Guerolito

Guerolito
Remix album by Beck
Released December 13, 2005 (US)
January 23, 2006 (UK)
Recorded September 2003 – August 2004
Genre Alternative rock
Length 54:10
Label Interscope
Producer Beck Hansen, The Dust Brothers
Beck chronology
Guero
(2005)Guero2005		 Guerolito
(2005)		 The Information
(2006)The Information2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(66/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment.ie[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
NME7/10[7]
Pitchfork6.2/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
Q[10]
Uncut[11]

Guerolito is the second remix album by Beck, released in December 2005. It features all of the songs from regular edition of Guero in remixed forms by a variety of artists, with the addition of "Clap Hands", originally found on the special limited edition of Guero.

Guerolito reached number 191 on the Billboard 200. As of July 2008, Guerolito has sold 76,000 copies in the United States.[12]

Background

In an interview with Wired magazine in September 2006, Beck challenged other artists to follow his lead—set by Guerolito—in abandoning the traditional concept of an album release:

Track listing

All songs were written by Beck Hansen and The Dust Brothers, except where noted.

  1. "Ghost Range" (Hansen, Dust Brothers, Beastie Boys) – 4:24
    • "E-Pro" remix by Homelife
  2. "Qué Onda Guero" – 2:29
  3. "Girl" – 3:53
    • Octet remix
    • Originally released in the special edition CD/DVD package of Guero
  4. "Heaven Hammer" (Hansen, Dust Brothers, Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Lyra) – 4:54
    • "Missing" remix by Air
  5. "Shake Shake Tambourine" (Hansen, Dust Brothers, Eugene Blacknell) – 3:37
    • "Black Tambourine" remix by Ad-Rock
  6. "Terremoto Tempo" (Hansen, Dust Brothers, Mark Adams, Steve Washington, Daniel Webster, Mark Hicks) – 3:47
    • "Earthquake Weather" remix by Mario C
  7. "Ghettochip Malfunction" – 2:39
    • "Hell Yes" remix by 8-Bit
    • Originally released on the Hell Yes EP.
  8. "Broken Drum" (Hansen) – 5:36
    • Boards of Canada remix
    • Originally released in the special edition CD/DVD package of Guero
  9. "Scarecrow" – 4:37
  10. "Wish Coin" (Hansen, Dust Brothers, Jack White) – 3:44
    • "Go It Alone" remix by Diplo
  11. "Farewell Ride" (Hansen) – 4:51
  12. "Rental Car" – 2:59
  13. "Emergency Exit" – 3:18
  14. "Clap Hands" – 3:19
    • Originally released in the special edition CD/DVD package of Guero

Bonus tracks on UK release

  1. "Fax Machine Anthem (Hell Yes)" – 3:07
    • Dizzee Rascal remix
    • Originally released in the special edition CD/DVD package of Guero
  2. "Qué Onda Guero" – 4:44

References

  1. ↑ Critic Reviews at Metacritic
  2. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Beck: Guerolito". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Modell, Josh (11 January 2006). "Beck: Guerolito". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Lauren (17 January 2006). "Beck - Guerolito". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Hermes, Will (12 December 2005). "Guerolito". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Beck: Guerolito". NME: 33. 21 January 2006.
  8. ↑ Dombal, Ryan (11 December 2005). "Beck: Guerolito". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Lundy, Zeth (6 December 2005). "Beck: Guerolito". Popmatters. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Beck: Guerolito". Q: 101. February 2006.
  11. ↑ "Beck - Guerolito". Uncut: 101. February 2006.
  12. ↑ "Ask Billboard". Billboard. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
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