Beck

We talked about Beck the other day in class and I have loved listening to his old early albums. Songs such as "Que Onde Guero" "E-Pro" "Where its At" and "Girl" are some of my favorites. I would embed a video but for some reason my youtube isn't working... oh well. His use of electronic-grunge sounds are really impressive because he keeps his music from sounding "electro" in the sense that Beck's beat is not solely computerized, but incorporates grunge/techno sounds in addition to guitar and drums (for example in the beginning of "Girl"). This combination of genres is what really drew me to Beck. I have yet to listen to his new album, and from what we sampled in class, I can already  tell its very different. It sounds much slower and mellow, almost like really really soft rock. The small bit I did hear surprised me because I was so used to hearing him with a rough, raw voice and his new album was quite the opposite. I look forward to listening to his new stuff and comparing it to the old -- hopefully I'll like it just as much.