Guero

I was a casual fan of Beck at best, of course you couldn't exist in the early 90s and not encounter _Loser_ in the clubs... at least the ones I frequented. So, I have this album and used to listen to it reasonably often. I must admit, I haven't for a long time but listening again now, I probably like this more than I ever did! Beck treats us to a typically cool melange of styles ranging from indie and alt-rock to hip hop beats that wouldn't sound out of place on a **Dre ** album. The production is top notch, with a crisp and sample heavy sound, aided by **The Dust Brothers**.

Easy to listen to, laid back rock and rap, roots and bluesy. Fun

This album, though not great, is still pretty good. The first half, especially, with "E-Pro," "Que Onda Guero," "Girl," and "Missing" is very good. I think "Girl" is one of his best and catchiest songs. But it gets more forgettable as it goes on, with no songs really standing out. It's definitely not "Odelay 2.0" as some have thought of it, it is its own thing and has more of a pop sensibility with the same mashing of genres. I really like it but the songwriting is not to the same level as "Sea Change" or some of his others.

Gimme Fiction - Spoon Z - My Morning Jacket The Sunset Tree - The Mountain Goats Picaresque - The Decemberists Four terrific alternative/indie albums right there released in 2005, by bands not featured on this list. While Beck gets three (3!) I like Beck fine, but Guero does not need to be on here. Outside of Girl and E-Pro, which are great songs, its really not that memorable or different than other stuff he'd put out by 2005. The rap tracks especially just feel tiresome and really dated. Overall, its not bad, but I think the choice to add this one is a perfect example of how flawed this list is.

Thought songs in the album were all over the place, maybe it’s just not my style

👍👍

didn’t really excite me.

nice surprise, from another artist I haven't really listened to. Good mix of sounds and nice lyrics, 5/5

Had one half-decent genx song back in the 90s with Loser. He was overrated then but more overrated (and irrelevant) now. I've tried many many times over the years to get into Beck but honestly, this album is another example of forgettable mess. Stick down a riff... repeat it for the whole song... drone vocals over the top. Broken Drum is the best track... cos it doesn't sound like Beck.

This is my favorite Beck album. I bought it back in the day because people were saying it was better than his prior stuff, and I agree.

Doesn't rise to the level of Odelay for me, but it's in the next tier of really solid Beck albums.

I liked it, it had a lot of variety which I liekd 13/1/26

Probably not my favorite of his, but still pretty excellent. He plays so many different styles and all of them interesting.

My first time listening to this album, which is odd cause I do like Beck quite a lot and consider Odelay an absolute classic. This started off weak but got increasingly more "Beck" as it went on and therefore catchier, weirder and more interesting. Super solid.

Not my cup of tea, but easy to listen to

Haven't listened to Beck seriously yet. A very refreshing album, lots of genres melded together in unique and pleasant ways. Really liked this one.

enjoyable album dont know if i loved it but it has its peakss

This was really good! I just got Sea Change the other day which I thought was solid. This one has more variety to it though, and overall thought it was more interesting artistically. 4/5

Experimental sounds with questionable lyrics

Guardé Missing, no me llamó mucho más. Me gustó pero se volvió un poco sonido de fondo, no resaltó nada más. Lo escucharía otra vez a ver que nuevo percibo, depronto poniendo más atención. No me gustó la de guero.

Not for me

Not familiar with this album at all, but I enjoyed all the different roads this album traveled.

Great album with tons of variety. Beck uses hip hop and electronica in an interesting way that doesn’t detract from the actual musicality of what he’s doing. Like this album a lot. 4

Not my cup of tea, but was fine. Might have been good with a bit of editing

I like Beck. Simpsons: Yes, and Futurama blah blah blah

I feel like this was better than the other two; it didn’t seem so depressing. I'm just relieved that I won't be hearing from Beck again

Really really good. Just shy of a 5 but loved the titleish track.

I enjoy guero! not my fav from beck but it's solid

This had a refreshing variety of genres, all of which were somehow merged while still being coherent in a way.

Boring af

So good. I know a couple of Beck albums but not this one. A kick in the ass to go out and listen to the rest of his catalogue. wiz-kid for more Dzama do you know the cover of Weakerthans' Reconstruction Site? For a deeper Winnipeg roots dive, search his art collective Royal Art Lodge

Well Callie was grooving hard to the two opening tracks of this and so was I. It made for a fun Saturday afternoon. From what I recall, this was quite different from the first Beck album we listened. I don’t remember it that well but I think this one stands out a lot more.

Solid album, big fan of the variety on here, while Becks voice keeps it all together, vibed hard to this. Already a fan of his after Sea Change, but Guero is a totally different genre comparatively. Fun fact the album artist is from Winnipeg!! Marcel Dzama, now a famous New York artist, started his journey here in the 204, my mom recognized his artwork when I showed her the album. I'd love to start doing more album artworks myself, even just for fun. Maybe just choosing an album I like and designing a new cover.

Almost every song sounds like a dam freestyle,I mean the album is a meh not even an okay it's just so boring i mean this whole album makes You wanna cut off your ears. There are some songs that are fine but from my point of wiew the album its just so boring plain and confusing Bad,Bad,Bad,Bad and Bad just bad

A very experimental album, but it works! Very easy listening. Favourite track: Black Tambourine

While it got a little repetitive later on, there are some really awesome grooves here. Favorite track: E-Pro

Easy listening but nothing too unique or special. Typical Beck style and sound.

I'm not a Beck fan, but I didn't mind listening to this album. It wouldn't have been one that I picked up, but I'm glad that I listened to it.

A bit of a surprise package this one. Hadn't actually properly listened to a Beck album before, I didn't really know what I was in for, but enjoyed most of this!

Listened to some of these songs a lot in my youth, but first time just listening to this album. I really really loved it. There's still some of Beck's experimental avante garde moments that lose me a little but this album largely grooved from front to back. Love his inventiveness and wacky wall of sound.

This challenge has finally introduced me to Beck and I’m so glad. He’s so creative! I like this album — I might love it, but it will take some time to be accustomed to the pop-rap. For now, it’s a 4; looking forward to another listen!

Idkkkk i dont get it

Great album.

Like the album. Not typically what I listen to. The album is very different with songs that all have a unique sound. Favorite song - go it alone

I love it when the album starts and you are immediately launched into dance mode. E-Pro is a fantastic starter. The one thing I hate about this awesome album is the fake finger-snap\claps that sound squishy and processed and run an unwelcome finger up my spine, this is especially noticeable in Earthquake Weather.

Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Feines Album.

Bland, and not to listen to. Don’t really understand its value tbh

This is pretty... mid. Few good songs but that does not make this album a great piece of art amongst other album in this list.

Super cool vibe, I need to listen to the last 3 songs still though.

Not really my thing, need to

Excelente gravação!

Extremely weird, loose and somehow cocky all at once. Catchy hooks paired with ecclectic influences and plenty of groove. Production gives it a bit of a rind, feels like a cigarette smoke-filled arcade!

easy to listen to. mighta gone a little too hard on the back-to-back Beck listening on this day and overstayed my welcome, but I very much enjoyed this one! What an artistic weirdo.

3.5

Took a stroll down memory lane and found ‘Guerolito’ which was a compilation of the full album worth of remixes. Not as good as the originals, but they never are. Just different. Probably my third or fourth favorite Beck album. Solid 7/10. I always remember this tour, since it was right in the middle of the RC. Bonnie Y brought in all the iron-one that were sold at merch for me to stick on their own T’s. When asked at the concert whether she wanted them applied to tees - she just let them know that ‘she has a guy’.

Was fine, interesting in places, but not amazing.

Not in my edition of the book! 2005. 2 stars. A re-tread of previous Beck albums but without the standout tunes. Not his best work and not essential listening.

scuffed

oon kuunnellu beckiltä oikeastaan ainoastaan "luuserin" ja tartuin tähän levyyn jopa hieman innoissani et pääsee tutustumaan artistiin paremmin. Pettymykseksi jäi. Paljon hauskoja saundeja taustalla, mutta mikään ei vaan iskenyt vaikka intro olis kuulostanut hyvältä. Laulu kuulostaa paikoin hyvältä ja taustojen kitarat on osittain jees mutta tylsää...

ihan tämmöstä perusbeckiä, jotain kivoja tunnelmia mutta pääsääntösesti tylsää. Pannaan perjantain kunniaksi GOLSE

Ihan hauskaa ja monipuolista menoa, mutta ei noussut siitä kuitenkaan seuraavalle tasolle. Kolmosella mennään.

Kyllähän se maittaa se pekin meininki. Ehkä vähän hämmentää miten tää levy on listoilla, mutta todennäkösesti tätä artistia on lisää tievossa. Voi jopa olla, että kun ovat tehneet päivitettyjä painoksia listakirjasta niin sitten on ollut pakko saaha modernimpaa tavaraa mukaan ylipäänsä. No tästä vois aatella, että mielipiteeni olisi "hyvä mies, tämähän on paskaa!". Vuan siitä ei oo kyse. Kyllä meinaan tykkään. Joku biisi näistä olkin tuttu vaikka ite levyä ei oo tullut ehkä kuunneltua aiemmin (ainakaan paljoo). Tää on ehkä semmonen seesteisempi jatko-osa oodeleille (oottakaa vaan niin se viel pärähtää kuunteleen) (tänään on päivä kun kaikki pistetään sulkeisiin). Eli joo. Tää on varmaan niinkun kolome tähtee oikeesti, mutta kun on omaan mieleen koko artisti ja meno ja tää levy niin sitten se on nelkkis. Että semmottiis.

Taustamusana töiden lomassa tuli tämäkin kuunneltua. Ei varsinaisesti säväyttänyt. Välillä kolkuteltiin jo vähän huumorimusan portteja. Pidemmän päälle myös varsin tylsähkö levy. Ei nyt mitään ihan kauheeta kuraa kuitenkaan, eikä ärsyttänyt missään vaiheessa. Kaks ja puoli, pyöristetään se vaikka kolmoseen.

Very funny, in my groove

7/10 2026/1/4

5 stars all the way

Not as good as “Odelay” or “Mellow Gold”, but better than “Midnight Vultures”.

Definitely better than “Sea Change”. The music was good. If Beck didn’t mumble, I would put this album in my library.

Really enjoyed this album, never heard any of his others but will check them out now

Super solid record, very consistently good throughout

kinda too windy and stonery for me but i get the appeal and the ideas/executions on a lot of these songs are super creative and fun

It’s been a minute since I’ve listened to Beck, I almost forgot he used to make interesting music.

Wasn’t my taste but objectively good music. Didn’t love the overall sound. Had never heard of Beck before so was good to be introduced to new music.

Jag tycker om tanken på Beck mycket mer än jag tycker om Beck. Den eklektiska tanken, inte helt olik den som Damon Albarn praktiserat dom senaste 20 åren, är tilltalande men svårgenomförd har det visat sig. Jag har köpt flera av hans skivor genom åren men dom har mest samlat damm. Guero är inget undantag. Beck är aldrig dålig och ofta t.o.m. intressant och rätt rolig. Men han blir å andra sidan heller aldrig bra. Guero är en massa olika rätt roliga knasiga idéer men det blir aldrig något vettigt utav det. Klarar tvån med ett nödrop

Nu har jag inte hört alla 1001 Beck-album, men det här känns inte som något av hans bättre.

Väljer att skriva innan jag lyssnat idag. Beck var en favorit under andra halvan som sakta tynade bort ur mitt medvetande. MTV-knarkarlåten hade man såklart hört men det var framförallt med Odelay som jag fick upp ögonen för Beck. Även de närmast kommande albumen införskaffades men satte sig aldrig riktigt. Sen blev det inte mer Beck för min del. Har inte lyssnat på något han gjort på drygt 20 år. Så lite spännande ska det bli att åter stifta bekantskap med en som man upplevde som en av de mest hypade artisterna vid mitten av 90-talet. Lite märkligt är det dock att detta album kommer upp. Enligt http://www.1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.net/index finns Odelay och Sea change från 2002 med, men inte Guero. I min bok från 2007 finns albumet med enligt registret men inte i själva boken. På angiven sida hittar vi istället The Good the bad and the Queen. Så där ja. Det var alltså inte svårare än så att förstå bristen på intresse för Beck efter millenieskiftet. Totalt menlöst. Möjligtvis med undantag för avslutningsspåret. Synd på en artistnamn trots allt gjorde en hel del bra i en annan tidsålder.

Det är svårt att ta musik på allvar när det ska skojas. Beck kan inte låta bli sina försök till roligheter. Det är nog bara så han är funtad. Musikaliskt tycker jag här ändå finns flera fina grooves även om det låter väl daterat ibland. Jag har betydligt trevligare i Becks sällskap än med Eagles och Led Zeppelin.

349/1089 - Not as strong as Odelay for me but still a really eclectic and cool album.

Loved E-pro. And que onda gusto’s an earworm. Got a bit slower the rest of the album tho

E-Pro - 8 Love the funky and catchy beat this one has with the guitar that really opens up in the chorus. Kind of a simple chorus, but it serves as a place for the guitar to shine. In his bio, it says that Beck grew up as a Scientologist and the E-Pro title was meant to be a play on some Scientologist thing, I can see the bridge having Beck take an overall message of good (“I wont give up that ghost”) but also calling out how fucked up the way he grew up must’ve been (“It’s sick the way these tongues are twisted) Que’ Onde Guero - 7 Knowing what we know about Beck, that he grew up pretty poor as a Latin immigrant in LA, this song tells a story of that upbringing. Beck is also a white man, so “Que’ Onda Guero” meaning “What’s up white boy/blondie” and takes us through the cities where he grew up. He talks of the atmosphere, the people he would interact with, and reinforces this kind of “grunge-y, dirty city vibe”. Idk how often I would go to this for a relisten, but it was catchy and I liked how immersive it felt. It was like if I was walking down the streets in these cities. Girl - 6.5 A girl who is kind of full of contradictions. It seems like Beck loves her but also writes about her with this hint of evil. I think this song is about a girl who Beck sees as someone who is from the same living situation as him and he wants better for her, almost seeing wasted potential. Is he mad at her for that and that’s where some violence in this song comes from? This one was kind of confusing to listen to and make sense of, plus the heavily contested “sun-eyed girl” vs “cyanide girl” gives this song intrigue. I like it though, it was catchy and was had a lighter quality than I thought I would be hearing from this album. Missing - 7 He’s praying to forget someone or some feeling (mental illness?) in this song and saying they’ve already taken so much from what little he has to give. He describes almost a revolving door of things that remind him of this person/feeling. Funky flow in the bridgeeeee love. Really not what I was expecting from this song. I like it. Black Tambourine - 7.5 This song immediately opens up to imagery about a break-up of some sort. I also read it as a public break up (We sing a song that was hated) but feeling like something is wrong after seperating from this person that it’s causing pain that takes a fire and hurricanes among other acts of God to clear. He’s sad and broken up, but keeps playing his music and rtucking on (re: playing a black tamborine). Verse 2 suggests she may have taken advantage of him being from a similar situation as him. He also uses music to cope with his situation and it is something that never leaves him (“We’ll shake and rattle our bodies to keep warm at night, my tamborine is still shaking”). YES GUITAR. The last verse being verse 1 repeated shows the cyclical nature of his life. Yes he’s in heartbreak, but he has to keep trucking along. Earthquake Weather - 7 Falsetto in the chorus?? Go off. Also a little funky synth at the end here? Love. This one is also kind of confusing to review. I think it’s just him singing about how uncertain he is with his life. Maybe the earthquake of it all signifies a change on the horizon that could be good or bad, but for now he is working and plugging along his days with this uncertainty in his mind. Hell Yes - 7.3 This one is so hip-hoppy. This seems like a commentary on writing entertainment in America. He feels like he’s reached commercial success and now some of the accolades mean nothing, everyone is power-drunk or real drunk/high around him, and he’s noticing a conformity crisis around him where things are sounding the same to fit a “successful formula” The chorus here is reminding us that he is always going to be changing and to just sit with what he puts out as an artist. Broken Drum - 5.5 Guitar immediately grabs your attentnion. This seems to be a memorial song. Not too much to pick apart abt this one. It’s very sweet, he’s telling his late friend that he could see his struggle with mental health (maybe depression) and tells him not to worry about what he’s leaving behind. If that’s what he has to do, they will carry on remembering him. Scarecrow - 7 Seems like he’s going back and forth between some kind of plagueing thoughts. But he also acknowloges that he has some autonomy over this. The scarecrow’s only scaring himself could mean that overcompensating for these thoughts rather than acceptance and moving on is only making things worse for him. Go It Alone - 7.5 Jack White writing/instrumental feature is crazy damn. The character Beck is writing about here is coming to terms with the fact that he thought he’d always end up alone, but is them about to propose to somebody. I think he is battling with the fact that he is no longer “going it alone” like he maybe always imagined he would and is burning that life up to start a new one. Idk. This one was also kind of confusing to me to pick apart. It’s very gravelly in almost a bluesy way and White’s bass line in the chorus is catchy as hell. Farewell Ride - 5 This one is just outlining the nature of an all-consuming addition (to coke) and how that addicition will more than likely lead the narrator to an early grave. I like the stompy rock nature of this, but it’s a little repetitive for my taste. Rental Car - 6.5 (maybe 7) Yess guitar again. I like the idea of taking something as far as a rental car will let you. It’s like he knows it’s got to end at some point, but he’s enjoying the ride for as long as he can. Emergency Exit - Last song already??? Crazy. I think this song is about not giving up on something when it may not be successful. The first verse outlines not pawning off his watch and chain to the landlord in his head, so he’s not calling it quits justtt yet. Verse 2 seems to be him working hard and he take anything else with him when he goes, so he may as well take advantage of the oppurtunities he’s got. Maybe the outro is calling to not become jaded and stay curious to what you want to do. Overall - 7.5 I think this has been my favorite album so far. I love how catchy the songs are and how unique of a perspective Beck comes to the table with. I loved the hip-hop inclusions as well as the pure rock and grunge feel like comes with these tracks. I also like his inclusions working with a DJ during production, you can hear their work in those synths and more electronic sounds. I think there was a stompy quality that had be nodding my head along with most of the songs. I do think a couple of the songs didn’t land for me and the front half of this album is what really shines for this project. The opening track was my favorite followed by: black tambourine, hell yes, go it alone, and girl. My least favorites were probably farewell ride and broken drum. I already want to listen to more of Beck and to this album again, it has fully intrigued me.

being super subjective here but i really couldn't stand this, every song was giving me a visceral feeling of wanting to just turn it off lol

Tylsäksi jäävä nollarifuusio.

Totalny miss masz, potrzebuję przesłuchać sobie ten album jeszcze raz. Ale fajnie się go słuchało ✌🏻

Pretty fun! Mostly engaging but was a bit meandering overall but that’s his style I guess. No strong feelings for or against.

23. e-pro is good

Grown up Beck is better than I remember it to be. Not as quirky as Odelay or Midnight Vultures but a really interesting well constructed album nonetheless. Dude is good at what he does…

I rock with this. It’s got a nice eclectic feel.

Lo bueno de viajar en coche es no parar de escuchar música. Hoy me ha tocado hacerlo con Beck de fondo. Me ha gustado menos que “Odelay”, y eso que empieza prometedor, pero luego, por lo que sea, se me desinfla. Aquí prevalecen estructuras rítmicas con base de bajo y percusiones varias, pocos temas carecen de palmas y la guitarras están un poco de adorno. Beck siempre me ha parecido un poco el hipster de la música. Casi igual de efímero que los ídem.

Este álbum no me ha gustado mucho, hay algunas canción que si pero otras que no

A pretty underwhelming album from Beck. Fun and quirky highlights but in the most part a bland and samey album with not much to comment on.

Épico

Pretty solid mid-period Beck album although I think it’s maybe Beck’s 4th or 5th best. Sounds like he wanted to do ‘Odelay’ again.

Similar to Odelay, but with less blatant use of random samples and a better sense of song craft.

It was fine, first song was the best.

I couldn't really tell what genre it was, but it wasn't bad.

Liking this a lot more than Odelay.

Welp, it's my favorite scientologist. I've always loved this album, and a re-listen confirms it. I know the lazy-style isn't for everyone, but it is for me, and I think he's at his strongest "quintessential Beck" on this album (not even necessarily my favorite of his, though). He has a way of making nonsense seem really, really fucking cool. And when it's no longer nonsense, boy does it hit you like a ton of bricks (see: "Missing," and "Broken Drum"). Fave tracks: - Que' Onda Guero - Girl - Missing - Earthquake Weather - Broken Drum - Scarecrow - Go It Alone - Farewell Ride - Rental Car - Emergency Exit

5/10 Best songs: Girl, Scarecrow, Go It Alone, Farewell Ride A slow- to medium-tempo album the whole way through that relies heavily on (admittedly interesting) beats and less on lyrics or singing. Though the second half is pretty good, I find the album conceptually interesting but just not very appealing. I've never really gotten into Beck, and I think this album is emblematic as to why.

It was around the time of this release, give or take, that I fell out with this artist when I heard he was a Scientologist. I was soo disheartened & couldn't even listen to any of his work without the sad, icky feeling of disappointment overshadowing my whole listening experience. This cat is uniquely talented & borders upon greatness. And it's MY irrational hang-up that robbed me of a decade plus of fandom. I DID eventually outgrow my foolishness (on this particular issue anyway) and came back to unashamedly appreciating this man's distinctive output over the last handful of years or so. THIS album, while not my favorite, is not bad & I imagine I would come to enjoy it even more with repeated listens. 3 stars seems about right. Honorable mention to the Futurama cameo back in the Midnite Vultures days

Beck is extremely talented and there's a few bangers on this album.. But the album as a whole, I found it ok, while my wife found it abhorrent.

Beck had a nice arc going. He initially became known for "Loser" which was a radio-foisted throwaway song, a house made of straw. Then came Odelay (I have a soft spot for this album as part of my teenage years), which was well-received critically but also cemented his status as an aloof self-styled witticist type. A couple albums later we were given Sea Change, which was truly brilliant and was marketed as his transformation into a mature, serious artist— but! He immediately pivoted back to this kind of stuff, which, in retrospect, makes Sea Change feel insincere. I suppose Morning Phase was his attempt to relegitimize that persona, but... whatever, I can't be bothered with all this.

This is great. First 3 songs are up with any of Beck’s best. Slight drop in quality after that but still very good. Closing song ‘Send A Message To Her’ is also a banger. The sound of Beck having enough runs on the board that he can do basically whatever he wants

Odelay part II. Made by an older wiser Beck after making 3 very different albums (one of which, Sea Change, is on the list), this is an album I like but one I struggle to find a good reason for including here. It’s his best selling album but I would say he has 5 releases (apart from the two already on the list) which are more interesting. Good album though.

Album #14 Beck: Guero My first time hearing a Beck album in full. From what I knew of him through his hits, I was expecting something pretty quirky and out there. The first half of the album was definitely that, though I think that I did find the charm in it, which I was afraid might be lost on me. However, the second half, though not bad, seemed a lot more ordinary; at times sounding like music you might hear in a Lincoln commercial. I feel as though Beck is at his best with offbeat,t humorous lyrics, and eclectic vocal styles, the best of which, in my opinion, came in Que Onda Guero. I can’t say I was ever bored listening to this, though, and I actually respect Beck for creating his own sound entirely. I’m pretty sure this isn’t Beck’s most lauded album, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him again, and I definitely would be curious to hear more from him. Best Tracks: Que Onda Guero, Girl, Missing Worst Track: Farewell Ride Score out of 10:6.5

This was all over the place and thus necessarily hit-and-miss. I do respect the boldness of exploring so many ideas instead of settling for one clear concept, though.

Beck was all over the place this album. What is worse, it’s good and many of the songs are catchy. However, there’s a disjointed sensation throughout. Beck uses electronic, hip hop, Latin, and alternative. I wasn’t upset because much of this album was enjoyable, but Beck sure tried to shove every genre into Guero. Guero was my third Beck album, and I’m impressed at how much of a chameleon he is. He has his unique style, but his albums sound different even from each other. Unlike many artists on this list with multiple albums, Beck always presents an unexpected listen.

I grew up in an area heavily populated by Mexican Americans as well, and so Beck's musical quest to merge his alternative style with the Chicano sounds that he had become accustomed to really resonated with me. I was able to pick out a lot of sounds, stylings, and even words (including "guero", definitely been called that one a few times) that sounded familiar. It seems some comparisons are drawn between this album and "Odelay!", both in terms of sound and the production involved, so I felt obligated to mention that this album definitely was more of a hit for me than "Odelay!". This album did cause a slight eyebrow raise with the "alternative hip-hop" genre in the description, but I ended up digging that a fair bit, too -- very Gorillaz in vibe. All in all, this was about a 3.5 for me. Surprising even myself, I'm actually going to round this up. It just really vibed with me!

Okay so i did write notes for each song but this deleted. I see alot of 90s tupac rap inspired. Some indie rock. Harmonica, deep voice, guitar, country old west. A very dinamic album with different vibes for each song. Some stuff i didnt like much but is a fun album. Fav:E-Pro, Send a message for her, Broken drum

Beck always keeps me interested I'll give him that

best Beck album so far. I don't normally like Beck, and this is still same-y. it's more polished though

It's a solid album, but it doesn't exactly excite me.

WOW

2.5

Guzeldi begendim bunu

Not what I was expecting , good but..

Very versatile and kinda well done in every genre that it touches but kind of a mixed back to me. Since nothing sounds even remotely the same it kinda lost me in the way. Yes there are some cool influences but nothing really sticks out in nearly an hour of runtime. Probably good for fans but not for me.

Liked it

Next to Mutations this has to be one of my favorites. I really don't have many notes other than it's a good album.

Alright, prefer the sad shit like sea change and morning phase

Will defo listen again; lots of interesting parts at play

very fun and chill album i like it

Incredible beck havent listened to this before

Not my cup of tea

Not a bad album, some pretty good songs, but a bunch of others that were nothing to write home about

This is my second Beck album. I'd rated the first one a 4, and I think this is a similarly solid album.

I am a big fan of Beck and his track "Loser" is one of my favorites of all time. I did enjoy this album but some tracks did feel a bit stale compared to the other ones. If it would have been more trimmed down, I would have given this a perfect 5 but I will give this a 4. I definitely will listen to more Beck albums regardless if they appear in this list or not.

Good stuff

I like this album a little better than "Odelay" so I'll give it three stars.

Girl alone is worth a 5

A return the Odeley style after Sea Change. But I’m more of a fan of the Sea Change era. Couple good songs though

Starts off banging, b-side is a bit of a drag

Beck has an extraordinary amount of talent, and sometimes that translates into a catchy hook. Mostly, I don’t connect with the entirety of the album. He’s a song guy.

Amazing album, I've always found Beck to be a creative and talented musician able to produce great songs in several different genres. This album has great examples, and the first three songs are excellent. All around great songs, with each song keeping it interesting.

Album sounded really good. Tracks all varied with lots of rhythm. Lyrics were interesting, quite dark in some songs. Intend to explore Beck's catalog more.

Ok

Брокен Друм прекрасна.

paar esimest laulu olid head aga mõned lõpus olid mmmmm ma ei tea nüüd

Loved this album. This was a mainstay of my youth, haven’t listened to it in a long time.

Might be mistaken but it sounds like TØP to my ears but with a more country-folk-rock vibe and a chill vocal delivery. Starts off strong but falters after "Earthquake Weather" (3.5-4)

better beck than the last beck

Forgettable and repetitive. This is the first time I am really confused as to how this made the list honestly.

Spoko…🙃

Preferred Guerolito bc

Listenable, but didn’t jump out.

This may be a bit of a stretch for some, but I personally see Beck as the male equivalent to Madonna and you need to hear me out on this. Both of them always make it their goal to drastically switch up their sounds all of the time with each project in an effort to try and gather the populations from those sounds to their evergrowing discography. They both were cultural juggernauts of their time and have since been relegated to "old head who won't shut up." Anyways, Guero feels like Beck's attempt to try and bring Trip Hop back into the mainstream after the genre ran dry in the beginning of the 2000s, and honestly I think some of Beck's attempts here are pretty noble but don't quite land in all the ways I would have hoped and liked. This album is pretty safe as far as all the experimentation goes and even with some of the more bold swings here I am just not wowed by Beck yet as an artist. This is definitely worth your while if you have heard some of his work and are looking for a nice entry point, but I don't think I'd see many people coming back after the soft introduction.

Would not buy

Pretty solid album, there were some really catchy tracks that I know I'll be playing repeatedly but this album is one of the ones I'll have to give multiple listens to really appreciate. My favorite songs are the Eliotte Smith tribute "Broken drum" and the second track which I can't spell the name of

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Earthquake Weather, Hell Yes, Broken Drum, Go It Alone Now I understand why YTM kept recommending this album to me (presumably based on my tastes). It's... fantastic. It's a weird mix of everything. Alternative rock. Grunge. Elements of hip-hop, country, and pop. It's got slow music, It's got aggressive music. There's weird shit on Que' Onda Guero, and Hell Yes. Not to mention it has 3 insanely popular singles. Glad I listened. Glad its on the List. Definitely adding to my rotation.

The album starts awkwardly restrained but shines later on. My favourite tracks here would be 'Go It Alone' & 'Rental Car'. The record is really diverse, and as you approach the last part, you already know it's worth relistening later. To me, it was unusual and truly delivering with some of its tracks. Nice one.

Heard some great new sounds, kinda reminds me of slightly stoopid

Lots of different sounds and genres in here which is interesting. Broken drum was my favorite.

Surprisingly good. I like most of these tracks. And even with those I could personally do without, I have to acknowledge the creativity and craftsmanship. It won't end up on my favourites list, but I can't in good conscience give it less than 5/5. Probably 4.5/5.

I liked this album!

not rlly my thing but i added 3 somgs soo

Not my taste, but I was able to listen without too much trouble.

It was okay not really the type of music i usually listen to.

Beck is iconic for creating, innovating and keeping it fresh for 30 years. RRHOF lock. His live shows never disappoint. Odelay is full of bangers and is one if my all-time favs. More please.

Pretty good. Unique. Beck is Beck.

That was a great album. I'm amazed that Beck can pull from that many genres in one album and not have it sound like a disjointed mess. It's not perfect. There's bound to be a genre you don't like in something like this. That said, nothing was bad. My least favorite songs ended up being average. It's a 4.5, but I'm rounding up.

It’s fun to occasionally check in on Beck and see what weird stuff he’s up to now

It’s not top tier Beck, but it’s pretty close. A great grab bag of styles and moods.

This is a typical Beck album, complete with a few standout tracks and then a bunch of mediocrity. I've always believed that the best Beck album would be a compilation of the 2-3 good songs on each album. I guess I should make a playlist. Liked Songs Added: E-Pro Girl Hell Yes

Couple good ones here. Black Tambourine especially.

Not my type of music, i enjoy the use of different instruments and the the dual language aspect to some of the songs. the songs all sound okay, nothing particularly stood out to me. The first half of the album is better than the second half.

Great Hooks and Grooves

Excellent

This has the vibes of being the garage band of my younguer brother, that i pretend to like cause its importamnt to show support in his hobbies.

Unsure Beck has a bad album

Much better album than I remembered.

for a beck album, this is pretty boring and uncreative

A little more tame than Beck’s earlier stuff. Some catchy songs though.

Not my cup of tea but i clearly see that some pepole would enyoj it

bit all over the shop

Not my first choice for Beck albums, but a good time nonetheless.

4.5

meh

4.3/5 tamer odelay cool album

Beck is one of the most talented musicians. I like his ironic/sarcastic slacker approach. Yet this album feels like only an echo of Odelay. Heck the first guitar strum on Guero is 1:1 the same sound than Devils Haircut on Odelay. I don't see the point of this album.

The first half of the album is quite catchy and groovy but then it becomes more and more annoying. Weak three stars. favourite: "E-Pro", "Qué Onda Guero", "Girl", "Earthquake Weather" 2,5

I got pretty bored listening to this album. I do like the cover art, though.

good on the strength of E-Pro and Girl Go It Alone and Farewell Ride are good too

It all sounds good and is very well made. He can definitely establish a solid groove. I just don't find anything here very catchy, none of it really sticks with me. I probably wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio in the car but I'm not adding it to my library.

Lots of hits

I'll be honest, I only know Beck for his song "Loser" so I had zero expectations coming into this album. I came away really liking it! Its a fun eclectic mix of styles and sounds that kept my interest the entire time and on a Monday after a holiday break I couldn't really ask for anything more.

Another quite middle of the road Beck album, there’s some quite cool production and I enjoyed some of the music and the lyrics but all in all nothing really grabs me. I think I just don’t like Beck that much, shoot me. 3.5/5 Best Song: Farewell Ride

Another collection of fine songs, I always thought I liked beck? But he’s pretty average, it’s not a bad album it’s just a bit boring I think. Best song: Earthquake Weather

I never really got into Beck growing up even though he was huge, but this album was honestly pretty cool. The whole southwestern vibe caught me off guard in a good way, and it gave the record an edge that I didn’t expect from what little I know about him. I’ve been getting a lot of albums lately that use slide guitar or dobro, and I am fully here for it. Beck really nailed the slide parts on this one. It added this dusty, desert feel that made the songs way more interesting. Favorite song: Farewell Ride

Beck is so good. Weird and fun . Favorite song Missing. Funky and becks voice really hits me the right way. Every album I’ve heard from him I’m a fan of

very ecclectic, a great discovery

Fabulous album of pop/r and b. Quincy Jones is a genius producer and it shows on this album. Song composition is up and down - this isn’t Thriller. But the high points are super high.

Far out

80s country?

Amazing, chill early 2000s - laid back nostalgia

I have this one:) And I can't believe I haven't made it a favorite in my rotation! 5/5

So many great songs on this. Might be my favorite Beck album if Colors didn't exist. Maybe not influencial, but still a great listen.

Beck is a quirky dude that is always able to squeeze out some cool jams and hits. This album was okay,

5/10

Albarn does what he does and he does it good

piaciuto molto di più di quello che pensansi

Good album, a good amount of recognizable and catchy songs, but with all Beck there's just something missing. Maybe it's overproduced, maybe it's the lack of passion, it's just too steady eddy. Nothing really moving enough to make me want to keep it in the regular rotation.

Guero is essentially Beck doing Odelay again. Same producers (Dust Brothers), same vibe, same sort of songs albeit coming off an emotional record like Sea Change. I hear Devil's Haircut in E-Pro, Where It's At in Que Onda Guero? and so on and so forth. What drags this one down for me is that near the end right around Scarecrow, this begins to drag. I hear a beat, the slide guitar and all the usual elements and it just sounds like Beck but without much excitement to it. Odelay sounded like fun all throughout and there were entertaining hooks and moments before Ramshackle quieted things down. Guero feels like it comes and goes and then quiets down. And then I'm like "Ehhhhh". Some positives to note: Broken Drum is a seriously brilliant tribute to the late Elliott Smith (one of many around this time). I really dig the vibes on the trio of Missing, Black Tambourine and Earthquake Weather. Pretty much a lot of the great stuff appears during the first half of the album. I'm not too particular with Hell Yes, but shout-out Christina Ricci. Overall, this album is Beck trying to be the Beck I know from the 90s but with the added hit of Sea Change. The result is mixed in my book (6/10, 3/5 on this scale)

Tiene ritmos y sonidos interesantes. Rock combinado con otros sonidos más alternativos. Aveces las voces me daban vibes de rap

Solid

I really liked this - the songs were interesting and very good, although very much in the vein of what I would expect from a Beck album. It was enjoyable to listen to while I was working and some songs (Rental Car in particular) really grabbed my attention. I would happily put this on again in the background for something interesting to listen to.

pretty generic forgettable 2000s music

A bit meh

Please make him stop.

i'm mad at how plain this alcum was. i didn't need to hear this before i die

Certainly this album delivers on Beck's idiosyncratic sound, and shows him perfecting motifs and styles he helped to pioneer. Songs like Broken Drum stand out as Beck doing something different, but in his own way. But it is hard not to feel like it is a little too late for these soundscapes and mixed genre melodies to make a splash. At this point in time, Beck's sound was tried and true. Highly emulated throughout the late 90s and early oughts. We're left here with an album capstone-ing those sounds all the while Indie music was cascading onto the scene and changing the way pop and rock were being viewed. Add to this that Beck's sounds, though still his own and still experimental, were not breaching the Avante Garde anymore. Bands like Sufjan Stevens, Bright Eyes, Animal Collective, Sigur Ros, Spoon, The Decemberists, were all experimenting in new ways that would change music for the next 10 years. Guero is certainly worth a listen for Beck fans, but I am not sure it is deserving of taking the place of many other albums from 2005.

While I do really like this album, it's mostly due to nostalgia. In a vacuum it's hard to justify this selection for the 1001.

I’m comfortable enough with myself to stop pretending I care about Beck’s contributions to music

tre ord. no thank u

Bro I paused A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (50th Anniversary Edition) for this

I'm biased. I enjoyed Odelay when it came out, and after Midnite Vultures, I was surprised to see what I saw as a return to that album's form. It's different, and I enjoy it

Vilken rivstart på albumet! Första halvan får mig att känna mig otroligt cool, andra halvan är meh

Becks Becks up some really Becky Beckishness most Beckfully.

I’m not sure this needs to be on the list. It’s enjoyable enough, but it’s kind of standard issue Beck (which is good, don’t get me wrong). I can’t help but feel that there may be overlooked worthier contenders. Janet Jackson, say?

The heads on the album cover remind me of Spirited Away. Favorite track: E-Pro

Excellent work, love this one.

Ok.

Love Beck, this is my favourite flavour of Beck. 4.5

some enjoyable moments!

Fine. Farewell Ride was decent.

2/5

Fun! I've never LOVED Beck, but he's a great musician I always like listening to.

The beats on this are great, never heard this album before cause I never really cared for Beck but this was pretty decent. 4/5

Lots of catchy songs; I underrated this when it came out. Still though, I’m not sure if it’s a “need to hear before you die” type of thing.

Quintessential Beck album, 5 stars hands down

All over the place

Surprised by how much I enjoyed it. 4/5

Good. And clearly Beck

6.5/10 Highlights: Hell Yes Rental Car Broken Drum E-Pro

Spannend, neu für mich.

Becomes less interesting the longer it goes on. It sounds very much like a Beck album, not sure why this is included ahead of others.

Every song sounds like it’s from a different album, and somehow it’s still all great

one of the most boring and uninspired albums i've heard

I can’t believe how much prestige and media space some artists are given despite producing such mediocre work. Beck has three albums on this list, and for that reason alone, the list deserves no respect. This album is mediocre, lazy, and entirely disposable—purely recycled material with nothing original or worthwhile to offer. It’s complete nonsense. Absolute bullshit. Frankly, it’s dog shit. Unbelievable. A very bad album. I can’t believe I even have ears to hear something this awful.

Some solid tracks. Just doesn’t meet the energy or songwriting of Odelay.

Like some of the music, hate when Beck does his sing/rap thing.

Not a fan of Beck

This list is losing cred by the day.

It’s not a bad record exactly (well...) but the expectations for this were high coming off a stellar run AND reuniting with the Odelay production duo. Alas, where Beck previously succeeded using vintage sounds and older styles, but skewed through his own unique prism, this just sounded kinda tired and played out. The sister album/follow-up The Information at the very least has a more compelling aesthetic, likewise the thrifty Modern Guilt, but Guero was confirmation that Beck had lost whatever made him special.

Very comfortable listening.

I dunno…I always found the singles from this a little boring and there are definitely some skips but missing, black tambourine and broken drum are very lovely songs. I’ve never really loved Beck - but appreciate it.(maybe because mom used to get mad at me when I sang along to loser on the radio hahaha)

Not my fave Beck album but still really solid. It's not quite a 4 star for me but it deserves more than 3

Fun 2000s Beck

It was alright... a few standout songs, but it started to all kind of blend together after a while.

I already had Sea Change on this list and I prefer this version of Beck to the more melancholy one. At his best he seamlessly meshes styles into a cohesive whole. This album starts with a great single in E-Pro which is more of a rock song, and I liked the more hip-hop style grooves of Qué Onda Guero. The tribute to Elliot Smith Broken Drum is another highlight. Think this is a 4 rather than a 5 though, I will save the top marks for Odelay :)

This album doesn't really change my opinion of Beck that much, although I did find a couple tracks that I liked. Not awful, but won't add it to my personal collection.

A very fun album. Lots of energy throughout, plenty of variety. I had a hard time taking some parts of the album seriously but I don't get the impression Beck really intends me to. It's always a little disappointing for me when the first track is the best, you spend the rest of the album waiting for something else as good as E-Pro to pop up. Oh well.

this originally had something meaner but I felt bad about it. this feels like it should be for me but it super isn't. the only beck I recognize is the mongolian chop squad not adding to collection

I'm not a huge Beck fan. There is some good stuff on here, but overall it drags a bit.

Great

What to even call this? A fantastic listen.

J’ai beaucoup aimé cet album, ça m’a donné envie de réécouter Odelay qui m’avait moins stimulée J’ai trouvé le mélange des genres (hip hop / rock / latino…) très riche instrumentalement, avec de belles ambiances sonores et des rythmes intéressants, au service d’une non-chalence légère et dansante dont j’ai bien aimé la couleur tout au long de l’album, avec des accords qui reviennent et qui m’ont bien emballée Un 4 car je pense réécouter et m’intéresser de plus près à l’artiste

Drôle qu’il ait intitulé son album Guero (qui désigne les gens à la peau claire au Mexique, entre péjoratif et affectif selon les usages). J’aime déjà un peu plus que son premier album Odelay qui m’avait clairement ennuyée, là au moins on a un peu plus de dynamisme instrumental. Part de rien, construction progressive du son dans Missing qui est vraiment cool. A part ça, je pense que c’est la voix de Beck, et une sorte de monotonie/uniformité à toute épreuve dans la façon de poser les phrases qui me lasse au bout de 3-4 sons. Un 2,5 pas plus.

Nice one.

Enjoyed this. First three tracks had me thinking I was going to give this 5 stars, but it failed to reach those heights again. Still a good listen.

Not bad but he's got better albums

can't get into this at all- beck not for me. sounds like all the worst parts of millennial pop and indie from 2003-2015

own

Fine, but not something I’d revisit.

6/10

Que' Onda Guero was auditorily stimulating and kept my attention. Hell Yes is a combination of rock and techno with a killer baseline.

Easy 5 stars do I even need to listen.

hey I know e-pro and que onde guero is intriguing it's all a lot of unconventional things like dj sounds and less American more international sounds in some and samples and yeah interesting not really my type but the sounds were something I got bored at the end kinda repetitive, not really intriguing to me, doesn't make me feel anything feels empty first two were best ones

Best Song: Que'Onda Guero. It was a real funky beat that complimented Beck's weird delivery. Worst Song: Farewell Ride. An overly moody yeehaw song about horses with the appropriate number of eyes. Overall: This is a little bit better than the other Beck I've been offered, but I'm still not much of a fan. There's something grating about this monotone, disaffected quality that pervades all of his vocals. I listen to music to get affected. Give me something to feel for chrissake.

Tää oli letkeää aamu/ilta-musaa. Tykkään Beckin äänestä ja vaikka tämä ei ihan ole mun musamakuuni sopivaa, jaksoi tämän kuunnella helposti. Beckin ainoa tuttu levy on omasta hyllystä löytyvä Odelay!

Album 949 of 1089 Beck - Guero (2005) Rating : 3.75 / 5 One thing you can always count on with Beck is consistency - most everything he puts out is at least solid, and this one goes a bit beyond that. It’s a good album that delivers exactly what we’ve come to expect from him: smart production, creative beats, quirky lyrics, and a style that somehow ties it all together without ever feeling forced. Beck has this ability to blend genres and sounds in a way that feels effortless - a little funk, a little rock, a little hip-hop, and just enough weirdness to make it interesting. He’s one of those artists who might not have a long list of “big hits” that come immediately to mind, but he never disappoints. His work is always uniquely his own, and Guero fits right in with that tradition. It’s inventive, fun, and full of personality - exactly what you’d want from a Beck album.

Yea this rocks

Didn’t finish it. I liked the fist song.

Que surpresa mais agradável. Nunca tinha escutado Beck, e por algum motivo sempre achei que fosse mais um rock-alternativo-mas-não-tão-alternativo-assim dos anos 90. Aqui ele também é isso, só que com mais uma porção de coisas. Um verdadeiro caldeirão que funciona incrivelmente entre rock, folk, trip hop e até um cadinho de dance.

I am always really intimidated and never know where/when to start with Beck. It's a shame, because this album was awesome! Killer beats, alt-melodies and a decent vibe across the whole record. 5 stars, easily!

This album is like the first mid semester break in your first year at uni. You’ve moved out of home and you’re living in a city away from your parents, which has given you the freedom to be yourself and express yourself, without Mum and Dad judging you and trying to steer you in a particular direction. After a couple of months, you’ve found a group of friends at uni that you really vibe with. The weather is pretty nice and your friend “The Guzmo” (called so because he can guzmo than you) has a car. You, The Guzmo, and two other friends pile in to the clapped out Toyota Camry and road trip towards Christchurch.

Good variety. Lots of fun.

Hmm, not so many songs I know

Not a single skip on this album

I like his earlier albums much more than this one, but still, a good listen

Just Beck being Beck. Some catchy stuff here but he really doesn’t have anything noteworthy to say. He probably would have been a better producer than songwriter.

A really good album, I liked Girl, Earthquake Weather, Go It Alone and Scarecrow the most.

Great stuff here

Good album

Heavy on the breakbeat library but to be expected from mid naughties. Go it alone and farewell ride standouts. The rest in the bin.

Really enjoyed Girl remixed by octet

I went to the shop and made a lasagna while listening to this. There's gonna be so much funk in that thing. Realllyyy vibed with the sound - sometimes all you need is something that sounds as if you just rocked up in some guy's back yard and now you're listening to him complain about stuff in song form. Also not somewhere I expected a 'hey, I know this one' moment, and yet! Scarecrow jumpscare haha. Heard the first chords and perked up like a dog hearing a whistle lmao

Not my favorite. Not a Beck fan but I gave it a try.

borefest

Run and poppy, yet grungy and bluesy. I love the blues adjacent tunes like “go it alone” and “scarecrow” that thread that needle.

Great album by Beck!

better than expected.

Not bad!

Fun and inventive.

Removed

Good instrumentals, chill vibe, but overall not my style.

Torn to give it a 4, maybe more like a 3.5. Don't consider this the better of the Beck albums, but I think its better than the others I listened to on this app.

3 out of 5 Some awesome classic Beck songs. But some songs were too screechy for me!

Not his best but still pretty damn good.

It’s a good album overall, but something about Beck’s constant use of half assed Spanish kind of annoys me. 3.75 / 5

Day 72 Can never go wrong with a bit of Beck, insanely talented man. 8/10 Highlights Hell Yes Go it Alone Chain Reaction

Fun album with a lot of variety (although a lot of filler too). 3.5/5.0: Very Good