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Beck’s Mellow Gold at Thirty: Songs from Brilliant Third Albums
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I recently marked the tenth anniversary….
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of Beck’s Morning Phase. So soon after, I was thinking of celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Beck’s third studio album, Mellow Gold. It was released on 1st March, 1994. It is considered to be one of his classics. Three years before Odelay, this is Beck’s first masterpiece. It is arguably his best studio album. At the very least, it is up there with Odelay and 1999’s Midnite Vultures. Rather than write an extensive feature about Mellow Gold, I would suggest people check out articles like this and this. Instead, I want to salute brilliant and standout third albums. Maybe not the absolute best from artists, these third albums are classics/legendary in their own right. I think that the third album is the most difficult. The moment where you have to keep sustaining pressure and ensure that the quality up. Some artists reach their peak by the third albums. Others find form after a rather lacklustre first couple of album. In honour of Beck’s third studio album turning thirty on 1st March, below are cuts from some other classic and brilliant third studio albums. I hope that you enjoy this…
ECCLETIC mixtape.