Does anyone else here like Eels? Does anyone else even know who they are? I noticed that there were no threads about them, and they're one of my favorite bands. Please, tell me what you think of them.

yes!!! I was introduced to them by and through "Shrek" and his top notch soundtrack!! Thank You Dreamworks!!!

I was introduced to them by my dad 7 years ago (or more.) Amazingly (strangely), they were my favorite band and their song, Susan's House, was my favorite in kindergarden.

The fact the Eels even EXISTED when you were in kindergarten makes me feel old, Ginny, but you had good taste in music as a little 'un. Kudos to your dad for being a cool dad, as well.

I've always enjoyed the Eels, although I'm afraid I haven't paid much attention to the last few records. Electro-Shock Blues is an astonishingly uptempo and upbeat record, given that it's an extensive rumination on death and mortality. "P.S. You Rock My World" and "Last Stop: This Town" are two of my faves.

E is a raving psychopath.

Is this assessment based on a personal encounter, Crash? I met him once and he seemed odd, but nice enough. Not anywhere near psycho, to be sure. I'm curious to hear what makes you say this...

He wasn't even slightly psycho when we saw him, but "odd" might hit the mark, pE. Of course, I'm listenin' to the new CVB's "Hippy Chix", and it sounds just TOO, TOO "Normal" (ha, ha X 2-9!)

Well, I was exaggerating a bit, but you know.

No, I haven't met him, I was just basing this on interviews I've read with him and the lyrics and music he's created.

I think it's good to be psycho, I mean, all my best friends and I are and we're perfectly normal.

My fav. album would probably have to be Beautiful Freak, although they're all awesome.

But aren't "eels" slippery?

i love love love beautifull freak sadly enough i dont have any of the other records but id love to when i find them, seems like all the record stores in my town have shipped off

Just heard about a new eels album called 'Blinking Lights and Other Revelations' that is being released on April 26th. Aparently it's a 33 track double album. Sounds good to me, especially because it supposedly is a return to an electro-shock blues type of sound.

I'm listening to the eels but I'm not quite gettin' it.

Maybe I'll go and give 'em another play and listen closer.

Great song titles, though!

'.....until i fade and fall away."

The only album I have heard fully of theirs is 'Beautiful Freak' and honestly it's a really good album. 'Novocaine For The Soul' is also a brilliant song and probably the most recognised of their songs.

For a long time the Eels were my favorite band, and I still love them. The last album, Shootenanny, was a bit of a disappointment, though it was far from bad. Souljacker was pretty good and underrated, and Beautiful Freak was also good. Their two best albums by far, though, are Electro-Shock Blues and Daisies of the Galaxy. They also have quite a few good soundtrack songs out there, especially the two songs off of the Holes soundtrack, "Mighty Fine Blues" and "Eyes Down."

I only have electro-shock blues. It's a good album. There's a new Eels album coming out soon and I've been looking for some tracks so I can decide whether to buy it.

The Official Eels Website has some songs you can listen to from the new album.

Hmm...not nearly as good as Electro-shock.

I'm disappointed. The Go-Betweens also have an album that week, and the track I heard off it (If it's legit) is boring and monotonous....

I think the new eels will be spotty, if only because its 33 tracks long. I'm usually about 75% sold on eels...there's always some filler.

The new Go-Betweens record is excellent, from tip to tail. I'm not sure what track you've heard, bob, but I didn't find a clunker on the record, which I've been enjoying for a few weeks thanks to a friend at YepRoc. I find it more consistently good than either of the previous two (reunited) G-B's records.

Well, there was a bit of a radio interview at the start of the song I heard. So either it wasn't actually ripped from the album, or it's some sort of strange cute bit like you see between every song on Who Sell Out.