Odelay

4/5 banger so good I didn’t like the newer album loved this one.

3.5 rounding up since I rounded the last Beck down

What a decade. Enjoyed this.

Amazing first half, but trails off into average in the second half.

Like weird 60s psych stuff or wild electronic randomness. Some classics in there but I feel like I like it less on this relisten.

goddamn Beck is good. Why don't I listen to him some more??

Cool album. Might be more inclined for a re listen if I did drugs.

3rd listen (2, 4) Beck 1997 Took me a while to get into this one. Now, I'm lovin' it. Standouts: Where It's At, Devil's Haircut, The New Pollution, Jack-Ass, Sissyneck Others: Hotwax, Derelict 4/5

‘Odelay’ hangs together quite well. Beck goes folk, country, rock, grunge, lounge and exotica and the Dust Brothers add beats and production, complementing the album perfectly without ever overpowering proceedings. The Dust Brothers and Beck…what a combo…who knew?

Eclectic sounds fused with familiar grooves. a taste of the future and past. A fun ride.

Very good

its ok for backgroud noise

Countrified hipster funk from the mad folky and the dust brothers.

This album is like candy for your ears.

Pretty darned cool set of tracks. Like what all he put together and added his own touches to.

Rock alternativo. Está bien. Un 4.

Top tier heist movie music. He's got his own sound and tends to lean a little more on the poppy side of the fence although there's some old school hip hop and rock riffs mixed in. I think Beck hits that balance pretty well which keeps the whole album pretty fresh and exciting

Derelict est très bien, Novocane aussi. Globalement je connais peu Beck mais j'aime bien.

jaunty

Lovely indie album, memories of festivals past

Excellent

This is so 90s in the best possible way

Good listen. Not in my top 50

Wonderful unique LP

Great! Sorta eclectic but I can see how its groundbreaking

Great album from the 90's. Beck is quirky and fun. The album is entertaining. Nostalgia of MTV.

Haven't really listened to this album since 1996. Great listen. For the uninitiated, Beck is a mix of cool alt, rock and soul with a little country influence sprinkled in.

I don't really know how I feel about this other than a whole album of Beck feels like a lot to take in. There's just... so much quirk. It's quirkful. Quirkbundant. Just... absolutely stuffed to bursting with quirk. At the end of the day, I guess I enjoyed it more than I was put off by the quirkiness? It's a 4, I suppose. But it's a soft 4.

Always wrote Beck off as being boring dad-rock, but he's made something really out-there with this album. Will deffo come back to it

some very good songs sprinkled in + all in my playlist however there are some moments in songs that dont need to be there but still a good album

Great album! Beck is so creative and it comes through on every track.

Strange music. So catchy.

The eclectic sonic palate of Beck’s Odelay makes this a one-of-a-kind listen that anyone could find something they’d enjoy inside. A great album that symbolizes the diversity of sounds the ‘90s offered.

note to self: pass along this record to boyfriend

Really enjoyed this! knew about half the Songs, either because of Radio or being played in social situations. Was worried 50 minutes would be a little long, but it held my attention well.

Fuller realized version of Mellow Gold. Varied, fun, and creative.

It's okay. I'd listen to it again probably

Just a weird good time, very late 90s Beck.

Favourite tracks: devils haircut; where it's at; new pollution

Realmente tiene un sonido que se mantiene vigente, incluso forma parte de esta nueva no ran nueva camada se brit pop rock. La junta de elementos completamente equilibrados, en una mezcla y produccion mas que decentes se roban el disco. La sideas fluyen y fluyen en armonia, creando un disco que cierra en casi todos sus aspectos 7,80/10

Some great songs, started to feel a little repetitive. Realized I had no idea what Beck's music sounds like.

An interesting and eclectic collection. I generally liked the mellower numbers the best, in particular Novocane

Pretty ok

The Dust Brothers really gave Beck the platform to properly express some of the ideas he had in his head. I've had this album in my collection since it came out and have always enjoyed it. Now relistening to it, I find the fun that this album exhumes very catchy. It makes me happy. Not all songs are amazing, and it might not be a masterpiece in music history, but it sure as hell is a great album for any collection.

infectious beats interspersed with distorted guitars and beck’s signature weirdness. he makes that quirkiness seem effortlessly cool. so good. highlights: “devil’s haircut”, “hotwax”, “where it’s at”…

Yeah, this is a pretty cherry album. Odelay indeed.

I had this album growing up and I forgot just how good it was.

Uniformly excellent work by the weird little dude

Damn, that Scientologist sure can rock! Great album. "Sissyneck" and "High 5" are highlights.

Cool guy and cool album

Oof, how do I feel about this one. Loved it at the time, and hearing more or less anything on it evokes memories of his band mates horses head mask's manes blowing in the summer breeze across the stage. But oof, it's dated hard, hasn't it? A lot of it is Beck does Big-beat, he's got two turntables and a microphone, which again I loved at the time but man that sound has dated. The more timeless stuff makes less use of this sound and have remained my favourites over the years, Lord Only Knows and the wonderful Jack-Ass. I think I might prefer that to the Them song it samples, wonderfully. I still enjoy the magpieing from all sorts that's going on here generally. There's a lot of Beastie Boys going on, with judicious use of samples in a similar vein. I keep thinking of a Tarantino soundtrack, and that's not helping with the whole 'dated' vibe. Diskobox is still cool though. Why is that not on the 'Deluxe' version? So yeah, played it to death on release, still enjoy a track or two when I hear them, but the album as a whole sounds sort of cringe now, and that's why I'm surprising myself and not giving it a 5.

Really great 90’s alt album. Beck has some really fun hits.

listened

Good vibes

Groovy

I had no idea what was on the album cover until I’d seen it 50X. Lots of hits with that classic Beck variety of sound.

Really liked this!!! Giving that classic “loser” beck sound with some maturity. Thought this sounded great.

Pretty good. I loved how unafraid it was to throw some very experimental sounds and breakdowns into each track, despite the vibe of the rest of it. It's not necessarily that album that you can just throw on whenever, but it executes what it means to quite well. Feels like a less tame version of what bands like Wilco would go on to do with their turn-of-the-millennium work. Favorite tracks initially were Hot Wax and Where It's At, among others.

this is a GREAT album but I think barely not a 5. Some of the 'aesthetic' feels too dated (90s) to me. But it's def fantastic and an easy 4. Oh man right from the first note though - it’s such a beautiful mash up of live/real guitars and drum machine and samples and noise… Like the beat in the chorus of Devils Haircut is the Amen Break right? Such an innovative record.

What an intriguing album, always been on my "To Listen to" list but finally getting around to it. It's great, Where it's at and Minus were highlights for me.

Very cool record! I really liked it. Beck is more interesting than I thought

Some absolutely great tracks... and a few that are much less so. Could lose some tracks for a shorter, more focused album.

Still sounds mostly great. Some bangers in there. Wee bit 'of its time' in places. Have you watched a 90s Tarantino movie recently?

Great album, plenty of variation, some good songs and fuses styles.

Yo soy un disco quebrado Yo tengo un chicle en el cerebro 8+/10

4.3 + I mostly love this rummage through the dankest parts of Beck's musical mind. Especially the whacked-out country-western fuzz rock on "Lord Only Knows" that takes some chaotic detours before ending in a strange hoe-down. "Hotwax" is also fun insanity, as well as the "good-ol' boy" ditty "Sissyneck." But, I don't love everything on here - "The New Pollution" can grate on my nerves and I usually skip "Minus" and "Readymade."

"Odelay" by Beck is an album that defies easy categorization. It's a mishmash of different styles and genres, blending elements of rock, hip hop, folk, and electronic music to create a sound that's uniquely Beck. Overall, I would give the album a solid 4 out of 5 rating. One of the strengths of "Odelay" is Beck's ability to blend seemingly disparate elements into a cohesive whole. Tracks like "Devils Haircut" and "The New Pollution" are built on funky guitar riffs and catchy beats, while "Jack-Ass" and "Sissyneck" have a more laid-back, country-tinged vibe. Throughout it all, Beck's distinctive vocals tie everything together. The production on the album is top-notch, with Beck working with a team of talented musicians and producers to create a sound that's both polished and raw. The album is full of interesting sonic textures, with elements like scratchy vinyl samples and distorted guitar riffs adding depth and complexity to the songs. Lyrically, "Odelay" is a bit of a mixed bag. Some of the tracks, like "The New Pollution" and "Where It's At," are full of clever wordplay and cultural references, while others are more straightforward. However, even the more simplistic lyrics are delivered with enough energy and conviction to keep things interesting. If I had to nitpick, I would say that there are a few tracks on the album that don't quite measure up to the rest. "High 5 (Rock the Catskills)" and "Readymade" are both decent songs, but they lack the same spark of some of the album's other tracks. Overall, "Odelay" is a fantastic album that showcases Beck's unique talents as a songwriter, musician, and producer. Its eclectic mix of styles and sounds make it a true standout in the world of '90s alternative music. If you're a fan of Beck or just looking for something a bit different, "Odelay" is definitely worth a listen.

Beck is such a word-saying guy. He's absolutely obsessed with saying words. Every time I've looked up the meaning to a Beck song, it's just that "this song is gibberish". Good for him and the maggot on his sleeve. This guy could sample a giraffe farting and rap his grocery list over it and I would be like "ah, classic Beck". Classic Beck. 4/5

One of those artists who can keep coming up with new sounds and ideas. And make them entertaining.

Weird and wild, bus coherent still, impressive

See previous day's review haha Still not my favourite Beck album but a good one

I can't pin down what to even call the genre of this album. Splashes of rock, rap, electronica, blues and more. Definitely unique. I'd've ate this up if I was like 19 when it came out. Got a cool factor.

Beck has a ton of 5 star songs, but I don't know if he has any full 5 star albums. 4 rock hard stars out of 5.

Devil's Haircut is brilliant, and there are some other great tracks on here

3.5 stars. Fun and at times wacky. Gets a little experimental-ish at times which I wasn't a fan of, but overall enjoy Beck and this earlier work even if track by track it's hit or miss. Standouts are "Where It's At" and "Devil's Haircut"

Remains great after all these years. His music gets kinda out there sometimes but he’s so listenable.

The album was about the last time I paid attention to Beck. I definitely owned it on CD at one time. It's very good, though like always with Beck (up to the point I was keeping up anyway), there is this pervasive tone of kind of detached intellectualized calculation - what might less charitably be described as smugness, but I think it's more just the typical curse of post-modernism preying on the brainy type. In songs like Jackass this album occasionally transcends this and expresses something with genuine sincerity.

She's got a hand on a wheel of pain She can talk to the mangling strangers She can sleep in a fiery bog Throwing troubles to the dying embers She's alone in the new pollution Good album. I admit that I didnt appreciate it when it released, but in retrospect I understand what some of my friends were making such a big deal out of. 4/5

4.5

Beck is one of my favorite artists.

This is my first time listening to a Beck album. Great 90’s alt rock album, enjoyed how different this sounds and feels very ahead of it’s time.

This Beck built well on the previous Beck and gave me more of what I wanted with less filler. Mellow Gold lost me more than it kept me, though at the time the mix of musical styles really set this stuff apart. Loser and Beercan are all I remember off of that one. Maybe that has something to do with the song titles that had little do with the songs? Whereas on Odelay, somebody sat Beck down and said "Look. Simple titles. Call these songs the same thing that the people who will listen to them will call them." So we get Devil's Haircut, Hotwax, Lord Only Knows, The New Pollution, Derelict, Where It's At, Readymade... Each one of these I can immediately hear the tune in my head. Not as a good as Midnite Vultures and Sea Change, though.

Not every song hits, but I always respect what they're going for. Love the experimental feel, but probably not an every day listen for me

Very odd, in a good way, with a dazzling range of styles and genres. Influences from rock, country, hip-hop, dance, and a bunch of other fields. I already loved the "big" songs, but was pleasantly surprised by how good some of the others were as well. Falls just short of a 5 🌟, but only just!

Not gonna lie, I am not a Beck fan. From time to time I convince myself to listen his discography, but tend to end a little bit bored. Maybe it’s his delivery, that monotone voice, because the music itself rocks big time. Well, turns out that I’m here, listening to the famous Odelay, and did not dislike it. The first 40 minutes ran smoothly, but later was checking how much time left in the album. I guess it’s me, not him with his inexpressive voice. 3.5 / 5

There's something pretty quirky about Beck's sound, a blend of rock with elements of hip-hop, country and other influences and a heavy twist of Americana. The album was a good listen but I'm not sure I would have it on repeat

Beck is pretty cool 7/10

7/10. It was good for a while, then I kinda stopped enjoying it. Overstayed its welcome, I suppose

Geinig album. Klinkt als veel jonko’s en met heleboel tijd over. Benieuwd naar de andere albums van Beck!

Still sounds great after all these years.

Beck is great. A lot of his stuff is inventive and timeless and this album is no exception.

I love Beck. I have for a long time. Beck doesn't always make sense. Musically he is great, like Thundercat, I'm not sure he always takes it seriously, but do you have to? Isn't that part of being an artist?

I enjoyed it. Part Rock, part hip hop, everything there to keep your interest

4.25

great album, original for its time

Довольно интересный и разносторонний альбом, местами минималистичный, местами грандиозный и энергичный. Почти что на каждом треке настроение альбома скакало туда-сюда, но это далеко не минус, а как раз наоборот. Мне не так сильно зашли более лиричные треки, но я не могу не отметить талант, когда он глубоко ощущается буквально на каждой песне. (7.5)

This is a very fun album. The rock, folk and hip-hop influences are blended together in an idiosyncratic and frankly chaotic way that is charming enough to somehow just work

Definitivno top 3 Beckova albuma. Taj potez: Mellow Gold - One Foot in the Grave - Odelay

This album has so much going on and it all works so well. Every little sound effect adds positively to the record. Has a ton of range and is thoroughly enjoyable. Production, lyrics, instrumentation were all perfect and my only critique is that it isn’t that exciting. I believe it to be one of the rare times when an album is completely realized and executed exactly as the artist intended. 4/5

Beck’s idiosyncratic style finally reaches a wider audience on this, his fifth album. He’s unafraid to experiment, gleefully flitting between styles while keeping his quirks.

Today's album is by alternative rock artist Beck. I am familiar with Beck's singles such as Loser, and Novacane, but have never delved into his stuff too much. Beck is an artist who is great at exploring several genres of music, blending them together, and making it his own. For example, on this one record, there are hints of country, folk, hip hop, rock, and psychadelica. I thouroughly enjoyed the genre exploration, because each song could sound vastly different than the last, and it made it exciting to keep listening to the record. It didn't get stale. I really enjoyed the heavy sludgy guitars in the song Minus, as well as the bluesy folk blended with hip hop sound of Hotwax. By times, the music sounds like the Beastie Boys. Beck's lyrics are hilariously nonsensical, and may only make sense when one is stoned. A few examples of some noteworthy lyrics include: From Hotwax: Sawdust songs of the plaid bartenders, Western unions of the country westerns, Silver foxes looking for romance, In their chainsmoke Kansas flashdance ass-pants Or a few examples from Minus: It's a sensation, A bankrupt corpse, In the garbage glasses, With the crutches of frogs... And... Radiation, Feeling the force, Karaoke, Vomiting morons..... Overall, a great listen today, and one I will definately revisit in the future! Favourite songs: Hotwax, Where It's At, Devils Haircut, Novacane, Minus, Jack-Ass, Sissyneck, Ramshackle, High 5 (Rock the Catskills) Least favourite songs: Derelict, The New Pollution, Diskobox 4/5

Very good album and one I listen to a ton of. Probably due to the who produced it sounds like a stoner version of a Beastie Boys record. Which isn't a bad thing per se. I think his later albums are more interesting even though I'm probably the only one.

I think Beck is fairly brilliant. He blends styles with quirky lyrics and fun, interesting, and contemporary feeling music.

beck is beck

I haven't listened to this since the late 90s, when it was everywhere, all the time, in Sydney. I enjoyed the nostalgia and I think it generally holds up

A large part of me is adamant that Beck is overrated. Why all the Grammys and the notoriety for this guy? Who's son is he? But then, I listen to an album, and I sort of get it. We've had a few now, and every time I enjoy myself. This one's got so many cool, retrofuturistic sounds and touches. Weird synth-y stuff is always enjoyable to me, and while there's not much lyrically to his work (or at least not that grabs me, anyway), he's a sonic virtuoso because I think he does most of it all by himself. Beck is still an enigma to me, but I can dig it. Favorite tracks: Derelict, Devils Haircut, Hotwax, Novacane, Ramshackle. Album art: Always thought it was a creature, but it might just be one of those moppy dogs jumping a hurdle. I like the pic, I like the font. It's a cool cover. 4/5

this is the beck we know and appreciate, not that fucking godawful country version of beck we had on that last absolutely forgettable album of his on this list. genuinely can't remember it's name and i don't really want to try. anyway, yeah this album is good mad beck. some good, some average but the good is weird shit.

I'm utterly in love with a woman called Becky. She eats crabs outside the local supermarket every Wednesday evening after finishing her part time job as a labourer. She produces the most enchanting fanny farts that echo around town. I simply must have her.

Pretty good album. I like pretty much every song. However, I none of the songs really stood out or had any energy. Not the album to dance to. 7.5/10

this has been a "i'll get around to it" album for me for a long time, and I'm pleased to say it is phenomenal and fun as hell

It's probably my least favorite Beck album which is to say still pretty awesome and certainly a portent of the incredible magic which has followed this amazing creature and his band. Beck is a wizard and a joy to see in concert. As an aside, I was pretty impressed when he sided with principles instead of money and cancelled Arcade Fire by leaving the tour.

One of the most sonically interesting albums of the 90s.

I put Jack-Ass on a bunch of mixed tapes I made for people. I always enjoyed that that it was so different from the omnipresent Where It's At. The main draw of Beck is that he is not boring.

While I like Beck's later work more than the stuff that made him famous, there is no doubt that this album is packed with bangers.

Very good album

I really liked this. It was fun, interesting, and every song felt like its own unique piece of a larger puzzle. 4/5

Some great songs on here

Rock alternativo. Está bien. Un 4.

Quintessential mid-90's alternative rock. Nobody combines weirdo oddball hooks and avant-garde bizarre lyricism quite like Beck. A devil's haircut indeed!

Never listened to this before. That was solid.

Truly one of alternative rock’s most precious gems.

I was ready to love this but it’s a bit messy for full marks. Sounds like the worst of The Beastie Boys. Some fun samples and classic cuts but a little shouty for me and a fair amount of nonsense. It’s cool that he’s doing his thing though.

The embodiment of cool. The album just oozes it.

ja, lekker!

Twee weken geleden gedraaid om dat dit plaatje werd genoeg als inspiratie voor Bob uit Zuid! Erg leuk, mooie mix van stijlen en ideeën.

Fijn plaatje! Lekker energiek en divers.

Ik twijfelde tussen 3 en 4 stemmen, maar vanwege de naam van het album rond ik het af naar boven.

4.7 I love this album. So many great sounds and layers on here. Chaos solo at end of where it’s at is so great Love the steel in sissyneck Great hi hat in readymade Girl from ipanema at the end of readymade?? Lol 😂 Guitar Noise in high 5 so sick, and is that a cuica?? Classic 90s drum sound Classic 90s vocal sound (cake, mike doughty)

I’ve never listened to Beck before and I really enjoyed this. I would have given this a 5 had I understood his lyrics a bit more. Some parts really reminded me of RHCP which is not a good thing because I’m always like…what are they talking about

It's interesting weird. A good listening

I like \"Lord Only Knows\".

Kuvittelin etten tykkäis tästä kamalan paljon, mut turns out että tää onkin aika jees! Hyvä keveä poppirokkimeno ihan omilla mausteilla 4/5

If jesse pinkman was ever turned into an album I'm pretty sure this is what he would sound like. I like it.

I love Beck. I don't always love what Beck produces, but I love that he always sounds like himself even when every track is so different and genre-distorting.

4+

Pretty good if not a bit long

Liked this one alot

Pretty good at the time.

Guy has amazing range. This is one of my favorite of his.

Interesting music across the album. Appreciate it more now than I did back in my teens. Fun samples and interesting voicings.

Some great songs, others are a bit difficult to listen to. But, undoubtedly, a great work of art.

Some long albums drag (most rap albums). This one is almost like a radio station being flipped from channel to channel, held together by Beck's voice and his marriage of hip-hop beats and blues guitar. His best album still and doesn't drag a bit.

A genre bender, beck is a fabulous artist and this is a great album

Good album. More laid back than I thought that it would be, but good.

4.25

was not bad. I would describe this as aggressive country music.

Decent, just a bit formulaic

Solid

Beck you big beautiful weirdo. Musically and tonally quite varied, this sets out the palate for much of his later work, albeit perhaps with less focus on any one particular style that occurs in subsequent records. It's a really enjoyable listen that never quite settles, keeping it continually interesting.

3.5

Мне казалось, что будет в разы хуже.

"I got two turntables and a microphone". Iconic line for an iconic album. So much creativity and energy. It still feels fresh more than 25 years later.

Did I like this because I love where it's at? Probably, yes. Did I like this because I listened to it on a beautiful summer weekend, exactly the vibe that Beck promotes? Probably, yes. Did I like this because of nostalgia? Probably, yes. Did I like this more than it deserves? Yeah but fuck it who cares

I went into this expecting some sort of 90s Britpop album but this was way better than I could've imagined, great stuff

innovative and original, great use of sampling.

Swag….

An awesome blend of contrasting elements. Commonly featured are hip-hop beats, country licks and electric noise. Even classical music appears for a moment, only to be replaced by a wholly different potpourri of sounds. Also, great-sounding drums

Kännner en... 4

Is he really a Scientologist?

4.1 - this was one of the first albums I ever purchased and has a strong bit of nostalgia for me. Still holds up today - “Where it’s At”, “Novacane” and “Readymade” are all top notch.

Something new, yet a reminder of the past. Lovely.

3.5/5. This album was fun, I liked it. All the songs were enjoyable.

In the time of

Diggaan tyylistä. Pitäis kuunnella useemmin ja tutustuu Beckiin laajemmin

I've had this album for 20 plus years but haven't played it for a decade at least. Its still pretty magical. The genre hopping that annoys some people works well for me. Hes equally good at fast and slow songs. An unpredictable joy. 4

Guero is his album that I really got into. Didnt think I had heard Odelay the whole way through but I knew pretty much all of it. This has some really good tunes; Devils Haircut, Derelict and Where It’s At are my faves

Great album

very enjoyable !!!

This album is a great one to show when showing people Beck. It's a solid representation of him: strong songwriting mixed with outstanding production techniques. Beck is such a stalwart, and I always appreciated his music and the way that he was a gateway musician to a lot of other genres. I think it's easy for a young kid to listen to this album and then get into slightly more abstract sounding indie rock for example, and I love that.

Fun album I actually knew two songs on this album!

This is the record with which Beck Hansen legitimises his charisma as the most representative singer-songwriter of the 1990s, when the wild style of rap was combined with the courtly style of the folk ballad. (7/10) FT: Jack-Ass, Novacane

i give it 4 surprisingly! i usually dont like 90s music but this worked.

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A pretty classicly 'strange' 90s album. Beck has always been great at pushing the boundaries of contemporary music, and Odelay is nothing if not a great example of this. While some of the music does not speak to me, a lot of the album is wonderfully creative and showcases Beck's ability to create popular music without succumbing to the norms of the scene. Not only does this album push a lot of boundaries, it is incredibly varied. The songs range from eclectic, short bangers to longer, cozier suites. Although I am not rating this a five, I believe this is an excellent album for this list, and deserves more praise than it probably is getting. Highlights: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10.

Наконец-то дошел до этого исполнителя. Очень много был наслышан о нем и знаком с рядом песен, но до изучения дискографии не дошел. Мне нравится когда альбом нельзя причислить однозначно к какому-то жанру. Обычно, это интересные работы. Твердые 7 из 10.

This was an enjoyable relisten. I forgot how many songs were on here that are absolute bangers.

Good, maybe should listen to it more closely though

Każda piosenka brzmi jakby była z innego albumu, ale w sumie spoko

Bardzo ciekawy album. Reprezentuje taki przekrój gatunków, że widać, że jest to celowe - więc paradoksalnie tworzy się nowy koncept oparty na braku konceptu. Nic nie odstaje na plus czy na minus dla mnie, ale wszystko brzmi mocno unikalnie. Przyjemnie się tego słucha i zdecydowanie ma to miejsce w challenge'u. Niemniej jednak brak elementów wybitnych, a także fakt, że sam wokal, aranżacje itp. nie są dla mnie na 5, uważam, że normalna czwóreczka jest tu adekwatna.

Not much to say, it's a really good album from a really good artist.

Kolejny Beck na liscie, tym razem z Odelay ktory byl jego sophomorowym projektem w majorowym lejbelu, ktory tez poza mellow goldem jest jak dla mnie jego najklasyczniejszym materialem, wydany w 96 przez DGC, jak reszta tworczosci Becka charakteryzuje sie tym, sporo sie na plycie dzieje jesli chodzi o instrumentale, bo o ile na poprzednim picku juz bylo widac, ze potrafi on grac na wszelakich dziwnych instruemntach, tak potwierdza to rowniez na tym krazku wyciagajac z szafy echoplexa czy pianino pod kciuka, nie zmienil sie takze zwyczaj korzystania z pomocy muzykow sesyjnych, bo rowniez sporo sie ich znalazlo na plycie, wiec co sprawia ze brzmi on tak roznie w porownaniu z sea change, z pewnoscia lirycznie jest wiekszy misz masz, bo nie ma tutaj motywu przewodniego ktory dawaly problemy milosne z okresu morzowego albumu, Beck w swoim pisaniu ma to do siebie, ze rozne osoby uslysza cos zupelnie innego sluchajac jednego kawalka, z jednej strony popowy zabieg, bo kazdy znajdzie cos dla siebie, a z drugiej sztuka jest pisac w ten sposob, ale to jednak nie od strony lirycznej czuc najwieksza roznice, a stawialbym na instrumentalno producerska, bo wiekszosc plyty zostala wyprodukowana przez duet dust brothers, ktory juz przewineli sie na liscie ukryci chocby na butiku paula od beastie boysow, wiec chyba oczywistym jest, ze to sampling bedzie czyms co wyroznia odelaya z dyskografii becka, jest ono tak ciezkie, ze czasem trudno zauwazyc gdzie grane sa zywe intrumenty, a gdzie wykorzystane sample, ale z drugiej strony jest ono tak pomyslowe i wychodzace z kartonu indyjskiego rocka, ze miejscami bardziej podchodzi pod cos elektronicznego, w pozytywnym znaczeniu tego okreslenia, dodatkowo tak chytre wykorzystanie sampli jak oslowe dzwieki na traku jackass mozna przypisac jedynie producentom najwyzszej proby, dodatkowo wreszcie rozwiazalem zagadke tajemniczej okladki, ktora w plejerze zawsze kojarzyla mi sie z jakims domkiem w stylu hawajskim ze slomiana strzecha, a okazala sie byc zdjeciem psa, owczarka wegierskiego, zwanego komondorem, dredziastego psa ktory skacze przez plotek, wiec calkiem blisko bylem ze swoja pierwotna wizja, kolejna zagadka byl sam tytul, na ktorego wyjasnienie istnieja dwie teorie, pierwsza glosi ze pochodzi od hiszpanskiego órale, ktore jest tak szerokim slowkiem, ze nawet boje sie strzelac co mialo tutaj oznaczac, zwlaszcza ze jest wykorzystane nie tylko w tytule. ale takze w tescie kawalka lord only knows, nie jest to pierwsze i ostatnie wykorzystanie hipszanskiego w swojej liryce, wiec bardzo mocna teoria, druga natomiast sugeruje, ze jest to pun od wyrazenia oh delay, bo prace nad wydaniem plyty musialy sie troche przeciagnac, skoro trwaly prawie dwa lata i prawie jak przypadku cyberpunka, przy skonczonej polowie postanowiono, ze bedzie robione od nowa, tym razem pod nadzorem produkcyjnym dustowych braciszkow, czego rezultatem jest ten uniklanie dziwny, ale jednak niesamowicie sluchalny krazek pana Becka, na plejke dodam jeszcze openingowego devils haircut i where its at, bo juz wczesniej mialem cos dodane

NOW that's what I call 90s indie rock

Very good!

His best

A classic 90s album.

Pretty good vibe. Beck isn't something I'd listen to of my own volition normally but really should change that. 4.5

He has a way with composition, and heading in very unpredictable directions. The randomness of some lyrics sometimes feels like a bleak decoy of words due to running out of ideas. Still some great tracks

Pretty great.

you already KNOW i love me a 90s alternative rock album babyyyyy. Devil's haircut is nostalgic for me. Hotwax is great! the guitar riff in the beginning reminds me of a late 70s classic rock vibe. The vocals are kind of like spoken word. love it.

Enjoyed this one a lot.

This was funky and fun and had some bangers. A totally varied album as well. Much preferred to previous Beck

A good mix, got better as it went on

Solid. Beck has always had good songs but I wasn't sure whether he had good albums from front to back. This one was pretty good. I feel like Kid Rock stole his country rock meets rap alternative approach from this album. Kudos Beck, for shame Kid Rock. The hits are well-known and well-respected (Devils Haircut, New Pollution, Where It's At) but I also thought Hotwax, Minus, High 5, and Ramshackle were particularly good lesser knowns. Overall, the album is full of songs with strange but interesting lyrics and wordplay (like most of his work), unique beats and mixes (including cool guitarwork and basslines), and plenty to keep you guessing about what it's all about. Like I said, solid.

Didn't like the last 2 tracks and considered giving this a 3 star but the rest of it is brilliant.

Good album

Rating: 7/10 Best songs:

Knew a few songs already but all in all pretty good!

I remember downloading this album a long time ago and checking it out. I deleted it from my computer shortly after. Regardless, I decided to go into this with a fresh outlook. Who knows, maybe I'd like it more now. Well, that turned out to be exactly true. This is much better than I remember it being. There are some hit or miss areas, but I admire the diversity of sounds and meshing of genres. Despite that, it still maintains a cohesive sound. This is definitely a record that will grow on me over time., as proven already.

hidden gem of an album!

I enjoyed it

It's fucking weird right? I don't have a lot experience with Beck at all. I know loser, which is a fucking bop and a half. However, with this album, I got nothing. It's weird. The samples are out there, Novacanes ending with the weird spaceship-hip-hop beat. Beck is rapping over this right? As weird as it is, it is equally as fun. Just plain old fun man.

Neat mashup of genres here. Some hip-hop (very Beastie Boys), some hard rock, and some metal elements. I like the samples too.

A very good album - I can see why it is on the list but I could never get fully into it - tried again yesterday after 20 years or so, still the same.

Not really sure how to categorize this album other than, "I dig it". Just some really great tracks.

High points for creativity. There isn't much that sounds like this, and there's enough songs that deliver, that the album is entertaining (though Derelict is certainly a pass).

a weird kind of album with a layed back feel to it that

This is the Beck I know from high school - a mix of live instruments and samples, digital and analog, with the slacker/stoner drawl tying it all together.

This is a mostly fantastic album. There are quite a few duds but the good songs more than make up for it.

Solid album but none of the Beck singles that I’m super familiar with

Cool album. A real kitchen sink full of ideas and styles. 4 🌟

This fith album of Beck is a blast. Great alternative rock songs (Devils Haircut, Where It's At) on an album that's catchy as hell.

Beck at his best It sees all of the ideas Beck put forward with Mellow Gold get fleshed out and expanded upon to create a real gem of an album

Cool album. A real kitchen sink full of ideas and styles. 4 🌟

Kinda sad that Beck's a scientologist

Highly inventive alt-rock. Not really to my taste, but undoubtedly worth listening to.

Genius stuff

Beck I need in small doses. This is a good album, a lot of solid sonic ideas floating around, but after one too many tracks it just becomes a mash. It’s just kind of what happens when “idea stew” is your approach to anything artistic rather than a definitive vision, and I really get that sense from Beck. Favourite track: “Jack-Ass”

Beck ! Odelay - Reminds my of 'The Kinks' meets 'Beastie Boys' at times - Psychedelia sound reminiscent of The Beatles - Hotwax was an instant favourite 'Where It's At' I remember hearing this before, great song Ramshackle a definite favourite, very mellow great closing track

Buen album, minus siempre sera una favorita, más que las demás

Not bad, this Beck album is pretty good

I enjoyed it much more than I remember. Maybe my taste in music and appreciation of Back has changed over the years

Probably Beck’s best, lots of good songs and not much filler

This is what would pop up in my mind when thinking of a way to describe alternative music. Catchy tunes, great use of samples, an excellent first impression of the artist.

Some of this is great, some of this is hard to listen to. Kelly wanted to stab herself in the neck with a pair of scissors.

Takes me back to 1995-96 (got a Devil's haircut).

אחלה

The Thetans probably blessed him for this one. I remember listening to this at Brett Dullum’s house way back when. Beck is like the love hold of Hip Hop and Bob Dylan, multisyllabic, long winded flowing over dope breaks. I hear Dan the Automator of Dr. Octagon, Lovage fame, The Gorillas, The Avalanches, Fat Boy Slim; white boy break beat samples both expansive and diverse. I like a lot of his simpler 4 piece songs without samples. There are three more experimental songs on this album that I find nearly unlistenable. But the greatness overpowers some stinkers, and one of the stinkers has a great breakdown. Solid B+. 4 .

Another highschool banger. Blasted this in my cd player while working on the raspberry harvesters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iXJFDoKEvI&ab_channel=OxboInternational

classsic psyché rock

just good beck fun and some nonsense. Like all his albums really. It's probably a 3.5 but voting 4 as better than some other 3's..

Album très cool 👍🏻

Beck’s combo of ennui and irony really depresses me but this is one of his strongest albums so I’ll be kind

I liked it a lot! But I like Beck and this was fun

At the time it was hailed as a masterpiece. Not that great in my opinion, but still one of the best records of the ear and a milestone of first part of the 90s

Good

This is good but Loser is not on it

Beck is weird, but it often is good weird. Hard to explain.

I liked it, but I can't explain why...

Quintessential 90s alternative music. I grew up to this.

I loved Mellow Gold and was a bit non plussed with Odelay when it first came out, but I've warmed to it. It's still very very weird, and you gotta admire than weirdness being crammed into such a catchy pop sound. Fave track - "Minus", maybe? Though all the tracks released as singles are banging. Also really like "Ramshackle", as I like Beck in mellow mode...

Liked every other song.

Loved how eclectic it was, lots of different genres being fused together

Defininte 90's feel. Beastie Boys vibe. Okay that's what Beck sounds like

I missed this album. Just great.

Don’t have much to say again but I liked this album a lot, a lot better than the first beck album we had.

I always enjoy a great beck album

Interesting to revisit, can see a lot of the directions that Beck would go later in his career hinted at here. Has a lot of highlights that I had remembered, but these were also contrasted by some abrasive elements I thought didn't age as well. The squelching and yelling through a megaphone that kept popping up were way more jarring than I remembered. This listen probably explains why I don't go back and listen to the full album as often as some of his others. (His other albums with the Dust Brothers like Midnite Vultures and Guero for example) That being said, "Where It's At" is still a classic

Maybe a bit hard rock, but not bad - 3.5

There's a reason he's been around so long. Thoroughly enjoyed this.

One of my fave Beck albums, but y'all now I am addicted to Beck, so.

Strong album from a good rocker with, to my surprise, a couple of big hits that I knew already (Devil's haircut, The New Pollution, Where it's At, ...). I like how he plays with different styles. Sometimes it's a bit too slow/expiremental for me, but that's the only reason I'm not giving 5 stars.

loved it, I need to listen to more beck

Gort album med gode toner og musikstykker. Desværre ødelægger den råbende forvrængede stemme flere af numrene. Men mange gode sange 3,5

Quintessential Beck. Break Beats and Beatin his own meat

hmm very interesting. Apparently that jumping thing is a breed of dog - the rare Hungarian Komondor? Thought it was just some abstract mop looking object being thrown over a barrier

Pretty close to a 5…. Proper record this; goes all over the place, in a good way!!

Couldn't figure out if I rated this album or not, but in the end settled on a 3.5, got swayed by the doggy album cover

Es paklausījos viņu citus albumus un tie ir daudz labāki imo

Beck doing Beck things. Is the next track going to be a perennial favorite or just a noise track? Can’t know until you try! 8 keepers in 14 (57%). 2 bangers (14%). 1 klunker (7%).

Haha, det är bra för han är ”ironisk”, eller vadå…? Asså produktionen på hela plattan är as-fet och tycker det är ball hur han lyckas blanda genrer och helt olika sounds… Men det känns ju inte som att han själv tycker det är kul??? Plus att han inte är så bra på att rappa. Det instrumentala räddar iallafall plattan och gör lyssningen intressant.

Stark 3a! Absolut inte min musik men det här rätt bra, slingor från olika genrer som höll det intressant och levande

Good album. Don't know if I'd listen to it again, but it's Beck. So I can't bat it.

There were a lot of good moments and it brought back good memories. Overall, I'd give it a solid 3. I'd give it a 3.5 if I could I just can't quite give it a 4.

шумный и почему то меня он бесит. но есть прикольные треки, хоть они меня не зацепили

Okay the album just felt mid overall, ad a few good tracks, but was uninspiring for the rest.

Quite eclectic. Liked some of it.

I think this is a pretty cool album for him, it's not the album you might expect an artist who's on the brink of stardom to make, but I think that it's not really as good as he'd get. There's hints of the greatness of his future albums (see Ramshackle), but it's generally not at the level that I would want him to be at. It's decent, I can understand why it was popular at the time, but at this point there's not a lot of replay value to it. Favorites: Derelict, Where It's At, Ramshackle

I think this is the kind of album I respect more than I enjoy. I usually really like eclectic musicians, but I just didn't find most of this particularly interesting to me. Don't get me wrong, the first two tracks, Novacane, and some other tracks were enjoyable but I just can't really see myself coming back to this for some reason. But yeah, I respect his ability to pull off quite a few different sounds, I just don't find them done in a way that is within my tastes at all. I think the reason I don't like it more might be because whilst it does do a lot of different stuff, a lot of it seems to struggle to decide whether it's going to be weird and interesting or more normal and boring, but songs like the aforementioned Novocane and Where It's At do definitely go in for it a bit more with some noisier/more dissonant bits and those tend to be ones I enjoyed more too.

I’ve really only heard beck through people making jokes about him. It’s like listening to Moby after the Eminem beef and being like this is actually pretty good. I liked his vocals on this one, and the sort of soulful rock is something that works here.

Paar mooie nummers, en een paar die kunnen worden gemist

Post-Mellow Gold is best suited to a greatest hits album or two - each album has a few great tracks, but overall they usually drag a bit.

Mildly interesting

I don't hate this but surprised how little it's held up for me since I first fell in love with it when I was little and it was new. For me, at least, I think my reaction to it at the time was probably relying on me not having listened to very many hip hop records. This might be the last time I put it on on purpose.

Listening on the 7th of Sept, 2026. This is almost exactly what I would have expected Beck to sound like, very 90s indeed. Really quite enjoyable too and probably slightly better than the other album I got from him. Still for sure 3 stars, lacking something something to go higher for me. Honestly listening to this I am really enjoying it, at least 3.5 on RYM and I will want to REVISIT this album.

🙋‍♂️🌞devils haircut in my mind, sometimes!🙃

Very cool instrumental but definitely sounds like dad rock.

I don’t really get Beck. I never have a reaction stronger than “this is fine” to his music. That’s not to say it’s bad, I didn’t dislike anything on this album. But I also don’t really understand his longevity and acclaim

Ok

No está mal.

I can't figure out what to make of this. Sometimes I enjoy what it's doing, other times it seems like a bunch of noises thrown together. Not a bad listen but I think it would take me a while to really decide my thoughts, although I quite enjoyed a few songs so I'm probably leaning more positive Highlights: Minus, Novocane

I think Beck can be good, but the majority of his music is doing way too much. Very close to being a 2/5.

I wanna like beck, but his music just isn’t it. Nowhere near as bad as some of the trash on this list though

I would say this is a cool concept and very indie rock for its time. Kind of fun, not my fave.

It has been an interesting experience with a lot of great songs, but admittedly the main problem is that this seems to be a random jump from genre to genre It is between 3 and 4 for me

Had never listened to this album, I'm a big fan of midnight vultures though so this was a nice change for me

"There's so many genres on this one album!" Sounds mostly the same to me, although not horrible. Ramshackle is probably favorite song.

Loved this album in the 90s, zero interest in it today. If you want to hear what Beck sounds like though, I can't recommend this enough. Pure unadulterated Beck.

Teeeeeellement expérimental, dans ses bons côtés et ses mauvais, il peut pondre des sons magnifiques puis des choses à peine écoutable

I've always been fully whelmed with Beck and this album is no exception. There is some good stuff sprinkled in here, but it's mostly just spin the wheel of samples and force two or three into every song. I swear Minus is clandestinely using Pearl Jam's State of Love and Trust as its base. As Beck goes, it's exactly what you'd expect.

I had this album on CD when I was a kid but don't remember all of these songs. They were alright, with some bright spots for sure, but I didn't love it all and there were some songs I was just done with. Three stars.

Lot of different genres thrown together. Pretty good.

Day 363 Highlights Devils Haircut Novacane High 5 Devils

I didn't quite appreciate that he had a sort of raspy-grunge/rock tone to his voice.

Some bangers here. The singles are great. Gets a bit lost near the end

Trochę lepsza przygoda niż dwie poprzednie, natomiast wiem, że Beck'iem się nie polubimy na stałe, doceniam, ale nie polubimy.

*1996. *Devil's Haircut, Where It's At, and The New Pollution. *I like Beck and think he's a huge music talent, but most of the time he's too unique and innovative for him. I root for him, but I don't always get it. RATING - 7/10

beck is a name i've heard thrown around a lot but i've always personally stayed away from because the stuff i've heard is a bit too hip-hoppy for my tastes, so this is my first exposure to a full album of his. honestly it wasn't the worst thing ever, even though i didn't really enjoy it, i just thought it was alright more than anything else. if anything i was a little frustrated; the tracklist is filled with a bunch of weird experimental songs that aren't the worst thing ever but don't really work for me, and then a few songs on it are randomly quite good (notably the more indie rock or folkier songs, like the closing track and "lord only knows", my favorite beach boys song), leaving me wishing the rest of the record was like that. but overall it wasn't the worst thing ever, just mostly forgettable and a tiny bit annoying. low 3/5, probably does not deserve to be here

Probably by favorite experimental album on here yet just because half of it isn't very experimental, and I like that. The other half was kinda just noise as experimental usually is. I did like some of the more abstract songs, but only really a couple. Favorite Track: Sissyneck

Meh, wasn’t sure what I was expecting, but don’t think it was this

Spotify didn’t have the best song, Jack-ass, on its version of the album so be aware. Beck is always hot or miss for me. I appreciate the musicianship but sometimes it just comes across as weird for weird’s sake.