Beck biography
Guero and The Information
In 2004, Beck returned to the studio to work on his sixth major-label studio album. The record,
Guero, was produced by the Dust Brothers and Tony Hoffer and features a collaboration with Jack White of The White Stripes; it marked a return to
Odelay-era sound. as well as a "Critic's Choice" recognition from
The New York Times. The album received a less enthusiastic response from
Pitchfork, which ran a lukewarm and disappointed 6.6 out of 10 review; it was also given poor reviews by
Q Magazine,
Dusted and
Mojo. The album debuted at #2 on the
Billboard charts, pushing 162,000 copies in the first week and giving Beck his best week ever in terms of commercial sales and chart position. Since the release of
Guero, the album's first single, "E-Pro" (which samples the drum track from the Beastie Boys hit "So What'cha Want"), has been well received by the mainstream rock community, receiving significant play time on mainstream radio. The second single, "Girl," received decent play time on mainstream radio and heavy airplay on college and independent radio. The third and final single of the album was "Hell Yes."
On February 1, 2005, Beck released an EP featuring four remixes of songs from Guero by independent artists who use sounds from various early 8-bit video game devices like the Nintendo Game Boy. The EP, GameBoy Variations, featured "Ghettochip Malfunction" Hell Yes and "GameBoy/Homeboy" Que' Onda Guero, both remixed by the band 8-Bit, and also had "Bad Cartridge" E-Pro and "Bit Rate Variation in B-Flat" Girl, the last two being remixed by Paza . The EP cover art shows a long-haired person headbanging to his Game Boy, which is plugged into an amplifier like an electric guitar. This EP was featured in an issue of Nintendo Power. A music video for "Gameboy/Homeboy" was made by Wyld File.
Beck performed at the music and arts festival Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee on June 17, 2006, with a set that featured many songs from Guero. In addition to his band, Beck was accompanied by a group of puppets, dressed as him and members of his band. Live video feed of the puppets' performance was broadcast on video screens to the audience. The puppet show was included throughout his 2006 world tour.
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