- Audio CD (22 July 1996)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: CD
- Label: K
- ASIN: B000003RN0
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 112,385 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. He's A Mighty Good Leader |
| 2. Sleeping Bag |
| 3. I Get Lonesome |
| 4. Burnt Orange Peel |
| 5. Cyanide Breath Mint |
| 6. See Water |
| 7. Ziplock Bag |
| 8. Hollow Leg |
| 9. Forcefield |
| 10. Fourteen Rivers Fourteen Floods |
| 11. Asshole |
| 12. I've Seen The Land Beyond |
| 13. Outcome |
| 14. Girl Dreams |
| 15. Painted Eyelids |
| 16. Atmospheric Conditions |
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Ah, Beck. Where do we start? In my humble opinion the greatest musician of the decade, and in many fans' opinions OFITG is his finest;a return to the gentle form of Golden Feelings and A Western Harvest Field By Moonlight after the Star Wars Rawk-fest of Stereopathetic Soul Manure and the backwoods trailerpark acid folk of Mellow Gold. After the spectacular success of the 12" Loser and the infamous signing race which Geffen eventually won, Beck was under enormous pressure to release an album of Losers and MTV Makes Me Want To Smoke Crack. In response, he released this unpromoted, low-profile colection of gentle folk songs and acoustic blues he made with a few friends. The result? An album unique among Beck recordings as it concentrates on only one aspect of his genius; no screwball lyrics, no insane cutting, sampling and deadpan eclecticism; no bonus noise, even! Instead we get just 39 minutes of pure tunesmithery. These songs are just great. Must be heard. By everyone. Simple as that. The only possible complaint is the shortness of the album, running just under 40 minutes.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Please Please Please believe me when i say this is the most touching, mellow, heartfelt album i own. I have listened to this album over the yrs as much as i have listened to any other. Beck, as mentioned in some1 elses review, is the best musician on the 90's. He fused many genres into one and got the success deserved with his break through album Mellow Gold. I feel Beck touches my heart more than any other musician has or will do.
The music on this album is basic, simplistic and yet so perfect. I hate over-produced albums, if you do to and you like raw, accoustic music, then this is for you. Some songs don't include verses, Beck just throws out rhyme after rhyme of pure genious lyrics.
I would hazard a guess that 9.9 people would not like this album. Its an album for those music lovers that feel passion for heart felt lyrics, with accoustic music that is so original it just can't be replicated. I am trying to think of a band or musician to compare with and i find it very hard. This is BECK. Thanks Beck, your a genius and legend.
If you buy this album, have a few listens then smoke till you choke, get in bed and put the album on, not too loud. ENJOY
The music on this album is basic, simplistic and yet so perfect. I hate over-produced albums, if you do to and you like raw, accoustic music, then this is for you. Some songs don't include verses, Beck just throws out rhyme after rhyme of pure genious lyrics.
I would hazard a guess that 9.9 people would not like this album. Its an album for those music lovers that feel passion for heart felt lyrics, with accoustic music that is so original it just can't be replicated. I am trying to think of a band or musician to compare with and i find it very hard. This is BECK. Thanks Beck, your a genius and legend.
If you buy this album, have a few listens then smoke till you choke, get in bed and put the album on, not too loud. ENJOY
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love Beck and have been a fan for years. These songs all pre-date Loser and are mainly quite naive. I liked the flashes of the man to come but not a classic selection.
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My all - time favourite album
I guess this album's like marmite - you either love it or you hate it. Beck's so diverse that two people can say that they like him, yet when they talk about which tracks they... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Andrew Hanlon
Quality control counts...
The origins of the eclectic Beck Hansen were always steeped in blues, bluegrasss, country and hip-hop. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Mark Griffiths
NOT bad, but not great
Only for collectors really - poorly mixed and more than a little patchy on the tunes, but an interesting insight.
Published 13 months ago by a goat who cares
One foot in the grave
this album is essentail for any hardcore Beck fans. i was spectical about buying it at 1st but however it is very good.
Published 15 months ago by boozler77
a little bit of balance
For a few more balanced reviews
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B000003RN0/ref=pr_sims_cm_cr_acr_pop_hist_all?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
One Foot in the Grave
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B000003RN0/ref=pr_sims_cm_cr_acr_pop_hist_all?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
One Foot in the Grave
Published on 19 April 2010 by martin smile
Becks First big comercial album
Actual unlike the other reviewer. I find this very early beck rather beautiful and haunting. Most of the songs are played by just two guitars or even just beck alone giving a very... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2010 by L. Tendler
Absolutely awful
I urge everyone to check this album out on various mp3 steaming sites before paying for it. I'm a big Beck fan but quite simply, this is unlistenable. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2009 by Mark B
Oh dear, oh dear!
I have delayed this review to try and be fair but, having tried a few times to get into this album, I cannot find one redeeming track to justify my hard earned cash. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2009 by R. Mainwaring
a very amateur review of a great album
Beck's second album proper (The album in between Western Harvest Field by Moonlight and this was a compilation of tracks from '88 to '93)is a record to behold, it sound rough, it... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2000
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