False balancing of Scientology with Religious Organizations in general is something I experience a lot from people from the US. While there can be abuse, scams and torturous mind controlling measures in other religions, it's not what the average member will experience. In Scientology, they are the general modus of operandi. It is a dangerous fascist organization beyond your normal religious community. And that is coming from an agnostic person who is not part of any religion.

What's up with Bill talking (after the song ends) about Bob Dylan taking white pills in the 60's and being inspired to write great songs?  I'm pretty sure this one was written by Beck, not Dylan, but maybe there's something in the lyrics that I'm missing?

Or is it that Bill's intro to the following song (Hey Now by London Grammar) followed a Dylan song at some other time and has now been orphaned from the original reference? I guess it's not possible but I thought all of Bill's banter was pretty unique, and not repeated (even if it's not live, which it obviously cannot be 24/7).

Either way, this is a great song, whoever wrote it and whatever it has or doesn't have to do with white pills that truck drivers took in the 60's!

 chinacat wrote: 
2012. I was there with you thanks to Radio Paradise and I must agree. His rendition of Golden Age in particular was absolutely beautiful.
Saw him the next day down on Market St. with a posse of ladies and my friend just had to cross the street and fanboy, even though I begged him not to. He pointed at me and when Beck looked over I just waved uncomfortably. Then I shrugged...

 h8rhater wrote:

Beck has left the Church of Scientology from what I understand. Without Scientology or with it, he's an important artist.

 kcar wrote:


Religions in general are a pretty hellish beast...

Beck is such a tremendous songwriter.  It's kind of hilarious that most of what he's known for in the mainstream is "Loser".  The general public sure has strange taste...  I guess for the most part they just want a catchy hook and that's it.

 SurfDoc wrote:

Saw him live at Outside Lands a year or 2 BC. I have know idea what he played but he blew me and the entire audience away. So yes. Very talented indeed.

 SurfDoc wrote: agreed, but this album cover is comparable to Joe Henry's "Trampoline". Ugh.

 SmackDaddy wrote:
Dude, haven't you heard? People get to pick their role models. Totally their choice. That's the way it's been since-- checks notes, looks up-- sez here, "Forever."

I just love how Beth Orton helps take this amazing song to the next level...and I dig the heck outta Beck, especially when well elevated!

 GoodKarm wrote:

He's a huge talent - all styles/genres of music. He's a bit brilliant

 h8rhater wrote:

it's who you, are not what you are, that matters to me

This song is so .. languid. Even it's the winter solstice today, this feels like drinking cold beer on my deck on a sunny August afternoon. I love atmospheric music like this.

 Dosequis wrote:
 

PLEASE. STOP. LEAVING. COMMENTS. LIKE. THIS.

Hit the PSD button and let the rest of us enjoy Beck and his place in the RP stream.

Booting up the old system......

 unclehud wrote:
 
so?  did you get to knowing more?  I've never bought an album, like the few tracks that I have on soundtracks... saw his encore at the end of bluesfest one year... and otherwise, I'm clueless.  I liked this track in a hazy lazy moment.  :)

 jocelynsart wrote:
 
You've got it right.  It is absolutely not necessary to know OR care what Beck's faith is in order to enjoy his music. 

It's best to take people one at a time and leave the tribalism at home, where one should be keeping their own faith (preferably to themselves).

 rdo wrote:
 
Beck is a singer, songwriter, and musician.  A very, very good one and nothing more.  Get off your high horse.

How talented is BECK!

 rdo wrote:
 
WTF? Since when are musicians role models? You been following in Keith Richards' footsteps?

As someone (who is "Banned") said below, this song was included on certain Windows PCs, presumably back around 1999. I hope posting that isn't why he/she was banned ;-)

I bought one of those PCs! I liked the song!

This is a test, please ignore it!

Test, please ignore me! :)

 gmichaelt wrote: 
It's almost like that was done on purpose...

 goozer321 wrote:
You're not wrong.

Aaahhh.  The song that used to come preloaded on Windows machines.  

PLEASE !!!!      STOP !!!!!      PLAYING !!!!     THIS !!!!!!

 coloradojohn wrote: 
   Lol....well said

What the Heck...I knew it was Beck!!


I love this guy! 

STOP PLAYING THIS GUY!!!!!!!!!!

 neuticle wrote: 
... Liberals are just Conservatives that have been to jail,,,

 Elroweho wrote: 
I think this is a really bad comment.  Do you care about human suffering?   Beck is a role model.

 coloradojohn wrote: 
YOu nailed it - just like waves rolling into a beach.

Man this guy leaves me empty!!!  Like eating a big bowl of Diet Cool Whip and washing it down with a glass of air!! 

Sometimes this thing up and struts around the room and pours a killer chill vibe and I can't move I can't go anywhere it just nails me I like it

I love Beck, but his music is played far too frequently on RP.

first I've ever heard he is a Scientologist - I just enjoy much of his work

Can't be arsed reading the nonsense posted, but does nobody else see that the album cover looks like the bloke is in the final phase of tearing off a strip and spraying jizz all over the place?

Or is it just me?

Why in the world do any of you Beck bashers care about his Scientology  connection? I've always liked his music, which is what I thought we all listen to RP for. What's next - question the talent of gays? I understand there are a few of them in the entertainment field! 

 I have finished the tale of terror written by Lawrence Wright.  The litany of human rights abuses is too long to summarize in one post. 


Beck, Cruise, Travolta, Van Susteren:  We're waiting for your comments........  There is no shield you can hide behind.......

  Reading it now......1/5th through...comments so far....LRH was one effed up dude.....

 kcar wrote: 
That's high on my list.  Apparently, he had to be very careful about each and every word and I think he even met with the church before publishing it.  They'll sue you for anything.  I seriously worry about writing anything about them.  Fortunately, we have groups like "Anonymous" to fight against them.  There are many great YouTube clips by Anonymous that everyone should see.

Not sure how I did it, but I don't know squat about this guy.  Big mistake, apparently.  I'll take care of that next payday.

beautiful way.... beautiful beck :-)

Sneaky segue, Rod-less Faces to Rod-less Beck, so to speak.

We seem to expect that just because someone has a specific talent for music or some other art, or looks good in front of a camera, that that have some great credibility, depth or insight. I often wonder why? they are just people. I am great at trivial pursuit, what does that buy me?

 Stingray wrote: 
Love the sinner, hate the sin. According to Lawrence Wright's book, "Going Clear", Scientology is a pretty hellish beast.  

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/books/review/going-clear-lawrence-wrights-book-on-scientology.html?ref=review 

Like the song, hate the cover art. Just stupid, sloppy design.

I changed my rating from 2 to 1 and hope to never being disturbed by this terrible drag anymore: Remove from RP list!!

 ppopp wrote: 

agreed.  of all the jams on this great album...this is the sleeper.  hangover Beck. 

forgot how much i dig this.

I love Beck's music, but this song gets played far too often on rp. As does most of Sea Change.

 neuticle wrote: 
And for today's lesson in irony . . . 

Besides, I have it on good authority that today's 12-22 audience see Beck as an Elder Statesman.

 derekd wrote: 
   Agreed. Conservatives are bad enough..when you get so called open minded liberals being narrow minded, somehow it seems worse..

The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you know nothing about. Leave Beck's religion alone. Judge his music. It's a damn radio station not a bigotry forum..

 Stingray wrote:  Who gives a flying _ _ _ _ ? what he might believe in or not believe in —Yikes it is 2012 lol

 Byronape wrote: 
I agree, about the listening, I always say the same.  Still, there is a misguided tendency to defend the aspect to which Stingray comments on.  People do not know how diabolical the organization in question is.  If we let every criminal organization hide behind the shield of religion, then the next thing you know the mafia will simply call itself a religion, Nazis will say they are a religion, and, worst of all, Fred Flinstone and the socialists will say that they are a religion.  Holy F'ing shite!!!

great album. great tour.

 Stingray wrote: 
Yeah. Hope you recall this advise each time you're going to see a movie starring Tom Cruise, John Fucking Travolta or.... Dustin Hofmann, wasn't he also?

This song gets a solid "meh" from me.

 Geecheeboy wrote: 
C'mon, Geecheeboy, secretly you really want a pair of those things! Right? Lol!

... music ... in ... slow ... motion ... that ... always ... gets ... my ... attention.

"Such a beautiful way to break my heart."  What does that mean, exactly?

Just noticed, but are the beginning notes "borrowed" from Talk Talk, something off of Eden, I think?

Veddy, veddy nice, said a man in the crowd

 Stingray wrote: 
And because of that, we shouldn't listen to his music?  You are an idiot, but people are still allowed to read your comments.

 Geecheeboy wrote: 
Don't worry, the only people who should/could wear those trousers are barely adults themselves.

 Deadwing wrote: 
But in a good way, right?

dude just gets better and better!

BEWARE - SCIENTOLOGIST!

This song is so slow that it makes time go backwards.

I'm not too crazy bout this Beck kid,,dragging this song around.

I like this song, but the broken chords in the background sound very close to an old Velvet Underground song. Can't remember which one though.

Those trousers are disturbing.  They look very uncomfortable. I'd be constantly tugging on them and tucking in my shirt. Plus my adult children would put me in a home.

Beautiful way, beautiful song.

 Businessgypsy wrote: 
Thank you Gypsy!

Happier tomorrow...?
I am HAPPY! Absolutely! Every single minute!!

Just when it comes to stupid music, I have
anger-issues (while smiling)!

 PA1749 wrote: 

tzzzz...!!!

PS
Your age? 12 or 89...?

SCIENTOLOGIST with another nightmare-song.

 brulie wrote: 

Brilliant series. A friend once tried to convince that "Law and Order" was better than "Homicide." (Really, Bob. Not your finest hour). After I stopped laughing, I took him to school. 

Thanks for pointing out the Youtube clip. It pointed up one thing I liked about the series—the relatively freer flow of dialogue and action than you'd normally find in a TV cop series. Things were looser, more natural, less scripted.

Case in point: during one episode, several detectives and a bunch of cops are examining a dead body in a fairly empty parking lot, around dusk I think.  As the detectives are bantering and sharing a joke about their jobs, a kid in his teens runs into the middle of the group and collides with one of the detectives. They grab the kid and make a joke—and then another group of cops grab the teenager and arrest him for a purse snatching that took place a few blocks away. 

On TV, it wasn't a major scene but it looked real—almost superfluous, but real. Because it was. The actors playing the bantering detectives were shooting a scene in the parking lot when a real-life purse snatcher ran onto the set and into the group of actors. The cops who took the kid away were also real, as was the bust. The actors stayed in character, the cameras kept rolling, and the director left the scene in, untouched. 

Beck's done some solid work, but this one's maybe gone around the block a few too many times.

More Beck is better...   Bumper Stickers should be issued...

Live Beck even BETTER: go see him on tour!

 PA1749 wrote: 

Wow, I thought this was Bono from U2! Good Stuff

awesome cover .

MERGH.

This song wouldn't be that bad if only Beck would shut up.

It was this song given as sample to test Windows Media Player in Win ME ?

No excuse can explain this lame album art.

Album art rated below a "5" ....  Beck's an awesome artist though.

I also do not like all of his music. But there is no question about his talent. Did he also the album cover?  Nice song, by the way!

 Businessgypsy wrote: 

 Stingray wrote: 
There ya go. Fixed it.

There's a brilliant montage from Homicide Life on the Street that uses this song beautifully. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKO_l7YKBE It's about 5 minutes into the clip (but you're treated to some Peter Tosh at the very beginning )

HORRIBLE GUY!
HORRIBLE MUSIC!

There is not a single Beck-song that moves me!
NOT ONE!

Get lost - do not come beck!

What a beautiful way to start my work day!

S-m-o-o-t-h

 cousinhub wrote:  drink some cofee and enjoy

Oooooooooo, I like this a LOT!

I'm falling asleep ....

Palaverist. You nailed it.

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Probably his best song................

Quaalude mood music.

An underrated song from an underrated album. Love it. I'd ask for more Beck, but I listen to so much anyway that it's hardly necessary.

This is one of those Beck songs that has grown on me even more over time. 7 8

A bongy quality huh?

Beck almost never does wrong.
Good tune.

Lazy, floating, dreamy... solid 7, and counting.

Like this!

uuuuuuuuu,such a beautiful song

Such a cool smooth tune to float such piercing lyrics. 

A few years back, I chatted with Beck at a party. Completely down to earth, nice guy. No attitude whatsoever. What struck me is his fearless integrity to just have fun, create different music and get it out there.

 Govi wrote: 
I'm sorry, but that's just ridiculous.  Get over it!