it's catchy and innovative.but i won't go that far to call it a work of genius.

I wasn't big on this at first, but it's grown on me quite a bit. Once you really get to know the songs in all of their quirks and nuances, this album becomes a rather stunning, imaginative work.

Sea Change is a lot better than this, I don't know why this is "classic"

Besides Sea Change, this is Beck's best. Most polished and awesome. Every single song has something special in it to love.

For years, I thought the cover was a bale of hay jumping over a hurdle, an image I thought perfectly captured the dada-ist vibe of the music and lyrics. When I read on wikipedia that it is actually a dog (a Komondor) and Beck was uncertain of the cover right through pressing, it made me wonder. But the image still captures the strangeness and indeterminacy of the music. Yeah... this album is a mopdog clearing a hurdle, whatever that means to you.

This album at times I think is genius, and sometimes I think it is overrated compared to his later albums... this time reminded me of the genius of it.

If Mellow Gold was the sound of Beck opening a spring-loaded can of worms, then this is the sound of those worms taking up arms against their oppressors... and having immense fun into the bargain!

Beck is weird. That's what is so right about this CD. It's quirky and addicting.

Beck's best. One of my all-time favorites. A party album as well as an arty album. Belongs in any car.

A fantastic shot of creative genius when the music business was too busy with grunge-copycats, Brit-rock wannabes, and r&b shlock. Overplayed at the time, a real gem today.