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All rights reserved.Eels - Beautiful Freak (CD 2000)
| Track Listing 1. Novocaine For The Soul 2. Susan's House 3. Rags To Rags 4. Beautiful Freak 5. Not Ready Yet 6. My Beloved Monster 7. Flower 8. Guest List 9. Mental 10. Spunky 11. Your Lucky Day In Hell 12. Manchild
Album Notes Eels: E (vocals, guitar, Wurlitzer, Theremin); Tommy (vocals, bass); Butch (vocals, drums).Additional personnel: Mark Goldenberg (guitar, keyboards); Jon Brion (guitar, trombone, Chamberlin); Jim Jacobsen (keyboards, loops).With his band Eels, the one-lettered pop wiz known as E expands on both his name and his dark, baroque vision. Eels are like your precocious teenaged brother, brimming with talent, discontent and alienation. Their musical aptitude is ingratiating enough to mitigate their gen-X sad-sack persona. The trio employs a variety of sonic strategies, including hip-hop beats, spoken narratives, orchestral touches and choral voices, to round out a tart, twisted version of guitar-based alternative rock. Not a band likely to be found on the sunny side of the street, Eels spin tale after tale of disaffection and existential ennui. Even a love song like the title track revolves around the concept that the object of the narrator's affection is desirable mostly because she's just as much a misfit as he is. "Guest List" presupposes God's disregard for the singer with an almost anticipatory glee. Eels' ace in the hole is their pop smarts, which are up to the task of contrasting their bleak outlook with immediately arresting melodies and arrangements. The gestalt of these two elements makes BEAUTIFUL FREAK an original and spellbinding recording. Editorial Reviews Rolling Stone Magazine (12/26/1996) Q Magazine (12/01/1996) Entertainment Weekly (10/11/1996) Melody Maker | |||||||||||||
Reviews  Eels - Beautiful FreakReview created: 29/05/08 by:  My second copy of the most immediate and long lastingly satisfying of E numbers. though Blinking lights is his best-this is where to get on and keep returning too.Shamelessly sentimental and often angry;it also makes me laugh.What else do you wnat music to do? O.K.you can dance if you really want to. Borrowash Blue Review ID: 10000000007312359 Was this review helpful? Report this review Eels Beatifull FreakReview created: 15/05/08 by: OUTSTANDING SMASSHING SUPER GREAT A BREAK FROM TH NORM PUT SOME GOGGLES ON SIT BACK AND ENJOY BEATIFULL FREAK FROM E WHY HAVE I GOT TO WRITE ONE HUNDRED CHARACTERS JUST BUY IT Review ID: 10000000007172478 Was this review helpful? Report this review EELS - Beautiful FreakReview created: 28/03/08 by: Great lyrics, great unusual tunes, just a brilliant album missed by most people because they aren't the 'in' thing. Bit like Semisonics older wiser brother! Review ID: 10000000006363872 Was this review helpful? Report this review  eels- beautiful freakReview created: 09/12/07 by: I bought this cd a sa christmas present for my mother, there is nothing i dislike about, i know she really likes the eels, especially this album. Review ID: 10000000004808173 Was this review helpful? Report this review A quietly superb albumThe Eels were always a relitivly quiet band never really making it into the main stream however with songs being recently being used in the Shreak films there popularity has, or atleast should have increased. With a heavy acustic sound the Beutiful Freak Album is neither for the pop market or the Indie rock market....... they are very unique in their own style with this album showcasing songs that anyone can enjoy. Melow and chilled yet utterly genious! Review ID: 10000000001981264 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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