Beck Did It Better

This week the Beck Did It Better boys dive into the 1967 record from the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. We are talking about the great documentary "Amazing Grace" and why James Cleveland bugged us so much. We delve into recording the album at Muscle Shoals and why Aretha's version of RESPECT is so much better than Otis Redding's. 

We get a couple of calls from (very nice) people (that we don't make fun of) demanding to have Matt talk more and we get into whether or not Oasis' "Wonderwall" is a good stadium song for the Minnesota United FC or if something more homegrown might work better. We look at some famous stadium songs and decide that BECK DOES IT BETTER.  

Then we talk about reffing and how unimportant things like rules and starting the watch. Then we talk about the male boudoir photoshoot and Aaron gives us a pallet cleaner with a list of the best NEEDLE DROPS on any album. Does John Coltrane make the list? How about the equally famous group UGK? Jay-Z? Al Green? Raveonettes? This list is a wild one and we are very respectful of Aaron's decisions. 

We then marvel at Aretha's voice and talk The Blues Brothers and how it is the one place you can find James Brown, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway, Aretha, and the lyrical stylings of Dan Aykroyd. 

Plus the intros to this podcast just get better and better. 

If you are still reading this, you are a psycho and just the kind of person who we want to interact with. 

Finally, feel free to call or text a picture of feet to the BECK LINE 

In this episode, we meet at a spooky mansion to talk about the best selling album of all time. Thriller! Does that make it the best album ever? 

We talk about flying with children, talking to kids about werewolves, and our favorite way to cook vanilla coconut greens. Then we look at the slickly produced "Thriller" and talk about if it is too perfect? We talk Quincy Jones, more Paul McCartney, and how does such a great album end with such a dud, and should every song end with a conversation about the song? 

Russ brings us the best handclaps ever in a song, from Missy Elliot to the Black Eyed Peas. Also, Aaron announces that a song sucks (and he is right!) and finds out how BECK DID IT BETTER!

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Finally, do you think Aaron is a real moron? How could you? He is a treasure and a big sweetie! Feel free to call the Beck Line anyway 802 277 BECK (2325)

We are all thankful for many things this year. We are especially thankful for the support we get from our loved ones when making this podcast. It is more like indifference but we still appreciate it. 

The three spouses of the members of Beck Did It Better got on the mic to talk to Russ about their thoughts on the podcast, when it bugs them, and they give some dating advice to Russell. 

Enjoy the special thanksgiving episode of BECK DID IT BETTER. 

We talk Lauryn Hill and her only album on the Top 500. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is #10 on the list. We take some more voicemails from angry listeners and talk about a random playlist that is not making fun of said caller. It Thuds!

We talk politics and gas station etiquette while Russ explains what tenterhooks are. Russ talks about his job in a pyramid scheme while the rest of the guys ignore some great nightmare on elm street joke(s). 

We talk about Lauryn's time at the Apollo and on Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. We also talk about every album that won best album and best newcomer. One of them MIGHT surprise you. 

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If you would like to lodge a complaint, call the Beck Line at 802 277 BECK (2325)

Hoo baby! More Bob Dylan for you! We talk about Bob's breakup album and how it was yet another album partially recorded in Minnesota! 

Aaron plays his audio diaries for us so we can listen to him go insane while he sleeps with the rats and tells us the perils of going to the bathroom in the same spot in the yard.  We discuss broomball and dealing with mice and we talk about yet another multi instrumentalist. 

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Listen... we talk about a lot of stuff in this episode. It might be our best ever. But none of that matters. Aaron is currently living in his garage and needs to crawl out a window to go to the bathroom. It is all I can think about. 

We talk about how Prince is loved by Minnesotans and how he is the epitome of sex. But what we really want to hear is how Aaron has to sleep on an air mattress at night. 

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Welcome to the election day episode of BECK DID IT BETTER. This week we are electing the number 7 album on the list, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. We talk love triangles and how this sounds like a greatest hits album. 

We also talk about the first song to hit a billion downloads on spotify and youtube and then get in an argument about whether "Wonder Wall" is truly a stadium anthem (it is). 

Then we get into the double entendre part of the episode and we discuss the complicated relationships in the band Fleetwood Mac and NBA star Wesley Johnson. 

Finally, Rob nominates himself to be the old man on the podcast as we talk about the pains of getting older.  From not keeping up with music on Tik Tok to being lactose intolerant. 

Finally, Russ brings the heat with the greatest presidential campaign songs of all time. Can you name all the songs Bill Clinton had to battle against? 

If you are still reading this far down, you might want to think about the choices you are making in your life. 

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Welcome to the Halloween edition of Beck Did it Better! 

This week we are talking about our most modern album yet! Nirvana's Nevermind. We talk about the death of hair metal and one of the most iconic album covers of all time. 

Russ tells us his disastrous idea for being the cool guy on the block during Halloween and Rob plays the scariest songs ever. Aaron explains what a natural pharmacy is and Matt actually tells us what this album is about.

We discuss what exactly grunge is and our grunge phases. Have you played pelt? Then you had a grunge phase. 

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BOO! 

Hello, people of earth! 

This week we are talking about the final album The Beatles ever made. Abbey Road! To help us out we have a special guest and self not proclaimed expert EMMERSON! He helps us break down what makes this album so special and how it can be view through the lens of The Beatles breaking up. 

Finally, we weigh in on the medley on the second side of the album. Most beautiful thing in the world or a bunch of bits and bobs? And where does Her Majesty belong anyway? And what was Aaron doing when his parents left the house? (The answer probably won't surprise you.) 

Mostly this episode is an excuse for everyone to say mean things about Rob. He is a good-natured guy and loves to have some fun now and then,but people shouldn't be so mean to him! Oh well, most of the hosts don't read this anyway. 

If you want to hear less about Aaron not owning a microwave or maybe you have something to say about it, call the BECK LINE at 802 277 2325 (BECK) and leave us a message to play on the podcast. 

WARNING: If you are new to the podcast, just skip the intro. 

We are up to album 4 on the list, Stevie Wonder's monster double album Songs in the Key of life. We discuss Stevie's third straight album of the year and the length of the songs. 

We also get into our biggest flying pet peeves, yacht rock and the joys of having a simple hotdog night (even if you don't have a microwave.) 

We also debut the hit new segment called "Making fun of Aaron." What happens in the segment may or may not surprise you. 

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AGAIN SORRY ABOUT THE INTRO!!! IT WAS AARON'S IDEA.