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trickyy · 01-23-2005, 10:24 PM

been listening to this for a few days now

since the album is produced by the dust brothers, there will be inevitable comparisons to odelay. true, there are similarities. but where odelay was a collage of genres set to a funky beat, guero is more of a collage of moments in his career. the beat is still at the forefront of each track, but the sound is more straightforward (fewer musical tangents). here we have a revived beck-rap, some spanish lyrics, odd sexual euphemisms, strings a la serge gainsbourg, multi-octave melodies, and other elements of his past.

each of his recent albums have been very unique in their sound. this album is not a sweeping departure, but i'd say there is a bit more of a mexican influence at times. also an 8-bit video game feel on a few songs. but mostly he sounds like beck, which is kind of a new thing for him.

01-23-2005, 10:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
trickyy ►	Beck - Guero been listening to this for a few days now since the album is produced by the dust brothers, there will be inevitable comparisons to odelay. true, there are similarities. but where odelay was a collage of genres set to a funky beat, guero is more of a collage of moments in his career. the beat is still at the forefront of each track, but the sound is more straightforward (fewer musical tangents). here we have a revived beck-rap, some spanish lyrics, odd sexual euphemisms, strings a la serge gainsbourg, multi-octave melodies, and other elements of his past. each of his recent albums have been very unique in their sound. this album is not a sweeping departure, but i'd say there is a bit more of a mexican influence at times. also an 8-bit video game feel on a few songs. but mostly he sounds like beck, which is kind of a new thing for him.