I was lucky enough to see Beck in NYC last week, thus completing this years musical trifecta: nine inch nails, radiohead, and beck all within a short period of time. The venue for the concert was an old fancy church in manhattan. What can i say? Beck was good, but not great. i think he might have entered his Beatles phase- it would appear that he doesn’t really liking touring (he’s even sporting the long george harrison hair and the black hat). His recorded music certainly has more electricity to it. Maybe it was the poor audio quality of the venue- the sound of the guitars frequently washed out his voice. And the light show was kind of blah and distracting. So, yeah, i’ll blame it on the audio and the lights, cuz his setlist was solid, covering all of his records from mellow gold forward. he even played Loser. Highlights of the night included the more rousing Clap Hands and Guero, and the somber, creepy Chemtrails.
Beck in NYC
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