It's a world of hysterical highs and funnier lows. A world where you can die laughing. Take pills make them moody. Beck has been re-writing Ulysses since Mellow Gold but on this outing the sexy thematic thrust has created some inspired weirdness. Like life itself, nothing ever makes much sense to Beck which, to Beck, is a complete crack up.
Great artists steal.
Musically speaking Beck has always used Dali's statement as a template. Like Weird Al before him, each Beck track can be traced back to an original source. Beck is most relevant when he's experimenting right before your very ears. On Midnight Vultures I could almost sense his glee. This is disco, this is soul, this is rock and just a little rap.