HEY didn't Beck finally drop today? I heard HMV in Canada has a nice price for the special edition.

I just really don't like Moby. But I've looked over that remix in favor of the Visconti one. Maybe I should go back and give it another chance.

mrdespues said:

no sir. there are lots and lots and lots of samples on the album (quelle surprise), but no covers.

Anxiety said:

hmm. yeah i already got the basic version here in OZ a week ago...still waiting for that deluxe one to come out here in OZ...it was supposed to be out Monday, but no one seems to have it in stock yet. that's one of the things i miss about the US....that kinda shit just wouldn't happen, right? if it's advertised to come out, then it comes out.



in any case, can't wait for the deluxe version. sounds awesome.

I just hope I don't buy some version that's like hard-book cover, with 50 photos but no extra tracks or dvd.

CinisterCee said:

wait. what?

You know those special editions that are really just collectors items because of the packaging but no added content. See: Gwen LAMB, Madonna Music.

you just wanna lick the damn thing.

Anxiety said:

(trying to visualize this)

13inchshoe said:

very much so. i don't usually go for the 'deluxe special edition' crap - even with new bowie albums, i buy the normal version unless i can find a good deal on the 'deluxe limited edition' ('heathen' and 'reality' both had really crummy 'deluxe' versions, i think) - but the GUERO deluxe edition is full of lots of goodies. if you can find it for $15 at beast buy, it is DEFINITELY worth it. even when it goes off sale, it's still worth the extra bucks. the album is kicking my butt, and the seven extra songs and remixes are really, REALLY nice.

Anxiety said:

Joeski Love "Say huh? What?"


You know those special editions that are really just collectors items because of the packaging but no added content. See: Gwen LAMB, Madonna Music.

Que Onda Guero is some insanely funky music, by the way.

This is fabulous. This is what 'Special Edition' should be.

Two discs packaged in a hard-back book, with over fifty pages of photographs, lyrics, and some mighty nice illustrations by Marcel Dzama.

The album with a handful of bonus tracks - remixes and extra songs.

A DVD with the entire album accompanied by trippy images, with a photo gallery and at least two easter eggs I could find, including a funky, funky video for 'Black Tambourine', which thus far is my favorite song from 'Guero'.

Twenty bucks at Beast Buy. Well worth the money, if you even THINK you like Beck. Go get!!!

I hate all of you for making me want to buy that damn special edition besides having the normal version! Bastards! Would you stop a second and think about my monthly rent?

CinisterCee said:

I think I still have all my Prince ones.

TRACKLISTING:

01. E-Pro
02. Qué Onda Guero
03. Girl
04. Missing
05. Black Tambourine
06. Earthquake Weather
07. Hell Yes
08. Broken Drum
09. Scarecrow
10. Go It Alone
11. Farewell Ride
12. Rental Car
13. Emergency Exit
14. Send A Message To Her bonus track
15. Chain Reaction bonus track
16. Clap Hands bonus track
17. Girl (Octet Remix) bonus remix
18. Broken Drum (Boards of Canada Remix) bonus remix
19. Still Missing (Royksopp Remix) bonus remix
20. Fax Machine Anthem (Dizzee Rascal Remix) bonus remix
FORMAT: CD/DVD
LABEL: Interscope
COUNTRY: USA
RELEASE DATE: March 29th 2005
PRODUCERS: Beck Hansen, Tony Hoffer, The Dust Brothers
INFO: Deluxe 2-disc version. Disc 1 has 3 bonus tracks and 4 remixes. Disc 2 is a DVD which features the 5.1 Surround Sound mix of Guero, along with Movie/video remixes for the 13 album tracks by groundbreaking video artists D-Fuse and other fun stuff. Packaged in a 52 booklet of art and photos with a cool foil stamp cover.

:: Guide to fully utilizing your Guero DVD. ::

How to get the most out of your Beck Guero Deluxe DVD

The Guero deluxe edition is a groundbreaking collision of art and technology. To the passive listener, it is a visually stimulating journey into an amazing record. To the advanced user, it is a journey like no other. With a stunning 5.1 surround sound mix by Elliott Scheiner and visuals by video artists D-Fuse, Beck’s Guero goes beyond the typical album experience.

Guero is the first-ever global release of a surround sound album in simultaneous release of the standard commercial CD. As another first, there is not only one video for every song on the album but by utilizing the outer limits of DVD technology discussed below, listeners can access over 100 videos.

For all 13 songs on Guero there are 2 video streams (aka angles) and 4 subpicture streams. When you play E-Pro for the first time, for instance, you’ll see green jelly fish and a pattern of rounded squares in front of them. This is more than meets the eye, the squares in front of the jelly fish are not part of the video, they are actually part of subpicture stream #1. The subpicture stream is a layer in front of the video that can be turned on, off or even changed using the “subtitle” button. Usually on DVDs of theatrical films, this feature is used to display text of the movies dialog in multiple languages: subtitles. So, by pressing the subtitle button instead of getting French dialog at the bottom of the screen, on the Guero DVD you can reveal more of the video, access 8-bit images of becks photography, reveal stylized lyrics or even see cute little Atari-looking birds flying across the screen.

Continuing with the E-Pro example if you were to press the angle button on the DVD player’s remote you will reveal the second video stream on “angle 2.” As a common example of the use of this technology, many of you may have “heard” of (but I’m sure not seen it) this in adult film, showing different angles of the same scene. In this case, the second angle is a different visual angle/interpretation of beck’s music by D-Fuse. For E-Pro we go from Jelly Fish to abstract lines and imagery combined with 3-demintional architectural-influenced designs.

So with these concepts in mind you can create visual remixes of each so each song using the subtitle and angle buttons on your DVD player’s remote control. To showcase this in for the passive user, a special feature of this DVD is that after you play it all the way through, the DVD will go back to track 1 with a different combination of angle and subtitle without even having to touch the “angle” and “subtitle” buttons: Key for parties, hipster retail, etc.

Other features on the disc include:
1. photo gallery of D-Fused Beck Photos
2. the capability to play in several automotive surround sound DVD-Audio players such as the Acura TL
3. more detailed information about the visual in the credits section
4. a couple of easter eggs featuring the official E-Pro and Black Tambourine music videos. When you find the Black Tambourine video, hit the angle button to see the “double easter-egg!”

:: :: :: ::

A small percentage DVD players may have problem accessing certain tracks from the Track Menu on the Beck - Guero DVD disc. This issue can occur because of the complicated nature of the D-Fuse content on certain tracks. If your player has problems accessing a particular track from the menu, you can easily workaround this problem by going to the track before the problem track, and either skipping or fast-forwarding to the end that track so that the player continues playing into the problem track.

Delux version is amazing... simply amazing


everyone needs this set

Lyrics are like poetry

remixes are really (to me) alternate.. better versions


amazing

Delux version is amazing... simply amazing


everyone needs this set

Lyrics are like poetry

remixes are really (to me) alternate.. better versions


amazing

I am only through "Broken Drum" and I already suspect this is the album of 2005.

I'm trying to like it but its just not hitting me yet

Raijuan said:

Turn down the Manson and turn up the Guero!