Saw his record release show last night at the tiny, gorgeous Ford Theater in LA
Show was excellent. The touring band this round is slick AF. Jason Falkner (guitar), Dwayne Moore (bass), Roger Manning keys, Chris Coleman(Drums), couple back up singers and a multi instrumentalist tucked in the back that i didn't recognize.
Even the new songs sounded great
Re: BECK
Posted: Thu October 19, 2017 7:52 pm
by digster
I never really dived too deeply into the Song Reader material, but looking back I love the idea. Just seeing the multitude of covers, live shows that have been done; the sheet music and price tag probably kept it from taking off too much, but I think it works really way in the age of YouTube, etc. I think the first song is gorgeous:
Re: BECK
Posted: Thu October 19, 2017 11:05 pm
by PHATJ
Just listened to the new album for the first time today. I was pretty underwhelmed. The last track was pretty easily my favorite.
Re: BECK
Posted: Fri October 20, 2017 1:46 am
by bart
Sea Change was the last Beck album I liked.
Re: BECK
Posted: Sun October 22, 2017 11:44 am
by dimejinky99
I'm loving his new one. Totally different to Sea Change which is also brilliant. Takes a few spins but totally worth it.
Just watched this - cringeworthy stuff. When I first heard the opening riff to this song I thought it was a Spotify ad.
Dear Life and No Distraction are quite good but not really feeling the rest - not sure there's much there to feel actually
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 4:04 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 5:20 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
tragabigzanda wrote:oh my gosh this new record is a shitty mess!
It isn't that bad, dude
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 5:24 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
Just watched this - cringeworthy stuff. When I first heard the opening riff to this song I thought it was a Spotify ad.
Dear Life and No Distraction are quite good but not really feeling the rest - not sure there's much there to feel actually
I couldn't even make it through that entire song. It's really, really bad. This album is bumming me out, but I can't say that I didn't expect it to be a letdown.
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 7:45 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Have we heard WCT's opinion yet? For fear of saying this before hearing that, sometimes I think you guys just don't really get Beck.
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 8:17 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 8:19 pm
by Norah
Of course you're wrong about Guero.
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 8:20 pm
by PHATJ
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Have we heard WCT's opinion yet? For fear of saying this before hearing that, sometimes I think you guys just don't really get Beck.
Ruddo, Beck has been one of my top five favorite artists since I was 12 years old. I've seen him in concert nine times (I'm pretty sure that's the right number). I'm pretty confident I "get" Beck. I just don't like this new album yet. It may grow on me, but I doubt it.
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 8:36 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 8:53 pm
by digster
cutuphalfdead wrote:Of course you're wrong about Guero.
Yeah, I do realize that that was the press push when it came out (Guero is a return to the Odelay days), but it feels as useful as calling every Pearl Jam record a 'return to form;' it doesn't hold up when listening to the record, IMO. In particular, I think the back half of Guero, after Hell Yes, is one of the best things Beck has put down.
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 8:56 pm
by digster
I think one of the reasons this record doesn't bother me, even though I really only am connecting with a few songs, is Beck's just going to be going down some other road in a year anyway. Like in the period between Modern Guilt and Morning Phase, when he didn't realize a record, he produced a ton of albums for other artists, made the Song Reader project, covered albums for the Record Club project, wrote soundtracks, and released a bunch of singles, including stuff from a record he never released. I think he's one of the more exciting musicians to follow fairly closely, if you are into his work.
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 9:11 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: BECK
Posted: Tue October 24, 2017 9:11 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
It's really, really bad. This album is bumming me out, but I can't say that I didn't expect it to be a letdown.