Odelay

Beck is so cool and this album just grooves. Love it! Favorites: Devils Haircut, The New Pollution, Ramshackle Would I listen to it again: Yes

closer to something i'd listen to on the daily that's beautiful dad favorite song: jacck-ass

I don’t really like Beck. He came along when I was a little angry at pop music. I was into hair metal, and while I did like the grunge movement, even though the term grunge paints with broad strokes, I wasn’t too into the alt scene that mixed hip-hop, sampling, folk, and rock. It just made me cringe. Beck was at the forefront of that scene, so I never messed with him. Since I’ve been doing the 1,001 Albums list, I listened to Beck’s Sea Change and loved it. Thought it was one of the best pieces of music I’ve ever heard. But it wasn’t like his early stuff. Like Odelay, Beck’s fifth album. Fifth! I was certain this was his album with Loser, but no, that was Mellow Gold, of course. I remember all the singles off this album, and God help me, I dig some of them. I may hate the player, but you give me a good funky bass groove, and it's hard for me to hate the game. Or a good fuzzy guitar riff will melt me. Devil’s Haircut, track 1, and the second single, just makes me think of the 60s music I dislike. I also hate Beck’s nonsense lyrics. What the F is a devil’s haircut, and what's the big deal that’s in his mind? Again, I’m not the biggest lyrics guy, I love KISS for God’s sake, but Beck always seemed a bit….try too hard. Like I’ll make up some nonsense, and the kids’ll love it. Bah! 60s-like The first single was Where It’s At, track 8, and I can’t deny the keys get me on this one. The lyrics again are nonsense, but the groove and the instruments are fire. It reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite, which I love. The New Polliction starts out annoying me with bleeps and bloops, but then kicks into another 60s like groove. I think this may be the best vocals that Beck lays down on the album. But like on all his songs at this time, he sounds like he couldn’t care less about singing or cut all his vocals after taking expired quaaludes from 1977. It’s so lazy, and that should be punk rock, but it’s just lame. Damn, there were five singles off this album? Sissyneck was a single, and it’s just not for me. Jack-Ass is the last single,e and I can tell where Julian Casablancas, lead singer of the Strokes, got his vocal style from, as Beck lazily sings about who the F even knows. Lord Only Knows sounds like a fuzzy Kinks song, and Beck sings just like Ray Davies. So it’s alright, but I’d rather just hear the Kinks. Ugh. Writing this is making me angry. I’ve got 4-5 inches of snow on the ground, and it's like 8 degrees outside right now in Kentucky. I’ve got no time for this torture. To read that many thought this was the best album of the 90s reinforces my thoughts that when it comes to music, the 90s sucked. I’ll not be adding this to my rotation. Beck has always bothered me, and except for Sea Change and perhaps albums after that, he’ll continue to bother me.

Amazing album. The oddest fusion of white-boy hip-hop, folk, rock, and ramshackle electronic elements—-it shouldn’t work but absolutely does.

From the very first chord played I felt like this album was going to be great, it drew me in straight away and kept my attention right through till the last song. Apart from the fact it makes you feel like there’s an alarm going off somewhere on several different occasions, this is an incredible piece of music. It’s experimental, it’s different and it’s produced at the highest of standards. I was only familiar of his biggest hit ‘Loser’ coming into this album, so you can imagine the surprise I got from hearing the range of this record. He’s got elements from all of my personal favourite genres, got hip hop sampling techniques, funk, blues and obviously rock. He does it in a way that’s not someone trying to reach as many ears as possible, but instead someone who’s clearly very absorbed by all these genres and wants to present them all without being tied down to just one sound. It takes a real talent to do this and keep the music so enjoyable to listen to and not just sound like a cluster-fuck of sounds. Learning the collaboration with ‘The Dust Brothers’ that took place during Becks career comes as no surprise. They worked a lot with the ‘Beastie Boys’ and you can hear the similarities in both sampling and song structures. I really like the album structure here, it was selected in my opinion, in the perfect sequence. Favourite songs are: ‘Devils Haircut’, ‘Hotwax’, ‘The New Pollution’, ‘Novacane’, ‘Where It’s At’, ‘Ramshackle’ and ‘Diskobox’.

Whammy, groovy, laid back...nice!

Iconic album from the 90s, good to hear it again.

Classic

I think Beck’s goal was to cover every genre on this album and did a great job. Not in my collection yet but will be.

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

Måste lyssna igen

Gah! I loved this and honestly am surprised I haven't listened to this whole album front to back before. Where Its At is a song I can credit with shaping my music tastes from the country of my upbringing to the indie fanatic I am today. Bek is always ahead of his time. While made in 1996 this album could have also been made in 2006, 2016, or even today and it would still be a hit. Ahead of his time, yet also timeless. Amazing.

Love it

Listening to Guero was a chore, this one was actually good.

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

I liked Beck a while back, but I’m too happy for this

Musical potpourri that didn’t speak to me. Could have done better with the cover, too.

Jumps between a bunch of ’90s genres I usually like. There are definitely highs and lows, but it mostly melts into the background and I never felt like skipping tracks. Nothing crazy.

When I was 11, I discovered Musescore, and pumped out a dozen half-baked incoherent pieces. This album sounds a bit like if I had discovered GarageBand instead.

Not as good as I remember it being. Still a few great songs on here though

Goin back to Houston Do the hot dog dance Goin back to Houston To get me some pants. Genius.

Not for me

30 years later, this notably weird album sounds weirdly normal. That's less of a knock on the album than it is an acknowledgement that the rest of the music world caught up to Beck's eclecticism. Still, for every weird blues meets hip hop track like "Hotwax" there's a pretty standard slacker rock song like "Lord Only Knows." "Jack-Ass" is basically a Pavement song plus a few weird flourishes. And "High 5," the most hip hop song of the bunch, doesn't do anything that actual hip hop wasn't doing better at the time. Still, there are plenty of interesting sounds here. "Derelict" is a bit sleepy overall, but it has some cool hollow percussion and an industrial feel. Samples are used well in several places. And even if it is often just a kind of weird alternative rock album, it's a fresher take on alternative rock than what other bands were producing at the time.

I'm very familiar with Beck's discography, so I've heard this album a few times already. Such a fun and interesting listen, with engaging and ever evolving instrumentals and lyrics that are a bit surreal but really paint a picture.

not my style

Definitely a great rock album, a lot of cool and distorted sounds but keeps it pretty classy, had a pretty strong start with songs like Hotwax and Devils Haircut, also a pretty good closing song Diskobox

An example of how you can recognize something as objectively good but still dislike it. The instrumentation is frequently interesting enough but Beck’s voice is so unemotive, I’m bored listening to him. It feels like an album a dude would argue about, saying I just didn’t get Beck’s brilliance.

There's a lot going on in here.

Not my vibe

Interesting song and arrangements; musically rich and engaging.

Really plesantly surprised with this one! IDK why I was so convinced I wouldnt like this going in. Really cool vocals and I love the instrumentation.

A US version of Neil Hannon

I feel like I’ve k own this for a while now but i definitely didn’t give beck enough credit all the years I’ve been listening.

Enjoyed a lot of this, find it quite relaxing. Love a lot of the sampling, the simple guitar. Has so much going on yet still feels natural and cohesive. Even managed to avoid the 90s white rap cringe. Should be shorter, and a few songs [Derelict and Novacane] I found very grating.

Best: Derelict Worst: High 5 In my head Beck is an even less serious version of Weezer so really didn’t expect to like this album much, but it definitely had a few enjoyable tracks. The lyrics on the opening track especially were pretty interesting as was the use of samples. As much as I enjoy genre mixing but this gave me whiplash, some of the tracks felt totally alien to the rest of the album. Overall, this album felt pretty silly and muddled, sometimes the music felt more like scratchy whining in my ears, I did not like this.

Some classics from my youth but a mixed bag as an album.

Ikke det sterkeste Beck-albumet for min del. Litt langt mellom høydepunktene.

Never listened to Beck before in any capacity, not sure what to expect besides this should be good / high level technical guitar playing. - So far good, interesting kind of laid back recording style that makes it feel very natural. Pretty enjoyable alt-rock with some incredible synths. Some of the music is good, but not really ear-catching or overly interesting. Quality but maybe more of a specific vibe. The album is kind of losing me overall but its still good. Back middle and end of the album is drawing me back in. There is something to be said for the experimental nature and range of the album, it is really enjoyable. I like the variety in the genres of the songs, Beck does a good job of maintaining a musical throughline where it still feels like his music. To a music critic they'd probably give this a 5, me personally I'll give it a 4/5.

It got a bit too weird at times. Some of the songs rock, and some of them it feels like I'm listening to a very elaborate shitpost.

This album was like 5 genres at once and was really odd, but I kinda liked it. I'm not going to lie that I found some songs kind of bad but it was overall pretty charming Would rate 3.5/5 if that was possible

If an identity crisis was an album, this would be the album. It goes through a lot of genres- some almost rap, some leaning into indie, a proper folk song and some bogstandard rock. Normally, I would cite something like this as groundbreaking. In this case, it is not. Enjoyed a few tracks but overall confusing and not consistent. Favourite track- Ramshackle

Echt een ideale werkplaat: de tijd vloog voorbij en het luisterde super chill weg. Speels en groovy, met af en toe wat experimentele geluiden, maar dat maakte het juist leuk en nooit storend. Ik heb er oprecht van genoten en dit is zo’n album dat ik makkelijk vaker kan opzetten als achtergrondmuziek tijdens het werken.

Album 9/1001. Listened 1/19/2026. Truly an original. Could listen to this all day.

Svakalega töff plata, massívir hittarar og alltumlykjandi klassík spiluð í drasl í mörg ár eftir að platan kom út. Djörf sömpl, góð grúv og sérstaklega sjarmerandi kæruleysislegur flutningur. Að öllu þessu sögðu þá er ég ekkert mjög hrifinn af Novacane og Minus, en þetta er nú samt fimma.

Hmm, I didn’t get this one. Maybe just not my genre so I can’t appreciate? Sounded like a W Hotel lobby.

Forgot about some of these. Classics but never listened to the full album

Devil's Haircut is a good start. Love the album cover. I love Beck but his earlier music has straight nonsense lyrics. New Pollution has a retro feel, like girls in go-go cages should be dancing behind Beck. I don't need all the high-pitched computer beeps on Novacane. And I just realized there is a lot of distortion on this album. A lot of found sound too. Maybe I don't like this album as much as I thought. Jack-Ass is good right up until the braying title character at the end. That is one of the most annoying sounds in nature. Where It's At is the hit, but Jack-Ass is a better song. High 5 (Rock the Catskills) sounds like a Beastie Boys knock-off. And it has a lot of annoying sounds. Ramshackle gives you a sense of where Beck's albums could go. It's a great song. And then Computer Rock ruins it.

This is not Beck’s best album however he is a very interesting musical artist and does deserve an album or two on this list. It’s too bad though that this album is his most popular because there are far better albums in his catalogue and it seems to be included here more due to popularity rather than quality of material. There’s really not much going on at the heart of these songs but there are a lot of great production elements surrounding these vamps. It’s good for at least one listen though and some of these tunes will likely make the most sense on the dance floor where you won’t have to intellectualize about the music and just groove to it!

Wonderfully weird. Could have missed the computer stuff song.

Pretty fun arrangements, a lot of the non-singles have really interesting arrangements/production. I just find his plaintive voice annoying.

Favorite tracks: Sissyneck, Devils Haircut, Derelict A little too messy and disjointed for my taste, but there were a few I liked on there

I feel like I need to come back to this one. It didn’t really grab me in the first have but the second half was quite good and it’s a clear influence on a lot of music I love. Not sure how to feel about it yet. A tentative three stars?

It was fine, some hits but nothing to wow you with.

I do quite like Beck as a concept. And critics loved him - he mixed a load of different genres together, funk, country, rap, the lot. it wasn't like a lot of other stuff around at the time and she seemed a nice guy (might have been a cunt tbf, but seemed nice enough). So yeah, interesting music. He sprung out of nowhere with 'Loser' but this album a couple of years later got the critical acclaim. Great riffs on Devil's Haircut. New Pollution is a banger, Lord Only Knows is decent (though sounds like Chas & Dave). The electicness continues with Jack Ass and Minus which again sound nothing like each other. It's a sprawling mess and not necessarily up my street but I do like it in parts and one I would give another go.

Very experimental, I liked some but it took me a couple songs to get into the groove of this album. Not my favorite, It felt like the musical style wasn't best for Beck. It felt like seeing someone is poor-fitting designer clothes.

When to listen: feeling like the main character getting ready to leave the house. I loved that this album had a distinct sound / through line but added a new element to each song that fit, e.g. a saxophone or East Asian inspired melodies.

I think Bender put it best when he said “my dream was to be a musician-poet who transcends genres as he reinvents them”. Regarding Beck

When this was new, it was not my favorite. Many things have changed since then, but it is still not really happening for me.

Quite a few songs I hated and I do not like his singing at all in most of his songs. There’s a few songs saving it from a 1/5.

I like this quite a lot actually the instrumentals were very very good for the time of the album and the vocals were ok as well. The only thing that stops me giving this a 4 star is the random noises at the end of the songs. Like occasionally it can be ok however it happened to frequently for me 3 stars A very strong 6 out of 10

Sounds cool so far! Some of the songs sound great then they have to add some bollocks over it. Nice variety in types of songs it seems. Deredict is not it some rap elements \i'm enjoying it, very uhh experimental lost a point for that if it continues, why do they end every song with some random bullshit. Its pretty entertaining though. Groovy in all I am appreciative of it, ending was nice. This album really frustrated me, I really enjoyed the the instrumentals then the 'additions' came in, It really would've been a five if this geezer didn't include an audible insight into the ghettos of new york.

Very impressed. Derelict is one of the best songs I've heard that incorporates Indian classical - the pair of sarangi (I think? Hard to tell with effects) and the keherwa taal tabla interlude was genuinely stunning, and fit amazingly well into the flow of the song. Very inspirational song. More generally, the discordant music style was fun to listen to, and thoroughly interesting. The metal sound effects did start to get stale tbf (Beck must have a lot of metal pipes), but they were quite funny. I think it's a 4.3 for me. It was very enjoyable to listen to and was also quite inspirational, but it isn't an album I'd listen to on repeat.

Was quite enjoying it for the first five or so songs, very prepared to give it a 4 the way it was going but it did get slightly worse as the album progressed. I enjoyed the distorted guitar noises which reminded me of those in Courtney Barnett's Avant Gardener. The album had a very big mix of genres and styles which was interesting, I was surprised to find out that Beck was just one guy rather than a band, Novocaine was, in particular, notably different. The new pollution was probably the highlight of the album for me, with Where its at certainly not being where it was at and high five rock the catskills being disappointing also. The majority of the album was by no means bad but had certainly dropped off from the first lot of songs, so it'll have to be a high three rather than a 4. 68/100

Interesting listen. So impressive just how much Beck shifts genres - this was a completely different sound to Sea Change which is another album this list has thrown at me. A high 3. Some of it just didn't hit right. Liked songs: Novacane, Ramshackle, Diskobox.

forgettable

Brother this was something

Love. Some songs too intense like novocane but otherwise fire

this album oozes style its a fusion of so much stuff

Really fucking good

Own it -- prefer Morning Phase

Idk where my notes go but u liked this album great for tripping or meditating

The evidence of what a game-changer this was in 1996 is by how pedestrian this sounds now, bending a lot of the ensuing decade's pop in its direction. It's still fun and loose, but I liked Beck better when his life fell apart and he made Sea Change and when he went high brow with Song Reader.

Because I discovered Mellow Gold before this, I might’ve nominated that one just because it broke the mold and introduced the world to Beck and his rummage-sale sonic sensibilities. And yet, I cannot deny the gravitational pull of songs like “The New Pollution,” with its irresistible groove and saxophone refrain, the off-kilter “Derelict” or the sweet lullaby-like “Jack-Ass.” While this album has more polish than MG, it’s still got the requisite helping of ’90s junk, with weird electro breaks, noise, boom-bap beats, Blacksploitation samples and snippets of White People dialog that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on 3 Feet High and Rising and make it such a fun listen. Plus, the lyric “Everybody knows my name at the recreation center” rivals “I quit my job blowing leaves” from its predecessor. A pillar of Gen X Slacker culture.

So many bits, boops and burps to like in this album.

This is my third or fourth favorite Beck album, and I don't consider myself a superfan. I can see how it marked an important point in his development, but I never reach for this when I'm tryna hear some Beck.

I really liked this when it was new, and it's probably the one that should be on The List. But now it seems a bit overworked/precious and Im still salty that Beck got away with being a closet Scientologist without his career suffering .

2⭐️ felt like a bit of a strange blend of genres songs I already knew: n/a fave new song(s): devils haircut

Certainly a Beck album. Mostly good but sometimes it's a bit too much Beck. Also just screams 90's. 8/10

Not bad at all, will listen again

It's Bek, actually.

This album is a classic. Pretty dated? Sure. But just a cover-to-cover joy. Could it have stood a little more editing? Sure. But it was the 90s. 8/10

I have always been a Beck fan, and there are many songs by him that I love, but I'm not sure I've ever connected with any of his albums other than Midnight Vultures. And while Odelay has some bangers on it, there are a couple of stinkers too. All in all, though, a solid listen.

damn ts kinda fire, es super mi estilo, el artista me parece re chimba tambn, es un poco largo igual pero bien, la real me gustó mucho

90’s Alternative ⭐️The New Pollution

i really like their song loser so i'm excited -devil's haircut sounds like 3 is the magic number -okay don't really like it kinda just sounds like random noises -i like jackass!! -fav song is ramshackle overall it was okay, some good ones but also some real stinkers 2.5/5

would have loved to bust it down to this in the club. weird but not too weird. just weird enough. def not the album to listen to while going to bed.

This has always fallen in the category of music I can admire, but don’t particularly enjoy. Beck is clearly a musical genius. It’s all just a bit too much. Probably going over my head. Listening again now, I’ve not really changed my mind. I can see why people love this….I just don’t. 3

Dont care for beck. Listenable i guess. The end of novacane might be the craziest shit ive ever heard what the fuck was that shit

favorites: track one: devils haircut, track three: lord only knows, track ten: sissyneck

Fuck. This album is 30 years old this year... Still sounds great.

It's a completely marvelous album from start to finish. The last track, the gloriously lo-fi and morosely melodic 'Ramshackle', describes the approach. It feels like some sort of painting, a collage of sounds that all come together into a magnificent whole. Drum beats, breaks, pedal steel, slide, blues harmonica - elements of breakbeat, blues, folk, country blended into something new. The vinyl fluff crackles and you get the impression of a DJ Shadowesque record collection supporting this. Running through it all is Beck's unique take on life; accessible yet obscure metaphors, lyrical maps; idiosyncratic witticisms. It's a sort of geeky genius. 'Jack-Ass' is one my favourite songs of all time. Beck showing not only can he rap, rock and twang but has a great baritone for the slower tunes. It takes the shimmering guitar of Dylan via Them and transforms it into something superior. He is so genuine and therefore feels so authentic. It doesn't feel like an exploitative rip-off nor a cringefest. Just a unique genius at play. Objectively and inarguably a five.

Hvala Becku za jednu jedinu stvar: Devils Haircut. Ostalo je gomila nevjerovatnih gluposti. Probao je napraviti 12 pjesama drugačijih žanrova i svaka je nevjerovatan podbačaj.

What exactly do folks feel is so great about this album? It’s certainly a good representation of the 1990s generally- fake, false, a facade, with no true substance underneath. Alternating between annoying and depressing.

6/10

Odelay was great album to listen to all the way through. I can understand why Beck has his reputation as being an eclectic artist, as there were all sorts of genre influences through the album, including indie, rock, folk, and even rap! "Where It's At" was my favorite song in that immediately set a mood that I vibed with. Aside from that one, none of the individual songs really stuck out for me, but as an album listening experience, I think they all mixed together well.

Every song sounded the same.

aye it was tidy, i think it’s just harder to get into beck, but i did like this album

"Devils Haircut" is a track I'll definitely be returning to. Lots of experimental sounds on this, and some work better than others imo. Overall Rating: 5/10

Couldn’t get on board unfortunately.

Second half was definitely stronger. Some songs I quite liked here but others I found boring.

Kai tämä just ⭐️⭐️⭐️ taipuu. Ihan jees elektronista kikkailua

So many similar tempos in the mid section of the album, hard to tell when one song ends and the next begins. At least "Minus" kicked this one out of the doldrums for a short bit. I don't need to hear this again, not sure why I needed to hear this once.

I very much enjoyed this album listen! I’ve always thought that Beck was such an interesting and experimental artist. I love how he blends alt rock and rap with sound sampling and electronic overlay. It felt like he was really trying to produce something unique and different which I admire and respect. Overall, I thought this was a great album and I would listen to it again in the future!

Idk I really liked it

A few great songs and an overall interesting album.

More understated than the other Beck album I had on here, but enjoyable enough.

An enjoyable listen with some standout tracks, but as a piece of work it felt disjointed

Very boring

Pretty good I like the musicality and unique sounds. Very vibes.

Nunca tinha ouvido falar de Beck ou desse álbum, um grande 10/10 e surpresa para o dia 02/01 de 2026.

Way better than I thought it would be. I don't love it, but I did like it.

Fine

Very enjoyable. Like an acoustic grunge, with a spoken work feel.

Enjoyed the opening of the album - lost it towards the end

Favorite Songs: Where It’s At, Novacane, Ramshackle Least Favorite Song: Minus Very interesting blend of genres.

Annoying. 1/5

I’ve been getting into Ween lately and this album sounds really similar to them and I wasn’t expecting it.

Better than I remember it being, and a very welcome relief from recent fare. Jack-ass is one of the gems on this album, and I swear I saw a live version of Beck doing it with Willie Nelson. Can't find it in the internets, though.

This was a nice reminder to listen to this album. It's probably been 6 or 7 years since I listened last, and there was small element of a trip down memory lane in doing so now. I had forgotten, for instance, just how many snippets of this album's lyrics were part of the common lexicon among my friends back when I was teacher and then a grad student. For a while there, "Do the hotdog dance" was actually a way of saying that you were going to Houston... Anyway, memories aside, this remains an excellent album. Beck had plenty of great beats and his wordplay is weirder than fuckall and, together, they make for a great listen that has aged well. It might not be my absolute favorite album we've listened to, but definitely a strong 4.

I've really liked, maybe loved, probably half a dozen Beck albums, including this one. I'm a sucker for Dadaism, I suppose. A cool thing that I got from relistening to this album this time was how much these tracks foreshadow things Beck is eventually going to expound on. There's the sexxy funk happening in Hotwax that he's going to explore at length on Midnite Vultures. Lord Only Knows feels like it could have been on Mutations. Jack-Ass has long been my favorite song on the album, but that probably has something to do with it not being a big single so it's my own little "secret".

I probably need to listen to this more. Some good stuff for sure.

3/5 - I don’t mind the songs that made the radio, but I’ve never been a big enough Beck fan to care about a whole album. Some of this works, but it starts to grate after a while with the a lot sounding like the same beat and effects.

This is just Kid Rock for people with a college degree

decent! beck is always a mixed bag for me.

pretty okay, i do like aluminum and dead leaves and the dirty ground, but the rest of it kinda blended together

Good stuff!

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

Pretty impartial to this. It was on, it played, it was music. I didn't feel anything either way.

Nostalgic

Yes!

The Devil's Haircut album! For me Beck is just about the singles, and this collection confirmed that opinion - no happy surprises beyond the tracks I was already familiar with

I knew this album relatively well so decided to play the Deluxe Version which I'd never heard before. I didn't buy Odelay at the time it came out, probably 10-15 years later only really being familiar with the singles. I really liked several of the B-sides and some of which (Gold Chains, Thunderpeel, SA-5, Feather In Your Cap.and Brother) I would have swapped out for some of the filler tracks on Odelay. I think there's a case to be made that there is a 5 star worthy album in there if it was sequenced right but like Mr Hansen I'm a bit of a slacker and can't quite be bothered so 4 stars it is.

bruh

remember that grammy awards a few years ago when beck got a nomination and everyone was like “who’s beck?” wasn’t that a crazy time

Sick licks on the guitar. I was bored and annoyed listening to this otherwise.

I’ve listened to this so many times pre-2000, that I don’t know if I need to give it another listen today. It might diminish it in ways that time does. I think it was a 9/10 then hopefully it still is. I’ll give it a solid four stars.

Some highs and some lows. Lots of noise with a few great songs.

When this came up, my first impulse was 'another American rock band? This list is beginning to get predictable!' However, this album is nothing like predictable, and although it's guitar heavy, it's too simplistic to call it rock. Lots of elements are crammed in to make a distracting piece of work. The New Pollution reminded me of Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles, and Where It's At was packed with fun and cheekiness. It's just different! I'd only heard Loser by Beck before today. This has made me want to explore their other work. A solid 4☆.

para nada me esperaba el género de los temas viendo la tapa del álbum!! jajahahah flashé mal definitivamente no es algo que yo escucharía todos los días pero a la vez no me parece malo

It’s ok

After Mellow Gold, I didn't listen much to Beck, but this album was (and still is), well, gold. I, in particular, love eclectic albums, and of course Odelay didn't let me down on this. That, combined with the bright future and optimism of the '90s (or was it just in my mind?), meant this album has been spun numerous times on my mp3 player - strolling through the park after a wild night out on a sunny Sunday afternoon. A perfect blend of fine melodies and good memories. 4/5

Interesting, but sounds a bit dated.

An interesting album, I liked “the new pollution” and novacane. I also enjoyed that is was a mixed album so you got some slower and some more up beat songs!

Easily one of Beck’s best. Funky beats, cryptic lyrics, and weird noises make up his signature album style. Not every track hits as some show his more out there stylings, but overall it is a very enjoyable album.

Really enjoyed, almost a 5

Beck is super weird, but the good songs are really good. Saw him spray vitamin D milk all over the front rows of a concert one time. Core memory.

There is some bangers here! Ramshackle is so good!

Everytime I get a Beck Album, I really enjoy it. Firstly, some really cool melodies at the start of the album. Kinda like a George Harrison Revolver Era Indian Inspired sound. The lo-fi of the instruments is always cool, and Beck even makes country sound great. I do remember hearing some clever lyrics in there too. Top album! 5 Stars.

This album is like sitting at your desk at work with a big list of tasks that need completing, all of which have fast -approaching deadlines. You try to focus on one task, but all of a sudden you get a thought about one of the other tasks, so you shift focus to that. After twenty minutes you panic that you really do need to get that other thing done first, so you go back to it. Then you get lunch and realise that there was actually something else that was more pressing that both of the things you worked on in the morning. You scramble to work on that, but you can't really focus on it because you are still thinking about the morning's tasks. Now it is 5.30 and you need to pick your son up from football training. You're not even sure if you got any work done today.

Feels like an album I should like but was just too weird. Lots of random noises, obscure references and sounds. Some ok tunes but not for me.

Hmmm kinda noisy and didnt love listening

Great but silly

I only knew ‘Loser’ before now, so excited to listen to a new album from Beck! Second song is bluesy with rap? Lots of hiphop influences. Fav song is ‘Hotwax’.

The crackly, lo fi vibe of this record makes me want to sit back in a smoke filled room and relax. While I may not partake in this hypothetical scenario, this album fits it perfectly in my mind. It’s starkly chill. Many of the tracks feel less like a fully fleshed out song, and more like a brief glimpse into a junkyard band of stoners haphazardly playing around. Pretty fun record.

Cool, kind of out there stuff. Fun listen 3.4 outta 5

Incredible album. I had never really heard of him before this challenge and have absolutely found a new artist to listen to regularly. I love genre fuckery and when musicians clearly love music so much and just play around with it. Not a 5/5 because I would like to request this man to not try and rap again.

4/5 Banger after banger after banger. Sooo experimental and fun, an absolute joy to listen to. I already enjoyed Beck's music before but this album was a whoooole new look into his music. Only docking a point because of Novacane, it feels like he just went ham on a dial-up machine.

What the beck is this? Definitely a mixed bag.

This feels like a “founding father” type of album for indie/alt rock - a lot of the songs sound familiar but I think it’s because they’ve been influential on today’s music. Not a ton of individual repeat listeners for me but it is overall a vibe!

Genuinely liked it! I might listen again. Erick knew this album too!

Nothing special here but it was lively enough to keep my attention for the full 56 minute play time.

it was good i give u thatt

Consistently vibey, not necessarily incredibly catching music, but a cool groovy rock album.

Where It's At is great. a lot of the songs were a little too discordant for my taste. I liked the more chill songs mainly.

Like the arrangements and sound effects.

Very fun album, crazy beats with the mix of English and Spanish lyrics.

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

8/10

I don’t need to tell you he’s a genius. Hell yeah brother

One of those that I was delighted to see come up, as I already knew I'd be giving this 5*. It's a weird, idiosyncratic, unique but brilliant album. Every song brings something a bit different although I still find Odelay has a distinctive sound, mostly based on the meshing of hip-hop/samples and alt-rock. It's a real creative statement and Beck's work with the Dust Brothers is a winning combination.

An album from my generation finally! So good. I realize I had never heard the whole album- this is a fun project

Nigdy jakoś nie potrafiłam się wkręcić w Becka, chociaż mam spory sentyment. Ta płyta była porządna, nie wyróżniała się, czasami trochę wtapiała w biały szum, ale potrafię docenić jej walory, szczególnie instrumentalno-wokalne. 6.5/10 równane w górę pewnie z samej sympatii.

Not a fan of Becks music

The amount of genres mixed !!!?!!!?

Idk how to describe it, but this album makes me want to sit on the beach in California. I truly enjoyed this album and it makes me want to explore more of Beck's discography!

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

pourquoi c'est vibe country j'aime pas sorry beck

I like this. It reminds me of some alternative/indie bands of the mid 2000s. I like that it's experimental and not repetitive. Fun vibes, lots of genre blending in a good way. 3.5

Oh man the amount of times I listened to this album in my teens is insane. I’d throw this CD on my weird little boombox thing and just do, random things? I actually don’t remember. Anyways, I will enjoy re listening to this. I didn’t realize this came out in 96 that’s actually crazy it feels a lot more like 2000s music to me. This album is so weird. So fucking good. Masterpiece tbh. Weird time signatures, crazy genre blends, tasteful af. Mix isn’t even something I used to think about and am also still not thinking about now cause it’s just so easy to listen to it’s a well sculpted album lol.

A super eclectic album that barrows styles from all over the place. It’s almost a rock hip hop album, the way it’s structured and the types of heavy bass line riffs many song rely on. Heavy sampling throughout. The production style is slick and mix is transparent and well balanced. Good amount of strange distortion and interesting textures too. I don’t know if it’s for me, a little too unfocused and odd (which I don’t mind if it feels emotionally focused- which this record doesn’t to me) the production feels kinda sparse too, lots of different elements but spread pretty thin sonically. I just don’t think I vibe with becks lyrical performance and stylings on this record much. There’s some bangers for sure, Sissyneck and Where it’s at, are jams. But idk ineffable about the vibe I don’t dig 3.85

Really hitting after a surprisingly small amount of listens. But most importantly, this made me feel cool whilst I was listening and that's an extra star in anyone's book

Splendid 👌

While I don’t like a number of songs in this album, it has some of my fav songs on it.

3.7 / 5 This is obv. not bad music since it's Beck. But I gotta say, this album sounds particularly american for some reason and I can't put my finger on why. The vibe going on in "Odelay" is often very laid back which I appreciate, ig it's one of those albums that qualify for the realm of "take your time to fully listen to it". Apart from it sounding too american-folky-ish for my personal taste, it's still a good album. Deserves no less than 3 stars, but doesn't really push into much higher territory. Overall solid performance from a musician that I rarely listen to, but who never disappoints me.

Sounds like my brain when my thoughts are racing. That's not a good thing 2 ⭐️

An interesting album, had a lot of fun listening to it. Not really my style 3/5

I was excited for this one because I know the hits but wanted to experience this early work in its entirety--was unfortunately a bit disappointing. The guy is an artist and does some brave experimenting here, but there are some stretches of unlistenable shit.

Good stuff, really like where it’s at, sissyneck and the new pollution. Fun listen!

Great album. Love the mix of hip-hop style samples with grunge and folk. Beck really defined a sound in the 90s

2nd best Beck album. Love The Dust Brothers.

classic

I haven’t listened to this album in forever. Going back there are some lesser known tracks that I forgot I loved. Only skipped one song so this is my first five star!

You have to be in the mood for it, but it's bloody good when you are.

Really strong creative and fun. Skip novocaine.

Just some good music

good, too electro

Pretty enjoyable and diverse rock album.

The arrangements on this album are something else and 5 or 10 years ahead of its time. Where its at is an excellent pastiche of the era. Devils haircut is good fun. The new pollution tops it all with guitars and drumming dueling with becks 60s delivery. The rest of the album is so so but those 3 songs are great in any era

Geez-Louise. This album is still great. I recall this album being seemingly everywhere back when it was released. A welcome omnipresence.

I was obsessed with this one when I was a freshman in college, interestingly it was this and a Silver Jews album that I listened to nonstop. So very good great awesome in my book.

No notes. As an album, it comes together really well.

Genre bending classic

Beck is the constant innovator and he is the most varied artist on the planet. Great vibes to this one and worth multiple listens.

i feel like if the vocals were better i'd like it more. fun, silly noise intermissions. derelict reminds me of within you without you by the beatles, so that was cool. sissyneck reminds me of the stones. experimental, i see the appeal. saved: lord only knows, derelict, minus, sissyneck, ramshackle.

Interesting alternate rock, not my favorite but cool!

I was doing some similar going-through-the-classics-list listening before signing up for this site, so this marks my third try at Odelay. On paper, Beck seems to be right up my alley - prominent baselines, some weirder experimentation with sounds, that alt-rock feel. The first couple times, however, I ended up walking away feeling underwhelmed by Beck generally. Couldn't say why, but it didn't live up to the hype. Well here we are, third listen and it's firing on all cylinders. NOW I get it. It's got that 90s irony without the navel-gazing self-seriousness. All those electric Rhodes pianos and fuzzy pedals make for a ln album jammed with character. It's the album equivalent of that super-charismatic weirdo stoner guy you knew in high school. Fav tracks: Devil's Haircut, Novacane, The New Pollution, Where It's At

I remember listening to this before and found it pretty chaotic but entertaining. 4 stars for sure

This is bizarre and quirky, but groovy as hell. I definitely remember hearing "The New Pollution" and "Where It's At" back in the day. Overall, this is the right kind of bizarre and groovy for me. Not perfect, but i really enjoyed it. 4 stars

This was such a weird album! Combined pretty much every genre I can think of and had barely sensible lyrics, yet somehow managed to be coherent and fun to listen to! I'd definitely recommend and look forward to checking out more of Beck's stuff

Some good tunes in there. Nothing too special though,

Good

like Cake mixed with Red Hot Chili Peppers, good stuff just not really my thing

My dad raised me on Beck so I’m biased but I can’t help but love it. While the rapping can get a bit corny at times it’s still such a blast. 8/10 Favorite Tracks- “Devils Haircut” “Novacane” “ High Five (Rock the Catskills)

i know Beck and i know i liked some songs in the past. but this album just feels bland and mediocre

Allegedly a pun on "oh delay" because the album took so long to make, this one still sounds amazing 28 years later with those Dust Brothers on the two turntables. Odelay manages to playfully jump over every existing genre that the late 90's threw before us and it remains a highly listenable work.

A fine album, just missing a couple of standout moments to really elevate this album up to a higher rating. Furthermore it is also a bit too monotonous for my taste, it could have had a bit more variety on the record. 3/5

Cool music from beck like expected. Good songs throughout nothing incredibly special to me though.

Considers out there when it first came out, this album has held up surprisingly well. Great revisit!

This was great for the first 3 songs, then they veer off into the "experimental" part of the album and I gave up.

So much sounds the same but it's a fun vibe

I’ve missed most of Beck’s work. I’m enjoying hearing more of his stuff lately. He’s super-talented and creative. This album is interesting and fun, but it’s trying too hard to show the artist’s range of ideas, so it sometimes doesn’t work as an album (my unit of measure). I’ve heard some other Beck pieces that I think I will like better. Like many 3’s, it could become a 4 with more familiarity and deep listening, but for now, it’s a 3.

Beck is one of those artist that may not have a firmly defined sound, but you know immediately who is playing. I completely understand why this is not for everyone, but to me the wild creativity and genre blending is unbeatable.

I'm a little embarrassed I've never given Beck a listen before, this album is really good and feels fresh to me even thirty years later.

Instrumentals are kind of all over the place, not in a bad way but in an organized chaos kind of way. Not a huge fan of the cadence and flow present on most of the tracks. Was good after a single listen. They didn't save the rest of the review so I don't remember faves/least faves.

The word unique about this album has been said many times already, but this is really an unique album - great mix of many genres in the mid 90s that works so well. I like the sixties sound overall too. The ending falls a bit flat but it's such a great album overall.

This started off so well then got so chaotic haha the overall sound and vocals felt quite unique

серп непонятый мной Бек) причём часть музыки это знакомые его ходы, часть как будто списано/омаж. но целое не увлекает

Excellent use of sampling combined with real instruments and Lennon-esque lyrical absurdity. The songs do all kinda hit the same vibe, but it’s such a unique vibe and there’s just enough variation that you really don’t mind.

I love Beck. But this is probably my least favorite of the ones on here, and by a wider margin than I remembered. I get why people don't like his music. But the things people criticize him for generally work for me; the sort of "fuck it, throw the kitchen sink in too" approach to music. It's fun, comical, and for the most part, bangs real hard. I just think he does it better in Guero. Also is he a scientologist?? Fave tracks: - Devils Haircut - Hotwax - Lord Only Knows - The New Pollution - Novacane - Jack-Ass - Where It's At - Sissyneck - Readymade - Ramshackle

It's FINALLY time for this WHITEBOY to CHANGE the RAP GAME!!1!

Never actually heard this one, which is odd since I'm definitely partial to Beck and really enjoy both Mellow Gold, and Sea Change. This was another awesome listen. He's got a lot of sixties influences which feel like they push through. Some moments where he really sounds like he's doing a modern take on the Beatles or Stones. Not in the Oasis way, either. In the "I'm going to throw some samples together, and a driving bass, and trippy lyrics in the spirit of psychedlia." Lots of hip-hop influence as well. Just an artist who really sounds like he knows a lot of music and likes all of it. Great album

bangers

Since I learnt about him and listening to one of his other albums from the generator, Beck is really an eclectic individual. While the other album I heard - Guero - was more eclectic, this one is kinda more like eclectic undertones with slacker rock overtones rather than new genre every song on Guero. Highlight Song/s: The New Pollution

A good album that’s an odd mix of Rock/pop/hip-hop.

Okay, so I really like The Neighbourhood’s “Chip Chrome and The Mono-Tones” and holy cow there’s so much influence from Beck on that album! This is a cool record. He’s got a really eclectic style. There’s a wild amount of almost rap rock on here - very Beastie Boys. I haven’t really heard anything else like this, really enjoyed it.

Kinda not my thing, but there was some interesting stuff in here. Devil's haircut is now stuck in my head

It always disappointed me that the album was not an indie pop rock classic like Devils Haircut - that kind of put me off for years, but I was wrong this is more than just a 90s hit single . Sounds like the beastie boy, the Beatles and Lynyrd Skynyrd And Beck where amming and Beck was three to write down all of the good stuff, he dropped his pad and mixed up his notes Genre skipping and idiosyncratic that hits most of the time while mostly staying southern rock with hints of rap - kind of like Kid Rock if he actually had any talent

Decent album. A few hits I remembered from early post graduation. I wouldn't come back for the stuff I didn't recognize, though

Beck is one of those artists that I am (for the most part) just unable to get into for some reason -- and I really wanted to like this one. It has a few hits near the end, and that surprised me, but it was really underwhelming.

Not a fan

Strange album. Sounds a bit like the feeling of time standing still in a strange way. Don't know how to explain it. I'm hungover cut me some slack

Heard before, cool album

3.5

4.5

I'm historically not that much of a Beck fan though I don't dislike him I think most of his albums either land in the three to three and a half category for me . This might be my favorite album of his at least my favorite one that I've heard so far. Honestly it's mainly for the first half of the album which really not only rocks out but has a great Sonic landscape. Going way way out there to the point where I'm just like going I'm just can't hang with it. Songs like "Sissyneck" or "High 5" or basically just garbage tracks to me . But on the bright side when the album is strong it's really, the first three tracks absolutely kill, and "Where It's At" has always been a favorite of mine, and the closer "Ramshackle" is really strong. Cute vinyl cues are strategically placed on the album, like the sound effects between "Jackass" and "Where It's At" where it has the end of the side silent grovelock followed by the sound of a needle drop on side two. They also do i kind of nod to *Sgt. Pepper's* with a strange audio lock groove at the very end. Those were definitely nice touches. 8.25 ★★★★

Very cool and experimental. I love the bass sound especially. 4.5 stars

This is a really cool album that captures Beck as his most wildly creative and experimental. Since this, most of his albums have seemed like genre experiments that are hit or miss, but this is all over the place, and better for it. Beck hooks up with the Dust Brothers of Paul's Boutique fame and turns in a sample heavy album that combines hip-hop, electronica, rock, blues, punk, and psychedelia. Coming of the heels of the demise of grunge and britpop, it's a weird album that may not have had the success it did in another time period. Lots of great tunes here including "Devils Haircut", "Lord Only Knows", "The New Pollution", "Jack-Ass", "Where It's At", and "Ramshackle". 5 stars.

3.5

More like Okaylay because this is simply OK. And not the good Okaylay Ned Flanders type as in Okaylay Dokaly but rather the Okaylay Schmokaly Ho Hum-aly type. Beck has a good jumble of chintzy indie, hip hoppity and orchestral sounds n loops going and Devil’s Haircut, New Pollution and Novocane are decent but it is all a bit hipster, average or annoying (especially on the weaker tracks), also pretty dated and really, Eels’ Beautiful is where it’s at!

Did nothing for me. A mess.

Very eclectic musician. This is a great album. So much going on. Gotta go back and listen to his whole catalog.

It's hard for me to be objective about this album because it unlocks a lot of great memories. Odelay came out when I was 18 and it's an album I usually put on when I was already in a good mood, so it's the soundtrack to the best bits of starting university - and the following year, Beck was the undoubted highlight of my first festival. I had a Beck poster up in my student house, and now I have an (amazing) artwork a friend made for me based on the Odelay cover hanging in my living room. Aside from the nostalgia though, I do believe Odelay is a genuine banger. It's quirky, inventive and eclectic, but underpinned by some great tunes.

I've always thought of Beck's music as just background music for pretentious coffee shops. With that said, it's not really bad or anything. It kin d of works at times. The beats can be kind of groovy. His bored singing/rapping can be kind of endearing. I've never gone out of my way to listen to his music, but I've never disliked it either. Basically, it's ok in my book.

Yes please. Dunno how you define Beck as an artist yet this is surely the definitive Beck record. Full of tunes, full of creative ideas, there’s something else every time you stick it on. Belting.

Beck is one of the most amazing and unique artists out there. He reinvents himself constantly and never disappoints. This was the sound of my college and post-college years; Beck will always bring me back to those days, quite fondly. This was his chance to push back against the backlash he got after "Mellow Gold", and he successfully defied the haters and showed he was his own artist, on his own terms. He's still changing his sound today; can't wait for what he does next.

I'm going to give this one 3 stars. I like Beck but some of this album I didn't love.

There are plenty of artists I could highlight as reflecting a generation brought up on TV commercials, MTV and video games in their musical output. I'm not sure if that is necessarily a contributing factor in Beck's penchant for throwing every genre into the pot, but it often comes across like the musical equivalent of someone flipping through random channels on their remote. The difference with Beck is, he managed to craft it into something commercially viable and critically accepted where so many other failed. He may not have been the first to fuse hip-hop, acoustic folk, metal, dance, electronica, kitsch etc etc (you know the drill) but he did - and continues to - do it so very well. When you consider how (intentionally) abstract his lyrics are, it is no mean feat that he managed to make hit singles out of such a rich soup of sounds and nonsense. Odelay is probably from the more pop-orientated end of the Beck spectrum, and, as such, is one of his most-respected offerings. It has dated a little - the delivery is often a little too tongue-in-cheek - but it is still a dizzying journey through an eccentric landscape of soundbites. This is music being beamed from a different place, and it is always, if nothing else, unfathomably cool and deftly produced. Not my personal favourite Beck album, but I think history will show that he was a genuine musical force who, maybe more than anyone else from the last 35 years, beat his own unique path... rather than the 90s novelty act I imagine some people maybe have him down as.

A mismatch of genres, sounds and lyrics that doesn't really work for me. A couple of ok-ish songs but overall it doesn't appeal. That being said, I can appreciate the experimental nature of this album.

Now this is the kind of white boy rapping I can get behind

I went back and forth on this album. At first I found it to be a bit too nihilistic. The slacker / stoner too cool for school vibe was my absolute jam at a younger more impressionable age. Now that approach rubs me the wrong way. I also felt like there were glimpses of a softer melodic style but just when I started to enjoy them they were yanked back and replaced with some jarring vocals - to great effect. The second time I listened to it, it felt completely different. The mix of sounds and styles, and the complexity felt like they came together to be super effective and artsy. Like a neon sign buzzing in a window. This time around I was up for it, the fuzz of the vocals, the sharp synth sounds and nonsensical lyrics all felt perfectly in place. I suppose a third listen would be in order to settle the score but unfortunately I don't have time so will have to go with my gut. This album was good, maybe even very good, but it is shoved in you face and if you're not in the mood it just feels a bit sour.

Now here’s a nostalgic album for me! Beck was one of my mom’s favourite artists when I was growing up; Odelay and Guero were staples in our house. Odelay is an absolute hodgepodge of genres: there’s alternative rock, blues, country, hip-hop, jazz, and tons of experimentation. You never know what the next track has in store for you, let alone the rest of the current track, but somehow the ever shifting genres manages to be surprisingly cohesive as an album and the tracks are incredibly catchy. There’s really not a bad song on this album. Where It’s At in particular is one of my all time favourite songs

I just got done whining about the dull and depressing Scottish electro-pop of CHVRCHES. I stand by my description of that as a fistful of downers at a rave. This is somehow the opposite: somewhere among the samples and real instrumentation, psychedelic textures and nonsensical lyrics, this is a bong rip on a sunny day. Is the little bit of rapping all that great? No, but the flow is fine -- it's just laidback and mostly meaningless. That can be fine, in my judgement: Yes got by on pure emotion despite a purely word salad approach to lyrics. The feel of this record is all Southern California relaxation. Your grass might be burnt but you've got a cold beer and a lawn chair. And, again, probably a joint. You don't have to like Beck and there are plenty of reasons not to (you may have feelings about his family's role in spreading Scientology around). It's worth listening to a few of his albums, though: the laid-back-yet-propulsive rhythms, the open-sounding drums but sample and effects-heavy recordings, the disaffected but precise vocals -- this was all heavily imitated through the 90's by people who wanted to break big (and A&R assholes who thought they'd cracked the code). Are the horns samples cheesy or perfect? Can they be both? Why does this sound like I'm outside in Bakersfield, cooking in the sunshine? I'm giving this 4/5. You should be cautioned that I'm an elder millennial and some of that score is nostalgia. I think that the 90's are worth understanding and this is a record that'll help you. Plus, it's pleasant if not groundbreaking.

A little bit of Beck goes a long way. I really do not get the hype around this album as a full experience.

It certainly was interesting and eclectic. But maybe I need to listen to it in a better frame of mind to get the most of it, very little resonated with me for some reason.

The last song is a little weak but the rest of the album was a lot of fun. Beck (and the Dust Brothers) know how to put together a beat. Foot tapping, head bobbing. Fun times.

Another Beck album, another review of me saying “This is weird”. Honestly, it’s a compliment. I might have said it before but I appreciate the artist that is Beck, while I don’t enjoy the music all that much. To be able to create such different sounds and to have every album be completely unique is a tough thing to accomplish, especially with the amount of music he’s put out. I’ll still look forward to listening to a Beck album but I don’t think I’d ever come back to it.

I like it

2,9/5

The sound of the 90s! Some of the beats were cool and I liked the hip hop and scratches but the singing was forgettable.

Stellar album. Just the right kind of distortion and unique sound. Beck is an absolute legend for the sound he created and passed on. You can hear the slight hip hop influence in the drumming/beats, but it's just so interesting and so Beck.

Man I really wanna be a cowboy.

So many different genres, and Beck does em all. Dancy and melancholic, some Folk, some Rock, Electro and HipHop. Great one. Fav: Devil's Haircut

Beck does this thing where he paints with such a broad stroke that he can't help but accidentally predict the future. The musical equivalent of betting on every score in a football match. This album goes all over the place from Beastie Boy style to hyperpop and art electronic. There are also some tracks on here that I really like but there are tracks I quite don't like. It's a strong 3

This is the Beck I first heard back in the day and what I mostly still associate him with. The whole wacky, unorganized, goofball aesthetic lyrics, with a pile of genres mashed up together via samples or just noodling around is his calling card to me. The album as a whole does go off in to a more nonsensical direction and is definitely free form. I have to wonder how many times a sample or an instrumental clip was recorded, smashed in to a song, and Beck or his producer just decided "eh it's good, just go with it" because there are some really jarring breaks in these songs. It's still a fun listen though. The singles are obviously singles, and even though the lyrics don't make much sense you can tell they are more "traditional" songs in the sense that they maintain a beat and don't stray too far outside of the "alternative" genre of rock than the others. I did like the non singles too, but maybe less so than the others. All that to say that it's pretty good. I like that Beck exists and I like that he writes all sorts of shit and I like this album.

Can’t quite make my mind up on this, like I; parts, dislike in others

Fun, cool album! I love the sound of this.

One of my favorites

prolly like a 3.5. beck is great but idk i don’t think he’s like a go-to for me. solid stuff tho and i think mellow gold might be better

This is still really good. Beck landed like an alien when this was released. It was wild and intuitive, filled with stream of conscious compositions. It was like he shook all the sounds out of the radio and rearranged them. I don’t love all of this, but it’s undeniable.

Синтез фолка и хипхапа. Понравился меньше чем недавно мелькавший более поздний альбом.

Definitely some weird stuff, as expected from Beck. I had to skip Novacane because it was making my brain hurt. Why why why do we need Computer Rock?

super conflicted on this. generally like Beck but I think it's just the hits I like. AH I can't decide.

1 Mist 2 cool rapinserts 3 jedes Stück anders 4 na ja 5

Liked its fluidity

Some classics on here. Goes a bit experimental and almost improv sounding with the beastie boys rip offs

So bizarre. Some songs definitely didn't meet my taste, some others I absolutely loved! I really wanted to listen to the whole thing just to see what would come up next — and yet it still felt surprisingly coherent as a whole. Cool.

Bought this, actually his fifth album, when it first came out and really love it. It feels quintessentially 90s but has a freshness missing from many of its contemporary albums. Interestingly I didn’t really buy much of his after this, only Midnite Vultures, which I also highly rate. Perhaps because the album is totally a 90s album and seems stuck there or because though there are not any obvious samples the album takes a fair bit from the group Them.

Feels like that teenage rebellion phase you look back on and cringe at - different just for the sake to be different but not very good

Surprisingly did not love this as much as I had expected to. Where It's At is clearly the best song here, and Devil's Haircut is also pretty fun. The rest is kind of in this weird place of mashed up genres that have cool parts but can be kind of boring for long stretches. Like I like the chorus of Lord Only Knows, but the rest of the song kind of drags. And the pseudo rap songs kind of sound like Kid Rock, in the worst ways (besides clearly better lyrics than whatever that garbage man produces). I really wanted to like this more.

Solid.

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

Decent background music

Once again, it very much reminds me of Cake 🍰.

this began okay but it quickly got a little dreadful and i am no longer in the mood Would I listen again: no Deserves to be on this list: no he has better work 2.8

Impressive song writing

I'm editing this rating because I've realized how great this album is. First of all, it may sound weird to people. But I must say I really enjoyed how he break the rules. He has his own style and I really enjoyed it. Between all of them, Hotwax is my favorite. And the only reason why I've changed my rating, it made me see the whole album in a new perspective.

I liked this a good amount. Beck’s baseline rap rock style is definitely not my favorite, but there was a lot of variety here that held my interest. “Where It’s At” and “Ramshackle” were highlights.

lowkey really fire and kinda reminds me of pavement. is this loser era? i love beck’s album colors and milk and honey but this is a different sound which is also good. he sounds like stephen malkmus bless up

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

I only knew one song (Where It's At) and I didn't even know that was a Beck song!