Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Beck - Guero


Sample:
"See the vegetable man / In the vegetable van / With a horn that's honking / Like a mariachi band / In the middle of the street / People gather around / Put the dollar-dollar-dollar in the can"
- "Qué Onda Guero"

I was interested in hearing some Beck, so I borrowed this album from a friend. I was very pleased. It's an eclectic mix of music from Beck, and one of the coolest albums I've heard in a while. It starts off bold and heavy with "E-Pro", one of the highlights of the album. It transitions into a funky rap with "Que Onda Guero", which translates into "What's up, white boy?" and then lightens up with "Girl". Very interesting start to the album. The following songs all have Beck's trademark touch: The droning (I mean that in the nicest possible way) voice, the synth, and oh it's just incredible.
9/10


10 comments:

  1. Sick artist, personally like Odelay or his first album more.

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  2. never heard of them b4 i will look up on youtube

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  3. first time hearing about it. Sounds neat. I'll definitely look into it.

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  4. That's different.

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  5. Yeah, man. Beck is amazing. I agree with montecarlo85, Odelay is awesome, probably his mst famous album I think. Check it out if you haven't already.

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  6. Totally great album! You ever listen to Ween? Hilarious to, different level, but similar.

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  7. I like the name "Beck". I tried listening to them, but only one song. I'll try this album. Following.

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  8. I've been meaning to get into more Beck. I think I'll start with this album. Following.

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  9. Have you heard "The Devil You Know" By Heaven and Hell? If you haven't then do it and review it, I'd love to read your thoughts about it, nice blog btw x3

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  10. I liked Guero but I have to agree with everyone that Odelay is pretty much better

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