Odelay (studio album) by Beck

Odelay by Beck
Year: 1996
Overall rank: 258th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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81/100 (from 1,292 votes)
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Award Top 5 albums of 1996 (5th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1990s (52nd)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (258th)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.7/100, a mean average of 79.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

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45/100
From 05/04/2024 13:02
Some great tracks (The New Pollution, Where It's At, Devils Haircut and Jackass) but also quite a lot of weak tracks (Readymade, High 5, Derelict). Decent but won't be rushing to listen to it again. The bass on a lot of the tracks is really good though.
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From 04/04/2024 20:53
I remember stopping on Beck every time while turning the radio dial on the boom box I got for my birthday. I love the album, with its bizarre lyrics and complex structures - while maintaining the alternative, DIY aesthetic.
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70/100
From 07/07/2022 10:25
I remember seeing Beck at a festival concert maybe a year or so after this album came out. What I remember from his live act was that none of the songs really mattered…it was all about the vibe and the showmanship. Same with the record, I suppose. It’s probably not a great set of songs, but it’s definitely a platform for Beck to be Beck.
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75/100
From 03/17/2022 11:36
For my ears a very uneven album stylistically, not very cohesive. Too many songs that I did not like.
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80/100
From 12/15/2021 19:28
Album Rating: 78.92
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1. "Devils Haircut" 3:14 - 87
2. "Hotwax" 3:49 - 85
3. "Lord Only Knows" Beck Hansen 4:14 - 85
4. "The New Pollution" 3:39 - 89
5. "Derelict" 4:12 - 71
6. "Novacane" 4:37 - 77
7. "Jack-Ass" 4:11 - 96
8. "Where It's At" 5:30 - 70
9. "Minus" Beck Hansen; produced by Beck Hansen, Mario Caldato Jr. and Brian Paulson. 2:32 - 86
10. "Sissyneck" 3:52 - 65
11. "Readymade" 2:37 - 70
12. "High 5 (Rock the Catskills)" 4:10 - 51
13. "Ramshackle" Beck Hansen; produced by Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf - 94
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70/100
From 11/24/2021 20:30
Unique. Enjoyable but not one I'd have on high rotation.
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90/100
From 05/17/2021 14:23
A pegada de Hip Hop é puro brilhantismo!
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85/100
From 04/29/2021 01:13
What genre is this? The answer: Beck. It's a collage of everything Beck ever experienced and made his own thing. It's like an art student did a scrapbook of things he like and end up made a fresh work. Beck had no one particular style and THAT is Beck's style.
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65/100
From 02/05/2021 04:30
Beck can be brilliant in passages, but I just don't like very many of these songs.
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60/100
From 01/06/2021 14:29
I don't find it that enjoyable, but this is an artistic statement, effortlessly blending so many different genres of music that is admirable at the very least.
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Best Albums of 1996
1. If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian
2. Pinkerton by Weezer
3. Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
4. Ænima by Tool
5. Odelay by Beck
6. Long Season by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]
7. Soundtracks For The Blind by Swans
8. ATLiens by OutKast
9. Tigermilk by Belle And Sebastian
10. Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers
11. Richard D. James Album by Aphex Twin
12. The Score by Fugees
13. Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z
14. Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
15. Sublime by Sublime
16. Beautiful Freak by Eels
17. New Adventures In Hi-Fi by R.E.M.
18. Being There by Wilco
19. On Avery Island by Neutral Milk Hotel
20. Tidal by Fiona Apple
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