Beck

one way needle · October 2005

Hey there guys, what are your thoughts on the wonder that is Beck?? I love his music, most of it's great to chill out to. He's written such a diverse range of music and even his new stuff manages to be fairly original.
So yeah, likes? Dislikes? Reasoning? Fave songs? :P

AxlUlrich · October 2005

love Beck like most on this board...Guero and Odelay are my favorite albums.
fave songs hmm..Deadweight,Nicotine & Gravy,Hell Yes,Jackass,Sissyneck,Farewell Ride etc...just a talented guy all round.

letsongsprotest · October 2005

Beck is a phenom..........my favorite album is Sea Change, great tunes on there. Guero and Odelay are great in a different way. He's in my top 10 fave artists.

one way needle · October 2005

If a song could be cute then Earthquake weather so would be.

Quite liking Mutations atm. For a self-proclaimed filler album, it's really good!

mattosborne · October 2005

Beck is one of the great artists of the past 90s and 00s. I very much prefer Sea Change & Mutations to say Odelay or Guero but, all in all he's an incredible musician.

LedZepFan · October 2005

I saw him open for the Stones last weekend, what an awesome show

CM1847 · October 2005

"Lord Only Knows" is my favorite song of his, one of my favorite by any artist actually. "Lost Cause" is amazing as well.

I love his diversity, I find myself going back to his music a lot because no matter what mood I am in, he seems to have an album for it. If I am feeling more laid back I can put in Sea Change or Mutationis. If I want a little more rocking stuff I can go towards Mellow Gold or Odelay. Midnight Vultures is just out there, not exactly sure what mood it takes for that one.

Guero is great, I wasn't too sure of him trying to recreate his early sounds. But it ended up sounding like a grown up version of Odelay, a nice mix of his different styles.

Dick Jones · October 2005

Beck is the fuckin' man. I finally got to see him live a couple of weeks ago, amazing. My favorite record is probably 'Mellow Gold' or 'Odelay'. Fav. songs - Beercan, Lord Only Knows, Jack-ass, Golden Age, Farewell Ride. Gonna go pack a pipe know, thanks.

thunder_balls · October 2005

Beck kicks ass. He has a real nice voice, imo.

SweetRelief · October 2005

Beck's great.

AxlUlrich · November 2005

for those interested..heres the tracklisting for his new remix album "Guerolito" which will be released on Dec 6th

Homelife - E-Pro
Islands - Que Onda Guero
Octet - Girl
Air - Missing
Ad-Rock - Black Tambourine
Mario C - Earthquake Weather
8-Bit - Hell Yes
Boards of Canada - Broken Drum
El-P - Scarecrow
Superthriller - Go It Alone
Subtle - Farewell Ride
John King - Rental Car
Th' Corn Gangg - Emergency Exit
Clap Hands

throwingcopper · November 2005

AxlUlrich wrote:

for those interested..heres the tracklisting for his new remix album "Guerolito" which will be released on Dec 6th

Homelife - E-Pro
Islands - Que Onda Guero
Octet - Girl
Air - Missing
Ad-Rock - Black Tambourine
Mario C - Earthquake Weather
8-Bit - Hell Yes
Boards of Canada - Broken Drum
El-P - Scarecrow
Superthriller - Go It Alone
Subtle - Farewell Ride
John King - Rental Car
Th' Corn Gangg - Emergency Exit
Clap Hands

fuck yeah. i didn't know about this. thanks, very cool!

AxlUlrich · November 2005

throwingcopper wrote:

fuck yeah. i didn't know about this. thanks, very cool!

no problem

i cant wait to get it too..i already have some of those remixes on the deluxe edition of Guero and they were top notch!
this man just cant do anything wrong!

zircona1 · November 2005

Beck is one of my favorite artists and is also an inspiration to me as a musician. Some of the first songs I ever learned on acoustic guitar were his (Puttin It Down, Rowboat, Jackass).

He's got a lot of great stuff that haven't made it on any of his albums - Corvette Bummer, Fume, Runners Dial Zero, MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack, In A Cold Ass Fashion, etc - he needs to put that stuff out all on one CD.

AxlUlrich · November 2005

zircona1 wrote:

Beck is one of my favorite artists and is also an inspiration to me as a musician. Some of the first songs I ever learned on acoustic guitar were his (Puttin It Down, Rowboat, Jackass).

He's got a lot of great stuff that haven't made it on any of his albums - Corvette Bummer, Fume, Runners Dial Zero, MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack, In A Cold Ass Fashion, etc - he needs to put that stuff out all on one CD.

yeh i like Runners Dial Zero..i have it on my version of Mutations.
hopefully a rarities cd soon enough.

Pearl Jam and toast · November 2005

letsongsprotest wrote:

Beck is a phenom..........my favorite album is Sea Change, great tunes on there. Guero and Odelay are great in a different way. He's in my top 10 fave artists.

me too.

i really fell in love with Sea Change.

love him.. one of the coolest, most original, and most bizarre people in music.

*given*to*fly* · November 2005

my old roomate was obsessed with beck
i wasnt a huge fan but they opened for the stones not to long ago and after seeing them live i really think beck is great

AxlUlrich · November 2005

does anyone have a link or something to the new Beck video "Hell Yes"?

soulshine · November 2005

I've owned Odelay for years and didn't really listen to it much until I bought Sea Change....now I can't get enough of him. Soooo talented. I've never seen him live but have a friend who is a fellow PJ fan and she ranks him right up there with her front row spot at a PJ show as the best show she's ever seen.

Oh yeah, I should add that my 12 yr. old daughter listens to Odelay constantly, if I can't find it in my case, I know where to find it.

Mohab · November 2005

Golden Feelings A Western Harvest By Moonlight
Stereopathetic Soulmanure
One Foot IN The Grave
Especially One foot, really good for chillin, plus the hundred b-sides from that era and mellow gold era, they are less with the times so they arn't too dated.

sEawater, painted eyelids, hollow log, might good leader, land beyond are great, kind of pointless without the stimulants though, or was it depressants?

Odealy is dated. Sea Change is four melodies reworked into twelve songs but its ok. Mutations is excellent, especially LAzy Flies, bottle of blues etc, and Guero is pretty good, I like some of the remixes more than the originals, if you could call many of them that. Midnight Vultures had integrity, but missed a bit, the vocals were too wack. Some can hear Marylin Manson in them, that says enough. The live show for that record was...well I just dont know. All in all, keeping it real may or may not allow me to ever play a Beck record again, but thats life..

AxlUlrich · November 2005

the new video "Hell Yes" can be viewed at beck.com
must say i expected a better video lol...

rhinomagic · November 2005

He needs to properly tour the US to support Guero. I still haven't had my chance to see him live yet.

C'mon Beck! Hit the road.

AxlUlrich · November 2005

well he might tour US to promote the upcoming release of "Guerolito"

Merkyjamm · January 2006

Get funky with the cheese whiz!

Love it. Girl is such a lovley little ditty, awesome vid too

AxlUlrich · January 2006

Merkyjamm wrote:

Get funky with the cheese whiz!

Love it. Girl is such a lovley little ditty, awesome vid too

yeh awesome video indeed!
i think "Hell Yes" is the only bad video he has done haha

dirt · January 2006

I see that Sea Change will be releleased (re-released?) on vinyl in February. That's pretty cool.

rhinomagic · January 2006

dirt wrote:

I see that Sea Change will be releleased (re-released?) on vinyl in February. That's pretty cool.

Nice! I'll be at the record store buying that on release day.

veddertown · December 2011

I just found the box with my Beck cd's in it that I thought were lost!! I don't actually know many people who are fans besides liking a few singles but I've always loved his music. Looks like a good listening week at work ahead.

Drum Machine89 · December 2011

veddertown wrote:

I just found the box with my Beck cd's in it that I thought were lost!! I don't actually know many people who are fans besides liking a few singles but I've always loved his music. Looks like a good listening week at work ahead.

Yeah Gary Beck is in my top 5 artists, hes pretty amazing at what he does.

red mos · December 2011

Beck has some great songs man!

Some of my faves: :P
Beer can
Snoozer- (pay no mind)
truckdriving neighbors down the stars
Fucking with my head
devils hair cuit
where it's at
Chemtrails
Gamma rays
Modern guilt
Nausea
sexx laws

javis el errante · December 2011

I always liked and was trhilled by the cover of Mutations, don't know why, it took a long time but I finally bought it, I loved it from the beginning to the end, Nobody's fault, Tropicalia, Oh Maria, Static and the hidden tracks (what are their names by the way?), I downloaded, not legaly, downloaded some others, I didn't like Mellow gold or Sea change, Midnight voltures was ok, but The Information is completely awesome... and since I always liked The new pollution, I bought Odelay, and I got the Deluxe Edition, it really really good, Lord only knows, Derelict, Ramshackle, I completely forgot about Deadweight, I loved that song at the time, and when I listened to it again, I was thrilled... and the disc 2 have some cool bsides but what I like the most are the live acoustic songs at the end of disc 2

I guess you got many different points of you, hope this helps...

Beck

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