Title: Disappointing
Product review: As someone who has long been hoping for Beck to return to his trippy energetic sound of "Mellow Gold" and "Odelay," I can only say that this CD makes me really appreciate the songwriting artistry of his more low-key releases like "Sea Change" and "Mutations."Maybe he's too old for two turntables and a microphone now. Or maybe he just did such an outstanding job the first time around, it's almost impossible to mine something new from that particular quarry.I dunno. And in all fairness, "Guero" isn't really that *bad*. There are plenty of songs that are probably catchy enough, if they catch you in the right frame of mind. For me, the highlight is the closing track, "Emergency Exit". It almost feels like, whew, we've made it to the end of this (obligatory-throwback) album, now we can exhale and loosen up with some sweet slide guitar.
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