Best Beck song?

[Fruitloop]

Dub is totally right to mention Burro, the mariachi thing is kind of key to what he does in general IMO. (Maybe less so from Midnight Vultures onwards)

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

i'm bloody not, it's lovely. I played it out last Saturday and lots of people asked what it was. I love mariachi stuff and I love this song.
Outside, sir, now

After you.


*ow*

I thought we were just going out to have a ciggi and discuss music. Bitch.

I thought you were being a record nerd because it's only avilable on the double disk gatefold 7''

 

[Dubversion]

nah, it's on the remix album isn't it?

i dunno, i just downloaded it

eta: ah, it's on Stray Blues

 

[dirtysanta]

oh christ.

I bet you do as well.

. Yep.

 

[maximilian ping]

So I'm the only one digging Sea Change the most?

Golden Age, wot i said earlier, is on Sea Change.

I've heard Loser/Where Its At too many times and they makes me sick

 

[Fruitloop]

Yeah, Loser is another of those great tunes worn out from overuse. Maybe if I don't listen to it for about a decade it might get a bit of a second wind.

 

[Dubversion]

somehow, the first Beck song I ever heard was MTV Makes Me Wanna Smoke Crack

 

[purves grundy]

Golden Age, wot i said earlier, is on Sea Change.

Missed that

Brilliant opening track

 

[Fruitloop]

somehow, the first Beck song I ever heard was MTV Makes Me Wanna Smoke Crack

Which is fucking great!

It's really hard to sing and play the piano and sing like in the second half of the song and make it swing like he does.

 

[Sunspots]

I love Debra so much.
'...I said, "Lay-deeee, step inside my Hyundai...'

Sissyneck too.
'I got a beard that would disappear if I'm dressed in leather...'

His lyrics are often pure playful nonsense, and you get the feeling that you're just getting style over content, with little emotional depth from him. Sometimes though, he does melancholy beautifully. Stuff like The Golden Age, Jack-ass, One Of These Days and the Boards Of Canada mix of Broken Drum.

Quite fond of Halo Of Gold and Deadweight as well.

Sometimes it's the lyrics, sometimes just the mood. -Slippery bugger, isn't he?...

 

[Augie March]

the Boards Of Canada mix of Broken Drum.

Ooh, didn't know about that... *runs off to find it*

Incidentally, the best Beck song is probably Where's It At or Nobody's Fault.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

nah, it's on the remix album isn't it?

i dunno, i just downloaded it

eta: ah, it's on Stray Blues

Oh well then before the remix album (whatever that is) it was only available on the double 7'' of Jackass.

So I am in fact the nerd.

 

[rutabowa]

"totally confused" is a beautiful song. "fume" is great and predates the nitrous craze. "satan gave me a taco" is funny.

 

[BadlyDrawnGirl]

'Where It's At'.

Genius.

somehow, the first Beck song I ever heard was MTV Makes Me Wanna Smoke Crack

And that.

 

[mwgdrwg]

Yes, a very underrated album. I thought it was a big load of nothing at first, but it grew on me (still a bit overproduced though).

It's probably the most under-produced Beck album !

 

[corporate whore]

Truck Drivin' Neighbour Downstairs

 

[Dubversion]

And that.

 

[Pieface]

Yeah, Loser is another of those great tunes worn out from overuse. Maybe if I don't listen to it for about a decade it might get a bit of a second wind.

yeah - meanwhile, get some quality Spin Doctors listening in

 

[rutabowa]

It's probably the most under-produced Beck album !

i very much doubt that!

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Whats the one on Mellow Gold that goes Play it on til the dawn, I'll be lonesome when I'm gone?

That one, anyway. I only really like Mellow Gold. The rest of his stuff is alright, but nothing all that amazing.

 

[tonywild2001]

Satan gave me a taco

 

[chooch]

Yes, a very underrated album. I thought it was a big load of nothing at first, but it grew on me (still a bit overproduced though).

It is good.

Favourite song probably Sing it Again. Or maybe the Boards if Canada remixed Broken Drum (but that's cheating)

 

[tufty79]

So I'm the only one digging Sea Change the most?

lovely, lovely album (i'd go for golden age too)
although it always makes me think i should maybe like happier things.