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BECK - MIDNITE VULTURES

One year before we all would supposedly die from every computer crash, one year before Sale of the Century became redundant, Beck made a kinkygasm of love and war with a healthy topping of cream drooled all over the top. Midnite Vultures is playful right down to it's spelling. And Beck is sexy right down to his nose, I have decided, despite his Scientology and all that schemazzle. The lyrics are random, the sounds are absurd, juxtapose this and contrast that. "Freaks flock together, making all the b-boys scream." Yes, this Beck's orgasm album where he explains how he got there, what he's doing, and what type cigarette he'll smoke post-sexually.

Sexx Laws (with two exes to be extra sure) starts the album: brass-bands, and the mental image of Beck sliding in on socks into the lounge-room, and before you know it he's hitting you like a spank machine. Little electronic beeps and squiggles, and Beck's nonsense lyrics are only possible because he's a full grown man but he's not afraid to cry. Humdrumming banjo's drill into the night with the echoing sound of drum-machines rattling. Next song. Is it strange to think that the name Nicotine and Gravy is strange? Obviously not. Bass lines, and slow ballading of what Beck'll do to you. There's an Israeli girl, a lazy, some na-na-naing and of course, nicotine and gravy. And you'll love it, hopefully.

All up and down style, this album shows Beck's colourful 'wigger' rap and ability to use a one-of-a-kind sense for writing lyrics with a unique set of samples and DJing. His singing is edgingly beautiful at times, and not brought down by the lead-heavy sound-scapes in the background. You can dance to this, or you can shag to this. Or, you can just play in your lounge room, while guests. They'll be chilled, until they listen properly and hear lines like: "I'll leave graffiti where you've never been kissed." where they'll become erotically to hump the album like a small chihuaha.

Other creamed masterpieces include Peaches & Cream, a bumpy hip-hop song with lots of screaming and folky guitar, which would make for a great sing-along; and Beautiful Way, which seems sorta ironic in it's bitter-sweet relatings of love. Quick mention of Arabian Nights which is a bonus track and sounds pretty crazy. The lyrics in this song are by far orgasmic and deserve to be framed. For instance, "Part-time hostages in pottery classes." It's absolute nonsense, but it leaves an impression, but what that is escapes me.

So there you are, Midnite Vulture, it's sexy. It's hot pink. It wants you in the pants. Startling good music with lots of different tones and emotions to delve your tongue into. May include nuts, but ripe ripe ripe for the picking.

Favourite Song: Peaches and Cream

Favourite Line: '...Hollywood nuns with the hollywood phones...'