Advantages: 6 BECK VIDEOS (1 BY SPIKE JONZE) Disadvantages: DVD AUDIO ONLY PLAYS THROUGH A DVD PLAYER, SO NO ALBUM PLAYING ON STEREO
..., for the forthcoming sentiment filled sounds, summed up by the lyrics "drive all night just to feel like your OK"
On Paper Tiger, Beck just sounds like he's trying too hard to sing in a diverse manner, which he usually does so naturally when choosing to.
Guess I'm Doing Fine* is self assessment by a bewildered Beck. Seemingly continued on Lonesome Tears*, Beck reminisces whilst questioning all the usual relationship breakdown angles.
Lost Cause* finds Beck searching for some solid ground for which to re-engage his sanity, accepting that life goes on, and maybe, just maybe, that it could be for the best, that life goes on.
End Of The Day is a bit too reserved and restrained, failing to engage the listener. An album filler.
It's All In Your Mind* is a rework of an early Beck favourite. Realising where his head and heart were at, deciding to cover...
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...erogenous zones! The sound grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and forced me to listen and the song became the bane of Anita’s life for months, as I flicked constantly through the channels hoping to catch it.
It would now be wise to suggest something along the lines of… ‘you’ll like this if you like…’, but as I’ll hopefully demonstrate, there are many different sounds on offer on ‘Fire’ - punk, rock, disco and synth are all to be found. OK, so what do normally listen to? No help there, either… I have everything from 50s rock ‘n’ roll, through 60s rock, 70s punk, 80s rubbish, 90s Britpop right through to current rap (I know, I know! Don’t judge me!). Perhaps this is an album for everyone (think I’m even winning Anita over).
The first track is, in my opinion, the best of the album. ‘Dance Commander’ opens with a simple drum/cymbal beat...
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