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By calling the muted psychedelic folk-rock, blues, and Tropicalia of Mutations a stopgap, Beck set expectations for Midnite Vultures unreasonably high. Ironically, Midnite Vultures doesn't feel like a sequel to Odelay -- it's a genre exercise, like Mutations. This time, Beck delves into soul, funk, and hip-hop, touching on everything from Stax/Volt to No Limit but using Prince as his home base. He's eschewed samples, more or less, but not the aesthetic. Even when a song is reminiscent of a particular style, it's assembled in strange, exciting ways. As it kicks off with "Sexx Laws," it's hard not to get caught up in the rush, and "Nicotine & Gravy" carries on the vibe expertly, as does the party jam "Mixed Bizness" and the full-on electro workout "Get Real Paid," an intoxicating number that sounds like a Black Album reject. So far, so good -- the songs are tight, catchy, and memorable, the production dense. Then comes "Hollywood Freaks." The self-conscious gangsta goof is singularly irritating, not least because of Beck's affected voice. It's the first on Midnite Vultures to feel like a parody, and it's such an awkward, misguided shift in tone that it colors the rest of the album. Tributes now sound like send-ups, allusions that once seemed affectionate feel snide, and the whole thing comes off as a little jive. Musically, Midnite Vultures is filled with wonderful little quirks, but these are undercut by the sneaking suspicion that for all the ingenuity, it's just a hipster joke. Humor has always been a big part of Beck's music, but it was gloriously absurd, never elitist. Here, it's delivered with a smug smirk, undercutting whatever joy the music generates.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Beck Hansen, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Patterson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MICKEY PETRALIA, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Beck, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Beck Hansen, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Michael Patterson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MICKEY PETRALIA, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Beck Hansen, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Michael Patterson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Geffen Records
Beck Hansen, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Michael Patterson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MICKEY PETRALIA, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Geffen Records
Beck Hansen, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mike Simpson, ComposerLyricist - JOHN KING, ComposerLyricist - Michael Patterson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Dust Brothers, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael S. Simpson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Beck Hansen, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Michael Patterson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MICKEY PETRALIA, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Beck Hansen, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MICKEY PETRALIA, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Beck Hansen, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Buzz Clifford, ComposerLyricist - Michael Patterson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MICKEY PETRALIA, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Beck Hansen, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MICKEY PETRALIA, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Geffen Records
Beck Hansen, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MICKEY PETRALIA, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Geffen Records
Beck Hansen, ComposerLyricist - Mike Simpson, ComposerLyricist - JOHN KING, ComposerLyricist - Michael Patterson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Beck, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Dust Brothers, Producer - Michael S. Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Edward Green, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Beck, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Geffen Records
Albumbeschreibung
By calling the muted psychedelic folk-rock, blues, and Tropicalia of Mutations a stopgap, Beck set expectations for Midnite Vultures unreasonably high. Ironically, Midnite Vultures doesn't feel like a sequel to Odelay -- it's a genre exercise, like Mutations. This time, Beck delves into soul, funk, and hip-hop, touching on everything from Stax/Volt to No Limit but using Prince as his home base. He's eschewed samples, more or less, but not the aesthetic. Even when a song is reminiscent of a particular style, it's assembled in strange, exciting ways. As it kicks off with "Sexx Laws," it's hard not to get caught up in the rush, and "Nicotine & Gravy" carries on the vibe expertly, as does the party jam "Mixed Bizness" and the full-on electro workout "Get Real Paid," an intoxicating number that sounds like a Black Album reject. So far, so good -- the songs are tight, catchy, and memorable, the production dense. Then comes "Hollywood Freaks." The self-conscious gangsta goof is singularly irritating, not least because of Beck's affected voice. It's the first on Midnite Vultures to feel like a parody, and it's such an awkward, misguided shift in tone that it colors the rest of the album. Tributes now sound like send-ups, allusions that once seemed affectionate feel snide, and the whole thing comes off as a little jive. Musically, Midnite Vultures is filled with wonderful little quirks, but these are undercut by the sneaking suspicion that for all the ingenuity, it's just a hipster joke. Humor has always been a big part of Beck's music, but it was gloriously absurd, never elitist. Here, it's delivered with a smug smirk, undercutting whatever joy the music generates.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:26
- Main artists: Beck
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en Indie
© 2004 Geffen Records ℗ 2004 Geffen Records
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