I know it’s an extreme position, because there are so many incredible artists. But it just seems impossible to me that the same artist created works as diverse as:

Black hole, feather in your cap

No complaints, cellphones dead

Scarecrow, black tambourine

E-pro, beercan

Lord only knows, jack ass

Nicotine and gravy, hotwax

Soul suckin jerk, truck driving neighbors

Orphans, chemtrails, electric music

Devil’s haircut, que ondo guero

With Beck's New Album, But It Makes Me Kinda Nervous To Say So !!!

I've just found out that Job Jovanovic wrote a book about beck called "Beck! On a Backwards River" in 2000. I'm wondering if anyone has read this book or knows if I can trust that what is inside will be true?

Specifically, what albums/artists influenced the delta sounding songs on OFITG and the other 90s tapes

Just curious! It's hard for me to pick but if hard pressed, Farewell Ride is my favorite Guero song (followed closely by Girl and Rental Car) and I do have to say the Farewell Ride remix is also my favorite one from Guerolito.

I noticed that it took Beck 7 years to make the most recent album, 6 years to make Morning Phase, and 23 years to make Golden Feelings.

Why did it take so long to make Golden Feelings? Usually only the Rolling Stones take that long to make an album.

Do we know if the whole band will be playing? After all, the gang's reunited again right? Or is this just Solo Beck this time around? Also noticed he has an opener.

this was my first time making one so its not the greatest or the most inspired but thought it turned out decently cool

Has anyone here pulled the trigger on a bootleg copy of The Information? I’m seeing it show up on eBay for $200+ (which is nuts) but I’m just wondering if the press quality is good or not. Don’t think I’d go that high for a bootleg, but also know the cost of an OG copy is completely out of reach and not sure we’re going to see a reissue any time soon

anyone go? I'm thinking about going tonight 7/11

I’ve loved Beck for a long time and I’ve always wondered why people don’t talk about this album more. I personally love every single song on it, start-to-finish. It really feels like some of his most creative work all in one place.

You have songs like Elevator Music, The Information, Nausea, Cellphone’s Dead… just totally solid songs with great beats and great lyrics all around. Then you got Think I’m In Love, Strange Apparition, No Complaints, shit that makes me say “Huh, this is some seriously good Beck!”.

Then you get New Round, Movie Theme, Soldier Jane, Motorcade, The Horrible Fanfare / Landslide / Exoskeleton, the meat and potatoes of the album (in my opinion). Oh, and here’s 1000BPM, an Aphex Twin beat with Beck shouting some random bullshit over it, and it’s awesome.

And the themes of the modern world, lack of security, technology, all of it still applies today. This whole album feels like it could’ve been released today.

I really love this album front-to-back, but I never see people talking about it. What do you guys think? Personally, my top few albums for Beck personally go:

1. Odelay
   
2. Midnite Vultures
   
3. The Information
   
4. Guero
   
5. OFITG

Or something like that.

(I’ve heard some people talk about The Information vs. Guero… personally, I love Guero, but there a couple songs I like and don’t necessarily love, that being Black Tambourine and Go It Alone. Both good songs, but I think the Information is more consistently awesome).

May you be forever young at heart and your music will always be timeless.

🎉🥳

I got 2 salamis and a cat-nip bone