Beck

Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician and songwriter. ==Biography== Beck Hansen was born in Los Angeles, California, California to parents, David Campbell, a musician, and Bibbe Hansen, a visual artist. When his parents separated, he stayed with his mother and brother in LA, where he was influenced by that city's diverse musical offerings—everything from hip-hop to Latin music—and his mother's art scene – all of which would later reappear in his recorded and published work. Beck's music is often considered to be typical of much popular alternative music of the 1990s with its disdain for genre conventions, obtuse and ironic lyrics, and the melding of samples with played instruments. However, what set him apart from rock groups such as Mr. Bungle and avant garde composers such as John Zorn, who experimented with similar genre raiding, was his free-flowing, sometimes absurd lyrical style. Hopefully compared by critics to the more obscure moments of Bob Dylan and given an enthusiastic seal of approval by Allen Ginsberg, Beck was a link between the folk and beatnik past and the hip-hop present. After dropping out of high school in the mid-1980s, Beck educated himself and traveled widely. In Germany, he spent time with his maternal grandfather, fluxus artist Al Hansen. New York City and the late '80s found himself part of the punk rock-influenced anti-folk music movement. Beck returned to Los Angeles at the turn of the decade, destitute but motivated. To support himself, he took a variety of low-paying, dead-end jobs, and even lived in a shed, all the while continuing to develop his music. During this time, Beck sought out (or snuck onto) stages at venues all over Los Angeles, from punk clubs to coffee shops. In the spirit of an artist struggling to make a name for himself, his shows were memorable for their mix of humor and eccentricity. Some of his earliest and most thought provoking recordings were achieved by working with Tom Grimley at Poop Alley Studios, a part of WIN Records. It was in this atmosphere of heady creativity that the founders of Bong Load Custom Records discovered Beck. Their 1993 in music 12" vinyl "Loser," from an initial run of 500 copies, created a sensation on alternative radio that led to a furious bidding war between labels to sign Beck. Eventually, he chose Geffen Records, who offered him terms that included allowing for the release of independent albums while under contract. In 1994 in music, Geffen's official debut release of ''Mellow Gold'' made Beck a mainstream success—and led to his iconic status as the "slacker" representative of the alternative rock scene. Beck would comment often that like "Loser," the song that inspired it, the "slacker" label was very ironic. At the same time, he released ''One Foot in the Grave (album)'' on independent K Records and ''Stereopathetic Soul Manure (album)'' on Flipside Records. Beck took his act on the road with the 1995 in music Lollapalooza tour. Still, some critics panned him as a one-hit wonder. It didn't help that a lot of audiences (especially at Lollapalooza) were only familiar with "Loser"' and would generally ignore his other work. That one-hit wonder label was put to rest with the release of 1996 in music's ''Odelay'', a collaborative effort with the Dust Brothers, producers of the Beastie Boys' ''Paul's Boutique''. The lead single, "Where It's At," received heavy airplay and its video was in constant rotation on MTV. Within the year, ''Odelay'' had received perfect reviews in ''Rolling Stone Magazine'' and ''Spin Magazine'' magazines, been listed on countless "Best of" lists, had received RIAA certification, and earned an impressive number of industry awards, including two Grammy Award. ''Odelay'' was followed in 1998 in music by ''Mutations (album)''. Produced by Nigel Godrich of Radiohead fame, it was intended as a stopgap measure before the next album proper. Recorded over two weeks, during which Beck recorded one song a day, the sessions produced 14 songs. ''Mutations'' was a departure from the electronic density of ''Odelay'', and was filled with folk and blues influences. Songs on the album consisted of older tracks, some even dating back as far as 1994. Track 10, "Sing It Again", was written for Johnny Cash, but Beck never submitted it, considering it "rubbish." Cash would go on to record "Rowboat," a song that originally appeared on Beck's ''Stereopathetic Soul Manure (album)''. During 1998, Beck's art collaborations with his grandfather Al Hansen were featured in an exhibition entitled ''Beck & Al Hansen: Playing With Matches'' and showcased solo and collaborative collage, assemblage, drawing and poetry works. The show toured from the Santa Monica Museum of Art to galleries in New York City and Winnipeg, Canada. A catalogue of the show was published by Plug In Editions/Smart Art Press. In 1999 in music, Geffen released the much-anticipated ''Midnite Vultures'', an orgy of sexual and culinary innuendo that was supported by a world tour. For Beck, it was a return to the high-energy performances that had been his trademark as far back as Lollapalooza—the live stage set including a red bed that descended from the ceiling for the song "Debra (Beck song)" and the touring band was supplemented by a brass section. After ''Midnite Vultures'' came ''Sea Change'' in 2002 in music, another airy and emotional album with producer Nigel Godrich, which became Beck's first U.S. Top 10 album, reaching # 8. ''Sea Change'' was conceptualized as an album with one unifying theme—the stages following the end of a relationship. The album also featured string arrangements by Beck's father David Campbell and a sonically dense mix recalling at times ''Mutations'' and elements of ''Midnite Vultures''. Although some radio singles were released no commercial singles were made available to the public. The ''Sea Change'' tour featured The Flaming Lips as Beck's opening and backing band. Beck has a number of b-sides and soundtrack-only songs as well, including "Midnite Vultures" (curiously, not on the album of the same name), a cover of The Korgis' "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" which appeared in the 2004 movie ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' and David Bowie's ''Diamond Dogs'' from ''Moulin Rouge!'' In late 2004, Beck returned to the studio to work on his sixth major-label album. The record, ''Guero'', was produced by the Dust Brothers and Tony Hoffer and features a collaboration with Jack White of The White Stripes; it marked a return to ''Odelay''-era sound. The album was released on March 29, 2005 and enjoyed critical acclaim, earning four stars from ''Playboy'' and ''Rolling Stone magazine'' as well as a "Critic's Choice" recognition from ''The New York Times''. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard magazine charts, pushing 162,000 copies in the first week and giving Beck his best week ever in terms of commercial sales and chart position. Since the release of Guero, the first single, ''E-Pro'' has been well received by the alternative rock community, and has seen a large amount of play time. The second single, aptly titled "Girl", is a song about a summer love, and is currently receiving heavy airplay on various college radio stations. Beck married Marissa Ribisi in April 2004, shortly before the birth of their son, Cosimo Henri. ==Trivia== Beck has done a guest voice on Matt Groening's animated show ''Futurama (TV series)'', playing himself. In keeping with Beck's sense of humour, there is much self-deprecation ("''Odelay'' is a word! Just look it up in the Becktionary"). See the episode Futurama_%28TV_series_-_season_3%29#Bendin.27_in_the_Wind or read the Becktionary [http://ravinganddrooling.com/becktionary/ here]. He has also appeared as a guest on another animated show, ''Space Ghost: Coast to Coast''. Many among Beck's friends and family are members of the Scientology, and it has long been rumored that he is a member as well. In an interview with the ireland Sunday Tribune newspaper's i Magazine in June 2005 , Beck confirmed this rumour, stating "Yeah, I'm a Scientologist. My father has been a Scientologist for about 35 years, so I grew up in and around it." When questioned, he was vague on the religion's core beliefs, but expressed support for its charity works. See the external links below for more information on his involvement as a Scientologist. It is unknown why his parents named him Bek (which was their original spelling of his name.) ==Samples== *Media:Sissyneck.ogg of "Sissyneck" from ''Odelay'' ==Discography== {| |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Year !! Title !! Label !! Chart Peaks |- | 1988 || ''The Banjo Story'' (unofficial) || Self released || - |- | 1993 || ''Golden Feelings'' (unofficial) || Sonic Enemy || - |- | March 1, 1994 || ''Mellow Gold'' || DGC/Bong Load || 13 (US); 41 (UK) |- | April 1994 || ''Stereopathetic Soul Manure'' || Flipside || - |- | June 14, 1994 || ''One Foot in the Grave (album)'' || K Records || - |- | June 18, 1996 || ''Odelay'' || DGC/Bong Load || 16 (US); 17 (UK) |- | November 3, 1998 || ''Mutations (album)'' || DGC/Bong Load || 13 (US); 24 (UK) |- | November 23, 1999 || ''Midnite Vultures'' || DGC || 34 (US); 19 (UK) |- | September 24, 2002 || ''Sea Change'' || DGC/Universal Music Group || 8 (US); 20 (UK) |- | March 29, 2005 || ''Guero'' || Universal Music Group || 2 (US); 15 (UK) |} ==Filmography== *''Southlander'' ==See also== *List of alternative music artists *List of people known by one name *List of popular music performers == External links == * [http://www.beck.com Beck's official web site] * [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404191827192306&sql=B7n8n1v0jzz9a All Music Guide entry for Beck] * [http://www.whiskeyclone.net Whiskeyclone.net (fansite with song info, news, lyrics, bootleg database, etc)] * [http://www.lermanet.com/beck/ The Secret Life of Beck Hansen - A Guide for the Professional Journalist regarding involvement with Scientology] * [http://www.nndb.com/people/154/000026076/ Beck - NNDB] 1970 births Beck American songwriters United States musicians Vocalists Male singers American singers Scientologists

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==Spanish Wikipedia== Had to attempt a rewrite on this one; I couldn't let the Spanish Wikipedia have SO MUCH MORE "Beck" info than the English one!!!!!!!! P.S. Thanks Spanish Wiki for the picture :) User:Iroll 00:24, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC) ==Sing it Again and Johnny Cash== This is a great article, but I've found one small piece of information that is not true; Johnny Cash never rejected 'Sing it again,' because it never was submitted to him; Beck considered it to be 'rubbish,' (his precise words) according to an interview back in '95. So, I've just straightened that out.User:Drom 00:24, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC) ==Scientology== Removed a reference to the Scientology rumor; not only was it badly formatted, but it has been debated to death on usenet and on Beck's old bbs. Just because a person hangs out with Scientologists does not make them one, and Beck has stated that he is not. User:Iroll 21:23, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC) :From the NY times magazine (3/6/05): "Like his wife and his father, Beck is a Scientologist." It goes into more detail too. Here is the [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/06/magazine/06BECK.html?pagewanted=5&hp link] to the relevant page, registration required. User:Deadcorpse 02:11, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC) ::Yup, this should be taken into the article, I think, since it is official now. --User:Capnez 09:24, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC) :::Was absent. I added it to the "trivia" section. ::::I'm going to edit the Scientologist reference. I have never come across any reference to him identifying himself as such. While it is true that many close to him are admitted Scientologists, I have not seen anything in which he states an association with the organization. Whether he is or not, I could not say, but the man keeps many personal issues (his relationship with Leigh Limon, his marriage to Marissa Ribisi and their child, his religious affiliation) out of the press. He has his webmaster, Truck, discourage such discussion on the official Beck bulletin board system. If you show me a reliable source indicating a self-declared affiliation with CoS, I'll relent. (If it's in the NYTimes.com article, could send me a copy? It requires payment now, not just registration.) (One more note: Beck's MySpace profile, which was created by Truck and Interscope, shows J.R. "Bob" Dobbs of the Church of the SubGenius in the background, perhaps a goof on the Church of Scientology (both CoS)). User:Cigarette 22:00, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC) I love the edits to the Scientology trivia. It explains perfectly the ambiguity of Beck's relationship to Scientology. Thanks user:TheGrza and anon user. User:Cigarette 15:15, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC) I edited this section after reading the interview in the Sunday Tribune i Magazine of 12 June 2005. I just thought I'd better register this fact here as well because (a) it's a controversial issue and (b) I don't know of any website offering the content of the interview. User:RMoloney 21:17, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC) ==Jewish?== Why is there a link to famous Jews at the bottom? Am I missing something? User:Deadcorpse 19:53, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC) :I think its from Jewish law/custom, I'm not sure the correct term, where being a Jew depends on if your mother is jewish. (David Cross does a bit about it.) Although I thought I read somewhere that Beck's mother wasn't Jewish, but experimented with it. I'm not sure if it matters. At any rate, I don't think he self-identifies as Jewish. That list has a few discrepancies if you look at it, it includes people who have Jewish fathers, not technically Jews by in the strictest sense, and it also has people who don't self-identify as being Jews. Anyone feel free to correct me if and where I'm wrong. --User:Kanadier 05:54, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC) An addition, googling his mother it says that her stepfather is Jewish and she says she's half-jewish, but is a Scientologist as listed somewhere here, so I don't think he should be considered a Jew. --User:Kanadier 06:04 16 Mar 2005

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