Midnite Vultures
by Beck
  • Record Label: DGC
  • Release Date: Nov 16, 1999
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. AllMusic
    60
    Musically, Midnite Vultures is filled with wonderful little quirks, but these are undercut by the sneaking suspicion that for all the ingenuity, it's just a hipster joke.
  2. Almost Cool
    60
    Midnite Vultues kind of sounds like an album Prince would have made if he were more interested in being a geek than carressing his own ego.
  3. Launch.com
    60
    He's got the beat rate up and lots of faux funk happening.

Awards & Rankings

5
#5 Best Album of 1999
6
#6 Most Discussed Album of 1999
1
#1 Most Shared Album of 1999

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 66 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 66
  3. Negative: 4 out of 66
  1. mpshea28
    Sep 5, 2010
    10
    the 3 modern albums that really do it for me: Radiohead-Kid Athe 3 modern albums that really do it for me: Radiohead-Kid A Mr. Bungle-California Beck-Midnight Vultures
    Seriously, it doesn't get much better than this.    … Full Review »
  2. MKCyrax
    Jan 22, 2012
    10
    This album is full of ..... awesomeness
  3. Andremax
    Jul 17, 2018
    9
    Too much better produced than classic Odelay, and incredible as it, even more bizarre and with a bigger boiler of music styles, such asToo much better produced than classic Odelay, and incredible as it, even more bizarre and with a bigger boiler of music styles, such as electro, funk, folk, rock, hip-hop and principally black music, for this reason Midnite Vultures is the Beck's blackest album. Creative and strange Beck's lyrics still here and he even risk higher vocal notes, which can sometimes sound a little bit irritant but not making music sounds worse. This one still sounds amazing with everything which makes Beck Hansen unique and innovating.… Full Review »
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