Beck - Guero
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Track List: Guero
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Album Details: Guero
- Release Date:
- 03/29/2005
- Label:
- Geffen Records
- UPC:
- 602498639238
User Reviews: Guero
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HELL YES!!!
, April 2, 2005Reviewer: Matrixx333 - See all Matrixx333's reviews -
Guero
, April 29, 2005Reviewer: tie-fighter@sbcglobal.net - See all tie-fighter@sbcglobal.net's reviews1 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this Guero review helpfulPros: Great sound, and easily listened to
Cons: none really
Wasn't ever a big fan of Beck until this album, easily truned me into a die-hard Beck fan through and through. Just try it out man, God its good music, and thats what is expected of him so, well done Beck, and one of my favorite albums of the yr. easily. Shawn
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Pro Reviews: Guero
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Ever since his thrilling 1994 debut with Mellow Gold, each new Beck album was a genuine pop cultural event, since it was never clear which direction he would follow. Kicking off his career as equal parts noiseprankster, indie folkster, altrocker, and ironic rapper, he's gone to extremes, veering between garishly ironic party music to brooding heartbroken Baroque pop, and this unpredictability is a large part of his charm, since each album was distinct from the one before. That remains true with Guero, his eighth album (sixth if you don't count 1994's Stereopathetic Soul Manure and One Foot in the Grave, which some don't), but the surprising thing here is that it sounds for all the world like a good, straightahead, gardenvariety Beck album, which is something he'd never delivered prior to this 2005 release. In many ways, Guero is deliberately designed as a classicist Beck album, a return to the sound and aesthetic of his 1996 masterwork, Odelay. After all, he's reteamed with the producing team of the Dust Brothers, who are widely credited for the dense, samplecollage sound of Odelay, and the light, bright Guero stands in stark contrast to the lush melancholy of 2002's Sea Change while simultaneously bearing a knowing kinship to the sound that brought him his greatest critical and commercial success in the mid'90s. This has all the trappings of being a cold, calculating maneuver, but the album never plays as crass. Instead, it sounds as if Beck, now a husband and father in his midthirties, is revisiting his older aesthetic and sensibility from a new perspective. The sound has remained essentially the same it's still a kaleidoscopic jumble of pop, hiphop, and indie rock, with some Brazilian and electro touches thrown in but Beck is a hell of a lot calmer, never indulging in the lyrical or musical flights of fancy or the absurdism that made Mellow Gold and Odelay such giddy listens. He now operates with the skill and precision of a craftsman, never dumping too many ideas into one song, paring his words down to their essentials, mixing the record for a wider audience than just his friends. Consequently, Guero never is as surprising or enthralling as Odelay, but Beck is also not trying to be as wild and funny as he was a decade ago. He's shifted away from exaggerated wackiness which is good, since it wouldn't wear as well on a 34 year old as it would on a man a decade younger and concentrated on the recordmaking, winding up with a thoroughly enjoyable LP that sounds warm and familiar upon the first play and gets stronger with each spin. No, it's not a knockout, the way his first few records were, but it's a successful mature variation on Odelay, one that proves that Beck's sensibility will continue to reap rewards for him as he enters his second decade of recording. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Pros: Best Album Yet....
Cons: Black Tamborine should have been a longer track....
This is an excellent album. Right from the beginning it gets you into a mood to party and enjoy life. I love the way he uses slide guitar and harmonica in a fusion of western, hip-hop, and rock. Even though most of the album has a lot of energy, there are some songs that have a somber, chill attitude.
My favorite track on the album is "Farewell Ride". The lyrics and the feel of the song make you feel like your riding on the back of a horse into the sunset. Other tracks like "Hell Yes" make me want to see him in concert again so I can see him break-dance to this hip-hop beat. If it wasn't for "Farewell Ride", my favorite would have been "Black Tamborine". He knows just when to bring the guitar in, and he doesnt over use it. Its there as an accent, not a main feature.
I listened to the entire album from front to back at least 5-7 times in a row and "my tambourine is still shaking". Beck has done the music community some justice with this offering and I hope he just continues to stay true to himself. ...