MUTATIONS
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MUTATIONS
Mutations is the third official studio album and sixth overall by American alternative rock artist Beck, released in 1998 on DGC Records. Though less commercially successful than the preceding Odelay, Mutations won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.-Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
It’s that combination of the straight for ward and the surreal that Beck has always pursued, and on Mutations he’s found some kind of balance. Like the blues singer he once wanted to be, he broods, moans and frets – but there’s joy in the music.
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AV Music
Beck turns each song into something unmistakably his own, creating consistency from disparate material. He's either the ideal end-of-the-millennium artist, or the first important rock star of the next.
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All Music
Beck is not only a startling songwriter -- his best songs are simultaneously modern and timeless -- he is a sharp record-maker, crafting albums that sound distinct and original, no matter how much they may borrow.
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Sputnik Music
"Mutations" may not be Becks most consistant record...but it's probably the most easy listening album he has released. For the most part Becks songwriting comes into the foreground...effortlessly combining acoustic rock, blues, country and even latin.
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CNN
"Mutations" isn't Beck at his best, but it's a sign that he wants to keeping rolling along.
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Drowned In Sound
If you’re big on the whole New Acoustic thing Mutations** really is a must. It’s certainly better than anything that scene is yet to produce
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Treble Magazine
Mutations was a playful buffet of psychedelic pop, country, blues, space rock and, of course, tropicalia, and having Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich to aid in its creation certainly helped in making it a marked contrast to Odelay
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claus.com
if you want to keep your musical palate young and educated, buy Mutations. ... It's a winner baby, so why don't ya kill me.
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Jacks Record Shack
Mutations is a classic and deserves to be mentioned in the same breath with Beck’s bigger albums.
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Norman Records
it is one of his finest
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U of Music
Mutations not only showcased his versatility as an artist, but also raised the possibility that perhaps Beck Hansen was essentially at his best when he was writing ballads.
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NY Rock
Mutations is just so damn stunning.
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