BECK
If Beck Stumbles, If Beck Falls
What makes Beck connect with me is how it can remind me of the dreams I had before joining the real world. Nowhere in that dream of red guitars, three chords, and the truth was the idiocy of Leon Sykes, which is where Beck kind of loses me in volume 5. It almost feels like [...]
Beck and the Other Side of Dreams
There are many reasons why I find Beck amazing. One of the things I really enjoy is how Beck tries to show the cycle that many creative people go through from inspiration, perspiration, to knowing that it’s over and the dream has ended without the desired ending. What does one do after taking the shot [...]
Beck vol. 3, Mmmm Donuts
A quick rundown of what happens in Beck volume III: Koyuki meets The Dying Breed; Beck cuts a demo; imagine John Lennon as a garbage man; and, things get screwed up with the ladies. Oh yeah, and finally, via Momoko we find out that Saku isn’t gay for Koyuki, I think. Ever since Maho’s introduction [...]
Beck and that Koyuki Jerk
Man, between volume one and volume two of the Beck anime, that jerk Koyuki got way better at guitar than I did. Me, I’m stuck with the holy rock trinity of power chord progressions, E-A-B E-A-B-A. Well, no not really, I’m a little less sad than that, but not much less. It’s fun picking up [...]
Watching Beck, My Fingers Hurt
I’ve watched the first volume of Beck like five or six times already. It’s great, like two turn-tables and a microphone of goodness. I’m so into the show, I pulled out my acoustic guitar from its super dusty guitar case, that’s all but a neglected apartment decoration now, and tried to see how much I [...]
