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40-520: The sessions for what would become Odelay originally began as a subdued, acoustic affair. In 1994, Beck started to record tracks for his follow-up to Mellow Gold with Bong Load producers Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf . Only the tracks "Ramshackle", "Feather in Your Cap", and "Brother" from these sessions have been released, all of which are acoustic, sparse, and melancholic. He would eventually abandon work with Rothrock and Schnapf, opting to work with

80-403: A Special Collector's Issue of the magazine (Q414), which it had intended to be the last edition before deciding to attempt to sell the publication to another media group. This issue was more of a 'throwback' publication, similar to what Mojo had been doing, and featured articles and acts from 34 years of Q magazine. With other firms, such as Long Live Vinyl's owner Anthem Publishing, ending

120-550: A better definition." Some music interest groups in the United States use the term "acoustic music" alongside the genres of folk and Americana music, like the Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music. The International Acoustic Music Awards hosts an annual competition for original songs. Their rules state that a song can be considered acoustic as long as an acoustic instrument, including voices, can be clearly heard. Acoustic music

160-423: A free copy of "The Greatest Rock and Pop Miscellany … Ever!", modelled on Schott's Original Miscellany . Every issue of Q had a different message on the spine. Some readers tried to work out what the message had to do with the contents of the magazine. This practice (known as the "spine line") has since become commonplace among British lifestyle magazines, including Q ' s sister publication Empire and

200-513: A full-service radio station with a complete roster. Shows and presenters include Drivetime with Danielle Perry and Q the 80s with Matthew Rudd . The station was transmitted on the digital television networks in the UK and online. Coldplay were involved with the launch of the station by giving an exclusive interview on Q's flagship programme QPM on the launch day. It was based in Birmingham alongside

240-544: A new magazine called Empire in 1989 (the idea being that Empire would be 'Q with films'), the movie reviews migrated to the new publication, with Q becoming a magazine focused on music (one found for sale alongside Select and Vox in various magazine racks). In the 1990s, former NME staff writers, such as Andrew Collins , Danny Kelly , Stuart Maconie , and Charles Shaar Murray joined Paul Du Noyer and Adrian Deevoy at Q . Music coverage in IPC's 'inkie' indie weekly

280-459: A number of non-music titles from Bauer ( Sea Angler , Car Mechanics and Your Horse ), making the 28 July 2020 issue (Q415) the last to be published. The end of the print version of Q was blamed both on lower circulation and advertising revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic , as well as being "a symptom of an expert-free internet age." Following the sale of the brand to Empire Media Group, Q

320-472: A retrospective review for AllMusic , Stephen Thomas Erlewine observed that, like Mellow Gold , Odelay incorporated elements from various genres, including " folk and country , grungy garage rock , stiff-boned electro , louche exotica , old-school rap and noise rock ." Rolling Stone ' s Rob Sheffield noted punk rock , bossa nova , Latin soul and mainstream R&B as additional influences. In 1998, Q magazine readers voted Odelay

360-483: A single venue at one time. Q (magazine) Q was a popular music magazine. Originally published in print in the UK from 1986 to 2020, it was inactive from 2020 until 2023. In 2023, Q was revived as an online publication. It was founded in 1986 by broadcast journalists Mark Ellen and David Hepworth , who were presenters of the BBC television music series The Old Grey Whistle Test . Q 's final printed issue

400-513: A special edition magazine called "The 150 Greatest Rock Lists Ever" published in July 2004. Q also produced a number of special editions devoted to a single act/artist like U2 or Nirvana , but these magazines stopped in 2018, with its sister magazine, Mojo (also owned by Bauer) continuing to produce specials devoted to artists like Bob Dylan . Promotional gifts were given away, such as cover-mounted CDs or books. The January 2006 issue included

440-399: A star-rating system from one to five stars; indeed, the rating an album received in Q was often added to print and television advertising for the album in the UK and Ireland. While its content was non-free they hosted an archive of all of their magazine covers. Much of the magazine was devoted to interviews with popular music artists. According to Alexis Petridis of The Guardian , it

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480-404: A tightly stretched string that, when set in motion, creates energy at (almost) harmonically related frequencies. Wind instruments are in the shape of a pipe and energy is supplied as an air stream into the pipe. Percussion instruments make sound when they are struck, as with a hand or a stick. The original acoustic instrument was the human voice , which produces sound by funneling air across

520-472: A wide reputation as an energetic and impeccable performer, and his profile rose after multiple appearances on MTV , The Howard Stern Show , the 1997 Grammys , Later... with Jools Holland and more. On January 29, 2008, Odelay – Deluxe Edition was released. The two-disc set contains the original album, plus 19 B-sides, remixes and previously unreleased songs. The liner notes feature complete lyrics and artwork, as well as an essay from Thurston Moore and

560-550: Is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means. While all music was once acoustic, the retronym "acoustic music" appeared after the advent of electric instruments, such as the electric guitar , electric violin , electric organ and synthesizer . Acoustic string instrumentations had long been a subset of popular music , particularly in folk . It stood in contrast to various other types of music in various eras, including big band music in

600-461: Is often easier for business owners to host because there is less need for amplification and the level of volume is less intrusive. In June 2021, the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts , allowed small businesses to host acoustic concerts without applying for a live entertainment permit. Cambridge defined an acoustic performance as having no amplification of sound except for one microphone , and having no more than five acoustic performers or musicians at

640-558: The Dust Brothers instead. The Dust Brothers' production style was hip-hop -focused yet more layered; their résumé included notable work with Beastie Boys , Tone Lōc and Young MC . The title is a phonetic English rendering of the Mexican slang interjection " órale ", which translates roughly to "cool" or "ok". The phrase "odelay" is repeated in the lyrics during the outro of the song "Lord Only Knows". According to Stephen Malkmus ,

680-444: The Q Awards from 1990 until 2019. The Q Awards came to an end along with the publication itself. According to the global business magazine Campaign in 2008, Q had been criticised for "playing it safe" with its album reviews and cover mounts. In its early years it was sneered at as "uncool and lacking edge", with Steven Wells from NME calling it "the magazine that says 'Hey kids, it's alright to like Dire Straits '". In

720-557: The U.S. Throughout the rest of the year followed numerous U.S. tours and European festival dates. As the tour continued into 1997, Beck began playing larger venues in America. The tour unofficially ended on September 5th, 1997, with a taped band performance at "Sessions at West 54th" in New York , after over 150 shows from July '96 until September '97. It was on the Odelay tour that Beck earned

760-499: The pre-rock era, and electric music in the rock era. Music reviewer Craig Conley suggests, "When music is labeled acoustic, unplugged, or unwired, the assumption seems to be that other types of music are cluttered by technology and overproduction and therefore aren't as pure ." Acoustic instruments can be split into six groups: string instruments , wind instruments , percussion , other instruments, ensemble instruments, and unclassified instruments. String instruments have

800-514: The vocal cords . The first constructed acoustic instrument is believed to be the flute . The oldest surviving flute is as much as 43,000 years old. The flute is believed to have originated in Central Europe . By 1800, the most popular acoustic plucked-string instruments closely resembled the modern-day guitar, but with a smaller body. As the century continued, Spanish luthier Antonio de Torres Jurado took these smaller instruments and expanded

840-689: The 100 best albums of the '90s. Voters in Channel 4 's 2005 "100 Greatest Albums" poll placed it at No. 73. In 2000, Odelay was ranked No. 54 in Colin Larkin 's All Time Top 1000 Albums . It was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die in 2010. All tracks are written by Beck Hansen, John King and Michael Simpson , except where noted. Credits adapted from 2008 "Deluxe Edition" CD liner notes. Additional musicians Technical Shipments figures based on certification alone. Acoustic music Acoustic music

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880-444: The 2000s, popular indie musicians began to identify their genre as "contemporary acoustic", in opposition to being classified as "folk music". Daniel Trilling wrote, "Folk is a word that strikes fear into the hearts of many aspiring pop musicians. Not only does it conjure up images of the terminally naff — woolly jumpers, beards, and so on — but it is also the journalist's catch-all term for legions of singer-songwriters too bland to merit

920-490: The 51st greatest album of all time. It was ranked No. 16 in Spin' s "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005". The music website Pitchfork ranked it at No. 19 on their top 100 albums of the 1990s in 2003 and No. 93 in their updated Top 150 list in 2022. Rolling Stone ranked the album No. 306 in their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2009, and later ranked it No. 424 in the 2023 edition, as well as No. 9 on its 2019 list of

960-729: The birth of rock in the 1960s, some rock bands began to experiment with acoustic songs. This would be known as acoustic rock , and many well-known artists such as Eric Clapton and Nirvana performed acoustic versions of their well-known songs in the early 1990s, which were collected on the MTV Unplugged series. Pop music artists have also experimented with acoustic music as well, with this variant sometimes being called acoustic pop . Like acoustic rock, some acoustic pop songs have also made their way to MTV Unplugged as well. Some notable acoustic pop songs include " True " by Ryan Cabrera and " Exile " by Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver . By

1000-561: The bodies to create guitars. Guitar use and popularity grew in Europe throughout the late 18th century and more acoustic instruments were crafted, such as the double bass . Its popularity later spread to cities and towns in the new United States. In the 19th century, the guitar became a recognized instrument played in grand galas and concerts. As electric instruments took hold during the 20th century, many stringed instruments were redefined as acoustic. Instruments that involve striking or vibrating

1040-578: The football monthly FourFourTwo . The magazine had a relationship with the Glastonbury Festival , producing both a free daily newspaper on-site during the festival and a review magazine available at the end of the event. This was first started as a Select magazine spin-off, though as Q moved its focus to the Britpop and indie rock stars of the 1990s, it was decided that EMAP did not need two monthly titles (and Raw magazine as well) covering

1080-417: The now-closed Kerrang! 105.2 after moving from London in 2009. The station was closed in mid-2013 after owners Bauer Media decided to use the station's bandwidth on various platforms (DAB, Digital TV) to launch Kisstory , a spinoff of their Kiss brand. There was a Q TV television channel in the UK, which launched on 2 October 2000 and closed on 3 July 2012. Q held a yearly awards ceremony called

1120-609: The publication of a number of monthly music magazine titles, a buyer could not be found for the title, with editor Ted Kessler announcing that issue Q415 would be the last, on 20 July 2020. In the early days of publication, the magazine's format was much closer in tone to that of Rolling Stone (though with some of the characteristic humour of former Smash Hits staff shining through), with Tom Hibbert 's "Who The Hell..." feature (including interviews with people like Jeffrey Archer , Robert Maxwell , Ronnie Biggs and Bernard Manning ) and film reviews. After EMAP started to publish

1160-441: The same genre of music; Select was shut in late 2000, with Q continuing. In January 2008, Mojo was launched by EMAP as a rival to Uncut and focused on all the rock stars, now viewed upon as being heritage and classic, that Q originally featured in its pages in 1986. In late 2008, Q revamped its image with a smaller amount of text and an increased focus on subjects other than music. In February 2012, Andrew Harrison

1200-421: The strings, such as the violin , viola and cello , fall under the acoustic category. The violin became popular during the 16th and 17th centuries, due to technological advancements in building them, brought on by luthiers such as Antonio Stradivari and Andrea Amati . The modern version of the instrument developed gradually from older European acoustic stringed instruments such as the lira . Following

1240-576: The title is a pun on Oh Delay , since the album took very long to record. The album's cover is a photo of a Komondor , a rare Hungarian breed of dog with a heavy, corded coat, jumping over a hurdle. The original photo was shot by canine photographer Joan Ludwig (1914–2004) for the July 1977 issue of the American Kennel Club 's Gazette . The promotional tour for the album began in May–June 1996, appearing in several record stores and radio stations in

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1280-672: The transcript of 15 high school students interviewed by Dave Eggers . Upon release, Odelay received almost unanimous critical acclaim. At the 39th Annual Grammy Awards in 1997, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and won for Best Alternative Music Album , as well as Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Where It's At". Odelay was named Album of the Year in Rolling Stone , The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, and NME ' s annual critics poll. In

1320-437: Was becoming more serious after Melody Maker closed down and so writers like Maconie felt more at home at a publication that would still run tongue-in-cheek articles such as "40 Celebs About Whom We Only Know One Thing" and "Do I Have To Wear This, Boss?" (Du Noyer's feature about every band having a member who looks out of place in the line-up). In 2006, Q published a readers' survey, "The 100 Greatest Songs Ever", which

1360-469: Was originally set up after the success of "rock’s old stagers" at Live Aid , which co-founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth had co-presented, to focus on long-established acts that appealed to an older music market, such as Paul McCartney , Rod Stewart , Paul Simon , Elton John , Genesis and Eric Clapton . It also compiled lists, ranging from "The 100 Greatest Albums" to "The 100 Richest Stars in Rock", with

1400-456: Was published in July 2020, but began posting new articles to their website in 2023 before being fully relaunched in 2024. Q was originally published by the EMAP media group and set itself apart from much of the other music press with monthly production and higher standards of photography and printing. In the early years, the magazine was sub-titled "The modern guide to music and more". Originally it

1440-415: Was recruited as editor, replacing Paul Rees during a difficult period when on-line publishing had led to a 17% decline in the magazine's circulation in the first half of 2012. It had fallen to 64,596 units; a reduction in volume described by The Guardian as "the worst performance of any music magazine in the period". Direct reporting to Publishing Director Rimi Atwal of Bauer Media Group , Harrison's brief

1480-673: Was soft launched as an online publication in November 2023, posting new content along with articles from their archive. It was officially relaunched in January 2024, with a new editorial team spearheaded by Los Angeles-based US Editor Andrew Barker and Oxford-based UK and Europe Editor, Dominic Utton. In May 2024 the magazine ceased operations. Six full-time journalists were laid off. The magazine had an extensive review section, featuring: new releases , reissues , compilations, film and live concert reviews, as well as radio and television reviews. It used

1520-616: Was to "refocus" and revive the magazine, and to that end he took on a number of new journalists and launched their iPad edition, but decided against a rebranding. Under his tenure, Q was named "Magazine of the Year" at the 2012 "Record of the Day" awards. He left just 14 months later, according to the Guardian , "as print music magazines continue to endure torrid times" and even free titles were failing to compete against blogs and platforms dependent on online advertising . In July 2020, Bauer published

1560-629: Was to be called Cue (as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play), but the name was changed so that it would not be mistaken for a snooker magazine. Another reason, cited in Q ' s 200th edition, is that a single-letter title would be more prominent on newsstands. In January 2008, EMAP sold its consumer magazine titles, including Q , to the Bauer Media Group . Bauer put the title up for sale in 2020, alongside Car Mechanic , Modern Classics , Your Horse , and Sea Angler . Publication ceased in July 2020 as Kelsey Media decided to buy

1600-520: Was topped by Oasis ' " Live Forever ". In the April 2007 issue, Q published an article listing "The 100 Greatest Singers", which was topped by Elvis Presley . Lady Gaga posed topless in a shoot for the April 2010 issue of the magazine, which was banned by stores in the United States due to the singer revealing too much of her breasts. After a few years as a radio jukebox , Q Radio launched in June 2008 as

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