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Beck - One Foot In The Grave Album
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Before "Loser" skyrocketed him into the pop-star stratosphere, Beck recorded this album of lo-fi tunes and ballads in the basement of K Records founder Calvin Johnson. This largely acoustic LP is a snapshot of the troubadour life Beck led when he was more likely to be found Dumpster-diving than predicting the Zeitgeist. The backwoods folk of "He's a Mighty Good Leader" and Delta blues of "Fourteen Rivers Fourteen Floods" shows past intent study of American traditional music, whereas the cynical critique of California culture voiced in "Cyanide Breath Mint" highlights the lyrical agility of a postpunk poet. In a tribute to the virtues of this album's simplicity, rocker Tom Petty covered "Asshole" with remarkable restraint, leaving the pleasures of the three-chord lament intact. As Beck morphs his way into the cultural landscape, this record lets us know that at least he has roots somewhere. --Lois Maffeo

One Foot In The Grave
by Beck
Song Lyrics
Asshole
Atmospheric Conditions
Burnt Orange Peel
Cyanide Breath Mint
Forcefield
Fourteen Rivers, Fourteen Floods
Girl Dreams
He's A Mighty Good Leader
Hollow Log
I Get Lonesome
I Have Seen The Land Beyond
Outcome
Painted Eyelids
See Water
Sleeping Bag
Ziplock Bag
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