| Artist |
Beck |
| Album Title: |
Midnite Vultures |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
11/23/1999 |
| Label |
DGC/Bong Load |
| Catalog No |
0694904852 |
| Bar Code No |
6 06949-0485-2 5 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Sexx Laws (3:39)
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| 2.
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Nicotine & Gravy (5:12)
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| 3.
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Mixed Bizness (4:10)
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| 4.
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Get Real Paid (4:20)
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| 5.
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Hollywood Freaks (3:59)
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| 6.
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Peaches & Cream (4:54)
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| 7.
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Broken Train (4:11)
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| 8.
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Milk & Honey (5:19)
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| 9.
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Beautiful Way (5:43)
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| 10.
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Pressure Zone (3:06)
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| 11.
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Debra (13:46)
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| Date Acquired |
08/09/2000 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Roadrunner Records |
| Purchase Price |
12.00 |
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All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Recorded July 1998-June 1999 at Soft Studios except "Hollywood Freaks" and "Debra". Recorded at PCP Labs.
Mixed at NRG Studios.
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles.
"Debra" contains elements of "My Love For You" by Ramsey Lewis written by Ed Greene.
"Milk And Honey" embodies a portion of "I See I Am" written by Buzz Clifford.
"Arabian Nights" comes as a ghosttrack.
Ed Greene's name is spelled in two different ways in the booklet. Also as Ed Green.
Not labeled as such, but is HDCD encoded.
foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Beck / Midnite Vultures
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -0.08 dB -7.74 dB 3:40 01-Sexx Laws
DR5 -0.08 dB -7.48 dB 5:13 02-Nicotine & Gravy
DR6 -0.08 dB -7.70 dB 4:11 03-Mixed Bizness
DR6 -0.08 dB -7.80 dB 4:20 04-Get Real Paid
DR6 -0.08 dB -7.35 dB 3:59 05-Hollywood Freaks
DR5 -0.08 dB -6.83 dB 4:54 06-Peaches & Cream
DR8 -0.09 dB -9.08 dB 4:11 07-Broken Train
DR6 -0.09 dB -9.12 dB 5:19 08-Milk & Honey
DR6 -0.09 dB -8.33 dB 5:44 09-Beautiful Way
DR6 -0.09 dB -7.92 dB 3:07 10-Pressure Zone
DR9 -0.09 dB -13.43 dB 13:46 11-Debra
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR6
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 489 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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. Then comes "Hollywood Freaks." The self-conscious gangsta goof is singularly irritating, not least because of Beck's affected voice. It's the first on Midnite Vultures to feel like a parody, and it's such an awkward, misguided shift in tone that it colors the rest of the album. Tributes now sound like send-ups, allusions that once seemed affectionate feel snide, and the whole thing comes off as a little jive. Musically, Midnite Vultures is filled with wonderful little quirks, but these are undercut by the sneaking suspicion that for all the ingenuity, it's just a hipster joke. Humor has always been a big part of Beck's music, but it was gloriously absurd, never elitist. Here, it's delivered with a smug smirk, undercutting whatever joy the music generates.
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