Albums That Should Exist: Beck - BBC Sessions, Volume 4: BBC 4 Sessions, Union Chapel, London, Britain, 4-28-2003

Friday, December 8, 2023

Beck - BBC Sessions, Volume 4: BBC 4 Sessions, Union Chapel, London, Britain, 4-28-2003

Here were are with Beck performing for the BBC again. This is a particularly nice concert due to the excellent sound quality and varied set list.

At the time of this concert, Beck was still promoting "Sea Change," the album he'd released late in 2002. It was a critically acclaimed album, and it was a return to his mellow, acoustic-based style. So this album certainly has a lot of acoustic music on it, especially performances of songs from "Sea Change." But he also played with a full band on many songs, and he wasn't afraid to show off his funky side as well. He even did a cover of "Hot in Herre," which was a Number One hit in the US by the rapper Nelly the year before.

This unreleased concert was broadcast on the BBC TV show "BBC 4 Sessions." So you can watch the entire thing on YouTube.

This album is 58 minutes long. Once again, I strongly suspect it was edited down by the BBC to fit into an hour-long time slot.

01 talk (Beck)
02 The Golden Age (Beck)
03 talk (Beck)
04 It's All in Your Mind (Beck)
05 talk (Beck)
06 Guess I'm Doing Fine (Beck)
07 talk (Beck)
08 Lonesome Tears (Beck)
09 Nicotine and Gravy - Where It's At (Beck)
10 Lost Cause (Beck)
11 Ship in a Bottle (Beck)
12 talk (Beck)
13 14 Rivers, 14 Floods - Beautiful Way (Beck)
14 Loser (Beck)
15 Nobody's Fault but My Own (Beck)
16 Lord Only Knows (Beck)
17 Hot in Herre (Beck)
18 One Foot in the Grave (Beck)