Post by womps on Jan 18, 2003 7:56:28 GMT -5
Beck
Sea Change
Geffen (4933932-A)
While never being a big fan of Beck's career, I have come to understand and appreciate his genius from afar. Sure, tunes like 'Loser' 'Devil's Haircut' are in my mp3 collection, but I've never been moved by his music to the point of purchasing anything.
That is until now. A more appropriately titled album I'm yet to find. Beck's last major label outing was the Prince oriented Midnite Vultures - it's funk beats and pop melodies perfect for radio and nightclubs. Sea Change is, however, in an altogether part of the music world.
An introspective and dark look at relationships, Sea Change is not that distant from any of Nick Cave's releases, though Beck's approach is decidely different.
Drawing from modern shoegazer acts Japancakes and American Analog Set, along with obvious nods to Johnny Cash and Lee Hazlewood, Sea Change is filled with slide guitar and dusty blues lines, that conjure images of a dark, dank, smokey, virtually empy bar in hicktown, somewhere in southern USA.
Beck's vocals here show remarkable maturity, while his songwriting proves the genius he really is (anyone that can go from Prince to Johnny Cash in one album's time - and pull it off, mind you - has to be a genius!).
And while Beck's wallowing in the self-pity of country-blues, he can't resist the temptation of noise and abstract moments as evidenced in 'Paper Tiger' and 'Sunday Sun'.
Rarely does one find an album so complete and so satisfying that it seems to complement every situation. It soothes during peak hour traffic, serves as good background music over coffee, and inspires introspection late at night.
I give it a
out of a possible 5!
Sea Change
Geffen (4933932-A)
While never being a big fan of Beck's career, I have come to understand and appreciate his genius from afar. Sure, tunes like 'Loser' 'Devil's Haircut' are in my mp3 collection, but I've never been moved by his music to the point of purchasing anything.
That is until now. A more appropriately titled album I'm yet to find. Beck's last major label outing was the Prince oriented Midnite Vultures - it's funk beats and pop melodies perfect for radio and nightclubs. Sea Change is, however, in an altogether part of the music world.
An introspective and dark look at relationships, Sea Change is not that distant from any of Nick Cave's releases, though Beck's approach is decidely different.
Drawing from modern shoegazer acts Japancakes and American Analog Set, along with obvious nods to Johnny Cash and Lee Hazlewood, Sea Change is filled with slide guitar and dusty blues lines, that conjure images of a dark, dank, smokey, virtually empy bar in hicktown, somewhere in southern USA.
Beck's vocals here show remarkable maturity, while his songwriting proves the genius he really is (anyone that can go from Prince to Johnny Cash in one album's time - and pull it off, mind you - has to be a genius!).
And while Beck's wallowing in the self-pity of country-blues, he can't resist the temptation of noise and abstract moments as evidenced in 'Paper Tiger' and 'Sunday Sun'.
Rarely does one find an album so complete and so satisfying that it seems to complement every situation. It soothes during peak hour traffic, serves as good background music over coffee, and inspires introspection late at night.
I give it a
out of a possible 5!
)....anyhow yeah I keep hearing one of his albums Mellow Gold I think its calledwhen I've been out visiting the humans and I really want to get this but I think you've just convinced me to check out "Sea Change"...actually fuck it I'll get both. An artist that ecclectic needs to be purchased that is afterall what makes David Bowie so essential and cool....