Guero

This list loves Beck - is this album 3 or 4? - but I don’t quite get it. There’s a few cool tracks but nothing really moves you or stands out.

More Beck. Just meandering, wishy-washy alternative bleh that goes forever. This is a problem with the 1001 albums list: the complete lack of imagination. Beck had one semi-hit in the 90s, so the author latches on and includes a bunch more albums. It's really noticeable with those Gen X darling alternative artists - Beck, Bjork, Fiona Apple etc. None of them are particularly good songwriters, they never have albums that make for an enjoyable 45min or whatever, they've never done anything of note beyond the 1-2 things they're well-known for, but here they are. They're a step above one-hit wonders, but not by much. 2/5.

10/10 I seriously love how Beck is just doing whatever he wants constantly jumping between all these amazing different styles it’s amazing

Hard to follow up to the very popular Maiden album. I suspect this one might not catch as much. This is one of my fav albums by this artist. I’ve listened to it a hundred times and there might be a spectrum of “growing on you” with repeated listenings. I had pirated a leak of it back in 2005 and listened to it a lot. When the final album dropped, it was enhanced by all sorts of production accents and small tweaks to the mix. Beck is good at finding cool sounding combinations of sounds and words (I love when he says “cliche wasted hate taste tested in Hell Yess). You may recognize the artwork on the album; it was done by winnipegger Marcel Dzama who also did the art for Reconstruction Site by the Weakerthans just a couple of years prior. Musically, I think beck is at his best here imo. I really like when he goes the pop/rock route and this album has something for everyone. A lot of the songs are danceable. Epro has a badass riff that’s fun to jam along to. A good amount of nonsense lyrics which I respect beck for. I really like the song Missing because it is lovingly melancholy, something that Beck can do very well in previous records like Sea Change. I have a feeling we will be seeing a lot more beck on this list!!

This album is pretty sweet. The style is all over the place and really keeps things interesting. Starts off with a Rock Band classic that's pretty decent if a bit repetitive. Very catchy chorus of course. He sounds like he attempts to sing while using as few facial muscles as possible, perhaps he is a ventriloquist on the side. I'm less of a fan of the rap tracks but honestly they're still pretty good. For some reason I really jive with the chorus to Hell Yes, for example. Great bass line on that song too. A highlight for me is Farewell Ride which is a pretty awesome song that just puts me on a worksite building a railroad in the wild west. I would not be surprised if this track was part of the inspiration for the Breaking Bad theme song. Honestly not a lot to say. No major lowlights. Just a solid album through and through. Maybe I'll check out more of his stuff.

One of Beck's best and most consistent albums. I actually think the weakest tracks are the first 2. E-pro is by no means a bad song but after playing it for years on guitar hero and the fact that the song doesn't really go anywhere makes it a strange and not the best opener. Guero is a better song imo but sometimes I'm just not in the mood to hear all the constant background noises. They do lend the song it's vibe though. I think every other song on this thing is a banger. The styles vary from crazy silly Beck to chill and serene Beck to experimental and melancholy Beck. Everything is on here and I honestly think this is a good place to start if you've never heard his music before. Love this album Score: 90 Art: 70

Beck is just awesome. I scored Odelay high, and I'll score this high. Great album all in all.

That rich kid from high school who acted weird because he has the money to get away with it. I do like early Beck but this began to drag

Tre ord. In te kul.

great stuff

This hits all the same eclectic alt/electro/hip-hop notes that early Gorillaz does for me. In other words, i fucking LOVED this.

Excellent on first listen, new and varied sounds. Great mix between hip/hop, rock, and electronic. Will definitely listen again

Beck has been getting crazy with the Cheez whiz for as long as I can remember

Fun album that is definitely of it's time. Beck can be an acquired taste with his spoken vocals and arrangements. When it hits, it hits. Earthquake Weather and Farewell Ride are highlights. This sounds like the soundtrack to living in a Motorola Razr with inflatable furniature.

Absolute ear candy. More than anything it just sounds so good

Loved this album. Goldilocks zone of weird.

My kind of jam

I had this album in college but I probably haven’t heard it since. Favorite song is “Earthquake Weather” least favorite is “farewell ride.” 4.5

Big fan of this album.

I’m a Beck fan, but this is a middle of the pack album from him. Starts off strong, then loses steam about midway through. It’s not surprising it was removed from subsequent editions of the book. It’s a good, enjoyable album, but it doesn’t rise to the level of his best work.

Play that funky music white boy

This album has a lot of ideas that I usually really like, but, somehow, the way that Beck has combined these ideas has resulted in an end product that I can't stand in any way.

I absolutely love Guero. I've been a fan of this album since high school, so nostalgia is definitely helping there. I used to love the upbeat songs most (E-Pro, Hell Yes, Rental Car, Black Tambourine), these days I love the slow, melancholic songs most (Missing, Earthquake Weather, Broken Drum, Go It Alone). My taste has changed yet this album still delivers.

I really like this. Had a lot of Beck on here and this is the best I’ve heard so far.

This is Beck's "fuck it, you want a largely radio-friendly record from me again? Ok sure, but I'm also gonna keep it way more sonically interesting than my old shit because that's what I do now" album. I am not complaining! This is, as of this writing, my favorite Beck album, and my rating reflects that. This album blends the sometimes cocky, high-energy, goofball vibes of Odelay with Beck's later experimental instruments and sounds that he experimented with in Mutations, Midnite Vultures and Sea Change...and it's a brilliant marriage of auditory goodness that is mostly super upbeat with some somberness mixed in. Not surprising given when it was recorded and the loss Beck experienced in his life (see the note from Wikipedia below). Random observation alert: I was pretty surprised that "Hell Yes" has as few streams on Spotify as it does at the time of this review ("only" 4.5M compared to the two other singles: Girl's 28M and E-Pro's 48M streams) given it was also a single and it's a fun jam. I'm sure one day a random ad will give it new life. "Guero" es cerca de perfecto y muy, muy bueno. Interesting Wikipedia factoids: *Güero (pronounced 'wero') means "blond" in Mexican Spanish, but can also refer to a light-skinned person. *Beck was raised in a prominently Chicano area of Los Angeles. In an interview with ABC's Nightline, Beck said the term "guero" was "something that I'd hear growing up. Something I'd hear on the street, walking to school or something, I'd get called a 'Guero'. ... It's just a word that stuck in my head and I wanted to do something with that at some point. ... I ended up, in the end, just kind of doing this almost journalistic kind of look at that whole time." *The title of track 2, "Qué Onda Guero" (or "¿Qué onda, güero?"), is Mexican slang for "what up, whitey? *The album was recorded over a period of nine months, following a year and a half of touring in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Several other events contributed to the writing of the songs, including the suicide of Beck's friend Elliott Smith and Beck's impending child with wife Marissa Ribisi. The song "Broken Drum" is dedicated to Smith. *"Hell Yes" features spoken contributions from Christina Ricci, who happened to be in the studio at the time of recording...Jack White of the White Stripes plays bass on "Go It Alone". Standouts: E-Pro, Girl, Missing, Hell Yes, Broken Drum, Scarecrow, Go It Alone

Great album

I loved and listened to this album so much the summer it came out. iPods were new and I remember loving being able to listen to it as I walked around town that summer with nothing else to do. That being said, this is not the first Beck record I think to listen to, and likely not even the fifth or sixth, and it's been a long time since I have heard it. What a jolt of nostalgia this was and I had a blast revisiting it. I remember at one point having a huge issue with the way this record is mixed, and it still bugs me, but not nearly as much as it used to. Great record.

I remember some of the music from this album. Beck is already a powerhouse prior to this album -- in the 90s. So am I surprised this is here? No. It should be here. The music video for E-Pro is creative -- poking fun at video games. You can also hear some 90s beats in the music in like Que'Onda Guero (Salt-n-Pepper - Shoop). Record scratching. :)

The album is very cool and unique, and it incorporates many different samples and styles. Beck is the bomb.

This is another one that takes me back to my teenage years, I was a big Beck fan back then. I've cooled on him a bit since then, but this album was always one of my favourites of his. I had "E-Pro" set as my ringtone for a few months at one point, so it always has me looking for my phone if it comes on unexpectedly. Overall there's some great songs on here, especially "Girl", "Missing", "Earthquake Weather", "Scarecrow" and "Go It Alone". It's nor a perfect album, but I'd give it a solid 9/10, possibly due to a heathly dose of nostalgia.

nice

It’s been a while since this list has served up a real gem I’d never heard of. Becks Guerin is one.

Tremendous album all the way through!

Love this. I only knew Beck radio hits. My bad. This is excellent rich grooves. Every song is better and better. A keeper.

This is basically Odelay Part 2, and that makes 8th grade me really happy. For me, everything he's trying to do just works. Best track: Qué Onda Guero

After 'Sea Change' this album saw him go back to a certain sound that his early albums had started but still with the "new" Beck doing it. The result is less weird and abstract, less crazy but still a mix of Alt-Rock with Hip Hop influences, this time often more psychedelic Trip Hop and less actual Rap. I personally prefer the weird Beck but that doesn't mean that this album doesn't have its qualities even if they are not as fully thought out. 'E-Pro' gets things going with a Rap Rock track that also pulls influence from Dance, Breakbeat as well as Trip Hop which will become much more used later on. It's a loud and energetic track which works really well with the more laid back vocals from Beck while still being catchy especially with the chorus. I do like the song but it already shows that the sound isn't fully fleshed out or at least that's how it sounds to me. There is a lot going on but it doesn't fit together all that well. It's just there. Of course, it's catchy and the whole song is great but it could've been so much better. The English/Spanish track 'Qué onda guero' combines Abstract and Pop Rap with Latin Jazz influences and also some recordings which seem to me from a Mexican street or something. The song is really catchy, well produced, well... everything is done well. The song is perfect and a really good listen that sounds like the best of old and new Beck combined. On 'Girl' the Pop Rock mix is combined with Bitpop as well as some Indie which does make it sound very... nerdy. At least at the start. The longer it plays the more interesting it gets with some interesting songwriting and performances that seem to pull from a lot of different influences. I'm not a big fan of the intro but the rest is lovely which results in an incredible song. The mix of a Trip Hop beat on 'Missing' with Bossa Nova and Chamber Pop influences here and there creates a really interesting and psychedelic instrumental that could've been incredible on its own but for some reason Beck decided to sing in a style that does not fit the instrumental at any point. It feels weird and unfitting and destroys the things that the beat does well. I don't get what he thought when he made this but it's not good. The Funk and Dance influences on the still very much Trip Hop track 'Black Tambourine' seems to really figure out the sound the album tries to go. In terms of sound this is pretty diverse and fun but the entire songwriting and the vocals do kind of ruin it a bit. It's not bad but I am a bit bored with it and it doesn't have much going for it except some interesting additions on the beat. The Dub and Electronic ideas on 'Earthquake Weather' are interesting at first but the addition of the guitar seems very weird and unfitting. It feels like these two parts of the instrumental where put together without hearing if it works. The feel out of rhythm the entire time and even if the vocals actually work and create a well done chorus, is the music enough to confuse me the entire time. Either or. Both sounds of the instrumental don't work together. More Abstract Hip Hop is done on 'Hell Yes' which combines some Experimental & Abstract Pop Rap with G-Funk and Dance with a very groovy and weird beat (weird in a good way) that works well with rapping from Beck that's very West-Coast. I also enjoy the electronic vocals that appear at times and remind me of Kraftwerk. It's done well but I do think that everything would've needed a bit more but it's still a good song that is just streched out a bit too much. The Downtempo & Ambient Pop song 'Broken Drum' which adds Trip Hop, Neo-Psychedelia and even some Slowcore to create an emotional and genre experimenting track. Both instrumental and vocals are adding to the sentimental and sad track that is absolutely perfect even if it's out of style with both Beck and the album. Hauntingly beautiful. A return to more Alt-Rock happens on 'Scarecrow' which also plays with Country Soul and of course Trip Hop drums. The combination of sounds and ideas works pretty well here and even the vocals are interesting. There's not much to talk about here because it's a very low-key and diverese song that is just okay-good. I like the guitar, I like the harmonica, I like the drums and the bass. It's a nice listen that isn't too crazy or too dull. If the long instrumental bridges were cut out, it'd be better. 'Go It Alone' does some Blues with the established Trip Hop/Alt-Rock mix. It's not bad but mainly just boring. The hook is pretty okay but the rest is repetitive dullness that isn't bad but not interesting either. I don't care for it, I don't like it, I don't dislike it. It's just there and does not do a thing. I didn't expect it but on 'Farewell Ride' Beck goes all in on Alt-Country Rock that pulls from Gothic and Blues Country to create a darker and haunting sound that still feels like it's Beck. But it isn't the good Beck. The song does some very weird things in the production that don't work. The songwriting has also not that much going for it which is sad because on paper, this could've turned out great but instead it sounds something between dull and annoying but certainly no good. The Rock returns in a very heavy style on 'Rental Car' which again sounds a bit dull and just not that interesting. There are certainly enough qualities that make some parts interesting but there is so much at times thrown together that the result doesn't make sense. It's either okay or annoying which isn't all that good overall. The closing track 'Emergency Exit' combines Trip Hop with some Ambient elements as well as Alt-Country guitar and even some Glitch Pop. It does certainly have a very interesting sound but it does linger on for too long and kind of goes into a weird direction at times that do just feel weird. It's not bad but also not often good. It's tolerable with some okay moments. favourites: Broken Drum, Qué onda guero, Girl least favourites: Missing, Earthquake Weather, Farewell Ride Rating: strong 6 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes

Meh

I was never a big fan of beck

Beck seems to pick a genre, and do an album in that style. Consequently, I have no idea who Beck is or if he is any good. I assumed this had the Dust Brothers involved somewhere, and indeed it does. Nice Dust Brothers album you have there...be a shame if someone came along and messed it up.

Couldn’t really finish it. Sounds a lot like Gorillaz I guess. First song was pretty good

I always liked Beck growing up. I was into his earlier stuff but my old house mate, Tommy introduced me to this album. I’ve loved it ever since. It has such a unique feeling to it. Pity about the Scientology stuff.

Didn't know anything about it or the artist going in, and was a fun listen. Many great songs on here. A personal fave was "Missing"; as a musician, the polyrhythm between the clave and the time was all I could keep my ears on. Very good album!

First album of the project of course was Beck, was listening to them otw to work today driving to Sushi Bar. Que'Onda Guero, Girl, Go it alone are all instant classics in 2005. very nostalgic sounds for me also

Back on a random Wednesday in 2018, I went to a bar in san francisco’s tenderloin called Beer Basement. The bar was empty except for my two friends and the physically intimidating, yet soft spoken Irish bartender. A couple of beers deep, I heard a super groovy song and immediately interrupted the bartender to ask what was playing (he had a tablet using pandora I think 😂🫨). In movie like fashion, he stoped putting away pint glasses, gave me a weird look and said “its fuuckin beck” in his thick irish accent. He proceeded to roast me and then ever so politely played a bunch of cuts off of Guero. We ended up becoming friends with this guy (Steve - still runs Ales Unlimited in Pac Heights) and went to beer basement every Wednesday (exaggerated, but we went often) until covid closed it down. This album grooves… so many great songs, but I appreciated Missing and Earthquake Weather this time around.

Day323 - the first three songs of this album are awesome and i’m looking foward to more beck albums on here

I do wanna listen to that new Yanni cassette (Oh wait, already own it on CD.) Wow, (OK, he called us out on that one) the Beckster is on top of his game and hittin’ it outta the park with Guero. E-Pro, Girl, Hell Yes, and Scarecrow (best song) can not be beaten. All songs perfect up to Earthquake Weather (not a bad song, just a rough transition.) Little rough at Broken Drum (get it now that I know the back story) and the album finishes very strong. Go It Alone launches this album to (4.9*s) Please enjoy.

Was a little surprised to see this album make the list considering the other massive works by Beck but I'm not the least bit mad about it. Guero is another showcase of the range and talent Beck has with music. He brings in so many genres (folk, electronics, classical, hip-hop) and mixes them flawlessly. No one does it better (only artist that comes close is prob Damon Albarn). A few hits on here and some lesser known great like "Missing" and "Scarecrow." Not a bad track on the whole thing. The more I listen to the is album, the higher it ranks. More Beck to come and all I can say is "Hell Yes"...4.55.

This album is a good melow rock feel. This released in 2005 when I just started exploring rock music. I wish I found it back then but I have it now and I'm not mad. I definitely want to hear more from the artist.

This is an excellent album by Beck. It is funky and eclectic. Very fun to listen to. Best Track: "Go It Alone", with Jack White on the bass, but most of the tracks here are awesome. 5 stars.

I'll always have a soft spot for this album. It will always remind me of the big city, specifically Santiago de Chile. I'm chilean (hola qué wea), and I grew up mostly in a small town. When the time came to move to the big city, I used to listen to this album nonstop and it was the best match it could have been.

Brilliant eclectic interest adding up to a masterpiece.

I really enjoy listening to Beck, so this was a nice treat. And while I was mystified by the presence of the previous Beck album I listened to ("Sea Change"), I'm not at all surprised to see this album. Even though I don't own this album, I feel like I've heard nearly all of the songs on it before, and enjoyed all of them (the only ones I didn't really recognize were "Earthquake weather", "Broken drum" and the last three songs). I particularly enjoyed listening *and* watching "E-Pro", "Girl", "Black tambourine" and "Hell yes", as he seems to have consistently creative and entertaining videos to songs that are already fun to listen to (the ASCII-art nature of "Black typewriter" was particularly cool, as were the MAD-inspired fold-ins in "Girl"; bummer that he had a spinal injury filming "E-Pro"). What a nice contrast to his previous album "Sea Change", and a great return to form. And a lot of really interesting contributors to various songs, including the funny selection of Christina Ricci on "Hell yes". And what a pleasure to listen to an album that was enjoyable from start to finish. (5)

It’s hard to pick a favourite Beck album because they can sound so different, but I can say with some certainty that Girl is my favourite song of his. I’ve listened to a lot of Beck over time, and I’d say that Guero is possibly one of his most accessible. He doesn’t get too weird with things like on Midnite Vultures, but also not too sedate like with Sea Change and Morning Phase. It’s hard to fault anything here, but then I’ve always loved Beck’s music and how genre defying he can be.

I am wholly unfamiliar with this album but it really pulled me in and took me on a ride. Missing is a perfect example, feels like it has cogs and steam pushing you along. There is a laid back but relentless propulsion running through the songs that I find hypnotic and appealing. I've rated Beck 3 and 4 so far in this project, this one really won me over.

So refreshing amd original. All songs are a surprise and yet somehow the album works perfectly. A masterpiece by Beck who is one of the greatest minds of experimental rock and top tier musician overall.

Beck is a musical genius in my book. I'm not as familiar with this as Sea Change or Morning Phase but it's thoroughly enjoyable. This album is a grower, invest some time listening and you'll be rewarded.

Definitely unique

Love this album. A great vibe throughout, with quirky songs that stay with me. Not sure how much of this is due to the Dust Brothers. And yes, I still own the deluxe cd/DVD version with the 7 bonus songs and the surround sound mix, which I will listen to in the morning.

Brilliant album, have listened to this one heaps. Love Beck!!

Haven't listened to much Beck. This is a really solid album. I should definitely check some more Beck out!

cool sounds and stuff and songs and his dad is cool

Loved this! And him. I feel like my world has opened up, so much more Beck to explore

5/5

This might be my new favorite Beck album after being a Midnite Vultures stan for years.

Enjoy Beck's earlier works. Not heard of this. Looking forward to it As eclectic, exuberant and excellent as ever. Loved it!

Horny stuff

love it.

Starts ridiculously strong and manages to maintain throughout. A gem of an album, not a bad song on it.

Favourite beck album we've had so far, had his classic sound but this was the best version of it. Lots of good riffs and most of the songs had their own bits that stopped it being too samey, though I can see why he might have moved on from this sound after this, he's pushed it as far as it can go. Will definitely listen again, 4.5.

Favourite Beck album thus far. Just really cool - only one or two songs don't really do anything for me (e.g., Hell Yes) but the run before that, Missing, Black Tambourine, and Earthquake Weather, is amazing. I enjoy music where the artist is clearly having a blast creating it - loads of experimentation, riffing on prior tracks, some weird lyrics, and his singing isn't even that bad. That he has the freedom to do what he wants is beneficial if he's in this creative state of mind.

FIRE. Felt like it went from country to hip hop to blues shit was wild. Only one song I didn’t care for but it’s a solid ride start to finish.

This Beck album is sooo cool. I should have listened to more of Beck a long time ago. He writes and performs great music. It is definitely mood music…so couldn’t listen all the time. But it certainly has a time and place and this is a great album.

Never listed to Beck intentionally but listened to this album all day. Dang good.

Tolles Album. Hebt sich angenehm von vielen ähnlich klingenden Alben dieser Liste ab und ist auch in sich abwechslungsreich.

I fucking love Beck. E-Pro, Que Onda Guero, Girl, Black Tambourine, Hell Yes, Go It Alone - all fucking jams. Such an eclectic artist gotta respect that. All of the genre bending sounds and samples make this a 5 I love it. Go Beck!

Wow, so we go from a sad ballad album with Sea Change to a more sample heavy album with Guero, Beck has quite a lot of range. And yes, i do love this album. The samples here give this album an unbelievable amount of personality but that's not to undermine Beck's singing and his work on the regular instruments because those are all great too. Its just the sampling and the great use of it that really steal the show for me. This really is the best Beck album i have done so far beating out Sea Change. Best Song: Rental Car Worst Song: Missing Side note: The music videos are also incredibly surreal and I love it.

Beck has a unique sound for sure. I’m glad I finally spent the time to listen to his music and this album. I enjoy the various styles he mixes together.

One of my favorite Beck albums. It's a pretty groovy listen.

This really was the first Beck Album I‘ve listened to and I loved how this was a whole mixture of genres. Classic Rock, Grunge, Rap, Electronic and so on. I‘ll definitely will listen to this some more times!

Another release I should have been all over when it came out, but was checked out musically. This is badass.

Another fantastic album from Beck. I'm quite annoyed that I haven't really given him a chance previously. This album seemed to span about 10 different genres. One of the signs of a good album, in my opinion, is when the album ends and you feel like you've only been listening for a few minutes.... and that's how this felt to me. I will definitely be listening again, and also checking out his back catalogue.

This album is so good. Beck is one of those artists who when I listen to an album like this I think "is this his best?". Then I listen to another and I think the same thing. And then even another.and think I again.

Rad

Love Beck!

Very likely my most played CD of the 2000s. I’m not a Beck completionist but this is his favourite album of mine. Every song is a banger.

Glitchy and artsy with a significant steel guitar presence. E-pro, Emergency Exit, and Hell Yes are significant highlights. Becks vocal style seems to be partially influenced by Kurt Cobain. This album seems to get progressively better with every re-listen.

never heard a beck album before this, only knew that he was highly acclaimed. didn’t expect so much rap to be present, nor for it to be as good as it was (relatively speaking)

Love

this album is 'chill middle aged white dad' music personified and i fucking love it. this was one of my first beck albums that i got really into so it's pretty nostalgic for me Favs: e-pro (one of my all time fav beck songs actually!), girl, hell yes, go it alone, scarecrow(also one of my all time favs)

Banger!!!!

I got into Beck in high school, but I think I’ve only listened to this album once while on a flight prior to this. I was a little surprised by how many songs I already knew! Beck’s done so many genres and is so prolific, but when I think of what Beck’s music sounds like, this is it. Great album! My fav songs that I already knew: Girl, Hell Yes, Scarecrow, Go It Alone Fav songs I didn’t know: Missing, Earthquake Weather, Farewell Ride

Many of my favourite Beck songs on this album.

This is a true gem. Had no idea this was out there

This is such a fun and joyful album. If it doesn’t make you move your body, nothing will.

Awesome album with cool pop style jams and more abstract songs. E-Pro guitar riffs are immediately recognizable and other good songs like Guero and Hell Yes are enjoyable.

Unique vibe, excellent chill album.

Objectively great album, but nostalgia also plays a huge role for this one. I’ve loved since it came out and am still a Beck fan! You’re probably asking the wrong girl to rate this.

En noviembre viajé a Buenos Aires al Primavera Sound. Mi primer día había sido de éxtasis con The Cure, por lo que llegaba al segundo con los ánimos muy arriba. En el hostel un roomie me pasó un porro y me lo prendí en el momento en que empezaba Beck. Gracias a ése anónimo que no creo que lea estas palabras. El show me dejó atónito. Impresionante la energía que tiene Beck en vivo: lo versátil y experimental del tipo, la banda que lo acompañaba, el show de luces y el sonido que era un patadón en el pecho. El tipo tiene un nivel artístico impresionante y éste disco lo demuestra.

I’m a big fan of Beck’s music. It’s my favorite listen while traveling.

Groovy. I came in pretty cold on this one. Beck is just a touch older than me and I was on a different scene as a young person. Loved this album. E-Pro, Que' Onda Guero, Girl, and Missing all rocked for different reasons. Broken Drum hits deep even if I never really connected with Elliot Smith. Farewell Ride was great. I'm a sucker for acoustic blues guitar over electronic instruments. Overall a great album. I understand Beck is an adventurous artist so I'm excited to hear more of his stuff to see if this album connected in particular or if I like the swagger and approach in general.