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Old 06-04-2013, 02:39 PM   #181 (permalink)
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Here is a new Beck song that won't appear on either of two planned upcoming albums. I quite like the style, not what I was expecting really.

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Old 06-04-2013, 04:00 PM   #182 (permalink)
 
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I'm actually really looking forward to the acoustic album. I prefer Beck when he's at his mellowest, like on Sea Change and One Foot In The Grave, so I'm hoping the acoustic album will be something similar. His other new album is meant to be the 'real' follow-up to Modern Guilt so I'm expecting a 'typical' Beck album with all kinds of experimentation thrown in.
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Old 01-25-2014, 11:19 AM   #183 (permalink)
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Not a fan at all.
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Old 01-25-2014, 10:58 PM   #184 (permalink)
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Not a fan at all.
Agreed. It's just so boring. I like Beck for his bizarre lyrics. This sounds like anyone could have made it. Maybe the rest of the album will be better...?
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Old 01-25-2014, 11:23 PM   #185 (permalink)
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Sounds like the kind of stuff he's been releasing since after Midnite Vultures. I guess you can only be as original as he used to be for so long before you start running out of ideas. Albums as awesome as Mellow Gold, Stereopathetic Soulmanure and Odelay are pretty tough to match. *I hope he still has it in him to make something of that caliber, but I doubt it.*

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Old 03-10-2014, 09:49 PM   #186 (permalink)
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Sounds like the kind of stuff he's been releasing since after Midnite Vultures. I guess you can only be as original as he used to be for so long before you start running out of ideas. Albums as awesome as Mellow Gold, Stereopathetic Soulmanure and Odelay are pretty tough to match, I hope he still has it in him to make something of that caliber, but I doubt it.
Turn of phrase, or do you actually doubt it?
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Old 06-03-2014, 09:29 AM   #187 (permalink)
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This morning in the car I heard Beck's "Lost Cause" for the first time and liked it. Thank goodness for independent alternative radio stations produced by students at universities!

I liked the song's haunting, low, sweetly sad sound very much. The song inspired me to look up other songs by him.

So far I have been disappointed in the rest of Beck's music.
(EDIT: I actually kind of like "Blue Moon," too. just listened to it in Big3's post)

I agree with adidasss from long ago: "Lost Cause" is the only song that I like on the Sea Change album:

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Lost cause is the only song I really liked on that album. The rest is kinda bland...
I didn't realize right away that Beck also sings "Loser," and I was horrified (in an exaggerated way) because I agree that "Loser" is one of the most annoying songs ever:

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I'm really surprised but how much i'm liking Sea Change right now since I always thought Loser was one of the most annoying songs ever. Round the Bend, Lost Cause and Paper Tiger were probably my favorite songs.
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Old 06-03-2014, 09:35 AM   #188 (permalink)
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This morning in the car I heard Beck's "Lost Cause" for the first time and liked it. Thank goodness for independent alternative radio stations produced by students at universities!

I liked the song's haunting, low, sweetly sad sound very much. The song inspired me to look up other songs by him.

So far I have been disappointed in the rest of Beck's music.

I agree with adidasss from long ago: "Lost Cause" is the only song that I like on the Sea Change album:



I didn't realize right away that Beck also sings "Loser," and I was horrified (in an exaggerated way) because I agree that "Loser" is one of the most annoying songs ever:



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Lost Cause is a wonderful song. I actually like the slow drone of Loser also, its such a strange arrangement and Becks almost monotone voice really carries the song.
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Lost Cause is a wonderful song. I actually like the slow drone of Loser also, its such a strange arrangement and Becks almost monotone voice really carries the song.
I am currently completely mesmerized by "Lost Cause."

I love its low notes like the ocean's depth, its sweet, jangly acoustic guitar strumming, and the delicacy of the tinkling bells. I love Beck's deep resonant voice and the occasional constasting sharp-as-a-knife-blade electronic sounds.

I also love the song's overall mood and message.

Finally, I like the clever lyrics when Beck says, "I'm tired of fighting, I'm tired of fighting," which is meaningful by itself, but then takes on added meaning when he completes the thought by singing, "I'm tired of fighting for a lost cause" after having just stated that his relationship partner (his wife) was a lost cause.

"Lost Cause" for me is one of those songs where I think, "If this were the only song that existed, I'd still be well satisfied by music."

I do agree that "Loser" has a strange arrangement and Beck has a weirdly monotone voice in that song, even though I dislike it. I do, however, like the line about a termite choking on a splinter. That's the only line that stands out for me from the song.

I would have never guessed the two songs were by the same person. I guess that's a good thing in that it shows Beck is versatile.
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