Guero
by Beck
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Mar 29, 2005
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 159 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 146 out of 159
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 159
  3. Negative: 2 out of 159

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  1. KatJ
    Apr 1, 2005
    10
    Thoroughly enjoyable. The album is full of irresistable Beck beats to move you to the very core. Reminds of Odelay only better. I think he's giving people what they've been asking for. How can you have anything but admiration for this kind of creative gift. Guero is another genious venture by Beck that will be an inspiration to all who love his work. Art is great.
  2. MikeK
    May 23, 2005
    10
    Just when I gave up on Beck, he comes out with this great album. Although it seems the 2nd half of the album lags compared to the eclectic and funky 1st half. I think that E-Pro's video outshines the song, but "Girl, Que Onda Guero, Missing & Earthquake Weather" are the gems of this CD.
  3. JackC
    Mar 29, 2005
    10
    Casually brilliant progression from his earlier exercises.
  4. peterm
    Apr 1, 2005
    10
    One of his best: blood and pain and collage and funk!
  5. BobyJ
    Apr 10, 2005
    10
    Holy crap this album is fantastic! Who makes music like this these days? Friggin NOBODY! He's the best this generation has to offer.
  6. WilliamM
    Apr 12, 2005
    10
    Im along with many others the biggest Beck fan in the world, everybody love at least one beck song and with the release of guero everyone has 13 more reasons to love his diverse unusual sound. i'm glad their are few musical geniuses around. Band that are catchy like modest mouse, Frans Ferdinand, Razorlite, and so many other bands that are just coming out of now where, playing music Im along with many others the biggest Beck fan in the world, everybody love at least one beck song and with the release of guero everyone has 13 more reasons to love his diverse unusual sound. i'm glad their are few musical geniuses around. Band that are catchy like modest mouse, Frans Ferdinand, Razorlite, and so many other bands that are just coming out of now where, playing music that requires no talent or thought just pisses me off, anybody can sitdown for one day and come up with much more deep and skillful album. beck is just as refreshing as it gets. one more thing, as soon as i turn of the radio my ears bleed from the dull repetitiveness of the common song that is on a loop to be played every 30 minutes.… Expand
  7. KatieS
    Apr 6, 2005
    10
    This is the best Beck album yet! The first two were my favorite, and this seems like a return to his roots.
  8. KristoferK
    May 18, 2005
    10
    Arguably Becks best album. Most diverse since Odelay
  9. DavidHatfieldTheHallowmoniumGuy
    May 8, 2005
    10
    It's good to know that there are still some artists left in music.
  10. JonathanC
    Jul 9, 2005
    10
    I just love it, it's like all his best stuff. I don't care whether it's "groundbreaking" or not, I just enjoy it, and it's definitely better than 90% of the stuff you hear on most of the radio stations these days.
  11. DamoP
    Mar 9, 2006
    10
    a return to the fun beck? whoever wrote that line must have read the press release instead of listening to the album. a couple of tracks aside (e-pro springs to mind) the similarities between guero and odelay/midnight vultures are purely superficial. The album has the same world weary feel that sea change did, just presented in a different musical setting
  12. PatO
    Feb 21, 2008
    10
    Guero is the best album by Beck ever, of 2005 and probably one of the best of this millennium so far.
  13. RyanF
    Nov 29, 2005
    10
    Best album i've heard in years and fast becoming my favorite album ever
  14. menman
    Dec 26, 2005
    10
    perfect
  15. devint
    Dec 26, 2005
    10
    the best thing since pizza
  16. LinoG
    Mar 31, 2005
    10
    I cannot believe how many people out there bring up this album and that album when trying to describe Guero. Try this instead: don't compare it. It is beyond any comparison. Guero is another phenominal Beck album. A 10. A supreme work of art sure which makes most of the music today seem all the more pathetic and meaningless. To the media? You're just as ignorant as anyone else I cannot believe how many people out there bring up this album and that album when trying to describe Guero. Try this instead: don't compare it. It is beyond any comparison. Guero is another phenominal Beck album. A 10. A supreme work of art sure which makes most of the music today seem all the more pathetic and meaningless. To the media? You're just as ignorant as anyone else how cares to deny this album the credit it deserves.… Expand
  17. CliffG
    Apr 13, 2005
    10
    This is my favorite Beck album yet. Its got all the catchy, bouncy stuff that Odelay had and more. There's some of the "Sea Change" style slower stuff on it too, but for those looking for Beck's work with grooves that are big, round, bouncy, heavy, catchy, and innovative, you will love this one.
  18. matta
    Apr 20, 2005
    10
    cant get out of head but there good songs
  19. BeckJesus
    May 7, 2005
    10
    I'd give it a 17 if the man weren't holding me down
  20. jacobm
    Jul 26, 2005
    10
    I have never been really into Beck, but I am always on the look out for new good music from ALL different genres and this album put a whole new twist on things for me. I love it, this is great music.
  21. TomB
    Aug 10, 2006
    10
    back to his very best; from the grin-worthy e-pro to the soulful girl and the yeah yeah yeahs of rental car...a masterpiece.
  22. ChrisJ
    Mar 28, 2005
    10
    Gave Sea Change a 10, however this is a nice change of pace upwards.
  23. carloss
    Jan 23, 2006
    10
    Then again, who doesn't hate Beck?
  24. markm
    Dec 11, 2005
    10
    this album is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  25. MKCyrax
    Jan 22, 2012
    10
    This album is an all round perfect, except for that anoying Hell Yes track
  26. ekolite82
    Jul 10, 2012
    10
    Probably my favorite Beck record. Took a few listens to totally grow on me. I own them all. But this one has such strong production values and strong catchy songs that never get old. I like most of his work. I even put on his Stereopathetic Soul Manure for memory lanes and just to listen to something different. I am a fan. I liked Sea Change, but thought there was several tracksProbably my favorite Beck record. Took a few listens to totally grow on me. I own them all. But this one has such strong production values and strong catchy songs that never get old. I like most of his work. I even put on his Stereopathetic Soul Manure for memory lanes and just to listen to something different. I am a fan. I liked Sea Change, but thought there was several tracks that just don't hold up that well on it. This was like going on a good roller coaster ride after Sea Change. This is a very accomplished album.. some stand out tracks include, "Scarecrow, " "Go it alone," and "Black Tambourine." Some of his finest work is right here on "Guero."… Expand
  27. thegetaway
    Apr 15, 2021
    10
    An incredibly inventive, fun album, where Beck and the Dust Brothers cook up another batch of hot mojo.
  28. nealh
    Mar 30, 2005
    9
    This album is listening from the first track to the last. Beck refines his songs content while maintaining his familiar style.
  29. BrianL
    Jun 6, 2005
    9
    Beck continues to rule!
  30. MichaelZ
    Mar 30, 2005
    9
    It's an album you can't review after a week on the shelf. The Beck influence looms large. Lets wait a few for the real dope on his new stuff. I dig it now, but it's ultimate re-playability is what has always made Beck the gold standard. I think this album will grow into a tasty biscuit.
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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. The New York Times
    80
    Where his previous albums have seesawed between comedy and despair, "Guero" comes closer than ever to merging them. [21 Mar 2005]
  2. Paste Magazine
    70
    While it lacks the churn or drama of his earlier work or the dour intensity of Sea Change, it’s an album remarkable in its consistent, pleasant above-averageness, punctuated by bursts of true genius.
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  3. Playlouder
    50
    Too often tracks drag us down below the high standard an artist like Beck Hanson has set himself. Red Hot Chili Peppers outtakes with some harmonica and vocoder balanced incongruously on top are frankly not good enough.
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