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The First Time with Beck

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Matt talks to Beck Hansen about the first key musical moments in his career to date, including the variety of music styles he grew up with which led him to make his unique music.

Another chance to hear Matt Everitt talking to Beck Hansen in 2017 about the first key musical moments in his career.

Beck is one of the most versatile and inquisitive musical minds to emerge from the US underground. He grew up listening to folk, classic rock, punk and hip hop in Los Angeles and busking around the underground anti-folk scene in New York. This journey led to him creating albums that have encompassed blues, slacker rock, lush Americana, Prince-style soul funk, psychedelia and pop.

In the 90s, when he first found fame, he was regarded as a postmodern pop star for his skill in playfully blending the past and present, but now nearly 25 years later it's obvious he was just a great songwriter looking to see what styles worked best for his music.

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Music Played

  • Beck

    Tropicalia

    • The 1999 Brit Awards (Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Beck

    The New Pollution

    • DGC.

  • Frank Churchill And Larry Morey

    I'm Wishing, One Song

    • Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.
    • disneyland.
    • 3.

  • The Beatles

    If I Needed Someone

    • Rubber Soul.
    • Parlophone.
    • 13.

  • DEVO

    Uncontrollable Urge

    • Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo / Devo Live.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 1.

  • Prince

    The Beautiful Ones

    • Purple Rain.
    • Warner Bros. Records.

  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

    From Her to Eternity

    • The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds.
    • Mute Records Limited.
    • 16.

  • Beck

    MTV Makes Me Want To Smoke Crack

    • Loser.
    • 4.

  • Beck

    Loser

    • Geffen.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    The Harder They Come

    • BR Music.

  • Harold Faltermeyer

    Axel F

    • Premier Coll'tn Of Instrumental Hits.
    • Kenwest.

  • Public Enemy

    Rebel Without A Pause

    • Global Television.

  • Neil Young

    Pocahontas

    • Hitchhiker.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • Kenickie

    Punka

    • EMI.

  • Blur

    Beetlebum

    • Food.

  • James

    Ring the Bells

    • Fontana.

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    American Girl

    • MCA.

  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rapper's Delight

    • Global Television.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Dec 2017 13:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Sat 11 Jul 2020 04:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 6 Jul 2021 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Thu 3 Mar 2022 01:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 21 Sep 2022 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Yesterday 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music