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Originally Posted by ZEROpumpkins
What are his two indie records like? Do they have great hip-hop beats or anything?
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No.
One Foot In The Grave is a lo-fi blues and folk album and
Stereopathetic Soulmanure is a showcase of country ballads, noise rock, banjo instrumentals, stoner diary entries.. etc. Beck at the top of his game. Audible transistions from his early demo tapes like
Don't Get Bent Out Of Shape and
Fresh Meat
to
Mellow Gold.
And yeah, I do still listen to
Mellow Gold. Each track is something special. I like how Beck transposes that down-home bluesman feel to his very much metropolitan LA life. There are some touching moments here on this album, also some fun poppin and lockin jams.
Fuck labeling
Odelay as a party album, too, as if it has no substance to it. If you want a party album, listen to friggin'
Midnite Vultures. Has anyone even listened to the lyrics on
Odelay? "Yo soy un disco quebrado", from Hotwax, or "Watch me die in my suicide ride" from Novacane? He does a good job of hiding his feelings, but they are there. That's been one of Beck's recurring problems though, he's not honest enough, like he used to be. No wonder
Modern Guilt is so depressing.