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Midnite Vultures

BeckAudio CD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (351 customer reviews)

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Beck Hansen was born and raised in Los Angeles. As a teenager, Beck became immersed in traditional blues and folk. When he was 18, he moved to New York where he became part of the city's late 80's "anti-folk" scene, playing at various small clubs around the East Village and Lower East Side.

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  • Audio CD (November 23, 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Interscope Records
  • ASIN: B000030009
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (351 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,616 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Sexx Laws
2. Nicotine & Gravy
3. Mixed Bizness
4. Get Real Paid
5. Hlwd. Freaks
6. Peaches & Cream
7. Broken Train
8. Milk & Honey
9. Beautiful Way
10. Pressure Zone
11. Debra

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When Beck mangles folk, hip-hop, country, blues, and lo-fi rock into a unique sonic species, he pays homage to his influences in a way that is utterly entertaining. Indeed, the alt-rock vagabond is responsible for some of the 1990s' most indispensable music. In his lesser moments, however, Beck's attempts at emulating his preceptors fall flat, creating only B-grade versions of the genuine articles. Midnite Vultures splits down the middle between the great Beck and the not-so-great Beck. About half the album gorges on retro pulp fiction, a "Becksploitation," if you will, where his relatively straightforward impersonations shortchange his influences. On the slow-burn soul tracks "Peaches and Cream" and "Debra" or the 808-driven tributary "Hlwd. Freaks," he lacks the pipes, heart, and history to pass as a legitimate double-breasted soul man or old-school rapper. The other half, finding Beck in his element, is exhilarating. His unfaltering studio mastery is especially evident on standouts such as the horn-punched "Sexx Laws," the steamy, slap-bass-blasted "Nicotine and Gravy," and the wah-wah bombast of "Mixed Bizness." The album proves that Beck playing the straight-up funkateer will never match ranks with the raw talents of Marvin Gaye, George Clinton, or Prince, but as long as he adheres to more inventive genre splicing, he remains compelling in his own right. --Beth Massa

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beck gets it on the money! December 8, 1999
Format:Audio CD
The new Beck album is perfect. It's gorgeous. It's a delight. Do I sound hyperbolic? Or just plain hyper? "Midnite Vultures" has restored my faith in pop. Beck, I could pinch your cheek, you gangly, goony freak. What's so great about "Midnite Vultures"? "Sexx Laws", the disc's first cut, kicks out the jams all funky like, proving for a blue-eyed blond, Beck is super fly. In fact, only Prince, or the Artist Formerly Known As That Squiggly Symbol, rivals Beck in sheer funkability. Drawing from classic 1970s soul and R&B, as well as organ-tinged '60s kitsch, "Midnite Vultures" is full of homage -and irony. But not for one second does it sound derivative. How does Beck pull it off? By incorporating awesome horn blasts and go-go dancin' riffs Freaky banjo pickin' and hilarious lyrics. If "Nicotine & Gravy" doesn't bust your gut, you're dead. Then comes "Peaches & Cream", a sultry soul gem with nasty background vocals the likes of which you haven't heard since Squiggle Symbol ditched the Revolution. Or the New Power Generation. Whichever. Listen to Beck's homage to the Isleys and Barry White on the slo-jam "Debra". Hear Beck do a right-on falsetto. (Where did THAT come from?) And girl, you better step inside his Hyundai, when Beck asks you. This guy means LOVE. Oh, Beck, thank you. I needed "Midnite Vultures". We all did. Go on with your bad self. 5 STARS!
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Beck's 70s Dance Party! (Kind of) November 23, 1999
Format:Audio CD
Beck's new album, Midnite Vultures is on the whole a differnt bird than his other works so far. If you liked Odelay's aural brilliance and experiementation, Midnite Vultures will either shock you pleasantly or seem a little overworked and obscure. The opening track, "SEXX Laws," is a gassed up torent of 70s brass and big stage antics that gives a b-slap to all that voodoo daddy nonsense. "Hollywood Freaks," a blistering satire/homage to the modern R&B scene post-Puff Daddy comes off as playfull and has a nice groove.

"Peaches and Cream," is an interection between Prince's "Rasperry Beret" and kitch American advertising ideal. And it works in its repititions and scope. "Beautiful Way," obviously the best track on this album, is a folksy/traintrack-bluesy/post-woodstock track and could best be compared to the best song Beck ever wrote, "Nobody's Fault but My Own." It is a sad and rolling track about a girl going insane and destroying her life.

My personal favorite on the album is a track called "Debra," a 70s suburban love song again with a touch of Prince falsetto. (I want to get with you/ only you/ and your sister/ I think her name's Debra?) Overall, this album may seem a little less inspired and free than Odelay, but it is still better than anything that is out there now.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars More surprises from a musical chameleon December 2, 1999
Format:Audio CD
I'm very envious of Beck and his freedom as an artist. "Mutations" absolutely blew me away and remains a staple in my CD player. "Midnight Vultures" displays more of Beck's irreverent lyrics and deft songwriting style, with more of an unbridled glee and jump-about thrill. The last five songs on the album are the real treat here, but the album unfolds much better than "Odelay" (which, as much of a Beck fan as I am...I could never appreciate). Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If not Beck's best, it's darn close.
Great from start to finish. It's got everything-great pop hooks, the usual Beck-quality lyrics, plus satirical sensibilities. Read more
Published 2 months ago by mwl
4.0 out of 5 stars Used Vinyl
I thought this product was in great condition for being used. I was very happy to have found this album, althought it was a little pricey, it was definitely worth it!
Published 4 months ago by Missy
5.0 out of 5 stars Beck is a GENIUS!
Definitely my favorite Beck album! It's so funky, danceable, and hilarious that it's probably hazardous to listen to while operating a vehicle. LOVE IT!
Published 7 months ago by P. Stevenson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!!
The cd is in great shape (It's an AWESOME cd), the sellers are very helpful and I would suggest them to anyone looking for a great product at a great price!
Published on March 14, 2011 by Michelle Luman
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
I really should not be here. If you read my reviews, I try to write about obscure work. I will do a Beatles or known jazz album, but try to avoid saying what is universal. Read more
Published on May 30, 2010 by Bill Your 'Free Form FM Print DJ
4.0 out of 5 stars Midnite Vultures
Midnite Vultures being Beck's 7th studio album (4th on a major label) and his 1999 release is a mix of alternative rock and dance-pop. The album was met with mixed reviews. Read more
Published on April 6, 2010 by Bjorn Viberg
5.0 out of 5 stars FUN! FUN! Great music, get it!!!
a funky, soul, hip CD that is on my short list for all-time best CDs ever. Just listen to it and it is like you are invited to a cool party. Read more
Published on July 15, 2009 by Diane
3.0 out of 5 stars Production party
3 1/2

Still standing as one of the eclectic songwriter's most adventurous recordings, this may be the album where Hansen's application of white-funk shtick is laid on a... Read more
Published on May 2, 2009 by IRate
5.0 out of 5 stars Party on
This was the party cd of 1999 for many people. Lots of fun. Wild and crazy and then there's Beautiful Way.
Published on July 9, 2008 by David Thierry
4.0 out of 5 stars Must Haves
By far, my all time favorite Beck album, Midnite Vultures brings in hip hop, soul, funk and every other genre this little genius can wrap his words around. Read more
Published on June 25, 2008 by Bradley Jacobson
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