Not sure who is a big fan of him around here, and Iremember some talk about him a long time ago, but to be honest, I just got in2 his music.. I purchased Sea Change and I was hooked, its an amazing album and I also think Midnight Vultures is excellent.

any fans round here?
rise please;-)

I dig Beck as well. Midnite Vultures was amazing even if he did throw in a strong hint of purple music. The song Debra is classic Prince. Sea change is ecactly that. A change. Nice for a relaxing self indulgent moment.

Beck is great.

I also loved 'Midnite Vultures', and recently I heard a new song of his on the radio and really liked it a lot (don't know the name of it. it's a slower one.)

I gotta get 'Sea Change'. I've been hearing a lot ofgood things about it.

I think the single that he released is Lost Cause... there may be another out..

yes, get Sea Change, its a beautiful piece of work. One of my favorite cd's of 2002.

Sdldawn said:

Yes, that's it.

Sea Change is a very sophisticated cd. It's also very heartbreaking if you pay attention to the lyrics. I like this cd, but I have to be in a certain mood to put it on and enjoy it. It is definitely NOT pop garbage, it's very mature and requires some time to appreciate it.

I think Beck is a real artist and in the music biz of today you can't say that about too many people and that really is a shame. When people have a successful record they are supposed to make a "pt 2" of it, so all my respect goes to people who don't and are not afraid to make the next step (like Prince releasing "ATWIAD" after "PR" or Terence Trent D'Arby with "Neither Fish Nor Flesh" after "Introducing..")

Weird! Last night, for no reason, I downloaded a couple songs from Sea Change (I don't know which ones), and I am hooked too...I am going to go buy it this weekend, I believe. Is it just me, or has his voice gotten better with experience? Maybe it's just the melancholy in his voice.

his voice sounds great these days, eye just heard the Morning Becomes Eclectic show that he did back in september, and he played a few numbers off the new album, and he sounded perfect... Its been a while since eye got hooked so quickly to someone's music like this.. It will be interesting what change his music will do after this...


look forward to it
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Mellow Gold

Odelay

Mutations

Midnite Vultures

Sea Change


...any album missing?

very hard to find:
'stereopathic soul manure' (from 1994)
and
'one foot in the grave'... (i don't see a date on this one...)

both are extremely experimental..some 4 track stuff, some stuff sounds like it was recorded on an old school tape recorder...good to have if you're really a beck fan tho...

i still haven't gotten sea change..but right after odelay came out i scoured ev'ry place to try to find whatever material i could on him..that's how i found these two...

rio said:

Those two records aren't rare at all. In fact, you can order them from any decent online CD retailer. Also, I'd like to know your definition of "experimental." I haven't heard "Stereopathic...", but "One Foot..." isn't experimental at all. It's a cheaply made (but charming) lo-fi acoustic guitar record. The two Beck records that are REALLY rare are called "A Western Harvest Field By Moonlight" and "Golden Feelings".

Beck is ace!

Odelay is my fave, i'll be surprised if he ever betters it.

This cd is brilliant. But if you're suicidal I don't recommend listening to it! It's depressing...a lot of it is about his breakup with his longtime girlfriend.

I LOVE the song Golden Age.. its beautiful, and it is a wonderful way to start the Sea Change album...


if u dig that cd a lot, try finding Ship In The Bottle.. its on the japanese import.. beautiful song:)

Little One is my favorite song off the album.

McGee said:

well..i wasn't trying to dazzle or impress anyone with my knowledge...just share what i thought was accurate...forgive me...

McGee said:

Actually he was right about the experimental thing.. Stereopathetic is very experimental sounding..

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rio said:

My brother bought the 'Western Harvest' 10"vinyl. It even included a fingerpainting by Beck.. The music is very experimental, eclectic, weird and unfocused, but there's one or two gems on it.

rio said:

Sorry if my comment came across a bit harsh. Didn't mean it that way, just wanted to add/correct some info...

I really liked 'Midnite', Sea has to grow on me. I think he is really brilliant and its so nice to get a different sound with each cd. Its not cookie cutter, its just Beck

Sea Change is great. Esp. since I just broke up with someone. Another one of my all time favorite depression records is Tears for Fears - Elemental.

Last I heard is that Beck is nominated for a Grammy for Sea Change, Hope he wins it!