hearing Justin drop "The Information" as one of his favorite albums alleviates any insecurities i ever had about playing it on repeat in my jeep for 20 years.
Man, I love the nerdy delight that shows up in these conversations. From the joy in sounds and songwriting to the essential weeds of production/recording/partnership---I love this channel so much. Every. Single. Episode.
I think it's a little weird. Personally i always consider the genre and how that is supposed to sound or could sound..; as the leading 'advisor' for creating a song. I'm not gonna dwell so much on how a certain chord 'feels'. It's more like... does it fit the puzzle and does it do what it needs to do. Also, construct and format... What format is a certain line or theme asking for to be poured into...
Those three albums- mutations, midnight vultures and sea change changed my life as a musician. Super formative for me. Im 33 now but my parents had one of those mail order CD services so we’d get random albums all the time and one day one of those albums was mutations, was a fan since
The Information. I am obsessed. I’ve been listening to it in my car for at least a year. The bass lines! The vibe! Still figuring out the words and I refuse to look them up lol.
For those wondering about the original sample for Debra, it's Ramsey Lewis - my love for you : ua-cam.com/video/EsoPHO4vywg/v-deo.html&ab_channel=GTherapyShock (Full album "Funky Serenity" is unavailable on streaming services but it's a must, just killer grooves all the way.)
Yes, Justin is like walking on eggs there as Beck may have not cleared the composition use but at least he has the honesty to say it's a re-created sample. It's sad that these two guys didn't know the original Ramsey Lewis track though.
Ever since the 90s I have always loved Beck's band and as a musician myself this was fascinating to listen to. It's pretty cool that the success of "Loser" led to putting together this band of incredible musicians who then went to on record some legendary music. Great stuff!
This is my favourite UA-cam channel of all time. So fun to hear people talking passionately about music they love. I love what you guys do here so much, please keep doing it!
Totally agree. Also the most underrated muscial gems of late 90s and early 2000s. People of the 60s, 70s, 80s.. and even some 90s all have their musical legends to look back to while i feel like Beck is totally left out. He belongst up there with Prince, George Michael, Bonnie effin' Taylor ...lol..
I saw a Beck show in Wellington NZ 1996 ish, best gig ever, my favorite. Such a wide range of genres in one show while sticking together as though there was only one genre. Seeing Beck going from being on stage just himself and a harmonica to dancing like James Brown to a full band with trumpets and such and the DJ playing Star Spangled Banner on his decks were some of the highlights. An experience that is difficult to imagine being repeated.
YES! I saw him on this tour as well and the James Brown dancing and outfits were so amazing! One of the greatest shows I've ever seen. Ben Folds Five and Sean Lennon opened!
I love this so much. I became a store manager right when this album hit and I was too young, as I look back but Midnight Vultures created a space in our store that let us all breathe and also be uncomfortable and be happy. I was 22. This album was how our store became a different place in a mall. We all started bringing in our discs and not playing what we were supposed to play. We all bucked against the system.
As a Beck fan, I really enjoyed this! You guys asked great questions and Justin was so thoughtful, insightful, interesting, I could go on and on. As a knitter, that sweater is mind boggling; it’s the Midnite Vultures of sweaters. Getting out my graph paper and calculator and working that pattern out for sure! 🔥
I just showed a girlfriend Beck, and the first thing she said was that it sounded like Prince!!! I was shocked, I had never heard the comparison but yes, there is definitely a comparison!!
Got into Beck right before mutations came out. Midnite Vultures came out when I was 15. I got to see Beck (with Justin and the other guys) live for the first time during that tour. One of my favorite concert experiences & I love that Justin has gone on to play with so many of my favorite bands. You can really hear the camaraderie on the albums and when they play together live. Great interview ❤
Great questions as usual, guys. Great to hear about the process (and happenstance) of the creation of iconic music. The first-hand accounts of behind-the-scenes stuff is my favorite part of this channel.
Please keep these coming. I forgot how much I love that record. You both make enthusiasm cool, your appreciation is in infectious. Your questions about the details go way beyond liner notes. Thank you for creating this forum.
What a video guys! Been a huge Beck fan since Loser, but my favourite album is Mutations. Loved Justin's stories about Debra. A few years ago I'd gone to see Beck in Belfast at the BBC 6 music festival. He was awesome by the way. Roger Manning Jr was the keyboard player and Jason Faulkner the guitar player (cool Jellyfish connection). Anyway, the evening before Beck was due to play me and my wife were coming out of the rear entrance of a bar and I physically bumped into Beck! He was on his own, just walking the streets, taking in the sights. On seeing who it was I'd bumped into I was shocked and exclaimed 'Wow! It's Beck Hansen!' He paused for a second and gave me brief eye contact but looked like a 'rabbit caught in the headlights'. He replied 'Oh, Hi man' and carried on walking up the road before disappearing into a hotel where he must have been staying. The next night at the gig, just like Justin had described, as the band started their pre=amble into Debra, Beck started to talk about walking around Belfast taking in the views. I was hoping he would mention bumping into a friendly guy, but alas, no!
Mutations is my favourite album of all of Beck's. Amazing to know it was a stream of consciousness serendipitous organic creation. The raw creativity of the band exposed!
Please please see if you can find someone from Talk Talk about their last two albums! I'd love to hear this level of detail about such iconic recording processes.
Beck, his output and musicians are producing honest, authentic art through the medium of music. Music is one expression of art. And art is the best way to express things that you couldn't put in words. I love the virtuosity and playfulness, the free spirit and love and longing for the moment in Beck's works. I have enjoyed every release, never disappointed, rather expectantly curious about what to expect next. @PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS REACT Another band that has always impressed me musically, surprised me and made me curious about their next record is: WEEN! Lyrically and musically absolute free players/runners.
Beck is my #1, but much respect to Justin. He is an absolute champ. I didn't realise he was music director for St Vincent and when I saw her at SummerSonic in Japan in 2022 and Justin walked out, my head exploded and I knew I was in for a helluva show. He proved me right.
The Information is also my fave! I feel like I’m in the minority but I like Beck’s 2000s input POST Midnight Vultures best. He really grew as a song writer and a performer in an impressive way.
Great interview. I agree with Justin about The Information. It's an absolute mind-blowing album - way ahead of it's time. Justin is a heavyweight - I really get where the deepness of these albums comes from after listening to him. Thanks!
As a falsetto-advocate, Debra has been my go-to cover song for singing since the album came out when I was 10. God bless PMR for covering this album and specially this song. Makes me feel at home ❤️
fucking love JMJ, and damn does it hurt my soul to hear that they didn't think vultures got the love it deserved, it's one of the funkiest albums of all time
Vultures is on the same level as Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique. Much anticipated album that people THOUGHT sucked......yet as time goes by you realize they were both groundbreaking masterpieces of funky soul. Both now get the appreciation they deserve.
A suggestion for an interview: Matt Mahaffey. Excellent producer, multi-instrumentalist, song writer, vocalist. He's worked with tons of people in the industry (including Beck!) and I love his Self albums. Would definitely be an interesting interview.
Thanks so much for asking these questions. Midnight Vultures is a classic and I've been a big fan of it ever since its release, the production is insane. I remember hearing an advance copy and it was strange to me afterwards when the tepid reviews started coming in.
Whoa unexpected Here We Go Magic shout out! Seeing them live touring their first album back in the day absolutely blew me away. Great work as always guys, this channel never fails to inspire me to pick up my instrument even if I'm in a funk. Rewatching your episodes is my go-to strategy whenever I need to remember why I love music :)
24:56 🙌 🙏 I think it'd be extremely fascinating to hear more of your guests speak on the idea of artistic conviction. I think it's a relatively unexplored, yet intrinsic part of the process.
To watch you guys creating these insides again and again is such a wonderful thing and proves what UA-cam is capable of. As a ambitioned musician it is so empowering to hear these icons talk about the creation of legendary songs and albums by making clear that everyone involved is a normal human being. It seems like all it takes is enough passion for the art to create greatness. Love it!
Awesome to hear you bring up Songwriters on Songwriting, Paul Zollo is my uncle. Check out the sequel More Songwriters... from a few years ago and his book Conversations with Tom Petty that recently has a new edition with photos Paul took at what would turn out to be Tom's final show.
As a massive Prince fan, Midnight Vultures brought me in2 the Beck universe like a fish 2 water... Instantly hooked & captured ever since. Sea Change spoke 2 me on many levels when it was released, and it is an album that I often look4ward 2 re experiencing.
So much to like this in video. Justin is one of my favorite players, and St. Vincent is fantastic, and I didn't realize he was a part of that act. Would have been interested to hear more about Justin's producing in recent years. I've been listening to Beck from the early days, and of course the bass is a big reason why they all work so beautifully. 41:00 Ginger Root hooked me from the first listen of 'Loretta.' City Slicker and Nisemono are currently on heavy rotation here in the swamp, not a bad song on either of them.
justice for mutations!! possibly my favorite beck record. the songs are beautifully cynical and dour, but that friendly jam atmosphere really comes thru on the performances.
All I can think about when I watch this video is the college project I did on session musicians (because that’s my dream job). I sited this video and more from the Dead Wax channel. The information is so detailed here and I’m so thankful to have this resource.
@@RayasNegroOvejas it's his best, by far. No weak tracks, although I don't really understand the spazz out in Sunday sun. Maybe, Sunday sun should have been the last track. Phenomenal record.
To hear others express their love for the things that I love, is a pretty profound human experience. I wish I was Jack and Ryan's neighbor and got invited to their backyard corn hole games every weekend. But seriously, thank you for creating this fantastic content that honors life's aural cheesecake.
@8:16 There's this video here on youtube where Cash talks about Beck and his song Rowboat, which he ended up recording. The clip shows Beck watching it and pulling out a napkin, before talking about it and playing it himself.
When it was released I wore out midnight vultures, probably my favorite back album. Then when sea change came after I was like what the heck is this? His body of work is all such a beautiful compilation
Oh my gosh I had no idea Beck's bassplayer was in Medicine! I've listened to their first album probably ten million times. Very cool. Brad Laner, the main mover behind Medicine, also did a lot of weirdo electronic stuff as Electric Company.
I come to you now, a humble subscriber begging for you guys to break down the eclectic, funkadelicioius sounds of Khruangbin lol but yall are great forreal. this channel must go on!
Saw Beck with JMJ at a corporate event years ago and have been following him ever since. So glad you sat down with him. I was hanging out with the wrong crowd in 1999/2000. Thank you @JackConte for introducing me to Midnite Vultures.
Was your corporate event at the Regency in SF?? He opened for B52s in his infamous powder blue polyester suit! My favorite Band, ever since and It's Like Wow! the amount he has grown as a musician and stage performer!! The Best!!
Looooove Midnight Vultures!!! Very formative. Debra was inspired by a David Bowie song called 'Win'. You should have talked about 'Paper Tiger' off Sea Change, as well. Such an amazing track!!! The bass!!!
@@79Glitch I mean, I said personally. And it won the grammy for the best Engineered Album for a reason. You could dislike the album's songwriting idk, but the production, sound quality, mixing etc is off the charts.
@@jessevandendoren It won the Grammy because people had been sleeping on Beck for years and suddenly re-discovered his discography, so there was momentum for him to win a lifetime achievement award. Martin Scorcese won his best director Oscar for The Departed when Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, and Goodfellas are in every cinema critics short list of best movies ever (most people wouldn’t put The Departed in Scorcese’s top 5 or even 10 best movies). Al Pacino won best actor NOT for The Godfather, or Godfather 2, or Scarface; he won for Scent of a Woman? Happens all the time. In terms of Grammy’s … it happens probably even more frequently. Miles Davis never won a Grammy, or Bob Marley, Hendrix, don’t think the Beatles did, etc. Later in life, legends like Herbie Hancock win when they are in their 70’s for sub-par work in terms of their overall discography. Go down the line for any genre and you will see the same story. Metallica didn’t win a Grammy in the 80’s or 90’s, but they did-I believe?-win a Grammy as middle aged men in the 2000’s; that’s how it goes. It was no different with Beck when he ripped off Mutations, Guero, Sea Change, The Information, Modern Guilt … and was relatively unrecognized critically and popularly-it was a strange time in music. But even Beck will tell you that Morning Phase is not one of his stronger albums; it’s a sterilized, less-adventurous, re-creation of the Sea Change sessions. But he also was going through health problems at that time, so playing and creating was difficult from what I understand. As far as the Engineering … I would have to go back and listen. I don’t think it was on the same level as Sea Change based on what I remember, even though Nigel Godrich was involved again. Edit: I just looked it up. Godrich was not involved. That gives me some more ammo for my take, and also maybe further explains why the album sounded lifeless and sterile to my ears (not that Beck hasn’t done a lot of good work away from Godrich. It’s just for that type of sound, it would be hard to think of him doing better without Godrich’s assistance).
@@79Glitch First of all, it's still my personally favorite back album, so I really don't feel why you feel the need to call that a 'bad take' when I clearly said ' personally. Secondly, If you have to take another listen before being able to say anything about the Engineering, why were you even commenting on my first comment that's it's a 'bad take'?
I kind of listened non-stop to Mellow Gold, Odelay! and Mutations. Had them on CD's and knew all the lyrics. But after that i liked anything and stayed in touch but never as much as when i was from 16-20 years old. But Debra is my fav of Midnight Vultures and It's all in my Head of Sea Change. I think Mutations is more underrated than Midnight Vultures. Thanks for this interview.
Even though i knew many of his previous work but when Midnite Vultures came out... Man, that sounded like an atomic bomb. If Beck was showing tendencies towards genius in his other works, with this record it came shining through and became an undeniable fact. Sea Change was a great follow up. I love his how his brain works, it's all over the place in regards to genre, sound. I think he is underrated and it would be sad he doesn't get the needed recognition just bc he didn''t die young or was no David Bowie.
Well there goes 45 minutes of my day. I could listen to JMJ talk about these albums all day. Also, Mutations is really the underappreciated gem, not Vultures.
I’ve never been more of a “kid in a candy store” in my life than this UA-cam channel. I am so incredibly grateful for you guys. THANK YOU.
Preach
THAT'S it! That's the feeling I've been trying to find a term for ever since I saw the 1st episode . . .
Same!
2 minutes in and you go subscribe amazing
@@fluxmind That’s exactly what just happened with me. 2 minutes into the Louis Cole interview I thought, “Fuck, this is so awesome!”
hearing Justin drop "The Information" as one of his favorite albums alleviates any insecurities i ever had about playing it on repeat in my jeep for 20 years.
It is my favorite car cd!!! I also drove with it on repeat for a few years (new car doesnt have a cd player sadly)
Yes more Information love! Also my fave
I put a custom sound system in my 1988 MB 420 SEL solely to listen to The Information on repeat for 20 years and did.
@@pappyodanial i love this
Yes! Came here to comment the same thing. All the little earworms in that album are so special (and the strings!)
Man, I love the nerdy delight that shows up in these conversations. From the joy in sounds and songwriting to the essential weeds of production/recording/partnership---I love this channel so much. Every. Single. Episode.
I think it's a little weird. Personally i always consider the genre and how that is supposed to sound or could sound..; as the leading 'advisor' for creating a song. I'm not gonna dwell so much on how a certain chord 'feels'. It's more like... does it fit the puzzle and does it do what it needs to do.
Also, construct and format... What format is a certain line or theme asking for to be poured into...
Those three albums- mutations, midnight vultures and sea change changed my life as a musician. Super formative for me. Im 33 now but my parents had one of those mail order CD services so we’d get random albums all the time and one day one of those albums was mutations, was a fan since
Same )
Especially Mutations.
@@Tokolos Also add Morning Phase to that, fucking turned my ears into different things even being a Bowie maniac.
The Information. I am obsessed. I’ve been listening to it in my car for at least a year. The bass lines! The vibe! Still figuring out the words and I refuse to look them up lol.
When you do, I bet you'll have a laugh at a few words you might have wrong, I totally did.
For those wondering about the original sample for Debra, it's Ramsey Lewis - my love for you :
ua-cam.com/video/EsoPHO4vywg/v-deo.html&ab_channel=GTherapyShock
(Full album "Funky Serenity" is unavailable on streaming services but it's a must, just killer grooves all the way.)
Yes, Justin is like walking on eggs there as Beck may have not cleared the composition use but at least he has the honesty to say it's a re-created sample. It's sad that these two guys didn't know the original Ramsey Lewis track though.
This is an incredible moment to have been captured - so good and can't want to see more like this
Ever since the 90s I have always loved Beck's band and as a musician myself this was fascinating to listen to. It's pretty cool that the success of "Loser" led to putting together this band of incredible musicians who then went to on record some legendary music. Great stuff!
This is my favourite UA-cam channel of all time. So fun to hear people talking passionately about music they love. I love what you guys do here so much, please keep doing it!
My favorite musician ever, his records are the reason I picked up guitar. Love you to the moon and back, Beck!
Odelay, Mutations, Midnight Vultures, and Sea Change is one of the greatest album runs of all time!
Needs a PIN
i'd go ahead and add Guero to that run
You forgot Mellow Gold
@@DDGenes I don't think he did (I say as a massive Beck fan)
Totally agree. Also the most underrated muscial gems of late 90s and early 2000s.
People of the 60s, 70s, 80s.. and even some 90s all have their musical legends to look back to
while i feel like Beck is totally left out. He belongst up there with Prince, George Michael, Bonnie effin' Taylor ...lol..
His sweater makes me think of Midnite Vultures
I saw a Beck show in Wellington NZ 1996 ish, best gig ever, my favorite. Such a wide range of genres in one show while sticking together as though there was only one genre. Seeing Beck going from being on stage just himself and a harmonica to dancing like James Brown to a full band with trumpets and such and the DJ playing Star Spangled Banner on his decks were some of the highlights. An experience that is difficult to imagine being repeated.
YES! I saw him on this tour as well and the James Brown dancing and outfits were so amazing! One of the greatest shows I've ever seen. Ben Folds Five and Sean Lennon opened!
Thanks for choosing my question! I’d like many more “Colors” style albums, love that big pop production.
I wish Nigel Godrich could be on this show, it would be incredibly great
finding a video with such clear and precise insight about Beck's work makes my day. Thanks for the interview and share
I love this so much. I became a store manager right when this album hit and I was too young, as I look back but Midnight Vultures created a space in our store that let us all breathe and also be uncomfortable and be happy. I was 22. This album was how our store became a different place in a mall. We all started bringing in our discs and not playing what we were supposed to play. We all bucked against the system.
As a Beck fan, I really enjoyed this! You guys asked great questions and Justin was so thoughtful, insightful, interesting, I could go on and on. As a knitter, that sweater is mind boggling; it’s the Midnite Vultures of sweaters. Getting out my graph paper and calculator and working that pattern out for sure! 🔥
I've been a Beck fan since the very first song I heard of his (Loser). Prince may be gone, but we still have Beck. He's a genre onto himself.
I just showed a girlfriend Beck, and the first thing she said was that it sounded like Prince!!! I was shocked, I had never heard the comparison but yes, there is definitely a comparison!!
Got into Beck right before mutations came out. Midnite Vultures came out when I was 15. I got to see Beck (with Justin and the other guys) live for the first time during that tour. One of my favorite concert experiences & I love that Justin has gone on to play with so many of my favorite bands. You can really hear the camaraderie on the albums and when they play together live. Great interview ❤
Hearing the inside scoop of recording with Beck is amazing and Justin is a legend. Thank you for this!
Justin always stood out to me. I was focused on him as much as I was Beck during a concert
Great questions as usual, guys. Great to hear about the process (and happenstance) of the creation of iconic music. The first-hand accounts of behind-the-scenes stuff is my favorite part of this channel.
Please keep these coming. I forgot how much I love that record. You both make enthusiasm cool, your appreciation is in infectious. Your questions about the details go way beyond liner notes. Thank you for creating this forum.
What a video guys! Been a huge Beck fan since Loser, but my favourite album is Mutations. Loved Justin's stories about Debra. A few years ago I'd gone to see Beck in Belfast at the BBC 6 music festival. He was awesome by the way. Roger Manning Jr was the keyboard player and Jason Faulkner the guitar player (cool Jellyfish connection). Anyway, the evening before Beck was due to play me and my wife were coming out of the rear entrance of a bar and I physically bumped into Beck! He was on his own, just walking the streets, taking in the sights. On seeing who it was I'd bumped into I was shocked and exclaimed 'Wow! It's Beck Hansen!' He paused for a second and gave me brief eye contact but looked like a 'rabbit caught in the headlights'. He replied 'Oh, Hi man' and carried on walking up the road before disappearing into a hotel where he must have been staying. The next night at the gig, just like Justin had described, as the band started their pre=amble into Debra, Beck started to talk about walking around Belfast taking in the views. I was hoping he would mention bumping into a friendly guy, but alas, no!
GREAT interview
I love this album so much, and debra is my favorite from this album
beck is one of my biggest inspirations
Mutations is my favourite album of all of Beck's. Amazing to know it was a stream of consciousness serendipitous organic creation. The raw creativity of the band exposed!
Oh JMJ so lovely. I really enjoyed it!📽️
❤️🎵🤘🏻
The midnight vultures tour was amazing!!! Saw them in three different cities on that tour!
My favorite Beck song is "no money, no honey". Lyrical genius. There is also a karaoke version, don't miss it.
How is Devo not in the Rock&Roll Hall of Fame? Crazy.
Thank you gentlemen for your music and all the behind the scenes you have discussed ❤
Please please see if you can find someone from Talk Talk about their last two albums! I'd love to hear this level of detail about such iconic recording processes.
Yes, both are masterpieces.
Beck, his output and musicians are producing honest, authentic art through the medium of music. Music is one expression of art. And art is the best way to express things that you couldn't put in words.
I love the virtuosity and playfulness, the free spirit and love and longing for the moment in Beck's works. I have enjoyed every release, never disappointed, rather expectantly curious about what to expect next.
@PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS REACT Another band that has always impressed me musically, surprised me and made me curious about their next record is: WEEN! Lyrically and musically absolute free players/runners.
Beck is my #1, but much respect to Justin. He is an absolute champ. I didn't realise he was music director for St Vincent and when I saw her at SummerSonic in Japan in 2022 and Justin walked out, my head exploded and I knew I was in for a helluva show. He proved me right.
The Information is also my fave! I feel like I’m in the minority but I like Beck’s 2000s input POST Midnight Vultures best. He really grew as a song writer and a performer in an impressive way.
Great interview. I agree with Justin about The Information. It's an absolute mind-blowing album - way ahead of it's time. Justin is a heavyweight - I really get where the deepness of these albums comes from after listening to him. Thanks!
As a falsetto-advocate, Debra has been my go-to cover song for singing since the album came out when I was 10. God bless PMR for covering this album and specially this song. Makes me feel at home ❤️
Love the questions about production and band dynamics. Thanks!
Jack and Ryan are so good at digging deep with guys who were apart of great these records! Keep up the good work boys!
fucking love JMJ, and damn does it hurt my soul to hear that they didn't think vultures got the love it deserved, it's one of the funkiest albums of all time
Vultures is on the same level as Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique. Much anticipated album that people THOUGHT sucked......yet as time goes by you realize they were both groundbreaking masterpieces of funky soul. Both now get the appreciation they deserve.
A suggestion for an interview: Matt Mahaffey.
Excellent producer, multi-instrumentalist, song writer, vocalist.
He's worked with tons of people in the industry (including Beck!) and I love his Self albums. Would definitely be an interesting interview.
Thanks so much for asking these questions. Midnight Vultures is a classic and I've been a big fan of it ever since its release, the production is insane. I remember hearing an advance copy and it was strange to me afterwards when the tepid reviews started coming in.
Whoa unexpected Here We Go Magic shout out! Seeing them live touring their first album back in the day absolutely blew me away. Great work as always guys, this channel never fails to inspire me to pick up my instrument even if I'm in a funk. Rewatching your episodes is my go-to strategy whenever I need to remember why I love music :)
24:56 🙌 🙏
I think it'd be extremely fascinating to hear more of your guests speak on the idea of artistic conviction. I think it's a relatively unexplored, yet intrinsic part of the process.
This is my favourite UA-cam channel ever!! Thank you for making these super inspiring and interesting videos :)
Please please: get Roger and/or Jason on if ya can! The intersection of Beck's band, Air, and the legendary Jellyfish would be an amazing get.
To watch you guys creating these insides again and again is such a wonderful thing and proves what UA-cam is capable of. As a ambitioned musician it is so empowering to hear these icons talk about the creation of legendary songs and albums by making clear that everyone involved is a normal human being. It seems like all it takes is enough passion for the art to create greatness. Love it!
I used to interact with this cat on the old TalkBass forum, such a nice guy. Absolute genius. I have studied these albums for years!
Awesome to hear you bring up Songwriters on Songwriting, Paul Zollo is my uncle. Check out the sequel More Songwriters... from a few years ago and his book Conversations with Tom Petty that recently has a new edition with photos Paul took at what would turn out to be Tom's final show.
that song "alone but moving" you mentioned is now on my playlist!! great song!!!
Yes! Great interview!
You guys are great. These interviews are so good and awesome to watch. Justin has been a dude on my map for years. So good. Keep it up!
As a massive Prince fan, Midnight Vultures brought me in2 the Beck universe like a fish 2 water... Instantly hooked & captured ever since.
Sea Change spoke 2 me on many levels when it was released, and it is an album that I often look4ward 2 re experiencing.
So much to like this in video. Justin is one of my favorite players, and St. Vincent is fantastic, and I didn't realize he was a part of that act. Would have been interested to hear more about Justin's producing in recent years. I've been listening to Beck from the early days, and of course the bass is a big reason why they all work so beautifully.
41:00 Ginger Root hooked me from the first listen of 'Loretta.' City Slicker and Nisemono are currently on heavy rotation here in the swamp, not a bad song on either of them.
justice for mutations!! possibly my favorite beck record. the songs are beautifully cynical and dour, but that friendly jam atmosphere really comes thru on the performances.
All I can think about when I watch this video is the college project I did on session musicians (because that’s my dream job). I sited this video and more from the Dead Wax channel. The information is so detailed here and I’m so thankful to have this resource.
Aaah! I love Sea Change! Such an underrated Beck album! Imma listen to it in it’s entirely before bed!
Thought many ranked it as the best Beck album :)
@@RayasNegroOvejas it's his best, by far. No weak tracks, although I don't really understand the spazz out in Sunday sun. Maybe, Sunday sun should have been the last track. Phenomenal record.
To hear others express their love for the things that I love, is a pretty profound human experience. I wish I was Jack and Ryan's neighbor and got invited to their backyard corn hole games every weekend. But seriously, thank you for creating this fantastic content that honors life's aural cheesecake.
@8:16 There's this video here on youtube where Cash talks about Beck and his song Rowboat, which he ended up recording. The clip shows Beck watching it and pulling out a napkin, before talking about it and playing it himself.
Midnight Vultures was a masterpiece.
Love BECK. I think I'd be dead right now without him.
This stuff is so good. Please keep making these videos.
When it was released I wore out midnight vultures, probably my favorite back album. Then when sea change came after I was like what the heck is this? His body of work is all such a beautiful compilation
“A send-up that ended up being pretty earnest”
This is probably the best explanation I’ve ever heard to explain Midnite Vultures.
So this is one of the guys Ian Martin Allison says he tours with. That would be fun to have him on here!
Oh my gosh I had no idea Beck's bassplayer was in Medicine! I've listened to their first album probably ten million times. Very cool. Brad Laner, the main mover behind Medicine, also did a lot of weirdo electronic stuff as Electric Company.
I come to you now, a humble subscriber begging for you guys to break down the eclectic, funkadelicioius sounds of Khruangbin lol but yall are great forreal. this channel must go on!
Sea Change might very much be my favorite album
Masterpiece
JMJ is one of my favorite players/ soundcrafters with some of my favorite bands and artists!
(Loved ‘Ima Robot’ too!)
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One of your best conversations, which is saying something! Absolutely 🔥 content that will be watched for generations
Fascinating as always, but also, best sweater ever.
Saw Beck with JMJ at a corporate event years ago and have been following him ever since. So glad you sat down with him. I was hanging out with the wrong crowd in 1999/2000. Thank you @JackConte for introducing me to Midnite Vultures.
Was your corporate event at the Regency in SF?? He opened for B52s in his infamous powder blue polyester suit! My favorite Band, ever since and It's Like Wow! the amount he has grown as a musician and stage performer!! The Best!!
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Loving everything about this series. You should make some episodes on electronic music.
saw beck in vancouver bc in 2004, i think. he and justin are a genius duo.
Looooove Midnight Vultures!!! Very formative. Debra was inspired by a David Bowie song called 'Win'.
You should have talked about 'Paper Tiger' off Sea Change, as well. Such an amazing track!!! The bass!!!
I love the point that he made about legendary music that is what these albums are.
best episode ever!!!! grew up learning how to play and produce bc of those records
Love the From the Basement session ~
Great as always guys, greetings from Argentina.
P.S. I would love to see more about movies soundtrack!!
My friends and I immediately played midnight vultures and loved it ❤
I'm Suprised "Guero" didnt get a mention... Love that album, however, I have to agree with Justin, "The Information" has to be my favorite.
Personally, Beck's album Morning Phase is probably my favorite album in terms of recording and production. It sounds absolutely phenomenal.
You mean Beck’s worst album? Bad take, man.
@@79Glitch I mean, I said personally. And it won the grammy for the best Engineered Album for a reason. You could dislike the album's songwriting idk, but the production, sound quality, mixing etc is off the charts.
@@jessevandendoren It won the Grammy because people had been sleeping on Beck for years and suddenly re-discovered his discography, so there was momentum for him to win a lifetime achievement award.
Martin Scorcese won his best director Oscar for The Departed when Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, and Goodfellas are in every cinema critics short list of best movies ever (most people wouldn’t put The Departed in Scorcese’s top 5 or even 10 best movies).
Al Pacino won best actor NOT for The Godfather, or Godfather 2, or Scarface; he won for Scent of a Woman? Happens all the time.
In terms of Grammy’s … it happens probably even more frequently. Miles Davis never won a Grammy, or Bob Marley, Hendrix, don’t think the Beatles did, etc.
Later in life, legends like Herbie Hancock win when they are in their 70’s for sub-par work in terms of their overall discography.
Go down the line for any genre and you will see the same story.
Metallica didn’t win a Grammy in the 80’s or 90’s, but they did-I believe?-win a Grammy as middle aged men in the 2000’s; that’s how it goes.
It was no different with Beck when he ripped off Mutations, Guero, Sea Change, The Information, Modern Guilt … and was relatively unrecognized critically and popularly-it was a strange time in music.
But even Beck will tell you that Morning Phase is not one of his stronger albums; it’s a sterilized, less-adventurous, re-creation of the Sea Change sessions. But he also was going through health problems at that time, so playing and creating was difficult from what I understand.
As far as the Engineering … I would have to go back and listen. I don’t think it was on the same level as Sea Change based on what I remember, even though Nigel Godrich was involved again.
Edit: I just looked it up. Godrich was not involved. That gives me some more ammo for my take, and also maybe further explains why the album sounded lifeless and sterile to my ears (not that Beck hasn’t done a lot of good work away from Godrich. It’s just for that type of sound, it would be hard to think of him doing better without Godrich’s assistance).
I totally agree. Love that album.
@@79Glitch First of all, it's still my personally favorite back album, so I really don't feel why you feel the need to call that a 'bad take' when I clearly said ' personally. Secondly, If you have to take another listen before being able to say anything about the Engineering, why were you even commenting on my first comment that's it's a 'bad take'?
Very chill vibe to this interview which seems appropriate 😁
This dude has an amazing memory
Midnite Vultures is an amazing album front to back!
A dream guest to see on here: Butch Vig
Midnight Vultures was my favorite!!!!
I kind of listened non-stop to Mellow Gold, Odelay! and Mutations. Had them on CD's and knew all the lyrics. But after that i liked anything and stayed in touch but never as much as when i was from 16-20 years old. But Debra is my fav of Midnight Vultures and It's all in my Head of Sea Change. I think Mutations is more underrated than Midnight Vultures. Thanks for this interview.
Man had no idea about this show, subscribed
Where can I find this early/Odelay version of Debra??
Even though i knew many of his previous work but when Midnite Vultures came out... Man, that sounded like an atomic bomb. If Beck was showing tendencies towards genius in his other works, with this record it came shining through and became an undeniable fact. Sea Change was a great follow up. I love his how his brain works, it's all over the place in regards to genre, sound. I think he is underrated and it would be sad he doesn't get the needed recognition just bc he didn''t die young or was no David Bowie.
Big hug for whoever knitted that sweater!
The Major VI in a Major scale sounds like the "Oh. I never thought about it that way before" chord.
Love the invasiveness of this interview style, where it sometimes bleeds to interrogation.
Never been more excited for one of these
can't believe i missed this one six months ago. JMJ is a true legend
The Information shoutout made me so happy
Well there goes 45 minutes of my day. I could listen to JMJ talk about these albums all day. Also, Mutations is really the underappreciated gem, not Vultures.