i'm not sure if i like any song from Odelay as much as "The Distance" at this point
― some dude, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 02:36 (twelve years ago) link
Didn't get around to voting, it's all so great. Man, I can never get over what a great time it was to be listening to rock radio, like 95-98 or so - like, The New Pollution was in regular rotation! You'd just hear one kind of weird, offbeat thing after another, never really anything I'd later come to recognize as "indie" but so much more variety than you find right now, just sonically I mean.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 03:51 (twelve years ago) link
^^this.
― Mucho! Macho! Honcho!: Turn Off The Dark (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 04:35 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, ^^that.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 08:16 (twelve years ago) link
Never thought of it that way... of course, 95-98 was also the time of Matchbox 20 and Tonic. Not that there's anything wrong with "If You Could Only See"
― skip, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
There is so much wrong with "If You Could Only See."
― Melle Mel and the Coconuts (thewufs), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 15:14 (twelve years ago) link
First time through I thought it sounded like a bunch of noise. After prolonged exposure it became my favorite album evah for quite a few years.
My experience too. I was really disappointed when I first heard it as all the songs sounded like tuneless noise. It took me a while to trust this album and just listen and enjoy it.
The deluxe version revitalised this album for me, and it's probably my favourite for occasions long urban walks.
― Bob Six, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
Thread should have been called "Two turntables and a microPOLL"
― B-Boy Bualadh Bos (ecuador_with_a_c), Wednesday, 10 August 2011 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
As much as I preach about lyrics being so much less important than sound/feeling in music, I think Beck is a perfect example of when lyrics matter. I did mention that I don't care if the lyrics to Devil's Haircut "signify". However, it's the coolness of the chorus that really makes this song. And coolness is (among other things) an emotion that is hard to put to sound. That's where Beck's lyrics really help
― stop listening to the lyrics so much. you're ruining music (CaptainLorax), Friday, 12 August 2011 13:56 (twelve years ago) link
no votes for sissyneck? wow.
― jumpskins, Saturday, 13 August 2011 12:45 (twelve years ago) link
http://devonrecordclub.com/2014/06/02/beck-odelay-round-67-eds-choice/
― i reject your shiny expensive consumerist stereo system (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 27 June 2014 10:51 (nine years ago) link
just got the deluxe edition, and damn, the second disc is good
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 04:33 (nine years ago) link
how have i never heard this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0b3iHZ8A90
― the late great, Thursday, 23 April 2015 07:17 (nine years ago) link
Mike Simpson (Dust Bros) on "High 5 (Rock The Catskills)":
“This track was just a classic example of what happens when three crazy people get together in one room [Laughs]. Those are the kinds of song that are my favorites. There’s no real commercial potential there. But for me who’s just a fan of music… I like those the best.“A lot of songs you hear now, you hear the first ten seconds of the song and you don’t need to listen to any more because it’s just the same thing over and over again for about three and a half minutes. High 5 (Rock the Catskills) is one of those songs where it was the ultimate goal to end up with something that’s designed for someone with Attention Deficit Disorder. It just keeps you on your toes and really engages you as a listener.It’s one of those songs you can hear over and over again and find different things every time you listen. To me that’s just one of the best songs on the record.”
“A lot of songs you hear now, you hear the first ten seconds of the song and you don’t need to listen to any more because it’s just the same thing over and over again for about three and a half minutes. High 5 (Rock the Catskills) is one of those songs where it was the ultimate goal to end up with something that’s designed for someone with Attention Deficit Disorder. It just keeps you on your toes and really engages you as a listener.
It’s one of those songs you can hear over and over again and find different things every time you listen. To me that’s just one of the best songs on the record.”
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 23 March 2018 03:07 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/Zk6Iyhd.jpg
― mookieproof, Saturday, 4 April 2020 02:48 (four years ago) link
I love this album a lot. I’ve never heard Paul’s Boutique though
― brimstead, Saturday, 4 April 2020 04:40 (four years ago) link
how was this not titled "The New POLLution"?
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Saturday, 4 April 2020 05:44 (four years ago) link
Mmm looking at the tracklist I realize I don’t think I’ve heard this album... matter of fact I don’t think I’ve heard a full Beck album in my life. I know most of his singles and some songs here and there but looking at the tracklists for this one and his other 90’s and 00’s output it turns out the album I know the most is Guero and even there there’s at least halfof it I don’t recall ever hearing in my life.
I might use one of these quarantine days to actually listen to one or two full albums of him. I guess “Odelay” is the big one that I need to listen to and then it’s either Mutations or Mellow Gold.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 4 April 2020 06:55 (four years ago) link
I’ve never heard Paul’s Boutique though
― bam! Free bees! (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 4 April 2020 07:09 (four years ago) link