Mellow Gold [PA] by Beck

Pros: Quirky, creative, ironic musical mix
Cons: Way too downtrodden for some

Over the past 15 years, Beck has carved out quite a career for himself.  He scored a huge hit in 1994, followed it with a classic album in Odelay, then continued making freewheeling, constantly self-reinventing music that has earned him high ...

Pros: Showcases nearly every facet of Beck's personality except perhaps "Prince Wannabe Beck"
Cons: All over the map, might be a little raw for some

Y'know, there's something childishly liberating about blasting words like 'd!ldo' out of my computer speakers when I'm sitting at work, even if I am the only one here. I mean, here I am, listening to Mellow Gold, one of the more profane ...

Pros: A better version of Stereopathetic Soulmanure with a few new ideas
Cons: Still not great; a transitional album

Mellow Gold is one of those albums that is only known for its hit single. Certainly it didn't get bad reviews on its release, but it doesn't have the critical standing that Odelay has. As with Radiohead's Pablo Honey, I pretty much ...

Pros: Variety, lyrics, weird, bizarre, humorous, it'd make a mad scientist happy, basically everything
Cons: Ignored by critics a lot, overshadowed by Odelay, but nothing really

Mad Scientists Lair Assistant – Sir, what are you doing? Mad Scientist – I’m thinking about a new evil scheme to create something mad through science Assistant – Isn’t that what you always do? Mad Scientist – ...

Pros: Great, fun, interesting songs and music
Cons: Some songs are a bit rough around the edges, other could be obscene to some

I was suprised to find this, Beck's first album, had only been reviewed a total of seven times. So here I am to save the day again :) "Mellow Gold" only hinted at the possibility that Beck had more than a single hit to his name. "Loser," of course,...

Pros: There's so much more to like than "Loser" on this CD!
Cons: It hasn't been quite the same since Beck released this one... (Is that a con?)

Yes, I'm one of those who can remember when the "Loser" video was the latest big thing on MTV, back in '94. Heck, I even bummed a taped copy of "Mellow Gold" from a high school friend of mine that spring. Of course, I ended up recording over most of the ...

Pros: Infectious grooves, pure auditory bliss
Cons: it's over in fifty minutes

I first heard Mellow Gold in grade seven. I must have seen the video for "Loser" two zillion times that summer. I always found it catchy but just didn't really like it. I heard it at my friends houses because it was "cool" or at least what thirteen year...

Pros: It's Da Bomb!!!!! Totally unexpected and different.
Cons: if you're a grey flannel kind of person, you won't feel this CD

Ahh Mellow Gold, what's not to love? This is the album that introduced me to the trash-genius Beck and remains today my fave. Beck's music eludes description, one of the things that I love about it the most, there's no label.... I guess the closest one...

Pros: Perfection between Americana and Hip-Hop
Cons: none, really

Right now, when listening to Becks´ “Midnite Vultures” (his newest effort) you can´t help but marvel at how great he already was in 1993. I´d even say (and I know I´m gonna lose all my credibility for this) that “Mellow Gold” is better than both “Midnite...

Pros: possibly Beck's best album!!
Cons: there are a few foul words that may bother some

Mellow Gold may be Beck's finest album. Released in the mid-90's, Mellow Gold reminds die-hard fans of the crazier heavier sounds of this musical genius. This is an album that any Beck fan would enjoy when they are puzzled as to what kind of mood they...

Pros: Talent oozes
Cons: none

This is one of my favorite albums. Most people bought it on the success of the single "Loser." But oddly, I didn't get the Beck bus until a few years later. Then it was the song "Beercan". Beck's "Loser" has been called...

Pros: Beck
Cons: Nothing

Beck has inspired me to be both a better musician and a better person. That might sound tacky, but its true. I purchased Mellow Gold a few days after Odelay, and, like almost all Beck CDs, I didn't really like it the first few times hearing it....

Pros: can afford
Cons: language use

Beck's album mellow gold is the best one. This I should not have to tell any one who has heard of them. This music is totally original and can't be imitated at all. There are a couple of song's i would not let little ears listen to.

The...

Pros: Beercan, Loser, Pay No Mind
Cons: Mutherf***er, Truckdriving Neighbors...

So there's Beck. He's this guy. He's from los angeles. And he rock's the casbah 'till 6 in the morn, with 2 turntables and a microphone. He's a loser baby, so why don't you kill him?

"Mellow Gold" was a landmark album, but it didn't...

Pros: great
Cons: none

When I first heard this album I was in a minivan with a soccer bud and his dad and they put on "Loser" and I was like *WOW*. They credit Limp Bizkit with starting the whole rock-rap hackish stuff that is proliferating modern radio these days...