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Track Listings
| 1. Cold Brains - Beck |
| 2. Nobody's Fault But My Own - Beck |
| 3. Lazy Flies |
| 4. Canceled Check |
| 5. We Live Again - Beck |
| 6. Tropicalia |
| 7. Dead Melodies |
| 8. Bottle of Blues |
| 9. O Maria |
| 10. Sing It Again - Beck |
| 11. Static/Diamond Bollocks (hidden track) |
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On his 1996 breakthrough album Odelay, Beck Hansen surprised a sleepy music community by blending funk, rock, rap, alternative, and electronica in ways that were both startlingly innovative and irresistibly catchy. Mutations is equally attention-grabbing but not in the gangbusters-pimp-rock-meets-indie-geek style you might expect. Reflective and plaintive, the album reveals Beck's more sentimental side with an eclectic collection of acoustic-based songs that will sound familiar to anyone who cherishes his indie-rock effort One Foot in the Grave. And don't think just because Beck's gone soft, he's gotten boring. From one song to the next, the chameleonic guru strums pensively, shimmies to a bossa nova rhythm, swirls on a psychedelic cloud, plucks Baroque strains from a harpsichord, and weeps countrified tears into a rusty tin bucket. On Mutations, Beck proves that an undistorted guitar and a bit of creativity can easily sound as exciting as two turntables and a microphone. --Jon Wiederhorn
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It's unfortunate how much attention has been paid to how this album was recorded--quickly, without the same level of studio fuss that marked Beck's breakthrough album, Odelay. That's a shame because our favorite chameleon has pulled the neatest trick of all: he's dropped the lyrical schtick that sometimes marred his sonic wizardy, leaving listeners to wonder if he even believed in the music he was playing. That's not an issue here. At times, he sounds like Ray Davies updated for the '90s, stripping himself bare with lovely, simple songs that linger long after they've supposedly ended. Beck may have made his initial mark with "Loser," a clever but insincere admission of inferiority; he's more likely to be remembered for the similar but more heartfelt confession of "Nobody's Fault But My Own." --Keith Moerer
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Not his Best Piece of Work...
Jun 27 2004
Format:Audio CD
Not Beck's best album. Sounds too much like the Beatles, the Mama's and the Papa's, etc. However, there are a few songs on there that sound more original, i.e., Cancelled Check, etc. I feel his best work is on Odelay.
Beck minus overproduction = Beautiful Music
May 24 2004
Format:Audio CD
Why didn't he get here sooner? Odelay and Mellow Gold are good albums but could have been much better had he ditched the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink, additive heavy production. This is where he really shows his colours for me.
Influences mutated...in a great way
May 17 2004
Format:Audio CD
I read someone else's review--"music to go to sleep to." What an underhanded comment! I think the reviewer meant it well, but I can't agree. The aptly titled MUTATIONS is a collection of songs, each showcasing a different genre of traditional euro-american music (or personal influence), altered or mutated by Beck here in the modern day. Many think this is his least cohesive effort, but I believe it is a collection of very different songs, all held together by a truly giffted performer. Call it a collage--an attempt by Beck to introduce you to each of his musical influences (with a little of that patented "Beck" twist). One thing missing from this mellow output that we saw on STEREOPATHETIC and ONE FOOT--the production quality of this CD is excellent. I almost miss the raw quality of his earlier "folk" sounding recordings. Evrything here is clean and polished. And once again, he astonishes me with incredibly insightful lyrics. Ther are a few weak tracks on this CD, but the good ones are by far his best recordings to date ("Cancelled Check," "Bottle O Blues," "Diamond Bollocks," "Tropicalia," "Nobody's Fault But My Own"). Songs that can make you laugh, then cry in the same breath. Truly amazing.
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AMAZING CREATIVITY COMPARABLE TO THE BEATLES
Most wouldn't call this one Beck's best album, but it's my personal favourite by Beck. The songs are generally laid-back although there's too much going on in them (and they're... Read more
Published on Feb 27 2004 by Rich Latta
"Some strange comfort For a soul to soothe"
Length - 49:12
Conventional has never been in Beck's vocabulary, and I'm so glad it's not. You could talk about all the influences you want, but Mutations is a complete... Read more
Conventional has never been in Beck's vocabulary, and I'm so glad it's not. You could talk about all the influences you want, but Mutations is a complete... Read more
Published on Feb 1 2004 by Blackberries
Mutating to the 5 stars
This is Becks best work. It may not be his catchiest or most popular but musically, it stands above the rest of his stuff. Read more
Published on Jan 29 2004
The mellow side of Beck.
Beck puts a lot of emotion into his music, tuning down the fast pace of his other songs. New fans might not like this album as much. Read more
Published on Dec 1 2003 by "the_accolade"
Engrossing, twisted, luminous sonic journey
Mutations is the epitome of a great album. From beginning to end, it flows with one haunting song after another, an ideal example of an album not to download and randomly... Read more
Published on Oct 14 2003
Ole,Ole Ole to Beck
Before this album,I was impressed with Beck's music.But I never bought it(with the exception of the LOSER single of course). Read more
Published on Oct 10 2003 by DEAN M. Dent
the b-sides to Odelay
Mutations picks up were odelay ends . even though vultures was released after odelay.Again another great cd.if u liked odelay get this cd before sea change or midnite vultures. Read more
Published on Oct 3 2003 by M. Michel
beck's low key follow up to odelay
beck's odelay album that had came before this is really, really hard to follow up on. beck of course knew this too. Read more
Published on Sep 27 2003 by mellowgold
Great effort
Unfairly overlooked by many because of its complete change from "Odelay", this album showcases the real Beck more accurately: instead of stream-of-consciousness... Read more
Published on Sep 14 2003 by Kurt Lennon
Bexellent!!
This album is so incredibly beautiful; each track consisting of well played music set to wonderful melodies and slick production. Read more
Published on Jun 15 2003 by "bigheadmodano"
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