- rock, acoustic, lo-fi, indie rock
- 45 min
- 19 tracks
- Cortex
One Foot in the Grave is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock musician Beck, released in June 1994 on K Records, an independent label. The album cover features a photo of Beck on the right and bassist James Bertram on the left.
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Character
Spare, intimate, character-led and grave.
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- American Songwriter5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- NME7/10
- Pitchfork7.8/10
- Record Collector4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1He’s a Mighty Good Leader2:41
- 2Sleeping Bag2:16
- 3I Get Lonesome2:50
- 4Burnt Orange Peel1:39
- 5Cyanide Breath Mint1:37
- 6See Water2:22
- 7Ziplock Bag1:45
- 8Hollow Log3:02
- 9Forcefield3:31
- 10Fourteen Rivers Fourteen Floods2:55
- 11Asshole2:32
- 12I’ve Seen the Land Beyond1:41
- 13Outcome2:10
- 14Girl Dreams2:04
- 15Painted Eyelids3:06
- 16Atmospheric Conditions2:10
- 17It’s All in Your Mind2:55
- 18Feather in Your Cap1:16
- 19Whiskey Can Can2:14
19 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Beck
- Label
- Cortex
- Released
- 1994
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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