BECK Midnite Vultures LP BONG LOAD RECORDS 2000 US orig+foc+inner+ltd+180gr BL46
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BECK
One of the most inventive, eclectic figures of the alternative era, the epitome of post-modern chic in an era obsessed with junk culture. Initially pegged as the voice of a generation when "Loser" turned into a smash crossover success, Beck wound up crystallizing much of the postmodern ruckus inherent in the '90s alternative explosion, but in unexpected ways. Based in the underground anti-folk and noise-rock worlds, Beck encompassed all manner of modern music, drawing in hip-hop, blues, trash rock, pop, soul, lounge music -- pretty much any found sound or vinyl dug up from a dusty crate -- blurring boundaries and encapsulating how '90s hipsters looked toward the future by foraging through the past. In another time, Beck may have stayed in the province of the underground, but he surfaced just as alternative rock turned mainstream.
"MIDNITE VULTURES"
2000 LP BONG LOAD RECORDS BL46
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
LIMITED EDITION ON VINYL 180GR
IN STICKERED SHRINK GATEFOLD COVER + INNER SLEEVE
HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 7 0847-40046-1 5
Label: BONG LOAD - DARK PINK/FUCHSIA LABEL - GREEN TEXT
Catalog on cover: BL46
Catalog on labels: BL46
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): BL 46-A-RE1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): BL 46-B-RE1
On labels: rim text "?© 1999 BONGLOAD RECORDS BL46"
On Back Cover: Tracklist
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tracklisting
Side A: SEXX LAWS - NICOTINE & GRAVY - MIXED BIZNESS - GET REAL PAID
HOLLYWOOD FREAKS - PEACHES & CREAM
Side B: BROKEN TRAIN - MILK & HONEY
BEAUTIFUL WAY - PRESSURE ZONE - DEBRA
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By calling the muted psychedelic folk-rock, blues, and Tropicalia of Mutations a stopgap, Beck set expectations for Midnite Vultures unreasonably high. Ironically, Midnite Vultures doesn't feel like a sequel to Odelay -- it's a genre exercise, like Mutations. This time, Beck delves into soul, funk, and hip-hop, touching on everything from Stax/Volt to No Limit but using Prince as his home base. He's eschewed samples, more or less, but not the aesthetic. Even when a song is reminiscent of a particular style, it's assembled in strange, exciting ways. As it kicks off with "Sexx Laws," it's hard not to get caught up in the rush, and "Nicotine & Gravy" carries on the vibe expertly, as does the party jam "Mixed Bizness" and the full-on electro workout "Get Real Paid," an intoxicating number that sounds like a Black Album reject. So far, so good -- the songs are tight, catchy, and memorable, the production dense...(AllMusic)
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