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Eels
Indie Rock / Emo
EELS
SHOOTENANNY!
Fact Sheet
Principal Personnel:
Performed by Mark Oliver Everett (you can call him “E”) (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, mandolin, etc.)
with
Koool G Murder (bass, keyboards, guitar)
Butch (drums, vibes)
Lisa Germano (violin, vocals)
Joe Gore (guitar, keyboards)
and
James King (saxophone)
Todd Simon (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Scott Gordon (harmonica)
Produced by E
words & music by E
except “All In A Day’s Work” & “Saturday Morning,” music by E/Murder; “Rock Hard Times” & “Numbered
Days,” music by E/Gore
Recorded at Ocean Way Recording and OneHitsville, U.S.A., Los Angeles, CA
Most of the album recorded in one 10-day stretch, November,
*****
EELS TIMELINE:
1992: release of A MAN CALLED E (Polydor). Single “Hello Cruel World” is a Top 10 alternative hit. E tours with Tori Amos.
1993: release of BROKEN TOY SHOP (Polydor). E records “Novocaine For The Soul,” which is not released until 1996.
1995: E starts to work under the name EELS. Forms live band comprised of him, drummer Butch (aka Jonathan Norton) and bassist Tommy Walters.
1996: release of BEAUTIFUL FREAK album. “Novocaine For The Soul” is a #1 alternative hit in the U.S. Other singles to follow: “Susan’s House,” “Rags To Rags” and “Your Lucky Day In Hell.”
1997: EELS tour the U.S. with Luscious Jackson and Lollapalooza. Contribute “Bad News” to Wim Wenders’ film THE END OF VIOLENCE. EELS nominated for three MTV video awards. Win Brit Award for Best International Newcomer. Spinal Tap gives the award to EELS.
1998: His father having died in 1982, his sister having committed suicide in 1996, his mother being
diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 1997, E records the album ELECTRO-SHOCK BLUES. Guests include T-Bone Burnett, Jon Brion and Mike Simpson of The Dust Brothers. Videos for “Last Stop: This Town” and “Cancer For The Cure” are nominated for more MTV awards. Touring continues, with bassist Adam Siegel now joining the band.
1999: EELS contribute “Cancer For The Cure” to AMERICAN BEAUTY film. The video appears briefly in the film. DAISIES OF THE GALAXY album is written and recorded.
2000: release of DAISIES OF THE GALAXY album. Guests include Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Grant Lee Phillips of Grant Lee Buffalo. First single, “Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues,” is a hidden track on the CD. The new six-piece EELS ORCHESTRA 2000, featuring honorary EEL and former EELS support act Lisa Germano, tours Europe, America and Australia. E tours solo with Fiona Apple in the U.S. The band contributes “Christmas Is Going To The Dogs” to film soundtrack HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS.
2001: SOULJACKER album released in August in some countries, Sept. 11th in others. U.S. release is delayed. EELS tour the world (including their first trip to Japan) as a four-piece rock band: E, John Parish, Koool G Murder and Butch.
2002: SOULJACKER album released March 11 in the U.S. Band tours America. November: SHOOTENANNY! album is recorded.
2003: April 8: Release of MC HONKY’s I AM THE MESSIAH CD. E, Butch, Koool G Murder and others pitch in to help the Silverlake DJ out on the disc. April 11: LEVITY film opens in U.S. Includes score by E and two new EELS songs. June 3: release of EELS’ SHOOTENANNY! CD.
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