Mutations was one of the very first CDs I ever bought. It's kind of surreal to be sitting here, a decade later, writing a review of it. I've listened to the album so often that I have almost ceased to hear it anymore; it's become part of my DNA. ...
Pros: Some cool tunes, Cold Brains, Nobody's Fault... Cons: The whole idea gets stale even after one listen
Mutations – Beck Like most other people who pay attention to music, I had first heard of Beck in 1994 when his debut album, Mellow Gold was released. The successful single Loser seemed to be everywhere and accepted by all, even ...
Pros: different, eclectic, more mature? Cons: boring, should have been a minor label release
By the time 1998 had rolled around, Beck Hansen had gone from an L.A. street performer to one of the most critically acclaimed Alternative artists of the 1990's. 1994's MELLOW GOLD and 1996's ODELAY were both critically acclaimed as well as far exceeding ...
Beck’s first (widely distributed) album, ”Mellow Gold”, was a pawn shop. The follower ”Odelay” was a junkyard, and his most recent work, ”Midnite Vultures”, was a neon graffiti spray painted on a wall in some obscure back alley of a...
Pros: Several catchy melodies and inventive lyrics Cons: Not a very good singer
When I want to write a review and I can't decide on what to write about, often I go to a record I really enjoy. This is the case here with Beck's Mutations
Beck Hansen is the definition of eclectic. He can go from a countryish song,...
Pros: God, so many! The textures, the songs, the sheer imagination! Cons: More cerebral and less poppy than other Beck albums
Oh, my. Oh, wow. Oh, holy God.
Now I could lie and make myself sound like the pretentious music scholar that I consider myself to be anyway, but this is the sheer truth of the matter: I bought this album because I thought that the silver...
Pros: Laid back and quiet, many songs glide into each other with ease Cons: A few too many slow moments when the point gets lost
Beck is one of the most eclectic and varied musicians in our time. His first album, "Mellow Gold," was nothing like its title, being a screaming collection of teenage angst headed off with the first track and hit "Loser." His Grammy nominated follow up...
Pros: Great, stimulating and fun music Cons: Hard to appreciate the first few times through
Beck: Mutations is one of the very best albums I have ever heard. Beck uncharacteristically goes mello in this album and entertains the ear with such fun songs as Tropicalia, Lazy Flies, and, my personal favorite, Bottle of Blues. Each time you listen...
Pros: Best songs: "We Live Again," "Lazy Flies," "Bottle of Blues," "O Maria." Cons: It's too talent-laden for many mainstream radio stations to play --don't expect to hear much of this music played on the air.
(Note: I wrote this in December of 1998.)
Over two years ago, the critically-acclaimed *Odelay* was introduced to an audience which snapped up its block-rockin' beats and synthesizer-created sounds in almost a nanosecond. Last month,...
Pros: well produced, a few decent songs Cons: half-assed attempts at songwriting
I went out and bought this album almost on the day it came out - I literally assumed it would be yet another masterful and original piece of work like Beck's first four albums. After listening to it once, I was surprised and disappointed.
Pros: Tropicalia is good......but that's about it Cons: A failed attempt at creating a "feel" it just doesn't work....
When I heard about Mutations, I ran to my closest music store and paid graciously, signing my name on my debit card receipt with hands shaking in anticipation. I sprinted out to my car while using my keys to undo the stickers and cellophane, practically...
Pros: finally, a beck album that's fun for the whole family Cons: only that this wasn't considered the official follow-up to Odelay
This is quite simply a Beck album for all the people out there who don't really like Beck. If you're looking for another "Loser," you'll only find it here in the lyrics, the music and even Beck's trademark vocals take on a major overhaul from the raw...
Pros: His voice, his soul, his guitar Cons: It isn't Odelay (Not everything can be)
Odelay it isn't. Mellow Gold it isn't. Midnight Vultures it isn't. What it is is Beck's true feelings, if you take away the dancing robots and drum machines of Odelay. As much as I loved Odelay, I feel that this is a finer collection of music. Don't...
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