Reviews (page 10 of 13)
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.
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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.
Someone listened to the Beasty Boys
Intriguing at times. Overstimulating at times.
Top 3 Songs: 1 - The New Pollution (4) 2 - Jack-Ass (7) 3 - Where It's At (8)
I really like Where It's At. I sort of like some of the other songs. I really don't like some of the songs. I rate this a balanced 2.5 rounding up for the album art. I do think this album belongs on this list and I'm more or less happy to have heard it.
Love the singles but I prefer his more reflective / dour stuff to disco cowboy Beck.
Cool album.
3/5 Interesting. A bit uneven, but totally radical at the time it was released.
Not really my style but it wasn’t bad
Really forgettable: Didn't enjoy a lot of the tracks and especially towards the end it started to lose my interest and sound very samey
3-4
No es el disco que más me gusta de Beck pero está bien
Very, very good! Deserves more than 3 stars but not quite 4. So many sounds pulling together. I really enjoyed it.
No one ever said that Beck didn’t take chances and make some unique music. Some of it sticks, some of it falls short. Yet I’ve never met anyone who told me that Beck is their favorite. Sad thing is that many people seem to love DMB to no end, but I can’t understand why Becks uniqueness doesn’t draw a similar cult following. Some things just don’t make sense, but what makes sense is that Beck makes very interesting music. If it were 4 songs on this album and some decent accompanying tracks I may keep this is rotation, but it just doesn’t have unanimous draw.
Gruizige americana vol met samples en gekke beatjes. Beastie Boys meets Cake. Het kan aan mij liggen, maar het klinkt wel enorm 90s. Het is wel ok, maar niet helemaal mijn stijl. Gewoon 3 sterretjes.
Honestly overrated.
The way I feel about this album, is the way I feel about all but one Beck album. Meh, it’s fine.
I’ve always liked Beck, I think He has bangers on all albums but this album is not my favorite. My favorite is Guero by far. Almost every song on that album is awesome my favorite being Earthquake Weather. I know this is supposed to be a review for Odelay haha but I think the wrong album was picked.
Oh lord. I know this whole album, but that doesn’t mean it deserves to be on this list. It’s fine. So far most of the albums are “just fine” and I don’t know how I feel about that.
I think Gran Turismo and Tony Hawk ruined Beck for me. It’s background music! He uses really interesting sounds and cool beats, but his music too easily slips behind anything else going on.
I think I liked this album more in the '90s. Good background sound. Around track 6 I wanted something different.
Needs another listen to properly form an opinion, but I did enjoy it
Pollock: Excited about this. Devils haircut is Ok. Honestly not loving it right now. A bit too almost punky, 90s rocky. Discobox surprised me that's for sure. IDK, this somehow has me interested in Becks music but not that into this album. Could be one of those tricky mutliple listen scenarios, but it has to be a 3 max. Probably a low 3. Best: Discobox Worst: Overall: Yeah just didn't speak to my ear aesthetic. I can sense that I will like a Beck album, very unique. So its a low 3, but has potential
Gostei médio
Beck is a vibe, and always inventive.
Beck to this day is probably the best at sounding like Beck. His quirky compositions, quasi-pointless lyrics, to the way he sings, all are token Beck. If a listener likes that, they will never be disappointed, and if a listener does not, they will likely never change their mind, regardless of the album.
This album is odd. I’m a bit concerned that it’s only on the list due to Chemical Brothers production because I’d like to have an excuse to listen to other Beck albums that I think I’d like better. 6/10
Opzich best prima, maar kon nou niet echt opmaken naar wat voor genre ik aan het luisteren was waardoor ik er niet echt aan kon wennen. Maar misschien nog een keer luisteren dus!! Eigenlijk 2,8
quintessential late 90's/early 00's alt sound
A lot of this is great, but too much "what's this button do" means 3 is where it's at.
I do not know what to say about this album. It was quite an experience. 5/10
Beck isn’t my usual style but I do rly like this album. Some of the songs are just up my alley while others aren’t that appealing. I like the uniqueness of it the different sounds and instruments.
Enjoyed most of this, definitely a weird and eclectic mix
What a cool lil guy
Devils Haircut - 7/10 -- Decent Song to open Hotwax - 5/10 Lord Only Knows - 6/10 The New Pollution - 6/10 Derelict - 6/10 Novecane - 3/10 -- Bad Song Jackass - 8/10 -- Nice on ears Where's it at - 6/10 -- Doesn't need to be 5 minutes. Minus - 5/10 -- It's alright Sissyneck - 6/10 Readymade - 8/10 -- My favorite High 5 - 2/10 -- I hate this song Ramshackle - 6/10 -- The melody is nice Overall : 5.5/10 Not my favorite at all. Not my taste but some songs are actually good.
Not my thing
- Funny breaks - Funny country voice - Fun - Solid start, mid end - 7/10
Não deixa de ser uma experiência relevante, especialmente pelo uso de samplers de forma inteligente. Porém, pela duração acaba sendo cansativo. Dispenso pelo menos umas seis músicas.
mixed bag -can't say I really enjoyed it
Good
J’aurais donné 3,5. J’aime la groove, j’aime le travail d’échantillonnage, j’aime tous les singles. Mais dans l’ensemble les autres pièces ressortaient moins, retenaient moins mon attention
Albeit a bit weird at times, it's not made in an unpleasant way and sounds quite good overall. I'll admit I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics though, so have little to no idea on the thematic aspect of this album.
estilo bem peculiar, mas nao muito empolgante
This brings back a lot of memories. I've always loved Beck. Though this album was never a favorite of mine. Some songs make my skin crawl for some reason.
nice departure from usual genres that I listen to. noisy saturated sounds are a little bit grating.
A few bleeps here, a few bloops there, a hip hop drum beat, some random glitchy noises. Does not make an album. Beck is a goddamn legend and a chameleon, but the hype around this album is baffling to me.
A lot of effects, Nice but it's si much...
Beck seems like a fun guy, and this was an enjoyable album, I even possibly caught a sample of Candy Shop on one of the tracks. But overall, nothing to write home about. The album cover is creepy and cool at the same time, that dog is wild.
Mikkel Venge Beck (born 12 May 1973) is a Danish former professional football who played as a forward. He scored three goals in 19 games for the Denmark national team, and represented Denmark at the international Euro 1996 and Euro 2000 tournaments.
Sort of like a respectable Kid Rock. Some standout tracks for sure, "Novacane" in particular really rips, and "Devils Haircut" holds up, but the weirdness leads to some meandering for sure.
Influences that seemed apparent were The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and 90s Hip-Hop, especially A Tribe Called Quest. Some of the computer/electronic sounds he experimented with were difficult to listen to, but did enjoy the general ambiance. Feels very “of its time”.
Easy to listen to.
good it’s a mix of country nu metal and rock🤔weird combo
Ekki besta plata Beck.
I always want to like Beck more than I wind up liking Beck when I listen.
I don’t get the Beck hype. Is this sound unique? Yes. Is it catchy? At times, yes, but also repetitive. Are there incongruous sounds stitched together in some sort of I’m-on-a-different-level-than-everyone-else vibe? Yes Does that aspect remind me somewhat of improvisational jazz? Unfortunately, yes. Is Derelict a derelict song? Yes. Is this album something special? Eh, not to me.
I enjoyed this album. I didn't love it, but I enjoyed it.
This was weird, I thought it was going to be a good weird at first, but then it started throwing in random clicks and beeps which made me think there was a error with my car...odd has great elements but to much randomness
3.5 for me, fun and total nonsense
3 great songs, not crazy about the rest
Runs the gamut from "fantastic" to "filler." Some of it is key tracks of the 90s. Some of it is bloated nonsense. On the whole a solid album, probably overrated.
Was a time in the 90s when you could make a career out of this sort of jokey alt-rock, and even get a bit of mainstream play as well. The Butthole Surfers, Cake, this guy etc. Nothing truly bad going on, but also nothing I could ever call essential in any way. Still, compared to the shit that fills the top 50 atm this is high art. 3/5.
Cool and interesting but probably won’t go back again
An inspired melange but a melange nonetheless, with more than a little overreaching. One wonders if Beck is motivated more by boredom (just to see what works and what he can get away with) or ambition (to be all things to all types of listeners or to provide some form of universalist Rosetta Stone of slacker fin de siecle music). The synthesizing creaks obviously in places — the inert mingling of a tepid Schubert passage (“Unfinished Symphony”) with some middling hip-hop beats. The bits of mid-‘70s Stones and funk sound fine, if toothless, landing as little more than noodling or homage-y nods. The faux-Beastie Boys riffs and cuts sound on-point but fall short of the actual, you know, Beastie Boys. “Jack-Ass” sounds tired, much more lethargic than one recalls – with the backing track outright stolen from Them. One can’t help but think “dilettante” as much as “genius” and also about the originality of such assemblage and whether Beck woulda been better served (and served his listeners better) by just playing it straight, or at least occasionally straighter.
Staan wel een paar leuke dingen op, maar het is toch te wisselvallig.
Enjoyed it! Went a bit mad in parts but still some good tunes
Meh was ok, bit too much electro experimental stuff that he made weird
199-whenever: huh? 2022: Golly, the guy's a visionary, etc. OK. Truth is, when this popped up, I thought to myself, ini this order: "Why?" "I hate Loser" and "This is hype with a life of its own", in that order. Its still an oddball album, but not only does it work well, it was a long way from most of the stuff being done in the mid-90s. Arguable, a long way from most stuff done ever in popular music. (I mean, even Beck can get this vibe back any more). Lots of people have tried, but it's never again like the first time, is it? I guess the best way of explaining this is to propose listening to a lot of mid-to-late 60s British pop, and then listening to Revolver and Rubber Soul for the fist time. And then the penny drops.
69/100: I can tell that this is a really smartly written album. A lot of the riffs and sounds clearly took a very talented ear and mind to create. With that being said though, that doesn’t necessarily mean I actually enjoyed the album all that much. Sure, Beck clearly did a great job writing this album and thought very deeply about each song; however, it’s not that fun to listen to. I think it was probably more fun writing this album, honestly. I’d be surprised if I ever find myself listening to this album again.
Buen disco de rock suave con voz característica y agradable de escuchar. Le falta algo para ser un disco mejor.
3 Never really been able to get into Beck. I appreciate his ability to jump between and blend musical genres, and while I feel he did it pretty well here, no one track gave me the feeling of "I gotta give this song a listen again"... it felt more like he wanted to dip his toes into different genres without getting all the way in. Essentially, every song boils down to being very "Beck" at its core, like the same song was wearing thirteen different outfits. It's not a bad album by any means, but I think it's far from a masterpiece - though I'll give kudos to Ramshackle for being a solid closer. Would maybe listen again if I'm not crucified by the entire indieheads community first. Favorite songs: Ramshackle, Minus, The New Pollution
Hyvä alku, mutta menee ehkä vähän etäiseksi hassutteluksi lopulta. Kyllä silti 3.
Meh. Has some cool samples, and was pretty wacky on a first listen. However, I wouldn't go back to this. On a second listen, I didn't enjoy it so much. Sounds 'cool' but lacks depth. Nonetheless, I appreciate the variety of samples used in the songs. Stops the listening experience from being too boring.
This is...more "Beck" than I was expecting. I really loved the creativity and appreciated the sounds, but I don't know if I'd voluntarily put on more than about half of the songs here. There were lots of little details I absolutely adored, though. 3.5.
Fun to listen to - 90s rock
I don't know if it was because my version was the deluxe version, or something else, but this was 2 hours of Beck and that's just too much Beck. "Where It's At" is a classic, but not really one I want to listen to very often. I enjoyed the Aphex Twin remix of Devil's Haircut.
Instrumentaal en vocaal vond ik het goed, maar soms te veel "lawaai" ipv muziek, zeker met de random geluidseffecten.
Weird overall. Definitely feels like a 2006 album rather than 1996, putting it well ahead of it's time in terms of sound. Overall, has some strengths, but doesn't really blow me away anywhere. Carries me through, but never really wows me.
I didnt realize how important the dust brothers were to music. I liked their hanna soundtrack but they also did odelay and beastie boys too. Very signature style.
Toch iets speciaals ... Niet 100% van genoten, maar ik apprecieer de creativiteit
Well, there's a little bit of everything here. Funk, country, rock and whilst I enjoyed it, it didn't really gel as an album and I know he can do better.
My first encounter with Beck was finding the free track that came with windows media player sometime in the early 00's. I think my experience of his music has forever been tainted by that. I thought this album was ok, I can appreciate the multi instrument use, inventive sampling and production but I just couldn't get into it. I struggled with the second listen. Sometimes you come across a good artist that just doesn't work for you.
Not absolutely bad, but it was quite long and boring. It just didn't get to me, what can I say.
Not my type, but I understand the hype that I could have been back in the 90's. Objectively a 3..