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2008 studio album by Beck
Modern Guilt is the eleventh studio album by American musician Beck , released on July 8, 2008 by DGC Records . It features two contributions from Cat Power [ 2] and was produced by Beck and Danger Mouse .[ 3] Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from critics.
Reception
The album received generally positive reviews upon release, earning a rating of 77 out of 100 on Metacritic .[ 4] Filter said of the album "Beck is somehow more aware while puffing out his waves of broken poetry as opposed to the casual seed-spitting he has been known to turn to,"[ 4] and AllMusic said that it was "an effective dosage of 21st century paranoia."[ 5] Some negative reviews, such as PopMatters , said that the album "lacks the unique resonating timbres one is accustomed to with Beck,"[ 11] and The Guardian called it "a vanity project".[ 8]
In December 2008, Modern Guilt was nominated for Best Alternative Album at the 51st Grammy Awards, but it later lost to In Rainbows by Radiohead .[ 15]
Accolades
Publication
Country
Accolade
Year
Rank
Q
UK
50 Best Albums of the Year
2008
#23[ 16]
Rolling Stone
US
50 Best Albums of the Year
2008
#8[ 17]
WERS Boston
US
50 Best Albums of the Year
2008
#6[ 18]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Beck , except "Walls" written by Beck, Danger Mouse , Paul Guiot and Paul Piot
Title 1. "Orphans" 3:15 2. "Gamma Ray " 2:57 3. "Chemtrails " 4:40 4. "Modern Guilt" 3:14 5. "Youthless " 3:00 6. "Walls" 2:22 7. "Replica" 3:25 8. "Soul of a Man" 2:36 9. "Profanity Prayers" 3:43 10. "Volcano" 4:26 Total length: 33:33
Extended version bonus tracks (UK iTunes exclusive) [ 19] Title 11. "Vampire Voltage No. 6" 2:20 12. "Bonfire Blondes" 2:26 13. "Half & Half" 3:21 14. "Necessary Evil" 3:35 15. "Gamma Ray" (video) 2:54 16. "Youthless" (video) 2:51 17. "Modern Guilt" (video) 3:14 18. "Replica" (video) 3:24
Personnel
Beck – vocals, guitars (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10), bass (tracks 4, 7, 8, 9, 10), electric piano (tracks 2, 7, 8), flute (track 1), percussion (track 1), slide guitar (track 9), marimba (track 7), tambourine (track 8), production
Danger Mouse – beats (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), keyboard bass (tracks 2, 6, 7), synthesizer (track 6), programming (track 6), sounds (track 8), production
Jason Falkner – bass (tracks 1, 3), guitar (track 3)
Brian LeBarton – synthesizer (tracks 1, 5)
Chan Marshall – vocals (tracks 1, 6)
Greg Kurstin – piano (tracks 3, 4, 7), organ (track 3), synthesizer (track 5)
Joey Waronker – drums (track 3)
Matt Mahaffey – bass (track 5)
Larry Corbett – cello (track 5)
Drew Brown – beat (track 8)
David Campbell – string arrangement, conducting (tracks 3, 4, 7, 10)
Charts
The album entered both the Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart at number four, and gave Beck his first ever Top 10 placing on the UK Albums Chart , peaking at number nine. The album has also been Beck's second-best charting album in Australia reaching number 13, behind his twelfth studio album Morning Phase , which debuted and peaked at number 5 in 2014. In the US, the album sold 84,000 copies in its first week.[ 20] Although successful, this does not match the first week sales of The Information , which were 99,000.[ 20] In Canada, the album sold over 6,000 copies in its first week.[ 21]
It was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.[ 22]
Weekly charts
Release history
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
Ref
World
July 8, 2008
DGC
Digital download
—
[ 40]
Argentina
CD
1775441
Australia
1775441
Canada
B001150702
United States
B0011507-02
LP
B0011630-01
United Kingdom
CD
B001150702
XL
XLCD369
LP
XLLP 369
Europe
CD
XLCD369
References
^ Appleford, Steve (September 18, 2008). "Beck Debuts Stripped-Down Tour in Reno" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved July 23, 2016 .
^ "Beck Set to Release New Album, Stat!" . MTV. 2008-05-05. Archived from the original on 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-09 .
^ Reynolds, Simon (2008-03-07). "Danger Mouse producing new Beck album" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 2008-04-26 .
^ a b c "Modern Guilt Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved 2012-09-14 .
^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Modern Guilt - Beck" . AllMusic .
^ Modell, Josh (2008-07-07). "Beck: Modern Guilt" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved 2012-09-14 .
^ Grenblatt, Leah (2008-07-11). "Modern Guilt Review" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2012-09-14 .
^ a b Fitzpatrick, Rob (2008-07-03). "CD: Beck, Modern Guilt" . The Guardian .
^ Hasted, Nick (2008-07-04). "Album: Beck, Modern Guilt (XL)" . The Independent . Retrieved 2012-09-14 .
^ Powers, Ann (2008-07-08). "New CDs: Beck, Kerli and Greg Laswell" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2012-09-14 .
^ a b Hauner, Thomas (2008-07-07). "Beck: Modern Guilt" . PopMatters . Retrieved 2012-09-14 .
^ Dombal, Ryan (2008-07-07). "Beck: Modern Guilt" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 2012-09-14 .
^ Maerz, Melissa (2008-07-08). "Modern Guilt" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2012-09-14 .
^ Anderson, Stacey (2008-07-08). "Beck, 'Modern Guilt' (DGC)" . Spin . Retrieved 2012-09-14 .
^ "Grammy 2009 Winners List" . Mtv.com . 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2013-06-12 .
^ Q Jan 09, pg.84
^ "Albums of the Year : Rolling Stone" . Rolling Stone . 2008-12-25. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2012-09-14 . ;
^ WERS.org
^ "iTunes Store - Beck - Modern Guilt (Extended Version)" . iTunes . Retrieved 2010-09-21 .
^ a b "Beck's 'Guilt' debuts at No. 4" . Entertainment Weekly . July 16, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-11 .
^ Williams, John (July 16, 2008). "Beck's 'Guilt' makes fine debut" . Jam! . Retrieved 2011-04-06 .
^ http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2008/PR%20-%2020080910.htm
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