One Foot in the Grave (album) One Foot in the Grave (album) One Foot in the Grave is the fourth studio album by American musician Beck, released on June 26, 1994 by K Records. It was recorded prior to the release of "Mellow Gold", but was not released until after that album had met critical and commercial success. "One Foot in the Grave" shows strong lo-fi and folk influences, and features several songs that are interpolations or covers of songs popularized by artists such as Skip James and The Carter Family. "One Foot in the Grave" features production, songwriting, and backing vocal assistance by Calvin Johnson,
One Foot in the Grave bad luck. The audience sees a philosophical ebb to his character, however, along with a degree of optimism. Yet his polite façade collapses when events get the better of him, and a full verbal onslaught is forthcoming. "Victor-isms" include "I do not believe it!", "I don't believe it!", "Un-be-lievable!", "What in the name of bloody hell?", "In the name of sanity!". Despite his grumpy demeanor Victor isn't totally devoid of compassionin "Hearts of Darkness" he liberates elderly nursing home residents that were being mistreated by the staff and in "Descent Into The Maelstrom" he calls the incident room number and