Guero

I was kind of ridiculed for thinking this was a good record back when it came out. Who's laughing now? MUHAHAHAHA

5/5 songs and 5/5 production. The performances are fine but like much of Beck's work there isn't much here to provide an emotional attachment that a 5/5 album has.

I don't think I ever listened to this whole album before. Rather enjoyed it.

Beck finest album

I like this a lot better than his album Sea Change, that I got about a week ago. Especially the first half. Favorite song: Black Tambourine.

great album. I generally like Beck's stuff.

Beck is such a strange fellow. I feel like his music ought not to work, not to be pleasant, but he pulls off quite the mishmash of styles with ease.

It’s Beck. Always a good listen.

Cool album. Beck absolutely influenced the modern music I like. There were a few tracks I'll revisit. The only thing keeping it from a full 5 is that I don't love his vocals oddly enough.

Great Beck!

i was familiar with a few of these songs from radio airplay, which i liked, so i was expecting good things, and i was not disappointed at all. hip hop beats and samples aplenty with enough bass to shake yo ass for days. beck’s voice is smooth and he seems perpetually laid back. he only seems to have one mode and that is relaxed, but with his music it works. great effort from this alt-rock king. highlights: “e-pro”, “black tambourine”, “hell yes”, “go it alone”.

I listened to this album when it came out and liked it a lot, It was in the regular rotation for a bit. Lost track of it over time and this brought me back. Great record, Beck rapping in Americanized Spanish notwithstanding. Broken Drum, Earthquake Weather, Go It Alone, E-Pro……Lotsa great stuff here.

A great record with only good vibes. Very nice, since I always associated Beck with more dramatic sounds

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: E-pro

Just when this album starts to bland out a bit, Go it Alone kicks in and redeems it. Still pretty impressive that more than a decade into his career, Beck was able to test out new styles and sounds while making a competent kick ass record.

Beck es bastante guay para ser un güero.

Some solid ones and as expected, lot's of little interesting jams.

Beck is a legend. I should listen to him more.

Hard to pin this one down. Good variety in sounds and pacing gives this album some staying power. Standouts: Que Onda Guero, Girl, Missing, Hell Yes 4

it's weird but its fucking interesting from start to finish. good album. I don't think I've ever heard it before in full

I actually think this is the first Beck where I get his whole "antifolk" thing, and I am on board.

Beck is a consistently four-star artist in my book, though in the context of the 1001 albums book Guero is more of a 3.5. It’s less groundbreaking than some of his other releases and not particularly focused - it’s a bit all over the place stylistically. E-Pro and Girl aside, I wouldn’t say it’s essential listening. Probably a bit lucky to make the cut, to be honest. But did I enjoy the grooves? Would I happily listen to it all again? Am I rounding up? Hell Yes.

I’ve been revisiting Beck lately. This is a funky, wide ranging album. I’d put this up there as one of the best Beck albums from start to finish. I have no problem listening to this over again. 4/5

This was pretty cool, some really cool sounds and 90’s drums. reminds me of soul coughing/mike doughty with some of the rap stuff. 3.5-4

I love the difference between each song. Really cool album.

Really good! Groovy, with a great mix of styles and influences

I absolutely adore Beck, but this is not my favorite by him. Some good songs, and not an unpleasant listen, but squarely in 4 territory for me.

I wasn't really expecting to like this as I can take or leave back. I found the production to be excellent and lots of sonic experimentation. The songs themselves were typically dancable but lacking a little in creativity melodically. I think I'll revisit it but it's three stars from me

Enjoyed

Some decent alternative, a few songs were pretty catchy but others quickly turned into background noise

Really a fun later career record. There are no complaints from me, and no bad songs. Still going 3 though, just weird this is on the list considering it’s limited impact and what’s not here.

sure

Beck isn’t really my thing. It’s good competent, fluid, creative in a way, but I don’t know why, his alt-pop-rock leaves me a little cold, sort of urbane but soulless, a bit superficial. I can see why people would give it 4 stars but for me it’s a bit meh.

It was fine

3/5 pretty decent, nice variety 2/1001

so-so

His music is unique, and it's fun seeing what you're going to hear next. He is super creative and I like it his stuff, I just haven't liked it enough to give higher than a 3 yet.

I'm not sure what it is about some music that makes it sound like it's being recorded behind a wall or with a pillow over the speaker, but that's not my favorite. I liked a fair bit of this, but there was enough that was just different and weird and didn't capture me that I didn't quite feel like this was above average.

First I've ever heard this album and I liked it. Nothing earth-shattering. Maybe a bit boring at the end. Supposedly some hits on this album but I didn't recognize any but hey, still a good listen. To check any star inflation on my part, I'm going 3.

Beck is cool and different. But only 3-level cool and different for me personally. (Review copied from my other group.)

This didn't knock my socks off on one listen, but it had a lot of interesting instrumentation and variety from song to song, and I enjoyed it overall. It might grow on me if I had more time with it.

Definitely not a lower.

6 - AVERAGE

Good track with “Girl.” Otherwise, songs are ok. I’ve heard better Beck albums.

Sorry, Beck. Maybe next time.

Started nowhere and didn't go anywhere!

I thought the first half of this album was pretty good, but the second half was forgettable. This is pretty good 00s indie with a couple of hits in E-Pro and Girl, and I liked Que Onda Guero and Black Tambourine, but the record on the whole was just alright.

Just outside my wheelhouse of music I really like. Not bad at all. Great variety.

Ja Beck is best tof maar dit is voor mij gewoon een minder boeiende versie van Odelay. Niet echt noodzakelijk voor deze lijst lijkt me.

A decent rock album. I didn't think any of the tracks were great, but it is an album that really captures Beck's musical style. Any description I could give of that style would only take away from it, so I'll just say it's an album only he could've made.

Beck is cool and different. But only 3-level cool and different for me personally.

Some standout tracks, but over all too many that just dont merit a relisten

I don’t know, it’s not bad and there’s some good songs here but it just doesn’t stand out as a whole. Likes: E-Pro; Girl; Black Tambourine; Earthquake Weather

Varie

I’ve always been a big fan of Beck. His albums are stacked full of interesting sounds n styles, and the production is top notch. This one checks all those boxes, but drags a bit on the back half. I remember buying this based on E-Pro alone which is still great. And while there are other interesting tracks too, it just doesn’t quite measure up to some of his other albums. Still a good listen though.

I really dig most of the first half of this album. Drags a bit so I’m rounding down. Still solid, tho. 3.5/5

It was fine. Some cool tones/fuzz, some cool parts.

Some cool things here but the voice is an instrument and you're only as good as your lead singer.

Beck is a very unique musician. I really enjoy his music but nothing has come close to Morning Phase for me. This was strong early but kind of mediocre on the middle.

Some classic tracks

Tsja.. Beck, een beetje een artiest waar ik in eerste instantie totaal geen zin in heb. Het is niet zo mijn muziek, super alternatief en ik weet nog van andere albums dat het me niet zo pakte. Maar goed, dit is niet 1001 albums die ik al ken en graag ff opzet, dus ik probeer hier neutraal in te gaan! En eerlijk? Het valt me mee, waar ik bij vorige Beck albums er nogal tegenaan liep dat het al vrij snel allemaal een beetje hetzelfde klonk vind ik dat hier nog wel meevallen. Het is niet super opvallend, maar de productie vind ik wel een stuk spannender. Er zit zelfs een nummer op dit album met duidelijke elektronische invloeden! Ook de zang trek ik wel wat beter, het is iets minder monotoon dan vorige Beck albums. Dus alles bij elkaar: Dit was best prima? Nog altijd niet een artiest waar ik wild van ben, maar de elektronische invloeden en de productie die wat spannender zijn; ik ben wel wat meer fan van deze Beck. Blijft een heel album echter nog steeds net ff te lang, dit was gewoon prima zo. FAVO: Scarecrow volgens mij?

Feels a little inauthentic. Sun-Eyed Girl still best.

Its chill. Lots of hits.

Soyyy unnnn perdedor... I'm a loser babby so why don't you kill me. Wait this is Beck?

pretty standard indie album, there's a bit of a white stripes influence bleeding through on a few tracks. first track rips

Good Stuff from beck

Not his best but had some good songs.

This felt like the most 2005 album ever made. Beck decided to dip into every musical trend of the day and did it well. But it felt like it was missing a musical cohesion or identity as a result. Still enjoyed it and will listen to more Beck.

This album didn't really stand out. I liked it but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again.

the first song got me all hyped up and then I just didn't get the same vibes on the rest of this album, wish more songs were like that one.

I think I wanted to like this one more than I did haha

Some really lush sounds and a couple of great songs but not as vital as his early stuff.

There's a lot of personality to this project, it's an enjoyable experience

Fun, I like Beck Favorite Track: Que Onda Guero

3/5 Favorite Song: E-Pro

I’m a Beck fan, but this is a middle of the pack album from him. Starts off strong, then loses steam about midway through. It’s not surprising it was removed from subsequent editions of the book. It’s a good, enjoyable album, but it doesn’t rise to the level of his best work. 3⭐️

It was interesting but nothing really captured my attention. My favourite bits were anything with slide guitar. Worst bits were any time he decided to do something resembling rapping.

If Odelay is Beck at his wacky best, and Sea Change shows off his surprisingly good songwriting chops, Guero doesn’t really do anything that great other than showcase something of a Mexican/Americana influence which you can easily take or leave. The songs on here are fine enough, but I’m not sure add a great deal to his ouvre.

Not my favourite, but it was alright. My favourite was probably the one called girl. Giiiiirllll. Know the Black Tambourine from something or other. Just enough variety to keep it from failing x

Meh, not sure what is supposed to be important about this?

I don't really get Beck, but it was fine I suppose. 3/5.

i liked it, pretty good listen, just not my style

Maybe I just don't like Beck much anymore. 3.

i dont see why this is an album to listen to before i die? thats very dramatic but its a good one in the past week id say i cant really put this in to rock or even call any song a song coz i dont hear any vocals but there is someone singing the point is its an okay album but it isnt hyped and i see why

I thought Beck was a group. Never heard anything by him. I assume he is well known in usa. Grew on me as it went along. Nice mix of styles.

Not as vibrant as Odelay but still fairly enjoyable. Some good moments.

I kind of enjoyed listening to this record while biking. It did nothing to pull me in and felt a tad long.

(3.5) I really fuck with it

loved some songs others were very boring

Some great moments. But sometimes he ruins potentially good songs with stupid ideas (the robot voice in hell yeah). 2nd song is a banger

Beck reunites with the Dust Brothers and makes an album that feels like a return to Odelay's sound. There are fewer ideas and sounds explored here, and it feel more traditional in that way. Oddly, I think that makes it a better album. Not only are the songs more immediate, but the hip hop influence feels more authentic, or at least the groove of hip hop is better preserved. You can sit back and relax to these dusty songs, whereas on Odelay something is always changing. This is a blessing and a curse of course - the lack of spectacular ideas limits the heights the album gets too. As much fun as "Qué onda guero" is, it kind of just reminds me of "Loser." And by the end the album is kind of coasting. Despite the fact it won't blow you away, it's a fun album.

While Beck is a weirdo man stinky boy poo-poo pants. This album is fun. How about a 7/10 for my time.

Decent highs, but a lot that's just fine (albeit still interesting).

A solid and unique album from one of the most creative artists out there, Guero is a darker, more soulful Beck than prior entities. It's consistent and cohesive in its sound, but like all Beck, has a lot of twists, turns, and curve balls to make listenthroughs not monotonous. All in all, a fun alt rock album but largely forgettable.

This is the album I had in my music library, though I’m not positive I ever listened to the full thing through. It has a strong start and I definitely appreciate Beck as an artist. Good listen and opportunity to revisit.

...Not my thing.

We enjoyed. Not best Beck but we still enjoyed and were surprised to encounter it.

Sometimes he be doin too much but I f with it

I think there's better in his catalogue, doesn't feel that cohesive but certainly isn't bad

I liked this but wouldn't listen to it all the time. Love the different styles and the constant latin influence throughout. Fave song: E-Pro

Pretty good! Some interesting sounds in here.

I actually enjoyed this, tho I'm not a huge fan o Beck. Certainly better than the first album.

First track feels like it was written for adverts. I generally quite like Beck's music but this opener did make me feel like buying a Toyota or something. From there the album just sort of drifts past - nothing offended me, nothing really excited me. Not his strongest album. 2.5

Nice. I enjoy Beck even if I had only reapply heard closer before this. Lots of interesting music choices instruments and sounds

this is sooooo 2005 listening to XFM lounging about in my teenage bedroom doing my homework and writing in my diary vibes. i can't explain it. i was just taken straight back there. it was nice.

Not bad but a bit samey

Reminded me a lot of gorillaz's debut

Good album. Didn’t really do anything super exciting but it’s too solid to give it lower than 3.

I find Beck a bit frustrating. This is the 3rd album I've had from him on this journey. Loved Sea Change, Odelay not so much. This album is a bit all over the place, with some decent tracks and some not so great.

Big Beck fan here so I'm a little biased. That said, this is a really good album, even thought it may not be Beck's best. Earthquake Weather is a banger.

I enjoyed it more than I was expecting to.

wilder than a cody maverick wave during a surfing competition against big hank. surprisingly a fan somehow. feels like I just put on some tie with various color cars on it before heading out on a date in the middle of that imaginary world of ready player one. rating: 7.32/10. Drink: mountain dew and sprite slushie but a tad bit high on the sugar

One of those where the songs I knew seemed to be far and away the best ones. Everyone else wasn't too bad.

One of the better Beck albums imo

Beck the guy that's playing with different genres on his albums. That's always nice to hear. So this album isn't a disappointment. Like most of his releases. 3.5/5 (for me) 3/5 (on this site)

Easy listening

I'd never heard of this artist before. I liked the album--3 stars

E-Pro is totally electric and definitely my fav on the album. I don’t think the rest really called to me as much.

This kind of left no impression on me except a lightly good. A true 2.5 but need to listen again for an accurate rating. I remember there were one or two songs I liked but maybe I was distracted. Typical Beck fare but on the less dynamic side I wanna say.

Guero is perhaps, above all else, a very successful realization of "Alternative" music. Alternative is vague, almost frustratingly so, but if someone asked you to define it, you could do *way* worse than spinning Guero. Beck takes indie's idiosyncratic qualities, and fuses them with a non-commital mix of rock, pop, hip-hop, electronic, downtempo, country, and Latin music. And the strength of Beck's songwriting holds it all together. I will say that this does not feel like it really gels together as an "album statement", but it *does* still work as a great collection of songs. Beck covers a lot of ground with his influences here, but this whole album does manage to invoke a chill, summery kind of fun. There are also unfortunately some songs here that feel kind of tacky, or badly aged. I think this is most apparent on Que' Onda Guero, and Hell Yes. But, conversely, a song like Farewell Ride feels like it should have aged badly, but it didn't. I don't think Guero is perfect by any means, but it is still a lot of fun, and has a bunch of really great songs.

You know what Beck, you're alright

Perfectly acceptable mid-period Beck!

Helt ok! Gillade Black Tambourine bäst. Jag har inte lyssnat på Beck på åratal så det var lite kul att återupptäcka detta album.

Пару песен норм, остальное ну такоое

A couple good songs.

not bad, not good

Decent

Enjoyable

This was a good first real impression of Beck, though I would say he walked straight down the middle of the road on this project. I enjoyed the Latin additions on the album towards the beginning, but it petered out a bit towards the end.

I'd rate it a 3.5/5. Missing is the best song on the album. I am kind of confused about where the influence came from, but it's not bad.

lotsa slide - idk it's pretty good

an interesting counterpoint to Demon Days as a trip hop/alt rock/alt hip hop fusion album from 2005. while Demon Days is loaded with collaborators, Beck did a lot of stuff himself. and this is a lot weirder and less commercial too. it's fun enough for the genrefuckery but i don't see myself returning soon. on the second track he says "James Joyce" as an adlib. deserves to be one of the 1001? i think you can nix this one but even if you're dead set on having 3 Beck albums, Mellow Gold is the better option

Standard Beck. An eclectic mix with some brilliant tracks and some misses. E- pro and missing are fantastic.

Honestly I have heard 1 of Becks song Colors which is a bop, and I think I’m in love and I never actually listen to a full album of his so gonna be interesting. Damn we got a song in Spanish? And it bops, okay beck I see you. Especially that chorus is an ear worm. Omg 8 bit song start in Girl yippee!! songs I like from this album so far: Que’ Onda Guero and Black Tambourine, Hell Yes, Go It Alone Context: in Hell Yes the music video featured them from the about the song section just found out what QRIO bots were and they are so cute

There were as many songs I disliked vs liked. Generous 3.

Cheesy, corny , pretty bad lyrics, but I loved this record when it came out . Pretty great production, three stars for that and nostalgia

Rock

Good late career Beck

Ok

It was an enjoyable, though ultimately forgettable, listen - with some high points

Started strongly, faded away and I stop paying much attention, which probably means it’s a 3.5 rounded down.

Wasn't bad

Good

Unique

It's fun, but will I ever listen again? Not on purpose.

I've always enjoyed this record, but I just remembered why I never really listened to the back half of it.

Twas aight

I thought this album was nice

A bit confused about this album. I started a bit skeptical, than had great great time, and that- not so much. Generally, the first half contains the best songs here, with some incredible bangers such as 2, 3 , 4 and 6. All great songs with incredible production aswell. From there, unfortunately, you get songs that are more basic ideas embellished with heavy production. Some work well, some really don't. I'll give it a very flat 3 because I want to keep good energy and because of sea change

Plein de trucs pas dégueu, mais rien de très bien

6/10 A lot of interesting sounds. Good groove if someone likes gentle rock with trip hop elements. Unfortunately I am not that person :P

This album felt somewhat scattered despite its variety of styles, which reflects Beck’s wide-ranging musical sensibility. E-Pro stood out in particular for me, with its strong, riff-driven groove making the biggest impression.

Standouts E-Pro Girl Black Tambourine

Está bueno sin embargo hay una canción en específico que no me gustó

Mind if a white boy speak a little spanish? Forgot how good E-Pro is

A joyful and fun record for sure, but ultimately a toned down version of the highs of Odelay.

This is one of those albums I really like but I don't love. It's groovy, and fun, and has some really excellent moments ("E-Pro" and "Broken Drum" especially) but I can't help feeling like I should like it more than I do. I don't know. THREE STARS

Offers insight into his musical influences and his ability to mash up styles

Its definitely got a unique mix of sounds. Very quirky but honestly nothing really up my alley

Ok.

What you see is what you get here. Mid 2000’s Beck album, plenty of quirky musical ideas with Beck’s somewhat deadpan, instantly recognizable delivery. “E-Pro” felt a bit like a rehashing of what made “Loser” such a hit. I did really like Que’ Onda Guero though. Very funky, silly story over a chunky beat. I was so sure I was listening to the voice of Chris Cornell, not Beck, on “Missing”. Speaking on musical connections, “Earthquake Weather” sounds so much like an early Gorillaz song. Hazy and textured, rinsed with a slight raggae/dub quality to it. “Broken Drum” is pretty powerful. The little guitar melody that bookends every little stanza is so sticky. “Go It Alone” is just as sticky too. This is close to a 4/5 for me, and I wouldn’t blame you for giving it that score, but I’m just not super blown away by Beck’s voice. It sometimes felt too cumbersome and hampered down some otherwise cool production choices. Solid 3/5

it's sort of interesting, but nothing really captivated me or stood out to me in this album. doesn't seem very cohesive, at least musically

A few great tracks on here but some snoozers. Love the blend of styles while still holding on to the early beck sound. It was One Foot In The Grave washed in 90s pop, with pinches of psych, electronic and hip hop. Not my favorite beck record but not a bad one!

I have to admit that I wasn't expecting to enjoy this album all so much, based on the previous album by Beck, 'Sea Change'. I saw so many good reviews towards that album, praising the emotional change of sound, but I wasn't a huge fan... That is why this album was a slight surprise to me. Some of the songs just had fun, and I was all for it. The instrumentation is definitely experimental and fun, giving you something new with each song. My only thing with this album, which I wasn't such a fan of, was it seemed to go on for a bit too long. Yes, the songs were fun at the start, but after a while it got slightly tiring. Maybe this album wasn't made to be listened to top to bottom, but either way, it feels like one of those where you should listen to a couple at a time and then go back to it later on, which I ended up having to do. I did, however, absolutely love 'Que' Onda Guero' and I have added it to a few of my playlists. Favourites: Que' Onda Guero Hell Yes Girl (purely for the instrumentation)

A widely eclectic record. Not a lot of really great songs, and what is this, the third Beck record already? It’s alright, but we definitely didn’t need another Beck record.

Good musician

Great one from Beck. Sonically always on point and this one is as diverse as his albums usually are.

could ve been 4 nothing stands out really overall a decent album imo

mid

This was fine. I never knew that first track was called E-pro, I remember hearing that a lot on the radio.

it was okay

there are songs here that sound like every other Beck song from this time. And there are some that sound a bit unconventional and then Beck starts singing, This means, that if you like Beck, you will love this. If you hate him, you will have a bad time. In my case, sadly, and despite his musicianship, i have a hard time finding something that i like from Beck. Is so alien to me, that i feel indifferent to his music, and keep forgetting him. It's not bad his music. Only forgettable to me.

A weird, varied album. From trippy alternative rock to pop/hip hop, Guero is all over the place. Not unenjoyable, but probably wouldn't come back to listen to this again

Lowkey good

Stress inducing

This is kind of a vibe, I had this album in high school and kind of forgot about it but I enjoyed on this re-listen

Aside from the inescapable Odelay, I have never really explored much Beck. This was better than expected and well worth a proper listen. Still not sure it’s one I would return to, but time will tell…

Much like a lot of Beck's albums, there are moments of real brilliance, but the rest of just doesn't chime with me as much as I hope and expect. I remember when this came out, and E-Pro was such an amazing track (and it still is) but I didn't take to the rest of the album. Today, I like it more than I did back then, and hopefully not as much as I will in another twenty years.

Not my genre

Interesting Pop, Latin style of rock. Not my cup of tea but it is artistic

I've never got Beck. Either I'm an idiot, or it's a massive prank on me, but there seems to be a lot of people out there picking up on something indistinguishable to me. Live and let live, but I can only give this a 3 in the hopes that maybe someday it'll all come clear.

I've never been a big fan of Britpop, but I think this album is ok

This album, off the bat, is more akin to what I normally listen to. Started off very strong and catchy, and I'm always one to be pleased when an album flows well and the songs bleed into one another as you listen. Many of the songs are very much inspired by funk, which I enjoy. Would I say this is the greatest album I've ever listened to? No. Does it inspire me to listen to more Beck? Also no. But at least it wasn't a slog to sit through.

Yeah i don't know what to think about this one. For one, I'm angry for 3 Beck inclusions, but then again, after listening to the whole album, this isn't so baad. Like a mid 3. Probably not gonna listen to it again, but there were some pretty good tracks on here.

Not my favorite Beck, but still pretty good.

pretty good like - e pro, girl

Beck has such interesting music

Started off strong with the first 2 tracks. Guero in particular was energetic and fun. But the rest of the album kind of wandered around and felt more sterile.

Beck’s an acquired taste.

Nothing special but listenable.

Over the first ten years of his career, Beck tried his hand at everything. He made albums in the styles of country, lo-fi folk, funk, and even chamber pop, but on Guero, he returned to what made him famous: a mixture of all of the above. And the album itself is decent, but somehow awkwardly disjointed. The upbeat opener, based on a sample from the Beastie Boys' "So What'cha Want," and the rhythmic toms of "Black Tambourine," are mixed with strange hip-hop about vegetable men in a vegetable van and country riffs played so poorly they could only have been done on purpose. It might seem like the artist simply doesn't know what he wants — the record is as resourceful as it is tedious and hokey. Another thing is that, most likely, this is exactly what Beck wanted when he decided to release one more album as if it were assembled piece by piece, among which there are both gems and trash.

Beck!

When to listen: Reading "my year of rest and relaxation." Not because this is restful or relaxing, the book isn't—it's just that funk, that rut, that sinking feeling. I enjoyed the music but have a feeling there's better Beck to come.

I like Beck. Overall it was a good listening experience, in particular I liked Missing as it’s reminiscent of beachy hazy guitars and vocals with strings often seen in Brazilian jazz

Decent album

not a huge fan of alt rock tbh

It's a great beck record, but not my fav. He tries a few different things here, some are good, some not so much

it was good! I really liked the front half of this album (by which, I mean, like, the first four songs). The last half dragged a little. 'Hell Yes' was reaaaalllly not my thing. Rental Car was great, Que' Onda Guero is probably spelled all the way wrong. Girl was good too! Prob not gonna revisit this one. But it's nice to know who Beck is, now!

Basically just more of Beck doing Beck things.

The Latino vibe just doesn’t really hit home for me. Which leaves you with just kind of OK Beck.

3.5, felt a bit all over the place at times but i thought it started off really strong, maybe this is just a grower.

Far from my favorite Beck album, but there's some good stuff on it and the production is often fun. I do think it sort of sounds like car commercials now, which isn't its fault.

It's odd. Lacking direction or conviction. None of it awful, just a bit jarring in terms of direction changes. Nothing stands out when it's all different.

En del bra låtar med skönt sound i början av skivan, "E-Pro" och "Girl" till exempel. Sedan blir det mest halvbra. Väldig blandning av sound och genrer. Kanske inte skulle lyssna på skivan som helhet igen men jag blev sugen på att utforska mer Beck! 3:a

Not bad, sounds like everything else though

Kolejny album raczej nie w moim guście. Przyjemny, ale nic poza tym. Raczej nie przesłucham ponownie.

Decent 3,5

No conocía al artista, me gustó que fuera tan experimental

Weird but fun album! It scratches a similar itch to Gorillaz' Self-Titled, and similarly has a wide variety of juicy instrumentals to dig into. I could see it growing on me with a few listens, but I'm not 100% sold right away. Standouts: Que' Onda Guero • Black Tambourine • Earthquake Weather • Rental Car • Emergency Exit

Shit....is this good? First listen had me extremely unimpressed and I didn't even want to listen again. However. Putting on my headphones made me pick up on all the low end I missed. Could become a repeat listen.

Almost funky, but so boring!!

No complaints, but nothing really stuck with me.

Beck makes good beats and flows over them well. The Latin vibe puts a nice touch of variety in the mix, though maybe there's some cultural appropriation going on there. Not something I feel the need to listen to often, but if it were playing, I wouldn't ask anyone to change the station.

Zanimljiv album, nisam iskreno znao sta da ocekujem ali prijatno me je iznenadio. Prva polovina je po meni mnogo bolja od druge samim tim i albumu malo spusta ocenu. Za Beck-a nikad do sad nisam cuo, samim tim sam u ovaj album se upustio totalno slep ali sam se ubrzo uverio da ovo zaista interesantan album. Ne znam sta bi vise rekao za album sem da nije moj neki fazon ali to ne mora da znaci da je album los, zapravo mislim da je album cak dobar. Dao bih ovom albumu 3 od 5 zvezdi iskljucivo zato sto ne vidim sebe da cu se puno vracati ovom albumu a i generalno je prvi deo mnogo bolji i zanimljiviji od drugog.

It was a fine album. no songs stuck out to me, but none of them were bad by any means. just kinda meh

Beck is just fun.

Sure, this is an enjoyable listen and Beck and the dust brothers combine always for a interesting record. However, it just doesn't seem like it breaks any new ground for either these artists. It's just a collection of solid Beck songs, and it represents his style very admirably

Эклектичненько, ко второй половине даже начало нравиться, хорошо что я не сдался

Лучшая песня: какая-то в начале Худшая: какая-то в конце Первая часть альбом неплоха, под конец начались одинаковые однотипные песни - полуречитатив под барабан, без какой-либо мелодии

2-3 песни на альбоме нравится, остальное будто фон, 3.5

Максимально странный для меня персонаж. Музыкант вне времени, вроде прайм был в 90-х, потом Грэмми в 10-х, оказывается, еще и в нулевых выпускал достойные памяти в веках альбомы. Мне проект показался средним, роковые песни понравились своим грязноватым звучанием, но ничего сверх

This is the first Beck I've gotten on the list and I'm surprised as to why it was on here. I don't think people would place it up there with Odelay or Sea Change, and my personal favorite (the Prince inspired Midnite Vultures) isn't even on the list. The tunes are pretty good but this isn't exactly groundbreaking.

chill

It’s kind of a soup of genres but it works decently enough? The music definitely sounds good, with E-Pro and Earthquake Weather being the standouts for me. Variety is excellent, where the genre, tempo, and potentially language changes every track. I do think for how dynamic the music is it just isn’t that interesting to me unfortunately. The vocals are just kind of there and a few songs left absolutely zero impression on me. Nothing egregiously bad in this one, but I just don’t think there’s a lot that’s giving me a reason to listen to this one again. That’s a lot better than the other 2000s albums this list has given us at least

Man I love E-Pro. I remember playing it basically on loop in Rockband 2 and my siblings getting increasingly annoyed with me and the song. Besides that this I just anotber case of this artist has made better releases”. My biggest problem with this album really is that I’d just rather listen to the other two. Guero sounds like an attempt to recapture the lightning in a bottle that made Odelay, which never goes well. Guero is like a calculated, formulaic recreation of Odelay. It’s attempts to recreate odelay are mostly the weakest parts of the album, and make up its bulk. Odelay was interesting because of all the genres it mashed together. It really was the creation of a fan of several genres that had the ability to blend them together and make something new, and something like that can't be recreated perfectly on purpose. Ultimately this is a good, listenable album. The songs where he tries something new and upbeat are very good and clearly he still had some tricks up his sleeve. I just don't think it's Beck's best, and I can't listen to it without thinking of his best. Did I need to hear this before I die? I could live without it.

An enticing collection of tracks that really shine at their most experimental. Their really isn't a cohesive thematic thread, but the hot, sunny and frequently dusty Californian air frequently filters through the music. The quality sags in the second half but the first two songs are really wonderful and thoughtfully textured.

while im not a fan of Beck this wasn't too bad. 3.5/5

I think I might like Beck…

I thought this album was alright, it has a great instrumental pallete and there's bits and pieces of songs that would enter into my listening activity but other than that it drags a lot and at some points it feels like its doing too much. I loved the mixture of Hip Hop, Folk, Rock, Bossa Nova and Jazz elements too and the usage of Synths. Sometimes the way the vocals were delivered felt so draining and made me want to skip certain songs. I feel like if the track-list was shortened and more thought was put into making sure this body of work lyrically matched the diverse instrumentals It would have come out as a better album. I would love an instrumental release for this album and will be sure to look into it if there is one. Final Score: 6/10 Fav Tracks: Girl, Missing

Great sampling and the songs are well-constructed.

I’ve never been a Beck fan and I’m still not but this album makes me understand some of the hype

I get the creative talent of Beck but I just don’t get it. This one had no hits that knew of. It was pretty boring to me, people apparently like him. To each their own. Three stars.

Couple good tracks

Had low expectations going in, but was actually pleasantly surprised. A really cool, unique record. The sound feels like mix of 90s style grunge with a modern twist. Not my favorite ever, but a good record.

Well, this album is at parts interesting at parts so bland and boring. Some songs are nice, but others are more of the same that has been listened before but on repeat. And the sound is so monotonous that it feels like the album doesn't flow at all. So, it's sometimes good, sometimes bad, to be honest. Did I like this? Not much. It's a pretty average album with some nicer tracks.

Not his finest work

before listening: I vaguely know of this artist, never listened to anything in full. I think he has a song with Cage the Elephant? Anyway, hopefully it's good, still in the bad mood I mentioned in my last notes 1. E-Pro - This is fine, i'm not amazed by it, but don't hate it 2. Que' Onda Guero - eh. I like the chaotic, lifelike vibe of it, but it's not one I can see myself just listening to 3. Girl - I actually like this one a lot 4. Missing - meh, this one is fine 5. Black Tambourine - This one is okay, could grow on me 6. Earthquake Weather - Oooh, I really like this one! 7. Hell Yes - eh, no thank you 8. Broken Drum - I really like this one 9. Scarecrow - this one is fine 10. Go It Alone - this one is also fine 11. Farewell Ride - eh, not my vibe 12. Rental Car - this one is fine 13. Emergency Exit - Again, this one is fine So, overall the album is just fine. I probably won't come back to it as a whole, but there are a few songs I won't mind revisiting

Replay yes

Decent

I’m pretty sure the second song was racist. Kinda like Cake but different

Pretty good

Never mind when Beck is on, but I never reach for it

Good

A grand album but eminently forgettable, nothing so good or so bad that makes it particularly memorable. Somewhat odd inclusion on this list I feel. 3 out of 5 stars.

Thoroughly enjoyable to listen to. Probably not the most influential, experimental, or critically acclaimed Beck album, but still good and worth seeking out from time to time. 3+

Un mot : éclectique

First time I’ve listened to a Beck album in full. For me there are no major highs and no major lows. There’s some nice production but nothing really grabs me. Not something I feel like I need to listen to again.

This is the first time I'm listening to this Beck album start-to-finish. I'm more familiar with some of his other albums. In the track "Missing," I thought that it was Chris Cornell doing a guest vocal. Gotta hand it to Beck for doing a pretty solid impersonation there. Ultimately, I don't dislike this, but I prefer Odelay.

3+

E-Pro - Cool music video, catchy, fun instrumentals, weird ending Que Onda, Guero - Great vibes, I love a Spanglish song, super boppy Girl - Once again very interesting. Fun vibes Missing - Oooooh I really like this one, so pretty Black Tambourine - Once again cool music video, fun vibes Earthquake Weather - Really cool instrumentals Hell Yes - Interesting Broken Drum - Pretty and cool instrumentals Scarecrow - I really like this one Go It Alone - Catchy and boppy Farewell Ride - Loving these instrumentals Rental Car - Cool intro Emergency Exit - Pretty instrumentals, cool message Overall, solid album without much for me. It's good but this is literally a list of good albums. I also wish there was more Spanish. This doesn't give me anything special and although it's clearly well-crafted and I'm sure it is for someone, I can't say it's one of my favorite things I've listened to.

Album Review 078 Guero by Beck (2005) Rating 3.5/5 Beck’s best album; Guero is consistently strong and has plenty of different styles but at almost an hour long, this a long album and I’d expect only his biggest fans will regularly re-listen all the way through.

Beck has a mix of sounds here. He tends to swing between college party sound and more introspective. There's a few good vibes, but overall I think he has a stronger album.

Good

Really nice variety of instruments / genres, rock, blues/country, electronic Some songs had repetitive lyrics and lacked meaning (Hell yes, my girl) Overall, enjoying the instrumentals a lot, not so much for lyrical/vocal aspects but I did quite enjoy some songs like Farewell Ride, E Pro

Buenas vibras pero nada a destacar. Es como blur y gorillaz pero menos experimental.

AGGRESSIVE FUZZ immediately to kick off Guero. Immediately intrigued. SUDDEN stop to give way to jungle drums and staccatoed rhythmic vocals. Really fuzzy bass line kicks right back in. This is an entertaining start. Gives me high high hopes for this album. Wow this track almost feels Gorrilaz-esque. Love the synth/brass sounding instrument that I can’t figure out in the background. Really repetitive rhythmic drumbeat really makes your head bob. Horrific sounding synth to start off Girl. This track feels like a bit of a change in tone to the previous two. Funky slide guitar solo in this feels novel. I like it. Some sort of smooth jazz feel brought in with Missing. Maybe jazz isn’t the right term… almost something Cuban? I’m getting serious Havana vibes from this one for some reason. Black Tambourine again carries on the real jazzy feel with the drumbeat. Earthquake Weather instantly made me think of NWA with that intro. Much more earthy sounding bass. Weird effects on it give this track a bit of an alien feel. Plenty of phaser being used here. Hell Yes starts with an interesting timing. I really like this. Previous track had me dip out a little but this one woke me up a good bit. Rhythmic repetition and almost rapping definitely makes this one of the most interesting tracks in the record. Real slowdown with Broken Drum. I love the harsh sliding progression in the verse riff. Almost dreamy xylophone effects. Scarecrow and Go It Alone blended together a bit. Both good tracks. Serious twang brought into Farewell Ride. Such a western influence to this one. Love the fuzz of the main riff in Rental Car. Miss it a little when it drops out for the vocals. Comes back again to back up an understated guitar solo. Something almost nu-metal about the second guitar solo. Crazy vocal interlude afterwards, circus-like. But ties in really well with that fuzzy riff eventually. Dark and brooding slowdown towards the end of the album with Emergency Exit. Real desert feel to this track. Send a Message To Her doesn’t really feel like an outro track. It’s decent, but there’s nothing special. It does have a nice instrumental bridge towards the end which I like. All sound a fairly decent album, 3 out of 5 for me. E-Pro knocks the other tracks out of the park. Worthwhile listen.

Solid album with lots of sonic complexity. Love the driving opening song E-pro, and Qué onda güero Is a great snapshot of life in east LA. If the whole album built more off those first 2 songs I feel it would be much stronger. Instead the middle kind of drifts into some good but not great poppy Beck-style songs. E-pro and Qué onda güero are so good that they almost overshadow the rest of the album. There is a kind of a dark bluesy sound in the last third of the album that I like but it doesn’t synch well with the beginning. Overall Odelay is much better.

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Not sure what I was expecting. Its uhm interesting.. Little weird or ig surreal. Ahm.

Found lyrics, other than incesent nah nahs, of E-Pro almost imcomprehensible. Top tracksfor me are Girl and Black Tambourine. Overall album is listenable but not one I would seek out.

Not quite on the same level as some of this other stuff but still an enjoyable album.

Beck was a head of his time, album holds up 20 yrs later. He drips steez

It was fine, nothing stuck out to me. Was fine having it on in the background, but nothing I'd go back for.

Some White Stripes/Jack White vibes in the earlier songs. Ok but maybe a bit too prog rock vibes for my taste

Let me start out by saying that before listening to this album, I was unfamiliar with Beck. I'd listened to "Loser" and that was a guilty pleasure song for me for a while, but who doesn't know that song. Anyways, I had no idea that Beck is actually just one guy. That's crazy, and he's insanely talented. That said, I don't think this album is for me. In my opinion, the first half is pretty solid, and I was pleasantly surprised at what all Beck can do, but I didn't get much of that by the end. Everything become homogeneous. The track that stood out to me the most was "Earthquake Weather." If earthquakes were a weather event, I think this song conjures up what it would look like outside before an earthquake.

This is a funny one. It’s a good solid album; musically very rich and sonically interesting, but I’m not sure why it’s on the list (this is a sentence I seem to be writing far too often). Beck is a bit of an unknown quantity to me; I don’t know anything about him as a person, and I don’t get the sense of a particular persona from this. It’s not a classic, or one that recommend or stand up for in an argument, but it is rather affable. Ultimately, I like this album but I’m not sure why.

Just meh. Beck has many better albums than this.

Started strong but petered out near the end. 3.5

Hadn't listened to this before. Didn't quite give it the attention it deserved but it sounded good back there. Never got super into Beck but always respected that he was making fun and innovative music. I will save this to my library and come back to it.

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.

enjoyable listen

Good vibe but not my style

Good, but compared to odelay, definitely the lesser. Fun listen but nothing exceptional

Basically exactly what I expected. This is (somewhat better than) fine.

Surprisingly melodic in the mix of an eclectic production. It certainly has a style, although rough along the edges.

Yeah this was okay. Liked more songs than I was expecting to. Fave tracks: E-Pro, earthquake weather, broken drum. Would I revisit this: except for the specific tracks I liked, nope.

There are echoes of perhaps Beck's best album (Odelay) on this, but among the killers there are few fillers also. Maybe 3/5 is not quite enough, but 4/5 would be bit too much...

I've always had problems with Beck, mostly due to the excessive "art music" vibe I'm getting, whether it's there or not. I'll try and keep an open mind, but when wikipedia says "...it is ARTISTS highest-charting album and had sold over MASSIVE NUMBER..." and it's none of the artists records that are already on my radar in one way or another, I get suspicious. I had couple of moments where I felt like skipping rest of the tracks and moving on, but for the most part it was fine, I guess. His vocal style tends to get on my nerves, but not as bad as I was anticipating. Few good tracks jumped out, rest was just part of the album, so to speak.

Alternative rock, alternative hip hop, sampledelia.

liked it parent music

I prefer Odelay, but this is pretty good.

Best Track - "E-Pro"

Originally want to give a 4 but lost dynamic in the second half. 3/5

Boppy folk music with great beats and solid variety. Not the absolute best from Beck, but still a very fun listening album.

One of Becks best but still not spectacular

The beats are good, the vocals border on mediocre and lazy.

Favorite track(s): E-Pro, Missing, Black Tambourine

No track really stood out to me but I have heard and enjoyed emergency exit before

Being honest, this was my first time hearing Beck. As a Brazilian and huge MPB fan, I was surprised and impressed by "Missing." I could immediately tell by the instrumental, it's my personal favorite on this work, alongside Broken Drum. That one hit me, the longing and sadness mixed with the rage of the guitar is absolutely perfect. Scarecrowcould easily be part of a soundtrack. It reminds me of those intense moments when a character is on rush. The same goes for Go It Alone (you can really feel Jack White's contribution here). The sound is quite dirty, but it matches the general idea of the album. In general,it's a decent album, but I might say it's not for every mood or taste. I can see myself revisiting it in the right moment. I felt more connected to the production and atmosphere than to the lyrics themselves. Not my favorite, but not bad at all.

i appreciated his interesting choice of "digital" sounds, especially given the new internet era of music this album sorta came out around

3 - iconic beginning. I've never really given Beck enough credit for being so emblematic. Every song sounds like a great piece for a movie. Crazy to hear the influence they've had on later bands and also to recognize such a broad range of influence they've used on this album.

a little samey, great guitar work

Although not as adventurous as Odelay, this is a welcome comeback to his earlier sound after some melancholic albums like Sea Change. It's not bad - it's not brilliant either. I do like eclectic albums, however, and Beck never lets me down on this front. 3/5

fifa -ish

iznenađujuće solidan ali dosta nedosljedan album. ima dobrih stvari, ima okej, ima zakurac pjesama. no dosta bolji od prethodnog bekovog albuma koji sam slušao u sklopu ovog tzv. projekta

Idk bro, some good country, some just weird af

Well, I know the first track, so that's something. However, I just feel like I'm watching an Apple commercial or something because of the saturation those commercials had. I don't think I get Beck.

Never really got the fascination for Beck. It's fine I guess.

I prefer other records by Beck

it mainly had bops, still not like a super super fan