Sea Change

Probably the best Beck album out of the three I've listened to so far. Might be worth revisiting in a less busy time in my life.

I did not finished it (2-3 songs left). While it had a good production, it did not move me at all. But at least it was a change to know more about the singer of I'm a loser

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this, a relaxing listen after a long day at work.

Super fresh and creative indie sad pop rock tunes. Beck has a great way of making very fresh chord progressions and melodies that are sad yet reassuring . . . like things aren't great but everything is going to be ok. Thick lush reverbs and chorus really add to the mood and sound.

Probably the best Beck album I've heard. The soundscapes are good. Beck himself is at his best when he's sounding like a Nick Drake tribute act (make of that what you will)

It’s fine. There’s a lot of Beck albums on here though and I think it’s overkill. We get itttttt

I had been meaning to buy this for a while, liked Odelay and loved Midnite Vultures, so was excited to generate it. I do like it, lovely melodies and interesting production. This time he has gone with a singer songwriter feel and that is not something I am going to complain about. But here is the but, none of the songs stood out, it all seemed like one song so I couldn’t enjoy it as much as I could have. But again, something made me relisten and I am beginning to really feel it, especially the second half.

An album for the sad bois. "The Golden Age" has been a favorite song of mine for a while now and has been the soundtrack to many sad or melancholy moments in my life.

There’s a curious problem with this album. It is very obviously good. The songs are well written. The performances are excellent. Nigel Godrich’s production is meticulous without becoming sterile. David Campbell’s string arrangements do an enormous amount of narrative work. Every decision feels considered. Every sound appears to have been placed with care. And yet, after fifty-two minutes, I found myself admiring it more than loving it. Part of that may be Beck himself. For an album born from the collapse of a long relationship, it is remarkably short on accusation and surprisingly reluctant to tell a story. Instead it deals in atmosphere, perception and aftermath. Roads disappear. Diamonds fracture. Sleep becomes respite. People push against themselves. The songs circle around emotional states rather than pinning them down. Sometimes this is powerful. The opener hangs in the air like a ghost inhabiting its own life. Elsewhere the strings become increasingly austere and dissonant, carrying tensions that the vocal refuses to dramatise. One song ends like a CRT screen collapsing to a point. Another spirals into something resembling an anxiety loop. Throughout, there is a recurring sense of damaged transmission: signals exist, but connections fail. What fascinated me most, though, was Godrich. By the end I became increasingly aware of his fingerprints. Descending ostinatos. Harmonic drift. Frayed endings. Songs that refuse to resolve cleanly. A nagging sense of forward motion without arrival. Sometimes it is exactly what the material needs. At other moments I found myself hearing the producer’s habits as much as Beck’s songs. Perhaps that is why the album never fully landed for me. The emotional weather is vivid, but the human drama often remains obscured inside it. Compare it with the very greatest breakup records and you notice the difference. They populate their worlds with people. This album often populates its world with conditions. That sounds harsher than I intend it to. There is much to admire here. More than once I found myself stopping to appreciate a line, a texture, a string figure or a production choice. The album rewards attention. It rewards careful listening. It rewards thought. But admiration and attachment are not quite the same thing. In the end, I came away with enormous respect for what Beck and his collaborators achieved. I can hear why it matters to so many people. I can hear why it is often spoken of with reverence. I just never quite found the road that led me all the way in.

Boring, beautiful production but boring

The first few seconds of The Golden Age pull at my heart on a deep level, the yearning in the song is just so affecting. There are other good songs on here like Lost Cause end Guess I'm Doing Fine but nothing quite lives up to The Golden Age for me

Slow, morose, and lacking the charm that made Beck a 90s alt rock staple. Only Sunday Sun here carries much weight. The rest is pretty dull.

When first hearing it I liked it but it grew on me even more after playing it a lot.

For a depressing atmosphere

Found it to be very long, repetitive and uninteresting; i'm sure this may be technically impressive, but it's not something i would return to

Beautiful heartbreaking record. It was great to revisit.

The Golden Age - 3.5/5 Paper Tiger - 3/5 Guess I'm Doing Fine - 3/5 Lonesome Tears - 4/5 Lost Cause - 4.5/5 End Of The Day - 3.5/5 It's All In Your Mind - 3.5/5 Round The Bend - 4/5 Already Dead - 3.5/5 Sunday Sun - 2/5 Little One - 3.5/5 Side Of The Road - 4/5

8/10

a little too slow for me but some good cinematic songs. favourite: end of the day - i like how it sounds like a broken ice cream truck

I really like this album. Hadn’t listened to it before but was a passing Beck fan based on his 90’s output so when listening to this I was really surprised by the style. I can hear a lot of Nick Drake and some John Martyn on some of the tracks. It’s not one to get you out of bed ready to face the day but it’s really great song writing. 4.3

Amazing album. I love how Beck changes styles and keeps things interesting from album to album. This is definitely more accessible than some of his weirder stuff. Everything about it is great - voice, arrangements, production. I think John Grant owes this a debt of gratitude too as it was out before the equally brilliant Queen of Denmark and it's very similar.

Sad Beck is nice Beck

I'd heard a couple of these in isolation at various points and was pretty excited for this album. Guess I'm Doing Fine and Lost Cause are truly excellent. The rest overstays its welcome quite a bit.

Little sleepy beck for me. not my fav

Летняя тоска

4/5. It’s a songwriter tradition to eventually have a breakup/divorce album. Whether that be Bob Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks”, Marvin Gaye’s “Here my Dear” or Björks “Vulnicura.” Sea Change is Becks breakup album, seeing him tackle feelings of grief and loneliness after his decade-ish long relationship. And in being that, it’s the Beck album that feels the most emotionally sincere and honest, there’s none of that 90’s gen-X irony to be seen here. It also sounds much different than you’d expect for a Beck album with a much greater focus on live instrumentation, acoustics and orchestration. It was also produced by Nigel Godrich, most famous for producing a ton of Radioheads stuff and you can definitely feel his influence all over the moody sound of this album, and the production here is fantastic. I also took note of some Nick Drake influence here, especially on the song “Round the Bend” where the strings really reminded me of Nicks song “River Man.” Great album and I could honestly see a solid argument that this is Becks best.

184. better than his other ones

Sea Change has always been hailed as one of Beck's best albums, and whilst I don't disagree that it's certainly one of his most consistent - and most emotionally affecting - it is something of an outlier during the peak of his career. Personally I find myself a bit cooler on it these days. I sort of wish he was still able to find a bit of space for his more eccentric music stylings as I do think this becomes a little one note towards the end. But despite that it remains a very accomplished record if not one of his best for me.

Another album I was able to listen to on CD. My favourite Beck album, Lovely.

Very different sounding Beck. Toned-down Snow Patrol vibes. Nothing outstanding, but no duds on a chilled, decent album.

Becking

Pretty sad but didn’t really connect with me

I really enjoyed this one, and I actually suggested it to my son, who likes a lot of 90s music. I think this could be right up his alley. He likes to put on lo-fi music sometimes.

No. 213 I like the vocals and songs. It's worth revisiting once in a while.

324/1001 Beck - Sea Change Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ Do I prefer the weirdness of the likes of Odelay? Absolutely. However, I do really enjoy this more stripped back, personal approach on this album.

Good but way to dragged out. Would be a 4 if it was shorter

Beck was always a sort of oddity in my music journey. I had never really given much of his work the time of day save for finding "Loser" to be a brilliantly written piece of surrealist 90s irony. I suppose I also maintain that "Devil's Haircut" is also an absolute banger. Being given Sea Change as my listen finally forced me to confront some of his catalogue for the first time, and I have to say, this album is pretty well exactly what I look for in a singer songwriter's oeuvre: drawn-out, dramatic vocal performances, a strings-and-beats instrumental and a flair for spacey production. I was shocked Nigel Godrich produced this over Daniel Lanois, because Lanois' airy dreamlike fingerprints are all over this thing. Beck also shocks me with this boozy, forlorn vocal that kind of sounds like a cross between Scott Walker and a despondent Bono. Really threw me for a loop when I first heard him. To some it would probably be very easy to dismiss Sea Change as a boring album: it's probably the most uniform Beck album sound-wise, with everything essentially keeping up that string-heavy folk style. Probably one of the least eclectic of Beck's releases, but that works in its favour and really makes Beck's songwriting shine here. One thing I can criticize here is nothing really stands out aside from the big singles on this "The Golden Age" and "Lose Cause," but I can forgive that as the bar for quality is pretty up there. It's also a pretty frontloaded album with most of the top-tier material showing up before track 6. I was pleasantly surprised by this album, a left-turn release from one of the most eccentric singer songwriters to come out of the 90s alternative boom. Turns out (ex-)Scientologists can make good music sometimes... Key Tracks: The Golden Age, Paper Tiger, Lonesome Tears, Little One

Not what I expected from Beck, almost like a country album. But I just don’t like Beck for some reason.

I don't know much about Beck, but I know this isn't what he generally sounds like. Very singer-songwriter and borderline dream pop at times. I like it a lot.

i don't really know what to think of it. i like the bits of orchestral quirkiness. spacey, vibey, sad in a good way. favorite is maybe Lost Cause. soft 3

Rating: 8/10 I'm not really a Beck fan but Sea Change may just lowkey be an early 2000's folk masterpiece, probably his magnum opus. It's produced by longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, and you can definitely feel that influence even though the style of music is very different. It actually sounds a lot like the folk pop masterpiece A Moon Shaped Pool that Godrich would help Radiohead make 15 years later. He also seems to be doing his best Nick Drake impression sometimes, which is kinda fine by me. These elements make for a dramatic left turn from Beck's usual silly quirkiness that his previous music had. Instead it's pure melancholy. It's not the most original creative thing and the first half is better, but all around it's a really great listen.

Ayo surprisingly really cool and I liked it a lot. Somehow not boring despite checking every box to be a boring album. I think I just liked the little details (The piano getting a little weird and out of harmony in Sunday Sun so cool) everywhere and how they all came together 7.3/10

A couple of melodic ballads are fine but an hour of them… too much.

not my type kinda right there really need a mood to love it

Sadly this was pretty boring. Every song sounds the same, and not particularly good.

A bit too melancholic for me

Sad. Listenable but just not great. 1.4

standard beck, but the slow bits. 3.5

Standouts The Golden Age Guess I'm Doing Fine

Not to keen

Guess I'm doing fine.

Yep, he’s a genius.

3 / 5 Best: Paper Tiger Worst: Sunday Sun Weirdest: Sunday Sun, Little One Honorable Mentions: Guess I'm Doing Fine, Lonesome Tears, End Of The Day Very, very slow and depressing at times but nicely mixed overall. Clean guitar strumming and pretty great string instrumentation. Has a crisp autumn day feeling to it. Some neat bass lines peppered in if you can hang in there with Beck's post-breakup sadness.

#22 I haven't heard this sad/ melancholy side of Beck before, but it's good. Great production quality, with beautiful use of strings throughout. I really like The Golden Age and Paper Tiger. No bad tracks, but I wish there was just a little more variation in the sound for an album this long.

I love the dramatic strings in Lonesome Tears and some of the similar uncanny that pervades the other tracks. Bit moany, groany on the whole though. End of the Day dragged like its namesake on a tough Monday. Round The Bend catalysed my Sunday scaries and almost triggered a psychotic glitch as I listened to it whilst reading about defamiliarisation and dreams in Living Things (I actually just had to skip half way through sorry). Oh gee, Already Dead is another bleak motherfucker. This Becky Boy needed to go to the pub with a few mates on a sunny Saturday and remember life is worth living. Okay, Beck listened and felt life’s rays on Sunday Sun but still got that dystopian gait- lighten up bud. Listening to this album felt like holding a plank. Best of the bunch: Side of the Road

It's. Just. Radiohead. Now, I still liked it. It's still very pretty with beautiful arrangements, and Beck's voice fits the music nicely. But the arrangements themselves, the chord progressions, the sound design, it's just goddamn Radiohead. This is what happens when you listen to Karma Police or Lucky or Nude or Fake Plastic Trees exclusively. When it doesn't remind me of them, it reminds me of Neil Young. So at least it's not a monolith. Only after typing that paragraph did I realize that the album was produced by Nigel Godrich, who also produced almost all of Radiohead's stuff. So I guess I can't place the blame entirely on Beck. But I still fear that the album is too derivative for me to get that much enjoyment out of it. Whenever I listened to it, I could only think about what I'd rather be listening to instead. But still, I didn't hate it. I just don't feel like I got a strong sense of what Beck is actually like. I just know where his music tastes lie.

Mycket radiohead inslag. Läste ingen text men var helt ok, lyssnar nog inte igen. Har aldrig hört om Beck trots mycket hits. Spännande!

Typical Beck album, overall pretty slow very similar songs and repetitive throughout.

Love it

maybe i'm biased because this my era but this just is nice. it doesn't piss me off. may not be a new sound but he does it well Would I listen again: yes Deserves to be on this list: maybe 3.7

A bit too depressing for me

One of my absolute goddamn favorites. Lost Cause holds deep personal meaning for me. Is the rest of the album as good? No, but some of it almost is. This is the sound of early 2000s disintegration, back when we thought the personal side of disintegration still mattered.

Disappointing

Album #107, Sea Change, Beck ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I don’t know, man. When your high watermark is something as impressive, interesting, fun, and endlessly replayable as Odelay, I expect a bit more than fairly basic, earnest singer-songwriter stuff. I’ve looked into the history of the album, I get it. It’s a breakup album. He went in a different direction. I would never bash an artist for trying something new, but for Beck, this just feels a bit too simple for me. It’s not the kind of music that I come to him for and I don’t really see why I’d come back to this when there are other artists who I think do this style a lot better. Bill Callahan, Tindersticks, Nick Drake to name a few. It gets three stars because there are definitely some really strong songs on it, especially at the start. The Golden Age and Paper Tiger open the album really, really well. My favourite track is Around the Bend, which reminded me of my beloved Scott Walker. The strings are nice, but it can be a bit dreary. I was never big into The National and this veers too close to that. It kind of turns into background music sometimes. It’s too long as well. I will say the production is excellent. When you really tune into it, it sounds fantastic. But I just found myself losing interest as it went on. So it’s a light three for me. It’s got none of the humour of Mellow Gold, and none of the weirdness or unpredictability that makes Beck so interesting to me in the first place. It’s totally competent and well made, don’t get me wrong, but I do think this is maybe an example of an artist having too many albums on the list. He already has Odelay (a masterpiece) and Guero, which I’ve yet to hear. Surely there are other artists with albums you need to hear before you die that deserve a spot over something like this. I suspect this will be a negatively received review, but it’s my review nonetheless.

Sort of a giant slow bummer. I like my Beck playful

mega sadge and calm, i didnt expect it from beck, lol

A bit slow for my taste. Interesting instrumentation at time.

Funky Beck is a 5, mellow Beck is a 4.

That was much better than I thought it would be. Wish it was the one with the sweater song though.

Not my type

Loved it, listened multiple times throughout the day. Some slow burn deep tracks that I can't get enough of

Beck might be my desert island artist. If I could only take one discography to an island to keep me sane and human, it could be his. I've always enjoyed this album, though I think he's strictly at his best when he's trying to be a bit looser, more fun, experimental. A few parts of this drift past me, but overall he is just a genius songwriter. The songs and compositions are beautiful, even when they're forgettable. Volcano is one of my all time favourites by him. So not my favourite Beck album, but far from a chore.

Voz que no conecta conmigo solamente en 2 canciones, entiendo que crea ese ambiente melancólico y la producción muy bien poco más que decir

It was the coolness of Beck, but mixed with a horrible post grunge vocal tone. I liked parts of it, but it missed the quirkiness I've enjoyed on his other albums. The back end was alright. 3 Stars

This album is like getting all excited to go out sailing on a nice sunny afternoon, only for the wind to die down fifteen minutes after you raise the mainsail. You're longing for that magical feeling of being well-headed with a stiff wind, and your friends who have come along are pumped up to see what all the fuss is about (you've been harping on about sailing for quite some time). But now here you are, sitting in the cockpit of you yacht, barely needing to hold the tiller because you aren't going anywhere. Your friends are laughing at you, but also pretty frustrated because they were expecting more. It's pretty pleasant, but not offering much.

It was pretty slow and not what you expect from Beck. Probably good song writing etc but I just found it all a bit boring and uninspiring

We are in the middle of a late May heatwave and this is a great album for a hot sunny morning. It is so chilled, sea breeze would perhaps be as appropriate as Sea Change. The crescendo at the end of Lonesome Tears is almost Beatlesesque. This is Beck in full on acoustic singer songwriter mode. Generally its a really solid album with the occasional dip, yes Round the Bend, I am talking about you. Overall this is a 3.5/5 but i dont think it’s quite as strong as a 4 so 3/5

This is my second Beck album in as many months on this generator, and my review is the same as it was last time. Not for me. Not even remotely.

This feels like a less experimental, more stripped back version of Beck. A bit Wilco, very chilled and a lot different to Odelay which I previously loved. The backing vocals on The Golden Age reminded me of Mike Mills from R.E.M. so there's obviously bonus points for that. Adored the strings on Paper Tiger. I like the chorus of Sunday Sun a lot. Overall it is unfortunately a little too chill for my liking - I generally prefer a bit more upbeat, and while I think it's really beautiful in places, it does feel quite one-tempo. I like it, but would have preferred either a shorter album, or a bit more variety. 3/5

It's just a very very pretty album.

LOVED!

Though it falters a bit on Side-B, Sea Change is an absolute masterpiece of a record. The folksy psychedelia is a perfect balance to what has to be one of the best modern breakup albums. I could listen to it infinitely and never grow tired of the subtle beauty found in between the sadness.

If you're used to older Beck, it'll be weird to hear live instrumentation here. This signaled the beginning of his artistic changes I guess, hance the album's title. Also quite emotional and personal, both in Beck's voice of course, but the lyrics too. Wistful, lonely, desolate, don't expect to hear the goofy white boy stuff you're used to hearing from Beck. It's kind of too much at a point, but I can also appreciate the emotional vulnerability and maturity that Beck displays here.

This is my second Beck album and I am once again annoyed at the list for giving certain (usually male) artists so many albums while women artists are left off completely or only have one album. Beck is fine, but not good enough to warrant the number of albums on this list. I love a good breakup album, and I have been known to love the “sad guy with a guitar” trope but Beck misses the mark. There are a few songs that break the dreary, samey mold- Lonesome Tears especially. But overall, this is incredibly boring.

Beautiful and sad.

Mega depresso, but also kinda uplifting?

I prefer a weirder brand of Beck.

3.0 Album was fine, Beck's vocals kinda surprised me here, pretty good and fit in with the songs. Sea Change makes some pretty tasty beers if you get your hands on some. Id rate the beer 4.2

so far i love, Guess i'm doing fine and lonesome tears

Good, but boring.

Slow vibe for a beautiful morning

Surprisingly depressing

love some Beck, not this

Mdeh

Dream folk - I love the blurred amble of of so many of these tracks. I come away relaxed and introspective without even realizing what I was listening to. The bass line on Paper Tiger feels like it's straight from an Air album in the best way, with the strings keeping breathing life into the melancholy. This is great.

muy muy bueno, los sonidos la guitarra, simplemente me ha encantado, es melancólico, te transporta a otro mundo, yo que solo conocía loser de beck es que nadita que ver

Más o menos conozco la discografía de Beck, pero justo este disco no. Para empezar, curioso que en menos de una semana haya escuchado dos álbumes con referencias directas a Histoire de Melody Nelson de Serge Gainsbourg, ya con eso me ganaron; muy distinto a lo que había escuchado de Beck, este álbum es más lento, más melancólico. Muy bueno.

I’ve heard this before and I own it. It took me a while to appreciate this album since it’s such a departure from all his earlier work, especially with the serious and heartfelt lyrics. Some earlier Beck albums have songs with heartfelt lyrics but there was always a layer of irony and absurdism to it. The music lacks any irony and the absurdity is limited to some odd electronic flourishes that are easy to miss. When you stop comparing it to his earlier work, it’s a strong album with good indie folk songs that are a cut above the rest of what was being done at the time, although very sad-sack lyrically and best to listen to when you’re in a particular mood.

kind of boring, but better than “Morning Phase”

this was not as fun for my bus ride lol. beautiful though

Melancholy bois only. I enjoyed the backing music more than the lyrics. I’d give it a 2.5 but will round up to be nice.

:/

This is a sad album. A really sad one. Beck obviously had some issues with his breakup and decided to bleed out on the pages of this album liner. His lyrics are honestly the most coherent I have heard at this point and I really appreciate that as I can only take the tongue in cheek absurdism that he usually writes for about half an album. You know, I really like this one. I have only been familiar with Lost Cause before (shoutout to Beyond: Two Souls for introducing it to me, you were a mixed bag of a video game) and it has become a breakup song that I put on every now and then. Beck has a great ear for music, and as much as I have mixed feelings on the first listens of his songs, they usually always grow on me after another listen. This album was a much more immediate enjoyment of the album - I think that everyone that has ever dated or have had a lost love can latch onto the sadness of this one. To me, Beck's other albums are a mix of emotions and you can have a sadder song followed by a bop that you want to dance to. This album is a bath in sadness, thick like honey that will take a while to shake off once you're done with it. I really enjoy it. Playlist Pick: Guess I'm Doing Fine

lovely stuff

Very enjoyable. Packed with raw emotion and I adore the vocals

Como dijo un sabio, medio falopa el disco.

Used to remeber ts in a old apple itunes presentation lol

So nostalgic and full of emotions

Interesting but bland

I think I’m a Beck fan now? 4.5

Good! Very mellow and acoustic. I don't love his voice....

Bosd

Meh

Love the dreamy feel of this album. Some great arrangements but feels like it could use a change of pace at some point. 4

This was very good. For some reason, I never paid attention to Beck, but I enjoyed this one. At times, it reminded me of Ryan Adams (in songs like "Guess I'm Doing Fine"). Quite, intimate...sad songs mostly. Some of the tracks sound simple, but they are not. Others have nice arrangements and sound more "atmospheric". Some songs I liked: "The Golden Age", "Paper Tiger" (loved the strings and arrangements), "Guess I'm Doing Fine", "Lonesome Tears", "Already Dead", "Side of the Road" (great guitar work). Overall, I think all songs are, at least, good. I think this is a solid 4 stars.

Beck stelt nooit teleur, dit is wel een groeiplaat denk ik

rustig ma opnieuw goe vr studeren 3.5

Yusu beetje saai

biennn

I don't know. Too sad. Too slow. Too long. It gets the atmosphere, it gets the feeling, but you need to put something more on the table for me. The first song that made me think "I like this one" was the one that automatically started after the album ended. Turns out I really like Beck when he's in other artists projects. Not that much on his own.

"Break-up albums" bore me. It's like listening to someone you barely know read their secret diary aloud - it's cringy and uncomfortable, and I don't really care. That being said, it's hard to deny Beck's talent. Although I prefer his early albums, this record is quite well crafted, with nice arrangements and a bittersweet vibe that works fine if you're into that kind of thing. Both the vocal and instrument parts are restrained and sober, and manage to avoid the worst pitfalls of this type of album (like becoming whiny). I also appreciate the subtle grunge influences you can hear in a few songs. However, it's also really slow, long and repetitive. Most songs follow a similar pattern, and the mood doesn't change much over the course of the record. I'm completely all right with 3-4 songs, but a whole album of this was just too much for me ; there's only so much "sweet & sad" I can take in one sitting. In the end, it all felt a bit pointless and forgettable. I didn't actively dislike it, but I also didn't vibe with it, and I'm pretty sure I will never play this again. 4/10

nice ballads, nothing fancy though apart from the samples of Melody Nelson (or rearrangement) on the second track, Papaer Tiger.

en 2 mots : terriblement ennuyant, hors de cette liste !

This one bored me pretty hard. Nice background music to work to on a rainy day, but definitely not the Beck I’m into. Too mellow, not enough weirdness. It just floats by without really leaving a mark on me.

4/5

Arranqué entusiasmado. Terminé casi durmiéndome. Dificil mantener la expectativa en un álbum así, que encima dura casi una hora y se vuelve muy cansino. 4/10

I prefer my Beck to be lo-fi, angular and experimental. This Beck is acoustic and sad. I didn't mind it, but it doesn't reach purchase material levels. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit 🫳 ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 320 Already owned : 72 Purchased : 15 To buy : 4 Nope : 229

Suena bien, pero demasiado lentorro

3.5

I absolutely love beck. So chill and his sound is quite unique as well. Fully aware my review is bias due to significant childhood nostalgia of my parent owning and playing this CD loads when I was young. Don’t care. Still obsessed.

I love Becks Fifa anthems and I didn't realise how far back he went. But unfortunately found this album boring.

Beck has like one good song and it’s not on this album. Few bits I found enjoyable but mostly a bit disinterested

There’s bits I liked and bits I found a bit slow

Such a relaxed album. Sat on the floor playing with my dog to it having a really swell time.

A beautiful, sad record and a significant departure from the usual Beck sound. Further listening could bump this up but for now it’s a solid 4

Beck hace discos con altibajos, este es con bajosbajos. Me guardo Paper tiger, Guess I'm doing fine y Lost cause. Y se queda con 3 estrellas porque últimamente le doy 2 a cualquier cosa y este al menos tiene algo de interés. Lo mejor de este disco es que a ratos me ha recordado a Nick Drake.

Better than other Beck albums, I am surprised I find it so boring

This was alright, a little too long for a redundant downbeat album

Some really pretty songs, maybe his best stuff to my ears. I still can't warm up to that disaffected delivery though. It kind of suits the material here but it's the same delivery on every album and loses all it's effect in this setting.

Tristesse en douceur

Wow. Only listened to Mellow Gold before this, and I really liked it, but I came into this one not sure what to expect. It's a much smoother album than Mellow Gold, but still really nicely displays Beck's unique take on folk music, this time combining a traditional Singer-Songwriter sound with some gorgeous orchestrations and then layering it with genuinely fascinating electronic textures. It's a beautiful, deeply touching album, and the subtle range of sounds that the album presents kept me fully engaged and left me sad when it ended.

Easy listening great guitar riffs

I've drastically changed my opinion on Sea Change more times than I care to count, but after all these years, I think my opinion on the album is pretty much set in stone. First of all, I have to give some praise to Nigel Godrich. Overall, he's easily the best producer Beck has worked with and he does a great job here as well. Despite the dreary subject matter, Sea Change has a surprisingly warm and comforting atmosphere, mostly thanks to its polished sound and apt placements of the rare moments of messiness you'll stumble upon here. Beck's vocals are dark-toned, yet soothing and emotive, as well as perfectly mixed. The songwriting, well, it's a mixed bag. In fact, Sea Change is one of the most front-loaded albums you'll ever hear. The lyrics switch between creative and uninspired almost constantly, which is a shame because I can't remember Beck ever really fumbling in this department before this album. However, I really have nothing bad to say about Sea Change for the entirety of its first half. The second half is where the cracks really start to show. The album switches from a display of creative moroseness to a display of dejected boredom. I don't want to discredit the second half entirely, there are a couple of really great moments there as well, especially between Already Dead and Little One. Sunday Sun is the highlight with some surprising and welcome touches of neo-psychedelia. However, in general, the wonderfully emotional choruses of The Golden Age and Guess I'm Doing Fine, the fabulous instrumental breaks of Paper Tiger and Lonesome Tears and the sheer beauty of Lost Cause are all painfully missing here. The tracks I haven't mentioned are sadly a massive fumble in all departments and really bring the album down. Overall, though, it's a solid release, even if it pales in comparison to his best work. You'll definitely start to appreciate it much more once you try going through Morning Phase and his latest one-off ballads. Not even 300 days into this challenge and I generated all Beck albums from the list. Personally, I'd pick four of his albums for the list that do a better job of showcasing Beck's diversity and creative brilliance at the height of his songwriting abilities. Those albums would be Odelay, Midnite Vultures, Mutations and The Information. Favourite track: Paper Tiger

Sad Beck is not my favorite Beck.

1996 me became very tired of Odelay, and I do not care to hear about two turntables and a microphone ever again. Oh....Odelay is on this list too. Ugh. Anyways. This album surprised me. I only really liked one song (Paper Tiger), but overall I was not immediately irritated like I expected to be. There were a few other songs where I liked bits and pieces, but I realized I just don't really like his singing style. The production on this album is quite good, though.

Beck wrote a The National album? I'm here for it

Play this album all the time in the morning. Its chill. Beck doesn’t disappoint.

As much as I like Beck I just don’t enjoy these types of albums from him.

If you love this album, I can guess your age within 3 years, how tight your jeans are, and if you’ve sat cross legged on the floor of a two-bedroom house that four roommates shared while a scene-famous artist played a secret show.

It was pretty, and sad, and didn't make much of an impression on me.

This sounds like drinking yourself to death. I appreciate the layered composition, but the songs feel like nothing. Like eating a well baked wafer, but depressedly.

2nd full length Beck album I've listened to. Very good, but I need to give it another proper listen

Really good album. Enjoyable. More consistent than earlier albums but no songs that get your attention…, like loser.

favs: the golden age lonesome tears it’s all in your mind already dead rating 1.6/5

Best Track - "Lost Cause"

Maybe a bit unfairly criticized as a Serge Gainsbourg rip-off at the time of its release, Sea Change is otherwise an expansion of Beck’s acoustic, melancholic mode. I did a deep dive with it last summer and it’s maybe my 1A favourite Beck album alongside Odelay. His subsequent revisiting of the sound is a little too broad for me, but doesn’t take away or dilute the quality here.

8 - good chill album

Pretty good

Ensinnäkin, ihan hirveä levynkansi. Jos entisajan Anttilan levypuolella olisi pitänyt valita mielenkiintoinen levy kansikuvan perusteella niin tämä ei olisi milloinkaan tullut mulla valituksi. Alkupuoli levystä kuulosti mielenkiintosemmalta mitä loppupuoli, levy vähä niinku väsähti. Välillä tuli jostain Nirvana-fibat.

Tosi rauhallisen ja hyvän kuulosta, hyvin tuotettua musaa. Tarvii tutustua tämän perusteella muuhun tuotantoon. Artisti nimenä tuttu, ja hittibiisejä varmasti kuullut paljonkin, levylistalta löytynee paljon syvyyttä hittibiisien lisäks. Enemmän ku mid

Bisschen u2 vibes oder pink floyd ballade. Aber deprimierter. Eig schon ganz cool aber ist mir bisschen wenig teilweise oder bisschen random. Manchmal hitten die strings hart, manchmal sind die iwie bisschen random im Hintergrund halt auch dabei. "Unnötig" unharmonisch teilweise find ich. Stimme aber immer cool Favs: the golden age, little one

Not quite my tempo this morning - a little boring at times, maybe. Favourite track: Guess I’m Doing Fine

Un album muy conceptual

Saaier dan we can Beck gewend zijn, wel enkele mooie liedjes

Heel aangenaam en rustgevend

Beck is able to do something that Radiohead can’t, make a sad mournful album interesting to listen to

meh. Beck isnt a very inspiring slow jam artist.

Es un buen álbum. Siento que está muy tranquilo y de pronto lo sentí tedioso. Nada contra los albumes tranquilos pero tal vez falta un poco de fuerza de vez en cuando

Aburrido pero no tan aburrido como otros, el anterior sin ir mas lejos. Si los otros son un 2.5 este es un 3. Te falta algo amigo beck, una vueltita de rosca y capaz que va bien ya. No queda guardado.

Fantastic chilled album, no notes

So sick. Beck ran so Halloween Alaska and Pedro could also run

I listened to Beck's Guero back on album 38 (I'm at 338 now). I didn't like it very much, and that's been pretty much my attitude about his music since I first heard Loser when it came out. He's just never done anything I found all that interesting. I was floored by this album. Such emotional depth from someone I thought was mainly just a goof and who didn't seem to want to be taken seriously. But this is one that must be taken seriously. I am a sucker for depressing break-up albums in general, and this did not disappoint. Standout songs for me were The Golden Age, Guess I'm Doing Fine, Lost Cause, and It's All in Your Mind. If I have one complaint it's that the album is maybe one or two songs too long. Not that there are any bad ones, but there are a couple that could be removed and it would make for a tighter record.

Habe es probiert. Bin beim Hören eingeschlafen.

Out of all the Beck albums, why this one? It was mopey as fuck. I kept waiting for a Cell Phone Is Dead song or something cool. There were a couple of ok songs but overall this was a lame ass album. Hope Beck has found a new girlfriend and starts making better albums

It was chill and decent. Nothing really compelling.

Not really my type of song be some of the song do sound good just wasn’t my style of music

Slow, uninteresting and doesn't go anywhere. Sounds very samey all the way through. Repetitive and boring. 1.

Liked this alot.

Not my fav Beck album.

Probs best one so far tbh

Ahh such downtrodden beck, always kinda is but with a little more pep in the step. Though I knew this one when it came up but not really I guess, tracks as it would not have excited 13 year old me 3+

Odelay kind of set Beck up to be the 90s version of David Bowie or David Byrne, and Guero furthered that idea but felt a little darker overall. I would have guessed this record was the third of the three I've mentioned, but it was released in the middle. Weird! It's an aptly named record for Beck's transition to simpler and more emotionally charged songwriting. Guero makes more sense as a "return to form" record now, in that it gets back into more experimentation again. I'm not sure what to make of this one though... I understand why critics would have liked it, but I'm not sure it totally connects with me. Perhaps I need to listen to even more Beck albums to appreciate what's happening here? If I rated Guero a 3, that's gotta be the ceiling for this record too.

cheeeeks

Load of bollocks

buns

*2002. *Sad, somber album. Sounds a lot like the Rhett miller album that came out the same year. *I only knew one song - Lost Cause. *Overall fine, but forgettable. RATING - 6.5/10

Beck's sad breakup album. Totally different sound for him than prior albums. Some songs sound like Nick Drake, some a little like a Nirvana ballad. It's good, but nothing truly great. Pitchfork: 6.9 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #436 (2020)

Beautiful record. I love Beck, he's such a chameleon. This acoustic laid back style of his is my personal fave and this album has some classics

I enjoyed the bit I read from wiki about this album and what Bwck went through for these songs. The Golden Age & Lost Cause were highlights for me. Unclear if I’ll explore more of Becks work but I enjoyed the opportunity and exposure to this album.

Quite amazing. Every time Beck announces a new album, the listeners never know what to expect. However, whether you like the chosen style or not, there is a darn good chance that it will be a quality production.

Favourite Songs: Paper Tiger Lonesome Tears Little One

perfectly okay album to have on while you're working. Not extraordinary; not disappointing.

Loved it, beautiful and serene

Not my style but others may like it

Tranquilo y relajante. Me gustó pero siento que es un mood muy especifico. Algunas canciones medio largas.

Pretty good sad and will revisit

I feel like this would have been a formative album for me if I had heard it during my moody high school years. As it stands, it feels a bit one note. It's a good note, but one note nonetheless.

#346/1001. First Beck encounter on this list, hopefully there will be more. This was the period when every second Beck album was a mellow meditation and every second a musical montage - and I still like both of those styles. all that said, even though I count it among one of my possible desert island discs, Sea Changes is the last Beck album in that alternating cycle that I paid close attention to. Perhaps good to quit when the party is at its highest peak?

More a general wave of chill vibes than what we'd come to expect from a Beck album, I always come away from this one relaxed and unsure if there was a single track that stood out. Not necessarily a criticism; when you're looking for that kind of thing, this one fills the order.

Introspective and reflective. It's rather different to most Beck records that I've listened to, understandably so in light of the situation and motivation for making it. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

First Beck album I've listened all the way through. Always liked him, but never bothered before. This was good, obviously a divorce album

Wow, what a departure from what I expected from Beck. Tender and morose, there isn't a shred privacy on this album, he (they?) are wide open and vulnerable to the core. Sunday Sun is a phenomenal crescendo, a d the denouement doesn't leave me feeling cheated. Superb

I can't say this was very special or enjoyable for me.

Bij Beck heb ik soms het "Eels-gevoel". Soms wel, Soms niet. Nu is het momenteel "Niet"... Morgen een nieuwe dag. Een neutrale 3...

Okay

Not really for me

Not my vibe

By all fairness, this is a gorgeous listen. The instrumentation is beautiful, Beck’s vocals—while not my favorite—convey the deep melancholy this album’s going for. It’s just mush to me. Melancholic mush. I’ve never been a fan of sad-boy-with-acoustic-guitar music. I don’t think I’d listen to the entire album again, but there were many individual songs I’d play, like Paper Tiger and Sunday Sun.

some indie, so far so good. upd - a solid listen, will listen again but not enthusiasticaly its a pleasure to learn ab the artist though

I prefer happy Beck.

Kinda mid, the production is nice and it’s filled with ear candy but I hate his voice and honestly this is not my favorite style in the slightest. The end of the album is the best part, this end made up for the first half of the album. I loved the guitar riff on already dead. 4/5

Absolutely incredible! I’m in love with how well produced this album is. Through the expansive arrangements and stripped-down, intimate ones, this album never seems to lose its emotional resonance. This album creates a sound that is both lavish and reserved. Another interesting layer comes from Beck’s voice, which works perfectly with the soundscapes he’s working with. Overall it’s an album that turns heartbreak into something beautiful, while also creating an unforgettable experience.

Very slow, rather boring. Some bits were beautiful but it just didn't really do it for me.

buen album para ponerlo de background y trabaja. creo que ninguna canción es realmente rescatable. A veces con toques de NIRVANA

Very unremarkable. So far, most of these recommendations just haven’t been worth it.

The sea will rock you to sleep.

Never followed Beck. No good reason why. So, this is pretty much my introduction to him. The songwriting is excellent and heartfelt. Breakups are painful and he expresses that eloquently. The music and production are are brilliant. Liked it very much.

I'm not gonna lie, I didn't vibe with this much. It was fun as background noise. Maybe I should give it another shot some other day, but it didn't offer anything of substance to my tastes.

Really enjoyable. Lost cause an absolute banger.

5.5/10 Beck throws songwriting and composition standards out the window on this album, which is clearly an artistic release for what was a low point in his life. Most songs have no defined chorus, monotonous delivery, and all of them are particularly sad. It's a good album that is somewhat difficult to get through as there's just so much sad in here without reprieve. The raw acoustic guitar tracks seemed to grab my attention the best. Lost Cause, The Golden Age and Guess I'm Doing Fine were my favourites. Overall it was a nice, albeit sad listen. Best track: Lost Cause Will I revisit?: No

Me gustó mucho Me hizo acordar un poco a coldplay pero este no me da bronca

Mellow beck is better than rapping beck.

I wouldn't be a good friend to Beck Because I'm really not interested in listening to sad Beck. I'm sorry Beck. How about I give you three stars instead of two? Would that cheer you up at all?

**An ok album

It gives a sad chill vibe, like when you are in your room smoking and looking at the ceiling, it's the kind of vibe this album bring, and it also a calm serenate one, you can listening while you are reading a book o Just doing something else

Certainly a different vibe from Beck. Despite the gloom at points on this album, it was musically a really good listen.

Beck always finds a way to impress me

Fine. The arrangements were cool I guess. I really didn't like this as much as Guero. Decent but not incredible.

wow-this sounds nothing like Guero or Odelay. much darker, melancholy sound. enjoyed the arrangements and his emotions in the lyrics.

I enjoy this version of toned down beck much better but still doesn't seem that impressive of a recording- there are many deep cut folk and country rock records that do a better job of conveying the same message

Würde ich auf jeden Fall nochmal hören! Schön entspannend. Finde das Cover hat auch was! Gefällt mir. Wobei die Lieder alle immer bisschen zu lang sind. Also zieht sich dann immer.

Probably my favourite Beck album so far (heard quite a few already, not sure if this is the last one.) It's quite melancholic and dreamy, it's the perfect album if just want to feel the just plain old sadness. It's different from other Beck albums I've heard (Odelay and Guero) in that it's not eclectic, but who cares, an album with just lovely arrangements that do nothing but enhance the sorrow that is expressed on the album. Highlight Song/s: "Sunday Sun"

No me fusto

Eindrückliche und schöne stimme die eine gute Musikuntermakung hat

While this is not Beck album I would have chosen for this list, it’s a melodic and fun listen.

Riktigt jävla skittråkigt album eller?

One of the best overall vibe albums that maintains a certain level of good. Not the best, but a great piece of art.

One of the greatest morning albums ever recorded.

not as good as odelay

meh, kinda whiney

Sad Beck is better than shitty rapping beck Will I listen to again: 10%

A little sad. Overall good but a bit to downbeat and melancholy. The track Lost Cause was a standout.

I like his party albums but Beck is nonetheless a genius.

Muy tranquilo,de ambiente,agradable

fucked with this heavy

Sumptous sound throughout, and I feel like I could detect a slight Gainsbourg influence in the instrumentation. Probably the most satisfying Beck album I've had generated so far.

Never really liked Beck and this hasn't changed my mind.

"It must be nice to be a man and make boring music just because you can" ~ Florence Welch (who is missing from the list) Didn't mind this! Very nice actual music. Couldn't really tell what he was moaning on about, but it didn't distract from just listening to the music in the background. Good!

Some nice tunes. I made the mistake of listening while working out. PSA - it’s definitely not work out music. Sad and mopey for when you’re on that kind of mood.

Great album. Already heard it many times, downloaded and passed down from my pops.

NOT FOR ME

Very pretty songs. Lot's of instruments and stuff going on.

More lowkey and depressing than the typical Beck album. Enjoyed it, but won't be first on my list when listening to Beck.

Amazing record. Sad Beck is great Beck! This album is only second to Midnite Vultures (Wild n’ Fun Beck)

Melancholic and magnificent. One of Beck's best.

This geezer has an annoying face. The album sucks too.

I’m generalising here but this isn’t the horny beck does Prince-isms of midnite vultures but is sad Beck does Radiohead. That is a generalisation but Nigel Godrichs production does bring a sad bond theme vibe. The palatte is much broader than that though- at times Beck sounds like Nick Drake and the lush orchestration and excellent acoustic playing doesn’t dissuade that view. A deeply personal album that has enough cracks of light to let you in

My friend was telling me how his dad used to play him The Golden Age when he was little, so I was a little familiar with this, but I was surprised by just how different this was from really anything else I've heard from him. Obviously Loser and stuff, but even his stuff later like Modern Guilt and such is just a lot more energetic. I really liked this though, I think slowing his sound down and making it more personal was a really smart move for him and I think it works really well for him here. Just a really solid album all the way through. Favorites: The Golden Age, Guess I'm Doing Fine, Little One

Smart lyrics, laid-back vibe. All of it really speaks to the loneliness we all know at some point. Deliciously alt-country. Closer to 4.5 than 4.

Ehh. A bit boring.

Not my favorite Beck album

I'm not a huge Beck fan, but his stuff is always at least interesting. This album was straight up boring though.

Couldn't listen all the way through... not my cup of tea :( nice strings though

Sad and slow

Sad Beck is still great Beck

A depressing journey. You find yourself surrounded by an overwhelming, noisy combination of chords and words that touch the darkest parts of us. Sad is the sea of change.

Good, just maybe not the right time for it for me

Beck peels away the experimental instrumentation and production of his earlier albums in favour of a live, acoustic, almost psychedelic folk sound. The album has a lazy, laboured feel, and some lush melodies. But Beck is at his best when he engages the listener with unexpected melodies and instrumentation. While there are hints of this, such as in the melodic journey of the emotive "Lonesome Tears", such heights are few and far between. And thus for all Beck's talents, it is hard to see this project as more than a set of good, but similar, melancholic heartbroken tracks.

cool album

J’ai bien aimé l’ambiance mais je ne l’ai pas trouvé très marquant.

Album muy melancólico. Buena voz y letras. No es movido, más bien muy tranquilizador. Lo que sí senti que las estructuras de las canciones se hicieron repetitivas

One of the greatest albums of all time. Can even forgive the Scientology.

I have loved all of Beck's albums so far, on and off of the list. The best part about them is that you never know what's coming next. This was a very good and enjoyable listen.

A reflective, bleak, low-key, semi acoustic album. A good, three-star album. 1 "The Golden Age" (4/5) 2 "Paper Tiger" (3/5) 3 "Guess I'm Doing Fine" (3/5) 4 "Lonesome Tears" (3/5) 5 "Lost Cause" (3/5) 6 "End of the Day" (3/5) 7 "It's All In Your Mind" (3/5) 8 "Round The Bend" (3/5) 9 "Already Dead" (3/5) 10 "Sunday Sun" (3/5) 11 "Little One" (3/5) 12 "Side of the Road" (3/5) Total - 37 Average - 3.08 298/1001 160/298 albums reviewed were new to me

Poor me songs. Poor me for hearing them.

Unique artist, not afraid to experiment with different sounds, and genres. Good music.

This was new to me, having not really kept up with Beck after Midnite Vultures. Really enjoyed it, would definitely listen again.

Not heard this before, quite liked the downbeat nature of it

A bit disappointing? Feels more like a pastiche of alt country than anything sincere. Many better examples of this genre

Nice enough, 2 stars. Let’s hope there are some Beck duplicates to come, honestly RGP what are you playing at giving us this from his back catalogue? Tom.

Break up álbum, de verdad le dolió a mi buen Beck Su forma de externar lo que sentía fue hacer algo así de sincero Tiene algunas letras más profundas que otras, son embargo, creo que mantiene su esencia de sobre que trata sobre todo el álbum, merece revisita 3.5

A few really great tracks on this (Lost Cause being my favorite). I wanted more memorable choruses, though, and a bit more range tempo-wise. 3.5 rounding down.

Favorite track(s): Paper Tiger, Lost Cause, Already Dead, Sunday Sun

This reminded me a lot of Nick Drake, and I should have liked it more than I did. I should come back and give this another shot sometime, but it didn't do anything for me at the time

Sry

this was fine. good music sometimes. his voice made me want to yawn but not in a bad way?

Tosi tunnelmallista ja chilliä, folk ja kantri rokkia Beckiltä. Yllätyin kyllä. Tosi siistit nuo jousitaustat kappaleissa. Tulee vähän sellainen Radiohead fiilis niistä kappaleisiin. Ja sointuvalinnoista myös. Parhaat: Round The Bend, Lonesome Tears

me dio vibes el mato, nada más que sin la onda más electrónica de el mato. me gustó pero no conecte mucho

Tää oli ihana. Miksen oo enemmän kuunnellut?

And i wanted to be And i wanted to be I wanted to be Your good friend

Some nice orchestration but overall too ballady for me

A lovely album. Knowing the context that it was made during his divorce, it makes a lot of sense. It’s very slow, with some beautiful guitar work. It has a more somber tone overall in comparison to Odelay. Not really an upbeat number in the bunch, but still a genuinely pleasant album.

The mellowness of this record can fool you on how great it actually is, as Beck makes his breakup album a massive introspection on the universe. It's very mellow, perhaps sometimes too mellow for a near hour runtime. But then again, it's also gorgeous, and the arrangements (done by Beck's father, a composer) are both lush and used as a flourish and feature. It's some of Beck's best work, even if he's best remembered as a freak folk, lo-fi pioneer.

Sadder than my taste. Kinda boring but not bad per say, just didn't keep me interested at all.

Dreary, dreary indie. The songs are dull and Beck's voice and vocal style does absolutely nothing to add any sort of interest. 'Round The Bend' sounds like it has a strong Nick Drake influence, but lacks any of Nick's charm. I really did not like this one

Depressing not for me at all

Beck the chameleon. He can do it all and on Sea Change, he does it to a remarkably high standard. I'm as happy listening to electro Beck as I am acoustic Beck. Not a bad song on this album. In fact, I like it so much, it's getting a 5. I especially like the flurry of dynamics towards the end of the record with Sunday Sun (which could easily have fit on Mutations) and Little One (especially the reverb on the vocals.) Best: Paper Tiger, End of the Day, The Golden Age.

Wow! Was not expecting this. Have never been a fan of Odelay and have therefore shied away from Beck. I could admire Odelay, but just didn’t like it. This on the other hand, is right up my street. Think it’s the more traditional production that draws me in better. I like! 4. Going into rotation

Not for me

I really like Becks