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# 346 : Good album, I like it, it has a hit or two. Would not buy this, but would listen again. Favourite track ; Devils Haircut
Lyrically meh sonically yeah
Nice variety
I’ve always somewhat liked Beck. This album sounds like what Kid Rock would be if he were less trashy. For some reason, that realization makes me like Beck a little less.
Might be tempted to go 3.5* if it were an option. Enough stuff I don't like on this album, though, to prevent 4*. Some noisy nonsense here and there. I like Beck, but I don't LIKE like Beck.
The best of Beck's joke albums.
I’ve always liked and enjoyed a lot of Beck’s more well known songs, and I liked Mellow Gold when it came out. Yet after that album I never really listened to any of his releases in full. So Odelay is my first one I’ve checked out from start to finish since Mellow Gold. I’ll be honest, this album started off great, but quickly descends into a bit of chaos in regards to direction. I’d be enjoying a song, and then I would find myself becoming downright annoyed by the next, or from some of the sound effects used. The excitement I had when this pick popped up is gone, and I’m left with disappointment. 2.5 / 5
I’m not super into Beck, but I do recognize the appeal behind his melding of genres (i.e. rock, folk, hip-hop, etc.). I have no strong feelings toward this record. It do be what it be. Favorite track: Where It's At
Always liked beck, this is weird and fun
I never really got into Beck at the time so was intrigued to see if the passing of time would have changed my opinion. I thought this was alright but not spectacular.
нормис из 90-х
Mellow Gold was a much better album and meant a lot more to me than this album. Just doesn't suck me in the way the other album did. 3.5
I own this album and have no memory of listening to it, which is a very bad sign. A re-listen reminds me why: while singles like "New Pollution" and "Devil's Haircut" pointed to a new, slick 1960s go-go boots stye, Beck is still a very immature artist here, pushing the boundaries of engineering and production in ways that sometimes work and sometimes come across as obnoxious and needlessly provocative. The standout tracks (Devil's Haircut, Where It's At, Jackass, Ramshackle, New Pollution) are simply outstanding, but the rest of the album lacks focus.
Beck is a consistently good songwriter and musician. I’ve owned Odelay since it’s release, and although enjoyable, it’s not something that has gotten much play over the years.
I loved this album when it came out. It was so different than anything else on the alternative landscape. Listening to it now there are a lot of hits but also quite a few misses
Reputation precedes it. Some moments of really good stuff and then some songs that sound more dated now. No doubt influential but nothing I'd be raving about.
Loser is a bit of tune. But not on this album unfortunately. Nothing really standing out to me here, but still nice enough. Simpsons: Yes and a full on guest star in Futurama
Solid 3 album throughout. High 5 was a strange one that stood out, seemed very different to the rest of the album.
When Beck and later this album were popular, I didn't get it. Maybe it was me or the whole Beck / hipster / Alternative thing just ground my gears but I get what he did to music in this period. The 90s were weir man. 3.5/5
This Beck album is decent, but it kind of suffers from having a very late 90's sound in a way that I also didn't like in the late 90's. So even though it has some songs I love, as an album it's kind of just average for me. 3/5
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Good good album
An enjoyable listen that is bookended by its best songs around a desert of mostly average stuff. 'Where It's At' boasts a large Spotify play count, but I rated it as 3/5. Devil's Haircut, Hotwax, Novacane, Minus, Ramshackle and Diskobox were the songs which illicited the best responses from me. All in all, some decent stuff here which I will revisit.
Interesting but I don't like it quite enough to buy the album.
This is a really cool and laidback album, with no really weak tracks. However, there are no tracks that stand out and scream that they're awesome, so I can't go any higher than a solid 3. Even though there's almost a new genre for every track, I found the album to be surprisingly cohesive, and I enjoyed listening to it. Won't relisten anytime soon, though.
Classic Beck album! Listening to this album felt like I was listening to the radio while driving through SoCal in the 90s. The various melding of styles within the same song was reminiscent of the blurring between radio station signals. Beck’s expansive influences incorporated on this album were ambitious with most landing but a couple misses threw off the flow of the record for me. Stand out Track: Where It’s At
Love his voice
Weird album in a good way when mainstream music was more accessible for interesting genres. Not fantastic in my opinion but a fun listen.
i didnt really like the first half of the album and novacane is one of the worst songs i have ever heard. the second half of the album was really good which surprised me favorite song: High 5 (Rock The Catskills)
solid record. had few great joints but as a album it was not a constant enjoyable listen for me.
Meh.
I think I enjoyed?
Bonkers - liked it.
Just a bit meh really
The mix of genres grew on me over time as I listened to this album, but I did find it a bit grating towards the beginning. My favorite track from this album was "Ramshackle," but ultimately there are other works from Beck which I enjoy more.
While listening I keep thinking, “oh, I bet people who like x would really like this”, or “this reminds me of y”, but then I was thinking about it, and *I* really like x and y, but I never really liked Beck. Hmmm. It’s like all the parts are there but something’s off with the glue that’s holding it together. Yes, Beck, you are weak glue.
I understand the hype (genre bending!) but can’t really enjoy Beck on an emotional level.
The only beck album you need. Loser is one of the great singles of the pop era and this album is pretty solid. So between them you have the essential listening for Beck if you’re a casual fan or are unaware and are looking to find out about him. You can of course if you like go to the rest of his work. And I enjoy it. I hope you do too. But with only 1001 albums this is the one.
I have this cd but, having played it through a few times lately, I realised that really there are only 3 tracks here that I was really familiar with : Devil’s Haircut, a great track that I think I knew from seeing the clip on Rage; The New Pollution, also probably from the clip on Rage; & Where It’s At, which I always loved because of the Mantronix sample from their Needle To The Groove single. The 2 other tracks that I really enjoyed from finally listening to the whole album are Jack-Ass - & I didn’t even realise until I saw on Wiki that, musically, it’s based on Them’s version of Dylan’s It’s All Over Now Baby Blue; & Sissyneck, a wonderful country piss-take - I like any song that mentions “good old boys”. Then I find that these are the five singles released from the album. How appropriate. And it is a really good album.
Devils Haircut I was digging it until the last 15-20seconds And that goes for the screeching thing throughout some of the songs. 3 stars
C+
So every time I hear Beck I am reminded of the song Heartbeat on Mike Watt's "Ball-Hog or Tugboat" Album. At the end of the song it has an answering machine message from Hanna stating why she did not want to be on the record(sometimes she claims it was an art piece, sometimes she is more ambiguous). Here is is... "Hello. Mr. Watt. This is Kathleen Hanna returning your phone call. Bout 3:45 on Monday and it's about that fuckin record that you asked me to do something for. And I guess I'm responding to that now cuz I have a few minutes. And I just wanted to tell you...uh, I have a friend who was raped by, fucked by, whatever you wanna fuckin call it by this guy on your record, gonna be on your record. He's a big rockstar. Yeah when he was 27 and she was 13 he was a big rockstar too. And uh, I don't know if the phrase "power imbalance" means anything to you. But uh, I'm just not so sure I wanna be included in your little white rock boy fuckin hall of shame here, you know? I'm just like "Do I wanna be sandwiched in between some of these guys that are just doing the whole, like, big-white-baby-with-an-ego-problem thing?" I mean, [sighs] get over it! It's so boring. It's like, a lot of these guys should just fuckin quit music and become lifeguards at like Wild Waves or some shit. So they can just like get their fucking, you know, anger management thing going. They can just get their power trips out on the kids, they can just do the whole thing. Maybe they'd be actually saving someone's life. "Hey, don't run by the pool. No cutoffs." You know? That's what I hear when I hear some of this you know music by a lot of these fuckin guys, you know? And I mean, I guess what I'm saying is "I'm just too cool... to be on your fuckin record." You know? It's like I really don't wanna perpetuate or be included in a thing where it's just a bunch of like, I don't know, just like this new. The music coming out by guys right now in the sort of like rock world or alternative rock world or used-to-be-punk world or whatever. It's like the whole, "I'm a straight, white, middle class, male, rockstar guy, but I'm so fuckin oppressed." "I'm a loser baby why don't you kill me." [Sigh] Yawn. Like super fuckin yawn. So yeah, I guess what I'm saying is No. No. No. No. I'm not interested. No. I don't wanna be on your fuckin record. No. But ummm. Mr. Watt. Dude. Babe. Sir. Uh, you need to get me my fuckin Annie soundtrack back like soon cuz you've had it forever and I know you haven't even fuckin listened to it yet. Just like, gimme a call and tell me when that's going to happen. And ummm. I'll talk to you then. Bye." So, that machine message always plays through my mind whenever I hear Beck. I really enjoy 'Devil's Haircut' from this album...but all that I hear is..."I'm a straight, white, middle class, male, rockstar guy, but I'm so fuckin oppressed." "I'm a loser baby why don't you kill me." [Sigh] Yawn. Like super fuckin yawn."
Beck has a low ceiling, but he's reliable. This album was fun, albeit a LOT of Beck at once.
This was a very uneven album, but full of creativity and flair. There were some songs I hated, some songs I really enjoyed, and I think I recognized one or two of them. I can’t say I’d recommend this album to anyone, however, and I know I won’t listen to it again.
Kind of like Sheryl Crow but with more gumption in some songs. Kind of like the Beastie Boys with less gumption in others. There are some truly great songs on here, but not the best I've heard from Beck. Also, some stuff I genuinely want to skip.
I like Beck, but this definitely isn't my favorite Beck album.
I don't even know what genre it was supposed to be.
2 - 3 ok Songs, der Rest zu Rap-ig oder zu chaotisch. ***
3.5/5
I feel I should appreciate Beck more than I do. That said, the beats on this album are SICK in the fullest and best sense.
Classic example of an alternative album from the 90s. Iconic singles, lots of experimentation, a couple of great songs, and some fillers.
This felt like listening to a mix tape. Nothing really grabbed me, and in general Beck suffers from having heard too much of him as a teen
For anyone not there, this is what the 90s sounded like. Not music in the 90s per say, that was grunge and all of that but literally the 90s sounded like this. These sounds were just going on in the 90s plus maybe some dial up internet noises.
I mean, I can appreciate the diversity in genres and how nicely they work together on a Beck album. Nothing ever feels overly forced, but it doesn't always feel like it adds to a song either. The lyrics feel like they're trying to be more important that they really are, which can take away from a song...also, we get it, you know what a drum break is.
1. devilz - 1.5 2. uuaz - 1.5 3. lord - 1 4. pollution - 1.5 5. derelict - 1 6. novacane - 1.5 7. at - 3 8. minuz - 1 9. neck - 1.5 10. ready - 2 11. five - 1 12. ramzhackle - 1
Beck is a talented musician but there is something about his music that makes it all very dated in a way. He is one of the few who really mastered using rapping with 'serious' music. But this album shows the barriers of this approach. What sounded great in 1996 just feels even annoying nearly 30 years later.
This was definitely more in line with what I listen to. I appreciated aot of the weirder sounds in the songs. And I have heard of Beck before so I thought I'd like this more than I did. Maybe I need another listen but there's nothing here that stood out to me.
Superb moments here and happy memories.
3.5
Mixed feelings about this album, which doesn't seem to hold together too well. The opener, Devil's Haircut, has a riff that I swear is straight from The Seeds. And I liked it. Other tracks seem to be informed more by hip hop standard rapping rhythm, which I find a bit limiting. It's a nice enough album, with a few highlights, but I think it's not a great album.
Beck? Nie gehört! Kann man anhören.
When this album came out, it was ahead of its time. Unfortunately, I’m listening to it 30 years later, so it feels behind my current time.
Många Beck har det blivit. Det här är ju hans bästa och den enda som egentligen hör hemma på den här listan.
Just kind of alright. 3/5
Decent, not quite in the mood for it but not bad at all
Beck's main big boy release is a curious attention jump from sensual terminally 90s quaintness to brutish roughness, and then back and forth between those two.
Not the Beck I'm used to (that being Jeff). Decent record, but not fantastic. Solid.
Steve Hogarth’s hero is mine too now. Wow.
This definitely has a sound. The beats were good, brings nostalgia and style. Only thing missing for me was like…I can’t explain it but the substance?
Not bad, but the weird noises made me skip some songs.
Ein wenige seltsame Übergänge. Sonst ok
Lässig, crossover, experimental. Interessant zu hören, dann reicht aber. 2,8
Fun album
Hand me the Becktionary. No, the rhyming Becktionary.
Not a big fan but some good songs
I really loved Beck growing up, and still have time for most of what he does. HOWEVER. The more music a guy hears in life, I think, the more inclined he is to think “Oh, Beck was just doing his own take on this artist” every once in a while. For example, my favourite Beck album is Midnite Vultures. The other day I listened to Prince’s Sign O The Times, and realized “Oh, Beck was (mostly) just doing Prince”. It doesn’t make the Beck album worse, but it does give it something to directly compare it to, maybe not helpfully. Anyway this one is good. Midnite Vultures is probably still my favourite. I wonder if Sea Change is on here.
Like most 90s kids I owned this CD but i'm probably only familiar with half of it at best. Listening was a trip down memory lane and much of this still really holds up, but some of it is experimental and overall forgettable. I still enjoyed the songs I remember from the 90s and rediscovered a couple more that were largely forgotten. I wouldn't rush out and buy it again though. Favs : Where It's At, Devil's Haircut Surprise Favs : Minus, Ramshackle
Beck is one of those artists that I've never really liked his radio hits but when you listen to the full album, have a way better appreciation for the musician he is.
Lots of variety and experimentation, Beck is terrific especially as a one man crew. A bunch of these songs now-days feel contemporary with how forward he was with his work. 3.4
A good album for sure! Is it great? I don’t think so but a pleasant enough experience listening. Couple of cracking tunes on there, but I’ve heard this album a few times and the telling fact of all this is that I have never bought it.
Did not catch my attention but also was not hard to listen to
First thought: I don't recognize any of these titles. Second thought (upon hitting play): oooh I know Devil's haircut! I guess Beck is just always in my subconscious. I don't love Beck's (lack of) singing, but his instrumentals are very catchy. Enjoyed about half the album, 3*. Highlights: devil's haircut, the new pollution, where it's at
Álbum bastante experimental, muy entretenido para escuchar. Me gustó, lo volvería a escuchar
Experimental. Un poco de naftalina noventosa.
It’s fine. Beck just annoys me after a bit.
I wish I liked Beck more, but I mostly respect him.
Not a huge Beck fan but I do respect his style of music. Definitely like the hits and some of the deeps.
Didn't really feel it and I just coludn't come to like it in the end.
Meh
We get it Beck, you ARE a little stinker.
B- Devils Haircut 3 Hotwax 3 Lord Only Knows 4 The New Pollution 4 Derelict 3 Novacane 3 Jack-Ass 3 Where It's At 3 Minus 4 Sissyneck 4 Readymade 3 High 5 (Rock The Catskills) 3 Ramshackle 4 Computer Rock 3 I like Ramona better!!
Two Turntables and a microphone... but still would listen to a different album. Where It's At is a solid track and I like some of the remix versions. The other songs are alright but some of the lyrics are so incredibly goofy and just seem like a stream of consciousness /weird lyrics for the sake of being weird. Like placeholder lyrics almost but just... kept them in. Not my favorite but still somewhat interesting.
He’s done better
Never start an album with your best track, only one way to go from there! I quite like Beck but somehow it all sounds a bit gimmicky.
Mixed bag. Cool mostly, weird in places and not necessarily in an enjoyable way. I like his voice. Favourite track: Jack-Ass
Love how different Beck's sound was compared to other bands during the late 90's.
Thought this was fine, at times better than fine. Equally quite forgettable
An okay album, not great Top tracks: Devils Haircut, High 5 (Rock The Catskills), Ramshackle
It’s American Gorillaz! Same sort of lofi drum loop sampling with some twangy vocal noodling at its best, waffles out a little too long at its worst towards the end. Might hit a lot harder smoking weed on a porch in the middle of nowhere
3 unique both good and bad
Devil's haircut has indeed been in my mind since it first came out, in a section that age and alcohol cannot rot. However never listened to the album. It's some decent stuff, but didn't spark any major connection for me.
Too much of certain songs on this album could certainly contribute to a migraine headache
A rather eclectic album, some great songs but a fair few that didn’t really do it for me.
I had this album as a teenager. Always thought it was just ok. After relistening, I still think that. Some good sounds and great production though.
Some songs I love, but as a collection, if I had to use a single word, it would be discordant.
Ok album. Was not really in the mood for it today
Great Album! It has it's highs and downs. But overall really great and experimental Album. Such an experimental album is really refreshing to hear now and then.
A couple good songs but otherwise decent.
For an album that seems to pride itself in its lack of consistency, Odelay features consistently good musical ideas that are punctuated by ear splitting digital noises and low-fidelity screaming. I wouldn’t play this one outside of my headphones unless I was looking to turn some heads. 5/10.
This album has some major stinkers, but also holds a lot of nostalgia for me. I like it quite a bit overall
Beyond the singles this was actively terrible.
There are some quite nice things on this. But as an album it’s just too diverse and doesn’t hang together in any real way. Maybe if I were younger and had listened to it a lot in my teens I’d love it. I’m not and I don’t. Naturally it’s rather too long as well, but that’s the CD era for you.
Something was just a little missing for me, as if the author had cut out or missed something, without rap it would be awesome. 3/5
omg his little noises.
It's OK. Some songs are better than others
I’m not a huge Beck fan, but went into this album with an open mind. Wasn’t a fan of the megaphone vocals, but overall was not as terrible as I thought it would be.
I liked Beck back in the day, and saw him put on an awesome live show in the late 1990s. But I have to say, this album didn't do much for me nearly three decades later. Some cool beats and catchy sounds, but the nonsensical lyrics and themes lost me in middle age.
Интересное смешение стилей. При этом альбом довольно ровный, без каких-то пик. Это такой чиловый альбом, который мне видится скорее бэкграунд музыкой на готовку ужина в приглушенном свете. Лучшая песня - Ramshackle.
Good parts Standout songs: Novacane Derelict
I can tell this album was probably really cool at the time, and some people probably still like it, but it's just not for me. I don't like the sound of Beck's voice. Most of the lyrics I don't know what the H he's talking about. "Blow back derelict wind, lay my soul in the fallow field," what does that even mean? Some songs sounded good. "Novacane" had some good production elements. "Minus" sounds cool. "Where It's At" is a WHACK track, I did not enjoy it. This is an early Beck album, so it probably gets better from here. 2.75 stars
me sorprendió bastante
David Foster Wallace ruined an entire generation of middle-class white men. But at least this has a groove that prevents it from ever becoming as annoying as it sounds like it would be on paper.
It's a cool album, I don't personally find it essential but it is worth note
3.4/5 Best Track: Where It's At - Album Version W/Intro
And I really did like it a lot however it’s not the best album. Some of the songs sound pretty cool and others sound a little bit dated at this point. A lot of the music sounds the same and again although I do like sex music this is not my very favorite CD or album. 3.5/5
It has some hits, but I don’t love it.
I like Guero a lot better.
favourite song: readymade really enjoyed some of the songs here, not so much some of the others. very hit and miss which makes it hard to rate, torn between 3 and four stars really.
3-
Alt country stuff is good. A bit too noisy for my liking at times.
I am finding more and more that interesting albums from the 90/00’s feel played out in the 2020s but think it’s because they have been rung out and squeezed of all novelty by the imitators.
Not as cool as Guero
Feels very experimental but not in a good way. Like he didn't have a direction in mind and just threw in random stuff to see what sticks. Sometimes I was confused whether I'm still listening to the same album Still, not bad either, there's a lot that I liked, but mostly elements, not full songs. Best song: Derelict
interesting on the upper end of 3s
favourite: lord only knows, novacane least favourite: derelict it's fine, some of the songs are annoying it's too long too mayb 6-7/10
It's cool to come to terms with some of these albums that I've heard, or at least their hits, when they came out: I guess I've actually never liked Beck after all (90ies Beck. I don't know post 2000 Beck yet, outside of his Record Club project). Slacker music with aimless ADHD that's too eccentric for its own good. Or ~cartoony. Country Jangle Pop but also Beastie Boys. Like liquorice but icecream. It all seems a bit forced. Or something, I dunno. Whatever my problem with it is, for now I can definitely say that this is crap music to have my early morning coffee to. [...] A few hours later it sits better with me but I can't say that things have improved dramatically. I respect this album, for what it was in its time, but that's about it. Honorable mentions: Minus and Ramshackle.
Geinig om deze plaat zo kort na 'Ill Communication' van de Beastie Boys te treffen, met deels hetzelfde productieteam. Dit album freewheelt zich ook door allerlei genres aan de hand van vergelijkbare sounds en samples, en Beck lijkt soms zelfs te rappen. Maar hij blijft vooral heel dicht bij het slacker ethos, waardoor het een beetje klinkt als een Pavement album dat wordt geproduceerd door het productieteam achter de Beastie Boys. Het is een experimenteel muziekstuk, een ware cocktail aan vette drums, country gitaartjes, gekke geluidjes en robotstemmetjes. De enige echt rode draad is dat alle maffe sounds zich aan de lo-fi zijde van het spectrum bevinden. Waar 'The Dust Brothers' ook de eindproductie verzorgde op het al meermaals door mij bejubelde 'Paul's Boutique', moet ik zeggen dat de executie hier wat vaker de plank misslaat. De radiogeluiden en mechanische vocalen zijn in overvloed, en creëren een iconische 90s sound, maar zijn wat mij betreft compleet overbodig op veel momenten. Terwijl deze productie destijds echt revolutionair in de alternative rock scene was, moet ik zeggen that it didn't age very well. Toch zit het album ook vol met sterke riffs, catchy pianoloopjes, modervette drums en smerige basslines; beats waar ik graag een 'echte' rapper overheen had horen rijmen. 'Hotwax' is een perfect voorbeeld van een nummer waarin een uitstekende beat deels teniet wordt gedaan door een hoop onaangename geluiden. Ik respecteer de gelaagdheid van de productie, maar ik waardeer het niet zoals op eerder werk van ze. De song introduceert ook een country/bluesy vibe - die een tweede rode draad vormt door dit album. Sommige nummers klinken echt als de love child van een blue grass band en een trip hop groep, wat een unieke sound oplevert. Die down to earth sound komt heel sterk tot expressie in 'Jack-Ass', wat een psychedelische folk song is die zorgt voor wat sereniteit temidden het kabaal van de op hol geslagen radio in de studio. De wat meer hip hop-focused songs, die sterk leunen op heavy drumritmes en uiteindelijk ook de wat populairdere nummers van het album werden, laten die country invloeden geheel los. Dit zorgt voor een prettige afwisseling. 'The New Pollution' heeft een hypnotiserende drumloop die me doet denken aan 'Tomorrow Never Knows' van The Beatles, en in combinatie met de saxofoon is het wellicht de fijnste instrumental van het album. Een persoonlijke favoriet is 'Where It's At', ondanks dat een hoop van die op de zenuwen werkende geluidjes ook dit nummer besmetten. Maar die chaotische energie is hier net zo aanstekelijk als in veel hyperactieve Beastie Boys songs, en wordt perfect gecountered door de chille hammond organ. Toch merkte ik dat de wat tumultueuzere nummers iets te weinig aanstekelijke energie uitstralen, en iéts te veel willekeurige 'technische vernuftjes' wilden tentoonstellen. Het zorgde er ook voor dat een album met wel degelijk serieuze muzikale intenties, bij vlagen nogal onserieus aanvoelde. Ik snap dat dat ook wel een beetje de houding is van Beck, maar toch denk ik dat er meer in dit album zit dan dat eruit is gehaald. De rijke productie op ander werk van 'The Dust Brothers' zorgt ervoor dat je als luisteraar na tientallen luisterbeurten nog steeds onverzadigd bent, maar ik heb het gevoel dat hier juist 'less is more' het motto had moeten zijn. Desalniettemin vond ik het een interessante luisterbeurt, met een handvol memorabele nummers. 7/10 Highlights: Jack-Ass Where It's At The New Pollution
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It's good, but not amazing. Still really good.
Lot of mixed things inside
Pretty honky but good in places
Beck never really did anything for me, and this is no different. But I do recognise the pattern emerging from what I've listened to do far, and that's all of the albums have stellar production, engineering and mixing.
Groovy sound, but I have no idea what the lyrics are talking about. Not a big fan of the feedback noises.
It was ok. Nonsense lyrics though
Lots of different music sounds. Felt a little like schizojazz. I liked the first half of the album better.
Feel like I've been pretty lukewarm on Beck for all of my music listening lifetime and despite the acclaim for this album, my opinion just hasn't been swayed. There's a lot to be intrigued by here, "Devils Haircut" is a banger, full-stop, but when this album settles into its sort of slacker rock groove this becomes quite boring to me and I start to become disinterested. "Derelict" is interesting, the production on much of this is great, a lot of unexpected samples, textures, and sounds, but again it's probably my own issue that this just doesn't actually move me or interest me all that much. Plus, I might be in the minority with this opinion, but I find "Where It's At" to be extremely corny despite the really nice warm production.
Very good album.. I personally think better than his later stuff.
This is one of those albums that could have only happened in the 90's. That weird period when music labels just threw everything at the wall to see what would stick. A lot of it failed and was soon forgotten, but what worked really worked, giving us gems like this.
2.93 per track. Hit or miss tracks for sure
First time listen all the way through, not bad. Very "new" when debuted but only enjoy the hit"Where it's at" and "Ramshackle. I like his later albums "Sea Change" and " Guero" a bit more - but for anyone he is a creative genius!
3.5 stars; better than the other Beck album I've gotten (Guero), but all the interesting ideas are in the first half of the record.
Beck er fínn og ég fíla mörg lög með honum en svo koma önnur lög sem vega upp á móti því. Það er alveg eins þeð þessa plötu, hún er uppfull af 'hittum og missum' þannig að fyrir vikið endar hún í meðalflokknum.
Simple album. Most songs are forgettable and nothing too special. Wasn't a bad listen or too great of one just between ok and good. Jackass and ramshackle are probably my favourites. 3 stars.
First time hearing Beck outside Loser. Well, I don't really like his laid back, disinterested singing style. Drum beats were OK. I didn't hate anything. The keyboard in this sounded exactly like the keyboard used in the music for Napoleon Dynamite. Compare Hotfix with Uncle Rico's theme.
Aceitável
Eight days after Sea Change, we have Odelay, the 3rd Beck on this list; an artist I haven't been motivated to study before this challenge. If one Beck album had to represent his oeuvre it should probably be this one; odd, glitchy, inventive alternative rock/folk/hip hop that it is. It’s definitely from the same funhouse that brought us “Loser”, but with even more experimentation. However, I think this is another album that will grow on me, but I don’t love it at this time. I was so lost in the Dust Brothers’ eclectic production, that I think I appreciate it more than the actual songs at times. The constant shifts in musical direction were often entertaining but sometimes grating- looking at you, feedback in “Hotwax” and jackass in “Jack-Ass”. Also, and I realize this is not a fair criticism, the segues between the country and the electro/rap gave me uncomfortable flashbacks to Devil Without a Cause. The difference between “High 5” here and “Roving Gangster” from that album is that I’m having more fun with the former, but it IS still country rap to my ears. 3.5 HL: “Where It’s At”, “The New Pollution”, “Devils Haircut”, “Lord Only Knows”
A little raw for what I was feeling.
Lots of bangers. -1 for rap rock.
Fun listen, I enjoy the cover art. A fun album, lots of variety.
Beck is crazy talented and on Odelay he uses every trick from the Beck handbook. Twice. It’s fun - and it’s also somehow too Beck-ish.
I liked it, had heard the name but not the music
Yep
A fairly good album, I liked Ramshackle, Minus and Sissyneck.
A bit whimsical but overall good.
Okay...I think I've heard one song from Beck so I'm intrigued. Their songs are catchy. I'll give 'em that. 3/5 I got bored pretty quickly.
Yes. Enjoyed this !
Some interesting tracks and wide variety of styles. Good production. Nothing stood out and made me go wow. Never heard of it, no idea it received widespread critical acclaim at the time.
Nothing great, nothing bad. High 5 was a slick beat though. This feels like 2.5 to 3.5 star territory to me, depending upon the conditions of the day and listening circumstances.
Struggling a bit with this one. I feel like it's objectively good, and I appreciate much of it...but I don't think I would ever choose to listen to this again. It's somehow good without being enjoyable to me. Usually in this case I'll think "yeah, I recognize that people who like this kind of music would like it, but I personally don't like this kind of music." In this case, I think I generally *do* like this kind of music, but I just couldn't get into this album. It definitely gets bonus points for having a komondor on the album cover as those are the most ridiculous-looking-while-still-naturally-occurring dogs on the planet. So there's that.
Relatively enjoyable overall. I've said it before and I'll say it again, it feels like the only criteria for this list is being musically ambitious with lyrics and vocals falling by the wayside. This album accomplished that better than some.
Second listen after years of not even hearing or caring about Beck, this album is pretty good. Not great, but good
These dudes were so fucking high
Interesting album, it blended a variety of elements from different genres. It reminded me of beastie boys and red hot chilli peppers.
Odelay is the fifth album by American musician, singer, song-writer Beck. It is an experimental alternative/folk rock album that became - and remains - Beck's most successful album. Critically acclaimed, Odelay was present on many "Best of" lists for 1996, 1997, 1998, and even as recently as polls for 2005, 2013, and 2020. Odelay won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 1997 as well as a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Where It's At". This album has been certified gold in Australia, platinum in Japan, New Zealand, & the UK, and double platinum in Canada & the US. Beck's Odelay was an interesting gem to listen to. There's many different music genres across the album's songs, so there's something for everyone. It was a fun and upbeat album that made listening to it easy. Most people should enjoy this album.
Some cool sounds. I find it creative, and a couple of the songs I did like. However, overall it was not the kind of music I’ll go back to, or listen again from start to end. An interesting listen overall.
Interesting mish-mash of styles switching from 60s west coast garage psychedelia to grungy hipster hip-hop with weird sound effects, slide guitars and record scratches. OK, I guess, but it didn’t really grab me.
I'm not a huge fan of Beck; it's kind of lay-back music is a bit too lay back for me... and in many cases he seems as bored as I could be will singing. Trying to get past this, the album is actually pretty good, the way songs are built with samples and instruments is nice and the most dynamic songs even caught me shaking my head. So yeah, still not a huge fan, but not that bad.
Some of this album is genuinely ok, the rest is obnoxious and overuses odd noises.
Forgot how much I love Jack Ass. Not my favorite Beck album
Nice to get a Beck album.
'What the fuck is this ridiculous devil's haircut bullshit?!' 'Oh, mate - wait until you get the bit about having a cigarette on each arm and a carburetor tied to the moon. I must have been so fuckin' high when that came out of me!' This album is as 90s as tamagotchis, OJs tiny glove, and Mr Fucking Blobby (which is his legal first name).
tiene buenos temas, pero no todo el álbum es bueno en su forma completa.
some good weird shit that i vibed with at times. jack ass is a dope song.
Good album. First time listened form start to finish. Lots of good, known songs on this one. And the not-so-know stuff is fun to listen to as well.
I thought Loser was on this one and was kind of bummed when it never came on. I listened on my morning commute. I enjoyed most songs, but not one of my favorite styles. Reminds me of going through my uncle's CD collection.
Some of the songs are ok. A bit weird... 90's funk is funky and weird.
Beck is okay. I liked some of his songs and they were different. Won’t listen to him on my own time though. 5/10
Didn’t really get much from this one. 5/10
Beck Beck Beck, Beck is weird. Beck has always been one of those names that I know pretty much all his big hits but have never sought out full albums. I don’t even know what genre you would put this in, rock? Folk? Country Punk? Some of the songs are pretty experimental in their sound, almost to much so. The hits are bangers and are very apparent when compared to the rest of the album. Over all an interesting listen but not something I will seek out again. 5/10
<img src="https://tenor.com/view/forgot-no-memories-lord-of-the-rings-lotr-gandalf-gif-13463504" alt="Gandalf says 'I have no memory of this place...'"> "I have no memory of this place..." Well, except "Where It's At." I was thirteen in 1996 and had my own little Walkman. I listened to the radio plenty, but the only song from Beck I recognize is "Where It's At," though some of the others feel slightly familiar. It's decent background rock, but nothing other than that song stands out. It's not bad, but it's not excellent either. That's the problem with hearing experimental rock nearly three (wtf.) decades later: stuff that was avant-garde and bleeding edge at the time has now been incorporated into the main flow of music unless it's really outre. Might have blown my mind *then* but it doesn't now.
Not my jam
Love it
love the later stuff, this one is .. no good
Didn’t dislike but struggled to pay it much attention
Really weird and eclectic. Can't remember it that well but was an interesting listen
I like the experimentation, but sometimes it goes a bit too far and doesn't work.
Fun but felt 1 dimensional by the end.
It's ok
Interesting album. Rock with some hip hop vibes in terms of sampling and almost spoken word in some points. Some songs bordered on grungey metal, others were almost trip hoppy. Good drum breaks throughout.
It was kind of a mix of everything. Jazz, hiphop, rock, electronica. Pretty cool all around. Saved some songs from the album. Loved devil's haircut.
I haven’t listened to this album in a very long time. I never really liked Beck that much when he first came out and listening to this album again reminded me that I still don’t like him that much. Some of his songs are kind of fun, but they all start sounding the same after awhile.
Not my cup of tea.
The mish mash was interesting, pretty ambitious album overall but I think it was pretty effective. Probably liked this more artistically than musically. Most songs had something I liked but also something I didn’t. Felt like an album of moments. Didn’t like his voice on most of it. Decent 6
Pedestrian
Not bad, reminded me of the Fight Club soundtrack
naja - ok
Experimental bordering on annoying. That being said, it's a really fun album. The creative usage of objects and instruments to make odd noises is more entertaining than not. Most of the tracks on this album are super laid back and chill, with simple percussion nudging the tempo forward. Not sure if I'd listen to this again soon, but definitely again someday.
I have to avoid writing "classic" in each and every review. This one surely is in the realm of the 90ies Indie music. It's a solid album, has its place in musical history, but for me personally, Beck always was too experimental, inconsistant, and not enough mainstream to really, really like him. Kind of like what Prince was for R&B, he did for alternative music.
Aah, the Beck I know and love. Doesn't always work but mostly does so I'm happy with that.
3.5
weird interesting pile of garbage
Einige Lieder finde ich richtig gut, andere nicht.
I actually really enjoyed the early 2000s musk that this albums creates- it's such an interesting approach on a mesh of genre. Definitely going to listen to more of their discography :)
leuke cover
Liked it yeah
Beck was always a mistery to me...
A classic Beck album. Not my favourite, but a good album showcasing Beck's skill as a musician
Beck bra ju oväntat bra Jag har alltid gillat stökig musik Sista låten var grym Diskobox Några svaga låtar men stark 3a blir det
Reminds me of high school. Lots of samples, scratches, and fuzzed out guitar. Catchy pop lyrics.
Great nineties throwback, Beck's called styles always keep things interesting
I didn’t mind this. An interesting hip hop rock fusion. Worth a listen. 3.5 stars
Okay Beck. I like some later stuff. Ramona is top notch.
This was a tough one for me. I really liked this album when it was released, then I soured on Beck, and now, I can't really listen objectively. I liked a lot of what I heard, and though it doesn't sound nearly as fresh as it did upon release, there's a lot of cool stuff going on. But listening to the lyrics, I couldn't help think it was a bunch of nonsense. Back in the day it seemed offbeat and funky, now it sounds like refrigerator magnet poetry. So, am I just being a little bitch? Possibly. But I was lukewarm throughout this listen, so Beck and his Scientology friends can go dance in the desert without me.
This seemed really exciting at the time. But there's a reason I haven't spun this in nearly 30 years: it's too much style over substance. he is a good songwriter, but he didn't step up to the plate on this one. His next one, Mutations, is fantastic, though.
Beck could use a Red Bull.
D Lieder tönet für mich oft echli dünn und flüchtig, wie nöd ganz fertig gschriebe. (verwandt mit Steiner Flughafebeck?) Eigentlich schöni Lieder, biz groovig, weisch nie was chunt, aber für mich au nöd extrem packend
tügel ihm de sini hoore. seeeeehr geili drums. hotwax. slidey boy. clavinet boy. geil. oke isch chli viel aber funny. lord obly knows. guete soong. new pollution plätscheret bitz aber cooli bassline. derelict. s ganze isch dehr srgt pepper. drumbreak geeeil. er het uf dem dong delber trömmelet wow. novacane hässsig. denn mega ruhig voll schön. scratches meh. jack-ass. döt machter sin laid back gsang findi geil. where it's at. mega geils rhodes. minus. seehr cool. sissyneck. JA PEDAL STEEL JA. findi de vest bis etz. drums immerno geil, mega minimalistisch. readymade. sehr "ich spiel etz e nöd westlichi tonleitere" musig. high 5. okay voll hiphop beat. ui was isch de klassischi shit dezwüsched? aah schwanensee glaub. isch sehr hip hop, find s verlürt sich irgendwenn. ramshackle. schöööne text. schöni gitarre. sehr nice.
fav songs: devils haircut, hotwax, jack ass, minus i like this vibe of rock don’t know how much id replay though
An album that I listened to
I like a lot of Beck stuff but the gimmick does get a bit stale.
Some decent tunes on there I remember being miffed that I couldn't copy it in 1999. Didn't miss loads
pretty good
Fun listen, I can see why it made waves in the 90s. Favorite song: Devils Haircut Least favorite: Where It’s At
Pretty neutral towards him and my opinion remains unchanged
Når det er godt er det VIRKELIG godt, men en del mere rodet end jeg huskede
Det må siges at være eksperimenterende.. Er ikke med på alle sange og det virker lidt usammenhængende, udover at det hele er lidt skørt!
Goes on too long. Wears out by the end
Nice and original, and definitely one of Beck's best. Yet it's rare for Beck's music to truly move me.
Beck's slack pop vibe has aged well. Devils Haircut is a solid opener and I find myself enjoying the rest even where its a bit uneven. The things that can make a Beck song uneven can be distilled down to simply saying when he goes too far i.e. the parts where he's too country, the parts where he's too rap, the parts where he's too cute or too funny. As you can see, it's all a judgement call. I acknowledge it's all totally subjective but what I'm trying to highlight here is that, in my mind when it comes to Beck, the unevenness is less about the craft of songwriting and more about excesses in presentation or style.
3-3.5 This album felt longer than 52 minutes (and not really in a good way). I liked Beck’s experimentation, and for 1996 I feel like it was probably very unique, and even at first I thought the album was younger than it was. That being said, the album didn’t feel very cohesive, and I think Beck leaned too much into an idea of idiosyncrasy being a random sound bite thrown in. It got old quickly. However, the changed within rhythm were cool, like when the song felt like it would do a 180 in terms of genre and/or tempo. I’m also not a huge fan of Beck’s voice (I think 9 times out of ten he sounds incredibly bored) but I do think he’s a talented magician and the bored voice works sometimes. Also, I was really interested in the album in the first half but the last half kinda lost me. Nonetheless, I liked how unique it was, I just wish it didn’t fall on this trope of “ah! Bet ya didn’t expect this random quirky thing,” and was slimmed down by a few songs.
I know everyone loves this album. I think it’s just alright.
Made the mistake of starting this album at 4am. A little too rambunctious for that early. I remember WHERE ITS AT from this album.
I like Beck, but this wasn’t my favorite album of his.
ah yeah not bad cool genre blend
Unique
I feel like you would feel like the coolest white guy in the world listening to this in the 90's, but iunno about now. Def a well-made album and has songs, but it feels a lil dated and empty to me now. Maybe I'm just in a mood. Not tryna to be a hater.
I've heard his name before but couldn't have picked out a song of his. I really like this album. There's a lot of variety. It's full of energy and fun. I like Devil's Haircut, Lord Only Knows, Novacane, and Sissyneck. It's at least a 6/10 for me. It might be a little long, and its, like MOST OF THESE, not really a genre I enjoy, I guess.
Good album. Not my favorite Beck. Has some real highs but some tracks I'm not crazy about.
i normally love all sorts of "weird" music and sampling but for some reason beck never really clicked for me (beyond "loser" anyway). something about the composition just feels so haphazard and either meaningless or like I'm too stupid to understand what he's trying to accomplish. either way, doesn't feel great. i do like the way beck careens into different genres left and right, even on the same track. still, i came into this only really knowing the two big singles and left the same way. i'd give this 3.5 stars if i could just because i like a lot of what it's doing but realistically I'm not sure how often I'll be coming back to these deeper cuts. favorites: devils haircut, where it's at
This album has some great songs but also so many terrible songs or parts to songs. Sometimes it sounds like they forgot how to play a certain instrument and let them parts ruin otherwise good songs. Somewhat reminds me of the Backstreet boys but better music out there for sure.
🐄🔔🖍️
Beck may be one of the most unique artists I have heard, just so many noises. All I can think of is the Futurama episode where Bender gets cut open by the industrial can opener and becomes paralyzed. But Beck lets him join him on stage so that he can be used as a washboard in his band to play Where It's At. This certainly teeters on the edge of being overwhelming with noise and actually being music. But I would say that this is actual enjoyable music that he is able to make.
Very eclectic in genres but somehow it all fits together.
Een beetje heftig soms maar overall goeie muziek om mee te werken
Mostly great songs! Novacane is by far the worst on the album, but otherwise enjoyed this one.
DECENT
Some good stuff, some boring stuff. Album could be great if it was a few songs shorter.
Nice
This is the higher end of a three.
Realno 3,5 al ne mogu dat to, a nije za 4. Beck dobar čovjek.
It's Beck. He does whatever he wants. Some of it's great, most of it just exists. Usually I like the first half of an album better and lose interest after a while. On this record I like the second half better. Favorite song: Minus.
I was excited to give this a listen for the first time in 20 years, but it kind of fell flat for me.
I’ve got a devil’s haircut in my mind. All very simplistic but catchy. I can’t barely play any instrument, but I think I could replicate this album on my own. Novacane slaps. This is a very 90’s album. Several songs contains twangy country steel guitar, and will mix it with samples of rap. Not my favorite, but it works.
Funky and wacky sounds. Prefer it over the previous Beck album yesterday (Sea Change).
not great but it was cool every once in a while so a low three makes sense
Great production, boring melodies, confusing album. No standout track.
3.5
Two turntables and a microphone song from like the 90s. Other than that it's ok... they were high making this
Enjoyably weird 3.5
Good but not music genre that I would not normally listen to.
Not as good as I remember it being. Still a few songs that I really love on here, but the rest are pretty forgettable.
It's like they took a good alternative album and just put random noises in random spots. There was weird ass synth, some squealy guitars, and some beeping(?) Wasn't a bad listen but it did at times feel like it was trying to be different just to be different
* lord only knows is pretty good * jack-ass is good too!
particolare, non male
Eccentric and eclectic. There’s no one else I’ve heard like Beck and I appreciate his genre bending approach, but I don’t need to listen to it every day!
Not a patch on guero
I've always had a complicated relationship with Beck. He seems like exactly the type of artist I would love, and I've tried to get into his music, but it has never quite stuck with me. Odelay, maybe his most critically acclaimed record, is no exception. The biggest singles, "Devils Haircut" and "Where It's At", are fine, but have always seemed extremely repetitive to me. The rest of the album just rolls off my brain like water off a duck's back, even after multiple listens. I never find it bad or unenjoyable. It's just so...fine. There's a lot of musical experimentation here, which I can appreciate, but things like the electronic elements he often incorporates just isn't my taste. Overall, it sounds like an artist doing a lot, without any of it fully working.
Mmm, paar vette nummers, veel filler.
Good
I enjoyed it.
not my thing- the sirens annoyed me
This isn’t as good as some other beck albums but he does do a good job of making some amazingly unique music. This is some funky alternative with an array of sounds. Most of the songs are still catchy and enjoyable. This album is good but not near his best. 6.5/10
I'm generally a Beck fan. The album I listen to the most is probably Mutations. Odelay is more straightforward than some of his other work, with typical backbeats and less layered instruments. It's fine but I like other Beck records more.
One word: eclectic. Lots of different genres packed into one album, and while musically it’s diverse, I find that it’s hard to settle in. Still a solid album though. Fav song of the album is either Hotwax or Where It’s At
Not my favorite
not bad. didn't rly do anything for me but i can appreciate the artistry
Was dreading this but it was ok. Just ok.
Had a lot of really interesting sounds, and was really cool to listen to. Not something I would listen to normally though.
buen disco
3.5, where it’s at and sissyneck are very strong tracks but think some other ones try for abit of an experimental rock and don’t get it exactly right.
6/10
Nice to listen to, but nothing really grabs me. But what I can say is that I like his screams on this album. It has a mix of screamed vocals, ballads, dub, his typical guitar sound. + Derelict + Readymade + Ramshackle + Diskobox
Not bad! Quite eclectic. Some bits give me Eels vibes.
Interplay between the samply motifs of the guitar and the oscillating energy levels makes for an interesting listen. Has a country feel to it.
6/15
не понравился
Do I hate it?? no.... but I definitely don't love it Favorite Track: Lord Only Knows 3/5
Pretty decent album. I like the general vibe but not really getting into the songs too much.
This was a bizarre experience. Second Beck album already and I was like eh...but this was quite fun. Some real contrasts. Got a couple of nice tracks for my playlists.
It's fine. Not eye opening. Fine.