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Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47140 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
bodysnatcher wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Odelay Mellow Gold Mutations
One Foot in the Grave Midnite Vultures Stereopathetic Soul Manure
Sea Change
Modern Guilt Guero The Information
Golden Feelings
Morning Phase
i kinda like Morning Phase. i don't know much about Beck, or know how his albums rank with fans, but is it typically that low on lists?
I think most people love it. Sea Change and Morning Phase are very similar albums, and unlike anything else in his catalog. I'm not a big fan of either, but at least Sea Change has some groovy drum-and-bass work going on.
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 11:15 pm Posts: 20773 Location: the bathroom
tragabigzanda wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Odelay Mellow Gold Mutations
One Foot in the Grave Midnite Vultures Stereopathetic Soul Manure
Sea Change
Modern Guilt Guero The Information
Golden Feelings
Morning Phase
i kinda like Morning Phase. i don't know much about Beck, or know how his albums rank with fans, but is it typically that low on lists?
I think most people love it. Sea Change and Morning Phase are very similar albums, and unlike anything else in his catalog. I'm not a big fan of either, but at least Sea Change has some groovy drum-and-bass work going on.
ah ok. makes sense then... Sea Change is probably my favorite Beck album. Morning Phase reminds me of it, but with the somber blanket peeled off
One Foot in the Grave Midnite Vultures Stereopathetic Soul Manure
Sea Change
Modern Guilt Guero The Information
Golden Feelings
Morning Phase
i kinda like Morning Phase. i don't know much about Beck, or know how his albums rank with fans, but is it typically that low on lists?
I think most people love it. Sea Change and Morning Phase are very similar albums, and unlike anything else in his catalog. I'm not a big fan of either, but at least Sea Change has some groovy drum-and-bass work going on.
ah ok. makes sense then... Sea Change is probably my favorite Beck album. Morning Phase reminds me of it, but with the somber blanket peeled off
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 11:15 pm Posts: 20773 Location: the bathroom
evenslow wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Odelay Mellow Gold Mutations
One Foot in the Grave Midnite Vultures Stereopathetic Soul Manure
Sea Change
Modern Guilt Guero The Information
Golden Feelings
Morning Phase
i kinda like Morning Phase. i don't know much about Beck, or know how his albums rank with fans, but is it typically that low on lists?
I think most people love it. Sea Change and Morning Phase are very similar albums, and unlike anything else in his catalog. I'm not a big fan of either, but at least Sea Change has some groovy drum-and-bass work going on.
ah ok. makes sense then... Sea Change is probably my favorite Beck album. Morning Phase reminds me of it, but with the somber blanket peeled off
Yeah, MP is a little more "easy listening."
Til you get to "Wave" and he starts repeating "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-SO-LAAATION" like he's living in a cave in the woods
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47140 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
So I listened to El Guero again today on my drive. Man, what a boring album! I'm surprised so many of you guys like. It lacks the scuzz n' funk of his early stuff, yet it also lacks the confidence for space, air, and strong melodies that he tapped into on Modern Guilt. The beats are trying so hard to combine HEAVY with WEIRD. The production is way too sterile. And then the songs themselves are mostly dull as shit. (Broken Drum is excellent -- maybe one of my favorite Beck songs of all time; and Rental Car is fun enough for its silliness). I would now rank this at the very bottom of my list, right next to Morning Phase. This is the sound of a brilliant musician running on autopilot and out of fresh ideas.
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 2:02 am Posts: 15145 Location: Gigatown
I like Guero a lot. It's been a long time since I've listened through it (I should do that asap), but I know I'm a fan of a lot of these songs.
From memory, these are all good.
E-Pro (great), Que onda güero, Girl (kind of like this one), Black Tambourine (great), Hell Yes, Broken Drum (one of Beck's best), Scarecrow, Go It Alone, Farewell Ride
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 2:02 am Posts: 15145 Location: Gigatown
Jammer XCI wrote:
Man, I haven't listened to anything from Guero other than Girl in years. I remember decently liking it in high school when it came out.
I listened to a few tonight. Some better than I remember, one not as good. I still need to go through the entire thing, but I know I'm gonna still like it a lot. And as far as Girl goes, it's a decent song, but nowhere near a favorite.
BECK GOIN' NOWHERE FAST (The Early Years) =================
DISC 1: CASSETTE ---------------- 01 The Fucked Up Blues 02 Special People 03 Magic Stationwagon 04 No Money No Honey 05 Trouble All My Days 06 Bad Energy 07 Schmoozer 08 Heartland Feeling 09 Super Golden Black Sunchild 10 Soul Sucked Dry 11 Feelings 12 Gettin' Home 13 Will I Be Ignored By The Lord? 14 Bogus Soul 15 Totally Confused 16 Muthafukka 17 People Gettin' Busy 18 Let's Go Moon Some Cars 19 Goin' Nowhere Fast 20 Sucker Without A Brain 21 Deep Fried Love 22 I Feel Low Down 23 Big Stompin' Mama 24 Death Is Coming To Get You 25 Don't Shit Me Mama 26 Cut In Half Blues 27 Ace of Spade 28 Too Many Blues 29 When The Water Will Take Back The Land 30 Slimy Power Chick 31 Mattress
DISC 2: VINYL & FM ------------------ 01 To See That Woman Of Mine 02 MTV Makes Me Want To Smoke Crack 03 It's All In Your Mind 04 Feather In Your Cap 05 Whiskey Can Can 06 Glut 07 Untitled 08 Pay No Mind 09 Steve Threw Up 10 Cupkake 11 Totally Confused 12 Mayonaise Salad 13 Gettin' Home 14 Black Fire Choked Our Death 15 Feel Like A Piece Of Shit (Mind Control) 16 She Is All (Gimme Something To Eat) 17 Pinefresh 18 Lampshade 19 Feel Like A Piece Of Shit (Crossover Potential) 20 Mango (Vader Rocks!) 21 Feel Like A Piece Of Shit (Cheetoes Time) 22 Styrofoam Chicken (Quality Time) 23 Whimsical Actress 24 Johnny Depp 25 Scavenger 26 Hard To Compete 27 Megaboob 28 Feel The Strain 29 Curses 30 Spirits 31 ¿Untitled?
DISC 3: DIGITAL --------------- 01 Leave Me On The Moon 02 Underwater Music 03 Pickled Fish 04 Put It In Neutral 05 Bogusflow 06 Born Of Whiskey 07 Dad Came Home 08 Fish Bait 09 Spanking Room 10 Corvette Bummer 11 Close To God 12 The Way It Seems 13 Stagolee 14 Soul Suckin' Jerk (Reject) 15 Asskizz Powergrudge (Payback! '94) 16 Girl Of My Dreams 17 Alcohol 18 Fume 19 In A Cold Ass Fashion 20 Got No Mind 21 Mexico 22 This World May Lose It's Motion 23 MTV Makes Me Want To Smoke Crack
Late to the party here but thanks a lot for this -- I hadn't realized how much of this is not "bootleg" material (which is just slightly beyond my scope of interest with Beck), but a really thorough roundup of EP's, B-sides, compilation tracks, etc. I love stuff like this! I can't say I'm a fan of all of Beck's early experiments but the best of it is in a league of its own -- such a great goofball spirit to it, yet offhandedly touching when the time is right.
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