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  • Cob
    Cob Posts: 858
    mookeywrench wrote:
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    The Waiting Trophy Man wrote:
    What is going on with Beck these days??? He hasn't put out anything new for awhile. The guy is crazy good and it's been too long>....favorite albums Mutations, Odelay, Modern Guilt and The Information. None of em sound alike. Need something new!!


    he's been doing the Record club thing for several years now, recording covers of entire albums in one day, releasing them on the internet. but yeah no original all original studio album in what 4 years now? seems to tour all the time though.

    Once he fulfilled his contract he retired from touring, just preforms when he wants to now. He's focused on being a producer now and spending more time with his family.

    And being a Scientologists! :cry:
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  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    Ya, what's he doing? Is he retired from music? Anyone who retires from music in their 40's I think maybe didn't have a passion for it in the first place. You can really control your fate and how you do a lot if you're successful--seems like his heart isn't in it anymore.
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  • Gardenparty
    Gardenparty Posts: 1,910
    yes, Mutations is the best Beck record ever. an all time top five for me

    but guys, Beck hasn't retired from music at all. He's certainly more prolific than Pearl Jam.

    If you're not familiar with his record club you should certainly check it out. A collection of cover albums available for free download on his website.
    all of these were created over the course of 09-11 along with bands including Wilco, MGMT, Fields, Devendra Banhart, Little Joy, Os Mutantes, Liars, St. Vincent, Tortoise and Thurston Moore. 5 cover albums and an acoustic version of the Modern Guilt album

    see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Club -
    theres a link for the free downloads here but let me know if you can't find them.

    He is also now in the studio with the same band he recorded Odelay, Mutations, Sea Change, and Midnight Vultures with (JMM, Joey Waronker, Nigel Godrich, Smokey Hormel, etc.)

    The only thing he has pulled back from is touring and "releasing" proper albums (it's speculated hes got about ten in the can). He has just said that he doesn't love playing live. He is a pretty quiet guy with kids, but the dude breathes music.

    last, i get to see him in May at the Santa Barbara bowl. With that band!! :shock:
    “I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”
  • Back_Pedal
    Back_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    Gardenparty wrote:
    yes, Mutations is the best Beck record ever. an all time top five for me

    but guys, Beck hasn't retired from music at all. He's certainly more prolific than Pearl Jam.

    If you're not familiar with his record club you should certainly check it out. A collection of cover albums available for free download on his website.
    all of these were created over the course of 09-11 along with bands including Wilco, MGMT, Fields, Devendra Banhart, Little Joy, Os Mutantes, Liars, St. Vincent, Tortoise and Thurston Moore. 5 cover albums and an acoustic version of the Modern Guilt album

    see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Club -
    theres a link for the free downloads here but let me know if you can't find them.

    He is also now in the studio with the same band he recorded Odelay, Mutations, Sea Change, and Midnight Vultures with (JMM, Joey Waronker, Nigel Godrich, Smokey Hormel, etc.)

    The only thing he has pulled back from is touring and "releasing" proper albums (it's speculated hes got about ten in the can). He has just said that he doesn't love playing live. He is a pretty quiet guy with kids, but the dude breathes music.

    last, i get to see him in May at the Santa Barbara bowl. With that band!! :shock:
    I can find everything but the acoustic Modern Guilt...and that sounds really sweet.
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  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    evenflow82 wrote:
    Ya, what's he doing? Is he retired from music? Anyone who retires from music in their 40's I think maybe didn't have a passion for it in the first place. You can really control your fate and how you do a lot if you're successful--seems like his heart isn't in it anymore.


    gotta disagree. his dischography is insane. maybe he burnt himself out. we all know mellow gold from 1994, but few people know he released 2 OTHER albums that same year. He has quite a healthy back catalogue. Its not like he's retired from music. He's playing a gig in Portland in may. Its only been 4 years since Modern Guilt. He;s been doing the Record Club thing in between. He;s done work on several soundtracks-Twilight and Scott Pilgram. Hes working with dwight Yoakum on his new album. he worked with Charlotte gainsborough in 2009, where I believe he wrote all the music and lyrics and she sang the songs. produced malkmus's newest album as well as thurston moores, and I remember seeing Tobacco live, a bizaare experimental dj hip hop guy and Beck collaborated with him on a few songs.

    its been awhile since Modern Guilt, but to say he doesnt do anything or hasnt done anything, or has lost passion for music is way off target.

    Ultimately, i dont think he rushes things. He works when he feels like working. Well he's working all the time, but he seems to only release his own albums when he wants to.
  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    Gardenparty wrote:
    yes, Mutations is the best Beck record ever. an all time top five for me

    but guys, Beck hasn't retired from music at all. He's certainly more prolific than Pearl Jam.

    If you're not familiar with his record club you should certainly check it out. A collection of cover albums available for free download on his website.
    all of these were created over the course of 09-11 along with bands including Wilco, MGMT, Fields, Devendra Banhart, Little Joy, Os Mutantes, Liars, St. Vincent, Tortoise and Thurston Moore. 5 cover albums and an acoustic version of the Modern Guilt album

    see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Club -
    theres a link for the free downloads here but let me know if you can't find them.

    He is also now in the studio with the same band he recorded Odelay, Mutations, Sea Change, and Midnight Vultures with (JMM, Joey Waronker, Nigel Godrich, Smokey Hormel, etc.)

    The only thing he has pulled back from is touring and "releasing" proper albums (it's speculated hes got about ten in the can). He has just said that he doesn't love playing live. He is a pretty quiet guy with kids, but the dude breathes music.

    last, i get to see him in May at the Santa Barbara bowl. With that band!! :shock:

    i agree. 2008 isnt too long ago. Backspacer was 2009, so by that logic PJ has retired from music....
  • darthvedder
    darthvedder Posts: 2,672
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    Gardenparty wrote:
    yes, Mutations is the best Beck record ever. an all time top five for me

    but guys, Beck hasn't retired from music at all. He's certainly more prolific than Pearl Jam.

    If you're not familiar with his record club you should certainly check it out. A collection of cover albums available for free download on his website.
    all of these were created over the course of 09-11 along with bands including Wilco, MGMT, Fields, Devendra Banhart, Little Joy, Os Mutantes, Liars, St. Vincent, Tortoise and Thurston Moore. 5 cover albums and an acoustic version of the Modern Guilt album

    see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Club -
    theres a link for the free downloads here but let me know if you can't find them.

    He is also now in the studio with the same band he recorded Odelay, Mutations, Sea Change, and Midnight Vultures with (JMM, Joey Waronker, Nigel Godrich, Smokey Hormel, etc.)

    The only thing he has pulled back from is touring and "releasing" proper albums (it's speculated hes got about ten in the can). He has just said that he doesn't love playing live. He is a pretty quiet guy with kids, but the dude breathes music.

    last, i get to see him in May at the Santa Barbara bowl. With that band!! :shock:

    i agree. 2008 isnt too long ago. Backspacer was 2009, so by that logic PJ has retired from music....

    ...and Tool is dead. 2006! C'mon man!
  • acutejam
    acutejam Posts: 1,433
    Well, his sets at the 25th Anniversay Bridge School Benefits last year were spectacular! I only tangentially knew him from Loser and Two Turn Tables -- he said it was the first time he'd had the whole band that recorded Sea Change together for like 10 years, and proceeded to play a lot of that album I gather -- acoustic like. Fanf'ntastic!

    And yeah, his wife was prominient side stage and both days his little girls came out on stage just wandering around. Sunday they at least gave 'em a tambourine.... He made some mention of how well Neil and Peggy run the whole musician work/life balance, a model he'd like to emulate....

    With the powerhouse that was that 25th Anniversary Lineup -- I find myself listening to Beck's set the most, just low key folk greatness! And he did that duet with Eddie as well ... Sleepless nights.

    I put Sea Change on my xmas list, but the wife got me Mumford instead. Oh wells.... On Sunday, they did acoustic Two Turntables, pandering to the crowd I'd gather, but I liked Saturday's set better....
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  • Gardenparty
    Gardenparty Posts: 1,910
    acutejam wrote:
    Well, his sets at the 25th Anniversay Bridge School Benefits last year were spectacular! I only tangentially knew him from Loser and Two Turn Tables -- he said it was the first time he'd had the whole band that recorded Sea Change together for like 10 years, and proceeded to play a lot of that album I gather -- acoustic like. Fanf'ntastic!
    With the powerhouse that was that 25th Anniversary Lineup -- I find myself listening to Beck's set the most, just low key folk greatness! And he did that duet with Eddie as well ... Sleepless nights.

    I put Sea Change on my xmas list, but the wife got me Mumford instead. Oh wells.... On Sunday, they did acoustic Two Turntables, pandering to the crowd I'd gather, but I liked Saturday's set better....

    you should get Mutations immediatly if that's style you like. Couple of the bridge songs were from that album. You can buy the used CD on amazon for under $2 now.
    “I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”
  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    Wow.

    http://now.lincoln.com/2013/02/beck-says-hello-again/
  • -.- Glorified GnothingMan -.-
    -.- Glorified GnothingMan -.- Posts: 434
    red mos wrote:
    I think his "Modern Guilt" record is good.
    Listening to the vinyl version of that right now. It's completely solid, from start to finish. Don't know why but this album reminds me of "Mutations" for some reason.

    I've got all of his stuff on vinyl except Midnight Vultures and Mellow Gold. I really dig 'em all except for the Stereopathic Soul Manure, which seems more experimental for him than anything. And I don't like Vultures as much of his other albums either, although it does have it's moments for me still.

    Sea Changes, the 'Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab' pressing, is a must-have. It may be thee best *sounding* album in my collection of about 2000-2500 LP's.
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  • Edrock78
    Edrock78 Posts: 167
    Heisenberg wrote:
    Wow.

    http://now.lincoln.com/2013/02/beck-says-hello-again/
    Amazing!
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Im listening to Beck Guero. Stellar!

    The song "Girl" is one of my all time favorites
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm2n8fkBZVM

    Looks like I have to get Mutations after reading this thread.
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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Awesome..Beck just added to Newport Folk Festival the day I'm attending.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • reesdog
    reesdog Auckland, NZ. Posts: 1,981
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    Awesome..Beck just added to Newport Folk Festival the day I'm attending.
    :thumbup: You're lucky! Love seeing that guy live, seen him 3 times but it's been ages.....Enjoy!
    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
  • LostUponMyWay
    LostUponMyWay Posts: 184
    Here is a video of him doing Bowie's sound and vision. There are something like 360 cameras set up to capture this feat. Check it out.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnOmrDzRrGQ
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  • bluegrace
    bluegrace Posts: 2,357
    Sweet.
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  • STAYSEA
    STAYSEA Posts: 3,814
    Golden Feelings (1993)
    Stereopathetic Soulmanure (1994)
    Mellow Gold (1994)
    One Foot in the Grave (1994)
    Odelay (1996)
    Mutations (1998)
    Midnite Vultures (1999)
    Sea Change (2002)
    Guero (2005)
    The Information (2006)
    Modern Guilt (2008)
    Song Reader (2012)

    are all great. Odelay is my favorite. All his wax is expensive.

    I found a promo 12 inch single of where it's at. for 3 dollars. The owner of the shop was clueless. He put it in the bargain bin.

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    one foot in the grave and midnite vultures. Are my least favorites.

    He is amazing Live. Have fun!
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,201
    Beck performs tracks from "Song Reader" for first time

    http://www.nme.com/news/beck--2/70408
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  • Gardenparty
    Gardenparty Posts: 1,910
    he also performed the unreleased song "evil things".

    just the second time ever perfroming it. The first time was with Ed Ved doing backing vocals.

    hope that song is on the new album and there is a guest vocalist :)
    “I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”

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