Beck Is God!!!
 

I love Beck, he's brilliant/gorgeous/awesome...or whatever you would like to call him (something positive of course)...
Everybody who thinks the same way should join this thread!!!
WELCOME!!!

I'm a loser, Baby...

If I remove the painful memory of Midnite Vultures then i`d proabably agree with you.

How can you not like a guy who accepts a brit award in a bath surrounded by people wearing horses heads.

Funny guy...
 

Yeah, exactly! U have to love him...

Do ya know that stuff he did on SNL, he's funny as well :)

Well, I like "Sexx Laws", as u can see through my signature. "Midnite Vultures" is not THAT bad...

Well to be fair your sig is from one of the 2 good songs on that album

midnight vultures isnt the worst thing he;s done- that accoloade belongs to mellow gold. im a biiiiiiiiiiiiig fan of odelay and guero- 2 of my favourite albums. hes just a bit inconsistent with his offerings in terms of quality. either bloody good or bloody awful.

yeah, i love beck, sexx laws is probably my favorite Beck song. i'd love to see him live...and meet him infact.

I would like to meet him, too...
 

I agree totally...and I would tell him that he's not a loser at all...:)

haha, yeah, i'm actually grateful for 'loser' i love it soo much, and now i can actually say something other that 'pencil sharpener' in spanish :)

Someone should slap him for Hanson though

Did I hear hanson?

Beck Hanson.

Slap him for what?

And What the hell is wrong with Mellow Gold?

sorry, Beck Hansen*

Beck Hansen
 

She meant to slap him for his name: "Beck Hansen", that's his name.
And there's nothing wrong with Beck at all... It's always subjective to judge which album/song is best. So if u like "Mellow Gold" there's nothing wrong with it.

thats why i was saying Beck Hansen :D

How about being instrumental in getting Hanson a record deal , which is what I was originally referring to

I guess I should've been going to a different church or something then.

Yeah, he is indeed...
 

Really? My church is clearly referring to BECK... We've little pics of him in our bible and a special meeting - every sunday before divine service - in which we discuss his newest songs and interviews...

Please don't accuse me of being blasphemous or something...

I'm guessing his answer is no.

oh crap. wrong thread. :D

Beck
 

Any Beck fans here?...Odelay is amazing...I havent heard Guero yet, but i have heard some positive things about it, i might purcase it eventualy, what did you guys think?

I think you should buy Guero is what I think. You certainly won't be disappointed. Personally my favourite Beck album, although I must admit being quite partial to Sea Change as well, even though nobody else was.

he's ok.

beck is the ****. devils haircut is my fav from odelay. hell yes is a good one guero, its got a more hip-hop feel, good head bobbin tune

What supises me most about the Beck cannon is that Sea Change was so well recieved and Midnight Vultures was reviewd so poorly. I own SC and I don't really care for it, and they play MV at least once a week at work and I think its amazing.

Beck in general is hot ****. He should be as highly reviewd as Radiohead and David Bowie, who I think are not as good as Beck, but get far more respect.

I like Beck.
Yeup.
I'm sure there is a thread on him already called 'BECK IS GOD' or something...Josephine started it...I'm suprised I remember thatt.

Beck
 

To me, Folk and Singer/Songwriters are the same thing, and to me, Beck might be one of the better new ones out there. An admitted fan of Hank Williams, the man runs the gammit (sp?) from stupidity to deeply insghtful.

If we are including Beck in this forum, who would you say are his pseudo-folie contemporaries?

he is a singer songwriter first and formost, a modern turbadour if you like, despite the fact that he takes a different approach to the whole folk thing, not being affraid to put on a kick ass beat and make danceable songs, i downloaded most of his albums, odelay is my favourite, guerro isn't half bad either, and even though i haven't quite listened through sea change ( after going through hell and back to download it ), lost cause is such a beautiful song that it's gotta be good too...
so as far as contemporaries, i would say willie mason, bright eyes and the likes....

Im not familiar with this willie mason, care to share your secrets sir?

Sea Change isn't my favortie beck album, but I own it, and its alright. Paper Tiger is pretty good as well, and whatever the first track is. (You can see how often I listen to it).

wille mason is a lot more rooted in the country realms of singer/songwriter musicianship id say. his music is a lot more relaxed and laid back. beck to me can be classed in two junctures- with the dust brothers and without the dust brothers. with the dust brothers he is amazing- odelay and guero being obvious examples. minus the dust brothers he loses a bit of his edge. midnight vultures for example. that said. mutations is also a great album and overall i like him a lot.

Whats wrong with midnight vultures? Debra and Pecahes and Cream were amazing songs. I know he sounds like jimmy fallon, but hey, its the music that counts.

I think Iron and Wine and Jack White could be S/S contemps of Beck now that I think of it.

Does anyone else think his new song (that I can't spell) sucks just a bit?

I think 60% of his music sucks.

Mellow Gold FTW.

It amazes me that you'd come in here then.

beck is incredible, because there's nobody that sounds like beck. he's his own genre as far as i'm concerned. i'm a huge fan of his earlier work

incidentally, who has the new album? maybe a review would be nice as im yet to invest in it.

can't believe noone commented on The information yet, i found out about it on a fluke, didn't even know he was recording a new one already ( seems like Guerro only came out yesterday ). one of the best albums of the year methinks, the man is a freakin genious....plus, the extra DVD with a video for every track and a make-your-own-cover?! inovative, groundbreaking and so freakin cool!! great to dance to, awesome to chill out to....buy it now!!

I saw them live with radiohead last August. They were amazing and they're great on stage. I highly recommend seeing them if you get a chance!