Modern Guilt
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Manufacturer: Interscope Records
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602517754416
Label: Interscope Records
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Interscope Records
Release Date: 2008-07-08
Studio: Interscope Records
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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. Beck Photos
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Summary: Look, it's a Beck CD, the 2008 one
Comment: Gamma Ray is a song that I haven't been able to get out of my head. Yep, another Beck earworm. Anyway, this is a another solid Beck album. That means you have some of the best song hooks possible, a bunch of different musical influences, some songs which are great radio fodder, and some that are seemingly pointless. Beck, to me, hits about the same on each album. 1/3 great songs, 1/3 perfectly fine songs, 1/3 less brilliant songs. But he does that album after album, without fail. And even the least useful of the songs are novel and interesting at least once. He's a bleedin' genius.
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Summary: Back to the Roots
Comment: This album gets back to what is great about Beck. I was a bit sketptical after "the Information", but this is an amzing album that rivals any modern rock I have in my library. Great grab, and listen to "The Orphan", "Gamma Ray" and the titled track "Modern Guilt"... amazing.
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Summary: Great Groovy Sound
Comment: This one is a winner. The flow of the album as a whole is entertaining. I purchased 4 cd's and this by far is the top out of them. Although I have enjoyed Beck in the past, this album has made me a believer.
A must have! It's getting dominant rotation in the car.
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Summary: Beck's First Mature Album
Comment: It's been a fun ride since Beck's earlier strange, exotic meanderings from folk to hard core to funk to noise blow out experiments and his mellow acoustic pit stops. But Beck has finally settled down into a real groove, thanks to his Danger Mouse collaboration, into a consistent sound that is the apotheosis of his previous work. Lyrically, it is as mature and insightful as Sea Change, but a lot more fun. There is still word play but hardly the out-of-left-field surreal imagery he's whipped out in the Odelay or Midnite Vulture days, but worry not; there are still plenty of creative juxtapositions to remind you that, yes, it's Beck. Stand out tracks: the old school rock and roll of 'Gamma Ray', the psychedelia of 'Chemtrails', the electronic funk of 'Youthless', the glitch-inspired 'Replica' and the immensely beautiful 'Volcano'. Beck is aging gracefully and it's good for music lovers.
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Summary: just ok
Comment: as a big Beck fan, I gotta say I was slightly disappointed. not a lot of hits on here. just ok. seems like Beck's every other CD is good. this is not as good as The Information but better than Midnite Vultures.
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