Beck - "Think I'm In Love"
Here's some new music from Beck's forthcoming release:
Update From YouTube.com: This video has been removed at the request of copyright owner RIAA because its content was used without permission. (Editor's note: sh'yeah right. more on this to come.)
What's gotten in to this guy? First he makes a mediocre album (Guero) with the previously unstoppable Dust Brothers and now even the new Nigel Godrich-produced tracks show signs of being thin on inspiration. Could it be the recent marriage? Happiness is often a gateway drug to crappy music. Homeboy needs an old-fashioned drug habit.
In all fairness, I think the muted bass sounds great (a Godrich production holdover from the Sea Change era). It's just the double-track vocal thing and boring melodies that have me worried. The best thing about Beck's music is the way he fills the holes with interesting melodic phrases, instrumentation, toy gun sounds, ticks, bloops, beeps and so on. The post-Sea Change stuff just feels empty.
Update From YouTube.com: This video has been removed at the request of copyright owner RIAA because its content was used without permission. (Editor's note: sh'yeah right. more on this to come.)
What's gotten in to this guy? First he makes a mediocre album (Guero) with the previously unstoppable Dust Brothers and now even the new Nigel Godrich-produced tracks show signs of being thin on inspiration. Could it be the recent marriage? Happiness is often a gateway drug to crappy music. Homeboy needs an old-fashioned drug habit.
In all fairness, I think the muted bass sounds great (a Godrich production holdover from the Sea Change era). It's just the double-track vocal thing and boring melodies that have me worried. The best thing about Beck's music is the way he fills the holes with interesting melodic phrases, instrumentation, toy gun sounds, ticks, bloops, beeps and so on. The post-Sea Change stuff just feels empty.
posted by Mike H. at 11:33 AM
