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The Incredible Beck at Fifty: An Essential Playlist
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THERE are a couple of big musical birthdays…
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happening next week. Ringo Starr is eighty on Tuesday (7th July), whereas Beck turns fifty the following day. I think it is impossible to distil the essence of Beck so simply, but I wanted to put out a playlist of his best songs. In terms of albums, my favourite is 2005’s Guero, but most people would either go for Odelay (1996), or Sea Change (2002). His latest album, Hyperspace, was released last year and was his fourteenth studio album. I do not think there is another artist around who has the same innovative streak as Beck. He can go from this freewheelin’ artist who splices sounds together around these fast-flowing songs, and then he can create an album that is a lot more personal and emotional. At either end of the spectrum, he sounds incredible and completely original. I hope we see many more years of Beck’s music because, as he enters his sixth decade of life, I am sure he will be flowing with inspiration. To celebrate the extraordinary Bek David Campbell turning fifty, I have compiled a playlist of tracks from one of…
THE world’s most innovative and incredible artists.