Triumphant 1996 album featuring "Devil's Haircut" , "Jack-Ass" & "Where It's At".
Beck brags here that he's "got two turntables and a microphone." He also has a sweeping aesthetic that sees no reason why musical allusions to hip-hop, the Beatles, James Brown, punk, Gram Parsons, cool jazz, and Dylan can't coexist in the same song. Throughout, he rap-sings with sincere irony--I bet he laughs at the sight of a jump-suited Elvis, then cries when the King starts to sing--and Odelay's rich collage of sound may very well prove a prediction of the future. If he ever finds the courage to can the loopy metaphors and just tell a story, he could take over the world. --David Cantwell.
Product Identifiers
Record Label Geffen
UPC 0720642482322
Product Key Features
Release Year 1996
Style Lo-Fi
Genre Rock, Lo Fi, Rock & Pop
Artist Beck
Additional Product Features
Format CD
Distributor Universal Distribution
Recording Mode Stereo
Release Date 19960618
Duration 51min.
Spar CODE N/A
Recording Type Studio
