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Sea Change by Beck
6,773,194 plays (507,858 listeners)
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
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The Golden Age | 4:35 | 201,062 | ||
| 2 |
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Paper Tiger | 4:36 | 175,520 | ||
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Guess I'm Doing Fine | 4:50 | 164,528 | ||
| 4 |
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Lonesome Tears | 5:38 | 158,102 | ||
| 5 |
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Lost Cause | 3:47 | 295,109 | ||
| 6 |
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End Of The Day | 5:03 | 120,162 | ||
| 7 |
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It's All In Your Mind | 3:06 | 110,308 | ||
| 8 |
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Round The Bend | 5:16 | 137,363 | ||
| 9 |
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Already Dead | 2:59 | 147,027 | ||
| 10 |
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Sunday Sun | 4:45 | 135,942 | ||
| 11 |
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Little One | 4:27 | 131,477 | ||
| 12 |
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Side Of The Road | 3:24 | 129,452 |
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About this album
Beck has always been known for his ever-changing moods — particularly since they often arrived one after another on one album, sometimes within one song — yet the shift between the neon glitz of Midnite Vultures and the lush, somber Sea Change is startling, and not just because it finds him in full-on singer/songwriter mode, abandoning all of the postmodern pranksterism of its predecessor. What’s startling about Sea Change is how it brings everything that’s run beneath the surface of Beck’s music to the forefront, as if he’s unafraid to not just reveal emotions, but to elliptically examine them in this wonderfully melancholy song cycle.
If, on most albums prior to this, Beck’s music was a sonic kaleidoscope — each song shifting familiar and forgotten sounds into colorful, unpredictable combinations — this discards genre-hopping in favor of focus, and the concentration pays off gloriously, resulting in not just his best album, but one of the greatest late-night, brokenhearted albums in pop. This, as many reviews and promotional interviews have noted, is indeed a breakup album, but it’s not a bitter listen; it has a wearily beautiful sound, a comforting, consoling sadness. His words are often evocative, but not nearly as evocative as the music itself, which is rooted equally in country-rock (not alt-country), early-’70s singer/songwriterism, and baroque British psychedelia. With producer Nigel Godrich, Beck has created a warm, enveloping sound, with his acoustic guitar supported by grand string arrangements straight out of Paul Buckmaster, eerie harmonies, and gentle keyboards among other subtler touches that give this record a richness that unveils more with each listen.
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Shouts
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erick_01 wrote:
Helped through a really dark period... PLUS is a great album. [2]
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law_larregui wrote:
Beck's Masterpiece. [5]
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skypoems wrote:
how did I not appreciate this until now? wow..... it's amazing.
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hantzlala wrote:
this is my breakup album
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xbrg36 wrote:
Anyone who regards Sea Change as bland or unremarkable has never had their heart broken. [3]
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Nakkinak wrote:
Beck's Masterpiece. [4]
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Nakkinak wrote:
so good
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Nakkinak wrote:
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kelspooky wrote:
Helped through a really dark period... PLUS is a great album.
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flawlesly wrote:
i bought this album, a little bit disappointed for first time i hear this but long after that i can enjoy his music ... Lonesome Tears are the best for me
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XimenaDoherty wrote:
Anyone who regards Sea Change as bland or unremarkable has never had their heart broken. [3] This album basically kept me alive during a really dark period of my life.
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prominence_la wrote:
Definitely NOT my favorite Beck album, but I wouldn't dismiss it as "dull". There are some fantastic arrangements on here.
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wasabihansen wrote:
my favorite post-mellow gold beck album, maybe because i love beck doing country music and before "odelay" he did a lot of awesome countryish music
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James-Sandri wrote:
As someone with fairly wide music taste, I respectfully disagree. Nick Drake's catalog and Blood on the the Tracks stand out as the main similarities to this album. Whilst I don't think it could best any of these, it is a remarkable album in it's own right. This all coming from a person who didn't think Beck was anything great before hearing this album 2 days ago.
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ClownBehbeh wrote:
Anyone who regards Sea Change as anything special needs to expand their musical palette. There are thousands of albums that share similar premises, and practically all of them best this album. This is the dullest Beck album because it offers nothing but feelings of self-pity, and does nothing to execute it in a clever way.
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HenryBadaroh wrote:
Beck's Masterpiece. [3] And one of the records of my life.
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juamorant wrote:
Anyone who regards Sea Change as bland or unremarkable has never had their heart broken. [2]
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jaaviiH wrote:
Lonesome Tears ! (L) preciosaa, aha amo a Beck ! (:
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kristeng02 wrote:
My favorite as well. Love this album.
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topjim wrote:
Who's to say wether it's the best. It's definitely my favorite
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