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Midnite Vultures
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0606949048525
Label: Interscope Records
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
MPN: 490485
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Interscope Records
Release Date: November 23, 1999
Studio: Interscope Records
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Editorial Review:
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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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Party on
This was the party cd of 1999 for many people. Lots of fun. Wild and crazy and then there's Beautiful Way.
Rating:  - 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. The double punch of Sexx Laws and Nicotine & Gravy is just the beginning as we are melted in Beck's ever increasing tongue in cheek-ness and fun, deliberate or not. This is one of those must haves.
Rating: - This is more like Kraftwerk than Prince
This album is about 8 million years old as I write this. Who cares. I think it's pretty good and sounds better than alot of the material that anyone might still bother to listen to from that time.
I've read a bunch of the reviews for this album. It sounds like the critics haven't gotten out much.
If you like white funk, Beefheart, Prince, Beck and Kraftwerk, then this is a good album. 'Mixed Business' is a highlight.
If you can get it cheap, buy it. ... Read More
Rating: - Beck's Ultimate Party Album - TOO Much Fun!!!!!
As my little sister used to say sitting in her high chair, "I WANT too much!"
O.K., so Beck takes yet another new direction with this one, probably not suited for those who can't vibe to Cameo, Prince, "Brick House," or funk in general. But Beck lacking soul? Oh, he's got soul, baby! Only on the robotic "Get Real Paid" is it not apparent (a bit of a throw-away tune, but lots of fun).
These songs are BUSY. They are loaded with effects, which might cause some to overlook ... Read More
Rating:  - The beginning of the end
This album could have been a classic. If only Beck would have somehow managed to create an entire album as compelling as the first three songs on Midnite Vultures. At the time of its release, I simply considered this album to be a failed experiment. What I didn't realize until Sea Change was that the first three songs on Midnite Vultures would prove to be a last hurrah for one of my favorite musical performers. From Sea Change on, the man who was arguably the most consistently brilliant musician of ... Read More
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