Beck's sixth major-label album is a stunning return to the anything-goes format of 1996's ODELAY. Standing in sharp contrast to its predecessor--the quiet, somber SEA CHANGE--2005's GUERO is the sound of the Los Angeles singer/songwriter cutting loose and getting back to the slacker funk that won him legions of fans in the 1990s. "E-Pro" kicks off the festivities with a heavy guitar riff and a Beastie Boys-sampled beat, while "Que Onda Guero" revels in a sunny Latin vibe, with Beck rapping (surprisingly well) in Spanish. However, this outing also offers up MUTATIONS-worthy melodic pop, particularly on "Girl," a brilliantly catchy tune carried along by acoustic guitar, handclaps, and lush vocal harmonies. Beck's reunion with sound sculptors Mike Simpson and John King (the Dust Brothers) breathes plenty of life into these tracks, including the heavily percussive "Black Tambourine" and the '70s-inspired "Earthquake Weather." Jack White (of the famously bass-less White Stripes) lends a bluesy bass line to "Go It Alone," while many of Beck's longtime musicians (guitarist Smokey Hormel, bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen) turn up throughout the record. An album that features Beck energetically jumping back into his renowned cut-and-paste aesthetic, GUERO is sure to please longtime fans, and may win over young listeners who thought that he was primarily a sad-sack folkie.
Label: Interscope Records – B0025356-01
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: Dec 2, 2016
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock
Style: Indie Rock, Electro, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
A1 E-Pro
Beats – The Dust Brothers
Vocals, Guitar, Bass – Beck
Written-By [Co-written By] – Beastie Boys
3:22
A2 Qué Onda Guero
Beats – The Dust Brothers
Sounds [Additional Sounds] – Charlie Capen
Vocals, Sounds [Additional Sounds] – Beck
Voice [Dude] – Paolo Diaz
3:29
A3 Girl
Beats – The Dust Brothers
Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Bass, Programmed By [Intro Programming] – Beck
3:30
A4 Missing
Arranged By [Strings Arranged By] – Beck, David Campbell
Bass – Sean Davis
Beats – The Dust Brothers
Vocals, Percussion – Beck
Written-By [Co-written By] – Carlos Eduardo Lyra*, Marcos Vinicus de Moraes*
4:44
A5 Black Tambourine
Beats – The Dust Brothers
Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Tambourine – Beck
Written-By [Co-written By] – Eugene Blacknell
2:46
A6 Earthquake Weather
Bass – Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Beats – The Dust Brothers
Clavinet – Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
Drums – Joey Waronker
Electric Guitar – Smokey Hormel
Organ – Money Mark
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Beck
Written-By [Co-written By] – Daniel Webster*, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Steve Washington*
4:26
B1 Hell Yes
Beats – The Dust Brothers
Vocals, Bass, Harmonica, Vocoder – Beck
Voice [Girl] – Kurisuti-na
3:18
B2 Broken Drum
Vocals, Piano, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Celesta, Drums, Beats – Beck
4:30
B3 Scarecrow
Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar, Bass – Beck
4:16
B4 Go It Alone
Bass – Jack White (2)
Beats, Handclaps – The Dust Brothers
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Handclaps – Beck
Written-By [Co-written By] – Jack White (2)
4:09
B5 Farewell Ride
Vocals, Slide Guitar, Percussion, Kalimba, Piano, Beats – Beck
4:19
B6 Rental Car
Bass, Guitar [Guitar Sounds] – Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Beats – The Dust Brothers
Clavinet – Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
Vocals – Petra Haden
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Handclaps, 12-String Acoustic Guitar – Beck
3:05
B7 Emergency Exit
Arranged By [Strings Arranged By] – Beck, David Campbell
Vocals, Slide Guitar, Bass, Handclaps, Percussion [Stomp], Twelve-String Guitar, Percussion – Beck
4:01
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Interscope Records
Copyright © – Interscope Records
Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
Produced At – The Boat
Produced At – Mad Hatter Studios
Produced At – The Sound Factory
Recorded At – The Boat
Recorded At – Mad Hatter Studios
Recorded At – The Sound Factory
Mixed At – The Boat
Mixed At – Mad Hatter Studios
Mixed At – The Sound Factory
Published By – Youthless
Published By – Kobalt Music Publishing
Published By – Dust Brothers Music
Published By – Universal Music Corp.
Published By – Brooklyn Dust Music
Published By – Universal - Polygram International Publishing, Inc.
Published By – Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
Published By – Guanabara Music Co.
Published By – Memory Lane Music Corp.
Published By – Be Love Publishing Company
Published By – Cotillion Music, Inc.
Published By – Peppermint Stripe Music
Mastered At – Golden Mastering
Manufactured By – Pallas USA
Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 40809
A&R – Mark Williams (19)
Art Direction, Design – Beck, Kevin Reagan
Artwork [Additional Art], Layout [Front Cover Layout] – Adam Levite
Artwork [All Artwork] – Marcel Dzama
Engineer – Danny Kalb (2) (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4, B6, B7)
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Jason Mott (tracks: B2, B5)
Engineer [Assistant Engineers] – Mark Branch (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4, B6, B7), Mike Laza (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4, B6, B7)
Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Dan Grech Marguerat* (tracks: A3)
Legal – Jill Berliner
Lyrics By – Beck Hansen
Management – SAM*
Management [Business] – Wiseman & Burke
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Beck Hansen (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B7), Nigel Godrich (tracks: A3), The Dust Brothers (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B1, B3, B4, B6, B7), Tony Hoffer (tracks: B2, B5)
Music By – Beck Hansen, The Dust Brothers (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4, B6, B7)
Producer, Recorded By – Beck Hansen, The Dust Brothers (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4, B6, B7), Tony Hoffer (tracks: B2, B5)
Sound Designer – Brad Breeck
℗ © 2016 Interscope Records
Gatefold cover. 140 gram.
Produced, recorded and mixed by Beck Hansen and The Dust Brothers (Mike Simpson and John King) 9/03 - 8/04 at The Boat, Silverlake, CA.
Except:
"Girl" [...]
"Broken Drum" and "Farewell Ride" produced, recorded and mixed by Beck Hansen and Tony Hoffer at Madhatter and Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA.
Published by Youthless/Kobalt Music Publishing (ASCAP) and Dust Brothers Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP).
Except:
"E-Pro" co-written with Beastie Boys and co-published by Brooklyn Dust Music/Universal-Polygram International Publishing Inc. (ASCAP).
"Broken Drum" and "Farewell Ride" [...] published by Youthless/Kobalt Music Publishing (ASCAP).
"Missing" co-written by Marcos Vinicus de Moraes/Carlos Eduardo Lyra and published by Youthless/Kobalt Music Publishing (ASCAP), Dust Brothers Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP), Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI), and Guanabara Music Co., administered by Memory Lane Music Corp. (BMI).
"Black Tambourine" co-written by Eugene Blacknell and co-published by Be Love Publishing Company (BMI).
"Earthquake Weather" co-written by Mark Adams, Steve Washington, Daniel Webster, and Mark Hicks and co-published by Cotillion Music, Inc. (BMI).
"Go It Alone" co-written by Jack White and co-published by Peppermint Stripe Music (BMI).
"E-Pro" contains an excerpt from "So What'cha Want" written by Beastie Boys. Performed by Beastie Boys, under license from Capitol Records, Inc.
"Missing" contains a sample from "Voce e Eu" written by Marcos Vinicius de Moraes & Carlos Eduardo Lyra and performed by Claus Ogerman and His Orchestra, courtesy of RCA Records, a unit of BMG Entertainment.
"Black Tambourine" contains a sample from "We Know We Got To Live Together" written by Eugene Blacknell and performed by Eugene Blacknell & The New Breed, courtesy of Seaside Records.
"Earthquake Weather" contains elements from "What It Is", performed by the Temptations, courtesy of Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., under license from Universal Music Enterprises; elements from "Coming Soon" written by Mark Adams, Steve Washington and Daniel Webster and elements from "Just Freak" written by Mark Adams, Steve Washington, Daniel Webster & Mark Hicks, both performed by Slave, produced under license from Atlantic Records, by arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing.
"Hell Yes" contains elements from "Far East Mississippi" performed by The Ohio Players and elements from "Under The Influence Of Love" performed by Love Unlimited, courtesy of the Island Def Jam Music Group, under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
"Go It Alone" contains a sample from "Outside Love" performed by Brethren, courtesy of King Records.
Barcode (Text): 6 02557 03491 2
Barcode (Scanned): 602557034912
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped [B0025356-01-A etched]): B0025356-01-A GOLDEN -40809- P. USA
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped [B0025356-01-B etched]): B0025356-01-B GOLDEN -40809- P. USA
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
- Media Condition: Mint (M)
- Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: ALT/INDIE
- RSD Date: n/a
- Released: 12/02/2016
