Beck - Modern Guilt(Interscope, 2008)3.5 out of 10A friend and fellow Beck-listener grabbed a leak of Modern Guilt, and neither of us noticed the irony between title and situation until I began writing this review. One problem is that the phrase "modern guilt" isn't nearly evocative enough either on its own or with Beck's contextual guidance to make an impression but that it should mean somethi...
Though he's deviated here and there, the central aesthetic strain of Beck's Modern Guilt videos/promos fit a general framework: Black and white, geometric, shadowy, and/or flickering. This new (and seemingly partially recycled) clip for one of Modern'...
Beck has a new video for his single Replica, from last year's Modern Guilt. It hasn't gotten a lot of attention, but that's probably because the Beck craze of the 90s is dwindling. Personally, I liked the last album and I don't care if he's a Scientologist.Replica is a fast-paced whirlwind of black and white images, mainly basic geometic shapes and bright lights. It's flashy and a little avant-...
Though he's deviated here and there, the central aesthetic strain of Beck's Modern Guilt videos/promos fit a general framework: Black and white, geometric, shadowy, and/or flickering. This new (and seemingly partially recycled) clip for one of Modern'...
