Modern Guilt
by: Beck
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In the last few years, Beck has freely sailed the seas of electronic and alternative music, but he is now back on land with Modern Guilt, an album that gravitates mostly toward electronic music and that, unfortunately, only has a couple of songs that really stand out ("Modern Guilt," "Orphans"). The problem has nothing to do with the fact that this CD is more electronic than acoustic. The sound is poor, and it sounds as if Beck were actually singing out of a barrel. Also, the beat doesn't change from one song to the next, and if you don't listen carefully to each song, you could not tell when tracks change. Despite Beck being one of the most creative and versatile musicians in recent years, the songs of this album have no depth. Let's just hope that Beck surprises with his next. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español
) En los últimos años, Beck ha navegado libremente por las aguas de las música electrónica y la alternativa, ahora está regreso al mundo de la música conModern Guilt, un disco que se inclina más hacia la música electrónica y que desgraciadamente sólo tiene un par de canciones que se destacan como "Modern Guilt" y "Orphans." Y el problema no tiene nada que ver con el hecho de que sea un disco más electrónico que acústico, el sonido del disco es muy pobre, pareciera que Beck está cantando dentro de una cubeta, y el beat no parece cambiar de una canción a la otra. Si no se pone extrema atención a cada canción no se dará cuenta del momento en que cambian los tracks. Si bien Beck es uno de los músicos más creativos y versátiles de los últimos años hay que decir que este es un disco en el que los temas carecen de profundidad. Esperemos que Beck realmente nos sorprenda con su siguiente producción. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español )
Amazon.com:
Beck's new album Modern Guilt, produced with Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton, will be released July 8, 2008.
The new album contains 10 new songs, and with the exception of last year's Grammy-nominated, digital-only single "Timebomb", Modern Guilt is the first new material Beck has written since the prolific stretch that produced 2005's platinum Guero and 2006's universally acclaimed The Information.
Modern Guilt is a tightly assembled group of songs that range in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humor. Musically, the album's ten tracks vacillate between economy and experimentation, hybrid and pop classicism, while consistently manifesting Beck and Danger Mouse's shared interest in psych-rock, folk, electronic minimalism and orchestration.
Beck is about to embark on a tour of the UK and Europe, followed by a number of US headline and festival appearances, culminating in Beck's biggest hometown headline show to date, September 20, 2008 at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Album Description:
Modern Guilt is the tenth studio album by musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Beck. Modern Guiltfeatures two contributions by Cat Power and co-produced by Danger Mouse. The hit track 'Chemtrails' is a genre-bending tour de force that showcases Beck and producer Danger Mouse's shared affection for late '60s Psych-Pop. The album releases on July 8, 2008, his 38th birthday.
In the last few years, Beck has freely sailed the seas of electronic and alternative music, but he is now back on land with Modern Guilt, an album that gravitates mostly toward electronic music and that, unfortunately, only has a couple of songs that really stand out ("Modern Guilt," "Orphans"). The problem has nothing to do with the fact that this CD is more electronic than acoustic. The sound is poor, and it sounds as if Beck were actually singing out of a barrel. Also, the beat doesn't change from one song to the next, and if you don't listen carefully to each song, you could not tell when tracks change. Despite Beck being one of the most creative and versatile musicians in recent years, the songs of this album have no depth. Let's just hope that Beck surprises with his next. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español
) En los últimos años, Beck ha navegado libremente por las aguas de las música electrónica y la alternativa, ahora está regreso al mundo de la música conModern Guilt, un disco que se inclina más hacia la música electrónica y que desgraciadamente sólo tiene un par de canciones que se destacan como "Modern Guilt" y "Orphans." Y el problema no tiene nada que ver con el hecho de que sea un disco más electrónico que acústico, el sonido del disco es muy pobre, pareciera que Beck está cantando dentro de una cubeta, y el beat no parece cambiar de una canción a la otra. Si no se pone extrema atención a cada canción no se dará cuenta del momento en que cambian los tracks. Si bien Beck es uno de los músicos más creativos y versátiles de los últimos años hay que decir que este es un disco en el que los temas carecen de profundidad. Esperemos que Beck realmente nos sorprenda con su siguiente producción. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español )Amazon.com:
Beck's new album Modern Guilt, produced with Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton, will be released July 8, 2008.
The new album contains 10 new songs, and with the exception of last year's Grammy-nominated, digital-only single "Timebomb", Modern Guilt is the first new material Beck has written since the prolific stretch that produced 2005's platinum Guero and 2006's universally acclaimed The Information.
Modern Guilt is a tightly assembled group of songs that range in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humor. Musically, the album's ten tracks vacillate between economy and experimentation, hybrid and pop classicism, while consistently manifesting Beck and Danger Mouse's shared interest in psych-rock, folk, electronic minimalism and orchestration.
Beck is about to embark on a tour of the UK and Europe, followed by a number of US headline and festival appearances, culminating in Beck's biggest hometown headline show to date, September 20, 2008 at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Album Description:
Modern Guilt is the tenth studio album by musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Beck. Modern Guiltfeatures two contributions by Cat Power and co-produced by Danger Mouse. The hit track 'Chemtrails' is a genre-bending tour de force that showcases Beck and producer Danger Mouse's shared affection for late '60s Psych-Pop. The album releases on July 8, 2008, his 38th birthday.
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- Another Amazing Album
Beck is an amazing artist, and I strongly believe there is an album of his for any mood you are in, or any mood you would like to be in. Modern Guilt is for when you just want to be cool. Cruising around with the windows down or just kicking it in your living room, this album ups your quality quotient by 1000%. Trust me, I used to be a huge nerd, and now I'm just kind of geeky.
Rating: - Yet Another Great Record
I love how he continues to make awesome records, it's well worth buying for any Beck fan.
Rating: - Solid Beck Album
I keep coming back to this, I love it. Every song is good, most are catchy. One of my favorite Beck albums.
Rating: - Another Layer to the Beck Onion
Every time Beck releases a CD I think that this will be the one where he just retreads a previous album.I'm always wrong about that and I'm always grateful.This guy keeps digging deeper and finding new soundscapes.I hope he continues to swap in interesting producers and keep crafting his original take on living the LA lifestyle.
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- Not What I Thought
What I thought that I was buying was the next step in Beck's progression from Odelay to Guero - snippets of nearly incomprehensible, but infectious poetry running around and sometimes on top of unforgettable, imaginative, sometimes haunting rhythms and melodies.
What I got was a few nice songs and a few half-baked ideas.
Someone described this CD as "tightly-written" but it seems more "tightly wound" with not enough variation to make the second 5 songs any more memorable than the first ... Read More
- Another Amazing AlbumBeck is an amazing artist, and I strongly believe there is an album of his for any mood you are in, or any mood you would like to be in. Modern Guilt is for when you just want to be cool. Cruising around with the windows down or just kicking it in your living room, this album ups your quality quotient by 1000%. Trust me, I used to be a huge nerd, and now I'm just kind of geeky.
- Yet Another Great RecordI love how he continues to make awesome records, it's well worth buying for any Beck fan.
- Solid Beck AlbumI keep coming back to this, I love it. Every song is good, most are catchy. One of my favorite Beck albums.
- Another Layer to the Beck OnionEvery time Beck releases a CD I think that this will be the one where he just retreads a previous album.I'm always wrong about that and I'm always grateful.This guy keeps digging deeper and finding new soundscapes.I hope he continues to swap in interesting producers and keep crafting his original take on living the LA lifestyle.
- Not What I ThoughtWhat I thought that I was buying was the next step in Beck's progression from Odelay to Guero - snippets of nearly incomprehensible, but infectious poetry running around and sometimes on top of unforgettable, imaginative, sometimes haunting rhythms and melodies.
What I got was a few nice songs and a few half-baked ideas.
Someone described this CD as "tightly-written" but it seems more "tightly wound" with not enough variation to make the second 5 songs any more memorable than the first ... Read More
