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[RFTurismo]

Anyone listen to him? I was thinking of buying his new CD that comes out tommorrow thats called "Guero".

 

[Max Powers]

Yeah, I like Beck a lot, although I just started to listen to him recently.

My favorites are Devi's Haircut and Troilcalia.

 

[Duke]

Darn tootin' I'm going to buy it. I've got most of his other stuff (LPs, anyway) and I think he's great. Both Odelay and Sea Change are among my favorite albums. Mellow Gold is OK and I like Mutations as well, but I'm not quite aamiliar with it.

 

[RFTurismo]

Cool. I wanna buy Mutations after I buy Guero. Im gonna buy Guero Friday when I get the money and maybe QOTSA's new CD.

 

[CrackHoor]

Cool. I wanna buy Mutations after I buy Guero. Im gonna buy Guero Friday when I get the money and maybe QOTSA's new CD.

Mutations is a great album - my faves are Lazy Flies, Tropicalia, Nobody's Fault But My Own, and the secret song rocks! I ran out & got Guero (and the new QOTSA (and Sepultura's Arise on CD - finally!)) on Wednesday, and I've been listening to it steady. QOTSA's still in the shrinkwrap.

I've seen some reviews saying Guero's 'the follow-up to Odelay', but aside from the obvious bleeps & bloops mixed into the songs, I disagree that the album's just more of the same. Besides, he's put out three albums in between! There are songs that are similar in style to previous albums, but many that would sound out of place alongside his older stuff. I hate to throw around the 'm' word, but the songs are like more mature versions of the stuff on Odelay. Early favorties: Qué Onda Guero, Girl, Go It Alone, and Hell Yes. Overall, I think that while it doesn't have the initial novelty that Odelay had, Guero is Beck's funkiest yet. 👍

Any other opinions?

 

[Race Idiot]

I haven't heard much of Beck, although the single from his new album gets a fair bit of radioplay at the station I listen to. It's pretty damn good, what albums would you recomend to someone who hasn't heard much of his stuff?

 

[CrackHoor]

Well, he's into the habit of alternating between mellower, acoustic-based albums (a couple early 90's albums, 1994's Mellow Gold, 1998's Mutations, 2002's Sea Change) and wacky, sample-heavy albums (1996's Odelay, 1999's Midnight Vultures, 2005's Guero).

I suspect that if you checked out Mutations and Guero (since you like the E-Pro single) you'd have a pretty good idea of what you're getting into. If you like it, make sure you don't miss Odelay - I listened to it for years and I swear I heard something new every time.

 

[CrackHoor]

Bumping to find out if anybody else has given the new Beck album a good listen yet...

 

[RFTurismo]

Naw I haven't. I want to but im trying to save up my money.

 

[Silverzone]

I really like e-pro. I have heard more beck than that, but can't seem to recall it.

 

[a6m5]

I have Odelay and Mellow Gold. Also, I don't know which album it's from, but song called "Dead Weight(?)" was really good.

 

[Vic_ali]

Bumping to find out if anybody else has given the new Beck album a good listen yet...

Really good album, Girl and Hell yes are my favorites at the moment, or the ones I find I'm humming the most.. I'm afraid that becks done it again and released a sweet album that will be in the player all summer.. if it can bump midnite vultures out..

I pick you up late at night after work
I said "lady, step inside my Hyundai"

I wanna get with you
And your sister
I think her name's Debra

aaahh classic Beck.. 👍

mike

 

[Duke]

I have Odelay and Mellow Gold. Also, I don't know which album it's from, but song called "Dead Weight(?)" was really good.

"Dead Weight" is on some soundtrack album, which is why I don't have it. I may have to iTunes it by itself.

Is Midnight Vultures any good? Somehow that one slipped by me. I thought it was a 'contractual obligation' album of re-releases and culls, rather than a real album.

 

[Vic_ali]

Both Odelay and Sea Change are among my favorite albums.

if you liked odelay you'll probably like midnite, it's got the same good beat, and interesting/fun\memorable lyrics, but without the cellphone solos..

like Cam said;

he's into the habit of alternating between mellower, acoustic-based albums (a couple early 90's albums, 1994's Mellow Gold, 1998's Mutations, 2002's Sea Change) and wacky, sample-heavy albums (1996's Odelay, 1999's Midnight Vultures, 2005's Guero).

mike

 

[CrackHoor]

Deadweight was on the A Life Less Ordinary soundtrack, but it was also released as a single with two mixes (a full version and a shorter radio version) and a couple freaky 'B-sides'.

Midnite Vultures is decent, but not his best - it's not a remix album or anything like that, and it's got it's share of good songs. My favorites seem to be the '&' songs: Nicotine & Gravy, Peaches & Cream, Milk & Honey. And the previously-quoted Debra is hilarious too:

I met you at JC Penny
I think your nametag said Jenny
I cold step to you with a fresh pack of gum
Somehow I knew you were looking for some

 

[Duke]

Giving this old thread a bump because I've listened to Guero about 12 times since I bought it last weekend.

What a great album. The best mix of Odelay funk and Sea Change meaning; all the good parts put together but with new ideas thrown in. I love the French-seaside feel of some of the songs like Missing, with all the complicated rhythm going on in the background (the style first heard in Deadweight). I love the funky walking bass of Go It Alone and the Jefferson Airplanesque Rental Car.

What a great album from a very underrated musician.

 

[a6m5]

Giving this old thread a bump because I've listened to Guero about 12 times since I bought it last weekend.

What a great album. The best mix of Odelay funk and Sea Change meaning; all the good parts put together but with new ideas thrown in. I love the French-seaside feel of some of the songs like Missing, with all the complicated rhythm going on in the background (the style first heard in Deadweight). I love the funky walking bass of Go It Alone and the Jefferson Airplanesque Rental Car.

What a great album from a very underrated musician.

I might have to check it out. I do like his new songs I'm hearing on the radio.

 

[Klostrophobic]

Beck is awesome, but whatever you do, do not buy Stereopathetic Soul Manure. It's very, very awful.

neon_duke says he's awesome - what else do you need to know, people?

 

[a6m5]

Beck is awesome, but whatever you do, do not buy Stereopathetic Soul Manure. It's very, very awful.

neon_duke says he's awesome - what else do you need to know, people?

Jeez Louiz! I was pretty sure you made up that name of the album.

 

[Duke]

Beck is awesome, but whatever you do, do not buy Stereopathetic Soul Manure. It's very, very awful.

neon_duke says he's awesome - what else do you need to know, people?

Hey, it's the college boy, back for vacation! Awesome to see you around, Klos! Keep in touch, man.

I assume Soul Manure is from the pre-Mellow Gold days? I know he had a few self-produced albums leading up to the Loser explosion from MG, which itself is not a bad album but not a great one. I still need to get the Deadweight single and Midnight Vultures.

 

[Max Powers]

I really need to listen to more of Beck, the only album of his that I own right now is Odelay!, but it is one of my favorite CDs in my collection and I listen to it all the time.

What album of his would you guys reccomend that I pick up next?

 

[Duke]

If you really like Odelay, the get the current one, Guero. It's got some of the funk, but it has actual intelligible lyrics, and it's less random. If you like that one, then get Sea Change. That's a much more straightforward acoustic album, without all the samples, etc, and it's quite unsparingly honest in the lyrics. All the club kids that like the funkier Beck stuff hate it, but it's one of my favorites.

It sounds nothing like Odelay, though, so I'd go with Guero for some middle ground.

 

[Max Powers]

Yeah, I'll probably look into his new one then, my favorite songs by him are definitely the more funky ones with lots of samples.

Thanks for the tip, Duke.

 

[James2097]

The only "Beck" worth listening to is Jeff Beck, if you know who he is (and what he's achieved over the years) you would understand completely.

 

[Klostrophobic]

Beck Hansen blows Jeff Beck out of the water. He almost blows the Yardbirds out of the water, but Jimmy Paige saves that.

 

[Duke]

The only "Beck" worth listening to is Jeff Beck, if you know who he is (and what he's achieved over the years) you would understand completely.

I've got half a dozen Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, and Jeff Beck Group albums, and I'm here to tell you you're dead wrong. Jeff Beck's an interesting, innovative, and prolific guitarist. Did you know that he developed his pitchbending style because he built his first electric guitar himself, from scratch, and he didn't get the frets quite right? So he would bend each note to the proper pitch when he played it to correct for the bad neck on his homebuilt.

But even with the smiley after your post I can't say I understand at all.

 

[James2097]

I've got half a dozen Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, and Jeff Beck Group albums, and I'm here to tell you you're dead wrong.

Dead wrong eh? You're very definate there. Jeff Beck pretty much invented Jazz-rock, and is considered the only guitarist to keep innovating and pushing where the electric guitar can go over the entire history of modern music. Even today he's pushing the boundaries more than most recent guitarists. For instance he's the only guy who has put guitar to techno/electronica and it actually sounded good (as in it sounds natural in the genre, not just wanky or concocted, has musical integrity). Its important to get an idea of what he's done over his ENTIRE career (you seem to have mostly or all early recordings), no artist has remained as valid and innovative throughout as many different eras than Jeff Beck. Every album pretty much tackles and masters a new direction.

He's an interesting, innovative, and prolific guitarist. Did you know that he developed his pitchbending style because he built his first electric guitar himself, from scratch, and he didn't get the frets quite right? So he would bend each note to the proper pitch when he played it to correct for the bad neck on his homebuilt.

But even with the smiley after your post I can't say I understand at all.

Don't worry about educating me about such a famous figure in guitar land! That goes for any noteworthy guitarist you've ever heard of (or haven't for that matter). Jeff's not actually that prolific considering how long he's been at it! He likes to take long breaks to tune his hot-rods rather than record often enough for my liking!
He's pretty much known as the 'guitarists' guitarist. So not many massive hit songs (barring past and recent grammys for best instrumental songs...) but what he does is truly special and is given the utmost respect among those who know their music...

Its incredibly silly to sweep him aside with such (err) sweeping statements. Talk about underestimating the impact of the man, his place in music's past, present AND future! Show a little respect boy!
I'm not saying he's the best guitarist EVER or anything (cough** Hendrix **cough), but easily beats anyone else with his last name! I'll tell you something for dead certain - only one Beck will be remembered 100 years after both are dead... I'm pretty certain which one it'll be!

You may not WANT to agree, but an informed person (even if said person dislikes Jeff Beck) would be a fool to say I'm wrong here.

Understand now? Music history has already written that I'm right, so there really isn't any argument.

 

[Duke]

Its incredibly silly to sweep him aside with such (err) sweeping statements.

Uhhh, OK. But that's apparently perfectly all right for you to do?

You may not WANT to agree, but an informed person (even if said person dislikes Jeff Beck) would be a fool to say I'm wrong here.

Understand now? Music history has already written that I'm right, so there really isn't any argument.

I refer you to the first part of your post quoted above.

 

[James2097]

Uhhh, OK. But that's apparently perfectly all right for you to do?

I refer you to the first part of your post quoted above.

I explained perfectly well all the statements I made. For a statement to 'sweep' as it were, the person stating it has to not really know what they're talking about (unfortunately yourself in this case). I know EXACTLY what I'm talking about, so basically you just wanted to shut me down in a pseudo elegant fashion to look intelligent, but without really thinking.

Sometimes people just know WAY more about certain things than you. Guitar stuff (and music in general) really is my passion and area of expertise. You don't have to attempt to win every argument, you'll just end up looking really silly. Trust me on this one. 👍

Don't worry, I'm sure there are lots of things I don't know anything about that you do... its not personal, I know you're normally a smart guy.

 

[Duke]

I explained perfectly well all the statements I made. For a statement to 'sweep' as it were, the person stating it has to not really know what they're talking about (unfortunately yourself in this case). I know EXACTLY what I'm talking about, so basically you just wanted to shut me down in a pseudo elegant fashion to look intelligent, but without really thinking.

Actually, I didn't want to 'look' intelligent. I wanted to refute your point because most of what you 'know' is in not actual scientific fact but is really your opinion, no matter how carefully considered it may be, and I admit it's carefully considered.

So your statements are no less sweeping than mine, by any definition. But whatever.