19-08-2015 12:00 via feeds.theguardian.com

Beck – 10 of the best

His debut Loser remains one of the weirdest singles ever released, but it was an introduction to his precocious talent and a career of eclectic, inspired brillianceGimmick? Avant-folk-rock-hip-hop hit? Slacker-rock hymn? Mocking satire of Generation X or Generation X-defining anthem? How do you define Loser? To Beck, it was a mediocre song that derided his rapping, and he only agreed to its release on the insistence of Tom Rothrock, who ran his label Bong Load. Yet it not only remains one of the
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