bb_matt
(Hampshire, England) | | Posted: May 01, 2013 - 07:18 | |
Not their best song, but great for RP to play other songs from a good album.
Been a fan since early days and have to say, I prefer the later stuff, which is odd - usually it's the other way around :)
The music has got more upbeat as time has progressed, this album was still very much in the deep melancholy frame of mind. (following on from Beautiful Freak)
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Roguewarer
(Southfield, MI) | | Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 15:55 | |
Not their best song, but I generally like their stuff. Don't kill me, even though I'm the messenger AND the message.
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nicknt
(Milan Italy) | | Posted: Sep 10, 2011 - 04:15 | |
Great song in a great, sad, unforgettable album.
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DeemerDave
(The Gate City of NH, USA) | | Posted: Jul 31, 2011 - 09:57 | |
PA1749 wrote:"Got a sky that looks like Heaven. Got an Earth that looks like shit." That is such a great lyric.
I couldn't disagree with you more. That lyric is just lazy, just like this song. No inspiration at all. 3 |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: May 23, 2011 - 06:35 | |
On_The_Beach wrote:
Well OK, maybe it was only 400 or so. ; )
If nothing else, you've piqued my curiosity re jellied eels, which don't seem to have made their way to this side of the pond. They're intended for human consumption?
Regrettably so. They're a 'delicacy' of London's East End. I lived in the East End for two years, narmean guvnor?, but never tasted the damn things - they just look disgusting. IIRC you'd often find them sold in Pie & Eels shops, where you can also get meat pies served with mashed potatoes slathered in green 'liquor'. Bleucch! |
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PA1749
(Jim Thorpe, PA) | | Posted: Apr 05, 2011 - 13:41 | |
"Got a sky that looks like Heaven. Got an Earth that looks like shit." That is such a great lyric.
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On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud) | | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 15:07 | |
fredriley wrote:I've told you a million times not to exaggerate. Glad to hear that you found it "hilarious", which comes as an immense surprise to me. Shame you can't killfile on web fora, eh? Well OK, maybe it was only 400 or so. ; ) If nothing else, you've piqued my curiosity re jellied eels, which don't seem to have made their way to this side of the pond. They're intended for human consumption? |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Dec 23, 2010 - 02:42 | |
On_The_Beach wrote:This "hilarious" comment was funnier the first 500 times you used it.  I've told you a million times not to exaggerate. Glad to hear that you found it "hilarious", which comes as an immense surprise to me. Shame you can't killfile on web fora, eh? |
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On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud) | | Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 12:17 | |
fredriley wrote:Eels should be jellied and not heard. This "hilarious" comment was funnier the first 500 times you used it. |
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sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 11:18 | |
This is one of my Eels favs, ther new album is very good too. It is nice to see their quality has not gone down which happens to so many artists over the years.
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 11:13 | |
F*ck me, this is tedium cubed right from the first chord, and that voice is positively soporific. This guy would be one sh1t-hot hypnotist, right enough. A nailed on Ho-Hum from the narcoleptic Nottingham jury  Eels should be jellied and not heard.  |
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cohifi
(Denver) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2010 - 17:27 | |
rage wrote:Love this group. Love that RP lays down some of their finest tracks every now and again. more, more, more!
rage On! 9 for now. |
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Propayne
(Richmond VA) | | Posted: Sep 28, 2010 - 12:25 | |
Saw them perform live here in Richmond last week. Terrific, rocking show!
Jesca Hoop opened up and I thought she was outstanding. Very unique.
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gshrieves
(Colorado, USA) | | Posted: Aug 27, 2010 - 12:31 | |
This has become my favorite Eels song over the past couple of years...I just love it.
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rage
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Love this group. Love that RP lays down some of their finest tracks every now and again. more, more, more!
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Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida) | | Posted: Mar 06, 2010 - 04:10 | |
ANNE_MARIE wrote:I really like this guy's voice...has a very sweet and a dangerous/unstable quality simultaneously.
the moon....sure, let's go.
Very intuitive. Great story about Mark Oliver Everett's life as the child of physics icon (and very strange man) Hugh Everett as well as a documentary film he's making here. |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Dec 17, 2009 - 02:13 | |
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lophrequa
(the very edge of the land) | | Posted: Nov 15, 2009 - 16:33 | |
Baum74 wrote:Great song from a very special album. Highly recommended, surely one of the best Eels albums.
The lyrics are very "hintersinnig". danke! |
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boober
(KC,Mo) | | Posted: Feb 04, 2009 - 07:59 | |
Very few people can take lemons(E's life)....and turn it into lemonade(E's music).
Exceptional artist.
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Derecho
(A Land Without Traffic Lights) | | Posted: Dec 25, 2008 - 06:07 | |
On_The_Beach wrote:A relentlessly bleak CD; I love it!
While simultaneously brilliant. A very complex, well-built record. |
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Baum74
(Düsseldorf, Germany) | | Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 02:41 | |
Great song from a very special album. Highly recommended, surely one of the best Eels albums.
The lyrics are very "hintersinnig".
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drews
(London, Blighty) | | Posted: Jul 20, 2008 - 06:21 | |
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Excelsior
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Congratulations Eels, you've not only written a boring, stupid song, but also found one of the weakest vocalists around to sing it. Bravo on hitting new lows!  |
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spaceman
(Vienna, Austria) | | Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 19:16 | |
TeoUCSB82 wrote:Anyways, I got a kick out of it despite the fact that none of my buddies knew who the eels were (let alone Mr. E himself), but I wanted to share ;)
Must have been quite a party...
On a normal day, I'm pretty sure Mr. E has some idea who the Eels are.
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Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA) | | Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 19:12 | |
What's with all this slow, sappy, sad stuff?
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Beinte
(yokohama) | | Posted: Mar 16, 2008 - 07:24 | |
This is beautiful and sensitive, especially when played right after Coldplay - Warning Sign.
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MiketheKnife
(Virginia) | | Posted: Feb 07, 2008 - 20:45 | |
Almost the same segue tonight- but another beatles tune thrown in between.
Wonderful song- probably my fave Eels tune.
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coolpeople_rule
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twp wrote:Bill, fess up - you only scheduled this track right after For No One because of the comments that guy made about the Eels, right? :-) I love the simplicity...twp. J/K |
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twp
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Bill, fess up - you only scheduled this track right after For No One because of the comments that guy made about the Eels, right? :-) |
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TeoUCSB82
(Los Angeles) | | Posted: Nov 05, 2007 - 14:56 | |
Totally off topic but I think some people reading this thread might appreciate it so here goes...
I was at a tiny Halloween party last week in LA when I heard someone behind me being introduced around as "E, as in the letter". Did a double take, and sure enough there was Mr. E with a full beard just chilling at some little backyard house party on a Wednesday night (sans costume, sadly). Couldn't help myself, went over and congratulated him on his work, gushed over how brilliant he was, and went on my way. He took it all very well and was extremely modest about it all -- if he only knew how big an impact his music has had on some of us...
Anyways, I got a kick out of it despite the fact that none of my buddies knew who the eels were (let alone Mr. E himself), but I wanted to share ;)
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