Editing Odelay (section)

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1       = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score  = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/odelay-mw0000647922 |title=''Odelay'' – Beck |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 29, 2015 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref>
| rev2       = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev2score  = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/06/27/becks-whimsical-odelay-a-musical-smorgasbord/ |title=Beck's Whimsical 'Odelay' A Musical Smorgasbord |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=June 27, 1996 |access-date=October 24, 2015 |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot}}</ref>
| rev3       = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3score  = A−<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/06/21/odelay/ |title=''Odelay'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 21, 1996 |access-date=January 29, 2015 |last=Smith |first=Ethan}}</ref>
| rev4       = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4score  = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Beck: ''Odelay'' (Epic) |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 21, 1996 |last=Romney |first=Jonathan}}</ref>
| rev5       = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev5score  = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-16-ca-15488-story.html |title=Beck Takes Quirkiness to New, High-Tech Level |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 16, 1996 |access-date=October 24, 2015 |last=Scribner |first=Sara |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917221516/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-06-16/entertainment/ca-15488_1_beck-hansen |archive-date=September 17, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev6       = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score  = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000088reviews.html |title=Mr Boho Rising |magazine=[[NME]] |date=June 22, 1996 |access-date=August 27, 2015 |last=Cameron |first=Keith |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001016061425/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000088reviews.html |archive-date=October 16, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7       = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score  = 9.8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/beck/odelay.shtml |title=Beck: ''Odelay'' |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=June 1996 |access-date=January 29, 2015 |last=Schreiber |first=Ryan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021003143657/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/beck/odelay.shtml |archive-date=October 3, 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev8       = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8score  = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/odelay-204617/ |title=''Odelay'' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 13, 1996 |access-date=August 27, 2015 |last=Kemp |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Kemp}}</ref>
| rev9       = ''[[Smash Hits]]''
| rev9score  = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gina|last=Morris|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/smashhits90s/33978076525/in/album-72157679243006103/|title=Albums|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]|date=July 3, 1996|page=62|access-date=December 1, 2024}}</ref>
| rev10      = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10score = 10/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dTM_D4UWqXQC&pg=PA87 |title=Beck: ''Odelay'' |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=12 |issue=4 |date=July 1996 |access-date=August 27, 2015 |last=Norris |first=Chris |page=87}}</ref>
| rev11      = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev11score = A−<ref>{{cite news |url=https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv996-96.php |title=Consumer Guide |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |date=September 17, 1996 |access-date=January 29, 2015 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
}}

Upon release, ''Odelay'' received almost unanimous critical acclaim. At the [[39th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 1997, it was nominated for the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and won for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]], as well as [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Male Rock Vocal Performance]] for "Where It's At".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/39th-annual-grammy-awards |title=39th Annual GRAMMY Awards |website=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=July 10, 2024}}</ref> ''Odelay'' was named Album of the Year in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} ''[[The Village Voice]]'' [[Pazz & Jop]] critics poll,<ref>{{cite periodical |title=Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 1996: Critics Poll |periodical=[[The Village Voice]] |date=February 25, 1997 |url=https://robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres96.php |access-date=July 10, 2024}}</ref> and ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s annual critics poll.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/features/1996-2-1045366 |title=NME's best albums and tracks of 1996 |newspaper=[[NME]] |date=October 10, 2016 |access-date=July 10, 2024}}</ref>

In a retrospective review for [[AllMusic]], [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] observed that, like ''Mellow Gold'', ''Odelay'' incorporated elements from various genres, including "[[Folk music|folk]] and [[Country music|country]], [[grunge|grungy]] [[garage rock]], stiff-boned [[electro (music)|electro]], louche [[exotica]], [[Old-school hip hop|old-school rap]] and [[noise rock]]."<ref name="allmusic"/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s [[Rob Sheffield]] noted [[punk rock]], [[bossa nova]], [[Latin soul]] and [[Contemporary R&B|mainstream R&B]] as additional influences.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/odelay-deluxe-edition-181875/ |title=''Odelay'' – Deluxe Edition |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=February 7, 2008 |access-date=January 29, 2015 |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield}}</ref>