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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Eels |
| Record Label: |
Dreamworks SKG |
| Contributing Artist: |
Grant Lee Phillips |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Release Date: |
March 14, 2000 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Grace Kelly Blues
2. Packing Blankets
3. Sound of Fear
4. I Like Birds
5. Daisies of the Galaxy
6. Flyswatter
7. It's a Motherf#&!@R
8. Estate Sale
9. Tiger in My Tank
10. Daisy Through Concrete, A
11. Jeannie's Diary
12. Wooden Nickels
13. Something Is Sacred
14. Selective Memory
15. Mr. E's Beautiful Blues (hidden track) |
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Eels: E (vocals); Butch (drums). Addiional personnel includes: Jim Lang (conductor); Wayne Bergeron, Andy Martin, Chris Bleth (horns); Mickey Petralia (programming); Peter Buck, Grant Lee Phillips. Producers: E, Michael Simpson. Engineers include: Wally Gagel, Jim Lang, Michael Simpson. Recorded from March-May 1999. Having used ELECTRO-SHOCK BLUES as a dark musical therapy session in the wake of losing his mom and sister, Eels frontman E (aka Mark Oliver Everett) returned with a more optimistic follow-up, one steeped in gorgeous pop-craft. Utilizing a vocal style not unlike Beck's creaky delivery, E created songs marked by unblinking, Randy Newman-like observations, minus the sardonic edge. E touches on a range of subjects--he pays tribute to his late mom's love of winged creatures (the gently bouncy "I Like Birds"), sings of unrequited love (the heartbreaking "Jeannie's Diary") and bemoans the evils of advertising (the irresistible "Tiger in My Tank"). Like fellow pop savant Jon Brion, E calls upon a ha... |
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