Guero

this one is nostalgia bait for me; i used to really like this one. unfortunately it doesnt hold up as well as i remember. i still enjoyed the genre bending that beck gets into but i could easily see some of the weaker tracks dragging this down for someone who doesnt already have fond memories of them. my favorite song from this album has always been "girl" due to the super poppy groove contrasted with the darker lyrics about stealing the life of his sun-eyed(cyanide) girl. i have to give it a 5 even if it really only deserves a 4

Labai patiko, du beck albumai per savatę, super.

Love this album.

dust brothers 🙏🙏🙏

Super interesting listen. So many different genres combined on one album that was full of emotion and amazing production.

Very Becky album. Not bad just not my style

ONLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALBUMS EVERRRR

Pretty solid album, sucks I wasn’t into this growing up. A lot of good songs on here

Almost dropped it down to a 4 compared to some of the other albums but skimming back through, they're all hits!

meh. so meh

- Melodic and interesting instrumentals. - Only a couple songs that I’d probably skip (Emergency Exit & Farewell Ride)

Not really my cuppa tea but did not hate it. Would quite happily have this on as background music.

Better than the last Beck I listen to like two days ago.

Einen Tag zu spät gehört. Der Tag vor der Balkantour. Beck auf die Ohren und To Do Liste abarbeiten. War gut.

go white boy go

Kann nicht hören ist nicht verfügbar

I thought the vibes would be more eclectic than it finnaly was, hoped more of that 8 bit keyboards in the intro of Girl sprinkled in more places. E-Pro is a banger and a Rockband classic. The riff of Send a Message to Her(which is a bonus track, didnt realized when I first heard the album) sounds like the one of Devils Haircut in a different key. I mean, its a good album, but its not something that I would say is worthy of a 1001 must listen album before you die list (Odelay and Sea Change would be my only picks) 2/5

5 stars if you separate the art from the artist... really wish I had not just learned that christina ricci did a fake accent on Hell Yes. subtracting 1 star for making me cringe.

Plenty of fun ideas, a bit more stuck with me compared to other Beck albums.

This is definitely one of Beck's better albums. A few bangers on there.

tolerable

Beck has never done much for me, but this was a pleasing enough way to spend an hour. All of the songs have that pastiche that Beck has made his signature, and I liked opener "E-Pro" the best. None of it feels especially deep or substantive, but I don't think that's the point, either.

I always find Beck clever and agreeable. But it tends to lack meaning or emotional attachment for me at times. I don't know if that's the lyrics or the way he delivers them. This album is one of those times. But you keep being you Beck, I'm glad you're out there.

I don’t feel like this one is as revolutionary as Odelay! but Beck continues to test the limits of genre mashing here. From that perspective, the most popular tracks “E-Pro” and “Go It Alone” are a few of the safer songs on the record, but that’s not entirely surprising. This record does feel like it gets darker than I recall Odelay! getting, which was interesting to hear. I know "Broken Drum" was written about the death of his friend (and fellow musician), Elliott Smith. Even before I found that out, I had it flagged as one of my standout tracks.

This is my first Beck album ever. I didn’t even realize he’d worked on the Annie soundtrack before this. So I came in with no expectations, just curiosity. Guero hit me as this weird, dusty collage, half hip-hop, half rock, all stitched together with a sense of rhythm that feels both loose and deliberate. It’s like you’re walking through a street full of noise, colors, and random voices, but somehow it grooves. I didn’t really connect with “Girl,” “Go It Alone,” “Farewell Ride,” or “Emergency Exit.” They lost some of the energy or texture I liked in the rest. But the rest of the album had this grit and movement I kept coming back to. Top 5 (First Listen): E-Pro – that distorted riff is wild; feels like Beck’s version of chaos. Broken Drum – unexpectedly emotional; quiet but deep. Que Onda Guero – pure attitude; the sound of walking through the city, all eyes and rhythm. Earthquake Weather – hypnotic and steady, like a dusty daydream. Hell Yes – chaotic in a fun way; glitchy but cool. Overall, Guero feels like a world of its own — somewhere between grit and groove, where nothing’s clean but everything’s alive. I get now why people say Beck is hard to define. I didn’t expect to like this much of it, but it pulled me in.

Upbeat and fun.

Encore une belle découverte!

So eclectic and fun. Loved this

Not a beck fan

beck proved that he's quite qüero indeed

Not bad, really. Not really my kind of music, but I sorta have had a vibe. Rental Car is good track.

Guero is, in my opinion, Beck’s best album. It’s a return to collaborating with The Dust Brothers, it’s diverse and dynamic, and it’s a love letter to Beck’s native Los Angeles. I’m not an Angeleno but I’ve visited my family there enough to know what the city and the suburbs of L.A. are like. This record can literally be its soundtrack. So many standouts: “E-Pro”, “Qué Onda Guero”, “Girl”, “Missing”, “Black Tamborine”, “Hell Yes”, “Scarecrow”, and “Go It Alone” are all fantastic songs on a record that has no filler.

Ok. ★★

this was fun! a nice, easy listen and a few bangers!

Not really my taste in music but I enjoyed this well enough!

Quirky but listenable. Strange fascination with death later in the album. Still, good structure to the songs.

The beats are interesting but I hate whiny sounding singers ezpecially males which kind of killed it for me

I don't think this is his best work. There are a few good ones, but I think Odelay is a better album.

It's Beck

Once is probably enough. Might end up as a 2. Some nice tracks, but overall I don’t like it.

Not my favorite Beck album, but solid.

I quite like it. Very varied but enjoyable. Just gets a 4 I'd say.

i guess this is the best beck album

Nous sommes en 2005, trois ans se sont écoulés depuis la splendeur folk et mélancolique de "Sea Change", un disque de rupture si parfait, si poignant, qu'il semblait impossible d'en imaginer la suite. Comment rebondir après avoir exposé son cœur en lambeaux sur des arrangements de cordes à tomber par terre ? La réponse de Beck Hansen fut aussi simple qu'inattendue : en rappelant les potes et en rallumant la machine à collages improbables. Pour "Guero", notre homme a re-convoqué les Dust Brothers, les architectes sonores du monumental "Odelay". L'intention est claire : fini de pleurer, on ressort les samplers, les guitares crades et les beats qui chaloupent. Un retour aux sources, en quelque sorte. Et dès les premières mesures de "E-Pro" et son riff de guitare aussi simple que dévastateur, on comprend que le voyage ne sera pas de tout repos. C'est brut, direct et on retrouve ce Beck bricoleur, ce savant fou du son qui sample tout ce qui lui passe sous la main pour en extraire une substance funky et foutraque. "Guero" (qui signifie "blondinet" en argot mexicain, un clin d'œil à son expérience de gamin blanc dans les quartiers latinos de L.A.) est une mosaïque. Une sorte de grand bazar sonore où un riff de blues poisseux peut côtoyer une bossa nova éthérée ("Missing"), où le hip-hop old-school se frotte à des accents presque tropicaux ("Qué Onda Guero"). C'est là toute la force et, pour certains, la "faiblesse" de cet album. Car "Guero" est un retour évident à la formule "Odelay", mais avec la maturité (et peut-être une pointe de cynisme en plus) des années qui ont passé. On sent le plaisir de la production, l'amusement à triturer les sons, à empiler les couches. "Girl" et son intro sortie d'une Gameboy qui débouche sur une pop song faussement innocente, "Hell Yes" et son beat electro minimaliste, "Black Tambourine" et son rythme tribal... Chaque morceau est une surprise, une nouvelle direction. C'est un disque foisonnant, généreux, qui ne se refuse rien. Alors pourquoi "seulement" 4 sur 5 ? Peut-être parce que, justement, ce retour à une recette connue, aussi brillante soit-elle, lui ôte ce caractère de surprise totale qu'avait pu avoir son grand frère de 1996. "Odelay" nous avait cueillis à froid, nous avait retourné le cerveau avec son inventivité folle et son apparente désinvolture. "Guero", lui, arrive en terrain connu. C'est un peu comme retrouver un vieil ami qu'on n'a pas vu depuis des années : on est heureux, on passe un excellent moment, mais on sait déjà un peu à quoi s'attendre. Il manque ce petit frisson de l'inconnu, cette sensation d'assister à la naissance de quelque chose de totalement neuf. L'effet de surprise est passé, on sent un artiste qui maîtrise son sujet sur le bout des doigts, qui s'amuse avec ses propres codes, mais qui, peut-être, ne se met plus autant en danger. La folie est plus contenue, le chaos mieux organisé. Ne nous y trompons pas, c'est du pinaillage de vieux con de disquaire. "Guero" reste un album d'une richesse inouïe, un disque qui, encore aujourd'hui, sonne incroyablement frais et inventif. C'est un concentré de tout ce qui fait le génie de Beck : cette capacité à fusionner les genres les plus improbables avec une aisance déconcertante, à créer des chansons qui sont à la fois des tubes en puissance et des expérimentations sonores. C'est un disque qui se bonifie à chaque écoute, révélant de nouvelles subtilités, un sample caché, une ligne de basse vicieuse. En fin de compte, ce "petit quelque chose" qui manque pour atteindre le rang supérieur, c'est peut-être juste la nostalgie d'une époque où chaque album de Beck était une révolution. Avec "Guero", la révolution est devenue une institution et putain, quelle belle institution. Un indispensable, évidemment, un de ces 1001 albums, sans le moindre doute.

Great artist. What a voice to start with. He can handle such a wide spectrum of musical styles. Closing for example hip hop beats with harmonica. After some more experimental songs a relaxing soft alternative rock song.. Amazing! I had a great ride.

Fun album, I apricated the range of styles

First couple of tracks are bangers. The rest all sounds the same.

Forgot how innovative Beck. is

Used to find this one boring as a teenager and I actually get it now. I like the way Beck genre hops all over in a wry, kinda uncool way, without stepping into full obnoxious Weezer territory. Like there's still some confidence and swagger to it. My bad Beck I was unfamiliar with your game.

A solid album, in the Beck pastiche mode. Inventive, silly, catchy; is it his best? No, but what is “best” with Beck anyway? He’ll reinvent his sound on the next album and it’ll be weird and fun. You can’t contain his creative crazy. By the way, if you want to read the most obnoxious, snotty, perfectly Pitcheforque review, see this: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/621-guero/

Really dig this album - never listened to Beck outside of his radio releases (which I like). Plays with hip hop style and layers beats with interesting sounds

I like

Highlight Song/s: Girl Beck is a really weird musician, so many strange sounds and styles on this album but it 9 times out of 10 tends to work well. East Asian styled music, beep boop electronic music, Latin hip-hop. Really eclectic. I think this album might work better for me if I re-visit sometime.

Alt rock, hip-hop, and a little electronic all mixed with some classic Beck weirdness. Excellent album.

Got over it by the back half but fun and upbeat album. I’ve always like the more chill beck albums but this one was a lot of fun.

It's fun!! Very groovy!

what a fucking no skip masterpiece. i’ve cummed 17 times while listening

When has Beck not been good? I don't think there's been a time in my life that I wasn't a fan.

Love Beck, Guero was a solid interesting album with good beats.

Heard it before. I do like Beck and it's a fun album so, what can I say 3/5

Nowhere near his best work

A classic

Has some innovative ideas, but not something I would listen to for fun.

Huge Beck fan

This is what you would expect from a Beck album. I was unfamiliar with this album except for the single(s). All in all this is ok.

Beck goes back to his roots - but I can't see why he would do that. An unsatisfying retread of his earlier work, without the sly wit and sense of new creation that was there

Não é meu estilo mas é bom

Finally, something experimental and also good. Some interesting stuff going on in this one. I wish I could rate half stars on this because this isn't outstanding but it is definitely good. 3.5

It’s so fucking funny that it gave me Beck again. Que Ónda Guero not bad. I don’t get Beck. Sorry. The rest of this was worse than the last one. Boring ass bullshit, cowboy spurs clanking over droning sludge. Sorry.

Seemed much longer than 57 minutes. One or two bright spots but mainly uninspiring.

*This* is the Beck I know and love. One of his other albums was previously generated, but this mid aughts is what hits the spot. I listened to a lot of Beck when I was first getting into alternative as a genre in middle school. E-pro, Girl, Scarecrow, Black Tambourine, and Go it Alone are all absolute bangers.

Excellent album - not a bad song on the album!

Really good, progressive music - not something I'd normally listen to but I enjoyed it.

Didn't like it, found it boring and monotonous.

There's a ton of variety in this record. There is so much genre switching that every track is different from the last. Some tracks hit, while others didn't, making for a fairly solid album. Favourite Track(s): Earthquake Weather Least Favourite Track(s): Hell Yes

Really cool record! Lots of iconic beats, mumbly vocals, cool guitar samples, fun lyrics. I'd probably listen to this one again

Solid

Not for me. Sounds good though.

Good

what a great album! it doesn’t quite reach up to a 5 yet for me but i really love these vibes. the first song is an absolute banger. the strings on ‘missing’ feels very like beck’s album ‘sea change’ vibes. ‘broken drum’ is beautiful. ‘scarecrow’ is amazing and ‘go it alone’ with jack white on the bass is epic! it does feel slightly too long atm. that’s my only complaint. 4.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kind of generic sounding and boring.

this was better than I expected given I don't usually go in for Beck at all

Gasa fes pokkoddio sembra di sentire i gorillaz

Some songs were fun. Singer sounded kind of Creed-y at times, which made my skin crawl.

Guero reminds me of the parking lot at my old job. I would listen to the CD in the car on the way to work, on the way to and from lunch and then on the way home from work. After "E-Pro," I really like "Earthquake Weather" and "Go It Alone."

Elevating this from 3 to 4 stars mostly because it gave me an excuse to listen to Beck, but he's got better albums.

meh

nice one

Kurt Cobain sors de ce corps Je suis partagé, parfois c'est bien écrit, parfois moins, parfois c'est plein d'émotions, parfois c'est juste catchy... Il y a des chansons qui m'ont fait vibrer (RIP), d'autres pas tellement Je dirais globalement que c'est passe-partout, sympa à écouter, mais pas tellement plus dans l'ensemble

Album plutôt sympa dans son ensemble. J'aime bien les parties rock et hip hop au début. Ensuite ça devient un peu plus mou, c'est un peu la même chose en boucle. J'aurais pas été étonné si l'album était sorti 10-15 ans plus tôt. Musique pref : E-pro Pire musique : Emergency exit (on ronfle) 3.5/5 imo

Belle découverte

Bah c'était un putain de banger j'adore le style avec un flow un peu rappé. Pas trop écouté les lyrics vu que je vibais mais de ce que j'ai lu c'est sympa aussi. Je connaissais juste le mec pour Loser et la musique me saoule un peu mais là vraiment hyper sympa !

A classic, 8/10 for me

Love this album

Ok album, not for me. 4.6/10

3/5

This was an odd listen. There was one, maybe two track(s) at the beginning of the album with a slightly heavier guitar element that was enjoyable, but then it got fully into the swing of a variety-packed album but nothing really grabbed me. I generally found most songs quite boring so the variety didn’t really help, and if anything meant I couldn’t really get into the swing of it. Maybe I need to give it another try some time but I can’t see myself going to much effort to.

I did like the more heavy leaning songs but most of it fell a little flat for me. I just dont find the overlay plod of the lyrics helps. Its like a dull march with some sparkle thrown on top with some heavy riff to try and get the audiance to stick. I am captivated for about 5 seconds then drop off again. Having never listened to this I was mildly excited to see what this had to offer from Beck. Not sure I recognise this in any meaningful way from what I knew. It was interesting in that the songs had quite a stylistic variance. I dont mind that as still seemed to have a pattern I could appreciate that unified it. "Hell Yes" was very different for example from most of it. Bit of a R&B / pop vibe about it and hear other songs in it but as this is a mid 00's album doubt it was trail blazing. Its attempt at the moody / bleak just never fully cut through. More towards that side of the fence was "Broken Drum". I actually hope we have more of Beck as some interesting potential but not really present in enough detail for this. 3 as it narrowly avoids the typical beige fodder.

It's very well produced, upbeat, and easy listening. It just has very little depth. It's a mastery in making a wide variety of pleasant noises but there is no emotion in this album. Included within the hodgepodge of genres is some very unconvincing "white middle class guy does hip-hop" which really doesn't land at all. No edge, no grit, no heart. All technicality and no artistry.

Beck definitely makes some interesting music. Every Beck album I've ever listened to has been completely the different, but has enough underlying Beckness you can tell that it's a Beck album. This one was definitely sample heavy, but like the songs, the samples were pretty varied in genre and type. I enjoyed my time with this album.

You really don’t know what you’re going to get with Beck. I found that after 1 play through I was kinda whatever with this album, and then I started playing it again to test some speakers and I was enjoying it more now that I was familiar with the songs. Still giving it a 3 though but probably one of my higher rated 3s

Same vibe I always get from Beck. Great stuff, not sure I want to listen on the regular though. It feels.... too safe. It is top tier safe.

Interesting that I'd not heard Beck before now definitely different and not quite what I'd usually listen to but I'm intrigued.

Ok, but walking dangerously close to the line between mellow and dull.

I've been going through this sonic adventure with an intention to save one song from each album to a "1001 playlist." Ideally, that selection sits at the intersection of what I like most, what most represents the album or artist, and what might be less popular/obvious. In the case of Guero, my difficulty was in selecting the song that most sounded like Beck, because they *all* do, and yet each is very different. There are so many genres and styles packed into this album that I found it challenging to choose which to add, and he executes each perfectly with his own spin so that it never feels like he's merely trying on a new sound. The songs themselves are immediately accessible pop fodder without being trite or formulaic, and they also reward deeper/repeat listening. I didn't know this guy had so many Grammy awards from so many different eras in his career: after hearing this album, I'm planning to check out his discography.

5/5 - One of my favorite Beck records. - Blues-tronica at perhaps its finest early-aughts peak. - An album full of grooves and funk, blues and riffs, and, of course, what may or may not edge on gibberish. A must-own if you're a fan of Beck or if you only know about "two turntables and a microphone."

The first few songs were a fantastic start, but I lost interest as the album went on. Some of the slower songs especially I found to be quite repetitive, and I think the album was too long. Not really my kind of thing, but I can respect his talent.

I've liked Beck for a while but never actually sat down and listened to this album start to finish. It's really quite even with no real duds. Enjoyable and a few new songs added to frequent rotation.

Dig Beck's earlier releases more, this one is pretty good

It's so good, I don't know how I missed it Masterpiece

Inte min smak ALLS men några nice låtar. Väldigt hiphop/sample baserat. Bra texter, Scarecrow sticker ut som riktigt bra. Annars kommer jag nog inte lyssna på det här albumet igen

i liked the southwestern vibes :)

Two good songs, then a bunch of average. Some sounded like he was going for a Cypress Hill, Black Sunday groove.

My third from Beck which seems a little excessive. I mean I like Beck but don't feel like he did enough to merit three albums on this list. I rated both the other two from him 4/5 so apparently I do actually like his music when it comes down to it. For this album, I like Go It Alone and E-Pro but the rest seems like kind of just standard Beck Alt. It's not bad but it's not something that I feel needs to be on this list. I do enjoy this album and was glad to have listened to it today but it's not something that I feel I need to return to very often. 3/5

Mein drittes Album von Beck auf dieser Liste, bisher das beste. Echt eingängige Melodien, wenn auch etwas lang.

in theory it feels like this should be interesting but it just isn’t. like the combo of electronic and acoustic music going on should be pretty cool but i was never excited for a second. just incredibly bland throughout

Apart from the opening track, I thought the first half was whatever, but the second half was great. This album has a pretty interesting blend of hip hop and rock without straight up being rap rock, which I enjoyed a lot. This album is pretty unique but still doesn’t have anything impressive. 7/10

Great album. Kinda surprised how many songs I knew. Beck has consistently put out good music.

Not as strong as his other big albums in my opinion. Low 3/5

Some good songs but does not make a good album

Beck delivers another smorgasbord of random flavours which don’t work together. Love the ambition, hate the results. Some songs work better than others, but this is often the less interesting ones. And when he raps it’s the worst. Broken Drum stands out positively, delivering something more reflective, in the style I enjoy on Morning Phase.

Another high 2 for Beck for me, more coherent than Odelay but still not to my taste

Very particular vibe

Eh, it's Beck. I didn't really care for Odelay nor Sea Change. This album is better, but still meh. There is some interesting sampling but the tunes don't capture my attention. Listening to this 20 years later, I get Wolfgang Press vibes.

No acabo de entrar en Beck, aprobado

Right from the jump I could tell this was produced by the Dust Brothers; hell yeah! Easily the best Beck album I've heard. That being said, it's still Beck. HIs vocals always sound like they're performed by someone who'd rather be doing anything else right now. Some of the cooler parts lose their impact due to their overly repetitive usage. And finally, I think this could have ben trimmed down in length. I'd still listen to this one again though. I fee like it might be a grower.

bit boring, couldn't wait for it to end

not bad not bad

Fabulous album!

More eclectic than I was expecting. There's some rocky numbers, of course, but some more experimental pieces too and even rap/hip hop elements in places.

Easily one of the best uses of the "90s hip-hop beat" I've heard. The combination with low, heavily distorted guitar and mellow semi-echo vocal sounds pretty darn good. E-Pro, the opening track, is the first of many uses of this combination – and it slaps. And it's not overdone, either: after the first two tracks, Beck diverges into other kinds of percussion that come to define each track, starting with track #3, Girl. If you saw the song title Girl and were hoping for a Beatles cover, you'd be disappointed. It sounds like nothing else I've ever heard. A fun set of acoustic guitar chords, pretty vocal harmonies, and a very memorable synth intro – all produced to perfection. This is the best track on the album, no doubt. Go It Alone comes close with its deadpan, ultra-bluesy i-IV harmonic progression. (Gotta love that Dorian mode!) The very sudden drops in texture are very modern-sounding. The end of Black Tambourine heading into Earthquake Weather... Looks like somebody forgot to take song transition classes. Earthquake Weather has a fun repeating keyboard lick in the chorus that sounds nearly identical to a car horn. I have no idea if it's intentional, but I really hope it is. Hell Yes is one of the tracks I was most conflicted on. It's very hard to catch onto, particularly as the bass is the only well-delivered instrument and it isn't exactly consistently present. The vocal is delivered kind of lazily, without any sort of melody apart from the one-note robot filter thing in the chorus. But even the robot sounds bored. That takes some serious skill. 4/5 Key tracks: E-Pro, Girl, Go It Alone

Idk man, Beck is a weird one for me. Interesting music but somehow it largely ends up falling flat for me. Feel like it lacks soul or something, idk. Broken Drum was cool.

This album is generally good. I like "E-Pro" "Missing" and "Earthquake Weather" But "Hell Yes" was a negative to this album for me. "Broken Drum" is good too. I also like “Farewell Ride”. While I liked many songs, I don't think I would ever just throw this on.

Very varied. I love that. My favourites were Girl and Rental Car.

I wouldn’t consider myself a Beck fan necessarily. I have listened to most of his releases and enjoyed his output enough but don’t often return. This is a release that I have listened to multiple times, is it his best? I don’t really know but it’s bouncy and fun and won me over. 4 stars

Funky, no skips, loved it

Fun listen, starts with goofy Beck but I really got into it

7/10

5/10

Incrível!

Didn’t do much for me. I appreciate Beck’s effort to try something different, but it just wasn’t my cup of tea. It’s nice to experiment, but this one misses the mark...

Always thought of this one as the closest he made to Odelay. Really fun listen and some memorable tracks that still pop into my head 20 years later.

Not bad.

I think I just may not be a Beck fan, and that’s ok. When I listen to a full album, I can always tell the songs that I like the most were specifically added for people like me, people that don’t understand the experimental side of what Beck’s doing, people that the record company was surely trying to placate with more palatable radio fare. He has my admiration, but not my fandom.

some good songs on this one! Definitely enjoyed it more than Odelay. Fave song: Girl (really liked this one!)

I thought this was pretty interesting, I have his Sea Change album from 2002 and this was a bit edgier and different in a good way, overall happy with it and a good 4 star album.

Not in the mood for this today, but it started to win me over with its groove and overall atmosphere. I'll go with 3 stars.

Nice to listen to something different but i probably wouldn’t listen again.

Not as good as Odelay.

scale: 1 - skipping if heard it again/actually skipped it 2- meh can be skipped/reaches point to skip 3 -nothing wrong/easy listen/not seeking out 4 - would listen to again 5 - must listen E-Pro - 3.5 Que' Onda Guero - 3.5 Girl - 3.5 Missing - 3 Black Tambourine - 3.5 Earthquake Weather - 3 Hell Yes - 2 Broken Drum - 3 Scarecrow - 3.5 Go It Alone - 4 Farewell Ride - 3.5 Rental Car - 3 Emergency Exit - 3 I am kinda confused by this album, many songs have an interesting harmony or instrumentation and blur the line of being repeatably listen

This was the first time I really listened to Beck. I enjoyed the album way more than I expected. 2000s vibes rock with some influences from rap and folk. Felt pretty alternative and, at the same time, well-planned. My rating: 8-8.5/10 mini0n [29/08/2025]

While some may complain that Beck is rehashing old routines, I for one enjoy him revisiting this space. Pure Beatnik psych-hop?

Beck

An album that would probably be a 9 on a scale to 10, so it would feel like I’m robbing it by giving it a 4. Every song rocks, Beck’s a genius, and this is his best album

I still don't know if I get Beck but I liked this better than most of Beck

Back to what I expect when listen to beck

Knew the singles going into this, but not the rest. Despite the fact that Wikipedia categorizes this album as "sampledelia", there isn't much of that here. The only other Beck album that I really know is "Odelay" though, and compared to that, "Guero" is pretty different in that regard. Maybe to its detriment too. I thought the quality dipped a bit midway through as things started to sound a little similar (I thought "Farewell Ride" and Emergency Exit" were the same song after my initial listen). Still, I liked how things started here and the album is pretty moody despite how poppy most of the tracks appear. Best tracks: E-Pro, Girl, Go it Alone, Rental Car

Meh

8/10 Lacking the obvious highs of Odelay, but also doesn't have the frustrating tracks of that album too. Really solid

Personal preference obviously - this faded into background noise for me. Nothing bad about it but nothing super attention grabbing although I didn't sit down with the intent of just completely focusing on it and doing nothing else.

Another inconsistant one. I absolutely loved about a third of the songs and I'll be listening to them again. The other two thirds however didn't really do anything for me.

These songs were always on the radio.

Funky and creative but still good songs

Beck has always been a bit of a letdown for me. I want to like his stuff, but it always seems a little too polished and commercial for what he presents.

Interesting listen. Relaxing for the most part.

Regular Beck

Enjoyed this album walking around the neighborhood

I gave it a four because it's not his best, but it's really good. Better than I remember. I wish I could give it a 4.5

Yes, fellas

I bet some old boomer who is White Snake's 35th biggest fan really doesn't appreciate this album. But they would be VERY WRONG! It is really good... 5.5 Stars

Beck is in love with musical sounding gimmicks more than he’s in love with making great music. There are some songs on this album where if he would have edited the junk noise, then the songs would have really sung. I’d like to see him step out of his comfort zone and see what he’s capable of.

I didn't know what to expect but I really like this album both in lyrics and music. 5 stars or A.

Не фанат Бека. Нагадує старіший альбом, який був також в списку з хіп-хоп вайбом та семплами. В цьому мені декілька пісень сподобалися: класний оупенер, груві Hell Yes та Rental Car, який нагадав мені поп-версію Black Keys.

Super fun album. Hadn’t ever listened to a Beck album the whole way through. Will revisit this one

An easy five star. I bought this one when it came out, then the remix album, then tracked down all the weird chiptune mixes and b-sides

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Well..... First thoughts were, not what I expected from Jeff. Soon realised it wasn't who I thought. On the whole though it was alright. Probably won't listen again, but there wasca mix of genres and styles and all were done well. Got to be worth a 3

It’s just Beck doing Beck type things. But I love it. Groooovy.

Another Beck album on this list? Hell yes! The geezer is a genius. So many styles going on here, all combined with killer tunes. It seems he can do no wrong to my ears.

Guero versucht Becks frühere Genre-Vielfalt neu zu beleben, bleibt dabei aber blass. Viele Tracks wirken wie Recycling ohne frische Ideen. Statt Innovation gibt’s Stil-Mix ohne Seele. Nur wenige Songs stechen heraus – der Rest verliert sich im Mittelmaß.

Prob weakest album I git so far, hes much better when hes a loser baby

I really liked the sound. It’s very different from my usual taste. However I did think some of the songs sound the same and it got a little stagnant. That being said I thought it was very cohesive and he did a good job of making sure you knew how the overall mood was moving and changing. Not a bad album just not the best either.

Creative, many different sounds, interesting to listen to, tracks added to the 1001 playlist :)

Interesting. Should Listen again

Another good album from Beck, although not as fantastic as Sea Change. More of a vibes album rather than one that impacts you, despite kinda continuing the feel of Sea Change, just with a southern/western vibe. Dunno if anything is particularly hitting me from this. Doesn't seem to have the emotional punches that its predecessor had. Although I do remember E-Pro from playing it in Rock Band 2. Ultimately though, this feels like an album that could be dropped from the list. Sea Change covers this era of Beck well, and you got Odelay for the 90s stuff. Feeling somewhere between a 3 and 4, but don't think it'll be something I go back to much, so I'll stick with a 3 for now.

I’ve always liked that Sun-eyed Girl song. Beck has some solid standalone songs. But, like all of his other albums, my interest fades out over the span. I always thought he was just ok, and Guero embodies that trend.

Removed Album #15 (List: https://pastebin.com/cSThNiK9) Oh, joy. Another wunnadeez. I’m greatly interested in the albums which have had their “must-listen” status revoked, and this time it’s Beck who’s up on the chopping block. I remember liking “Loser” a few years back, though I’ve never actually sat down and listened to one of his albums. He’s an interesting character from what I recall, though I don’t remember him being much of an influential or massively successful figure – just someone who is well-respected. Oh well, onto the music. Yeah, not bad! An interesting album – there's a bit going on here, though it doesn’t go all the way in hooking me and loses me heavily during the second half. Still, it’s fun for what it is. “E-Pro” is a good opener. I’m not normally a fan of the lo-fi, abrasive guitar sound, yet it works quite well here, and I like the general punchiness of the music. “Que’ Onda Guero” is an even better follow-up. The sampling is quite interesting, as well as the unique flow that the song has. I dig the trip-hop percussion quite a bit as well. “Broken Drum” ain’t half bad. The piano is pretty good, and I like the spacy, reverberated atmosphere. Why was this removed? I’ll consult the book for why it was in here in the first place. A whole lot of nothing beyond how experimental this album is. Moving over to Wikipedia reveals that this is Beck’s best-selling album and was well received at the time. Ehh. Uhmm. Yeah, I’d probably save this album from destruction. I have a limited supply of replacement albums, and this album was better than a good number of the one’s I’ve heard through this list. Congrats, Guero, you're saved.

There is no such thing as a bad Beck album. He is one of the most eclectic artists out there varying his sounds from electronic to folk without a glance. Love his music but this one was not one of my favorites as no individual song sticks with me. Still he is a musical genius who deserves to be celebrated even if a beat is missed here and there.

This was better than I expected. Maybe not my favorite on this list, but solid.

This album is sublimely produced, I mean it just sounds so crisp and layered and punchy. And the first half is nearly perfect, all the way up through "Broken Drum" at least. It meanders a little more after that point. And I don't think the lyrics are all that deep, though they're probably not meant to be. But this album captures a hell of a vibe, it really does feel like you're in LA in summertime. I think I may like this one better than Odelay! Must-listen #197.

I loved this album from start to finish! Mellow and smooth with clean lines and great bass beats.

Beck is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get... Not my favourite, but still pretty tasty

Another artist this boomer has been (blissfully?) unaware of. Most of it was ok, just not a fan of hiphop. Didn't give it close attention, pressed for time. But then afterwards, Spotify threw up Elevator Music, which i liked.

I always forget how good this album is. When I think of Beck‘s best albums, this one never manages to pop in my mind but it is fantastic, especially through headphones.

Classic 2000s Beck. Good variety, easy to listen to. Groovy and cool.

Beck’s best album. Groovy, rocking and overall a leftfield addition to the canon of music

It’s hard to write a review for a Beck album, especially this one, which I’ve probably listened to the most. I might go about saying this in every single album of his on this list, but there’s something truly unique about this. No other artist has the capacity for such incredible replayability. I must’ve played Qué onda guero quite literally hundreds of times, with Hell Yes in second place for replayability. There’s just something in those types of songs that Beck makes that’s like crack. You can’t really squeeze a synoptic theme out of the entire album, but there’s certainly themes in each song. E-Pro explodes into the stereo irreverently before transitioning into the de facto title track’s background yelling and semi-nonsensical lyrics. That’s what Beck does best. The nonsense senselessly makes sense. It’s varied (compare Missing to Hell Yes) and still manages to clutch at cohesivity, probably. I think. Yeah. That’ll do it.

Always enjoy this one

Bit tepid

86% Best: E-Pro; Que’ Onda Guero; Missing; Earthquake Weather; Go It Alone Must-Hear? Sure

Je n’avais jamais écouté l’album (sauf Black Tambourine, merci David Lynch) mais j’ai bien aimé. Ce n’est pas aussi éclaté que Odelay malgré la présence des Dust Brothers, mais c’est intéressant autrement. C’est moins juvénile, plus mature. De la même façon dont Mutations et Sea Change partagent certaines facettes mais sont très différents. À réécouter!

A good album but not my favorite by Beck. It does however have one of my favorite songs of all time in Black Tambourine. I liked this song on release, but then I saw Beck perform it live. Now everytime I hear this song, I get goosebumps remembering how this song absolutely stole the show in what was already a slamming set. Hard to replicate the energy and feeling of something like that on an album, but this still stands out as a favorite for me. My personal experience is an obvious bias for why I love this album.

Favorites: E-Pro Girl Earthquake Weather Broken Drum Go It Alone Farewell Ride Send A Message To Her Genre-bending.

Well it's on my list of 1001 albums I don't need to listen to again before I die. Meh.

Yeah alright

Nice, groovy sound and an enjoyable listen, and definitely not bad for the first album of the list. I like the mix of genres and how it still sounds consistent throughout.

its good album for doing stuffs like reading or housework but i really wont prefer it when i want to listen music

Some bangers in there that didn't know were part of this album

Very enjoyable, strong start with E-Pro.

Liked songs: E-pro; Qué Onda Guero; Girl; Go it alone

In a few ways Guero feels like the spiritual sequel to Odelay. The style hopping and the choice to bring the Dust Brothers back for production duties come to mind. However, Guero, as one would expect, feels like a more mature work. It's not as freewheeling as Odelay; Beck is more measured in his approach and Guero feels much more focused as a result. "E-Pro" is anthemic, "Girl" is breezy, and "Black Tambourine" is apparently weird enough for David Lynch's Inland Empire. There's a lot to like here, and I appreciate the album's consistently high quality. "Hell Yes"

Oh shit, it's that guy from Futurama!

really vibe with the 2nd half, starting from Broken Drum.

So right now I assume Beck has no less than all his albums on the list. I know this based on what my friends and I have gotten. What weird is none of us have got a good beck album. So I wager all of his stuff is on here because of this. If this list doesn't give me the best beck album I'm gonna be pissed I listened to all of these lame one. One foot in the grave is his best.

Boring

Repeat listen

Indie/garage rock? Hip hop elements in Que Onda Guero Electro in Girl, so very eclectic! Country elsewhere too, with slide guitar like in Farewell Ride This sound (bouncy garage with semi-spoken lyrics) does get tiring quickly. Doesnt seem so special for the year either? Best track - Que Onda Guero, Hell Yes, Scarecrow, Rental Car 3 stars

Det er rocket, groovy og anderledes, men ikke noget jeg kommer til at lytte meget til. Dog var det et friskt pust af en slags rock jeg ikke havde hørt før.

Chompy Chompy beats and guitars with cryptic lyrics. Gotta be in the mood for this and I wasn't, but it's still fun and jamming

Eh…..

What a good mellow batch of tunes. I think I’ve listened to this a lot, probably in college, and was kind of surprised just how comfy and familiar it felt. ‘Broken Drum’ has some pleasant half-baked vibes.

I like Beck, and this album has a lot of good tunes. Just a very enjoyable listen for me.

So glad I listened to this. I absolutely loved it.

The highs are high enough on this album. Surprised it isn't in my book

Suuuuper groovy, sample showcase. It’s hard to tell which album I like more, this, Midnight Vultures, or Odelay. It’s all the same flavor of awesome.

Aye childhood on a disc here. I loved this album when I was small. As ive gotten older I understand its not odley but I love it just the same. Its full of very catchy songs and Beck at or around his peak. The dude was alt Jesus for a while. Kinda fell into the background a bit in recent years for myself at least. But damn do I love this era. Just fun shit in almost every track. The only blemish I can see in the whole set is hell yeah is an atrocious song. I liked it a million years ago but I can't at all anymore. Its actually terrible. But other than that I like the whole thing. Sick record I think more people should come back to

How in the hell is the Beck album on this list NOT Sea Change?

Zzz

Every time I listen to a Beck album, I have the same contradictory feelings : he’s a very talented artist, and yet his music feels emotionless, and bores me after a few songs. He’s clearly a creative and curious mind, with an interesting "let’s do music with everything we can put our hands on" ethos. But I feel this attitude kind of works against him, because each of his records is a melting pot of a little bit of everything, yet fails to achieve a clear identity. This album is a perfect example. It isn’t bad, it’s well executed – but it’s all over the place, and in the end I’m left wondering what it was all about ; no song stands out, and I didn’t find any kind of passion anywhere. I’ve come to the conclusion that Beck is a music nerd who sees music as a technical challenge. He just wants to have fun, but doesn’t necessarily think about his public. Listening to Guero felt like watching someone else build a model plane or a Lego set : everything clicks right into place, the end result is faultless, but ultimately you’re not the one having fun.

This was pretty good, think I need to listen again

The production was creative and kept me engaged The first half was strong (E-Pro and Qué Onda Guero stood out), but the album felt repetitive in the second half Didn’t feel any of the tracks were bad but also didn’t feel like any of them were very strong Favorites (A.K.A. Songs I added): None

3.5

Some nice songs that I have no desire to listen to again

Old favourite

Recuerda bastante a gorillaz en cuanto a la variedad y disparidad de estilos. Un disco muy divertido y ameno, que simboliza la identidad decadente occidental y autodestructiva de los 2000. Es como que tiempos nuevos no vienen ni tiempos viejos mueren. Consumimos, nos destruimos y nos jodemos la vida pero de una manera más edulcorada y light. No existe capitalismo salvaje ni capitalismo guay, existe capitalismo.

Alternative and especially experimental are just really not for me. Nothing is going on in these lyrics.

Surprisingly I liked the album for the most part. Might at some songs to my playlist.

Beck is weird

I came in thinking I was gonna give it a 1 - I hated Beck. Turns out I just hate Loser and Devils Haircut

A bit good

Yeah was'nt a bad album and I quite like Beck

Great album! I love Beck and this is one of the albums that I really got into of his! Overall it's a catchy album as most are by him!

He never did quite manage to reach those Odelay heights again, did he?

Started out strong, and I like other Beck stuff, but it petered out. Bit too avant-garde for a first time listen (says the Radiohead fan).

Need to listen more to this

Absolutely fantastic

2.5

Interesting. I haven’t heard anything from this one I don’t believe, but I’ve been known to not skip Beck songs when they come shuffling into the endless expanse of audio stimulation I require. I am like a startled prey animal, desperately seeking some sort of comfort from the terrors perceived by my advanced fear response. I believe they call that GAD in humans. Enough rambling. Will this album be a “Loser,” or will Beck give ‘em heck. I hate myself. E-Pro - I am a professional Farming Simulator E sports competitor, I am a professional Farming Simulator E sports compet… oh hi. I didn’t see you there. I was just trying out this whole “manifesting” thing. Fingers crossed. This song is a little too car commercially for me. This sounds like the kind of song that accompanies an instacart ad that I have to hear 650,000,000 time because I refuse to pay for another subscription service. Que’ Onda Guero - By golly this white boy is funky. Am I allowed to have fun? Not really, but if you can keep a secret, despite this song bringing pretty dumb; it’s pretty damn fun. Girl - The least common song subject. Companionship. That’s some of my trademark silliness. I have nothing else to say about the lyrics. I apologize to all of the literary aficionados who diligently tune in to this web page. This is another song that I feel like I shouldn’t like. Alas, my toes are tapping. Elliott Smith meets Nirvana. Missing - Well we had to come off the high eventually. This sounds like a song that isn’t good. I think I’m getting really close to discovering music criticism. I can feel it. Black Tambourine - This ode to a specific instrument was uhh fine. This is kind of just chugging along. Not horrible or anything. Earthquake Weather - I like this song title. It’s just so nonsensical to me. Makes me think, and that typically takes a village. Decent song. Very laid back. Hell Yes - Hell Yes. We’re back to funky white boi hours. This is a guilty pleasure song in every sense of the word(s). There is a sense of irony which makes this acceptable to listen to. The sounds are so fun. Broken Drum - Oh we’re getting emotional. Another song about an instrument and another fine moment in time that is this album. Scarecrow - Isn’t this the start of Billie Jean? Why is this kind of good as well? I feel like I should hate this but I just can’t. I’m scaring myself. Go It Alone - Oh man the creepy synth break in the middle here. That’s pretty wild for such a silly song. Farewell Ride - Ehhhhhhh it’s still not bad. God damn. Even a dumbass cowboy song is grabbing me. It’s really not that dumb. The soundscape is so interesting here. It seems that there a thousand things going on and I barely know where to listen. In a good way! Rental Car - Hey, that weird 2002 nu-metal breakdown in the middle actually went hard as hell. This is a really fun track. Emergency Exit - I am very slowly evacuating the small toaster fire that is this album. The quirkiest fire evacuation in the world. Make sure your beanies are fire resistant! Quick the Sufjan Stevens vinyl melts the fastest. This album is more concrete proof that my brain has been damaged by our food and daily activities. I don’t care about “vibes” or if something is “chill” but boy howdy, the chill vibes got me on this one. Producing this cool of a record, whilst also being so unapologetically dorky is a massive achievement. The production was impressive to me here. The layering of sounds and introduction of odd background vocals or obscure instruments made everything sound so interesting. Sometimes music can be mindlessly enjoyed, and as the mind fades, I’ll need more of that content. Hook me up to the vibes machine. I’m ready to let go. 3.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Que’ Onda Guero, Girl, Hell Yes, Rental Car

Great alt rock album.

literally didnt think of any song

Это просто круто и красиво сделано! Респект👍

I didn't really keep up with Beck too closely after Odelay, but apparently that was my loss. This is a solid album. 4/5 #137

Starts so strong and loses the second half 3 1/2 stars

This is very hit or miss for me Favourite song: Que' Onda Guero

Beck's highest charting album that included "E-Pro" and "Girl" incorporated alternative rock and hip-hop with sampling and psychedelia into a fun album.

Cool selection of melodies and rythms.

i love this album. so all over the place, so beck-y

I don't know, man. What do you say about Beck? I don't really know how to explain his music, I don't really know *why* it's good, I just know it's damn good. It's weird, the lyrics don't make any damned sense, he's constantly got little snippets of sounds that don't sound like they should work, but they're actually perfect, and the songs are all so catchy. So this is a Beck album, and although I can't explain why it's awesome, I can simply tell you - it's pretty awesome.

Rating: 8/10 An eclectic album that feels coherent as well.

This is the second Beck album on the list so far, so only twelve remaining Beck albums. This is the first time I’ve heard the lyric “Burger King crown” in any song, so that’s a plus for Mr. Beck. Otherwise I like that he tries to make each track different from the others. Unfortunately, all the songs seemed forgettable.

More Beck!? First, throw this album cover right in the trash. How dare they cover the doodly monstrosity with a fake sticker. Second, here's the return of the Beck I know and mildly dislike. Peak hipster. Highlights: 'Girl' (I thought the lyric "my sun-eyed girl" was "My son, a girl", oops), 'Missing' (mainly because it sounds exactly like 'Cold Feet' by Lost Lander) Lowlights: 'Qué Onda Guero' (Even though I too existed whitely on Pico and Vermont), 'Farewell Ride'

Maybe it's just that Beck's clown-prince reputation, gained semi-unfairly since "Loser," precedes him, or maybe it's just that this is album number nine and there's more urgency in asking the question, but I felt a need to determine whether Mr. Hansen was really signifying anything here - whether he was doing anything more than just showing off. Not that he isn't *great* at that - a little Tribe Called Quest here ("Que' Onda Guero"), a little Cornershop there ("Missing"), some erstwhile G-Funk wherever ("Earthquake Weather"), some mid-period Blur on the opener "E-Pro" just to prove he can still rock, some White Stripes (actual Jack White included!) on "Go It Alone" to prove he isn't afraid of his successors. But for a moment on "Missing" his voice sounds downright Cobainian (and not for the only time here - "Rental Car" skillfully pilfers Nirvana's "On a Plain"), and that was when it became clear to me what Beck is really up to - measuring whether his crazy quilt of influences and voices adds up to anything. This is an album of middle age, made by a 35-year-old new father (and wasn't Cobain a new father when he died?) staring over the edge of his life and trying to figure out what in the abyss of his soul gets passed on and what shouldn't be. Hence the downbeat, contemplative vibe that sets in as the album progresses - as shit gets real and the ability to impress wears off (the great thing about your kids is they don't give a shit how smart or talented you are). "The good in us is all we know," he sings on "E-Pro," and it's ultimately what walks him away from the edge and allows him to keep his hand on the plow on the bluesy, cautiously optimistic finale, "Emergency Exit." All in all, it's no *Odelay* but it would be wrong if it were.

I liked Beck, he's made some cool music. I liked the first song if this album, but by the end of the album I forgot I was listening to it.

Really enjoyed that. It’s not as iconic as Odelay but I still thoroughly enjoyed the entire thing. I would’ve liked one more faster paced song near the end as it does mellow out a bit for most of the backside but I still enjoyed each individual track. Definitely time to do a deep dive of the rest of his stuff with how much I’ve enjoyed this and Odelay. He might be my favorite Californian artist, I usually prefer New York but his sound checks all the boxes I want out of a Californian vibe. Rating: 4.7

Standout Songs: Girl Earthquake Weather Broken Drum Scarecrow Go It Alone

I love heavy riff-driven, kinda blues-rock and hip-hop-inspired music and this has this in spades but there are a number folk music-y tracks as well. “Go it alone” grabbed me the most on first listen but there’s enough here to give this several spins. The lyrics are typical Beck (you can only guess what they men) but they do create mental pictures that resonate, like an abstract painting rather than traditional storytelling. Instead of telling a clear narrative, he throws out fragments, surreal images, and pop-culture debris, creating a vibe or mental picture rather than a message. I’m left with a country and Western doomed Cowboy vibe.

Mid.

It’s fine.

Un disco bastante extraño de Beck, que normalmente se mueve en los mundos del folk y el rock alternativo. Sin embargo, en este disco combina eso con toques de psicodelia y trip hop, consiguiendo una fusión bastante peculiar. Decente. 3/5

Not his best work, but still some fun tunes

I don’t hate this but it does feel like one big song. Chill on a background but otherwise pretty run at the mill stuff

Ecclectic mix of styles that meanders everywhere, yet goes nowhere. Nothing really stands out and I will probably forget this album soon. The songs themselves are not horrible. 3/5

Good album, fun to revisit. He has better / more influential albums. Starting to doubt this list at this point honestly.

ok

He covers a lot of genre in here. He's always best in the rock guitar. I appreciate him working so hard. But I really only want to hear half the songs. 3.5/5

Great songs,not a bad song on here!! Classic!

The tediously wilful eccentricity is still there but when he tones it down and finds a groove there's some really excellent stuff

Friday: Listen to Sea Change Saturday and Sunday: Listen to other artists Monday: Listen to Guero Well, Beck to work I guess. This is more what I expected from Beck, and though I was prepared to be disappointed, I thought it was probably about as good as Sea Change. Not someone who'll ever likely be a favorite, but he's alright for 45 minutes at a time.

4/5

Nostalghia …. Wow lol. In retrospect not very good, becomes rather arduous to listen to. Takes a long time to get through.

I Don't think theres a single other person on the planet who could write a Beck song Great sounds on this

It is just okay, standard alternative rock from 2005. Doesn't really stand out much compared to other Becks. I find I enjoy his more rock oriented work when it isn't quite so polished... The song dedicated to Elliott Smith was nice

Takie, że ciężko powiedzieć. Kilka fajnych kawałków, ale takie zamulone wszystko.

Mad album cover. Different to other Beck I’ve heard (Sea Change) but I’m not so sure that this is my jam..

Not a loser album!!

Beck: Guero: Better than I expected. A lot of really weird tracks and a lot of variety. I enjoyed all of them, though the quality range is pretty big. Some of the songs were ok, and some were excellent. The album goes on a little long, but I would say I enjoyed it, though I would not call it amazing. 7/10

This sounds like standard-issue(?) Beck, if there is such a thing. But I can’t say any of the songs, except maybe “Broken Drum,” really speak to me.

I really like Beck but this is one of his least interesting albums. Though he still writes songs even here, it’s sort of dragged down by the backing tracks.

I've never been overly into Beck, but I really enjoyed this album. Full of catchy riffs

Such a cool and bright mix of moods, styles, and sounds! Really multilayered music. Funky, bold, colorful, and very textured.

Truly the ultimate white man musician. This one feels like Beck is playing it safe. There are still great songs here but it doesn’t feel as experimental as Sea Change or Odelay. Favorite songs were E-Pro, Girl, Earthquake Weather, and Go It Alone.

In hindsight this is the first Beck album that just sounds… like a Beck album. This is the moment he drops the experimentalism and the genre explorations and the trend-setting, and settles into a groove that could occasionally produce hits on alt radio and keep him in-demand as a live performer in the long run. Many such cases! Despite my slight cynicism about the direction his career has gone, I have a soft spot for Guero. It’s got all the sounds and characteristics you know and love from Beck (breakbeats, quirky samples, cut-and-paste nonsense bars, vaguely bossa nova vibes here and there) with maybe a few more bummer vibes carried over from Sea Change. 4 stars might be generous but that’s nostalgia for you. I was too young for Odelay to make its way into my ears so when this came out it was very much in rotation that whole summer. This isn’t his best album but it’s maybe his most consistently good one. And it has the lyric “fax machine anthems get your damn hands up” on it so that’s gotta count for something.

2000s rock. Beck’s highest-grossing album. Catchy beats. Long, varied Indie Rock album, great.

A solid Beck album. Very good stuff

Another wonderful album from Beck! A lot of variation (in a good way).

Enjoyable. Experimental. But not exactly memorable.

Innovation and creativity find a way into song

Pretty solid. Like the samples but sometimes verge on being a bit corny (same with the lyrics). Good beats, fun to bop to. Faves are first 3 tracks: “E-Pro”, “Girl”, and “Que’Onda Guero”. Plus “Hell yes”.

An incredible albmum.

The first three songs on this album are certified bangers, but the rest of the record can’t hold up to its hot start. Still a very good album, probably my favorite of Beck’s career.