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This week on the pod, it's Beck II: Revenge of the Beckmen! Grab a hot dog and pop a NoDoz as the boys look back on a wildly silly album. Then, stick around for a rare and extended look beyond the usual purview of the pod and into the forbidden world of Spring 2000 featuring an unforgettable tale of romance and some tasty nu metal.

The three Beckmen take on their first of two Beck albums. Is this bong load his Kid A or his Amnesiac? Godrich only knows.

We Know What You Watched on the CW Last Summer, so join us on a Canadian carnival ride with lots of drum talk, kazoo breakdowns, and distant Chicago transit noise.

The boys do two full hours on the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack First a 1997 fantasy draft results in the creation of fine bands such as Bullet with Buffalo Wings. Then we talk annual podcast stats and our top 5 albums of the year. It's real long, so if you wanna cheat: :00 Fantasy album game, 28:40 Memories of 97, 33:17 97 season statistics, 45:23 Top 5 album lists, and finally 1:55:50 announcement of hiatus episodes

(Duh duh duh duh duh duh) Yeah! The boys close out 1997 with ear candy, drum fills, and confessional lyrics from Art Alexakis & co. Chart talk gets very spirited with Ben Folds, The Cure, G Love, and more OK Computer talk.

This episode is a rerun, but you probably forgot all about it anyway!   The boys humbly request that you sanction their buffoonery as they discuss this unique, non-album U2 single. Download the episode, listen to it, kiss it, kill it.

This week on Tub Me All Your Thumps on Pod, we check out the 1997 hit from Chumbawumba, “Tubthumping” from the album Tubthumper. On the charts, we head back to middle earth where Al narrates an orc-estration of his own bittersweet symphony.

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For this special Good Friday episode, join us as tour guide Quillen leads us through some of the most influential Christian rock albums of the 90s.  The boys reflect sincerely on the role of Christianity in their childhoods, get a little political but hopefully not too much, and laugh heartily.  Why you wanna censor us?

Bleached hair, spiky tattoos, a lot of swears… this is the dangerous world of Robert Christgau’s favorite band of all time, Sugar Ray. If you’re gonna make a bad album, make it as interesting as this one!

I wonder what it's like to be the podcaster... I wonder what it's like to know that I made the podcast.  Join us as we discuss Rob Thomas & co with nuanced insights such as "I wanna fight him."  Let's get smooth!

It's SKA SZN, dear listeners. Join us on a journey of reflection and appreciation as we look back on the soaring, ripping ska craze of the summer of '97.

Three right chords can make us cry. Three soaring, ripping chords.

Get ready for a soaring, ripping special as we majestically soar to the Tragic Kingdom.  We discuss its monster singles and, as it turns out, divisive album tracks.  With guests Gwen Stefani, Meryl Streep, and Art Alexakis.

Check in with Pawn Carelli, dodge that Ominous Man and bring your shoes full of rice to fellowship with the freshboys. This week all the bases will be covered regarding Villains. Will you be as surprised as 2/3 of the gang was by the album? Beware what lies ahead in the charts as the (Matchbox) 40 Horsemen of the Apocalypse are upon us.

After predicting our shortest episode ever, we find surprising enthusiasm for our U2 Top 5's. This one's all about the clips! Plus chart talk about Matthew Sweet, Ben Folds Five, and Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Our foray into middlebrow 1997 pop/rock continues with Jakob Dylan and an array of guest stars.  Al reflects on yet another sentimental favorite, while Trav and Quillen tutor him on which Offspring song is strictly taboo.  Chart talk includes Aerosmith and The Spice Girls.

The boys drink some Lakini's Juice, but when it comes to the rest of Live's album Secret Samadhi, Trav and Quillen taste seeds of Creed.  Al does his best to defend a childhood favorite that was generally seen as a letdown in 1997.  On the charts we visit Prodigy, Big Head Todd, Space, and White Town.

This - must - be: Pop! This week on the pod, the boys are talkin' U2 to you. Is their new evolution a hit? Listen to learn the actual correct pronunciation of the song title, then head into the Flood again, and finally, check the charts for Garbage.

This episode was released earlier this morning with only Trav's audio.  This is the corrected version.   Don’t take that poison just yet, Romeo!  We’re not dead, we’ve just been sleeping.  Here we are with Garbage, Baz Luhrman, and some mild audio issues.  It’s 1997.