weird country & western! (Mutations - Beck)

Member Name: machar

Product:	Mutations - Beck
Date:	27/06/00 (23 review reads)
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Advantages: great easy flowing album, totally different

Disadvantages: not for first time Beck buyers!, totally different!

This is one weird album. You may think, when you first listen to it, that you have stumbled into a dodgy country and western club somewhere. Don't be put off though, stick with it and listen to it a few times - you'll get the hang of it. I really didn't like this album at first but now I would recommend it to any Beck fan.

Its not as accessible as some of his other stuff such as Odelay or Midnite Vultures as its completely different but if you know the man you'll grow to love this. The songs are much more mellow - none of that funky disco stuff aka Midnite Vultures. It is a much more acoustic sounding album with Beck concentrating on his vioce and his guitar rather than weird sound effects.

I saw the man himself in concert a last year and these songs provided the perfect break in what was an extremely energetic set. The perfect way for everyone to calm down and get their breath back. I think some of the audience were a bit befuddled by the change in music but they could appreciate as much as anyone. Definitely give it a try but def. do not expect another Midnite Vultures!

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