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   Just listening for the first time to Beautiful freak by the Eels, which I missed the first time around (I was focusing on classical music for most of the nineties). Excellent album, and I think many progheads should be able to appreciate it.

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Dragon Phoenix Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 31 2004 Status: Offline Points: 1475	Topic: Eels Posted: August 06 2005 at 16:07
	Just listening for the first time to Beautiful freak by the Eels, which I missed the first time around (I was focusing on classical music for most of the nineties). Excellent album, and I think many progheads should be able to appreciate it.
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Hangedman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: November 03 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1261	Posted: August 06 2005 at 23:10
	The new release by the Eels "Blinking Lights" is fantastic. Extremely personal lyrics, and a level of musicianmanship and experimentation that prog fans would appreciate. Appearance from my favourite artist Tom Waits. Id suggest it to everyone, great band, easy to appreciate.

felona Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 12 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 521	Posted: August 11 2005 at 12:03
	I love the Eels too ... Electro-Shock blues is harrowing but very good as is Daisies of the galaxy. The latest one Blinking Lights is full of wonderful, personal moments but a more demanding listen, probably because its a double album. 'E' is the front man who does most of the composing from what I gather. He's had a pretty rough time of it what with his other & sister dying within a year of each other (Electro-shock blues is partly about his sister's suicide), and a cousin (?) who died in one of the 9/11 plane crashes (the one that hit the Pentagon). His dad seems to have been a bit mean to him, too ... (and died before his mum)
	I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This"