Beck – Odelay (CD)
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Liner Notes
Odelay arrived in the summer of 1996 and immediately rewrote the rules for what a rock record could sound like, layering blues, hip-hop, folk, and noise into something that felt genuinely new. It swept the 1997 Grammys, winning Best Alternative Album and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, cementing Beck as more than a one-hit curiosity. The Dust Brothers' sample-heavy production and Beck's magpie songwriting still hold up as a high-water mark of mid-90s creative ambition.
Described as a "sort of cosmic curator of sound," Beck's platinum DGC debut, Mellow Gold, lifted him from the underground and garnered him notoriety and acclaim in the mainstream (his gold single, "Loser," was a #1 alternative hit and an MTV Buzz Bin clip). for his new invention, Beck spent a year in the studio writing and producing with John King and Michael Simpson, aka the Dust Brothers (Beastie Boys, Tone Loc); the result: "Beck's most cohesive and catchy mutation to date" (Rolling Stone). Focus track and video: "Where It's At."
Tracklist
UPC: 720642482322
Label: Geffen Records
Release Date: 6.18.96
Format: CD