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Title: Masterful
Review: The best cd's cannot be judged by an initial listen. Great music grows on you. On the first listen of Sea Change I thought, 'Hmmmm... folky, very mellow...and interesting.' On the tenth listen, I loved it and on the thirtieth, I was in awe. When I first bought Mutations I had a similar impression except I sat that cd down, listened to it six months later and kicked myself for not giving it a chance.If you are expecting songs like 'Loser,' 'Devil's Haircut' or 'Sexx Laws,' you'll find nothing like that on Sea Change. What you will find is this unpredictable artist surprising you will thoughtful lyrics, beautiful melodies and as always, interesting instrumentations (with help from Nigel Godrich). 'The Golden Age' is a great introduction but for me, the disc really shines on tracks 4-11.This may eventually replace Mutations as my favorite Beck disc. If you are a true Beck fan, you cannot do without this disc. It is that good.
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