A bit of a Beck handed compliment.....

Last nights concert at the United Palace Theater (which is an amazing venue, visually), was a little disappointing. Despite arriving late and missing the opening act MGMT, I held out hope that the evenings entertainment would more than makeup for my tardiness.... Needless to say, it didn't.

While Beck was ok, and the band looked the part, the overall sound was not good. You couldn't make out the vocals, feedback was a bit of an issue and overall, everything sounded mudled. While I don't blame beck (I blame the sound guy), I was a little suprised he didn't care more about the overall performance - especially when everyone paid $50+ a ticket.

As for how engaged he was with the crowd, this too was disapointing..... At a few moments it felt it might break out from the duldroms, but it never did. The encore was barely an encore. Goodbye, hello, goodbye.... That about sums it up.

The highlight of the night were the three songs of the Sea Change album - perhaps the venue accomodates a more stripped down sound better.... But for whatever reason, these seemed to highligh his ability to shine as a solo artist, free from all the gimmicky electronics and indie back-up band....

I realize he's probably tyring to just fulfill his recording contracts and obligations - but it felt a little like showing up to work rather then the original and passionate artist Beck is known to be....

Thank you to BrooklynVegan for providing the full set list.

Loser
Nausea
Girl
Timebomb
Minus
Soul of a Man
Mixed Bizness
Nicotine & Gravy
Que Onda Guero
Hell Yes
Black Tambourine
Devils Haircut
Think I'm in Love
Modern Guilt
Orphans
Walls
Missing
Chemtrails
Golden Age
Lost Cause
Lonesome Whistle
Where It's At

Encore:
Gamma Ray
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
E-Pro