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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
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 Posted - 07/01/2006 : 10:13:04
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I like Girl. It's the only track I've heard form Guero. I enjoyed strumming/singing in on guitar the other day! Also like Heaven Hammer (Missing), the Air remix of Beck's Missing, from Guerolito, which I heard on his site.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 10:15:10
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he used to live a block away from me (where i'm living now) but now he lives in MacCarthur Park (but still rents out the house)..
does that make me cool in some way?
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 10:17:49
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Well, it would feel pretty cool living near back. I live not too far away from Bono. Maybe that makes me uncool, though.
 [EDIT] I mean 'Beck'.
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 10:48:37
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Robert Smith used to live 5-10 minutes walk from me. I'm told the douche singer out of the Darkness either lives at his old house or on the same estate. Talk about your unfair trades..
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 10:53:39
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Carrot Top lives in our garage, which is pretty cool
"I don't have any money to buy new clothes and if they paid me to get some I'd probably buy more hoodies." - Mark Wainfur |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 14:23:06
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Pee Wee Herman lives in my wardrobe.
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Useyourname
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Posted - 07/02/2006 : 05:07:06
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Not only are his albums great but his live shows are terrific. I've seen him twice. Once at the Electric Factory in Philly and at the shitty Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ. Luckily I had standing/pit tickets for the Tweeter show. I was only about 10 feet away from hi and right up against the stage. Still looking for a lossless recording of either of those shows.
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/02/2006 : 13:31:28
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2006 : 13:36:52
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| I saw him about a month ago and I felt like it was an entertaining show (puppets, films, bear costumes) and certainly a good show. But I felt it lacked some passion. Only a few times times did I get that "Hell Yeah" feeling. It was the first time saw him. |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 07/02/2006 : 13:41:57
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Originally posted by floop
Carrot Top lives in our garage, which is pretty cool
Close the door and start the car engine...please. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
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Posted - 07/03/2006 : 05:12:22
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I saw Beck twice, the first time was one of best shows I´ve seen. It was first outdoor festival in Ireland in a few years owing to planning regulations, in 2000, so everyone was feeling quite celebratory. At one point Beck stopped the band playing and said Take a look at these fellows I think we´ll be watching you from now on - you could see the crowd lighting fires and dancing around them, building human pyramids and basically doind everything except watching Beck, it was tremendous. The second time was at a rave the following year and he started out quite lean and funky but slowed it down to these drudgy Pink Floydiness with lots of palm-muting and eventually took out an acoustic guitar, which considering 90% of the crowd were ripped on ecstasy wasn´t that wise. I wasn´t in such a condition but I felt bad for Beck facing a crowd growing more and more disgruntled. In between songs he got annoyed about the noise coming from the DJs in the other tents and he and his band started imitating their sounds but the crowd started getting into that so they stopped immediately. He went off for an encore and when he came back only a quarter of the crowd was still hanging around, he really stank the place out. So he´s done one of my best concerts and one of my worst.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 08/15/2006 : 18:29:40
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Beck's new album is out on October 2nd:
The Information.
1. Elevator Music
2. Think I'm In Love
3. Cell Phone's Dead
4. Nausea
5. Soldier Jane
6. Strange Apparition
7. Dark Star
8. Movie Theme
9. We Dance Alone
10. No Complaints
11. 1000 BPM
12. Motorcade
13. The Information
14. New Round
15. Horrible Fanfare/Landslide/Exoskeleton
Here's a Rolling Stone article with a behind the scenes look at the making of the video for the first single from the album, Cell Phone's Dead:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11067457/behind_the_scenes_becks_video_shoot/print
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Posted - 08/16/2006 : 06:13:23
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Hey, thanks. Anyone know how it sounds? Folkish? Punkish? Odelay-ish?
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 08/16/2006 : 07:35:58
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| i like beck. i really liked his first album a lot. then i sort of quit listening for what ever reason, money maybe. for awhile, as far as the rap stilio thing goes, I wasn't sure if he was fronting beause it seemed like it might be a stage. but then i listened to his music more and decided that he was for real and he has mad skills. but i saw him in concert last fall and it was one of the best concerts i've been to. he's really talented and really put on a great live show. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 08/16/2006 : 15:07:43
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Don't know if this has been mentioned before:
"Originally, the lyrics to 'Girl' were really upbeat, and then it didn't work for me somehow. You need the dichotomy. If you're doing something happy and light, you need the shadows. That was something that the Pixies did so well. Frank Black is a genius at these happy songs, and then you listen to the lyrics and they're based on (Spanish film director Luis) Bunuel films of cows' eyes getting cut."
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
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The Marsist
= Cult of Ray =
Ireland
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Posted - 08/28/2006 : 10:57:01
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saw the man himself support radiohead the other day and he was absolutly amazing. better than radiohead i think. the new stuff sounds good.
apperenly from what iv heard the cover of the new album is gonna be blank allowing the owener to creat there own with the stickers provided...awesome. also its gonna have a dvd with a video for every song.
Art is the child of Nature; yes, her darling child, in whom we trace the features of the mother's face, her aspect and her attitude.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 08/29/2006 : 07:14:26
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Yeah, a friend of mine who went said he thought he was better than Radiohead. Apparently, there's a funny puppet show thing!
I've been thinking of getting the CD/DVD edition of Guero. They have it in HMV.
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The Marsist
= Cult of Ray =
Ireland
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Posted - 08/29/2006 : 11:31:29
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oh man the puppets were genius. he had a puppet of every band member being controled by puppeteers for the whole show, mimicking the band. he puts on a fantastic show i have to say, one of the most entertaning iv been to in many a year.
you should get guero carl its a really good album.unfortunatly i bought the the 1 disc version before i saw the one w/ dvd but it looks cool .
Art is the child of Nature; yes, her darling child, in whom we trace the features of the mother's face, her aspect and her attitude.
-Beck
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 08/29/2006 : 12:57:53
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It' about €35, but what do you expect, I suppose!
This is ridiculous...I mean, imagine if the same rules applied to the similarly-packaged Sgt. Peppers!:
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003220433
New Beck Album Denied U.K. Chart Eligibility
October 04, 2006, 5:45 PM ET
Chris M. Walsh, N.Y.
Beck's new Interscope album, "The Information," could sell a million copies next week and still not be considered for placement on the U.K. album chart. The U.K.'s Official Chart Company (OCC) has ruled that the album contains cover art and packaging that give it an "unfair advantage" and therefore will not be eligible to chart in the region.
The unique packaging includes four random sticker sets designed by artists handpicked by Beck, allowing fans to customize their own album covers.
"It's an unconventional package, but it shouldn't be penalized for that," says Beck. "Any art on a CD is an incentive to buy and listen. Ultimately, it doesn't matter. The response from the fans has been so strong, and that is the most important thing."
The problematic packaging will not provoke an omission from any Billboard chart, according to director of charts/senior analyst Geoff Mayfield.
You can download a Times Beck podcast here:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,27052,00.html
Behind The Music 2-Beck:
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtzFizGGihc
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxfAreSIN8M
Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUaWBY5LbBM
Nightline-Beck interviewed by John Flansberg!:
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ErgcJCONVc
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbw6rU2ArLQ
Part 3:
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
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Posted - 10/24/2006 : 23:45:47
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So what do people think of The Information?
It's good, but not great, imo..i'd say his weakest album, overall...
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 10/25/2006 : 03:39:58
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http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2006/10/24/live-beck-angel-orensanz-nyc
Live - Beck @ Angel Orensanz | NYC
story by Daniel Arnold | photos by Dorothy Hong
You know those PBS specials where a bunch of middling whites get together to wag their flabby underarms at some bloated, sequined, back-from-the-dead supergroup? Yeah, well Beck and friends at Angel Orensanz was kinda like that. But hold on, cuz I don't mean that in a bad way. Because really, Beck was fantastic. Inspiring even. But that show, the part where everybody clapped along to "Where It's At" - at least for me - was like this little peek into the distant future where all of us back-patting bloggers are like this leftover subculture a la conscientious objectors or astronauts or those 1920s dimes who stood on the wings of aeroplanes in flight for entertainment.
Anyway, Beck was great. His friends too (they were Matt Mahaffey - guitar, Justin Meldal-Johnsen - bass, Matt Sherrod - drums, Brian Lebarton - keys, and Ryan Falkner - maraca). The whole ramshackle deal was pretty thrown together - improvised and afterthought - and lit up all blue like a dream about VH1. They took and played the bejesus out of nearly every request and sat there all casual on a 100-yr-old bimah, lined-up like Mount Olympus. It was really goddamn cool. The kind where if 14-yr-old me were to catch a glimpse of it - of 26-yr-old me - he'd just about fucking puke himself. I didn't mean that cocky. I meant it self-deprecating.
Wouldn't you say that Beck breaks all the rules though? I mean, I guess that's what people like about him. What's gotten him this far. But let's take a little inventory here. A) He's a white guy who raps. B) A guy who, though he's clearly capable of writing that thoughtful singer-songwriter shit, churns out those awkwardly topical songs about like... technology? "Cell Phone's Dead?" That hasn't been OK since Graceland (unless you're Usher). C) He's a novel-carrying scientologist. And D) He lives in Los Angeles. But y'know what? He also plays slide on old Stones covers, sings like the blissfully euphoric half of a head cold and doesn't talk too much about any of it. And have you seen the guy? Could he be anything but a celebrity? No.
Should we talk about the show or what? Like I said, it was real laidback and improvised. Covered the spectrum: "Sissy Neck," "Cold Brains," "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes," "No Expectations," "Summer Girl," some divinely harmonied Nashville stomp about "Running Wild," you name it. Smirking in and out of a cowboy hat, he called out for keyboard solos midsong and mocked his rhythm section for slopping up the beat. And that rhythm section... Ooooooowee! (I'm sure everybody's saying this, so if you're bored, this'd be a good time to check out but) GREAT NASTY GODS OF HELL that rhythm section! Bottles and cans and just clap your hands. Forks and knives on calypso conga lines with cowbells and cans of beer. At one point the whole band shifts to a fully set dining room table and bangs out this sharky feeding frenzy of a beat that would play along to that sweat-soaked scene in most movies where the junkie tweaks out ecstatic and the lights all smear.
God I'm a big talker. Sorry about all that. Bottom line is, Beck breaks all the rules and this industry shit gets repetitive but motherfuck if that guy isn't one of the most talented we got. He can really shake 'em down. And when you throw all that into a 150-year-old neo-gothic cathedral, you got yourself some lonnngterm memories boy, I tell you what.
By Tripwire Oct 24, 2006 in News
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/25/2006 : 05:27:13
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I'm loving the new single.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
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Beck-Whats his deal?
