Sea Change

First I was not into it, it grew on me, even to the point that I found it fantastic

I liked it! Nothing much to say other than it made me feel like I was back in high school and I think Beck has better stuff than Sea Change

A very chill, melancholy, sad album. Not really any songs in particular that stood out but it was a vibe for a rainy, relaxing night.

Surprisingly U2-ish in a lot of places. Beck is almost always a vibe. This is probably some of the more approachable, wider appeal Beck music I have heard. That said, I think it's a bit sad sack and can fade into the background. This is great moody music, great background music. Will I remember any major point as sticking out? I don't think so, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it's bad. Very solid music and I like the influences of regular Beck towards the end infused with the almost post-rock minimalism of a lot of the rest of it.

Wait…this isn’t a pearl Jam album?

Was not expecting Beck to sound like this, good stuff

3/5

Moody country-like record. None of those things are my thing. It's good music, but my kinda music 6/10

When I got Odelay, an earlier album by Beck, I said it was good in concept but didn't stick the landing and felt a bit rough/off. This album feels the exact opposite, Beck found out to make some really nice music, but here it all sounds so safe while I feel like it wants to be experimental and different. I feel like Beck polished Odelay so hard to make this album that he sanded of what made it special, and now it feels like a regular softpop/country album, or maybe a porcupine tree album when porcupine tree would be made by some major pop label who don't actually want to experiment. tl;dr the quality of the songs might be better, but it is a lot less musical.

Chill background music, sorry Beck

Holy depression, Batman, this dude needed a hug in 2002. This is my first listen of an entire Beck album, and it’s a sad one. He apparently wrote this after his long-term relationship ended, which makes complete sense thinking back to the music. There’s some really neat arrangements on here, lots of big, loud string sections that elevate the material. The music was good, but I wasn’t in love with the vocal style or the 52 straight minutes of sadness. 3/5

I like Beck, but I’ve never listen to or heard any songs on this album before. I feel like this album was a lot different than the type of music I associate Beck with. Very much enjoyed listening to it!

Folk rock, country rock, chamber pop.

Look this album is fine. It's quite good. But it is really one of the least interesting and ambitious of Beck's storied catalogue. Mellow Gold, Odelay, Midnite Vultures and basically everything he did after this - not necessarily better, but more interesting. Fave Tracks: The Golden Age, Lost Cause, Already Dead 3.4/5

3.8 maybe? Nice atmosphere but ig atp its nothing new, or maybe im not as depressed as i once was

I have a pretty instant aversion to Beck but this one grew on me with time. Whiny gave way to sincere

Fine if Beck is your thing .

My least favorite Beck album. But, it’s still Beck…

fine. very atmospheric

Decent album.

I do really like a lot of Beck’s work. Overall this is a very moody album, so I have to be in the correct head space to get the most out of it.

its like listening a song repeats 'uuhhh uuuuhhh' in the background

Not what I was expecting from Beck, pretty depressing... and I like it!

Some beautiful stuff but the low energy kind of made me drag at certain points in the listening experience.

5/10

this is pretty good, but nothing super special.

Off of the first song I’m under the impression there’s going to be a lot of acoustic guitar-remind me of ok computer by Radiohead Slower and more mellow

A whole album of Beck does not a good time make. I like individual songs well enough when I hear them but a whole album just turns into a slightly dreary background hum to me.

One or two tracks that interested me but generally a bit dull. However, I didn't dislike any of it but I doubt I will remember it in a weeks time.

Ok at times but often a bit boring. I preferred his earlier album midnight cultures with more energy. 3.4 stars

Olin kuullut Beckiltä varmaan vain kaksi biisiä (Loser ja Devil's Haircut), joten tämän albumin melankolinen ja akustinen tunnelma tuli yllätyksenä. Kyseessä on melko hyvä levy, joka sijoittuu jonnekin kolmen ja neljän tähden välimaastoon. Mutta mennään nyt tällä kertaa kolmosella.

I like this album and I like Beck, but this isn't my favourite album. I like it's sad and mournful feeling up to a point, but then I wanted it to pick up or approach these feelings in a different way, which never really happened. A good album though.

Lots of string instruments. Kind of a soft, quiet vocals. Chill, but not really my thing.

Never been a Beck fan, but this ain’t half bad

Easy Sunday listening Fave track: Guess I'm Doing Fine

Didn’t need to hear this right now, Jesus wept. 3.5/5

Too slow

Relaxing but nothing special

nice safe beck sound ..nothing new

I have a funny relationship with Beck's music where I find some of his more acclaimed albums to be kind of overrated and I prefer some of the less popular ones. With Sea Change my issue is that its melodrama runs a bit long throughout the whole thing. The production, which is usually fun and vibrant on his albums, is very stripped back and acoustic here. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it makes some of the songs like End of the Day, Round the Bend and Side of the Road sound a little thin. As for Beck, it's a very sad and personal album and I certainly appreciate that. Problem is, it doesn't have the emotional power of let's say an Elliott Smith album. Beck doesn't really have the ability to make words resonate with me as much as some other artists do. The album does have a fair amount of beautiful ballads - The Golden Age is majestic with its beautiful, rich instrumentation and amazing chord changes and it contrasts beautifully with the minimal but groovy Paper Tiger that has amazing string sections in the back half. There is also Lost Cause which is the most heart wrenching ballad on the whole album. While not my favorite from Beck, I can at least take away a few songs from it that I really enjoy. Maybe it would hit harder if I was miserable and crying myself to sleep every night.

There isn't anything I dislike on this but it does feel a bit redundant. Some of the string arrangements reminded me of Nick Drake! End of The Day was quite catchy, liked it a lot, I liked many other songs, but they all blended together a bit too much. Great voice! Oh and... Lost Cause is great!

Decent

It’s good, but I prefer a more experimental, funkier Beck on Odelay or Guero. I liked “it’s all in your mind”

Beck goes country. This album shares the very same DNA as the most sorrowful country album you can find. Gone are Beck's signature music collages, replaced with somber songs about a break up. It's wonderful but sad. Not nearly as fun as his other albums but that's the point. 3

Folk rock. 1st track, The Golden Age is a bit too slow and melancholy for me. Paper Tiger has interesting instrumentals that complement the vocal delivery Rather than getting old, the slow melancholy style gets nicer and easier to listen to Some very nice moments and I like the overall feel, but it doesn't grip me. Best track - Paper Tiger, End Of The Day 3 stars, but a high 3

Beck is very talented and went for a specific mood. Liked it, didn't love it.

A little too sad for my tastes.

Reasonable vibes.

love Beck

Beck is very very talented. Very relaxing music, great vocals. I think I would have to listen to it again and look at the lyrics fully grasp it.

Oh Beck - you complete me

Great album Song I like: the golden age, Lost Cause,

Don't remember much from it. Kind of boring but not bad

I really like Beck. I tend to lean more toward Odelay and the one after that, however I really enjoy his ability to change styles up so seamlessly. This was a great album and a natural "next step" for him in a career that is always looking for something different.

I’m pretty disappointed with this one because the first two songs surprised me and got me excited for the rest of the album, but then I found that all of the songs sounded so similar to each other, in less of a cool and consistent way and in more of a dull and boring way. I get that it sounds this way because it’s a breakup album, but even that aspect didn’t get through to me. Maybe on their own the songs are good, because I did enjoy the production, but I think it’s a case where the whole is less than the sum of its parts.

pretty chill, nothing too crazy about it.

Kinda sounds like Pearl Jam + Pink Floyd + Elton John

Decent, but this one had never clicked for me.

So he may or may not be a Scientologist??? Either way this album's pretty boring

Decent album. Standout songs: Guess im doing fine End of the day Already dead

I like it, but i don't love it. It's got some nice hooks, but his voice grates on me a bit.

Unoffensive, and beautiful parts.

Touches of psychedelia and country. First time I’ve heard this and quite enjoyed it

Competent but the deeper meaning eluded me

I like Beck fine enough, but the songs sound too familiar and bleed into each other a bit. Still a very listenable album.

Ok album with loads of interesting things in there. Not my go to music but would not mind listening to this if it comes up. I would rate this 2,5 stars but I quess I'll round it up to 3.

A little bit too somber for me …..

Well, Beck. "Singer/songwriter" in a way.

- a good album to dissociate/ugly cry to - meilleure chanson: the golden age

Very mellow. Too mellow even. Sounds good, but has no energy.

This album had a pretty unique, chill style. I’m not sure I loved it… I didn’t dislike it, but it simply wasn’t exciting enough for me. Not bad, though.

Easy album to listen to.

Vibra inmaculada (quien sabe que significa esa palabra pero esa vibra me dio)

Mellower than I’ve heard him. I prefer his experimental side over this, but it was nice.

This is like the 4th best Beck album imo

This one was tough. I didn’t realize beforehand this was one of his albums that was a bit more country influenced than what I have previously heard for him and I was thrown off by that for sure. I enjoyed some songs, but a lot of the album I still felt like there was just SOMETHING missing for me like it was almost what I was wanting to hear but instead was left with a bit of disappointment. I liked most of the lyrics and I like beck’s voice though at least. Maybe I’d like this more in the future on a relisten but idk

Lovely but too mellow for me. I do love the strings on Paper Tiger.

There are moments of this that I really like and there are others that are super dreary and dull. I can't decide how I feel about this.

No ładny, nie dość że smutny to jeszcze ma głowę w kosmosie. Tiptopem kroczy po cienkiej linii między muzyką której mama słucha w samochodzie (boring) a muzyką którą mama każe mi przełączać bo jej się nudzi (how dare she even say that) a nie ma nic gorszego niż nuda (tu się zgadzamy). Może jej wyślę i zapytam co ona sądzi na ten temat. Mógłbym się zagłębić bardziej w teksty i wybrać jedną albo dwie do moich różnych playlist, ale akurat mi się nie chce (Natomiast loser jest przecież świetny, może powinienem obczaić co jeszcze robił starszy, w sensie młodszy, beck)

It was kinda sad not my vibe for today I’ll try later when I’m saf

A real sea change for alternative rock music, showing that 90s indie acts had more than feelings than nonchalance, they could also be morose.

I had a cassette copy of Mellow Gold when I was in high school, and it wasn’t something that stuck with me. Beck seemed a little too on the nose, the poster boy for the whole Gen X/slacker thing. Didn’t follow him past that. This is a well-written, well-produced breakup album, and it feels heartfelt. I hear echos of Nick Drake and Scott Walker in here. Somehow, as a listener, I like the sincerity here even less than his earlier wry slacker persona. It just feels that I’ve heard a bunch of things like this before, and without having a personal connection to it, it doesn’t really move me beyond it being a nice listen. I can see why people like it though.

Feels like sitting alone in a boat that's just slowly swaying back and forth in the water, except there is no water. It's just a boat a void with a disturbing lack of texture. It's a foam filled comforter in primary colors floating in space.

A good breakup album with beautiful production and fantastic string arrangements. When this came out it was very popular with my fellow college students, who were, naturally, going through breakups all the time. It's a sad and gloomy album but Beck's approach to the subject matter is universal and restrained, never veering into embarrassing details or overly emotional expressions. Nigel Godrich paints these simple, acoustic guitar-focused songs with kaleidoscopic color, perfectly representing the mildly psychedelic experience of rediscovering oneself in the midst of a romantic rupture. Favorite song: Paper Tiger

It’s pretty good. Kinda mellow

Every song sounded the same.

I'd only heard Loser by Beck and was interested in seeing what else he has. All in all, a solid album. The music is really good, and his vocals hit nicely. The Golden Age is chill, nice music there. Paper Tiger was really good. Guess I'm Doing Fine had a nice melancholy feel to it. After about 7 tracks, it starts to drag a bit. Still, overall a decent album. Best song: Paper Tiger

I feel like Rodrick Heffley

Some really emotionally and well written songs. Well done.

Lets say i wasnt struck by it

super calming

i didn’t mind it.

Honestly, not my favorite Beck. It's completely off brand, but I respect that. The songs are good, but after a while you begin to know that the guy is going through something and it's pretty sad.

Very dull album. Liked it at first, before realizing that every song is the same slow melodrama. Still, good at what it's trying to do. Standout Tracks: The Golden Age, Guess I'm Doing Fine

I'll admit, I'm still mad at Beck for what he did to Cage the Elephant. But honestly this album feels like the transitionary point from older, experimental Beck into his newer, more self indulgent paradigm. I can hear a lot of things i like, he is a talented an interesting composer. Lyrically i found this album rarely, although not never, rising above forgettable. I am not a fan of Beck's ballads, of which there are several on this album. Not my favorite, even among Beck's catalog.

The cool thing about Beck is that you never know what you’re going to get, but you can be sure it’s going to be good. In this case it’s acoustic, laid back, almost moody Beck. But it’s really good. It’s not really a party album, but that’s ok. I dig it.

arkada aktı gitti ama hiç fark etmedim de o yüzden mid bence 2.5 olsa 2.5 derdim

Chill... Almost too chill

This sounds like a Neil Young album to me with the harmonica and slide guitar. Not what I expected after only hearing Loser and Novacane from Odelay before. I like it but don't think I wouldn't find it notable without Beck's name attached to it.

not my favorite but still worth a listen

Enjoyable, not what I expected only knowing beck for Loser but will likely revisit

Yeah, it sounds good, especially for background. The voice is good, the guitar is good, so many layers in the music. It’s just nice to listen to, so calm, somber, melancholic and saaad because it's basically a post-breakup/depression album. Nothing catchy or something that holds my attention. At least it’s not another British band of 70s or 80s hahahahahah, so it was interesting to listen to. But not enough for me 3/5 —————————————— No liked songs

moody white boy. didn’t finish

Slow Beck slow.

Really a weird album...

3 stars

Guys sad.

Snoozy, but then, so is Beck for the most part.

Had this after Nick Drake´s Five leaves left. Compared to that I liked this album considerably less. However, I could see myself listening to it again somewhere down the road.

Ok

some weird Eddie Vedder style singing. 1st track nice, if a bit dull. paper tiger nice cool sounds / bit gazey

Niet van m’n sokken geblazen

I want to rate this higher but it was just so long and dragged out a lot. Each song could've been reduced and lost nothing. I think the snail pace of each song made it seem longer than it was. I liked the simplicity though of the guitar and vocals. His voice sounds a little like Bono which I think is a good thing. There was some clear messages in the songs which were meaningful. 6/10

Really liked Lonesome Tears. Quite good album. Didn’t get more than 3 from me because it cleaves a little too closely to the sensitive man with guitar genre that bores me

3.5

I’m okay on this. It was like the chill mellow parts of that Ariel pink record. Or a father John misty album. But like nothing reallly hooked me despite the inclusion of some of our jellyfish friends…

Just a gloomy beck album? It’s nicely themed. Every track is good but a bit too depressing. It reminds me of a Taiwanese artist album I loved before. That album was about time. It includes topics like peace&revolution/infinity/ripples/reincarnation/hourglass/platonic love etc. It is a good album but it will take me hours to appreciate. If I have more time on this album I might like it. But just for first time listen, it was just alright.

Somber and melancholy, which got a huge boost from the weather the day I listened to it. I do enjoy how Beck tries different styles but this isn’t the one I find the most appealing. Middle of the road.

Not Beck's best.

pretty good, but dark. Depressing

Beck is good but this isn't his best.

I’m not a big fan of Beck. I mean, I generally enjoy his music, but it doesn’t impress me. He experiments a lot with his style, which I appreciate, but most of his experiments are not really in the realm of things I enjoy that much. This album is kind of the same thing. It’s a non-generic, relatively fun folk rock album, but it doesn’t do enough to stand out, in my opinion. I really liked all the chamber tracks here, but other than that, the vibes are nice but nothing exceptional. 7/10

fine

Nice atmospheric dreamy pop rock record.

I dream

When I read the Wiki entry prior to listening to the album I saw words to describe the album as heartbreak, desolation, solitude, and loneliness. This excited me because when I’m in that sort of mood I love music to make me wallow in my own sadness or pit of despair. On listening there was plenty of melancholy on display but unfortunately a lot of it was delivered in a Country Music style which took the edge off it. Yes there were one of two opuses with soaring orchestration which did hit the mark. The best of these and the best track on the album being Paper Tiger. But overall not an album likely to accompany me and a bottle of red wine to sit in the dark and contemplate all my lost loves and heartache. 3/5 9/12/25

Solid voice with clean instrumentals behind him. The album is a bit somber for my liking but his serous, deep tone completes the desired effect.

Schön aber nicht catchy

Ganz gut aber etwas sehr viel singsang

Good album, not 2hat i expected. Need another listen

Pleasant, but didn’t knock my socks off.

It's fine I guess. I greatly prefer party Beck to introspective Beck.

I got this when it came out and I liked it ok at the time. Relistening to it now though, I think the reason it didn’t become a favourite is because the melancholy is so…forceful? Overbearing? It’s not fragile like Pink Moon or something. I feel like I can only listen to one or two songs at a time to really enjoy it.

At times this really hits the spot for folk - alt country. Radiohead like melody's and pacing. Overall just falls a little short.

All sounded the same after a while but a bit boring

Eerder al een 1 en een 3,5 uitgedeeld aan Beck. Die 1, dat kan smaak zijn. Ik ergerde mij aan de piepjes. Onder die 3,5 vermelde ik al dat de losse nummers vrij vergeetbaar zijn. Het album als totaal gaf het een plusje. Nou vooruit. Maar nu hebben we toch wel weer een hele saaie en overbodige harde vergeetbare 3 te pakken. Best boek, had het dan bij die andere twee gelaten. Dit voegt totaal niets toe.

Rather boring to be honest

Interesting. I had only heard Beck's more experimental stuff before. For me, this suffered from coming the day after Frank Sinatra. I am much more the intedned audience for Beck, and I think this record is more creative and interesting in lots of ways than the Sinatra. But Sinatra somehow communicates melancholy and loss in an elemental, archetypal way, and this feels a bit wan in comparison.

Man, Beck is so talented. This album is unlike any of his others and is - as advertised - his lament for a lost relationship. As such, it is far slower and sadder than my personal tastes. But it is just so well done. Influence 3. Quality 4. Intangibles 3. Hits 2. Not my cup of tea, but a nice, mellow listen if you're in to that sort of a thing 3.

Lost cause is great, but the album wears on you

Not as funky as the other Beck stuff I like, but pretty good.

Meh

Beck

Have to listen again but first listen was mid

It’s a well made album but a chore to get through

It was pretty decent but kinda airy?

some decent stuff, mostly beck

This really is a pretty album. Beautiful voice, lyricism, and soothing guitar. I just didn't particularly vibe with the mopey aesthetic at the time of listening to this album. I think, when I'm in a specific mood, this would absolutely speak to me. I also just prefer the older Beck songs, usually. Not by any means a bad album, but it was one that I did not particularly connect to at the time of my listen.

Un album très lent et mélancolique, je dirais même léthargique provenant de Beck. Ça a sa crowd, mais honnêtement je le préfère complètement bazou baseball sur Odelay

I’ve never listened any of his music. I found the alb interesting and think it should be played a few more times.

I like Beck, but I'm not used to sad Beck.

Some very pleasant songs that all hit nearly the same exact tone. Nice to listen to, but tends to fall into the background.

I think this album is fine. On the first listen many years ago I thought I'd come back to it often, but in the end I listened twice through and that was all. I kinda get the inclusion of two Beck albums for historical reasons but it also makes me surly about the male-dominance of the list. The musician that made the transition from weirdo semi-outsider to lush mainstream pop, with albums still worth listening to 20 years later, is Cat Power. Beck is forgettable.

6/10

okay meh

A bit of a snoozer compared to other Beck albums but I can understand why people like it. Some good songs but none that I'd specifically come back for. The whole is better than the sum of its parts.

It was fine. Much rather listen to “Face Value” by Phil Collins or “Here, My Dear” by Marvin Gaye though. Those guys better conveyed their heartbreak, anger, and sadness than Beck did. I suppose everyone goes through their feelings differently than anyone else.

I actually own this album. I have probably only listened to it 2 or 3 times prior to today. I'm a huge fan of his album Mutations and I figured this would be similar. However, this is his breakup album and it's very depressing which is probably why I didn't listen to it much. Listening for this project I was reminded of the song Lost Cause which I liked a lot (enough to remember from before.) I knew Golden Age first from a great KT Tunstall cover on her acoustic album.. which most likely led me to buy the Beck album. This is Beck at his simplest... no crazy samples or cryptic (odd) lyrics. Even though the lyrics are simple it seems like Beck is mumbling his way through them and I wish the vocals were clearer. Song to song is mostly the same monotone muddy vocals without much dynamic from track to track. This album is not bad but not his best. Because I'm aware of his other albums this will more than likely be judged harsher than if this was a true first listen to an artist I knew nothing else about.

A bit boring for Beck. Had really expected more. Great lullaby album.

MMM Ya Beck is wicked sad man. 3.5

It was ok, easy listening. Very well mastered

Not sure how much more you can stetch out doom as was achieved in the song "Round the Bend". Nothing is around the bend! In fairness there is quite a lot of very beautiful sounds which wrap the bleak in a kind of blanket. Its warming in a way which I appreciated but only so much gentle guitair plucking I can accept if you dont transition somewhere. "Already Dead" - Had a pace I appreciated as it maintained the pain but without the drawn out nature I came to expect. Each note and lyric bounced onward which seemed missing elsewhere. The good news I dont find this particularly offensive listening which is handy. I could let this wash over me and allow the odd golden nugget to get through which do exist. It was oddly relaxing in the end but ultimately a miss to break through the low middle music field. Rounded up!

It's quite a good listen and better than previous offerings from Beck. It sounds like the love child of modern indie and country and western. A well recorded album with good tone throughout and quite morose in a folk/singer/songwriter style. Other than being generally quite pleasant, I didn't feel a deeper connection and there was always a slight suspicion that Beck thinks he is a lot greater than he actually is. I might be being unfair but I'm going to judge him for it anyway.

No está mal, pero...

2002 jahapp

Too chill

Better than I expected after only knowing (and disliking) Loser.

Very, very sad.

I admit I had never listened to Beck before. While it was quite listenable the overall tone was a bit too dark and depressing for my taste. Easier to listen to than some songs on this list that I just can’t make it through but nothing on here will make me want to listen to this album again. 3 Stars.

I feel like I remember enjoying this one a lot more than I actually do now. There's plenty to appreciate here, some really strong lyricism, and I love the orchestral arrangements, which kind of remind me of Radiohead. It's just really top-heavy to me. First five songs are great, topped off with the brilliant Lost Cause, then it just kinda meanders and a lot of the songs enter a sort of dreary saminess. I do like Sunday Sun and the ultra bleak country instrumentals on Side of the Road though. Overall a good album but not one for regular listening for me

кроме колорз всё пока слишком меланхоличное/однообразное, не хватает

Much of the album sounded "same-y" to me.

kinda groovy but wouldnt actively listen to it if i wanted to lsiten to something

Not his finest

Ok, decent album but can't quite see why it's on this list

Beautifully recorded and mixed. A little too consistently downtempo for me.

not familiar with beck but will probably listen more after this

Typically languid Beck fare but he generally does it well. Doesn’t have the “pop” like some of his other work. 3.5

This was unmemorable and fine. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 2/5

I am only familiar with a couple of Beck albums, neither of which really sounded like this. Sea Change indeed. Ultimately, I didn’t find this one particularly exceptional

Not as good as odelay. Very low key, needs an upbeat song or two.

Didn’t like it as much as I thought I would, based on what I’ve heard from beck before, not bad tho

Beautiful, peaceful music, ideal for a relaxing train journey

Musica molt chil. M'ha agradat, destac canço: "Lonesome Tears" (la tornare a escoltar)

Typical chill Beck

I bought it at the time and enjoyed it, but a bit meh now

Beck sait écrire de belles chansons c'est indéniable mais un album entier de balades tristes c'est un peu trop.

Better than I thought it would be.

Some really great and well written songs but this album drags

it's decent, i like the sound of this album.

Beck has no edge on sea change but he’s riding sad boy wave pretty well.

Hey maybe I just listened to it in a good mood, but it was better than the other shit. OK, Beck. Good work I liked “Paper Tiger.”

106 No estaba mal, pero se me hizo eterno. En un momento sentí que escuchaba la misma canción una y otra vez. Si escuchara canciones sueltas tal vez me habría gustado más.

Mellow. Slightly monotonous

i normally enjoy beck's music from what i've heard but i didn't really jibe with this one. it has its moments, but mostly it is very subdued and acoustic, and quite frankly, a bit boring for my taste. i'm used to beck being very progressive with his production and this feels very regressive to me. it's not bad, but i didn't find it very interesting, and quite frankly, a little disappointing.

Pretty interesting ngl. Nothing spectacular

Not the biggest fan. The instrumentation and production was very well done and bumped it up to 3 stars for me, but didn’t really enjoy the voice or the lyrics much.

It was just inoffensive background noise, nothing special

Boring background music. His voice is alright but this could use something.

This was not what I was expecting from a Beck album and it wasn’t bad, but from start to finish the vibes/sound didn’t change much. I feel like it’s a three for now, but it might grow on me with future listens.

Cool. But didnt quite grip me.

A lot of nice moments and interesting chord progressions, equally a lot of slow-burn inert atmos stuff, which eh

Nice album

6/10

Beck's sad cowboy album? Technically solid, like a lot of Beck's stuff, but this one didn't grab me has hard as his other albums.

mellow and sweet

3/5

Nice listening but to slow for me.

Another early train ride album, this time in Paris. Definitely confused between air and beck. Good but nothing really stood out

I mean, it’s Beck doing Nick Drake, but not doing it as well as Nick Drake does Nick Drake. It’s introspective and a little boring at times. Not one of his more appealing works for me.

It was good but didn't impress me.

I guess this album demonstrates that Beck is a musical chameleon. When it comes to his slow music, I prefer Morning Phase album, however this one is perfect adequate for afternoon napping. Favorite Song: Lost Cause

I was previously familiar with Beck but not with this album. Like his other material, this is alt/indie rock which takes influences from electronic and other genres. This album seems to have a little more country influence than his other albums that I've heard. I liked it and would listen again.

like the vibes

Sad. Depressing. But amazing!

Alternative uit 2002.. Altijd afwachten wat er dan gaat gebeuren. Maar het eerste nummer raakt mij wel goed. Het is rustig, met een mooie begeleidende gitaar. Zijn stem is ook prima aan te horen. Speelt in op je gevoel. Als dit niet te zweverig wordt, dan kan dit best een leuk album zijn. Het springt er niet perse heel erg uit, maar het is wel gewoon een erg fijn album om naar te luisteren. Zou dit eigenlijk een 3.5 willen geven, maar dat gaat niet. Voor een 4 vind ik het toch te weinig, dus dit wordt een 3.

I appreciate it. But in comparison with Blood In The Tracks and other break-up albums, it lacks to me some of that emotional veracity, that emotional resonance. It's too reflective.

Sorry about your failed relationship and props to you for the introspection and willingness to change style, but this is all a little wispy and soft around the edges for me.

Bisschen langweilig, aber ganz gut

Decent.

Very slow, can see this being good to listen to in a coffee shop

Overall pretty decent, although it could all be one long track. The little bits of silence throughout the album tipped me off that apparently one song ended and a new, different song was beginning. Without those, I'd be lost

OK, relaxing.

Another album I haven’t listened to for 20 odd years. Pretty nice but a bit uneventful. I did save Lost Cause and Paper Tiger to my playlists.

pretty chill, early 2000s indie-alt vibes 6/10 enjoyed it but not sure if anything stood out for me to come back to

Not my favorite Beck

Rv

Listened to Guero a few weeks ago, and gave it 4 stars. So I have pretty high expectations for this one. The opener The Golden Age is solid, if a little repetitive. The song doesn't really go anywhere, apart from the chorus having a couple of distinctive high backing vocals. But the guitar and slow tempo are pleasant. A fresh, clean sound. Where Beck really comes to life is in the next track, Paper Tiger. The strings strike that perfect balance of beautiful and mysterious (even slightly menacing) that I came to love in some of Radiohead's tracks off A Moon Shaped Pool (2016). The bassline, when it comes in, is also fantastic here. Beck plays around with just a couple of chords to create a weird classical-blues genre hybrid. Lonesome Tears, though slower and more balladesque, is great for the same reason. A few of the songs suffer simply because Beck's voice is kind of... well, boring. And the instrumental can only do so much to help that. Guess I'm Doing Fine and Round The Bend are, collectively, ten minutes of indisputable filler caused by Beck trying to make a vocal-and-strings-based ballad and failing to do anything musically interesting with it. End Of The Day is, instrumentally, a very similar track – but it does more with its chord progression. Round The Bend and Side Of The Road are two other dull tracks that suffer from a lack of zest/oomph. Could be due to not having any percussion. In fact, pretty much all tracks here lack percussion, which I think works heavily against Beck compared to his Guero album (which has a diverse range of percussion sounds). I gave that one a 4. It's pretty reasonable to give this something lower. 3/5 Key tracks: Paper Tiger, Lonesome Tears, Lost Cause

3+ album. some great tunes and a better album then i remembered.

He sings as if he's asleep and talking to someone in his dreams. The music around him is very good, great arrangements, beautifully played instruments... all he needed was to shut up. 3 stars.

This was a really heavy but beautiful album. Definitely a heartbreak album

Not sure I get Beck but this is a good listen for a mellow mood. 3.5/5

Paper tiger has Radiohead vibes with the dramatic violins Lonesome tears outro was cool in a kind of drifting in space way. It's a very mellow album with some interesting sections in the tracks. I particularly enjoyed the textures and production on Sunday Sun

3 1/2. Very mellow. Good background music.

Groundbreaking, boundary pushing and genre defining three phrases that do not describe this LP. At times lovely and at times dull. Beck is more fun when he’s having fun.

Started quite nice and most of the songs not bad but after listening too long starts to be a bit sleepy or even depressing.

Not bad, not great. Low energy.

The first half of this album felt like how Phil Spector originally envisioned the Beatles' "Let It Be" to have sounded. Definitely requires a relisten, but enjoyed this more than I expected!

I didn't have an opportunity to listen while reading the lyrics. This is another album that will need more time to digest.

I like this record okay. Beck does make interesting musical choices and though I’m largely impartial on his funkier records I do enjoy the more introspective singer/songwriter ones

Pleasantly surprised

Confort

Solid labum, not my style, for sure. I really like Beck, the music and what he represents and represented, just not these ones. I do not want to investigate too much if his other works are like this (are the album conceptuals or did he just "feel like" doing this), so I do not like these songs as much as the rest of his discography. Nonetheless, a good, albeight slowed-down, Beck record. Definitely not my favorite body of work.

A thoroughly decent album, but it didn’t leave a massive mark on me. Got a bit bored at times. 3.1/5.0 Best Song: Sunday Sun?

Not as good as i remember, at its best its very Serge Gainsbourg, at its worst it was quite boring. I imagine it was mint in 2002 though.

If you gave me a stack of CDs with Beck's catalog of music, and I listened to that stack, and you then asked me about this CD in particular, I would politely respond by saying "oh right, that's in there too" but, to be honest, I probably would have forgotten about it by then.

melancholy but soothing, it grows on you but beck is just not for me. i hope he's having a good day though

i think this is an album to listen to if you're in the vibe for it

A bit too melancolic for my taste

Quero ouvir mais Beck, ele já está na minha lista faz um bom tempo, mas não pela sonoridade apresentada neste disco aqui. Não é desse Beck que eu tenho interesse e curiosidade. Eu prefiro bem mais o Beck colorido, com a saturação no talo, e bem texturizado. Infelizmente, não é esta faceta que ele apresenta neste álbum Mas de qualquer maneira, o artista continua intacto. É admirável e comendável a consistência sonora deste disco. De cabo a rabo, ele apresenta um tema sonoro e lírico, e se mantém firme nele até o fim. Além disso, o álbum tem uma fluidez espetacular, cada faixa derrete na próxima e desta maneira, independente da temática densa apresentada aqui, a escuta é fácil e leve. Mas como eu havia dito, eu achei este disco bem monótono e sem cor. Foi uma decisão consciente do artista, mas por isso, não consigo dar uma nota mais alta. Prefiro o som mais eclético e animado de Beck. 3/5

Really good album. I think Odelay or even Midnite Vultures are better Beck albums, but this one certainly deserves a nod.

It's ok, nothing ground breaking for me and a bit slower to some of the Beck tunes I've liked before. Quite long as well, not bad by any means

It must have been a pretty devastating breakup that was able to take the weird out of Beck. With the help of Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, "Sea Change" is a beautiful and pain-filled album. There are plenty of good songs here with the major standout being "Lost Cause", one of the best he's ever recorded. But this isn't an album you would listen to if you were in the mood for Beck. If you're after melancholy, others also do it better. It's an accomplished album, just not one that I'd listen to often. But credit to Beck for stepping out of his comfort zone and doing it well.

Late night melancholy. It's good, but not what I'd go looking for.

Really liked this until about half-way through - Round the Bend and pretty much onwards. Droned. Before that it was groovy, surprisingly chill. Was expecting more racket, considering it's Beck.

I'll consider this one "Beck gets sad". Because that's pretty much what it is- a sad album, without anything else really to break that up. Even so, it was pretty good listen as a whole. Nothing here will blow you away, but it will make you feel something. My biggest issues with it were the constant melancholy tone and the length. I think it was a song or two too long, especially since it didn't have anything to give a break from the sadness. There were even a few songs where I thought "this sounds like a closing song", but then another one started playing. Even with its flaws, it was enjoyable. He traversed some different (as yet, for him) musical ground, with pared down, simpler instrumentation and styles. Some tracks sounded more country, others more folk, and some closer to straight acoustic rock. There was a lot of quiet and atmosphere. Perhaps it was seeing this other side of Beck, without the wackiness and strange music and lyrics, that made it more interesting. Maybe this type of music coming from him is what made it seem more meaningful. Either way, it was refreshing. I give this one points for its honesty and the quietness of its power. There are some issues with it, but not enough of them to make it bad. I found it pretty good on the whole. Overall: 3.4/5

It's good, there are some seriously off-putting vocal affectations that make otherwise great songs just par

The Golden Age. If you use some country inspired slide from the get go i am going to be favorable. This os going to be an album about love and loss which auits my mood of late. Otherwise meh song. Paper tiger. He sounds like he cant be arsed when he sings, like he cant be fucked opening his mouth too far. Otherwise quite nice this song. Like the bass lines. Guess im doing fine. Didnt realise he was so alt country. Lonesome tears. Very lofi feel. A little Air Moon Safari about this. Lost cause. Its growing on me this album. I think in the right mood it is one to let wash over you. He cant be fucked oepning his mouth cause hes just exhausted by this relationship hea in or has been in. End if the day. If youre onto a good thing stick to it. More of the same really. Its all in your mind. Round the bend. Already dead. I dont hate those album. I quite enjoy the meloncholy. It moves through stages of growf almost. Not sure id listen to it again and agaim. Sunday sun. There’s something almost Brian Wilsony about this, combines with the Beatles wall of sound. Theres a bit going on here. Really like this. Little one. The most Beck-like track so far. Side of the road. Im not very familiar with Beck and his catelogue. This isnt what i would have expected going into it. That isnits not what i thought a beck album would be (all samples and whacky instruments arranged to a pop sensibility, apmost post-punk pop but with an alt pretenscious twist - maybe i’m off the mark with him? ) so for that i am pleaseamtly surprised. Songs are pretty stripped back and the players fairly solid (likely better than Beck in the musicianship stakes). I maybe let my bias against Beck coloyr my view with comments like ‘meh’. Its probably not wrong on a certain track by track level but i after listening read he didnt release any somgs from this as singles, forcing people to take it as a whole and i think thats right and something noteworthy in it’s foresight im amd of itswlf. I suspect if i listemed to this over and iver it would grow on me. I like that and might gove it more of a go even if to listen to aomw great musicianship from the back band. This person clearly didnt have the album grow on them. http://analogue.io/essays/unpopular-opinions-beck

muy suave para mi gusto, pero buena musica

I want to like this album more, but somehow can't. Three really good tracks; Golden Age, Guess I'm Doing Fine and Lost Cause.

Stark 3a. Vacker, melodisk. Kommer lyssna igen. Lite tråkig och deppig dock.

Becks good but it was a little boring? Very calm

This is a good example of how my tastes have changed. Twenty years ago this would've been a 5/5 from me. Now, it is still good, but not to the extent I remembered. A lot of moody heartbreak songs without much depth. Surface-level orchestration and blips and bloops throughout to cover mostly cliche lyrics and Beck's singing which is inconsistent song to song. Often it sounds like he has cotton balls in his cheeks, like distracting intentional mumbling-- "Sunday Sun" is a good example of this. Overall it just doesn't come together well enough for me. The standout song for me is "Round the Bend" which evokes Nick Drake. Most songs don't know whether they want to be organic or electronic and the blend doesn't quite work. I admire that Beck is trying something different here though.

Enjoyed listening to this whilst working although it's not a memorable album and doesn't have anything that would be pulling me back to listen again. Its just a decent album.

Nice, mellowish album.

Sympathique mais pas bouleversant

I've liked some Beck before but I think it requires a certain mood. While it certainly wasn't a bad album, it wasn't my favourite. Top Pick: Paper Tiger Lonesome Tears Sunday Sun End of The Day Hitting a 3

Wanted to like it more than I did, just a pretty boring album. The instrumentals are great, maybe worth revisiting when I’m in a different listening space

Slower than I remember. Really an amazing album, but didnt tug on my heartstrings nearly as much as it did as a kid.

This album was fun and really peaceful. I enjoyed it. Sometimes Beck's singing feels a little lazy, but the album is solid overall. This album is definitely laid back, but is a fun driving album. "Little One" is so fun. Actual rating...3.5. Liked Songs: "The Golden Age" , "Guess I'm Doing Fine" , "Lonesome Tears" , "Lost Cause" , "End Of The Day" , "It's All In Your Mind" , "Little One" , "Side Of The Road"

# Album Name: Sea Change # Artist: Beck # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Beck is obviously going through a very emotional time on this album. Musically its very good. The production, as expected from godrich, is good. The music isnt bad. Its just quite a sombre album. 12 songs about a break up is a bit too much man. i dont care how much you loved her. You are BECK, you will bang plenty of other people bro. Theres some good tracks on here, just the tone really brings it down. You just need to be in one of those break up moods i guess. # Top Tunes: Paper tiger / end of the day / sunday sun / its all in your mind # Would I listen to it again? Maybe

This is my 3rd album im listening to. I thought it was very nice but it wasnt really my type of music it was the first album that is closer to my generation so i could recognize the music more but it felt too slow and most slow songs have to be relatable for me to like so im gonna give this a 74/100

Consistently pleasant but it didn’t stand out to me. Maybe I just wasn’t sad enough or in the right environment to fully appreciate. But as it stands I prefer fun/dancy Beck. I imagine I’ll listen to this more, although also might completely forget about it

Ok

Ziemlich gut, manchmal etwas langweilig

Вже не гітарний, а радше "оркестровий" альбом Бека. Все ще доволі цікаво, звісно ж чути і його надзвичайний талант як мелодиста, але на мій смак трохи нудно.

Boring

Enjoy the alternative vibes. Quite mellow but in a really good way.

I've always appreciated Beck indirectly. His influence on other artists, respect you notice but don't immediately look into. I could not name a single track of his for the life of me. Here I am now, listening to a Beck project for the first time. Sadness. Maybe it's loneliness, maybe it's appreciation, it fluctuates and feels organic. But the project itself, its feeling, it's sadness. The musicianship is great, if you love a well played guitar this album should stand out. Personally, recognizing his vocal dominance as an instrument, I still can't find myself really appreciating the way his voice sounds. Hard to ask someone else to sing it the way he does, though. I'd have this in my collection. There's a mood for this and it hits the spot. I'm just not in that mood right now. 3.4/5

Chill and enjoyable, not sure if it stands out though. Maybe a bit generic.

Lost cause is a cracker and I do like this album but it’s a lot of the same. Perfect for a certain mood but a 3 nonetheless

Sad vibes

Lost Cause still hits. Very mellow Beck record. Gives you the feels.

хороший но ничем не примечательный для меня

Country beck

It's alright

Favorite Tracks: Paper Tiger and Lost Cause. This album feels a bit ahead of its time - i feel like it could have sounded like it came out only a few years ago. String arrangements throughout were the highlights for me. This is the saddest I’ve heard Beck, too - decent album but not my favorite! 3.25 out of 5

A few absolute hits but quite a few duds

It’s a decent album but I’m not sure it should be on this list. I sure hope Odelay is on here!

There are so many sides to Beck in the first ten years — Mellow Gold to One Foot in the Grave to Odelay to Mutations to Midnite Vultures is a crazy melting pot — but I remember still being pretty caught off guard by Sea Change, an autumnal breakup album that rarely has a groove to ride or cares to bring us out of the muck. It's a whole album of “Nobody’s Fault but my Own,” which I don't remember clamoring for. But there's layers here — Nick Drake doing David Bowie or visa versa, with a little Patsy Cline sprinkled in — and it's a rewarding listen, elevated by Nigel Godrich's gorgeous production. Catch it in the right mood on a long stretch of starlit country highway and it may leave a lasting impression. It gets a little long in the tooth by the end — shave off two tracks and maybe I would have returned to it more over the years — and I always feel compelled to like it more than I do because of the critical love it usually gets. Another 3.5 star album that I have to round up or down. It's lovely, and “Lost Cause” is maybe my favorite song he’s made, and I haven't done myself any favors rounding up on that eels record and Coldplay's debut. Still, I just so rarely come back to it. I guess that's a good thing?

Sad Beck

Good background morning music

No huge standout songs for me on this album, but overall it was pretty pleasant to listen to. I was looking for a bit more memorable tunes though.

It is a really nice album. Have listened quite a few times over a month. Some songs stand out more than others and by the end of a listen I was always ready to move on. 3.5.

Nice selection of songs and great production by Nigel Goodrich, but I just don’t like his voice!

A fine enough album to vibe out to.

Not even in Beck’s top 1001 albums

Slower but I enjoyed it

I wouldn't mind liking this album, but it falls into the "respect but don't particularly enjoy" category. (Except "Lost Cause", which I already knew and which is beautiful. Much of the rest of the album uses a lot more discordance, which, good for it, but that doesn't mean I want to listen to it.)

*sigh. Why is it so hard for me to get into folk music? I mean, it wasn't bad, but still....