what was so against the grain about one foot in the grave??? not much
now midnight vultures???? i think this album is totally different than
anything anyone is putting out lately. Beck could have stuck with his
acoustic in the basement 4 tracks but he felt like doing something new,bam
odelay, bam mutations, bam midnight vultures
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>From: Russ Sweetser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [MMouse]: my rant on beck
>Date: Tue, Dec 7, 1999, 11:35 PM
>
> 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
>
