Obv. talented man, but....sometimes he's too wrapped up in his own preciousness. I find his lyrical nonsense more silly and irksome than clever; I suppose you could argue that the words are not the point, and I would be hard-pressed to disagree, but I still don't like his smug attitude.
Midnite Vultures is my favorite Beck album, too, in so far as my opinion on Beck's recorded output matters, which, honestly, doesn't.