here is my rant on beck. many of you will scowl at what seems to follow,
saying that in one way or another it is closeminded. feel free to think
of my stance as a boy who is told he is going to disneyworld, only to be
brought to a burned down factory. ok.
beck sucks.
he sucks because he had such good promise as something that could mature
into this amazing sound, something new, against the grain, off the
rocker. instead he has decided to integrate the "crap" of music today
into his music, opting for the road of the popular musical man. nothing
wrong with being in the spotlight mind you, but perhaps he realized that
he was not going to go anywhere with the likes of the gems on One Foot
or Stereopathetic Soulmanure. when i find passion in an artist, it lies
from the knowledge that what they are doing might very well be because
its something they think will better the world, or something that in
some way is fulfilling to them. if writing shitty slo-jam shit is
fulfilling to beck, thats his perogative, but i think it sucks. so sue
me.
becks old day ramshackle folky heartfelt crazy tunes will always be
mint. stereopathetic and one foot in the grave is "choice material".
mellow gold was a turning point in my musical opinion. odelay saw beck
take "the road taken many times before" and after that it was a free for
all at sucktown, 10 dollars off your first horrid 5 minute slojam. uh.
is it just me or should an artist change his name if hes going to change
the sound?
everything i said above applies to the smashing pumpkins too. they had
such promise and fucking sucked out. fuck
russ
