| Beck burst onto the scene with "Loser" in 1994 which | | | | and crazy sounds and more than it's fair share of |
| hit #1 on the US Modern Rock charts and seemed | | | | Prince impersonations. |
| destined to make Beck a "One Hit Wonder" in many | | | | Beck then again shifted directions with 2002's Sea |
| people's minds. But the major label debut album, Mellow | | | | Change (a very fitting title) which was (and is) by far |
| Gold, that contained the song was actually very good | | | | his most "mature" sounding album. For many Beck |
| as a whole and was an indication that Beck was going | | | | fans it remains his best album. It was his first album to |
| to be far more than that. | | | | reach the top 10 in the US. |
| Beck followed that up with Odelay in 1996 and put all | | | | 2005's Guero is his highest charting album to date (it hit |
| of that talk to rest. Odelay featured songs like "Where | | | | #2 in the US & in Canada.) Fittingly enough I think |
| It's At," "Devil's Haircut," & "The New Pollution" | | | | it's probably his least interesting album (it's expected |
| which all did very well on the radio. The album is still his | | | | that the masses will respond positively to mediocre |
| biggest selling to date with over two million copies sold | | | | work.) That being said, it's still a pretty good album with |
| in the US. It also won the Grammy for Best Alternative | | | | some great songs. That his worst album is still this |
| Music Album (in 1997.) | | | | good is a testament to Beck's consistent greatness |
| Beck then moved in a different direction (something he | | | | over his career. |
| would make a habit of doing) with his next album, | | | | 2006's The Information is a favorite of mine due to it's |
| 1998's Mutations which showcased a softer more | | | | experimental far out sound. It peaked at #7 on the US |
| ballad oriented side of Beck. | | | | charts and hasn't yet been certified Gold (his first 6 |
| 1999's Midnite Vultures was the opposite of that. This | | | | albums all have) but it certainly will eventually. |
| was a full-on party album complete with insane songs | | | | |