I vote Sea Change.
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sea change
at least manages to conjure some energy from his angst - beck just seems torpid.
Sea change is uplifting
Not depressing.
A masterpiece no less.
a grand album no doubt..
and as powerful a guide to beauty in the world as any i could care to name...
but it is exhaustingly slow.
E had good reason to be depressed
and yet channeled it into something that was ultimately incredibly uplifting and inspiring, as well as being brilliant musically. Beck just moped a bit for no real reason (although I do think that Seachange is nice enough).
Blues
^ agree. Electro shock blues is a masterpiece. Writing a song about finding your dead sister is pretty fucking gut wrenching.
...and then singing it last night
(and every night of his tour probably) to a room full of strangers.
Haven't heard Sea Change
but I don't find Electro Shock Blues depressing at all. I don't think I'd listen to anything I found depressing.