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Beck’s newest album, “The Information,” seems to follow suit—Beck doesn’t give us anything truly new on this album, and the few inspired moments it contains don’t make it worthwhile to listen to the entire album...
...Information,” Beck left his most recent producers, the Dust Brothers, behind to work with Nigel Godrich, whose previous credits include Radiohead’s “OK Computer” and Beck’s outstanding “Sea Change...
...Stars Beck has never been accused of pigeon-holing himself; throughout his career he has delivered multiple sounds and textures with each new album. Last year’s delivery, “Guero,” was met with mixed reviews—some thought Beck had run out of innovative ideas and was forced to revisit the sounds of his previous albums, while others called the album not a mere re-visitation but a fresh and creative re-invention...
...them outside the spotlight. His peers praise his understated "Confucian approach," as one Chinese expert puts it, but some wonder whether Ban has the steel to play a leading role on the international stage. "This will be the first time he's ever been his own boss," says Peter Beck, the Seoul-based director of the International Crisis Group's North East Asia Project. "Can he really assert himself and stand up to governments that act contrary to the U.N.?" His allies say that it's a mistake to assume that Ban is as diffident as he might sometimes appear...
...Chinese expert puts it, but some wonder whether Ban has the steel to play a leading role on the international stage--a question that's been sharpened by North Korea's latest provocation. "This will be the first time he's ever been his own boss," says Peter Beck, the Seoul-based director of the International Crisis Group's Northeast Asia project. "Can he really assert himself and stand up to governments that act contrary to the U.N.?" His allies say that it's a mistake to assume that Ban is as diffident as he might sometimes appear...