Beck Did It Better

Folks, this week we become the best podcast about Jay-Z when we cover his first album, Reasonable Doubt. We talk about the history of Jay-Z, what Jay-Z does on vacation, and of course, we are talking long-lost Iowa sports. 

Aaron talks about his day at work while at the children's museum, Matt's on a bender at a casino that has a Subway, Rob is getting to know some strength athletes, and Russ talks all things Thanksgiving.

Then we get inot Jay-Z's first album and listen to the flows and the beats and compare it to Nas and other records this set the template for and then of course we talk GRAVEDIGGER!

Contact us at [email protected] and call or text 218-341-BECK. You can also follow us @beckdiditbetter on Instagram and Twitter but there is not much going on there. 

NEXT WEEK: We all dive into a new album for us (but not for Big Boi) Kate Bush and The Hounds of Love!

Sorry for the late release. We were testing how many people cared and the results were a real bummer! On another note, I don't think the band survivor would be as popular without the song, "Eye of the Tiger." 

Today we become another great Jazz Podcast when we become the best Love Supreme podcast! We are talking jazz, the influence of John Coltrane, and whether or not paying your credit card bill after getting tricked into drinking too much is wrong or actually a super genius move. 

We talk about the problems with being a parent, we talk about the greatest LOW intros and we get in a time machine with Russell! 

Contact us at [email protected] and call or text 218-341-BECK. You can also follow us @beckdiditbetter on Instagram and Twitter but there is not much going on there. 

NEXT WEEK: NEXT WEEK! We strike it rich with Roc-A-Fella records and become the Best Jay-Z podcast when we become a Reasonable Doubt Podcast.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE listen to us talk about one of the greatest live albums of all time. We talk James Brown breaking out at the Apollo and giving the USA a taste of what a stage show could be!

We also learn what a concert SHOULDN'T be with one of Russell's best(?) dates ever! We get nice emails, talk meeting father in-laws. Aaron talks samurai swimming, Matt and Russ went to the same concert but had very different experiences. 

Then we become the best James Brown podcast and the best Live at the Apollo podcast when we get into the music and instantly fall in love with The Hardest Working Man in Show Business. Russ also busts out one of the best lists of all time. 

Contact us at [email protected] and call or text 218-341-BECK. You can also follow us @beckdiditbetter on Instagram and Twitter but there is not much going on there. 

NEXT WEEK: We are talking John Coltrane and A Love Supreme.  Great Jazz with some great guys. Listen as we become the best John Coltrane podcast and the best A Love Supreme Podcast!

What better for the week after Halloween than an album released on October 31st, 2000? We are cruising in the ATL and talking about Stankonia on this podcast. We are talking about being so fresh and so clean and Ms. Jackson while also delving into our Gasoline Dreams.  Folks, this album is good! We are the best Outkast podcast!

Before we start talking to Cookie, we go over underwear for men, where to sit for a concert, service fees, and the wonderful world of mini doughnuts. We also talk Aaron driving monster trucks and wearing orthotic shoes. 

Russ also drops knowledge on us about another instrument and Russell falls behind in the count with the pitcher. 

Contact us at [email protected] and call or text 218 341 BECK. You can also follow us @beckdiditbetter on Instagram and Twitter but there is not much going on there. 

NEXT WEEK: We are talking James Brown: Live at the Apollo on the podcast but none of that matters. Russ tells the greatest story of all time and it will change your life when you hear it.

We are now the best Steely Dan podcast! And the best podcast about Aja!

What if a band is really just two guys and a cast of rotating players? What if the two dudes were perfectionists and what if they didn't stop until they got exactly the sound they wanted? It is no surprise that the music on Aja sounds like it is made by AI yet at the same time is funky, deep, and new on every listen. It is a lot like this podcast but if we were talented or put time into it! 

We dive into a deep mailbag segment and Magic Mike 69 blows our minds a few times. Aaron boos people (rude), Rob boos people with scary music (funny and cool), and we have a candyman moment. 

Russ teaches us about yet another instrument and Rob goes to the apple orchard while Matt is blasting music at the office while Aaron wants to drink on the job. Normal stuff from normal guys. 

You can now follow us on twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at @BeckDidItBetter and email us feet pics (for research) at [email protected]

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NEXT WEEK: We are the best OutKast podcast when we talk Stankonia!

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE BABY!!!!1!! YOU'RE GONNA DIE!!!!

We are talking about the album that made all of us love rock and roll. We are officailly the best Guns N' Roses podcast and the best Appetite For Destruction podcast ever! We are talking Axl, Slash, Izzy, Steven(?) and Duff and how they wrote most of their songs while drinking in various places and how much these songs rock! 

Aaron tells a long story about frittatas, matt is talking dinners, and Rob and Russ take it to the bathroom. Russ makes an all time drink and we talk the best opening guitar riffs of all time. This album is a banger and this episode turned out ok so what else can you ask for. 

You can now follow us on FACEBOOK, twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at @BeckDidItBetter and email us feet pics (for research) at [email protected]

Call or bext the BECK LINE at 802 277 BECK (2325)

NEXT WEEK: We talk Steely Dan and AJA on the podcast!

This week we are looking at one of the most influential hip hop albums of all time when we become the best Paid in Full podcast. 

We talk hip hop in the 80's, the MC DJ relationship and we touch on the trends in cult documentaries. We debate orgy footwear, snorkels these days, and the food scene in Chicago. Also, there is a chance to text us about putting on bras and taking off socks. 

We talk about the history of hip hop and how this album was the root of almost every rap album ever. Plus Russ drops a truly top 5 list. 

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter @beckdiditbetter and email us questions that will help us finally have a good conversation at [email protected]

Call or text the beck line 218-341-BECK. 

Listen to our shock as Brown Eyed Girl is NOT on this album and it still blows our mind with how good it is. This is one of the few albums that could be top 10 but we are lucky enough to get to it this week.

Aaron gets existentially sad this week over something, Matt is partying like it is 1999, and our instrument expert Russ goes to a concert and audibly asks if he needs to clap for a bad song. Rob gets advice for going to bed late and talks about some physical therapy adventures. 

Russ breaks out another top 5 instrument list and we get the pleasure of talking Van Morrison and his revenge album before this one. This is a legit banger of an episode.

Reach out at call us at the beck line at 802-277-BECK and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and tik tok at @beckdiditbetter.

You can also email us at [email protected] 

NEXT WEEK: 

We become the best Eric B. and Rakim podcast when we become a Paid in Full podcast. 

We once again become the best Stevie Wonder podcast when we become a podcast about Talking Book. Stevies 15th album at the age of 22 and it is a banger!!! 

We talk Rolling Stone top 500 songs, time machines, and I wasted like 2 hours putting all the sound clips in! This might be our best episode yet (admittedly a low bar.)

Reach out at call us at the beck line at 802-277-BECK and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and tik tok at @beckdiditbetter.

You can also email us at [email protected] 

NEXT WEEK: 

We become the best Van Morrison podcast when we talk Astral Weeks on the podcast!

Today we are the best Led Zeppelin Podcast and the best Led Zeppelin IV podcast! 

We are hitting the granddaddy of rock and roll albums, the rolling boned, Led Zeppelin IV. It has it all, killer guitar solos, amazing drums and the voice of an Angel! Plus John Paul Jones on the recorder. 

We talk Iowa football (Rosie is an Iowa State fan and they had just lost to IOWA), late-night clubbing with Rob, Matt in the Big Apple, and Russ is still having headphone issues.  Then we talk about ovipositors. 

We revel in the tones of hard rock and talk about how much this album rocks and Rob and Aaron are best friends! Russ also brings a top 5 list about the boob tube! 

Reach out at call us at the beck line at 802-277-BECK and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and tik tok at @beckdiditbetter.

You can also email us at [email protected] 

NEXT WEEK: 

We become the best Stevie Wonder podcast AGAIN when we talk Talking Book on the podcast!