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Beck
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Los Angeles, California
Beck was born in Los Angeles, California, to David Campbell (a musician and son of a Presbyterian minister) and Bibbe Hansen (a former dancer for The Velvet Underground, founding member of satirical band Black Fag, and visual artist). When his parents separated, Beck stayed with his mother and brother in Los Angeles, where he was influenced by that city’s diverse musical offerings—everything from hip-hop to latin music—and his mother’s art scene – all of which would later reappear in his recorded and published work.
Although Beck’s work defies easy description, his eclecticism and genre experiments have sparked comparisons with Prince, though Beck was undoubtedly a less prolific artist, and drew on an absurdist, free-flowing lyrical style totally original when first exposed to mainstream audiences (indeed, some critics labeled him and his breakthrough single “Loser” as novelties - see below). Despite this individualism, Beck’s music was very much a product of the 90s and the media age in general, with hip hop, indie/underground rock, electronic music and genre-benders like the Beastie Boys as notable touchstones; in addition, some critics could not resist likening his head-spinning lyrical aesthetic to a post-modern Bob Dylan sensibility.
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HerrSalami wrote:
i'm writing my will on a three dollar bill 8-)
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blurkom wrote:
can't believe I didn't start listening to Beck earlier (4)
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Arantxa90 wrote:
Join to the "1001 best songs of the last century"! http://www.lastfm.es/group/1001+best+songs+of+last+century
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Afghanidan wrote:
can't believe I didn't start listening to Beck earlier (3) >_>
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Batize wrote:
can't believe I didn't start listening to Beck earlier (2)
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dddwreck wrote:
Mellow Gold is AWESOME!
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Lunnny wrote:
Just got Odelay, so awesome, can't believe I didn't start listening to Beck earlier
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myimaginaryline wrote:
30,017,079 plays yay :DDDD!!!!!
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zuryka wrote:
me encantan uuuu!!!!!
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NASc wrote:
Loser, best song hand's down.
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ayeayes wrote:
THANK YOU TERICK!!!!! Although if all goes well, we'll only have...*counts* twelve more posts until it's off the front page :)
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terick_g wrote:
STOP dropping the "S" word here, please!
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andrealcubo wrote:
+bIeN ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
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Bolshevized wrote:
Sea Change is his most overrated, IMO. It's just kind of boring and put-on. I give it about 6 or 6.5/10.
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maddsurgeon wrote:
Yugman: Midnite Vultures is great if you like his funky side. If you want to hear more of his folky side, check out Mutations or One Foot in the Grave.
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licoricepizza wrote:
Once you have your heart ripped out, you'll have no qualms about saying that "Sea Change" is his best by far. Just wait... you'll see. :)
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ayeayes wrote:
I agree with R0cket, I want a Bectionary!
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beatfanatic wrote:
is anybody else having problems with getting the free digital modern guilt album using the access code you get when you purchase the vinyl???it tells me to go to www.beck.com/vinyl but i get an error message on that page. any help would be appreciated.
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HakuSan wrote:
Mutations is probably my favorite album from Beck followed very closely by Sea Change and Midnite Vultures. I'm freakin' loving Modern Guilt was well though. Haven't felt this excited about Beck - one of my favorites - in a very long time. I humbly bow to thee again.
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laureleaf wrote:
He makes much, much, much better music then a lot of typical musical non-scientologists too...
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