Odelay

Boring

Sometimes fun.. always corny

Mag ich. „Where it’s at“ is immernoch'n Banger!

Beck does not have a place in my music library. I’ve tried over the years. Truly tried-with friends who proclaim him to be the coolest of dudes. I am certain some will disagree when I call out unimaginative guitar licks, redundant background beats, and lyrics unable to reach my soul through my ears. I remember being disappointed when he opened for U2 a few years back. And when I heard him, he did not disappoint my disappointment.

Rating: 5/10 Mixed bag album. I really appreciated the experimentation and eclectic mix of genres on this album. The amount of samples were also impressive, many samples from many different genres were implemented making this album very unique in sound. In pretty much every song, there were parts I thought were done exceptionally well but also parts that were very annoying and frustrating to listen to. A song could start well with a unique beat and mix of sounds but be pretty much ruined by horrible vocal effects or random noises thrown in that do not complement the music whatsoever. The ideas on here are fantastic, the execution is lacking a lot of the time for me. Favorite songs: Devil's Haircut, Lord Only Knows, The New Pollution, most of Where It's At, Ramshackle. Worst songs: Readymade, High 5, Computer Rock.

not my style, sounds like noise with a rhythm

It's OK. Not much more. Big at the time but that time has past

An ok album by Beck. It is definitely on the more experimental/neo-psychedelia sound rather than the more hip-hop style I believe he was more known for. I can appreciate that it was given acclaim in the mid-90s, but it didn't really resonate with me. Best: Where Is It At? Worst: Diskobox

Wat een bijzonder experimenteel album. Hip-hop, folk, rock, funk.. Een aparte mix van stijlen. Bij dit album werkt het gek genoeg soms. De nummers die mij het meest aanspreken zijn de nummers waarbij Beck het genre bending niet naar de voorgrond, maar de achtergrond brengt. Bijvoorbeeld bij The New Pollution. Een beetje psychedelica, funk en rock zijn hier goed te horen, maar niet opvallend irritant aanwezig. Jack-ass is heerlijk relaxt. Een lazy stemgeluid dat doet denken aan Lou Reed. Het is een beetje een LCD Soundsystem achtige song. En ik herkende de drumsample! Let a Woman Be a Woman - Let a Man Be a Man - Dyke & the Blazers. Heb deze al een keer eerder op moeten zoeken bij 2Pac - If My Homie Calls. Ook Minus vind ik fijn, een goeie bassline doet al vaak wonderen. En een unieke sound voor dit album weer. Zit tegen punk aan. Wel vage lyrics haha. Bij nummers als Derelict en High 5 dwaal ik af. Valse stemmen, vage space-sounds, rimboetrommels, sitar... meh. Experimenteel, ja, maar niet zo fijn voor de oren. En wat doet Computer Rock op dit album...? Rating: 6.5/10 Highlights: The New Pollution, Jack-Ass, Minus

Beck switcht altijd zo tussen genres dat ik nooit zo goed weet wat ik met hem aan moet. In zijn repertoire zitten heerlijke zonnige nummers en Loser is echt een kneiter van een festival-hit. Op Odelay kan ik niet goed de vinger er achter krijgen. De slackersongs met een Pavement-vibe bevallen me het beste. Bijvoorbeeld Jack-Ass zet ik graag nog eens op. Een nummer als Novacane waar de robot stemmen en machine-geluiden je om de oren vliegen vind ik gewoon onprettig. The New Pollution is zo'n voorbeeld van de zonnige Beck die je in bijna al je Spotify-lijstjes kwijt kunt. Voor mij is Beck het bewijs dat meer niet altijd beter is. Schoenmaker blijf bij je leest. En gebruik godverdomme geen robot geluiden. 6,5/10 Highlights The New Pollution Jack-Ass Readymade (Eels - vibes!)

Really don't like Indie...

Liked this album better than my first Beck listen "Guero", but not much more. Where it's at was my favorite song on the album.

I just could not get into this, man

Never been a fan of Beck. This didn't change my opinion. Middling 2.

Wow this really did nothing for me. People say it jumps from genre to genre. Sure? It leaves nothing of quality wherever it goes. It's not outrageously bad but christ I was happy to hear it end. It can have a pity 2. Fav songs: - Devils Haircut

Don't like the sound too much

Not for me.

Sitting down to listen to this album reminds me why I don't listen to this album. It's a jumbled mess of disorganized ideas. Whole fans call him a creative genius, I think he can't figure out which style to ape so he apes them all. I hear people label this lofi. That's not a fair label, this is massively produced and worked over. Nothing lofi about it. Off key or off rhythm can't be blamed on "being raw". Oh, and what's up with adding record dust popping noise as a theme. Like in the silence between tracks for ready made, and carried through the whole track. That's not leftover from sampling, it's just added noise. Nope. Last track, Ramshackle, is far and away the best on the album. A cohesive and moving composition played and sung genuinely. Left the gimmicks on the cutting room floor and let it flow.

I am decidedly not a Beck fan.

This kinda sucks. Despite all the genre smashing every song sounds very samey. Maybe you had to be there for this one. 5/10 Pretentious and boring.

Hmmm again fine

Not for me to whinny

If Jez from Peep Show made an album. 2/5

Not into it.

Beck is better in small doses. An entire album is a bit much, a 52-minute album is way too much. I've finished all the other albums I started on this list so far, but I just couldn't with this one.

I get it. Beck is cool and all. This album didn’t do it for me.

well ...

It's a pretty interesting sounds coming from the 90s; definitely would not have placed it there. Over all though it's not really my speed. Some of the tracks use some pretty high pitched sounds for the melody and I did not enjoy it. 2/5 I would not seek this out

Not unbearable.

Heard Beck plenty over the years (his Mornings album is a frequent) but haven’t listened to much else. I came in wanting to like this album, but it just didn’t land. Way too disjointed, bad interludes. Felt a Beastie Boys influence though, so maybe this list is working. DNF.

too much noise. ramshackle is okay tho

Not very good at all

2024-01-20

Wish I could give it a 2.5

Nothing memorable for me. Easy to listen to, but I think it was just not my vibe.

Pretty good start to this album with some hits and good songs overall, it then takes a massive nose dive halfway through to some of the strangest stuff I've ever heard. Felt like some guys in studio making random noises and hoping it would sound good, it didn't. 4/10

Meh Album but led me to discover Loser which is a nice song. The weird sound at the end of Novocane is annoying 4/10

not very musical…more an experimentation in sound…lofi

I used to confuse Beck with Jazz Fusion guitarist Jeff Beck. Like I thought they were the same person. Or at least I thought, whenever someone said "Beck" they were saying it in the same way someone would say "Hendrix". Apparently that isn't the case, and that makes me happy. Because now I know when people are praising the guitar work and writing chops of Jeff Beck - I can safely assume they are talking about the famous Yardbirds guitarist and not this awful shitty Beck. There was some moments of good moments here. But mostly the cringy nonsensical lyrics for the sake of them being "weird" is such an overplayed boring approach to writing music. Even if this record is 30 years old. At best some songs are boring, at worst they sound like Kid Rock. Not for me.

Average, but didn’t like it The cover picture is of a Hungarian puli dog which is cool

This album was so strange. I honestly don’t know if I liked it or not. Some of the songs were pretty funky and enjoyable, but I highly doubt I’d revisit this as a whole project.

the change of genres is exhausting. I get that this was a very experimental time, but I think it's just not for me.

I was torn betwen 2 and 3 stars. It wasnt a bad record by any means at all but im not going to go back and listen to it.

I know one Beck song and it is "Loser" because it would play a lot on the rock radio that I would listen to, but this album was pretty bad, something that you would maybe write while not at all present on Earth (on drugs). There were a few songs that had some really annoying sounds that made me decrease the volume quite a lot. I would rate this 2/5. It may have been cooler back in those late-90s days while you were enjoying smoking weed on the weekend but it's not really my thing.

I can appreciate some Beck songs, but a full album is a bit too much. He talks over experimental sounds, which might be interesting a few times, but gets tiring fast.

Absolutely not my music.

Not a pleasant listening experience. Songs sounded like they had a kernel of an idea that seemed to lose focus at points by throwing in strange tempo shifts or what sounded like just random noise (such as at the end of novacane). I will say that Ramshackle was a diamond in the rough at least.

Creative and different - not my daily cup of tea, but unique

Odelay By: Beck Genre(s): Alternative Rock, Sampledelia, Alternative Hip Hop, Experimental Rock, Folk Rock, Neo-Psychedelia Date Ranked: 08 . 01 . 24 Halo Numbers: 2 Devils’ Haircut: 5.75 / 10 ☆ > Wow, this is a surprisingly bad opening, like, holy moly. His voice sounds very enthusiastic and kinda dead, and the lyrics are boring and repetitive. The music is kinda alright I suppose, but it doesn’t really save the song. Hotwax: 6 / 10 ☆ > This is still very very boring. Putting his voice aside, the lyrics aren’t great, and the music doesn’t serve the song well either. Lord Only Knows: 6 / 10 ☆ “Odelay” is, admittedly, a very nice word. The same cannot be said about the song. The New Pollution: 6.75 / 10 ☆ > I have to admit, this one is much better than the previous ones. His voice is better, so are the lyrics, and the music also went through a significant improvement. Well done. Derelict: 6.75 / 10 ☆ > Yeah, that’s what I am talking about! Improvements! Again, lyrically, much better. Novacane: 6.5 / 10 ☆ > Not really bad, but I am not exactly a fan of the “attitude” in which the song is performed, if you understand what I mean. Jack-Ass: 6.5 / 10 ☆ > I think the music in this one is pretty alrighty nice, and the lyrics aren’t bad, but the way he delivers it sounds a bit boring to me personally. Where It’s At: 6.5 / 10 ☆ > I feel like this one kinda had the potential to be quite a fire song but kinda fell off shortly with those pretty boring sounding lyrics. A shame. Minus: 6.25 / 10 ☆ > Too short for you to start enjoying it considering its other qualities. It is just alright-ish. Sissyneck: 6.25 / 10 ☆ > Not even too sure what to say about this one. It is just “alright” and not much else. Readymade: 6.25 / 10 ☆ > Almost missed this one to be honest. It is… well, not a bad one, I think it has some nice touches, but, overall, it is mid in my opinion. High 5 (Rock the Catskills): 6.75 / 10 ☆ > Alright, this one is kinda more catchy and sounds kinda nice, so I’ll give it that. Ramshackle: 6.5 / 10 ☆ > It is calm and nice and stuff, but it still feels weak to an extent. Maybe his voice is just not for me, I am not sure. Diskobox: 6.75 / 10 ☆ > This one is experimental and fun, I like it! I can’t make out too much of the words, but it is still a nice song. Total Percentage: 63.9285714% —> 64% Average Song Rating: 6.39 / 10 ☆ Best Song(s): > The New Pollution > Derelict > Diskobox Additional Note(s): Apparently, his album “Midnite Vultures” is pretty good, according to my dad at least. Maybe you should check it out later. As for this one, maybe it’s just not for you.

Some good moments for sure, but I find Beck not living up to the hype. The experimental forms ends up just feeling messy, and taking away from the brilliance that at times shines through.

A good album to smoke weed. I don't smoke weed, so I can't say if it's good. 2/5

This is not my jam.

Early white boy rap mixed with electronica. Probably wouldn’t have given it the time of day in 1996.

Some flashes of good, but most songs ruined by distortion and feedback.

Too indie. Not my taste.

Hip-hop-ish beats, some electronic leanings

Not my taste. Too raw.

Alla låtar är inte dåliga. Men det är lite för jobbigt på totalen.

Vissa highlights men för ojämn

Först och främst. Jag har aldrig gillat Beck. Nästan ogillat honom. Han känns jobbig och ansträngd. Samtidigt är hans musik inte jättedålig. Och jag förstår att man gillar musiken. Den är liksom lite rolig (inte negativt). Men det klickar inte för mig. Lite för "experimentellt". Jobbiga ljud å så... (Är jag gammal?) Hans sångfilter är rätt jobbigt också. Derliict ingen bra Novacane - jobbig. Ljuden i slutet. Fuck off. Jack-ass, bättre. Mer "normal" Where its at ska ju vara en hit. Man har hört den. Men är den bra? Filterröst, robotröst, en melodi som en barnramsa. Mer en gimmick än riktigt bra musik. Slingan som inleder låten och som kommer igen då och då är ju bra. Men sen lägger han bajs i maten. High 5 dålig ramshackle är nog bäst (en riktig låt)

To me, this was more of a sound collage than an album. Much of it sounded like Beck asked "what if the Beastie Boys took a step closer to the blues" (Dust Brothers production confirmed my suspicion on that front) to mixed results. While this was impressive as a package I can't say I particulalry enjoyed listening to it very much. There were a lot of harsh electronic sounds which my ears did not like hearing at all (the worst offender being "Computer Rock" the 43 second finale that was 43 seconds too long) and the singing was not very good. There was also just too much going on sometimes. Beck is clearly a talented guy but i don't see how I'd ever want to hear this again.

Its ok

I really didn't have any thoughts on this album, 2.5 stars if I could

Или съм преуморен и всичко ме дразни или тия са твърде хипстъри преди да е имало хипстъри.

I don't hear the genre hopping that people either praise or hate. Most songs are just set to a drum machine beat that stays the same until the next song. New beat, yes he plays with the sounds, but it gets very samey. Until Ramshackle. That is good, although Waronker sounds like a drum machine.

This guy has two albums in the list. This is ridiculous

Generally meh, a few good songs, also a few that were just unpleasant to listen to

Impressive Beck’s ability to jump around to different genres, but ultimately it’s a jack of all trades but a master of none situation. I felt that Beck wanted to show off his ability but none of it seemed truly authentic.

Meh, busy af

Can’t think of anything interesting to say about this mess of noise. Jumps around into all sorts, none of which I like. School kids will like it because it’s dares to be different - but that’s it.

Oh man I was disappointed by this album. I thought Beck would be better. Points for being experimental, no points for being bad. There are like two good songs on this album. I thought the album has ended when it got to Ramshackle because it was so different. Couldn't really follow this one.

Too alternative, I couldn't get a handle

Klingt zu amerikanisch. manche lieder okay, die meisten mervig

Interesting, but I have no desire to revisit it again.

Beck managed to get a lot of praise using breaks and samples that were played out 6 years previously in hip hop.

I don't know. It's pretty bland for me. Nothing really stands out. Beck has its style, but here, it doesn't show. 2.5/5.

I like some Beck songs, but I mostly found this album good but not really to my taste.

Ok aber schon langweilig

Man. Is Beck hit or miss or what. This is our third Beck album thus far - best album cover at least. I just don't know about this one - I love Guero, don't like Sea Change so if this one is the tiebreaker .... it's not going well after one listen... OK one more spin through - Odelay is the ultimate 90s slacker music. And I don't like it. I'm sort of comparing Beck to himself which may not be fair, but when I know the best of what he's done and then hear this it's just not that inspiring or even catchy. Very few moments of getting chills, or staying in a groove, it's a weird and misguided pastiche of mangled beats and samples - very few if any songs have any flow whatsoever, and at worst a lot becomes atonal ("High 5" is the equivalent of opening the spice cabinet and everything spills out onto the floor). In fact I hate to use this word because it's thoughtless but I keep falling back on it being boring. Which after 2 listens is where I'm committing. 4/10 2 stars.

Bfp. Bad finished process. Some alright songs but all this experimental shit is bad and annoying and idc about it.

beck cares about the "artistic process" more than the finished product. whatever the fuck that means. 🗑️

Devil’s Haircut is repetitive and doesn’t really go anywhere. A lot of this has what I don’t like about rap—boring looped beats. Oh god, a sax solo. Someone reputable told me they liked this, and now I’m questioning their tastes. Novacane and Minus have some slightly better harder sounds. Overall feeling very meh about it.

Begrudgingly enjoy this album.

Får aldri heilt taket på Beck

some nice songs, very repetitive as a whole.

Meh! Another Beck album... how uninspiring. I always try to look for the positives in each album review, but Beck has failed to deliver every time... and no surprise that this album is just as lame as the rest of his stuff. Best I can say is there are small sections of some of the tracks that are quite promising, but then each good bit of a track is hedged either side by uncoordinated changes, his vocals dire, and lyrics are sooooo lame. I really don't like this guys style of music. It's not that it is totally unlikeable, (or rather it's not as bad as the depths of despair with country and western music), but this album of Becks it's just incredibly bland and booooooooring, even though its livelier than the last album that was up for review. But hey, sure its all horses for courses, and if it rocks your boat then turn it up to 11.

Boring

Kinda hated this. 3-4/10

Felt like a less charismatic and unfunny Gorillaz album.

I mean it’s Beck. Cool music if you’re a mum or dad. Otherwise not cool. Stand out tracks: Devils Haircut *probably one or two more but meh* 2.5/5

Hotwax // Novacane // Where It’s At // Ramshackle // 2/5

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Hipster alt-rock with mumbling vocals. 2/5

Bit of a wacky one isn't it, seen chronic drunks less all over the road than this seemed to be, a music equivalent of those candy pick and mix where you get a bunch of everything, I'm happy with the gummies but for more often than I had liked you get a mouthful of fucking liquorice.

Starts of well with Devils Haircut but the majority of the rest is crap, wtf is the buzzing during Novocaine about? Made it very hard to listen to Has probably ruined the Futurama episode for me too

Met vlagen is het Pixies na een hand vol slaappillen. Met vlagen is het Fatboy Slim als Norman Cook een saaie Duitser was. Met vlagen Bob Dylan als hij wel had leren articuleren. Af en toe draagt de wind een zaadje weg waaruit later Gorillaz is ontstaan. Ik zal niet zeggen dat het slecht is, maar ik verveel me echt helemaal de tering. Het experimentele slaat bij mij niet helemaal aan merk ik. "Novacane" en "Minus" laten zien dat Beck wel muziek kan maken waar ik enthousiast van word, maar hij pakt niet echt door op dit album.

Each song is like an average performance of a different genre. Didn't like it very much.

Do not like this album that much.

Too much going on, over produced.

Pish

Much stronger 2nd half

Not horrible, just not my bag

Ok album but not for me

Really laid back vibe, not the most exciting album but Where It’s At does liven it up. The production is interesting but I don’t really vibe with the vocals.

Mish mash of sounds. Tries to incorporate some alt rock, electronic and hip hop. Worked on second song but wasn't a fan of many others Novacaine is good

I like Beck but this hasn’t aged that well

While 'Where It's At' is one I truly enjoy, I couldn't get into the other tracks. Not something I'll be seeking to purchase. 2/5

Got an arch-90s feel which I never really liked - didn't love this much at the time and still haven't warmed to it

Some great tracks but the rest of the album leaves much to be desired

It's not bad, but it's not my cup of tea.

Beck? Dat is toch die Zweedse detective van Sjöwall en Wahlöö? O, de artiest? Kennelijk is deze muziek ook in de jaren negentig uitgebracht, maar het zegt me eigenlijk helemaal niks. Het zwabbert een beetje tussen de genres en laat geen indruk achter.

Wack

you know normally i like beck but this one really goes off the rails with the whole 'experimental' vibes and it doesn't work for me

Ah Beck. I always thought you were too cool for school, but it turns out I just didn't like your music.

Eh. He's good on the new Gorillaz album. Idk abot this one though. 2

Boring as fuck. Is this 'slacker' music, aye? Explains a lot.

mid 5/10

sanantoisto rokkia...paskaa ja paskaa...varasti BECK NIMI MARTIN BECK....king of ruotsalainen televisioelokuvasarja..*explosion* yle tv2...kuuluuko hansen, NO EI KUULU. tällästä jaksa... tämän takia vittuti niin paljeon että kuuntelin abbey road uudestan... ja oli 4/5 ihan turhaan rupesin kitisemään... b-osio on aika mid ja isommat hitit kuten here comes the sun vähän vituttaa.. parhaat biisit on a-osion vähän vähemän tunnetut high 5

Niet zo veel aan

This was strange

It’s ok. I don’t hate it. When it began to sound like computer sounds I began to hate it. 2.5

Uban.

This feels kinda messy, and not in a good way. Maybe I would have liked it more without the hip hop influences?

드디어 다 들었다.

Meh

This was not a good album. The only song I can say I actually enjoyed was Ramshackle. Lord Only Knows, New Pollution, Derelict, Sissyneck, and Readymade were all ok, but the rest was absolutely horrendous. Novacane and High 5 made me feel sick, I had to skip most of them. The singer had a fine voice, not great but fine, and the guitar, bass, and drums were fine. The lyrics, random noises, and just overall weirdness though I did not like. If I could rate in half points, I’d only give this 1.5. Summary, if someone wanted to torture me to death, most of this album is the way to go.

Okay, hard time getting into it

OK, nothing more.

Lot of dudes came in the store and asked "is that Beck? I haven't heard this in a long time." Yes. It's Beck.

'Odelay' is a word! Just look it up in the Becktionary!

Is Beck cool? Does the pseudo-rap, slacker alt rock sound resonate with anyone? I think I'm being reductive, because it's hard to put Odelay into one box, or even two. Beck Hansen raps and employs drum samples, he strums his acoustic guitar, plays the slide guitar, and a whole lot of other stuff to bend genre to his whim. Odelay is a lot like the dog on the cover: messy, but still full of energy. I admire Beck's ambition and artistic vision. I also wish this album was more focused. The sonic whiplash from the harsh synths at the end of Novacane going into the mellow acoustic strumming of Jack-Ass is making me wish for something else. I'm seriously at a loss. There is no doubt that Beck is a competent songwriter, artist, and producer. The problem is that nothing comes together to form a coherent sound. I can't enjoy Odelay for more than a few minutes because it won't let me. The album is constantly at odds with the listener, as if to say "No, you're listening to it wrong. Start again with this song instead". I don't know if that makes it genius or debilitating or both. For now, I won't give Beck too much credit.

I didn't know Beck. It's not the kind of music I hear.

Zeer alternatief en experimenteel

Weird, funky, but nothing stands out to me.

Very familiar with Where it's at and Devil's haircut, but not a big fan of either. Was hoping some of the rest of the album would do something for me, but it didn't.... Spotify would skip right over jackass and diskobox. If I enjoyed the album, I would have tried to find somewhere else. I didn't... Pretty much neutral. Didn't really dislike, but just not for me 2-2.5

Alkoi vahvemmin, sit meni vähän turhan kokeelliseksi kaikkien piippausten sun muiden kanssa. 2/5.

Some interesting new sounds but overall not a fan. Makes me think of a slower less energy Nirvana with a less harsh voice. Enjoyed Derelict

Heard it before? No Enjoy it?: Yes (to an extent) it’s starts well but just seems to end up with a lot of filler and random noises? I just don’t get it personally and it’s not for me Favourite song: Track 13 - Ramshackle (honourable mention for Track 1 - Devils Haircut)

Blur

I've heard and read people say that Beck was a master of all styles, however, to say that this shows Beck as a 'Jack of all styles and master of none' is an insult to the term 'Jack'. I'm sure Beck has put out much better work as this is in no way a 'must listen'! Odelay has a couple of songs on it, whether they're good or not is entirely up for debate, I don't know what to call the rest of the album other that a varied collection of rather suspect and random sounds. I have heard much worse though.

Yep. It’s Beck.

I just couldn’t stop thinking about the fictionalized version of Beck that toured with Bender in Futurama. I can appreciate the work, but a lot of it was too experimental for me. Lord Only Knows was pretty sweet, where it’s at is catchy.

I get it. For its time it is sonically unique. I prefer the singles. Pollution and where it’s at are the strongest tracks.

Not keen.

Okay, first of all, Nerd Confession: when I was a kid, I was crazy about dogs (birds, too, but not relevant for this moment) and I had tons of dog books and subscribed to the American Kennel Club's magazine, so as soon as I saw the album cover, I shouted out "I remember that photo!" (Very unusual breed, the Komondor, and memorable photo.) Sure enough, it appeared in an issue of the AKC's magazine when I was 10, right in the middle of my dog-obsession years. I am also quite sure this same photo was in one of the dog books I got for Christmas that year or the next (and I'm also pretty sure it was this super-thick AKC encyclopedia of all dog breeds in their registry). Now, the album. I had heard a few of Beck's songs in the past and liked them well enough, so I was glad to give one of his albums a full listen, something I'd never done before. It's okay. I got a little bored at times, but I appreciate that he was trying to make something a bit different. He's definitely a very skilled musician and performer, and at times I like his writing and composition. I think just on the subjective personal taste front, this album is not quite my thing. Some good stuff on it, though.

Not really my type of music

Not really a fan of this one.

There are some great songs buried between a bunch of distorted vocals and a cavalcade of weird noises and samples.

This was closer to 1.5. A lot of it felt like noise.

I wasn't a huge fan, and Zero didn't like it so that brings it's rating down for sure.

Innovative, drags on a little bit.

You know… i really did not like this album.

an interesting listen! some good, ear-catching lyrics. beck bounced around genres here. i found it a creative album, but i think it lacked some cohesiveness. it wasn't bad, and i did groove to it! but it was just okay for my tastes.

I like some Beck, but despite listening to this album twice, I just couldn't get into it. Honestly, I was just kind of bored. Not sure what happened here, but this album just didn't do it for me.

The first half is sort of hard to listen to but I really like the second half. I could see this growing on me though. Beck is definitely artistic and I would be willing to listen more.

Eh. I have never been a big fan of Beck. I didn't hate the music. I just didn't care for it. The sound, the lyrics and just the overall presentation is unmemorable. It is better than a 2. Not really a 3. I will round down.

A bunch of styles in the same album and I'm not sure if it should be the main feature of this album. Mixing a lot of things in a consistent way is pretty hard...and this album is not so good at doing it. It's not absolutely bad and some songs are nice, but the lack of personality is the opposite of what I expected from Beck.

Not for me but it’s interesting

It's okay, don't really remember much about it

Nothing special and not worth the time I wasted giving it a listen. The album is a whole mess. Different genres, different themes, just all over the place.

Okay

2.5

Ihan jees, vähän liian säröisää. Ei erityisesti jäänyt mieleen vaikka jotain hyviä biisejä erottuikin.

What a loser.

Eh. Just...eh.

had to take a break in the middle. It's not a terrible album, but very energy-consuming

que isso cara, nem quero

Dont like this type of music.

Did not enjoy this album at all, aside from the singles which are so so every song was mediocre with annoying rapping and drum beats. Lots of annoying effects which I guess were a thing at the time. Some of the guitar and bass was pretty good.

Quelques bonnes chansons, mais beaucoup plus qui étaient plates ou énervantes. C'est le genre de rock alternatif avec lequel j'ai déjà de la misère et cet album le prouve. J'ai eu exactement ce que je m'attendais d'un album de Beck.

Started off quite nice but after most tracks were annoying.

never really cared for him then, don't REALLY care for him now. ramshackle was cool enough, but overall...kinda just meh for me.

I know he's trying to do something by using 400 different genres but I'm not sure it works. There's just too much going on.

On Odelay, Beck tries to mix a plethora of genres, which works half of the time. While some tracks clearly identify with alt-rock, others are filled with hip-hop and sampling. As is with most albums at first listen, I generally prefer the more accessible alt-rock songs with some creative detours, such as Devils Haircut with its killer guitar riff, New Pollution with some jazzy elements and the catchy folksy Sissyneck. I have lukewarm/negative feelings towards the mixing and distorted sounds on Hotwax, Novacane, the sleezy stoneresque Jack-Ass, the screamy guitars on Where It's At, the atrocious vocals on Minus, the sleep-inducing Ramshackle and the demonic screaming on Diskobox. It's a 2 for me.

So boring dear lord I hate it

Ужасно, набор звуков. Помесь ебени и фэт бой слима. Песня High 5 хороша.

Before this I had no idea what Beck sounds like. I guess now I do. Nothing more to say really.

Naaahh...

I tried to like it, I just couldn't

Muffled incoherent noise

“Odelay” by Beck (1996) Lyrics are poetically well articulated, if nonsensical. Playfully self abusive, hence not self loathing, he directs the emotional violence inward for comic effect. Also, he sporadically throws in a repellent image that is appropriately jarring. Mildly evocative. Musically, the album is a relentless struggle for new sound, occasionally hitting the mark. Vocally substandard. I can see from this album that Beck probably has his fans. Makes me glad to be old. 2/5

Some of Beck’s mellower songs are incredible, with tremendous writing and vocals. But those songs are not on this album. I just couldn’t get into this record and I am not a fan

Meh. Lots of pretentious weirdness just for the sake of it. 2.2

2 - sehr abgespaced

I’m not saying people shouldn’t like it. I’m saying I don’t

Not for me. Honestly some of the sounds sound like Kid Rocks debut album. It’s probably better than I’m giving it credit for though.

some hits and a lot of misses. reminds me of the charli xcx memes. literally didn't listen to the second half.

Eh, it was alright, bit eccentric... Not really my style.

Really outside of what I listen to, but remember several songs from my youth. Couldn't really pick out a favorite, but maybe Devil's Haircut simply because of nostalgia. Have trouble separating his music from his Scientology ties.

Definitely some sounds on here that push the indie envelope but the whole slacker-chill vibe wears thin after 5 songs or so

Relisten later!

Love their hits but to listen to the whole album was a chore

It was alright. Loved "Where It's At" but the rest was meh.

Pretty bland and not my favorite Beck album.

eh. some of it is just sonic dissonance to me

90’er alternativ rock, genrebend, satirisk

Generic

Genre combination does not work for me.

For ages I couldn’t figure out what it was that I find so irritating about beck, but I think it’s that the moving between genres feels insincere, it’s hard to actually immerse yourself with it, instead it feels like flipping through the Argos catalogue, also his lack of emotion and distance is so off putting

Definitely not my style, It was a bit annoying to listen to.

beck in the studio like I JUST MADE SOME BULLSHITTTTT

Artiste inconnu. Album trop long et ennuyeux, collage de styles et de samples qui ne m'a pas du tout intéressé. Pas loin d'être aussi désagréable que du hip-hop pour mes oreilles. =>1.5/5 arrondi à 1 (je n'ai pas réussi à aller au bout)

Jew

Not so much

Gawd awful

Not for me

Good vibes but I didn't found anything special.

It was kind of like it was on something, I don’t really understand what they were trying to do.

did not care for it. why there are 3 beck albums on this list will always baffle me

oh my, album 11 on the list and this one was really tough going. I had to push myself to listen to them songs and I am afraid I just don't like the artist's voice / tone of his voice. Music itself while sounded SORTA fun at times felt messy and noisy. Some sound effects were really sore on the ear and I didn't find them necessary to be there at all. Can you even listen to this in headphones? I wouldn't say you need to listen to this before you die, but maybe someone really digs it and sorry to hurt your feelings lol

I understand why this is "smart" music, but I found it largely painful to listen to, and some nice bass hooks and rhythms don't hold back that dislike. Pass.

Sea Change is a top 5 all timer, the rest of his albums are jokey, Gen X sarcastic slacker garbage.

Really disappointing because I thought beck was supposed to be good. Couldn't bring myself to finish listening

Not for me

nope

90's pop punk folk trash maybe relisten when youre not a mess lol

I feel like I've wanted to like Beck a lot more throughout my life. But I do not like this album. I have attempted it once before and it just does not sit right with me. I'm hanging out for it to end.

who told this guy he could rap get your head out your arse boy

Not a fan

snnnzzzz

No me gusto para nada lo tuve que sacar

no fer me son

This was very much not for me.

Could not finish it

Cmon Beck you can do better than this Guero was a pretty solid album, where my main problem was not really getting me absorbed in the music but there was a lot of stuff I thought was cool about it, where this one was just straight up garbage. Way too experimental for my liking, just throwing random sounds together and distorting the tracks will always piss me off. And don’t get me started on the vocals being robotic garbage the whole time, that would have been a fine gimmick for a song or two but not the whole album. It’s not completely unsalvagable, as there’s parts every once in a while that kinda groove, but I had a negative reaction to pretty much every single song in the end Originally I though the final track just being a normal albeit unremarkable song would save this one from being a 1 for me, but going by my own rating system why the hell would I listen to this one again? I know this is probably my hottest take for the entire list but I just don’t see the appeal at all, it’s not even great background noise. It sounds offensive and it made my day worse so welcome to my exclusive group of 1s Beck

Užasno loš album. 1/5, 1.5/10

No me gusto!! Difiere mucho del tipo de musica que escucho. Me costo escuchar el disco.

Very fucking weird. No me gustó para nada, literalmente bizarro en maneras que no puedo explicar. Si fuera bizarro a nivel 'literalmente esto es turbo noise y no tiene sentido' sería otra cosa, pero esto es distinto, las melodías están, los lyrics están, solo siento que nada pega, que no tiene sentido. Literalmente no entiendo qué hace en esta lista, y eso que en otros casos si lo entendí.

What a crap. Not a single good song. Boring like the people who listen to that shit…yes please feel addressed if you like that album you prick. I’m surprised they had the balls to publish that dog shit and even more they sold records. Go fuck yourself if you bought the record you sad teeny. Wish I could unlisten…

horrendous squeaking and barking

I tried, really, I did. Only halfway through and was done. One star.

Jeff Beck would be good. This Beck, not so much. 1

Not for me

Not my vibe

Annoying. 1/5

turned it off when the whistling started. There was no need.

bruh

Hmmm kinda noisy and didnt love listening

I have loved some Beck songs, but not these ones.

Not a fan of Becks music

SO BORING !!! Like please make it end type of boring. "Novacane" is actually pretty decent tho.

Not a fan

Trying to listen to this after watching a Futurama episode making a caricature of Beck only days prior was complicated, to say the least. The attempt at a nonchalant sound with just enough exploration to make it seem like effortless genius did not succeed for me. I find this to be pretentious

Más allá de los singles, me parece plano y aburrido. No le encuentro la gracia.

I would have considered giving this a 2 if it weren't the THIRD Beck album I've gotten on this list, this vaguely interesting sampling and talk singing is not that influential or good

Hate beck

White man attempts hip hop with a fucking harmonica. Holy shit.

samples country alternative high 5 wtf

God no

Almost becomes tolerable when he stops rapping...ALMOST.

Not my vibe

It kinda sucks. I don't like the mix of folkish rock with old school hip hop, and music feels out of tune and inharmonious (if that's even a word) and some instruments felt like they were inappropriately played. I understand that it was experimental, but it’s clear that Beck blew the entire lab up. Wasn't the most pleasurable listening experience.

Nie

Guero was complete trash, so I went into this with no faith. This thing was certainly better than Guero, but holy fuck did this scream 90's to me. It hasn't really aged that well. The honky tonk-esque guitar playing random notes over a drum machine patten is so generically 90's it felt like I was watching a cheesy 90's film. Lord Only Knows was shocking for that. As soon as the stupid breakdown with the ANNOYING ass beep boops came on in Novacaine I knew this was getting downgraded to a 2. Fuck that hurt my ears. Then followed by another shithouse 90's song "Where's It At", fuck cunt this is SO ANNOYING. Any time the hip-hop-esque shit came on I genuinely had my hands in my face wanting it to fucking end. This is overall more tolerable that Geuro but man when this guy wants to be annoying he really excels at it. The latter half of this genuinely sucks man. Who the fuck enjoys Beck's music? I am baffled. This was going to be a 2 but the last 4 songs left such a sour taste in my mouth it's getting a downgrade.

Personally, i dont like it, its hurting my ears :(

Unknown band. Weird and after a while it got boring.

Boooo *tomato tomato*

Pas mon style

Meh. I don't see why everyone thinks this is so great. Wow! You can talk unmelodiously and make discordant noise at the same time. So can a five year old. I walways try to listen to each of these albums all the way through, but this time by the third cacophany, I was wishing it was over. There is one listenable song on the entire album.

Meh. Couldn't get through it. I'm clearly not cool enough.

Too experimental for my taste. Hurt my ears. I'm def not cool enough for Beck

I thought this album was kind of 'meh' to be honest. A couple of times I thought "oh this is interesting" but other than that I don't have much positive to say. I don't think I'd listen again.

this sounds like when the soda machine is running out of flavor so it still looks mostly like Cocacola but tastes like shit. This music is boring. Where it’s at made me lose my MIND because it sounded so fucking stupid. I hate this guy and his music. I thought it was FINE last time but wow I do not like him I just don’t. 1001 Albums, I am BECKing you PLEASE don’t give me a third Beck Album. Beck, if you’re nice, I am sorry, and if you’re an asshole then go fuck yourself.

it was fine.

Genre: Alternative Rock I was aghast listening to this. I’m surprised at how unenjoyable I found this record to be. A lot of the production and arrangement choices on this album really bugged me. I can hear why some people enjoy this record, but man, it just did not click for me. I will not be listening to this again. 1/5

Certainly "creative", got some experimental vibes going for it. However, the overall result was a listening experience about as smooth as sandpaper. 'Jack-Ass' was a pretty nice listen, though.

Absolutely could not stand this one. Beck has better.

Sonic dental surgery with no anesthetic.

This is terrible. Beck is terrible. I don't understand how he got famous for this.

hard to pinpoint why exactly but beck just doesn't do it for me- too noodly/nasally or something

Franchement un fou a fait l'album. Beaucoup de flop et quelques musiques ok. Un âne à la fin de la musique ??? C'est bon "l'innovation", les robots ont des droits on ne devrait pas les envoyer au broyeur pour de l'art.

Listened to it. Not my style.

I truly cannot stand this guy

What a weird album. I didn't like most songs. They were too monotonous, too little changes.

Not for me

Couldn't get into this album, more a collection of sounds rather than songs. Can see why it was called groundbreaking but not for me

Crap

Tja

Pretentious mess of experimentation with different generes, which doesn't work as an album for me.

A bit to 'experimental' for me tbqh

Spotify grayed-out/wouldn't allow me to listen to Jack-Ass or Disckobox. I wonder what that's about. There is a nonzero amount of yelling/screeching in this album that I am not about. High 5 (Rock the Catskills) is terrible, so much screeching, I don't like this at all. EW!

rubbish

Never really got into Beck's music, JUST WEIRD!

Too shouty for me

Me when I’m shiddin and farddin in da microphone

Oh damn, I have that album and I can't stand it. "Odelay", Beck in simply shit. I don't usually throw albums away. I rarely give them away in the hope that I'll like them someday, but I was close to giving "Odelay". It's not experimental or innovative, or even ahead of its time. The album is a collage of junk snippets. If it really took that long to produce, then it was a total waste of time, or simply overproduced. It's definitely overhyped. So, I give it one star because I have to, but I'd really like to give it a minus three.

I really really wish I liked Beck, I think he is sick, but unfortunately this is just noise to me

I didn't think I'd ever actually reach for the one star button doing this

I feel like I should like this more. It's cool but it's not drawing me in. Jack-Ass sounds like a slightly better Lou Reed. Actually a lot of this sounds like if Lou Reed tried sampling and like hip hop. Not for me, but better than any actual Lou Reed stuff I know.

not for me at all.

I didn't like it at all

Not my music taste at all - which in some cases can be surprisingly good, but this didn’t do it for me. Weirded me out sometimes

Ok

Some decent tunes. But awfully inconsistent, and really just unenjoyable.

……….. 1?

Strange album. It feels like Beck was so preoccupied with jamming every possible genre, instrument, and sound effect into this record, that he forgot to actually make a cohesive album of good songs. It’s eclectic, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, but it feels so random and disorganized that it’s really hard to enjoy it. “Hotwax” is almost offensive in its attempts to capture some kind of backwoods country western sound. I think I can mostly sum this record up as if you took Modest Mouse, made them terrible somehow, and tossed that in a blender with every early 90’s white boy rapper. 1*. No bueno.

Not terrible but really a disappointment coming from just having listened to Guero. Devils haircut and Where its at were highlights but you can kinda tell he was going for a couple more radio friendly singles with those.

Not for me.

Another 'whatever' album that I will never think about ever again

I'd heard of Beck but never really listened to him. I found this album very disappointing. I couldn't get into it. It seemed very disjointed.