Beck Crafts Yet Another Danceable Nugget In Living Color

Those of us who were around for Beck's 1990s output know that Mr. Hansen is somewhat of a wunderkind when it comes to assembling dance beats that really stick in your cranium and give you loosened inhibitions. Hell, the entire cosmic journey that was "Odelay" had peak dance hour moves crawling up the yin yang. "Where It's At" proved to be a keen '70s throwback while "Devil's Haircut" thrived on a razor sharp guitar chord that felt as sharp to the senses as a straight razor does to the face. In 2017 Beck gives us "Up All Night" a foot stomping gem from his October 13 release "Colors". This song is in fact highly colorful in how it lays down the rhythms. Beck himself again proves to be a very capable narrator, discussing how rhythm and words can make you cold and the evil inherent in the powers that be breaking the world down to the only world you know being this one. Atop the sure footed beats comes a winning chorus that ought to have plenty of peoples' heads shaking in sonic delight. Its words consist solely of "Just wanna stay up all night with you. There's nothing that I wouldn't rather do. Just wanna stay up all night with you. Hand clapping is very much recommended here. Just try not to become exuberant while getting all caught up in Beck's technicolor landscape. Even his post-chorus has definite mojo at its beck and call (Wordplay pun unintentional but, then again that's rock 'n' roll for you. plenty of twisted wordplay to be had.) The guitar work proves itself to be highly nimble and lousy with energy, skittering up and down the fret board amiably, dropping good endorphins in its wake. Beck has come a long way since his "Loser" days. For the record I never was a big fan of that song. Kind of gave off that nails on the chalkboard mentality that's hard to shake. However "Up All Night" has legs, staying power that will keep in front and center in people's minds for quite a while. That group of followers includes yours truly. "Up All Night" proves itself worthy of filling your happy place for days.