favorite beck album? (official beck thread)

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Beck Covers INXS's 'Kick' With St. Vincent, Liars and More
 
Beck has revealed that the next installment of his Record Club will focus on the mega-popular 1987 INXS album 'Kick'. It's an unexpected but not unwelcome choice after recent stabs at underappreciated classics by the Velvet Underground, Skip Spence and Leonard Cohen.

"Record Club No. 4 is here," Beck announced on his official site. "Joining in this time we had three of my favorite bands -- Liars, Annie Clark and Daniel Hart from St. Vincent, Sergio Dias from the legendary Brazilian band Os Mutantes, as well as [Record Club] veteran Brian Lebarton, just back from the Charlotte Gainsbourg tour."

The plan, as with previous Record Club titles, is to post Beck's renditions of songs from the album -- including 80s staples like 'Devil Inside,' 'Need You Tonight' and 'Mystify' -- in their proper sequence, beginning with a rousing and relatively accurate rendition of 'Guns in the Sky.'

"The record was chosen by fellow Aussie, Angus from the Liars," Beck continued. "It was recorded in a little over 12 hours on March 3, 2010. It was an intense, hilarious, daunting and completely fun undertaking. Thanks to everybody for being there and putting so much into it. Many classic moments, inspired performances and occasional anarchy."

[Reelist]

Guero, but its the worst one

I actually take this back. And polka is right about it being better than the Information. What I meant to say was that Mutations is the least listenable album of his to me. I confuse the two because I got both at the same time

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Beck To Release Sheet Music 'Album' in December
Source: Billboard

Beck fans won't have to wait much longer for a new album... that is, if they can play the music themselves.

The alt-rock veteran announced on Wednesday (Aug. 8 ) via his website that he will partner with McSweeny's to release a 20-song album in an "almost-forgotten form" -- sheet music! -- in December. The music from "Beck Hansen's Music Reader," including new songs "Do We? We Do" and "Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard," won't be performed by the man himself. Select renditions of the songs will then be featured on McSweeny's website for less musically inclined fans to enjoy.

Aside from the sheet music, "Beck Hansen's Song Reader" will include 108 pages worth of material and 20 individual song booklets, with "full color, heyday-of-home-play-inspired art" for each track from artists such as Marcel Dzama (who did the artwork for Beck's "Guero"), Leanne Shapton, Josh Cochran, Jessica Hische and more. There will also be an introduction by Slate's Jody Rosen and a foreword from the mastermind himself, Beck.

Before the collection of sheet music is unveiled, however, Beck will perform a "secret" show at Bimbo's in San Francisco on Thursday night. Tickets for the show are on sale now.

Earlier this year, Beck collaborated on a single, "I Just Started Hating Some People Today," with Jack White for his Third Man Records imprint.

[Alexandro]

is this the ultimate anti piracy tactic? let the fans make the music.

[Brett Ratner]

I think he's just desperate to make something different.