Tekel Towers » Artist of the Week #9

Tek · 29/5/2015 9:30 pm

Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American alternative rock band, formed in California in 1995 by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett, known by the stage name "E."

Band members have changed across the years, both in the studio and on stage, making Everett the only official member for most of the band's work.

Often filled with themes about family, death and lost love, Eels' music straddles a wide range of genres, which is evidenced by the distinct musical style of every album.

Since 1996, Eels has made eleven major studio releases, The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett (2014) being their most recent release.Eels appear on several film soundtracks, including Scream 2, American Beauty, Road Trip, Holes, The Anniversary Party, Knocked Up, Yes Man, The End of Violence, Hellboy II, Hot Fuzz, Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D, Charlie Bartlett, Enough Said, Delivery Man, and the first three Shrek films.

The EELS song "Fresh Blood" was used as the theme to the HBO documentary series The Jinx, premiering February 2015.

Tek · 29/5/2015 9:37 pm

One for the wee contingent of Fife Arabs

*listen to the first line*

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Sieb22 · 30/5/2015 10:03 am

Love this thread! Get a like button ya bas!!

Eels is one of my favourite bands, a hidden gem of a band. So much more than the alleged one hit wonder of 'Susan's House'.

I remember this was my first interaction with TEK over at Mad a few years ago, some poster but up an old european clip of United, TEK made a comment that one of the guys in the crowd looked like E from the Eels, then I chipped in, and it turned out we both had just finished reading his autobiography. And I have been stalking TEK ever since! lol

Sieb22 · 30/5/2015 10:08 am

Tek wrote:
One for the wee contingent of Fife Arabs

*listen to the first line*

My favourite Eels album. Beautifully tragic. A hard listen at first due to the circumstances and subject matters, but then it stays with you.

And yes I did mark out when I heard the line for the first time!

Sieb22 · 30/5/2015 10:10 am

Just to balance it out, in case anyone thought that Eels just release sad and melancholic songs...

Sieb22 · 30/5/2015 10:19 am

Also check out the amazing award winning documentary the BBC done about E getting to know his late father Hugh Everett, a famous physicist who didnt open up to his wife or children about anything, and who first proposed the many worlds interpratation of quantum physics, which is heralded in professional quarters to be just as profound and impactful as Einstiens theory of realativity.

Tek · 30/5/2015 4:53 pm

Sieb22 wrote:
Love this thread! Get a like button ya bas!!

Eels is one of my favourite bands, a hidden gem of a band. So much more than the alleged one hit wonder of 'Susan's House'.

I remember this was my first interaction with TEK over at Mad a few years ago, some poster but up an old european clip of United, TEK made a comment that one of the guys in the crowd looked like E from the Eels, then I chipped in, and it turned out we both had just finished reading his autobiography. And I have been stalking TEK ever since! lol

Haha some memory mate (i remember the post in question).

Was this game (E looking dismayed at Mixu's goal at 6:03).

Sieb22 · 30/5/2015 6:32 pm

Tek wrote:
Sieb22 wrote:
Love this thread! Get a like button ya bas!!

Eels is one of my favourite bands, a hidden gem of a band. So much more than the alleged one hit wonder of 'Susan's House'.

I remember this was my first interaction with TEK over at Mad a few years ago, some poster but up an old european clip of United, TEK made a comment that one of the guys in the crowd looked like E from the Eels, then I chipped in, and it turned out we both had just finished reading his autobiography. And I have been stalking TEK ever since! lol
Haha some memory mate (i remember the post in question).

Was this game (E looking dismayed at Mixu's goal at 6:03).

That's the one!

huntedbyafreak · 30/5/2015 7:09 pm

Only got the album with Novacaine for the soul on it. Decent.

Not as good as That Grandaddy album with Hewlitts daughter

Tek · 30/5/2015 8:26 pm

One of the best live albums i've heard.

Seen them touring this album in Glasgow.Was blown away at E+Chet's mucisianship (was only 2 of them playing).Both played about 4 instruments each during the concert.

huntedbyafreak · 31/5/2015 9:13 am

Tek wrote:
One of the best live albums i've heard.

Seen them touring this album in Glasgow.Was blown away at E+Chet's mucisianship (was only 2 of them playing).Both played about 4 instruments each during the concert.

Love a band that swap instruments all the time

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