Guero
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| Studio album by Beck | ||
| Released | 29 March 2005 | |
| Recorded | September 2003– August 2004 |
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| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 49:57 | |
| Label | Interscope | |
| Producer(s) | Beck Hansen and Dust Brothers |
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| Beck chronology | ||
| Sea Change (2002) |
Guero (2005) |
Guerolito (2005) |
Guero is the eighth album by Beck, first released in March 2005. It debuted on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart at #2 (where it went gold), and in the UK at #15. To date, this is Beck's highest charting CD. It is seen by many reviewers as a return to the style of Odelay, his 1996 album, mainly because this album, like Odelay, utilizes production duo the Dust Brothers. It also recalls Mutations in places with its Brazilian influences. "E-Pro" was the album's first single, with "Girl" as the follow-up. Guero has sold 800,000 units in the US as of June 2006.
An unmixed and unmastered version of Guero was leaked in January, under the title Ubiquitous. The tracklist slightly differed from the officially announced track list of Guero. The album was released simultaneously in two formats: a standard 13 track CD with none of the bonus tracks or remixes, and a DVD/CD combo pack. The CD included all the above listed tracks while the DVD featured a 5.1 surround sound mix of the 13 album tracks featuring abstract, multi-angle videos by visual artists D-Fuse, plus other videos and special features.
The track "E-Pro" was remixed by Paza Rahm and released on the Hell Yes EP as "Bad Cartridge". The EP was released on vinyl, as an iTunes Music Store download, and in CD format for college radio.
Jack White of The White Stripes plays bass on "Go It Alone." Money Mark, solo artist and keyboardist for the Beastie Boys, plays the organ on "Earthquake Weather." Petra Haden, formerly of that dog and the Rentals, provides an intricate backing vocal track for "Rental Car." Christina Ricci provides the cameo voice in "Hell Yes."
Güero (pron. IPA ['wero] sounds like "Wher-roh" in English) is a Mexican Spanish slang term for a pale-skinned or blonde-haired person, often used as a slur. Beck was often referred to as such in his youth, hence the title of the album and the track "Qué Onda Guero [sic]". (In Mexican slang, ¿Qué onda güero? means "what's up, blond boy?" See List of Chicano Caló words and expressions)
Beck released an album of Guero remixes called Guerolito later in 2005.
The song "Broken Drum" is about Elliott Smith.
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[edit] Track listing
- "E-Pro" (Beck Hansen/Dust Brothers/Beastie Boys) – 3:22
- "Qué Onda Guero" (Beck Hansen/Dust Brothers) – 3:29
- "Girl" (Beck Hansen/Dust Brothers) – 3:30
- "Missing" (Beck Hansen/Dust Brothers/Marcos Vinicius de Moraes/Carlos Eduardo Lyra) – 4:44
- "Black Tambourine" (Beck Hansen/Dust Brothers/Eugene Blacknell) – 2:46
- "Earthquake Weather" (Beck Hansen/Dust Brothers/Mark Adams/Steve Washington/Daniel Webster/Mark Hicks) – 4:26
- "Hell Yes" (Beck Hansen/Dust Brothers) – 3:18
- "Broken Drum" (Beck Hansen) – 4:30
- "Scarecrow" (Beck Hansen/Dust Brothers) – 4:16
- "Go It Alone" (Beck Hansen/Jack White/Dust Brothers) – 4:09
- "Farewell Ride" (Beck Hansen) – 4:19
- "Rental Car" (Beck Hansen/Dust Brothers) – 3:05
- "Emergency Exit" (Beck Hansen/Dust Brothers) – 4:02
[edit] Bonus songs on limited edition DVD release
- 14. "Send a Message to Her" – 4:31 (Also a bonus track on the UK release, Australian release and Japanese Tour edition)
- 15. "Chain Reaction" – 3:28 (Also a bonus track on the UK release and Japanese Tour edition)
- 16. "Clap Hands" – 3:18 (Also a bonus track on Japanese Tour edition)
- 17. "Girl" (Octet Remix)
- 18. "Broken Drum" (Boards of Canada Remix)
- 19. "Still Missing" (Röyksopp Remix of "Missing")
- 20. "Fax Machine Anthem" (Dizzee Rascal Remix of "Hell Yes")
[edit] Personnel
- Beck – vocals, guitars, bass guitars, additional sounds, percussion, slide guitar, 12-string guitar, clap, stomping, programming, tambourines, harmonica, vocoder, piano, celeste, drums, beats, keyboards, kalimba, strings arranger, art direction, design, producer, recording, mixing
- The Dust Brothers – beats, claps, producers, recording, mixing
- Paolo Diaz – "Dude" (speaks in the background of "Qué Onda Guero")
- Charlie Capen – Additional sounds
- David Campbell – strings arranger
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – clavinet
- Justin Meldal-Johnson – bass, guitar sounds
- Money Mark – organ
- Joey Waronker – drums
- Smokey Hormel – electric guitar
- Christina Ricci – forehead slap solo on "Hell Yes"
- Jack White – bass on "Go It Alone"
- Petra Haden – vocals
- Danny Kalb – engineer
[edit] Related links
| Beck |
| Discography |
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| Major label albums: Mellow Gold | Odelay | Mutations | Midnite Vultures | Sea Change | Guero | The Information |
| Remix albums: Guerolito |
| Independent releases: Stereopathetic Soulmanure | One Foot in the Grave |
| Unofficial releases: Golden Feelings | A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight Singles: Loser | Pay No Mind (Snoozer) | Beercan | It's All In Your Mind | Where It's At | Devils Haircut The New Pollution | Sissyneck | Jack-Ass | Deadweight | Tropicalia | Cold Brains Nobody's Fault But My Own | Sexx Laws | Mixed Bizness | Nicotine & Gravy | Lost Cause E-Pro | Girl | Hell Yes | Nausea |
| Related articles |
| Nigel Godrich | Dust Brothers | Bendin' in the Wind |
