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Post by Barrington on Nov 15, 2018 17:57:34 GMT
Californian Indie band Eels were formed in 1995 they have released twelve albums to date.
Beautiful Freak is their debut album released in 1996 and the only one I own as I haven't long been introduced to them and I like to start from the beginning .
This being such a strong album I thought it worthy for Album Club , like me you will no doubt recognise a couple of tracks which were singles but not necessarily the best on the album in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2018 18:09:58 GMT
Own and love this album, an easy 10/10 for me.
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Post by ChrisB on Nov 15, 2018 18:15:32 GMT
I played the bejeezus out of this album during the 90's!
Looking forward to hearing it again.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2018 18:53:09 GMT
Excellent album love the eels
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 18, 2018 14:46:11 GMT
Sampled once in 2011 (!)
Note I need more listening so will listen more
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Post by Slinger on Nov 18, 2018 16:10:13 GMT
I quite enjoyed it, and it reminded me of Babybird in places, who I like, but nothing dragged it above "O.K." for me. I shall listen to some of their other albums, though. 7/10
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Post by Barrington on Nov 19, 2018 13:24:19 GMT
This album usually ranks as their second best , Electro-Shock Blues being acclaimed as their best , not heard it myself.
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Post by John on Nov 19, 2018 19:53:38 GMT
I am quite liking this I will vote after more listens
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2018 8:51:32 GMT
I listened to this again yesterday and still agree with my 10/10 rating, it is an excellent album. It was one of those albums I discovered when I was going through my buying albums from Amazon at 1p phase, what a purchase  |
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Post by John on Nov 23, 2018 18:26:36 GMT
A solid 8 from me
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Post by ChrisB on Nov 23, 2018 18:44:52 GMT
I played this album yesterday and was reminded how much it uses pauses and dynamic changes to great effect. I also really enjoyed the lyrics. Mr E is a troubled lad!
Great album - 9/10 from me.
I shall be playing 'Daisies of the Galaxy' tonight, which is my favourite Eels album.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 23, 2018 20:54:59 GMT
It's great in parts but not uniformly good. I'm not keen on the narrative parts. Not Ready Yet is rather good. I want to like this album more than I actually do and will undertake to listen to more Eels in future. 7/10.
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Post by speedysteve on Nov 23, 2018 21:07:37 GMT
Blast from the past. I had the cd, listened to it a bit back in the day. The cover is the best bit 6/10, no that's a bit harsh 7/10 - I like the rhythm section, undertones, break outs and crappy vocals. The deep bass on some tracks is always welcome  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 24, 2018 12:32:23 GMT
Need to listen again.
Growing
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Post by simon on Nov 24, 2018 14:27:14 GMT
Just sat down to listen to this album again for the first time in a while. Still a great album 8/10.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 25, 2018 16:26:17 GMT
After soak testing myself with Eels I find it ok
5/10
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