![]() When asked about the story behind the song, Beck said: “Well, I went down to my basement. Even the title is dripping in introspection. The sound of broken-hearted, disconsolate and psychedelic Beck, Nobody’s Fault But My Own, from Mutations, is the song you play as you sit in the dark of your room, rueing the day past. The song was nominated for best song from a movie at the 1998 MTV movie awards, but lost out to Will Smith’s Men in Black. It also acts as a fascinating link in Beck’s career, somewhere between the mishmash postmodern rock of Odelay and the downbeat psychedelia of Mutations. Beck tells us a hard-luck story about gambling and loneliness and not letting the sun catch you crying. Sure, there’s the clockwork percussion of the vintage drum machines, the picked guitar and vinyl scratches, but the mood is set to a dusky mellowness. Yet unlike the bossa nova parping of Tropicalia, Deadweight’s Brazilian influence is woven together with a dusty, melancholic vibe to create an intoxicating brew. Beck said Deadweight, together with Tropicalia, was a part of his “Brazilian trilogy” (we’re still waiting for the third instalment). This song – a stopgap between the albums Odelay and Mutations – is taken from the soundtrack to A Life Less Ordinary, but don’t let that put you off. It not only helped lift Beck into the mainstream, but by namechecking 70s outsider musician Gary Wilson (“Passing the dutchie from coast to coast / like my man Gary Wilson who rocks the most”), he helped to revive someone else’s career, too. The title and many of the spoken samples come from an obscure 1969 sex education album titled Sex for Teens (Where It’s At). Freewheeling, inventive and irreverent, it’s a bewildering but beguiling mix of bizarre samples, an Afrika Bambaataa-style groove, a funked-out lounge-lizard keyboard line and a detuned holler of “I got two turntables and a microphone” – pilfered from Mantronix’s seminal electro 12in Needle to the Groove. Where It’s Atįrom the hiss of needle on vinyl at the start and the “jigsaw jazz and the get-fresh flow”, this might be the song that best sums up Beck’s magpie influences. ![]() There’s both resignation and hope there, and, with the line “I’ll be lonesome when I’m gone”, a real emotional punch in the gut. The lyrics – meeting a girl, following her out to an island in Washington and getting a soul-destroying job washing dishes – gives us a rare glimpse into his life. From the time he stumbled upon the New York anti-folk scene’s first wave in the late 1980s, Beck was influenced by the Delta blues, and this delicate, wiry guitar over a spectral, hypnotic melody, and some mumbled autobiographical lyrics, is a shaggy and moving embodiment of that spirit. This is Beck putting a modern twist on the blues tradition, its sloppiness and the fizz of the recording providing an enchanting intimacy. Here the magic is in the textures and the imperfections. To order by phone - Call (+44) 0147485010 quoting RareVinyl.Another track from his debut album, Mellow Gold, but this one shows a different side to Beck: the contemplative, Delta blues guitar-playing gonzo raconteur. Postage/Shipping Cost - Add item to your basket for a postage/shipping quote. Click here for more info.įolk, Indie, NME Indie/Alternative Artists, Rock.Īvailability - In Stock - Buy Now for shipping today Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.Īdditional info - Deleted, Picture SleeveĬondition - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). Title - Loser (click link for more of the same title)įormat - 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45)Ĭatalogue No - GFS67 (click link for more) Single, also including the previously unreleased Alchohol andĪrtist - Beck (click link for complete listing) BECK Loser (1994 UK 3-track injection moulded 7" vinyl
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