Beck has always been known for his ever-changing moods -- particularly since they often arrived one after another on one album, sometimes within one song -- yet the shift...
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With mentions of bluebirds alongside acoustic guitars, cinematic strings and lots of dour singing, Sea Change suggests all is not always hip and ironic in Beckville....
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Beck has always been known for his ever-changing moods -- particularly since they often arrived one after another on one album, sometimes within one song -- yet the shift...
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Anyone who thought Beck was nothing more than an aberrant hip-hopper would have their minds changed by this folk-oriented set, which Beck recorded for Olympia, Wash. label...
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One Foot in the Grave appeared not long after the noisy freak-out of Stereopathetic Soulmanure, and its quiet, folky textures couldn't be more different than those of its...
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The emphasis on this effort, released independently following Mellow Gold, is on the cacophonous attack Beck affected in the freewheeling live shows he performed in his...
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Writers began chucking around the word "genius" in the face of this tirelessly exploratory record, on which the Dust Brothers production team matched their work on the...
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It's come to my attention that music critics like to make comparisons based on similarities. It's convenient shorthand for explaining what a particular piece of music sort...
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Beck's debut, Mellow Gold, was a glorious sampler of different musical styles, careening from lo-fi hip-hop to folk, moving back through garage rock and arty noise. It was...
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"Loser" is one of the defining tunes of the 90s; it's included on this debut set, along with rants like "Fuckin With My Head," bluesy oddities like "Whiskeyclone, Hotel City...
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From its kaleidoscopic array of junk-culture musical styles to its assured, surrealistic wordplay, Beck's debut album, Mellow Gold, is a stunner. Throughout the record, Beck...
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The latest effort by the multitalented Señor Hansen was initially set to be released by the indie Bong Load label, so the spin on the album is that this isn't the...
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According to party line, neither Beck nor Geffen ever intended Mutations to be considered as the official follow-up to Odelay, his Grammy-winning breakthrough. It was more...
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He's like that phrase: jack of all trades, master of none. Which isn't a putdown. Really. Employers these days value versatility. They like someone who can make the coffee,...
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With a visual style as messy and maddening as the musical foundation, Midnite Vultures is hardly for the faint-hearted or, indeed, anyone seeking consistency within...
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Including the stunning slacker folk-rap anthem "Loser," this four-song single has enough solid material (including the hilarious "MTV Makes Me Wanna Smoke Crack") to show...
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From its kaleidoscopic array of junk-culture musical styles to its assured, surrealistic wordplay, Beck's debut album Mellow Gold is a stunner. Throughout the record, Beck...
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Ever since his thrilling 1994 debut with Mellow Gold, each new Beck album was a genuine pop cultural event, since it was never clear which direction he would follow. Kicking...
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