Beck's "Guero"
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Beck's "Guero"
Anyone heard any of the tracks from this yet? I really liked "Sea Change", but I know it wasn't everyone's cup of tea.
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Listened to this at Best Buy last night, then snapped it up. Not really anything like "Sea Change" - more of a cross between "Midnite Vultures" and "Odelay", but with a Latino tinge. I really like it a lot and cannot understand some of the reviews - it's as if some are expecting some revolutionary work from Beck each time out. A lot of musicians would give their left nut (or breast, whatever vital organ you want to name) to make music this fun and funky. A good synthesis of everything he's done before. I'll be listening to this a lot.
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Beck was the guest on today's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" on KCRW. Great set from him, as well as a ton of other interesting live in-studio stuff (with video): M. Ward, Amos Lee, Bloc Party, etc.
http://kcrw.org/show/mb
http://kcrw.org/show/mb
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Wait a minute here, bucko! Are you suggesting that the new Beck album is reminiscient of Odelay? Is it upbeat? Does it vary from song to song, or is it more mired in the "Sea Change" formula? And the latin-tinged comment...that is very intriguing! Is that sound pervasive, or only on a few songs. I am very interested, for while I 'appreciated' Sea Change, I really wouldn't want to purchase "Sea Change II". If this is really different, and more like Odelay, then I will buy it in a heartbeat.
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Wait a minute here, bucko! Are you suggesting that the new Beck album is reminiscient of Odelay? Is it upbeat? Does it vary from song to song, or is it more mired in the "Sea Change" formula? And the latin-tinged comment...that is very intriguing! Is that sound pervasive, or only on a few songs. I am very interested, for while I 'appreciated' Sea Change, I really wouldn't want to purchase "Sea Change II". If this is really different, and more like Odelay, then I will buy it in a heartbeat.
thanks
"The smarter mysteries are hidden in the light" - Jean Giono (1895-1970)
This is definitely not Sea Change II. A number of songs definitely fit into the classic Beck archetype. The songs are for the most part quickly paced and melodic. The album is catchy from the first listen (but repeated listening is even better) and has a lot of really cool instrumentation. The Latin tinge is most evident on the title track, but there are a variety of tracks (electronica, sunny guitar pop, etc).