Jahfin Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/articl...t_id=1003687188 Beck Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. Beck's 1996 classic "Odelay" will be expanded for a Jan. 29 reissue by Geffen/UMe. The new edition of the album, which in original form has sold 2.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, includes a second disc with a host of rare extras. Disc one sports the original "Odelay" plus the previously unreleased outtakes "Gold Chains" and "Inferno," produced by the Dust Brothers. Also featured is "Deadweight," from the "A Life Less Ordinary" soundtrack. The second disc rounds up 16 import-only B-sides and remixes, including "Burro" ("Jackass" sung in Spanish with a mariachi band), a cover of Skip James' "Devil Got My Woman" recorded at Memphis' Sun Studios and UNKLE's remix of "Where It's At." Beck has kept a relatively low profile in 2007, most recently surfacing to collaborate with the White Stripes on new music for a series of 7-inch singles, released yesterday (Dec. 18). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joelmon Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) * puts on new acquirings list ! Always liked Odelay, never had it...now I will ! I'm a loser baby...so why don't you kill me ... * on Mellow Gold, but SO WHAT !!!! Edited December 20, 2007 by Joelmon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kith Kannan Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 (edited) Odelay and Mellow Gold are the two MUST have beck albums. This new expantion sounds like it could be cool. Edited December 23, 2007 by Kith Kannan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kirchzep27 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Great record but a "classic" already... omy ghosh... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Pink Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Maybe now I'll finally get around to listening to this album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kith Kannan Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Maybe now I'll finally get around to listening to this album. wha? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muse Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Good stuff. I'll be buying this. I'm gonna put on 'Devil's Haircut' right now. I really like Beck... or at least some of his albums. Others just bore me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kith Kannan Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 (edited) Good stuff. I'll be buying this. I'm gonna put on 'Devil's Haircut' right now. I really like Beck... or at least some of his albums. Others just bore me. yeah, some of his albums are hit and miss. Edited December 23, 2007 by Kith Kannan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joelmon Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 So besides Odelay and Mellow Gold...what others are good ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Pink Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 wha? Oops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kith Kannan Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 (edited) So besides Odelay and Mellow Gold...what others are good ? well.I like Stereopathic Soulmanure (it has a noisy post-punk type sound). As well as Sea Change, an album about the breakup with his longtime girlfriend. Sea Change uses simpler songwriting, as well as being completely sincere. His last record The Information had some fantastic cuts as well, 1000BPM is one of the best songs he has written. Edited December 23, 2007 by Kith Kannan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muse Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 So besides Odelay and Mellow Gold...what others are good ? I like Sea Change, which is a mellow, acoustic album of sorts, and Geuro is pretty good too. The Information and Mutations are OK, I think. It's been ages since I listened to them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Electrophile Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Sea Change is fucking phenomenal. One of the few CDs I own that has actually made me weep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joelmon Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Thanks you guys for the Beck recommends...there's just so much music to catch up on and I've got a ton to hear from the 'Alright...it's time' thread' the 2007 year-end lists.... !!! geez !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Pink Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I've heard Sea Change. I thought it was pretty weak. But the first few songs were pretty good... maybe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muse Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I've heard Sea Change. I thought it was pretty weak. But the first few songs were pretty good... maybe? I like Sea Change, but it's nothing like Beck's other albums. He's best known for his off-kilter sampling/rap-rock weirdness. Check out the song 'Where It's At' to really understand what I'm talking about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Electrophile Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Sea Change is definitely not your typical Beck album, but therein lies the genius and to me, the beauty of it. He completely flipped the script and did something so out of the ordinary for him, lyrically and musically, that it worked. You understood the emotions that went into the songs and you felt them at a visceral level. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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