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Universal acclaim- based on 212 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 180 out of 212
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Mixed: 22 out of 212
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Negative: 10 out of 212
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Mar 3, 2014I greatly enjoyed this album. I especially appreciated the dreamy feeling in beautiful tracks like Morning, Blue Moon, Unforgiven, Wave, and Waking Light.
I wish the rest of the album had the same atmosphere, though. Not that they were bad, just a bit inconsistent with the mesmerizing tracks mentioned above. -
Sep 6, 2014One could be excused on first listen for finding this album somewhat bland. However, subsequent listens reveal more and more nuanced variety. Each track does stand on its own, but as a whole is something far more. This has become a compulsory part of our Sunday morning lie-in... and I suspect this was the intention all along.
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Aug 27, 2014
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Nov 26, 2015
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Dec 9, 2014
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Mar 25, 2014Beck's "comeback" album is an absolute gem & early contender for AOTY. It approaches the typical "breakup" theme in a unique, fresh & vividly believable way, and is back by beautiful rich folk instrumentation. Another fantastic step in Beck's evolution as a songwriter that I think even surpasses Sea Change.
(For my much more in-depth review, look up "Spin It Reviews" on YouTube.) -
Mar 3, 2014
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Apr 24, 2014
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Mar 23, 2014
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Mar 20, 2015Simplistic at first, these almost ambient sounding tracks grow on you as the lyrics become clearer and the melancholic mood keeps rising until it overpowers the entire album.
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Feb 21, 2015
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Feb 25, 2014A very warm record to wake up to that plays like one cohesive long soundscape. It's very consistent, great orchestration and production. It's a real grower and invites me to play it over and over. Much easier to listen to than Sea Change for me, which was quite depressing and unsettling. Recommended!
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Feb 12, 2015Kinda sucks....It's not terrible but jeez it can get boring at times!
Some of the songs are indeed good, but meh, I was hoping for more with all the hype this album got! -
Apr 24, 2014
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Feb 25, 2014Um bom disco que se completa a cada musica tocada em uma sincronia quase perfeita.Nunca fui muito fã de beck porem esse disco tem algo que me faz lembrar de coisas boas da vida alem de ser um som muito carismático de uma forma que deixa seus ouvidos atentos a cada nota.
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Feb 26, 2014This album really grew on me over the course of a few listens. So much so, that I find that it has become my favorite beck album since sea change. I found it more interesting than sea change as well.
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Feb 26, 2014
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Mar 3, 2014
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Mar 24, 2014
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Mar 30, 2014For the first time listening to Beck, this album was underwhelming. I've only heard good things, but there was only 2 or 3 songs that I liked, and the rest was meh at best. I hope that by listening to it more intently, and more frequently, he will grow on me. But for now, I feel like Beck will be a pass...
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Jul 29, 2014
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Jun 9, 2015Let's make clear one thing: this album didn't deserved the Grammy for Best Album (neither any of the other records nominated). It is anyway a good album, full of nice melodies and with some great moments. Nothing special anyway, it deserves just a sufficiency and its main problem is that it's overproduced and still meant to be an intimate and folk record.
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Aug 23, 2014http://osianlewis.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/beck-morning-phase-short-glowing-review.html
Read my review of Beck's latest album.
'A Short Glowing Review for a Short Glowing Album'. -
Sep 6, 2014A mediocre collection of songs that appear more bland than powerful. It lacks the personal meaning and emotion that made Sea Change Beck's undeniable #1 album (and one of my all-time favourites). I'd place Morning Phase at spot 5 or 6 on Beck's album list. Good, not great.
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Sep 9, 2014
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Mar 11, 2015
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Mar 2, 2015A Collection of music that in the right moment could take you out of this world. The sound of the music and the voice of the singer are somehow liberating. It's a wonderful journey through some kind of dream where beck is the pilot.
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Nov 24, 2017Fiquei tão feliz quando esse CD ganhou Álbum do Ano no Grammy. Não é normal ver um artista fora do mainstream conseguir isso e Beck conseguiu. Esse CD é como uma jornada espiritual, ele é maravilhoso e profundo, algo que poucos artistas conseguem fazer.
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Apr 12, 2015Um álbum simples e comovente, sem letras apelativas e chicletes como a maioria é hoje em dia, obviamente foi mais do que merecido, esse hinário ter ganho o grammy de Álbum do Ano.
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May 13, 2015
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May 28, 2015
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Aug 5, 2015Excellent album. Beautiful lines throughout and the tracks gel very well together. The album starts out fantastically containing the three best tracks, Morning, Heart is a Drum, and especially Blue Moon. Whilst the middle of the album is a little slow, it ends very well. Definitely deserves Album of the Year, Beck's finest work in my opinion.
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Sep 21, 2016
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Nov 24, 2019Beck's great album, full of excellent music, great lyrics, great quality sound.
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Mar 22, 2018
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Feb 24, 2022
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Jun 12, 2020He is so underrated OMG. I feel like more people should listen to this man. This album sounds very fresh and it made me very chill and dreamy. And I can'[t believe that Beck really wrote and produced this album all by himself. Beck is a very talented musician.
Awards & Rankings
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MagnetMar 12, 2014Morning Phase is ultimately a mood piece: a quiet triumph of feeling over form. [No. 107, p.51]
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Mar 6, 2014There’s an eerie blandness to the mood that is initially off-putting but turns into a surprisingly compelling, subtly evocative combination of sadness and contentedness.
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Mar 3, 2014I was hoping for a leap forward, but Morning Phase just feels like a very pretty place to sit and wait for one.