Comments on: Beck Brings The Sleepy Psychedelia That Half His Fanbase Has Been Craving http://idolator.com/391825/beck-brings-the-sleepy-psychedelia-that-half-his-fanbase-has-been-craving Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 15:46:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: thearcanemodel http://idolator.com/391825/beck-brings-the-sleepy-psychedelia-that-half-his-fanbase-has-been-craving/comment-page-1#comment-579452 thearcanemodel Tue, 20 May 2008 03:39:20 +0000 http://4bb607a54f271ab6f392bea421c62d9a#comment-579452 <p>uh, you know what also sounds kinda like zombies-meets-beta band? caribou. that said, while there are some uncanny similarities, it's still definitely a beck track (or at least not a total rip-off). regardless, it makes my ears really happy.</p> <p>i have been reappreciating dude's whole oeuvre lately, after being too cool or too distracted to spend much time with each album for a while. and, although each album definitely has its own great (or genius)-to-skippable ratio, it's been satisfying. for instance, i don't love it start-to-finish, but the information turned out to be a total grower the second time around. i have to agree with iantenna that parts of odelay sound kind of hokey nowadays, but it's still really inventive and wicked fun.</p> uh, you know what also sounds kinda like zombies-meets-beta band? caribou. that said, while there are some uncanny similarities, it’s still definitely a beck track (or at least not a total rip-off). regardless, it makes my ears really happy.

i have been reappreciating dude’s whole oeuvre lately, after being too cool or too distracted to spend much time with each album for a while. and, although each album definitely has its own great (or genius)-to-skippable ratio, it’s been satisfying. for instance, i don’t love it start-to-finish, but the information turned out to be a total grower the second time around. i have to agree with iantenna that parts of odelay sound kind of hokey nowadays, but it’s still really inventive and wicked fun.

]]> By: Marth http://idolator.com/391825/beck-brings-the-sleepy-psychedelia-that-half-his-fanbase-has-been-craving/comment-page-1#comment-579422 Marth Tue, 20 May 2008 02:56:47 +0000 http://4bb607a54f271ab6f392bea421c62d9a#comment-579422 <p>I seem to be one of the few who believe he peaked with Mutations.</p> <p>So it goes.</p> I seem to be one of the few who believe he peaked with Mutations.

So it goes.

]]> By: natepatrin http://idolator.com/391825/beck-brings-the-sleepy-psychedelia-that-half-his-fanbase-has-been-craving/comment-page-1#comment-579432 natepatrin Tue, 20 May 2008 02:23:46 +0000 http://4bb607a54f271ab6f392bea421c62d9a#comment-579432 <p>I still think that Beck's 1994 -- <i>Mellow Gold</i>, <i>One Foot in the Grave</i> and <i>Stereopathetic Soulmanure</i> -- is one of the weirdest, most creative one-year runs of the last 20 years.</p> I still think that Beck’s 1994 — Mellow Gold, One Foot in the Grave and Stereopathetic Soulmanure — is one of the weirdest, most creative one-year runs of the last 20 years.

]]> By: OJS http://idolator.com/391825/beck-brings-the-sleepy-psychedelia-that-half-his-fanbase-has-been-craving/comment-page-1#comment-579442 OJS Tue, 20 May 2008 01:01:22 +0000 http://4bb607a54f271ab6f392bea421c62d9a#comment-579442 <p>MV for me, too. I thought his last one was gonna be more like that than it wasn't.</p> MV for me, too. I thought his last one was gonna be more like that than it wasn’t.

]]> By: iantenna http://idolator.com/391825/beck-brings-the-sleepy-psychedelia-that-half-his-fanbase-has-been-craving/comment-page-1#comment-579462 iantenna Mon, 19 May 2008 11:14:47 +0000 http://4bb607a54f271ab6f392bea421c62d9a#comment-579462 <p>although i think seachange and mutations are his best albums it's amusing to me that midnite vultures has actually stood the test of time a shitload better than his presumed masterwork odelay.</p> although i think seachange and mutations are his best albums it’s amusing to me that midnite vultures has actually stood the test of time a shitload better than his presumed masterwork odelay.

]]> By: brasstax http://idolator.com/391825/beck-brings-the-sleepy-psychedelia-that-half-his-fanbase-has-been-craving/comment-page-1#comment-579472 brasstax Mon, 19 May 2008 11:04:58 +0000 http://4bb607a54f271ab6f392bea421c62d9a#comment-579472 <p>I'm on board with the Midnite Vultures love. Since then, none of his albums have been entirely bad nor overwhelmingly good. I guess "pleasant" would be an appropriate term.</p> <p>"Chemtrails" sounds promising, though.</p> I’m on board with the Midnite Vultures love. Since then, none of his albums have been entirely bad nor overwhelmingly good. I guess “pleasant” would be an appropriate term.

“Chemtrails” sounds promising, though.

]]> By: Tenno http://idolator.com/391825/beck-brings-the-sleepy-psychedelia-that-half-his-fanbase-has-been-craving/comment-page-1#comment-579482 Tenno Mon, 19 May 2008 10:23:50 +0000 http://4bb607a54f271ab6f392bea421c62d9a#comment-579482 <p>I suppose it's ironic that Danger Mouse is the production for 3 of my fav albums this year.... and that Beck track sounds awesome.</p> I suppose it’s ironic that Danger Mouse is the production for 3 of my fav albums this year…. and that Beck track sounds awesome.

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