Beck was at a creative peak when he released 'Odelay' in 1996. The album was packed full of songs that taught the music industry how to sample songs in a more innovative way. Never before had so many genres been blended together.. or not as well as this, for sure. Beck had some expert help from the Dust Brothers producing. He either has the most amazing record collection or knows where to find some interesting samples. Most people, myself included, wouldn't know most of the songs that he sampled and that is what helped make this record so interesting. "Hotwax" has so much going on.... harmonica, distorted guitar, cool rhythm section, scratching and more guitar... all put together so skillfully with Beck's own style of hip-hop NOT from the hood. He was so far ahead of the pack, I find it hard to believe he was doing this as far back as 1996.
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