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219. "Nicotine & Gravy" by Beck

Just one of the most fun epics in all music creation here.

You know my favorite part? In those choruses, listen for the "rolling" piano building up to the end of each measure. Man, what a tricky, subliminal effect. You want a song that pays insane attention to dozens of little details? This is your mural.

But no, my real favorite part is the cacophony of merging vocal lines near the end, the overlay of many great melodies presented over the course of the song. Pure bravura!

So many phases in this song, each unbelievably effective, like escalating levels of music heaven to challenge Dante's famous hell. Like Dante, there is only one Beck, and he's all ours.

Wednesday 09.13.17
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