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...there’s still the feeling that Beck is reliant on his old tricks. Opening track “Elevator Music” is pure “Odelay”-style funk, featuring Beck??s signature off-key rhyming and a raw drum beat. On tracks like this one Beck seems afraid to stretch out, sticking with what he’s done before and throwing in some digital sounds for decoration...
...Beck??s tenor sounds much better on the album’s more mellow cuts, such as “Movie Theme,” a solid combination of synthesized strings and soft-spoken vocal lines reminiscent of “Sea Change.” Other highlights include “Nausea,” built on a raw acoustic guitar and bass riff, with Beck doing his best Brit-pop vocal imitation. “Strange Apparition” is loveable piano-driven ’90s pop with a nice half-time breakdown...
...Beck??s typically nonsensical vocals this time have a dark tinge to them, spinning images of our techno-junk lifestyle that are complemented by the digital effects on almost every track. Lines like “We’re all pushing up a tin-can mountaintop” are indicative of Beck??s jaded vision; he’s unhappy about something, but he’s too oblique to let on exactly what...
...album’s final track, an extended medley of trippy melodies and off-kilter vocals and spoken word, Beck says “If the soul is a symptom, the condition is you.” Beck??s vocals offer a little of something for everyone—disillusionment and indictment of society (or something) for the doomsdayers, and random bits of absurdity for those who share Beck??s sense of humor...
...Fans of Beck??s previous albums will enjoy this one, but those new to Beck should first check out classics like “Odelay” and “Sea Change” before digging into this new (but strikingly familiar) material...