| Artist |
Beck |
| Album Title: |
Morning Phase |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
02/25/2014 |
| Label |
Capitol Records, Inc. |
| Catalog No |
B001983802 |
| Bar Code No |
6 02537 64975 4 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Cycle (0:40)
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| 2.
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Morning (5:22)
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| 3.
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Heart Is A Drum (4:31)
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| 4.
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Say Goodbye (3:29)
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| 5.
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Blue Moon (4:00)
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| 6.
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Unforgiven (4:34)
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| 7.
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Wave (3:45)
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| 8.
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Don't Let It Go (3:08)
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| 9.
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Blackbird Chain (4:26)
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| 10.
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Phase (1:12)
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| 11.
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Turn Away (3:05)
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| 12.
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Country Down (4:00)
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| 13.
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Waking Light (5:00)
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| Date Acquired |
10/03/2014 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis |
| Purchase Price |
12.99 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Design – Andy West
Management – SAM
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Tom Elmhirst
Photography By – Autumn DeWilde
Photography By [City Street Image] – Dennis Hallinan
Producer – Beck
Written-By – Beck
Manufactured By – Capitol Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fonongraf Records
Copyright (c) – Fonongraf Records
Published By – Youthless
Remixed At – Electric Lady Studios
Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
Licensed To – Capitol Records
Pressed By – Sony DADC
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log date: 2014-10-04 23:32:56
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Analyzed: Beck / Morning Phase
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -1.71 dB -12.76 dB 0:41 01-Cycle
DR6 -0.09 dB -9.21 dB 5:20 02-Morning
DR6 -0.00 dB -7.09 dB 4:31 03-Heart Is a Drum
DR6 -0.00 dB -7.48 dB 3:29 04-Say Goodbye
DR5 -0.00 dB -6.93 dB 4:02 05-Blue Moon
DR5 -0.00 dB -6.25 dB 4:34 06-Unforgiven
DR5 -0.00 dB -7.67 dB 3:40 07-Wave
DR5 -0.00 dB -7.53 dB 3:09 08-Don't Let It Go
DR6 -0.00 dB -7.26 dB 4:27 09-Blackbird Chain
DR10 -0.10 dB -13.07 dB 1:03 10-Phase
DR5 -0.05 dB -6.49 dB 3:06 11-Turn Away
DR5 -0.00 dB -6.52 dB 4:01 12-Country Down
DR3 -0.00 dB -5.36 dB 5:03 13-Waking Light
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR6
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 899 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:
Often pigeonholed as being prolific to a fault, Beck took an extended break from recording after the 2008 release of Modern Guilt. He kept himself busy, producing acclaimed albums for Charlotte Gainsbourg, Thurston Moore, and Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, blowing off steam via his mischievous Record Club (an online series where he and his friends covered classic albums), and then easing back to original songwriting through the ambitious Song Reader project, a folio containing sheet music for 20 unrecorded songs. He also suffered a spinal injury in 2008, a fact not publicized until he was ready to release Morning Phase, his first album in six years, early in 2014. As Morning Phase is a slow, shimmering album deliberately in the vein of classic singer/songwriter LPs, it's easy to think of it as a pained, confessional sequel to Sea Change, the 2002 record written and recorded in the wake of a painful romantic breakup. Beck didn't shy away from these comparisons, calling it a "companion piece" to his acclaimed 2002 LP, and as "Morning" glimmers into view, sounding for all the world like "Golden Age," it almost seems as if Beck covered himself as part of the Record Club. Morning Phase soon develops its own distinct gait, one that's a little more relaxed than its cousin. Crucially, Beck has swapped sorrow for mere melancholy, a shift in attitude that makes this 2014 album sweeter than its predecessor, a distinction sometimes distinguished by moments where words, traditionally the sadness signifiers for sensitive troubadours, are washed away by cascading waves of candy-colored sound. Underneath this warm, enveloping aural blanket lie some sturdily constructed compositions -- the haunting "Heart Is a Drum," bringing to mind memories of Nick Drake; the loping country-rock "Say Goodbye" and its sister "Country Down"; "Blue Moon," where the skies part like the breaking dawn -- but the abiding impression left from this album is one of comfort, not despair, which makes Morning Phase distinctly different than its companion Sea Change.
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