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Modern Guilt - Beck
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77 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 65 Ratings

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  • Summary: The 10th album for the Los Angeles artist was produced by Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. The Boston Phoenix
    100
    Modern Guilt is a hot thing of indefinite course.
  2. Filter
    91
    Though he has never had just one sonic home, and Modern Guilt is no exception to this rule, Beck is somehow more aware while puffing out his waves of broken poetry as opposed to the casual seed-spitting he has been known to turn to. [Summer 2008, p.91]
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  3. PopMatters
    60
    This unpretentious attitude permeates the album's writing and terse production whose results are self-evident: it lacks the unique resonating timbres one is accustomed to with Beck.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 44
  3. Negative: 1 out of 44
  1. Tab
    10
    The trick is to let this work of brilliance stand on its own. When album this genuine and passionate happens, recognize what went into it. That's where you'll find what to get out.… Expand
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  2. thehamster
    5
    This album was for sure a letdown after The Information....Modern Guilt has a couple of good moments but it suffers from being WAY overproduced. I sorely missed his band on these songs and would think a little more life could have went into this if they were present. Danger Mouse for sure brought some ideas, but 10 songs of them in a row sounded a lot alike. Not horrible, but not up to normal Beck standards. What made the Information so good is what is missing here.....variety. Back to the drawing board Beck.....remember to bring the band next time.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  3. FranklinFudge
    1
    Beck hasn't made a good album since the 1990s, which is unfortunate, since he was one of the 90s' most reliable indie rockers. Even Danger Mouse couldn't turn his career around, and Danger Mouse has been infallible lately. Stay away.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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