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| Artist: Beck
Label: XL Recordings
Category: Music
List Price: £13.99
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 807
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 634904036928
EAN: 0634904036928
ASIN: B001ASVALY
Release Date: July 7, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 A beautiful reminder of Beck's genius July 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I can't really see what people are complaining about. Beck has spent the last countless years reeling out album after album of quality, thought provoking and truly original music.
Modern Guilt is a timely reminder of the sheer quality of his song writing, yes it's shorter this time but that affords him only track where he breaks out the "experimental"/quirky/frankly not very listenable stuff in 'Replica'.
Frankly the first and last tracks contain everything you need to fall in love with Beck either for the first time or the 500th.
Volcano in particular is potentially his most beautiful track to date and makes me go all goosepimply just listening to it.
I can't see how comments along the lines of "this isn't as good as seachange or odelay" hold any value at all. If it's that era of Beck you like then go back and listen to those albums - or compile yourself a "best of beck" CD - there's plenty to choose from!
These are dark days in terms of the quality and originality of music on offer and this latest offering from Beck is much needed ray of light - a reminder that human beings can still make music that is worth listening to.
Modern guilt of past crimes July 21, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I like any hardcore fan of Beck from the start, stopped listening to him when the atrocity that was Midnight Vultures came out.
After that I pretty much resinged his career to the bin as I did with said Lp.
I gave up on him as he lost what he once has and had never actually came close to Mellow Gold in music terms since. This Lp though is a nice little shot in the arm. Every track is great and pulls on some matured posturing albeit with a sturdy nod towards some of his older work ethics.
There is not a single bad track on this Lp and the beats on it are great, unlike a former review claiming 8 out 10 were just wrong.
A big thumbs up. If Beck carries on releasing this kind of quality I'll defnitely start listening to him again.
 No Beck. No. July 17, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
The i-tunes exclusive single "Timebomb" was no masterpiece and seemed a bit too much like a mid life crisis attempt to rekindle the fun of "Sexx Laws" era Beck. At least it was fun.
Following that release, Beck has chosen to change tack and go for a more "introspective" Beck record. Sadly this is no "Sea Change" - his last brilliant record in my view. The teaming with Dangermouse is also a mystery...he hasn't worked his magic here and recent Gnarls Barkley material would suggest that he too has lost his muse.
"Chemtrails", the lead track, is reasonable but in comparison to his past glories it sounds like a C side, bot even a B side. This record saddens me greatly, and seems like such a waste of time. The fact that it is his last release for Geffen in the US strongly suggests contractual obligation, and nothing else. Avoid at all costs.
What's the problem? July 15, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's 2008, it's summer. it's a new Beck album, just what more do you guys want?
 Very Good, But Whats It All About? July 14, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Being Beck means being one of the ultimate modern cyphers. His lyrics are meaningless, rhyming piffle. His voice is a barely bothered exclamation. Musically, whilst Beck changes with the wind, ever moving forward to create new and interesting textures, ultimately, every Beck album reveals that whilst Beck moves between styles and sounds with great fluency, almost every Beck song sounds roughly the same.
Produced by Dangermouse, "Modern Guilt" is also, like REM's "Accelerate" a slight experience. It's over in 34 minutes, and even manages to omit the rather brilliant MP3-single "Timebombs". Though, I'm fairly sure that "Timebombs" isn't actually about "Timebombs", and Beck titles are mostly now like New Order songs, having very little to do with the songs themselves : I can't tell what any of these songs are about. Sure, the songs are memorable, but production wise they start to turn into one, long, 10 part song instead of songs having their own separate identity. Within the album itself, moods never move beyond a fairly stable emotional baseline, neither of highs nor lows : as if the album is a representation of a mood flattener like Prozac. "Chemtrails" is a great song, albeit one that is nearly neutered of personality. "Modern Guilt" is a good, not a great record, with no distinct personality of its own, and in this day and age, where thousands of records are released every year, good just isn't good enough. Why be good.. When you can be great?
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