remi moses yes! the 90s were an explosion of music talent! Bjork, Beck, Pantera, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Green Day, Nirvana, The Offspring, Pearl Jam, The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Soundgarden.
The homage to Midnight Cowboy makes this for me. Beck used to come to the Modern Amusement store in LA around this time. I was a designer for the brand and loves making small talk with him. Polite, shy and super approachable guy. Made me like his music more coz in LA, many “stars” be it music or cinema are complete d-bags. I typically steer clear of all that nonsense, but this guy loved my graphics so we had something to talk about…art and creativity.
I gave Odelay to my sister for Christmas in '96. She'd never heard of Beck. She listened to the first track, Devil's Haircut, wouldn't listen any further, and gave the CD back to me, asking me what the f**k that s**t was supposed to be. Which means I got to keep it. It was my bestest Christmas present ever. And a fine Gutenprank.
All those little nooks and crannies Beck put into his music- flourishes of keyboard, a sexy saxophone, colorful lapses of jazzy sweet talk- all instantly transport me back to the 90s. It was such a carefree-yet-ingenious time for art and music. The new renaissance, and it lasted far too short.
I think Beck transcends the barriers of time; I mean if you relate memories, that’s the purpose of music but I remember telling my Dad about this song, it was a one on one conversation about how Beck was fixin’ to f*ck sum sh^t up! My Dad passed back in ‘98, it still feels like yesterday!! 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
Seen him twice live. Should of been three times but he was sick in 94 and my friend took him to the hospital instead of pushing him to perform at the club. Amazing shows. 1995 & 2019.
I was in high school when Loser came out. I remember the general consensus on Beck at the time was he was a cool one hit wonder with a quirky record. Then when this album came out everyone said, "Oh, so this guy is a fucking genius, cool. Carry on, Beck." And this little funky dude ain't stopped yet
Anyone or any band I've said is a one hit wonder proved/proves me wrong to time and time again, to time after time! Further; & 👁️ have that one friend who must remind me!
My youth was in early 2000's in Russia. And even I (Russian) know who is Beck. I bought mp3-disk of Beck in my town. And i really liked it. And american kids now don't even know their music legends of 90's
@@gerald4133 Beck wouldn't be shitting on rap. There's a lot of good rap, not my jam, but I can dig it. Problem is the same its always been - corporate sleazebags, fucking suits, man.
Beck has the best catalogue of musical variety in his long awesome career. Odelay and The Information are two albums that I can still listen and sing along to ANY day of the week with the same everlasting enthusiasm and joy.
@@chubbymcphattz Take heart! In a few scant centuries, Beck will attain his rightful place as a headlining act! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5p0IwMCz_3s.html&ab_channel=LynnJepson
@@chubbymcphattz Maybe the dollar dollar was too good to refuse. I wonder how many went for Beck? Or was it a "sold out" to the chillies.... I wish i had been there....
This video remains magnificent. Mark Romanek directed the very best music videos of the 90s, and this one is a triumph. There's no CGI here- every shot is planned and coordinated, and to do that in NYC , no special effects, takes a certain genius and planning and everything going right. Which suits the early 70s aesthetic it goes for in parts- freeze frames and blow-ups where you can see the film grain. The "paranoia" films of the early 70s, like Klute, or The Parallax View etc. Very stylishly retro, with a keen sense of texture and style. Music videos were a truly great art form in the 90s, and this one's a masterpiece. Great song too.
I like your enthusiasm and I share your opinion about how tricky it must had been to shoot that video. Great song, great performance by a great performer.
@@pauloviniciusmaya4067 Yes, it is! Very complicated. TCM showed the other night an early, independently film by Stanley Kubrick (Killers Kiss) and people were boggled at how he got such amazing shots of 1950s NYC.. many of which were devoid of people. The gues was, shooting VERY early, and on Sunday mornings? Anyway, I imagine Beck and his record co. had the pull to get permissions etc, but it's such a logistical feat, it's still impressive as hell.
I'm actually here because of Futurama. "Like when I wrote 'Devil's Haircut.' I was feeling really... Wait, what was that song about?" (Side note: I heard that when he was on that episode, he kept asking them if there were more jokes they could use to make fun of him!)
+Deborah L. I too am literally watching that episode right now and I giggled and listened to the song because he was right. I always loved this song though.
Hahah same ! I was very young when that episode came out both throughout the years I always wondered who beck was then I randomly came across the odelay album and immediately thought of the episode been a fan since childhood !!
This video is shot in that vintage style of the Rockford files . The way the camera zooms and freezes on his face. Becks style has always been hard to pin down but it always has that great vintage look , the clothes, the lyrics , videos , incredible. Maybe he pulls concepts from the late 70s because he grew up in that time. The music has hints of this style as well. Cant put him in a box with the wide range he covers . Lyrics are like nothing on earth , and I remember the late 70s.
Also though: it seems to very subtly parody the retro-crime film trend of the nineties, and/or add his version to it. Tarantino owned the silver screen at the time, and used that freeze-frame style to introduce characters (got from the seventies, like you said). In this video I think they hold the freeze just a little too long - on purpose, almost to annoy a director perfectionist.
Along with 'the new pollution' and 'where it's at,' one of the best tracks in Odelay. Congrats Beck on the Grammy Album of the Year! I'm glad NARAS recognized you are overdue for well-deserved recognition :-)
So I hear that "social media" is beating up on Beck for Winning Album of The Year at the Grammy's instead of Beyonce. I think Beck is getting mis-represented. I like Beyonce's music, but lets not forget that Beck has been around a lot longer, can play MULTIPLE instruments and WRITES his OWN music. Sure he's sold fewer albums, but they aren't handing out Grammy's based on record sales (thank goodness!). He is a cool cat - definitely NOT a "Loser" baby!
Art Fizz I see what you did their also Beck deserved it anyway why should Beyonce win it just because she is more popular and has better experience with selling albums
In all fairness, they also don't give out Grammies based on how many instruments an artist plays, or how long they've been around. I agree with your main point though.
Mark Romanek Punk-dark aesthetic combined with Beck's post modern /avant garde 90s sound, made this video a absolutely perfect mix of music and cinema, tremendous art direction, beautiful chaotic cinematography and insanely groovy performance by Beck himself, it's like Midnight Cowboy meets Grindhouse cinema.
The thought that the same people behind Fight Club's soundtrack also had a hand in producing this album makes me very happy. Dust Brothers rock! Fun fact 2: Dust Brothers have also done work with the Hansons which is super weird.
I remember my dad and I watching Beck perform Where It's At on SNL when Odelay came out, after the performance my dad said "What the hell was that?", but all I could think was "I need to hear more" went out and bought Odelay shortly after and was not disappointed at all.
I'm glad I'm the age I am and I'm glad I was born in the era I was born in because my generation (80's and 90's) made INCREDIBLE music like this. Love me some Beck.
I still remember the first time I saw this on a TV show, just a snatch of the video, and I bought the album on impulse. It's still I think the only time I have done that and just LOVED the first four tracks from the first listen (Novacaine was a grower). I think Odelay was one of the biggest influences on me when I first started writing music. People talk about the mixing of genres, but I think what makes Beck different is it felt natural and organic, and for other artists, it's a very liberating idea when you feel that commercial permission to be eclectic.
