I know that Beck obviously is influenced by Prince, but I was listening to Sadomasochistic groove today and though thatthe distorted rap sounded a lot like it had been influenced by some of Beck's Mellow Gold era/Odelay era distorted rapping.

Also, the guitar is great, and while not sounding like Beck, it has the same kidn of noise effect that Beck is fond of.

Any Beck fans here? Listen to this song and tell me what you think!

i think 3121 sounds more like Beck, but I don't think that Prince was trying to do that, it just came out like that.

ufoclub said:

yeah, the song? it does a bit.

i heard beck once almost went on stage to play harmonica with prince.

never thought about it before but reading this thread i just
hear "hollow body 12 string marshall stack" and can't think
if i hear beck or prince rapping lol. so yeah, it does sound
a bit like something beck would do.

IstenSzek said:

yeah that's totally what i was hearing too. i wouldn't be surprised if he's listened to some Beck. the two have similarities, regardless of whether they have influenced each other.

Never thought about it like that myself, always just saw it as another NPS-era plastic funk/pop affair, but now you mention it.....

I havent ever listened to Beck

SM Groove is funky as f**k though.
I have neglected it for too long going to listen to it now.

This song is pretty cool. I like Silicon too. (at first I thought this might be about breast implants! LOL) Hmmm...I guess it could be...Silicon= Silly-con. Hmmmmm...interesting!

NouveauDance said:

I hate both S&M groove and Silicon. They're so bland.
They sound like songs farts in his sleep.

JPW said:

Sheesh, some fans are seriously deaf.

BartVanHemelen said:

piss off, you're on your high horse about everything! you obviously haven't listened to much Beck, because as you will see I am not the only one who hears some similarity, though i am not saying Prince was necessarily influenced.

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JPW said:

Dude, I was listening to Beck BEFORE he had a hit. SM Groove sounds NOTHING like Beck, even if some other deaf idiots agree with you.

BartVanHemelen said:

but 3121 does! But only because it's a live arrangement in basis, the organ, the cartoonish vocal effects, the few pseudo psychodelic picturesque lyrics.

I would LOVE Beck 2 produce a Prince album,

guestie said:

why not have Prince produce a Paul McCartney album?

ufoclub said:

that makes me chuckle and why i don't rightly know

BartVanHemelen said:

you consider me a deaf idiot. i have achieved my goal in life.

BartVanHemelen said:

Ah so once more you were ahead of the pack huh Bart! You're quite the pioneer I say!

BartVanHemelen said:

but, Beck's first single/public release was a signature hit....wasn't it? Unless you were at the coffee shops in orange county!

i do indeed hear some beckishness in 3121...

Prince is my favorite artist... Beck is my second...

It is very difficult for me to truly respect any other artist when compared to Prince... but Beck qualifies. He's what i'm listening to when I'm not listening to Prince.

Anyone who can not get into Beck is missing out on something special... like those people who aren't into Prince.

The Dust Brothers produce Beck albums (most/some). Would love for them to produce a Prince album. In fact, Prince could just let them loose in his vault... then see what happens!

Anyway.... try Beck - start with Guero and move backwards.