- alternative rock, alternative, rock, slacker rock
- 48 min
- 12 tracks
- Geffen
Mellow Gold is the third studio album by American musician Beck, released on March 1, 1994, by DGC Records as Beck's major label debut album. Critics noted the album's hybrid of various styles including rock, hip-hop, folk, blues, psychedelia, and country, as well as ironic and witty lyrics.
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Character-led, spare, intimate and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
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- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- Music Week3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Select3/5 ★
- The Village VoiceA
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.8/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10
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Tracks
- 1Loser3:55
- 2Pay No Mind (Snoozer)3:15
- 3Fuckin With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)3:41
- 4Whiskeyclone, Hotel City 19973:28
- 5Soul Suckin Jerk3:57
- 6Truckdrivin Neighbors Downstairs (Yellow Sweat)2:55
- 7Sweet Sunshine4:17
- 8Beercan4:01
- 9Steal My Body Home5:34
- 10Nitemare Hippy Girl2:55
- 11Mutherfuker2:05
- 12Blackhole / Analog Odyssey7:34
12 tracks, 48 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Beck
- Label
- Geffen
- Released
- 1994
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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