Have U heard his song "Deborah" for Christsake. CLASSIC.


Prince should do a cover of it by the way. It would be hilarious.

I wasn't talking about most of the people here - just people I know well sometimes do this sort of thing. Once it's critically acclaimed, they're into it, for that reason alone. See also: Norah Jones.

If you dig him, ain't no problem with that.

The word often should have signified that I wasn't generalizing to everyone here (although by the looks of it this doesn't seem like the first time you guys have been accused of this ).

you know what, I think that argument is just not good enough

it's always the same with people, soon as you say you like one
of those artists (god forbid you should like them all), you're
quickly labeled an "elitist prick", who only namedrops those
artists because they're supposedly cool.

much in the same way, people who are always quick to put such
music and it's followers down, could also be considered a bunch
of "elitists" in that they believe they somehow assimilated all
of that work into their system and decided it was crap, before
regurgitating it and consequently obsessively putting it down as
pretentious wankery.

no, no, i'm very sorry, but that kind of argument simply ain't
good enough no more.

now, don't call me elitist, because I have a very distinct fear
that I'm constantly spelling "elitist" completely wrong

I wasn't talking about most of the people here - just people I know well sometimes do this sort of thing. Once it's critically acclaimed, they're into it, for that reason alone. See also: Norah Jones.

If you dig him, ain't no problem with that.

The word often should have signified that I wasn't generalizing to everyone here (although by the looks of it this doesn't seem like the first time you guys have been accused of this ).
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He doesn't care what his record sounds like is his thing I think. He doesn't care about the particulars, just as long as the sound is there, the mix isn't important.

Beck guarantees a ride plain and simple. The man might not have the best voice but he definitely knows how to use it to effect with his music. He's a freaken genius as far as I'm concerned

Fair enough. But you also seem to be the first person on every Bjork and Tori thread with no other purpose than to rip on them.

If by "every", you mean "1 or 2 of the gajillion that have been posted", and if by "rip on them", you mean "compliment Bjork for being an intelligent woman who makes worthwhile music even though I don't happen to get it", then yes, you're correct.

Still think Tori is just a cheap-ass Kate Bush clone, though. Can't help it.

what sounds contrived about his music? just askin'. i might agree.

because i like crap. pure and simple.

Lou Reed

so it sounds to you like he's interpreting nostalgia in quotation marks?

Look - a lot of people like him for various reasons - same as any other artist. You don't care for Beck, that's OK.

david byrne is someone who i idolize in theory, but in practice i find his work progressively obtuse and precious. i don't like typing that, because i am nothing short of reverent of talking heads, but it's just how i feel.

:LOL:

Yeah, that's something I've never understood. If you have bad vocals, why sing? Damn. Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Beck, it just keeps getting worse and worse. Granted, opera singers will put most pop singers under the table, but at least SOME talent should be required before trying to sing.

"Yoooo, got what I neeeeed", used to be a joke. Now it's the fashion.

Having said all that, what's so good about Beck?