Beck - Sea Change (2002)
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Recorded with legendary producer Nigel Godrich in 2002, Sea Change remains one of the most popular and critically acclaimed albums of the 2000s. Rolling Stone Magazine declared it Album of the Year in 2002 and it reached #8 on Billboard's Top 200 chart. The music marries elements of folk, country, rock and electronic music with highly emotional lyrical content.
Beck has always been known for his ever-changing moods – particularly since they often arrived one after another on one album, sometimes within one song – yet the shift between the neon glitz of Midnite Vultures and the lush, somber Sea Change is startling, and not just because it finds him in full-on singer/songwriter mode, abandoning all of the postmodern pranksterism of its predecessor. What's startling about Sea Change is how it brings everything that's run beneath the surface of Beck's music to the forefront, as if he's unafraid to not just reveal emotions, but to elliptically examine them in this wonderfully melancholy song cycle. If, on most albums prior to this, Beck's music was a sonic kaleidoscope – each song shifting familiar and forgotten sounds into colorful, unpredictable combinations – this discards genre-hopping in favor of focus, and the concentration pays off gloriously, resulting in not just his best album, but one of the greatest late-night, brokenhearted albums in pop. This, as many reviews and promotional interviews have noted, is indeed a breakup album, but it's not a bitter listen; it has a wearily beautiful sound, a comforting, consoling sadness. His words are often evocative, but not nearly as evocative as the music itself, which is rooted equally in country-rock (not alt-country), early-'70s singer/songwriterism, and baroque British psychedelia. With producer Nigel Godrich, Beck has created a warm, enveloping sound, with his acoustic guitar supported by grand string arrangements straight out of Paul Buckmaster, eerie harmonies, and gentle keyboards among other subtler touches that give this record a richness that unveils more with each listen. Surely, some may bemoan the absence of the careening, free-form experimentalism of Odelay, but Beck's gifts as a songwriter, singer, and musician have never been as brilliant as they are here. As Sea Change is playing, it feels as if Beck singing to you alone, revealing painful, intimate secrets that mirror your own. It's a genuine masterpiece in an era with too damn few of them.
Tracklist:
01. The Golden Age
02. Paper Tiger
03. Guess I'm Doing Fine
04. Lonesome Tears
05. Lost Cause
06. End Of The Day
07. It's All In Your Mind
08. Round The Bend
09. Already Dead
10. Sunday Sun
11. Little One
12. Side Of The Road
foobar2000 1.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Beck / Sea Change
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.68 dB -20.69 dB 4:34 01-The Golden Age
DR12 -0.60 dB -17.97 dB 4:35 02-Paper Tiger
DR14 -1.50 dB -20.99 dB 4:48 03-Guess I'm Doing Fine
DR12 -2.23 dB -19.40 dB 5:38 04-Lonesome Tears
DR11 -4.22 dB -21.89 dB 3:46 05-Lost Cause
DR13 -1.36 dB -20.13 dB 5:02 06-End Of The Day
DR12 -4.17 dB -22.86 dB 3:05 07-It's All In Your Mind
DR12 -3.91 dB -20.73 dB 5:15 08-Round The Bend
DR12 -3.82 dB -21.34 dB 2:59 09-Already Dead
DR12 -1.90 dB -18.20 dB 4:42 10-Sunday Sun
DR12 -1.75 dB -18.84 dB 4:27 11-Little One
DR13 -4.53 dB -23.82 dB 3:21 12-Side Of The Road
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Beck / Sea Change
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -6.07 dB -17.10 dB 4:35 01-The Golden Age
DR7 -5.79 dB -15.49 dB 4:36 02-Paper Tiger
DR10 -6.01 dB -17.30 dB 4:49 03-Guess I'm Doing Fine
DR8 -6.05 dB -15.58 dB 5:38 04-Lonesome Tears
DR8 -6.09 dB -16.79 dB 3:47 05-Lost Cause
DR8 -5.99 dB -16.77 dB 5:03 06-End Of The Day
DR8 -6.11 dB -16.95 dB 3:05 07-It's All In Your Mind
DR8 -6.07 dB -16.48 dB 5:16 08-Round The Bend
DR8 -6.07 dB -16.34 dB 2:59 09-Already Dead
DR8 -6.09 dB -15.43 dB 4:44 10-Sunday Sun
DR8 -6.05 dB -15.94 dB 4:27 11-Little One
DR10 -6.30 dB -18.91 dB 3:26 12-Side Of The Road
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Beck / Sea Change
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.68 dB -20.69 dB 4:34 01-The Golden Age
DR12 -0.60 dB -17.97 dB 4:35 02-Paper Tiger
DR14 -1.50 dB -20.99 dB 4:48 03-Guess I'm Doing Fine
DR12 -2.23 dB -19.40 dB 5:38 04-Lonesome Tears
DR11 -4.22 dB -21.89 dB 3:46 05-Lost Cause
DR13 -1.36 dB -20.13 dB 5:02 06-End Of The Day
DR12 -4.17 dB -22.86 dB 3:05 07-It's All In Your Mind
DR12 -3.91 dB -20.73 dB 5:15 08-Round The Bend
DR12 -3.82 dB -21.34 dB 2:59 09-Already Dead
DR12 -1.90 dB -18.20 dB 4:42 10-Sunday Sun
DR12 -1.75 dB -18.84 dB 4:27 11-Little One
DR13 -4.53 dB -23.82 dB 3:21 12-Side Of The Road
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Beck / Sea Change
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -6.07 dB -17.10 dB 4:35 01-The Golden Age
DR7 -5.79 dB -15.49 dB 4:36 02-Paper Tiger
DR10 -6.01 dB -17.30 dB 4:49 03-Guess I'm Doing Fine
DR8 -6.05 dB -15.58 dB 5:38 04-Lonesome Tears
DR8 -6.09 dB -16.79 dB 3:47 05-Lost Cause
DR8 -5.99 dB -16.77 dB 5:03 06-End Of The Day
DR8 -6.11 dB -16.95 dB 3:05 07-It's All In Your Mind
DR8 -6.07 dB -16.48 dB 5:16 08-Round The Bend
DR8 -6.07 dB -16.34 dB 2:59 09-Already Dead
DR8 -6.09 dB -15.43 dB 4:44 10-Sunday Sun
DR8 -6.05 dB -15.94 dB 4:27 11-Little One
DR10 -6.30 dB -18.91 dB 3:26 12-Side Of The Road
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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