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Track Listings
| 1. Devils Haircut |
| 2. Hotwax |
| 3. Lord Only Knows |
| 4. The New Pollution |
| 5. Derelict |
| 6. Novacane |
| 7. Jack-Ass |
| 8. Where It's At |
| 9. Minus |
| 10. Sissyneck |
| 11. Readymade |
| 12. High 5 (Rock The Catskills) |
| 13. Ramshackle |
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Beck brags here that he's "got two turntables and a microphone." He also has a sweeping aesthetic that sees no reason why musical allusions to hip-hop, the Beatles, James Brown, punk, Gram Parsons, cool jazz, and Dylan can't coexist in the same song. Throughout, he rap-sings with sincere irony--I bet he laughs at the sight of a jump-suited Elvis, then cries when the King starts to sing--and Odelay's rich collage of sound may very well prove a prediction of the future. If he ever finds the courage to can the loopy metaphors and just tell a story, he could take over the world. --David Cantwell
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Le touche-à-tout de génie délaisse le bricolage et passe la vitesse supérieure. Beck ne veut pas se laisser enfermer dans l'image de fainéant-traîne-les-pieds que le succès de "Loser" lui avait collée sur le dos. D'entrée, avec "Devil's Haircut" et son intro samplée sur les Them de Van Morrison, il annonce la couleur : ça va chauffer ! Son de guitare saturée façon sixties, batterie groove, cassures rythmiques surprises, sons de synthés désuets : Odelayest un disque énergique et dansant, enregistré par les producteurs des Beastie Boys ; un disque qui ne se prend pas au sérieux mais visite tout de même quelques pans magnifiques de la musique américaine puisqu'on y croise aussi bien Charlie Haden, le célèbre contrebassiste de jazz, que l'allumé Jon Spencer, un sample hip-hop de Mantronix ou Greg Leisz, grand joueur de pedal steel, instrument country par excellence. Beck a le sens du collage et du mélange des genres mais il n'y glisse pas d'ironie facile. Toutes les musiques se valent quand elles font danser et procurent du bonheur. --Hubert Deshouse
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I Came Here to Tell You About the Rhythms of the Universe...,
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This review is from: Odelay (Audio CD)
...and tell us, Beck does, in this sublime mix of hip hop, alternative, country, jazz, rock and pop, with even a Beatle-ish Sgt. Pepper homage tacked to the very end.Critics of Odelay accuse Beck of being overly indulgent and WAY-overly derivative, but isn't that the whole point of the CD? Beck has stolen the key to Fun Factory and is determined to play with every toy in the building before security throws him out. Over 13 tracks, Beck (with a big assist from the Dust Brothers) treats us to a music mixer's wet dream, from the chronically hook-y ("Devils Haircut," "The New Pollution," "Where It's At") to the startlingly touching ("Jack-Ass," "Ramshackle") to the just plain silly ("Sissyneck"). Odelay holds its place as one of the essential CD's of the 90's. Years later it still continues to entertain and excite. This is a joyous celebration of music, period . . . and Beck's best album by far.
4.0 out of 5 stars
a nice mix of influences and styles,
By I ain't no porn writer (author, "Crippled Dreams") - See all my reviews
This review is from: Odelay (Audio CD)
Its pretty hilarious how Beck pulls off rap, or a sort of pseudo-rap. His early attempts at it in his early days, like in the Loser song, are hilarious, but you end up laughing but liking the song too. Well Odelay shows how Beck got better and better at his very diverse unique style of music.David Rehak
1.0 out of 5 stars
You must be kidding!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Odelay (Audio CD)
I waited a long to buy this (I always loved "...and a microphone"), but what a HUGE disappointment. If you are over forty-four years old and were aware of music since you were ten, don't waste your time on this. This album is the DEFINTION of derivative. I will only listen to it once, because I got tired of writing down each song's obvious original infuence: Strawberry Alarm Clock, Zappa, Country Joe and the Fish, oh my goodness, this guy should be paying these groups royalties for this rip off! What a joke. Album of the year? Puhlease. The original stuff was good... thirty years ago. Why can't we all just move on?
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