Essential Beck albums?
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Essential Beck albums?
Or rank 'em, whatever. I've always liked the songs I've heard from him on the radio or through friends, but for whatever reason he's one of the only good artists left in America that I haven't really checked for. I don't own a single album, so for now I wanna grab maybe one or two essentials and then go from there.
READY GO
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Well, you could start with Mellow Gold, like most people did. I used to own that, I don't know what happened to it. I remember Odelay and Midnight Vultures being alright. Guerro was okay, I listened to it for a couple days.
He's a fucking scientologist, what a shame.
He's a fucking scientologist, what a shame.
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how about you ease up on the hotdogs?
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So you're not a very big fan I take it?twob wrote:Well, you could start with Mellow Gold, like most people did. I used to own that, I don't know what happened to it. I remember Odelay and Midnight Vultures being alright. Guerro was okay, I listened to it for a couple days.
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Hit or miss. He's got some dope shit, he's also got some songs that I just can't get down with.Cleanhobo wrote:So you're not a very big fan I take it?twob wrote:Well, you could start with Mellow Gold, like most people did. I used to own that, I don't know what happened to it. I remember Odelay and Midnight Vultures being alright. Guerro was okay, I listened to it for a couple days.
how about you ease up on the hotdogs?
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I do know this, sir. Thanks.blastmaster wrote:People wont like these rankings, but you know I have your best interests in mind.
1. Midnite Vultures
2. Odelay
3. Sea Change
4. Mellow Gold
5. Mutations
6. One Foot In The Grave
7. Guero
8. The shitty one with Rowboat on it
I have yet to listen to the new one.
Didn't he have an album produced by the Dust Brothers?
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Sea Change is BY FAR my personal favorite when it comes to Beck's albums
it's unlike anything he ever did. Or anyone else has to be honest. It's very much a toned down, trippy, country infused album with layers of lush reverb. I actually got heavily into it by putting it on before I went to bed. It's probably the perfect album for doing so.
Also take note that Beck's recording contract allows/ed him to release independant albums while still signed to Geffen, which enabled him to release: Stereopathic Soulmanure & One Foot in the Grave. AND as most of you may not know, Mutations was recorded as an independant release as well for inbetween Odelay and Midnight Vultures but the label snatched it up and put it out as a mainstream release against Beck's wishes (he sued the label and it got hazy after that)
So to round up my Beck releases:
1.Sea Change
2.Odelay!
3.Mellowgold
4-6. and I can't make up my mind between The Information, Midnight Vultures or Guero, I take them hand in hand and love them all the same.
7. Mutations
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essential? i'd say it starts and ends with odelay, but it says a lot about an artist to just make one essential album. there aren't many artists with the versatility of beck, so these rankings are based on my impression of quality though the albums encompass a wide range of genres, moods, whatever.
1. odelay
2. mutations
3. midnite vultures
4. sea change
5. mellow gold
6. one foot in the grave
7. guero
8. the information
i'm gonna say stereopathic soul manure and guerolito don't count.
it was only recently that beck began rehashing old ideas to make new music and it hasn't worked for him. starting with guero, where many songs sound like half-assed odelay b-sides, though there are a couple of gems. and anyway, odelay b-sides, even half-assed, is not completely a bad thing. guero is a nice listen and it's also his first album produced by the dust brothers since odelay (which makes a lot of sense). i think guerolito should be disregarded. on the new album the information, many of the songs sound like half-assed guero b-sides and a couple make me want to puke (think i'm in love). once again, a couple gems, he's too talented not to produce a couple gems. on the bright side, the information is a more cohesive 'album' than guero. but for me the songs just aren't there, and this is all mostly stuff i've heard from him before. if i'm being too hard on it (and guero) it's because i used to look forward to a new beck album almost more than any other artist because he always gave me something new, and further stretched the bounds of his talent by fucking with basically every genre under the sun while still keeping certain things intact. when i first heard the information i was like 'oh okay.'
ahem.
so yeah, start with odelay.
1. odelay
2. mutations
3. midnite vultures
4. sea change
5. mellow gold
6. one foot in the grave
7. guero
8. the information
i'm gonna say stereopathic soul manure and guerolito don't count.
it was only recently that beck began rehashing old ideas to make new music and it hasn't worked for him. starting with guero, where many songs sound like half-assed odelay b-sides, though there are a couple of gems. and anyway, odelay b-sides, even half-assed, is not completely a bad thing. guero is a nice listen and it's also his first album produced by the dust brothers since odelay (which makes a lot of sense). i think guerolito should be disregarded. on the new album the information, many of the songs sound like half-assed guero b-sides and a couple make me want to puke (think i'm in love). once again, a couple gems, he's too talented not to produce a couple gems. on the bright side, the information is a more cohesive 'album' than guero. but for me the songs just aren't there, and this is all mostly stuff i've heard from him before. if i'm being too hard on it (and guero) it's because i used to look forward to a new beck album almost more than any other artist because he always gave me something new, and further stretched the bounds of his talent by fucking with basically every genre under the sun while still keeping certain things intact. when i first heard the information i was like 'oh okay.'
ahem.
so yeah, start with odelay.
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Midnight Vultures is underrated as hell. "Milk and Honey" is one of the best ironic glam/space funk rock songs ever recorded. Midnight Vultures, Odelay, and Sea Change are all essential.
1)Midnight Vultures and Odelay
3)Sea Change
4)Mellow Gold
5)Guerro
6)Mutations
7)One Foot in the Grave (worth buying for several incredible folk songs. Has a lot of filler though).
1)Midnight Vultures and Odelay
3)Sea Change
4)Mellow Gold
5)Guerro
6)Mutations
7)One Foot in the Grave (worth buying for several incredible folk songs. Has a lot of filler though).