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Odelay
Odelay cover
Studio album by Beck
Released June 18, 1996
Recorded 1994–1995
Genre Alternative rock
Length 54:13
Label DGC
Producer Beck Hansen, The Dust Brothers, Mario Caldato, Jr, Brian Paulson, Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf
Professional reviews
  • All Music Guide 5/5 stars link
  • Pitchfork Media (9. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles -based Grammy Award winning producers "E Mario Caldato Jr (also known as Mario C) is a Brazilian Record producer and Studio engineer best known for his work with the Beastie Boys and Brian Paulson is a musician Record producer and Audio engineer from Minnesota, best known for recording albums by Slint, Uncle Tupelo Tom Rothrock is an American Record producer, composer and Musician. Rob Schnapf is an American Record producer and Musician. He was the co-producer (along with Tom Rothrock) of Elliott Smith 's albums allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary 8/10) link
  • Robert Christgau (A-) link
  • Rolling Stone 4/5 stars link
  • Salon.com (favorable) link
  • Slant Magazine 5/5 stars link
Beck chronology
One Foot in the Grave
(1994)		 Odelay
(1996)		 Mutations
(1998)
Singles from Odelay
  1. "Where It's At"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Devils Haircut"
    Released: 1996
  3. "The New Pollution"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Sissyneck"
    Released: 1997
  5. "Jack-Ass"
    Released: 1997

Odelay is the second major-label studio album by alternative rock artist Beck. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Saloncom, part of Salon Media Group ( often just called Salon, is an online Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies music DVDs and TV shows as well as interviews with actors directors and musicians Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason One Foot in the Grave is a Studio album by Beck, released in June 1994 on K Records, an Independent label. Mutations is the third major-label studio album by Beck, released in 1998 " Where It's At " is the first single from Beck 's 1996 album Odelay. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) " Devils Haircut " is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) " The New Pollution " is a single by Beck, taken from his album Odelay. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar " Sissyneck " is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar " Jack-Ass " is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason After the mainstream success of "Loser", Odelay featured several hit singles, including "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut," and "The New Pollution. " Loser " is a song by the Alternative rock musician Beck. " Where It's At " is the first single from Beck 's 1996 album Odelay. " Devils Haircut " is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. " The New Pollution " is a single by Beck, taken from his album Odelay. " The album peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200 chart and eventually sold over 2 million copies in the United States. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It was also Beck's first hit album in the United Kingdom, making #17; it has since gone platinum in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Prior to the release of The Information, it was announced that Odelay would be reissued and expanded with bonus tracks to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the album's release, though it was not to be released until January 29, 2008. The Information is an album by Beck, released in October 2006 For the reissuing of print material see Reprint A reissue (also known as a re-release or re-edition) is the repeated issue Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Contents

Musical style

Odelay! might have been drastically different in direction and style. In 1994, when Beck started to record tracks for his follow-up to Mellow Gold, he recorded a number of songs with Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf of Bong Load, but then decided to work with the Dust Brothers instead. Mellow Gold is the second Studio album by Alternative rock musician Beck, as well as his Major label debut Tom Rothrock is an American Record producer, composer and Musician. Rob Schnapf is an American Record producer and Musician. He was the co-producer (along with Tom Rothrock) of Elliott Smith 's albums Bong Load Custom Records is an Independent record label based in Los Angeles which was founded by producers Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf and partner The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles -based Grammy Award winning producers "E Three songs from these Bong Load sessions have been released: one, "Ramshackle", was included on Odelay!, and two others: "Feather in Your Cap," which was released on the soundtrack to SubUrbia, and "Brother," which was not available to the public until the release of the "Jack-Ass" single in 1997. See subUrbia for the 1996 film based on the play by Eric Bogosian. " Jack-Ass " is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. All three of these songs are acoustic, sparse, and melancholy, and have a haunting sound very different from the more upbeat, "party" style of Odelay!.

Reception

Odelay won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 1997. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album has been awarded since 1991 It was ranked 16 in Spin's "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005". Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr It was voted as the best album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll. This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. The Pazz & Jop critics' poll is a highly influential poll of music critics run by The Village Voice newspaper In 1998, Q magazine readers voted Odelay the 51st greatest album of all time. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 In 2003, the album was ranked number 305 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Voters in Channel 4's 2005 "100 Greatest Albums" poll placed it at number 73. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The music website Pitchfork Media ranked it at #19 on their top 100 albums of the 1990s. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary

Artwork

The album's unusual cover photo, which some people misinterpreted as a mop head jumping over a hurdle, is actually a real photo of a Komondor, a rare Hungarian breed of dog with thick matted hair. The Komondor (lat Canis familiaris pastorialis villosus hungaricus is a Livestock guardian dog breed originally Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic This came after Bush released their album Sixteen Stone, which featured a similar looking dog called a Puli being thrown into the air on the inside cover. Bush were a British Post-grunge band formed in London in 1992 Sixteen Stone is a Post-grunge album released by Bush in 1994 (see 1994 in music)

The image was chosen at the last minute after Beck failed to decide on an album cover. The image was presented to him by his girlfriend and was chosen almost out of desperation. The typeface was chosen by record company worker.

Track listing

Original issue

All songs written by Beck, John King and Michael Simpson, except where noted. The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles -based Grammy Award winning producers "E All tracks produced by Beck Hansen and The Dust Brothers, except where noted.

  1. "Devils Haircut" – 3:14
  2. "Hotwax" – 3:49
  3. "Lord Only Knows" (Beck Hansen) – 4:14
  4. "The New Pollution" – 3:39
  5. "Derelict" – 4:12
  6. "Novacane" – 4:37
  7. "Jack-Ass" – 4:11
  8. "Where It's At" – 5:30
  9. "Minus" (Beck Hansen) – 2:32
    • Produced by Beck Hansen, Mario Caldato Jr. " Devils Haircut " is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. " The New Pollution " is a single by Beck, taken from his album Odelay. " Jack-Ass " is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. " Where It's At " is the first single from Beck 's 1996 album Odelay. and Brian Paulson.
  10. "Sissyneck" – 3:52
  11. "Readymade" – 2:37
  12. "High 5 (Rock the Catskills)" – 4:10
  13. "Ramshackle" (Beck Hansen) – 7:29
    • Produced by Tom Rothrock and Tom Schnapf. " Sissyneck " is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills) a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany
    • Includes a hidden track called "Computer Rock"
    • Some non-U. S. versions contain "Diskobox" and/or "Clock" as bonus tracks. " Diskobox " is a track by Beck blending Old-school breaks with sampled horns

Deluxe Edition

On January 29, 2008, Odelay - Deluxe Edition was released [1]. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The two-disc set contains the original album, plus 19 b-sides, remixes and previously unreleased songs. The liner notes feature complete lyrics and artwork as well as an essay from Thurston Moore and the transcript of 15 high school students interviewed by Dave Eggers. Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958 in Coral Gables Florida) is an American Musician best known as a Singer, Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American Writer, editor, and publisher.

Strangely enough, an officially released Odelay era rarity, "Diskobox", was not included on the deluxe edition for unknown reasons. It was also rumored prior to the release of the deluxe edition that the Odelay sessions version of "Debra" (later re-recorded for Midnite Vultures) would be included, but it is not featured here. Midnite Vultures is the fourth major-label studio album by Beck, released in November 1999

The Deluxe Edition of Odelay also includes some changes to the original album, including an extended "Sissyneck," an altered "New Pollution" introduction, and a more explicitly double-tracked vocal on "Hotwax. "[2]. No official explanation for these changes has been mentioned. Additionally, some of the bonus tracks on the Deluxe Edition appear to be from lossy (e. A lossy compression method is one where compressing data and then decompressing it retrieves data that may well be different from the original but is close enough to be useful g. MP3) sources (Specifically "Deadweight" and "Clock"). MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression

Cover Art for Odelay(Deluxe Edition], albeit slightly altered
Cover Art for Odelay(Deluxe Edition], albeit slightly altered

Disc 1

  1. "Devils Haircut" - 3:15
  2. "Hotwax" - 3:49
  3. "Lord Only Knows" - 4:15
  4. "The New Pollution" - 3:39
  5. "Derelict" - 4:13
  6. "Novacane" - 4:37
  7. "Jack-Ass" - 4:12
  8. "Where It's At" - 5:30
  9. "Minus" - 2:32
  10. "Sissyneck" - 3:57
  11. "Readymade" - 2:37
  12. "High 5 (Rock The Catskills)" - 4:11
  13. "Ramshackle" - 4:47
  14. "Hidden Track (Computer Rock)" - 0:43
  15. "Deadweight" - 6:12
  16. "Inferno" (previously unreleased) - 7:03
  17. "Gold Chains" (previously unreleased) - 4:59

Disc 2

  1. "Where It's At" (U.N.K.L.E. remix) - 12:26
  2. "Richard's Hairpiece" (remix by Aphex Twin) - 3:19
  3. "American Wasteland" (remix by Mickey P. " Devils Haircut " is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. " The New Pollution " is a single by Beck, taken from his album Odelay. " Jack-Ass " is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. " Where It's At " is the first single from Beck 's 1996 album Odelay. " Sissyneck " is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. " Deadweight " is a single by Beck, taken from the soundtrack to the film A Life Less Ordinary. Unkle (also written as UNKLE and UNKLE) is a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy ) - 2:42
  4. "Clock" - 3:17
  5. "Thunder Peel" - 2:40
    • Different version than the one on Stereopathetic Soulmanure. Stereopathetic Soulmanure is the 1994 Debut Full-length Album by Alternative rock musician Beck, released on
  6. "Electric Music And The Summer People" - 4:38
  7. "Lemonade" - 2:21
  8. "SA-5" - 1:53
  9. "Feather In Your Cap" - 3:46
  10. "Erase The Sun" - 2:56
    • Sped up from the originally released length of 3:16.
  11. "000. 000" - 5:25
  12. "Brother" - 4:47
  13. "Devil Got My Woman" - 4:34
  14. "Trouble All My Days" - 2:25
  15. "Strange Invitation" - 4:06
  16. "Burro" - 3:13

Samples

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Beck's Odelay Given Deluxe Reissue Treatment
  2. ^ Beck Forum • View topic - Odelay Remastered ??? (or something)

External links

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