Reviews (page 7 of 14)
A lot of the songs sounded the same.
he just be doing everything i love ts.
It’s Beck
He beckin
If I had to choose 20 albums to best represent the 90s, this would certainly be on the list. Doesn’t mean it’s one of the 20 best of the decade, but it definitely is peak 90s. 4 may be pushing it on the rating. I think the album would actually be better with two less songs.
Where it's at is a fun song. There are some other interesting experimental tracks on here but nothing that jumps off the page.
I'm weirdly attached to this album. It's one that gets thrown at me a lot on shuffle. Also, Beck really reminds me of Dan Stevens in Legion.
Han er musikalsk, men lidt for meget country til mig. Og lidt for langt. Så det endte med at trække ned. Det kan godt være et album, der ville give noget ved flere gennemlytninger, men det bliver ikke nu.
I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me! ...wait a second thats the wrong album. the hip hop influence is really interesting but the loose approach to the arrangement make me lost interest. 3.5/5
3.5 - Good
I was really scrabbling around for reasons to not give this a one - I am having a very hard time. If this had caught me on a grumpier day it would've gotten one. Stop rapping you're shit.
One of my favorites. Probably top 50 for me. It’s a mix of several genres of music. Cow poke country to hip hop to bossa nova to post modern driving rock. Lyrically it’s Beck at his finest, always coming up with absurd scenarios and creative wordplay.
I used to love this album - and I love Beck. I’ve clearly aged, as having not heard it for a while found it a bit irritating in parts. Or maybe it was always a bit annoying and as a youngster simply allowed it as ‘cool’ for all the reasons I originally loved it…
Oh man do I have memories with this album. I would have been 13. Really brings me back to Amarillo. May have been the last time I visited there before I grew up, only returning briefly and for the last time when Dad died. I guess I was playing this shit constantly that summer. What a great album.
Interesting. Two songs I'm very familiar with and a bunch of songs that sound familiar. But, I think it's because they just sound like Beck. Another good background album... except when "Where It's At" comes on.
Who let Jesse Eisenberg make an album! Great radio played songs with an eclectic synthesized sounds of hip hop, bluegrass, blues, rock and country!
Some cool beats and interesting use of synths. A breakthrough album for weird core artists to follow. Melancholic 90s delivery from Beck are great for a don't care kinda day. UGHN🤖⚡🔌👩🏻💻🛸UGHN🤖💿💾📠🔌🔋UGHN🤖🎚️🎛️📟🔊📳
This album was an extremely mixed bag for me. I liked songs like jackass and ramshackle, but I hated songs like novocane and derelict. This album was so mixed, in fact that I don't know how to rate it.
I was quite surprised by "Odelay". It stands out from much of the alt rock of the time with a genre bending style and sound.
Crunchy in a bad way. All the laziness of post grunge with all the sound tuning of nu metal. Unfortunate.
These fucking drums on Derelict. Don’t stop. Play Forever. But then it does stop and we get weird with novacane. This album is just an amusement park of sounds and grooves.
great listen all the way through. 90s albums are a little too long.
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
I think this was the first album where we saw Beck coming into his own in terms of what he was looking for in music - which is a bit of everything as evident through his subsequent elements over the years following. It has am ix or rock, electronic, jazz, country. Novacane is funky and Fresh and experimental and then straight into Jack-Ass, which is more traditional and slower (which he focuses on more in future albums), then straight into the funky Where its at. sissyneck, he explores some country elements. Finishes beautifully with Ramshackle. what a wonderful diverse album that keeps you entertained. 4 stars
Beck is always 10% away from being unlistenable noise, but he always pulls it off.
My favourite album to date. Completely up my street. 4.5/5 rounded up to 5/5
Fine, kind of boring. 2/5
so so so cool and such variation in genres that it stayed so interesting to listen to. absolutely obsessed and loved it.
after seeing beck live, i wish i knew more about his discography. I really enjoyed him live and really enjoyed the different sounds of this
Actually I liked it. It felt it very special and different at the beginning. I do like derelict. Especially the instrument arrangement around 2:00. But it also pushed me a bit too hard. After derelict, my brain was completely switched off and can’t really take more “novel” stuff. And then the fire alarm sounds later on in the album just sounds terribly annoying. It’s a hard one. It almost worked for me. I’d say it’s four for me. At some point I did feel I was in the middle of some sort of channeling process, which was very good. But then the fire alarm went off, shite, terrible😣
Gonna be honest, I just don’t think that I understand Beck. The first two tracks I was into, but then the rest of the album just feels so disjointed. Don’t think Beck is ever gonna be my jam.
Well you can derelict my balls - Hansel Not an enjoyable listen.
Kinda knew what I was getting into with this album, and Beck in general. I really enjoy Devils Haircut and Where It’s At, but this particular genre experiment from Beck isn’t my favorite of his. The length and the musical choices made on Novacane and the end of the album are definitely something. I don’t think three songs I like on this album can bring it up to a three.
My expectations for Beck albums are always too high. I'm disappointed every time I listen to one. My exposure to Beck is "Loser" and the Scott Pilgrim vs the World soundtrack. These albums are less that, and more random. I don't know how to explain it, but I was disappointed.
Eh. Two beck albums this early on?
I thoroughly disliked pretty much all of this album Best Song: Where its at Rating: 4.0/10 Stars: 2/5
w sumie polubione ale mozliwe ze jest to pozycja wymagajaca wiecej przesluchan. niestety jest 23:47, moze kiedys sie doczeka
I feel like I say this a lot, but this album felt like the epitome of the 90's. That like basketball screech noise, the entire album sounded like the Bully soundtrack, mixed with limp bizkit. Having only heard one Beck song (Loser) listening to this album made me change my views on their style of music, I really liked this album.
90s Skrillex and his weird noises meet the one-man version of several group acts, many of which didn't exist until after this album came out. I guess that means Beck's really a visionary, although based on what I've read about him and the creation of this album, he's probably the kind of genius that smears himself with cake and films himself doing interpretive belly dancing to an internet dial-up sound (I mean... he ends this on "Computer Rock"...). The songs are all over the place, and I don't know how I feel about the whiplash going back and forth between styles between each track, but I didn't hate it all. I actually like a few of the songs. Personal standouts were "Derelict" (reminded me oddly of Muse if Muse did anything with sitars) and "Jack-Ass" (but I guess I'm too smooth-brained to get why it's called "Jack-Ass"). This is definitely one where my rating went up over time.
+1 for being a nice dude
let’s use the same drum groove for every song! wtf is up with the spanish, gurt. sounds like jacob would be really into ts. yeah the songs either hit or make you discombobulated. reminds me of those hanging sculptures that look like nothing until you view it from the right angle. but this album viewed at the right angle would be a collage of idk a whale and a motorcycle and a steamboat and an alligator and a bunch of grapes and a marimba maybe. didn’t get bored listening just cocked my head at the questionable stuff. and to people who claim this album is ahead of its time, then it must also be ahead of our time too because i think there’s a reason something like this hasnt been made popular since. new pollution and sissyneck and ramshackle though👍 👍 novocane please shut up. high 5… he isnt a master of all genres…
The walkie-talkie style of sound really put me off. I struggled with even finding the tune within most of the messy songs. The lyrics are very repetitive as well. And don’t even get me started on that last “song”.
The rhythms of the universe
I liked a couple of the songs however most of the sounds did not sit well with me.
I really only know Loser by Beck and I think that's still true. I think this album may need to be listened to quite a bit to really open up if it ever really will for me. It's quite weird and unusual but not in a immidiately cool or fun way Standouts Devils Haircut 2/5
Easy to admire, hard to love.
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.
There were some fun things on this one. Probably not gonna be one of my favorites. I didn't really click with it as much as I thought I would based on who did the extensive sampling on this one, but still glad i listened
mid
This is a great album, but I don’t love it. A lot of the stuff in it that isn’t the music really rubs me the wrong way and totally takes me out of it. Always felt that way about this. But a total recommend.
Beck - odelay 1996 год. Жанр: альтернативный хип хоп (без рэпа, чисто сэмплирование), экспериментальный рок, авангардный поп. Музыкальное мнение: альбом крутой, прям реально прикольный, но не равномерный, с 5 по 7 треки не запоминающаяся, первые 4 хиты, после 7 глубокая сторона альбома. Музыкально здесь опора на сэмплы, и атмосферные звуки, но второе это уже продакшн. Мне нравится музыкальная сторона альбома, я поставлю за нее 4,5/5. Продакшн: а вот здесь офигенно, объёмный звук, перетекает из одного наушника в другой, альбом слушать строго в двух наушниках. Постоянно интересные выборы в продакшне, и ему я поставлю 5/5. Смысл: ироничный альбом, с ироничными текстами ради прикола. Влияние: показал важность сэмплов не только в хип хопе или электронике, а также в роке. Был революционным в конце 90, за влияние ставлю 4,5/5. Плюсы: офигенная работа с сэмплами, очень хороший продакшн, интересные решения, запоминаемость. Минусы: затянутость, вырезать бы пару треков (jack-ass, sissyneck). Лучшие треки: **where its at** (лучший на альбоме), lord only knows, diskobox, ramshakle, novacane. Худшие треки: **jack-ass** (худший на альбоме), sissyneck. Итог: хороший крепкий альбом, пока лучший из списка, но переслушиваю я открыл его для себя, все таки я поставлю 4,5/5, очень хороший альбом, буду возвращаться к нему.
Great album that I haven't listened to in years. Saw Beck live on this tour at Red Rocks Amphitheater. Sure miss the 90s. 4.5/5 #133
3.5
Knew all the hits but had never listened to this full album. I see why it gets all the praise! Almost a five but a couple of the tracks are holding me back
It was just ok
Absolutely could not stand this one. Beck has better.
Cover 6 Great album. Can listen all the way through, no skips. "Hotwax" is sorta whatever but tolerable. That's probably the weakest song for me. Otherwise, great album.
nice
Me gusta más Sea Change, pero el poder de este disco es innegable. Solid 4.
I really should revisit this more often
A good friend in highschool was a Beck fan, so I know a lot of these songs from our late night cruises in the suburbs. Unfortunately, Beck was a little too avant-garde for me at that time(I was more of a metalhead) and I never made an effort to dig in beyond what I heard in that Volvo. Twenty something years later, I regret that. If Beck wasn’t ahead of his time in a popular sense, he certainly was for me personally.
A masterpiece or something of a blip? For a few years there it sure felt like the former, but I’m not sure how kind time has been to it. To some extent that is Beck’s fault, revealing he has a few default modes - white boy leftfield hiphop, sad sack, pop star, sometimes all at once - which he has returned to over the years, although never quite recapturing the “whatever works” melange on Odelay. Beck’s succeeded in large part because of taste: his and wherever the public is. He applies this taste via a classic pop/rock formula: take this one genre and pair it with an unrelated one and see what happens. Odelay is maybe his most singular statement in this regard, thanks in large part to the Dust Brothers’ sampledelia, but the ethos is present throughout a number (all?) of the songs here: just about every one is up-tempo, light, catchy, etc and the lyrics are about abandoning the past, leaving people, the world not measuring up to a standard, etc. Maybe calling this record Mutations would’ve been too on the nose, but change and transition is all over the place. I can’t quite make sense of whether the sampling/genre mix and match scans as metaphor or if this was just in the ether in the 90s from Tarantino to the Dust Bros to Wu-Tang to Pavement. Reusing old, “dead” art to create something new and have a rebirth, that functions as part of the mutations metaphor. Odelay’s one of the few CDs I had with me wherever I went in the second half of the 90s. You could just sense that this was about as airtight and uncompromising a statement as Beck could make. Some of it feels a little dated in its white boy rap schtick but it’s a classic.
Beck definitely has his own unique quirkiness that makes him a one of a kind artist. Odelay is full of fun & chill tunes. An excellent album for a nice summer day.
There is alot of interesting stuff on here but for some reason doesn't quite hit the spot for me. Always preferred the more chilled out sound of Mutations. I would give it a 7 if I could
Definately a seminal 90s album packed full of ideas - I probably prefer it's more mature older brother Guero on the whole - I think he would perfect the sound he was looking for here on Que Onda/Hell Yes. That said there is a Beck standard - the lazy midday Tex/Mex heat song - that he nails here with JackAss and Ramshackle.
Massive fan, still sounds great, not quite a 5 but it’s damn good album
I didn’t enjoy this as much as Guero but I liked the last song.
This album is very nostalgic for me, since I was a teenager when it came out. I loved it then and I love it now. Expressing quirkiness elevates it. Bajam. That's it. Five stars. One thing I will add is that I want to meet Beck one day, and read this very review out loud to him. Wouldn't that be a day?!
Great!
20/1001 :: Beck - Odelay Heard before? :x: Would I revisit? :white_check_mark: Rating: 9 Fav Tracks: Novacane, Devil’s Haircut, Minus… Frankly, I think I’ve heard this before? But I don’t know. Feels fresh. All I know is my wife loved this album but I never really listened to the whole thing. Now I need this on vinyl. It’s albums like this that help my stance on the 90’s being the greatest decade in music history. I realize the 70s were great too but this album is so innovative. Beck was infusing, folk, Hip hop, rock n roll, RnB, trash rock and who knows what else to make something wonderful. i could trim a song or 2 here but it’s in masterpiece territory… It has pop appeal but it’s also weird AF. This album is fucking great.
Not my cup of tea.
Pretty unique album with many styles of rock (and some not even rock) explored. It’s decently fun and has a lot of variety, but doesn’t excel at anything. Diversity can’t really carry an album on its own. This album does a lot of things and manages to stay engaging the whole way through simply because you don’t know what will come next. But none of the idea are really explored to their full potential. I would rather listen to a stylistically consistent album that excels at that particular style than to one that does a lot of surface-level renditions of different styles. The overall quality of songs on this album is fairly good, though, but it doesn’t peak very high. 7/10
počne okej i postane sranje, rendom zvukovi pogotovo maloumni. rep dijelovi posebice krindž. eh
One of my favs
I thought this was pretty good. Not spectacular, but a fun listen and enjoyable all the way through. I was only familiar with Where It's At before this listen, and I actually thought that was one of the less engaging tracks on the album. There were a lot of interesting compositions on it. I liked that the vocals often felt more like an instrument adding to that rather than the focal point. It worked well for the style. At its best, it was really good. At its worst, it was still solid. Everything else was fine to good to varying degrees. Given the way it was constructed, it never got boring or dull. Even so, I did find myself zoning out at times. I think that had to do with the length of the album, since it was close to an hour long. Perhaps also related to the length and style, I'm not sure it felt cohesive so much as it just all was together. That's kind of the same way the music itself was designed, though. I wouldn't consider it up to the level of great, but I did think it was pretty good. Not sure how inclined I am to listen to it again in full given the length, but there were some tracks I'll probably come back to. Overall: 3.4/5
6/10
Loved it, never listened to the whole album before. Totally forgot about Jack Ass and how much I love that song. A little too jumbled and quirky for my taste to give it five stars.
If you weren’t into punk, metal, indierock or synth in the 90s, you probably drank herbal tea and listened to this. You cared about music. But only this little.
This is a really enjoyable sound collage dystopia kinda album from Beck. It's got that perfect 90's grit, and distortion is pulled off thoroughly and immaculately. Devil's Haircut kicks off with fuzzy guitars and a super skippy beat even before the amen comes in. Very tasteful Mort Garson chord in there too, fits the fucked up dream vibe Beck really leans into with this album. Hotwax is a bit more bluesey, a bit funkier in the chip bass too. Beck's vocals are disorienting, dizzying, and extra trippy on purpose. I didn't just smoke 3 bowls but his lyrics can make you feel that way. The New Pollution takes a very comfy neo-psych direction, I mean this whole album is pretty neo-psych but especially here. And it's a bit proggy. And of course you have a very solid break that provides great structure overall. Derelict absolutely feels like wandering around in the desert for weeks. You can feel the sun on this album. Everything is fried, the sun is intense, im high and dehydrated. And then you get a breeze like Jack-Ass, what a pretty dreamy lounge jam. The sound explorations that proceed are incredible. Very strong 90s alternative album, filled with all kinds of influences but mostly big beat, desert rock and lounge, and grungy distortion. Nowadays I can hear the particular influence in Father John Misty and Viagra Boys and similar acts.
2.9 The only Beck I like is sad Beck. Sea Change was lightning in a bottle imo. I just don't really know what the purpose of this album is. Songs are too varied, not landing on a common theme but not being good enough at each subsequent venture to warrant the change in style.
61/1001. After sauna grillaamista (barbecue), next to the outdoor fireplace which is falling apart, made out of an unused concrete well ring (tai mitä vittuja kaivonrenkaat englanniksi ovatkaan), sun is shining even though it is near midnight (yay Inari!), Beck's Odelay is playing. What a time to be alive!
A “calm” album that suddenly brings out some crazy sounds out of nowhere
Holy shit is this a long ass album, they're just okay songs
35/100 hat mir garnicht gefallen und die lieder hören sich gleich an, aber im schlechten sinne
Beck is a bit of an odd duck, but still pretty good
4/10 Favorite: Devils Haircut
Sonic dental surgery with no anesthetic.
3.5 - a couple were just a bit too weird, but I you've gotta love Beck.
I feel like Beck is love-him-or-hate-him kinda guy but I'm in the middle about him. I get that he's pretty musically talented and can play all these instruments and stuff. But I just don't "get" him. idk.
This is terrible. Beck is terrible. I don't understand how he got famous for this.
Beck is a middle of the road artist for me. Some good stuff at times, a lot of meh. Think I’ll just rate his stuff 3s from here out, can’t be bothered
Too much squealing in the background.
3.5 stars It’s fun, it’s chill. No bad songs, but also nothing that leapt out at me either. A few recognizable hits that blended into the rest of the album. Definitely a cohesive record.
Now this album deserves to be on this list. It feels way ahead of its time. If you told me this was some genz bedroom producer into 90s nostalgia, folk, early hip hop and hyper pop, i'd believe it. The chaotic production, the genre fusions, the beats, the rap-rock... it's very 2020s. The fact this came out in 96 is wild. Now i get why he won a late career "we're sorry we ignored you in your prime" grammy. The production and instrumentals are a strong 4 from me. I love the variety, the energy, the agression, the grooves. Beck is mashing together so many influences, it shouldn't work... but he pulls it off. It's punk, it's folk, its r&b, its funk, its hip hop, its psych rock, its dance music. Its more. The elephant in the room is... beck's vocal performance. Sometimes it matches the energy and creativity of the production, sometimes it feels lazy and lifeless. I dig his singing and screaming, anything where he puts energy into it. I'm not into his lazy rap/spoken word shit... it's kind of boring and gets overshadowed by the production. Highlights where the vocals and production came together: Minus - love the dance punk energy and the screams High 5 - is 90s meets 2020s rap rock in the best way - i love the chaos - getting a good rapper to help beck adds so much Ramshackle - a really pretty little acoustic song. Great almost closer Sissyneck: feels like a mix of 60s country rock and hip hop, so cool. Also makes me think of elvis? There are more great tracks but i must sleep. Ultimately i'm torn on how much to punish the score because of his vocals. I think they will gorw on me, but right now i'm feeling a 3.5. Because of the inovation and influence, i'm gonna round up.
Fuck yeah Highlights: devils haircut, the new pollution, derelict, NOVOCAINE, sissyneck Album just has such a great vibe throughout. Great album. 4/5⭐️
Rating (1-5): ✩✩✩ Higlighted songs: Not bad Felt pretty long though
Although there’s some experimental stuff I didn’t enjoy as much, Beck's sound is always great and unique. Overall, this was a great listen and a solid album.
Turns out I don't really like much of Beck. Most of it was boring to annoying apart from what I already knew. I had to listen in two sittings. Realised I give a 3 for lots of things. Something I don't hate and could listen to some of again , something I appreciate but not like, and stuff that I reckon I'd like a lot more with repeat. listens. This is not the latter.
I like beck, where it's at is a great song. But this album felt a little all over the place and I had to take breaks. I'll come back to this when I'm not sitting in the attic
At school this was the album that all the people who liked cool music liked. I'd you wanted to be cool you had to like this, this and the 2 Gomez albums which are pretty similar sounding I giess. I was never cool. I like some of it, but as an album I've never been too fussed. It's alright. Our daughter seemed to like dancing to it, so that has helped. Not sure it's quite a 4/5, but 3 seems harsh. I dunno.
When I started this list I was not a Beck fan. Now I’m even less of one
Crazy samples, alarms and phones and stuff. That’s a fun thing now, I wonder if it was super prevalent in the 90s? Good listen but didn’t save a ton, honestly closer to a 4 probably objectively and probably very creative for its time
I've always enjoyed Beck, though his lyrics seem like he is trying too hard to be irreverent. But I always like the tempo of his albums and how he always brings something unique to his songs.
Some fun beats but not really a cohesive album. At times low effort and uninteresting to straight up annoying.
It’s a good album but I think I listened to it too much in the 90’s with Suz at the bakery. Maybe it’s age but I don’t want to listen to it again.
OK, I admit that when I first heard Beck from "Loser" fame and buying Mellow Gold on CD, I thought it was going to be another one of the infamous 90's one and done acts. So, so so many of them in the 90's when CD's got cheap enough to buy and forget that you only liked one or 2 songs on it. But no... Beck came out with O'Delay and changed the game. This CD was strong right out of the gate with Where It's At being the lead single, and then following up with New Pollution, Devil's Haircut... it just got better and better. I was a solid Beck fan by this point. Great album, it's hard to find a flaw in it. Great sampling in it from the most obscure sources. Midnite Vultures will still always be my favorite Beck album but this is right up there. 5 stars, easily.
Odelay: Just 5 songs too many for listening to Beck. Loved a few of these but the rest was mediocre. Love the samples though 3/5
Bland
Classic album start to finish. Even the non-singles are great.
Odelay is so unique and interesting to listen to, but in the end only about 4 songs on here are good enough to want to listen to again. I like all the quirky sounds and rhythms that are worked into each song, although there's a fine line between quirky and gimmicky and some tracks go a bit too far. I had already listened to this album a long time ago and Where It's At was a standout then, and is a standout again today.
Great album, though the end dragged a bit. I think if 3 or 4 tracks had been cut, I'd probably be giving this a 5
Beck is a musical chameleon, seamlessly blending surf rock with with old country twang and inventing a new vibe with it. Every track on this album has endless layers of instruments and samples that I can listen to on repeat and always find something else I didn't catch on the first listen. This is my summer jam kinda album.
Unfortunately, I don't think this one has aged very well. Deserving of a spot on the 1001, but it seems overly long (CD-era bloat). And while it is pretty varied, I think it veers too hard into trying to be weird. That said, the singles are great, and too many people sleep on Novacane, my favorite track here. 1990's Burto gives this a 5, but 2020's Burto gives it a 3.5
Listening through this years later - wow! How unique, creative and resourceful!
"Odelay" is a word. Just look it up in the Becktionary.
My personal scale 1 - would not listen to again 2 - if some one played it, I'd probably just zone it out 3 - didn't hate it, didn't love it 4 - saved some songs from the album 5 - would buy the album or already own it
hard to pinpoint why exactly but beck just doesn't do it for me- too noodly/nasally or something
I truly enjoyed this wild messy hectic ride. Not a perfect album but one I did enjoyed quite a bit.
One day a guy walked into WFNX in Boston with a white label 12-inch and dropped it off. That guy was Beck and the track was Loser, and for months I had folks looking to buy it at the record store. I remember the first one I brought over to Jeff Beck and he looked puzzled. Having to say "no" every day for months kinda soured me on Beck. This was probably the first time I heard this start to finish since it was released, if ever.
This was super fun, Beck really did some experimental stuff with his work and it’s a treat for anyone listening.
Had this CD album on heavy rotation in the early 2000s. I enjoyed listening to this again. Great album to play on a walk or road trip drive. With streaming becoming my main source for listening to music, I haven’t found myself itching to stream this one in its entirety like I would with a CD. Still has some great gems and unique grooves.
Good stuff. Not quite sure why it doesn't quite feel like a 5 to me, but here we are.
When Beck's musical style works, it really works. Odelay had some unforgettable songs that topped the charts when this album came out. Beck's strange alchemy of techno breakbeats, guitar riffs, and samples creates something unique and unforgettable. Often Beck sounds like Cake and the Beastie Boys collided at high speed to smash together into something altogether unique. Track's like Devils Haircut and Where It's At show Beck's perfection of this sound, but more experimental and disjointed songs like Derelict and High 5 just don't hit as hard even though they are still interesting. Regardless, you can see Beck's, and specifically this album's, influence on music that would dominate the late 90s.
This was such an interesting window into a specific point of time. Beck hit at the perfect moment; a great combination of right place, right time, but with the talent and ambition to back it up. It's easy to dismiss Odelay as "weird" but it's a unique triumph. Beck was able to take all these seemingly disparate sounds and entire GENRES and cobbled them together into a distinct sound that actually resonated for the moment.
Fun mix of everything
I like a song and a half on here - the rest, not much.
I always wanted to like Beck. I thought it was the cool music that cool me should be listening to. Nope. There are too many random beeps and bells to make it sound deep. It is music that, if you say, 'I don't like it', someone will inevitably reply, 'You just don't get it.' I just got a whole album, thanks. 2 stars instead of 1 because there are one or two good tunes here, but they've been connected together by irritating collections of sounds.
Fav: Hotwax Least Fav: Novacane Had to do a double take when the Wikipedia article listed the different genres it covers, sadly not as good as the genre list made it appear to be :(
Devilish
C’était vraiment cool on ressentait l’influence grunge grave sympa
Chelou
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.
I'm a simple man. I see Beck and I give 5 Stars.
Eerste nummer lekker, de rest niet heel erg
It's a collage of everything Beck ever experienced and made his own thing.
Maybe it’s because it took me weeks to get through it but i didn’t think there was all that too special on here. Might be worth coming back to.
Listened to it. Not my style.
If you're in the mood for Beck it is a good album.
This was fine, but went on a little long. I like that it's varied and kind of hard to fit into a genre; to be pleasantly surprised one must be surprised, so I respect uniqueness. For me though, this doesn't really push my buttons
I can’t say all Beck songs sound the same, but they all feel the same if that makes any sense. The songs are not bad, sometimes enjoyable, but they also feel like a lesser version of the Beastie Boys. 2.5 rounded to 3 stars.
Really good album, with the exception of Derelict and Computer Rock. Just leave both of those off and that's a 5 star album. It's been a long time since I'd heard this all the way thru and it was amazing how good it was.
This is fine, nothing special in my mind but a pleasant enough listening experience.
Banger
Really solid. Not sure why I didn’t give this more of a listen when it came out. Will listen again.
8.5
Hadn't heard track 2 before, it was ok. 1,3 are sleepy Pretty easy to see how the songs that made the radio got there. Everything else is pretty sleepy.
While instresting and impressive in some regards for its time, this album fell short for me. I enjoyed the chaos but felt like I wouldnt be going back to many of the songs on its tracklist, sometimes just cause you can make a weird sound doesn't mean it'll sound good. 6/10 Fav track: Lord onky knows Least favorite: novacane
Super Dope
My favorite Beck album
first time listening to this one, definitely has has own vibe
I like it a bit, the whole album is a solid vibe. Could put this on and enjoy it if wanted, overall a solid pick. No major tracks stood out but I added a few to my playlist
I truly cannot stand this guy
This is pretty cool, but also very contrived. One suspects he thought he was the Quentin Tarantino of music, when he comes off as Malkmus' slightly less cool (though also slightly less self-conscious and more schooled in music history) little brother. The songs feel like kits, assembled from pre-fabbed parts, rather than rising organically from riffs or feelings or some other form of inspiration. The slacker-centric vibes feel samey (and less convincing) after a time, perhaps a function of the limited vocal range. And at some point sampling, however creative, begins to sound like theft; to wit, "Jack Ass," the best song here would be lame without the swirling chime of the repeated figure from Them – it's the whole song, basically. Sea Change is a superior record – and what does it say that it seems like the least Beck-like record.
looks like im finally listening to beck, lets see if this is actually any good. And it is, this is sorta a surprise (i mean my friends parents that like most of what i like (except for will wood who they have no opinion on) like this guy). I've come back, just because the entire master of rhythm section is hilarious. i like the trombone that hes using for the last minute of the new pollution. The maracas at the start of derelict, a lot of this album has interesting instrument choices. I wasnt really paying too much attention cause i was too busy making breakfast (ignore that its like 10pm PDT as i write this), but overall i liked it, i wouldn't relisten to it though, it was kinda boring, i think that becks style woud be more suited to a shorter album in my opinion.
Wholly original, it's almost like it's its own genre of music. Alternative Rock? Hip-Hop? Electronica? Lo-fi Indie? Experimental? All of these, and yet none of them. I can only assume it sounded like the future to audiences back in '96. It still sounds like the future now, but a kind of retro-future, the future envisioned in the 90s that never came to pass. Of course, all of this would be meaningless if the songs weren't good. And they're great. Fun and catchy, odd and at times very silly, and throws a bunch of left-field ideas to the listener without it sounding forced and try-hard. Not taking itself too seriously is also a strength, but that was the Gen-X/Slacker ironic zeitgeist, and this album couldn't have come from any other cultural moment. Key tracks: Devil's Haircut The New Pollution Jack-Ass Where It's At?
Solid. Good tunes and sounds but less interesting and unusual than it seemed when it came out.
It's interesting to get a few albums close to each other that I've owned a long time and really enjoy listening to, and also wondered when they'd arrive in the generator sequence. This album is how I (along with a few million others) became familiar with Beck's musical stylings, and even though it was relatively early in his career, I still feel like it encapsulates a lot of what makes him so distinctive and also enjoyable, even though he's moved in various directions since then. And nice to read that he enlisted the aid of the multi-talented Dust Brothers for the album. Listening again to the album, I'm really struck at how strong this album is throughout, and I also enjoyed seeing the videos to his singles for the first time (Drugstore-cowboy-evoking "Devils' haircut", Monkees'-esque "New pollution" (with a fun appearance by Mary Lynn Rajskub), and the somewhat uncategorizable video for "Where it's at" (but kudos to Beck for including William Shatner and Captain Beefheart tributes)), as well as how *young* he looks from this album's era. The only tracks, in fact, that seem a bit weaker than the others are "Novacane" and "Minus", and each are followed by some of my favorite tracks ("Jack-ass" and "Sissyneck", respectively). Well done, Hansen!
I liked Lord Only Knows, Where It's At, and Sissyneck a lot and the rest was okay.
Beck is always a fun listen, hadn’t put this album on in years.
What an experimental journey. Loved most of it. An interesting blend of genres, even in the one song. Saw Beck live in L'Olympia Paris a few summers ago, only getting to listen to a full album now. Got the tickets for free from my boss at the time. Brought the Peruvian fella. Good stuff, and an album I'll definitely return to (even if Beck's voice is a bit annoying) Listened to at Irish Pub by Hotel de Ville and on the way back, on a lovely summer's eve.
This record speaks to me. For about a year, I didn't really vibe with it much and Beck was always too weird for me. But as time progressed, I became one with what Beck was laying down on this. I became a sucker for getting down and funky so to speak. The use of samples and sounds make this one of the most unique albums I've ever encountered. It's punk, it's down right dirty rhythm, it's hip hop, it's this mix that makes Beck all his very own. I love it. (8/10, 5/5 on this scale)
nice 90s rock album. enjoyed it as much as I expected. nothing incredible but still really enjoyable. 7,5/10 fav songs : Sissyneck & High 5
Enjoyable. Not my favorite Beck songs but interesting to hear.
I've enjoyed Beck's music since the 90's although this is the first time I've listened to this album from beginning to end. It made me realize I can tolerate country music. If it's diluted with funky beats, rap and jazz. Loved the amazing dog on the cover.
There's a lot of complexity to evaluating Beck. No consistent genre or style, lots of exploratory stuff both lyrically and musically, but mostly good as well. Not everything Beck does is something I'd listen to a lot, but it's always interesting.
Strong album. Need to listen to more Beck.
i've always been aware of Beck but never actively listened to his music. ofc Futurama and my friends that had this on their iPod, but i became cognizant of his actual songs way after the fact. its surprising how early he started and how skilled this album is for 1996. I don't care too much for Devil's Haircut, but its a good start for a record. hard to pin down what to call his approach: chill rock, modern folk, subtle hip-hop? that's prob what makes it unique. one thing is certain, its a prime example of the temperature of music in the 90's. as a fan of Cake, this fits right in. its unmistakable how in love with music Beck is playing on this record. nothing epic but its still impactful. any fan of music going back 3 decades from its release is represented here. styles are all over the place and move fluidly. ngl, its 2/5 for me based on my familiarity but also that i don't hate this record at all. def a show that would be amazing. a great example of subculture rock approaches hitting the mainstream. Novacane is fun. no song resembles the preceding or following. Where It's At is for sure a standout single that still gets played today. Minus speaks to me the most with a garage punk crunch to it. High 5 is great too, again making it hard to describe this album as anything other than "1990's." the end track feels like a glitch which is funny. from start to finish its an up and down, highs and lows record. i can appreciate all the influences and genres that have gone into making this work. experimentation was the name of the 90's game.
In het 2e nummer nu, en opzich best lekker. Alleen soms komen er van die rare hoge klanken doorheen die erg afleidend zijn. Hoop niet dat dat doorzet in elk nummer. Verder heel erg Gorillaz vibes, best leuk. In Derelict worden ze in ene arabisch.. Heel interessant. Album gaat echt alle kanten op, wat dat betreft wel echt heel tof. Maar daardoor ook genoeg die je wat minder gaat vinden. Toch echt zonde dat het lijkt alsof er in elk nummer wel een deel zit waarin ze echt full experimental gaan. Hierdoor gaat mijn irritatie gehalte toch wel flink omhoog. Algehele conclusie na disc1, want ik ga disc 2 overslaan. Excuses. Elk nummer denk ik poah best leuk. Maar in elk nummer hebben ze ook een deel waarin het volledig wordt verkracht. Zonde want dit had echt de potentie om een 4 te zijn, maar wordt hierdoor een 2. FAV: Jack-Ass
Musically all over the place - Alternative Rock / Alternative Hip-Hop / Experimental Rock / Folk Rock / Neo-Ppsychedelia! The old saying "Jack of all trades - master of none" applies to this pretentious and boring album.
very strong 3.
Great
alr
Big bummer I wasn’t aware of music when Beck and CAKE were releasing bangers
What a weird album. I didn't like most songs. They were too monotonous, too little changes.
I was underwhelmed.
Not for me
Surreal perfection
Yeah, I like Beck.
Weird and mostly makes no sense but in a funky cool way
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
Jumps between genres a lot, with some songs being alright while others are just strange.
I’ve always been very neutral towards Beck and this album falls into that same line. Highlights for me were Hotwax and Sissyneck.
Crap
so this is one of those albums (artists, really) that can't decide what genre it wants to be and kinda just throws in a little bit of everything. which means it's honestly kind of impressive how something so stylistically eclectic still kinda just blends together. I mean, there are standouts - "devil's haircut", "lord only knows", "novacane", but by the end it all kinda just starts to sound the same to me. I should also take note of the album's most famous song, "where it's at", a radio hit with a catchy but repetitive chorus. I remember hearing this a lot as a kid and was surprised to learn it was by beck. it's alright tbh favorite song: "lord only knows". I like how it starts with "AAAUGGHAGHHDCEIUDVYUFBUIE" and then the rest is just a relaxing country/blues kinda thing overall: 6/10
Espetacular
5/10
Pas ma tasse de thé, quelques bons morceau
very disjointed, almost industrial, indie garage type music that changes from glitchy to psychedelic to smooth jazz-infused soft rock to breakbeats. Sounds almost like some Gorillaz stuff. Great album.
top songs: devils haircut
3.5, but rounding up because this is the only beck i’ve ever enjoyed
I go back and forth on this album. I think it's got some great tracks, but some of it really drags for me sometimes.
To my young mind in the 90s, this was perhaps the coolest record ever made. Perhaps a little drawn out as I don't think he left anything out. But still stands up.
Almost a great album that veers occasionally into madness. Where It’s At and Devli’s Haircut are two iconic tracks though.
I bought this when it came out but I haven't listened to it in a while. It still seems fresh and inventive.
I love Beck. This album is in the running for my favorite Beck album -- probably depends on my mood but I was definitely in the right mood when it showed up.
Listened to this album for the first time at a listening station at Border’s Books & Music, and immediately was completely sucked in by the collage of sounds and lyrics. It felt new and exciting. I’ve listened to the album hundreds of times since then, and though it has lost that luster of newness, still a great album overall.
The creativity of song structures and blending of genres are what make this album so good. I'm all for surrealistic lyrics but the hollowness of them prevents me from giving it 5 stars. Just a fun, ridiculous album from its cover art to its end of the world party vibe.
Beck is a man who can't pick a lane, to glorious results on this one. Love that I can hear the influence of both The Beastie Boys and Hank Williams on this, mixing country and hip hop before it was cool. He hasn't made an album I've cared about in over a decade, but this is prime Beck and its a lot of fun.
I totally get why this is on the 1001, but I think this style is hard for me personally to listen to. Then Ramshackle comes on and I love it.
Beck created his own genre. It's like the beastie boys on heroin. Good stuff.
not rly for me
Not my jam, but not a bad listen. It had some catchy songs and decent moments.
I had the CD but never listened to it much. I thought this was pretty good. A mix of sounds, would listen again.
Growing up in the 90s I heard the singles, but this album is all over the place. It's a slog.
I’d only ever heard “Where It’s At” before this. The whole album is very cool.
Not my favourite version of Beck, unpolished blend of genres, but I can't deny it works
Too much feedback/distortion
J - 3/5 Best Track - "Devil's Haircut" F - DNL
Tja
This album is so freaking good. Don’t try to figure out what any of it means, just have a good time.
plus: guitar work that ranges from rumbling bass+melodic high notes to all surrounding soundscapes. minus: im not a big fan of Beck's voice and his forced nonchalance sometimes
Beck is always cool but never great imo. Most of his work is between a 3.5/4 for me. I'll round up because I'm just happy to be listening to music again after a week off
Okay, first, this album is too long. Next, I do not think the genre blending works well here. To the extent he is incorporating what seems like rap (maybe it's just talk singing), it sounds poorly developed and childish. The incorporation of distortions that other musicians (White Stripes) sometimes pull off is not pulled off here. Uh, High 5 kinda pulls it off, but it honestly the whole album feels disjointed. The album starts okay. Devil's Haircut is a serviceable opening track. But each subsequent song drags on an album with no broader vision. I'm thinking 2.5, but I'll round down, because that's how I feel.
Beck's jumping from genre to genre is fun and playful in a way that only a few artists can pull off.
loved this album except for the random abuse to hindustani music in the middle. what's up with that ? (looks at crowd, booing). anyway finding out from this list that I love beck
135/1089 - One of my favorite albums! The wurlitzer-riff on Where It's At pops in my head all the time. Cool experimental folk/hip-hop music that covers a lot of genres with finesse. In addition to tasteful instrument fills there's the most random crap like yelling through a megaphone, vehicle warning beeps, or a bitcrushed? jaw-harp which really complement the sound. Each song was quite interesting and fun to listen to.
***An ok album
Beck is just what I needed to hear today. If you like odd lyrics with catchy beats, this is the album for you. Not every song is a winner, and that's to be expected from a band that tends to experiment with different sounds. But Odelay overall has more hits that misses. A great album all around. ~ 3.8 Stars "Where it's at", will get the honor for the 1001 playlist, but "Devils Haircut" was a close second.
This is a fun and interesting album. Some of it is rather strange, but enjoyable overall. It drips with 90's nostalgia. Computer Rock was a completely unnecessary way to end the album.
a little grating, but pretty fun and had good vibes 3.5
Not overwhelmed, pockets of alright - needs more listening
Found this very boring and at points irritating. Not bad enough for a 1 but only scraping a 2
This is great. I often forget that I really like Beck and listened a lot to him back in the day. This album along with Mellow Gold and Midnite Vultures are a great trio of albums
Liked this a lot more on a 2nd listen. Fun, vibrant, lots of variation and energy throughout. Not my favourite Beck album but I can see why it’s the definitive Beck album.
Not beck's best album but good
So good holy wow I loved it it reminded me a lot of pixies maybe
Almost perfect collage of tight beats, hippie-dippy dreams, and folk-hop-edelica. As the immortal Bard wrote: "Going back to Houston / Do the hot dog dance. / Going back to Houston / To get me some pants."
What a highschool throwback for me. Listening today I had a reminder of each song as a new discovery.
Can't believe how many songs on this record I never actually listened to. Actually quite a bit of filler. But the stands outs are so good. And a slam dunk of an album cover.
Genre busting brilliance. There’s a little bit of everything and somehow it all works together.
This is an OK album, but I suppose if could never measure up to Mellow Gold.
blander hip-hop, folk, elektronisk, rock, country og funk. Det kaldes nu genre-fluid musik. Det har også en lo-fi agtig lyd til sig som jeg godt kan lide. Det lyder gritty og skarpt. Har inspireret bla LCD soundsystem og Gorillaz som er meget tydeligt at høre.
I feel like this list has too many beck albums but i enjoyed this so not complaining.
5/10 - I liked this more than one beck album and less than another so 5 it is
Beck definitely has too many albums on this list. At least he’s better than Elvis Costello, so I didn’t really mind listening
It's a nice album.
Sleazy in the most enjoyable way
pretty weird album, i guess i just don't really vibe with it
Odelay is filled with good moments, but it’s not Beck’s most original offering. Sounds too much like Pavement too often.
Do I like Beck? Sure, and a lot— he has some great songs and his shows are incredible. Do I like this album? Not really. The kookiness and novelty, which I do like, is there but the songs don’t really hit me.
Probably not a true 5, maybe more like in the 8.8-9.2 range. But this is such a fun album, some of becks best work imo. So much nostalgia and such great production. Great album cover too
Beck's got a unique and distinctive sound that I've always liked. I've never considered him one of my favorite artists, nor have I ever listened to any of his albums straight through outside of this project. But, relatively speaking, this one was pretty enjoyable all the way through two full listenings plus a few select third plays.
Devils haircut" is pretty good. "Hotwax" is pretty groovy. "Where it's at" is good. 3/5
Pretty cool mix of different genres, funky indie psychedelic vibes with a dash of hip-hop. Better than expected but not one I'm likely to revisit aside from a few songs.
Had fun on the first half
What a fun album. There’s a sense of play I really liked about this album; Beck gleefully hops to some unexpected and satisfying sections between its entrancing loops and samples. An example of this happens midway through Hotwax with a really cool guitar solo (I guess you could call it that). It’s like making a sort of new picture with pieces that shouldn’t fit together but somehow work in delightful ways. There are instances where he maybe goes too far between places and feels too jarring, it’s certainly never boring or indistinct. Like at times where the listener may be getting bored, Beck slaps you with a new little weird sound to keep you engaged. Lot of fun pieces he’s playing with here and I was mostly for it. Standouts for me: Hotwax, The New Pollution (also a wonderful music video), Jack-Ass, Where it’s at, High 5, and Ramshackle. I think the last track actually keeps this from a higher score; just a needless nothing loop for like 40 seconds. Fuck off lol.
Amazing
One of the most eclectic and varied albums I've heard in a minute. Not too huge on some of the experimentation throughout, but the songwriting and the sheer variety of sonic ideas on display here is enough for me to give this album a positive review. I only expect to grow more fond of this one as I listen to it more and more.
Lite whack o kul att lyssna på ibland, men inte min smak o överlag rätt ointressant.
Sista låten oljud, annars bra! Intressant att höra hur denna skiljer sig från den tidigare Beck-skivan vi lyssnat på.
Very much a an easy to listen, easy to forget album. The musicality showed off in the instrumentals as well as the odd vocal riff, but there wasn't necessarily anything that stood out to me or got me to gravitate towards. This will receive 2.5/5 with a bump up to 3 to avoid mingling with the rightful 2s.
Interesting album, with some very eclectic sounds throughout. I like that he experimented quite a bit and wasn't afraid to mix up multiple genres. I liked Hotwax and Sissyneck
It's a very cool album stylistically. He's definitely a talented guy, just not for me. 3/5.
I enjoyed some of the songs but I didn't like the staticky screechy effect over the shoutier vocals. I think it's fun how varied it is, but it doesn't all work for me. It really grew on me after a second listen, but there's still just too much that isn't my thing for me to give it a 4. Fav song: Lord Only Knows Least fav: Novacane
I can appreciate how much he likes to get a little weird with it, it's mostly his vocal style that just puts me off.
sympa
*ONLY LISTENED AS FAR AS SISSYNECK* -Interesting mix of musical styles and genres -Songs are all very dissimilar to one another -All the instrumental sections are well written -Best Songs: Devils Haircut, Novacane, Jack-Ass -Worst Songs: Lord Only Knows, Minus
freaking amazing
🎧stfu beck
3 Curti. Salvei where its at e sissyneck.
I'm impressed by the flow of this album, it definitely feels like a strange rodeo getting whiplashed from one place to another like riding a bucking bull. Some places I didn't enjoy the ride, but some points were really enjoyable and beautiful or fun. Overall glad I took the journey, although not a bumpy road I'll choose to go down often, despite the view
Favorites: Hotwax, Lord Only Knows, Jack-Ass, Sissyneck
Beck has such a distinctive sound. Beck and Cake just make me really nostalgic for the alt rock stations I used to listen to. Some REALLY good tracks but all were decent.
I find Beck’s vocal delivery to be generally very unpleasant, and the mixing and textures on this are a little busy and frantic. The instrumentation itself is pretty decent, with some classic guitar work. Standout tracks is: The New Pollution
I liked the varied musical influences that Beck incorporated into this album. Not all albums have to have a unifying theme (other than the artist) and you can hear him clearly in all these songs. Standouts were "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut", and "The New Pollution"
I like Beck and I didn’t mind this. I can never get into his other stuff as much as I like Midnite Vultures, though. Heard a few familiar songs here, at least.
Eh Beck more like boring Two turntables and a microphone
A lot of sly wit and sneaky energy in these songs.
One of my favourite Beck albums and definitely my favourite album cover of his. Devil’s Haircut is a great song, opener and concept in general. Drums sound like something from a dance anthem. The quirky synths and effects weaved between barmy words quickly establish the credo of the album ‘rotten oasis’ is a favourite of mine. Hotwax bit of an incidental country infused dentist drill of a song. Lord Only Knows has has shades of Crosby, Still, Nash and Young, Nilsson, it’s understated and bizarre at times. The New Pollution is absurd and undeniably poppy. It’s got swinging sixties drumming and guitar riff throughout. Top drawer Beck lyricism all over it. Novacane’s high pitched segment doesn’t do much for me, but hats off for creating such a horrible bit and then going into the lovely lullaby that is Jack-Ass. Where It’s At has such a cool vibe. It’s the highlight of the album for me. Superb songwriting, very vivid imagery conjured up and catchy as heck. And it has those weird Beck moments sprinkled over it ‘that was a good drum break’. Minus has that great earthy guitar and chugging momentum. Sissyneck has a lot of country bumkin, hick charm and then a brilliantly simple, sliding bluesy chorus. Once again, plenty of quality wordsmanship going on here. Ramshackle is the kind of lazy ditty Beck effortlessly makes cool. Would not be out of place on One Foot In The Grave next to Girl Dreams or Cyanide Breath Mint.
Beck's best album. Amazing sampling, the tunes are great, outstanding alt rock album.
83% Best: Devils Haircut; Hotwax; The New Pollution; Where It's At; Readymade; High 5 (Rock The Catskills) Must-Hear? Sure
I don't like Beck. it exemplifies 90s California rock along with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Where It's At is the standout
Bit boring
Forgot how much I liked this album. Different and very fun
An interesting combination of electronic and indie style music. Not really good or bad.
Not my favorite style at all. But I still enjoyed it 7.6/10
A real blend of genres but an enjoyable time would definitely give a listen again
A great album, and Beck's high point by a long shot, where the stars align on all the eclectic musical interests he has. The album isn't even of course--you wouldn't really expect a Beck album to be. Minus is a minus, for example, and High 5 is a little grating. But the high points of the singles--Devil's Haircut, New Pollution, and Where it's At--as well as deeper cuts like Hot Wax, Novocane and Jack-Ass, far outweigh the misses. 5/5
Just never quiet got it with Beck, like others have said lots of interesting ideas and it stretches what is going on, but don’t feel it as a whole listen, will start to think yeah but then it just misses me. 3 Star
really good. genuinely like nothing ive ever heard before.
Pretentious mess of experimentation with different generes, which doesn't work as an album for me.
A very cohesive record for sure, 14 songs in total, some more memorable than others but all pretty consistent nonetheless. The style is very 90s, laid-back and yet with an urgency all of its own; the guy sings like he has nothing to prove and no-one to impress. And in the process I'm sure he ends up impressing many.
i didn't like this and that's MY prerogative
One of the better 90s sample albums
A bit to 'experimental' for me tbqh
This album was a bit whack but I actually really enjoyed it.
unpretentious and fun, if a little bit bogged down by some middling cuts deserves to be one of the 1001? yeah!
It’s got 2 good songs
Classic
Low key goodness
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!
Love this album.
This is “Where it’s at”! Love the slide guitar and scratch noises. It’s my kryptonite!
Is it doin too much? maybe
Pretty damn glorious. I knew a handful of tracks and I really love New Pollution and Devil's Haircut, but ever track was enjoyable. I love the combination of great songs with ramshackle instrumentation, drum beats and stream of conscious poetry vocals. There's punky numbers, laid back ones, plenty of fun lines. Deservedly a classic.
90s Saturday bar shift about 4pm. The effects of Friday's lockin hangover have receded but tiredness is kicking in. The place it still heaving, how are people ordering lunch at 4pm? How many times have I polished the entire complement of cutlery in the place? The Celtic supporting staff and the Rangers supporting regulars are shaping up to be either joyful or raging, neither option is quiet. Looks will make every effort to kill. The Tennents barrel needs changed again. I think I've sweated through my deodorant. Oh fuck the new start has been fooled by the alcoholic with psychotic tendencies who lives in the hotel over the road into serving up a half and a hawf. That's all it takes for chaos to ensue. Who's asking him to leave this time before he starts howling at the random sat next to him minding his own business? Someone sticks this on. It bounces just enough to keep you moving, has enough of a fug not to exacerbate your head, melodic enough not to offend anyone too much. Two more hours. I wonder if tips have been enough for a post shift sesh? A situational four stars. I actually find Beck a bit uninvolving in laboratory conditions.
Good. Couple nostalgic hits. Love “Where It’s At!”
3/5 not my favorite but enjoyable and varied.
Great, very my style of music, some long songs with lots of instrumental parts
Have been meaning to get around to beck for a while and idk why I'm feeling a little underwhelmed. Whole album has a sense of carelessness and snark, but sounds quite clean for an album with so many unique samples. Good enough to put on in the background or while you're out for a walk, but not interesting enough to hone in on anything special.