Beck Did It Better

This week we are talking about the biggest alternative rap album ever! On this podcast we get some feedback on the best fiddlers and we talk about the art of taking pictures.  We talk about the surprise birthday party and we get back into "Plane Old Russell." where he talks about sitting next to a guy with a pizza on the plane, and Aaron gives us the classic setting up a ropeswing story. The we ge...

This is becoming a Radiohead podcast! We are covering OK Computer on the podcast this week and listening to what many consider to be one of the top albums of all time!  Russ has yet another disaster of a date with the serial returner and we talk about etiquette when out to eat when dating vs. when you are married. Matt is talking about his little league coaching and Rob touches on the Rock and Rol...

Today we are talking about The Rolling Stones getting back to their blues roots with Let It Bleed. We get a call from Matt's mom, we talk about the path the Rolling Stones took to get to this point and whether or not this album has the greatest bookend songs of ALL TIME?  Aaron talks about how he is addicted to shoplifting squarts (sp?) and how he loves watching live sports from about 20 years ago...

We are talking David Bowie and an absolute banger of an album today. We talk about the 3 minutes that define you, Rob's adventures in softball and his apology of the week.  Then we conduct the first ever Beck Did It Better draft! We talk dropping phones in the ocean and Russ tells us about one of the worst dates we have ever heard of.  We eventually talk David Bowie and the incredible mix, the hoo...

We are talking about the band that Russell thinks is Rob's favorite, The Talking Heads! We are talking polyrhythms, chicken coops, and how an album can really lose some steam at the end!    We start by talking about the bar we hung out in college and the smooth sounds of Rick James. Then Aaron tells a great story about the greatest challenge he has ever faced in his life. Then we talk parenting an...

Welcome to Russellmainia! We are talking about what one of us calls, "The greatest pop music ever recorded. "  It is time to get into the dance hit, Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall."   We get into our feelings and then Rob has to hand out the discipline that you crave with a spanking of the week! We talk polyamory and sapiosexuals and Russ talks about how a bad date can get even worse.    We then...

(bubble noises)  We are talking G-Funk, Nate Dogg, Warren G, and that west coast gangsta rap with Snoop and Dr. Dre. We play the hit new game Aar-in or Air-Out and then talk about our favorite weed songs and where Afroman stands on Mt. Marijuanamore. The only problem is that this episode is a bit of a ligma.  We discuss going a retreat to India like the Beatles, more Billie Eilish, Peloton streaks...

We are talking about Stevie Wonder once again. We talk about our love languages, vibrators and how we organize our phones. Normal stuff!    Aarons admits his big boat obsession and talks about things found behind the stove. Russ his us up with his Fender Rhodes list and drops some more Ray Charles and Bill Withers on us. Turns out we love various piano types!   IMPORTANT UPDATE: NEXT WEEK WE ARE D...

Today we explore the British crooner Amy Winehouse and her turbocharged voice.  We talk about Aaron's allergy and his odd solution to it, Russ is back at the airport, Aaron is talking burritos (again), and Matt is dropping the Billie Eilish knowledge on us. Rob talks drug testing and Easter (finally) and we get a reason to play Ini Kamoze. Russ sends us down a Wurlitzer rabbit hole and we listen t...

We are talking about Beyonce and the ultimate album about infidelity. Jay-Z messed up with Becky with the good hair and we are here as Becky with the good Hars, as in Har di Har har (laughing.)  We debut the new "spanking of the week" segment, we talk about the best way to get student's attention and what places we would get taken to by our special someone. Then we talk about how to give someone t...

Hey everyone! Why is a jazz album on this list? We don't know. Are we actually smart guys who know a lot about jazz? YES, we are! Thanks, Ken Burns! We talk about the greatest selling jazz album of all time and Rob teaches you very poorly about Modal music. You might say he is a modal student!  If podcasting is cool, you can call us Miles Davis! Rob starts by immediately calling the album by the w...

Sorry for the blank ep again. Aaron is on such thin ice!    Move over Rover, let Beck Did It Better take over. We are talking about the greatest debut album of all time with Jimi Hendrix: Are you experienced. We talk MItch Mitchell, Noel Redding, The Ventures, and BECK this week.  We look at this fantastic album and discuss guitars, singing and all the stuff that goes into an album. Matt is now in...

SORRY FOR THE DELAY AND THE BLANK EPISODE. I put Aaron in charge of this ep and he blew it sorry.  We are talking about John, Ringo, Paul, and George. This is the album that broke them up and that fire is brought to this one as well. We are talking about sledding as adults, Aaron's celebrity spotting and Rob makes a best friend.    We debut Matt's tribute to the listeners and we get into the 1000...

Today we are talking about one of the sexiest albums of the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums, D'Angelo's Voodoo. This is his second album after Brown Sugar and D'Angelo and Questlove made sure that this is one of the funkiest, grooving albums that you will ever hear, even if you have no idea what D'Angelo is saying.   We take a call from the Beck line and we hear another weird thing that Aaron does in...

Do you think your Wu-Tang sword can defeat me?" "En garde, I'll let you try my Wu-Tang style" We have talked about this album for the last 26 episodes and now we are finally talking about it! We catch up with the RZA, the GZA, Ghostface Killah, and ODB! We take some constructive criticism from a caller and then we have a DOUBLE making fun of Aaron. He needs to protect his neck? We bring da ruckus...

We look at a New York proto-punk legend, Patti Smith, and her combination of music and poetry.  We get to hear Aaron sing a bit on the opening song and we make a rare apology to Aaron. Then Russ apologizes to Rob and eventually, Matt apologizes to us all.  Rob summarizes the three Alicia Silverstone Aerosmith videos, we talk baseball cards, Aaron doesn't talk about food, and we talk about what str...

We are 1/4 of our way through 1/5 of the list and we are talking about one of the greatest songwriters of all time with Carole King. We talk ring tones because we are all old as hell and you know we are talking about Crazy Frog. Then we talk about watching movies together in college and we follow Russ of his Odyssey of mailing some shirts. Then we talk about more baking classes and waterbeds.  Rus...

We listen to the eponymous album by The Velvet Underground and Nico.  We start by talking about Aaron's brand new foot issue after we make fun of him for his food-based Rolling Goen.  Then Aaron keeps it going by talking about how this album caused him to read some of that classic Lou Reed fan fiction and the joys of going hiking.  We talk relegation and getting dumped because someone listened to...

We talk about the 90's hit by the Notorious B.I.G. We delve right into the music and our memories but we have to get some stuff out of the way to begin. We get a caller to the BECK LINE who shares her favorite dirty Christmas song and the rest of the episode is a true cakewalk.    The reviews are in from experts in the art of speech and we talk about the worst conversations you can be in. Then we...

Hello everyone, get ready to strap your hands across my engines!   This episode is legitimately good! I am just going to start telling people when they are good. We are talking THE BOSS and his 1975 hit album BORN TO RUN! We start with a super special voicemail and then we use parts of that voicemail to make intense jokes about one of us! Standard stuff!  Then we MAKE FUN OF AARON for making assum...

We take big step into a different type of album. Where lyrics and melody don't matter! None of us are Radiohead fans but will this album win us over? Is it a Rolling Groan? Listen and find out! We get angry letter from Houston and find out who is God's gift to men!   Matt talks parenting and that naturally leads to a conversation about Jackass. Russ talks airports and he and Matt try to decide who...

We talk about the sensational 2015 album and how it is both stressful to listen to and modern poetry. We talk about watching your children play sports, favorite holiday gifts and there is an apology of the week involving Mariah Carey and a red snowmobile suit.  We talk about how this album is a history lesson in music from funk to bebop  (with Thundercat and George Clinton) and how Busta Rhymes le...

Hey Y'all,    In this episode, we talk about Kanye's post Taylor Swift interruption opus, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. We talk about the album, what led to him making it and why it is both funny and powerful.  We listen to a song about Russ selling knives, we take a nice voicemail from the BECK LINE (802 277 BECK.)  We give some creative criticism of our first apple podcast review/ fan we do...

In this episode we talk about the Rolling Stone list of " The Greatest Rock & Roll Christmas Songs, Holiday Songs." That title is not great but this episode sure is!    If you want to listen along, here is a link to the playlist.  We start with the 12 days of This Funny Podcast Feed and then talk about the sobriety of the various hosts. Then we meet the hit new character "Big Bopper Claus" and...

We are talking about the first true rap album on the top 500. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy. We talk about the incredible sound on the album, Chuck D and his awesome presence and what do we make of Flavor Flav any way?  Before we get into the album, we have a couple of special guests to talk about Minnesota United soccer and we once again debate how good is Wonderwa...