Beck / Mutations – CD (Used)

Description

Author: BECK

Brand: Umgd/Interscope

Format: Remixes included

Release Date: 03-11-1998

Details: ReviewMutations is a deliberately low-key procession of folkish rambles that aren’t interested in any grand statements. [It] is a collection of tumblin’-tumbleweeds, mellow-Acapulco-gold melodies on which Beck’s drowsy voice and strummed guitar are framed by the lazy whine of a pedal steel, the wheeze of a harmonica, the occasional trumpet, and the bleeps and burps of old-school synthesizers. –Entertainment WeeklyMutations is a delightful step backward in Beck’s career, harkening to his pre-Odelay days and his first lo-fi indie album, 1993’sGolden Feelings. –PeopleThere’s a warmth to [Beck’s] voice that draws you in, grounding even such surreal numbers as the Zen ballad « We Live Again. » In a much more subtle way, these songs ultimately insinuate themselves as insistently as « Where It’s At » or « Devils Haircut. » –Los Angeles TimesThough his lyrics remain too surreal and self-conscious to suit the homespun music, Beck shines in mellow mode…. –USA TodayAmazon.caOn his 1996 breakthrough albumOdelay, 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 effortOne 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. OnMutations, Beck proves that an undistorted guitar and a bit of creativity can easily sound as exciting as two turntables and a microphone.–Jon Wiederhorn

UPC: 731453826328

EAN: 0731453826328

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood