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Post by pen on Aug 15, 2006 11:38:21 GMT -5
Unlike "Cell Phone's Dead", this song actually does exist. Goes for adds on September 4th.
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Post by jdmasta289 on Aug 15, 2006 13:24:17 GMT -5
Actually, "Cell Phone's Dead" does evidently exist, as it will be a track from his upcoming album, The Information. The album is also produced by the same guy who did Mutations and Sea Change. Beck changes his voice all too frequently, and I was never a fan of those two albums as a result. I hope this sounds at least somewhat catchy like "E-Pro", but I don't expect it to do nearly as well. www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002986369 |
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Post by Adz on Aug 16, 2006 2:17:17 GMT -5
Um, Cell Phone's Dead is a real song.
Nausea is a good song.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Aug 16, 2006 3:51:18 GMT -5
Apparently, one of the songs on the new album, "This Girl," includes the lyric: "This girl I know/I met her at a Jodeci show." Jodeci!  How cross-culturally obscure!  God, that's badass. |
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Post by pen on Aug 16, 2006 21:32:09 GMT -5
Look guys, if you remember the thread, then you know what I'm referencing, so don't be a Mr. Smarty Pants.
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Post by jdmasta289 on Aug 18, 2006 11:04:36 GMT -5
I first listened to this about an hour ago on my radio station. Apparently the new album will be more hip-hop influenced, unlike his last two albums. This wasn't as instantly catchy as anything else I've heard from him, including the classic grower "Hell Yes". It does, however, sound dramatically similar to "The New Pollution", with all the background noises and sound effects, but still less catchy. There also wasn't an instantly catchy chorus.
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Post by tortuga on Aug 20, 2006 19:52:38 GMT -5
It sucks really bad. "E-Pro" is a masterpiece compared to this.
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Post by jdmasta289 on Aug 20, 2006 23:22:06 GMT -5
I'm listening to this again, and the only redeeming quality to it is the entertainment I get from the background noises. Absolutely uncatchy. I might as well be listening to "The New Pollution".
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Post by Pipa on Aug 21, 2006 11:39:55 GMT -5
It's not that bad. It's pleasant to listen to, even if it is a little unmemorable.
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Post by Dan on Aug 21, 2006 12:14:17 GMT -5
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Post by pen on Aug 21, 2006 14:03:17 GMT -5
I like it. It has a very nice beat.
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Aug 21, 2006 14:11:34 GMT -5
It's okay. I like the music, but the chorus is kinda annoying.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Aug 24, 2006 20:16:38 GMT -5
It's okay. I like the music, but the chorus is kinda annoying. Does it make you... nauseous? ;) |
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Sept 2, 2006 17:00:56 GMT -5
OK, I've heard this almost a couple of times now. The music's very interesting, but the vocals just go nowhere. It's kinda short, too, so when it ended, I was left thinking, "That's it? Well that doesn't convince me to get the record right away." I dunno, despite the brilliance of Mellow Gold and Odelay, and the quirky charm of his two early lo-fi albums, he hasn't delivered any consistently good albums since. I've continually been underwhelmed, yet, even after 10 years, I keep thinking the next one will deliver what I'm looking for. I guess I need to snap out of it.
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Sept 2, 2006 17:06:15 GMT -5
This is starting to grow on me a little, but yeah, he's definitely had better material in the past.
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Post by friday on Sept 2, 2006 19:51:34 GMT -5
Wow, I must be the only one who thinks this is gold compared to the singles from his last album. I like the vocals and think it's quite catchy. Maybe I won't feel that way three months from now, but I'm pleasantly surprised to be enjoying this so far.
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Post by jdmasta289 on Sept 11, 2006 2:31:24 GMT -5
Growing on me QUICKLY.
It became one of my least favorite songs of the year to a near-top 40 appearance on my personal chart. Wow. It's already more interesting than most of the material from Guero, save "E-Pro".
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Post by halo19 on Sept 11, 2006 18:17:46 GMT -5
Eh, I don't really care that much for this song, and I'm probably one of the bigger Beck fans here.
That being said, it doesn't have to be the best to work as good. I loved Midnite Vultures and preferred a few songs to "Sexx Laws". I still like most of Guero more than this song.
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Post by reception on Sept 19, 2006 18:29:43 GMT -5
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Post by pen on Sept 22, 2006 12:30:01 GMT -5
This album is all funky and stuff. "Strange Apparition" gets my vote for future single. It's the most radio-friendly tune I've heard on the album yet. That and "Think I'm In Love".
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God, that's badass.
