LongGoneDaddy wrote: 
Fatuous comment, absolutely. 

 Marr wrote: 
I agree totally...good observation.

 xtalman wrote: 
Oh, i don't know.  I think I'd like it if Beck would peach his religion.   It could be tasty.  And worth more than 2 cents. 

 coyotexxx2 wrote: 
Freedom of religion does not apply to dangerous cults.  Scientology needs an enema.

 am wrote: 
I think it's more like abstract art.  You can find your own meaning.  But there is no "true" meaning as such in the majority of his songs. 

e.g. "my time is a piece of wax fallin' on a termite who's chokin' on the splinters"

 Stingray wrote: 

Luckily, the U.S. recogonizes freedom of religion. 

Yikes, I am getting NO work done this morning thanks to RP and Wikipedia.

After this set of songs, I'm starting to think there might be trouble in Paradise!

 FluorideFreeMN wrote: 
Same here. No complaints!

 electronicshaman wrote: 
Agreed.  Beck is truly a creative and talented artist.  I've been a fan since his debut release.  Concerning the circuit bent instruments, check out this site for more information:

http://circuit-bent.net/

For me, Beck can do no wrong.

It took a while to get into "Sea Change," but everything else he's done has been pure genius!

he's quite the hipster. A great dancer.

woods wrote:

ziggytrix wrote:


Yeah but when I'm at work I mostly just ignore the words and hear the music so this works well for me.

-N

Never quite got Beck. Not a great voice, no haunting melodies, perhaps a bit too clever for his own good.
Whatever, it just doesn't work for me

ziggytrix wrote:

Humm...interesting comment. Just kidding. I know what you mean.

I certainly don't know where his focus really is but I've found that it takes spending some time (with each track/CD) to discover the full meaning of his lyrics...kinda like poetry.

I dig the new album, hasn't grabbed me as much as Guero (or Guerolito for that matter) but it is still quality. Gotta respect Beck's use of circuit bent instruments (especially the track "1000 BPM")

sirrus wrote:

That's what he said. Hardly means it's true.

Beck seems to write with more focus on the meter and rhyme than on the meaning of the words. Y'all can shout me down if ya disagree.

were they self-adhesive or did you have to lick them?

This ones growing on me....I usually dig Becks new stuff on the first listen, this album is differnt for me for some reason, but I'm glad to say this one is definitly more likeable now then when I first listened!!

Whistling, discordant guitar and sqeaky electronic sounds. Pure Beck genius.

youngj wrote:

Including the copulating beasts of burden?

My daughter took the stickers from the album and decorated the walls of her room with them. That was not planned but a nice twist on four-year-old art.

Ooooo new Beck. Oh, Santa?

His dog comes from Modesto?

Did I hear that right?

This has become one of my favorite tracks on the disc. Quite a nice tune, even with the buzzing detuned-sounding guitar.

i would call this album a guero/mutations hybrid with a twist of midnite vultures & a dash of sea change.

how's that for a recipe for 'awesome?'

Sounds like the Kinks, kinda. In a good way. Even Becks voice has a Davies sound here.