Reviews (page 4 of 10)
I expected at least a little freaky…. Neither good enough nor off-putting enough for me to care
A rather weird but very listenable album. Nothing stood out particularly, but as a whole it was ok. Now here we have the difficulty of listening to several albums back to back, because if I were to have heard just this and nothing else might be tempted to give it a 3, but it just isn't as good as the 3's I have previously awarded. It's a solid 2.8 to 2.9, but if I were to give it a 3 I would be doing a disservice to all the 3s I have given before. So 2 it is.
An absolute gem of an album. Beautifully groovy and melancholic. So many stand out songs for me means the album as a whole must deserve a 5! If I had to pick one, then it’s ’Not Ready Yet’. A brilliant live act if you get the chance. I went along as a gig buddy for my mate a couple of years ago, and was blown away by the musicianship and catalogue.
Quality mellow stuff from Eels. One of the few bands of the late 90's i got into and it is still a good listen now.
Rounding up to 4 since I'll probably listen again. Reminds me a lot of Wilco.
I like the weirdness in it
some good songs and some that were mostly talking over the guitar. I don't really get the appeal since it feels like I have head these kinds of songs many times before, but better.
Fun. Not much else to say after a first listen.
Awful cover, less awful music. Some good songs on here, but I didn’t really like the singer’s voice all that much.
I like it a lot! Beste sang: Guest list
There was a week in 1996 when my radio alarm woke me each morning at half past six with Susan’s House. It was the single of the week on Chris Evans’s Radio 1 breakfast show, and it was testament either to the wave begun by Novocaine for the Soul or to the strange cultural power Evans then wielded that the single reached number seven in the charts - the highest UK placing of Eels’ career. I would have sworn that Mr E’s Beautiful Blues went higher, but no. Susan’s House it was: a very mid-90s nightmare of Pasadena that could almost have been Andersonstown too - except there were no doughnut shops in Andersonstown then. It’s the unsettling precursor to the follow-up album Electro-Shock Blues, which I’m fairly sure was in the ‘two-for-one’ bin at HMV from release. Mr E’s Beautiful Blues so starkly borrows elements from the first two album titles that I’m surprised its parent record, Daisies of the Galaxy, isn’t the canonical choice - the true amalgam of Everett’s competing modes: gentle champion of the loser and loser himself. But no: Beautiful Freak remains the one we’re told to listen to, just as Susan’s House is the one that charted. Go figure. It suggests a novelty. I bought the album at the time and always found it hard to play through to the end. E’s sad-sack persona feels wearily mid-nineties - too articulate to be as directly affecting as Mark Linkous - yet his commitment to the bit, to sadness and vulnerability and the genuine tragedy of losing his mother and sister, makes it hard to doubt his sincerity. He means it, man. It may not be sophisticated, but it can be touching at times. And I’d be lying if I pretended I wasn’t once a sad sack myself. Sure, the quiet-loud dynamic of alternative rock is done better elsewhere - with actual dynamics! - but the fuzz bass on Not Ready Yet still pleases me. And Susan’s House still wakes me up at 6.30, though I no longer have a radio alarm. 2 This is fine. There are no great songs here but there is a musical identity. Well…maybe musical identity is a bit strong, it’s more of a gimmick. You get pretty, often nursery rhymeish melody supported by twee minimalism mainly in the form of cheap keyboard sounds or untreated guitar contrasting sharply with cynical and often darkly snide, quasi-confessional lyrics. Sometimes this dualism of sweet and sour is underlined musically as garage rock gestures sprout up like mischievous weeds. It’s an idea worth [checks the rest of Eels’ career] flogging to death and far beyond, apparently. 2/5
It's Radiohead without the intellect. Hard pass.
I didn't dislike this in a way where I couldn't wait for the album to end but only a few track really pulled me in.
I'd like the first half of the album pretty chill and soft listen. But the second half is a little bit boring.
There's a lot of charm to this indie, light rock
I liked some of this, some of it was annoying. I disliked a lot of the writing. To be fair, there are several songs that could grow on me, but, initially, no.
I liked listening to this I’m just not sure I would come back to it. Favorite songs were Rags To Rags, Not Ready Yet, and Mental.
6/10
4.0 Hauntingly beautiful. Seems to be a lot of pain in these words but at the same time it's cathartic for him to release it and use to hear it. A few weaker tracks which drag the score down, but the high point are very high. The opener is an amazing track. Can't even come up with any similarities to what this sounds like, it's alternative rock but sounds unique.
Really liked the lyrics! It's ironic and sad at the same time and it's beautiful. Could really attach to an album hero. I think record more about lyrics, but music is awesome too and goes hand in hand with lyrics. Cool moves like choir in flower, or wicked guitar effects in beautiful monster and mental. I also love subtle drums and overall dynamic of album. Album is very inspirational and gave me strength points to carry on, maybe tomorrow will be my lucky day in hell :)
With my first listen I wasn't sure of this and was going to give it a 3. I liked it, but it feels like an album you need to live with for a while. On my second listen I bumped its score up to 4. It's definitely a grower. I think if I lived with it a while longer it might even reach the heady heights of a 5. I don't know why I wasn't already friends with this album, it somehow passed me by despite totally being my kind of thing. I hope we become better acquainted in the near future.
Great production, nice drum beats
One hit, kinda ok 90s
I have known a few songs by Eels before this, including Novocaine For The Soul, so I was moderately looking forward to this album. However, overall it didn't do much for me. I guess I have been listening to the greatest hits. Of the new-to-me-songs on this, Susan's House was the best. I would love to give this more, but only two stars.
Not my thing necessarily but good musically
I hate this album cover. As for the music, I liked it, but didn't love it. I was actually more intrigued by the autoplay songs after the album ended. I think they got better as they figured themselves out.
Perfectly fine and relatively interesting, if anodyne and highly controlled/restrained (and thus never achieving liftoff). Editors/critics are straining in the extreme to make Beatles and Bryan Wilson comps. Production so pristine and precise as to seem clinical, even pharmaceutical. Talky vocals do get a bit tiresome. One always expected to like this band in real time more than one actually ever did – not sure who's mainly responsible for that. One's not any more moved by this now as one was then, which is to say not especially much.
It's band I wasn't really aware of before listening. It's not the kind of music I tend to gravitate towards, but it was very enjoyable. It was a lot more melodic than I was expecting. It didn't really feel like rock, more like moody pop. A very nice surprise.
Legal, bem eclético, e bem emblemático da época em que foi feito. A capa é feia, vou dizer isso, mas ela é chamativa, te deixa curioso pra saber o que te espera pela frente. Faz seu trabalho. Achei este álbum imprevisível, e isso é um ponto bem positivo pra ele. Ele vai para várias direções diferentes. A única coisa que não muda muito, são os vocais deste cantor, que sendo sincero, são monótonos, e às vezes o elo fraco em algumas canções. Mas ao todo, o disco contém muitas ideias. Nem todas são executadas de maneira alegre. Algumas vezes as letras deixam à desejar. Mas a instrumentalização nunca deixa de ser interessante e brilhantemente composta. As faixas mais downbeat são as que mais me agradaram. Me lembrou um pouco de Beck, um pouco de Flaming Lips, até um pouco de Ween em partes, casando muito bem com minha paleta musical pessoal. De certo um disco ambicioso, e me deixou curioso pra ouvir o resto da discografia deles. Farei isso um dia. 4/5
En lite udda fågel i den ameriksnska indiemyllan. Lägger sig nånstans mellan Pavement och dess gelikar och mer klassisk collegrock och dessutom en hel del Beck. Det har åldrats förvånandsvärt bra, inte så att det är skitbra men till skillnad från mycket annat som idag låter urkasst. Tycker ofta det är så att det som var lite avigt och udda då är det som överlever bäst till vår tid. Första halvan av skivan är bättre sen tappar den lite egenart, de låtar som har det där Beck-aktiga funkar bäst. Någorlunda sympatisk amerikansk indie, en stabil tvåa
Tidstypisk amerikansk indierock från slutet på 90-/ början på 00-talet. Varken mer eller mindre.
Amerikansk indierock måste vara den absolut sämsta indien. Det är ju allmän känt. Ändå verkar författarna till den här boken lyckats missa detta faktum gång efter gång. Säger som Nationalteatern, Stopp lägg av, ni fattar ingenting! Som första låt efter skivans slut slumpar spotten fram The boy with the Arab strap. Sannerligen det är skillnad på indie och indie.
Låter så väldigt amerikanskt, nästan collegerock, fast inte så störigt grabbigt. Lite för mycket av skriva-på-näsan-texter. Inte dåligt, men heller inget som sticker ut i mängden.
Never heard of this album or group. That being said I found listening to it relaxing and melodic. I particularly liked Manchild.
I suppose this band is an indie rock blindspot for me, but this is a good album! Reminds me a lot of Grandaddy.
Very nice, chill vibes. Some classics but overall a very cohesive album.
Very distinctive sound. So much so I instantly recognised the only time I’ve heard it before; that bit in Shrek 2 where Shrek can’t sleep. Made for a relaxing night time drive anyway
Could’ve been a four, but not quite. Simpsons: No
The album cover is very creepy, but the music was good.
Eels up inside ya, finding and entrance where they can. I spent most of this album thinking the singer sounded familiar and then the shrek song came on and it all made sense. I really liked this for music I wouldn’t really like most of the time.
life is hard and so am i what IS that album cover final rating: 6.7/10 final notes: a bit simple in my likings, as someone who has a very cooked brain. the lyrics are a bit odd, but it's quite interesting too favorites: novocaine for the soul, mental, guest list least favorite, spunky, manchild
This album is a great introduction to them. Lots of melodies that feel like lullabies. It's clear he was going for a sound. One of the best albums of my week this week.
Nije electro shock blues ali je svejedno super albumčić
Well , this was a surprise. I know a couple of the songs , but the rest I enjoyed too !
This album is alright but just feels a bit lacking and unexciting and just doesn’t really stand out as a great addition to the 90’s musical offerings.
I remember loving Novocaine for the soul on release and expecting an album full of similar stuff only to be disappointed. However, all these years later I love the slower introspective songs.
Eels albums never blow your socks off, but I find they are always consistently filled with endearing and charming song writing, with interesting subtle use of different instrumentation. This debut album is no different, and Mr E always leave me feeling chilled and happier having listened to him. Now go listen to ‘I like birds’.
Another introduction and I generally like the music. Here and then some really nice tunes but in total nothing special or remarkable on. 2,5
6/10
How did I miss this first time, there are quite a few songs on here I know well. Really enjoyed this.
4 surprisingly solid
This kinda sucked for me. There were some interesting textures/instrumentation, but nearly every song was two chords repeated ad nauseam with very little in the way of melody or rhythmic variation. The vocal performances were pretty subpar, which really was the nail in the coffin - something more inspired could've helped with the monotony. There were a couple songs (Susan's House had its moments) that held my interest, but overall not my thing.
One of my favourites of all time. E’s at his best quirky intelligent funny tragic, a must own and listen on a regular basis.
Got a real soft spot for Eels.
I remembered the one song from the radio, and the rest was great
9.5/10
“…while these 12 songs are marinated in misery and grunginess, that’s not the point of them so much as it is the darkness that enables you to see the album’s light. It’s a dim, flickering light, but it’s there just the same and it comes in the form of the record’s most childlike elements.” https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2018/07/19/from-the-crate-eels-beautiful-freak/
Rock light noventero, pensaba que cantaba ún niggi pero no, tío con gafas y camisa de cuadros grunchero con barba. Bastante guapo
Første album i listen. Blir nok mer gjennomtenkte vurderinger over tid, men greit å få ned det første. Dopa vokal og generelt nedpå og trist. Usikker på favoritt-sanger så langt. Sansynligvis My Beloved Monster pga Shrek. Pga det høres egentlig hele albumet ganske sent 90 til tidlig 00. Midt i 2. gjennomhøring blir dette mest bare trist og tungt. Ganske monotont. Nesten så jeg tror noe er galt med headsettet...
Pues sin mas, no esta mal pero me suena bastante generico y repetitivo. Tiene un toque nostalgico que mola pero a la vez le falta algo. Al final ha terminado mejor de lo que esperaba.
Que buen disco. Muy agradable, son mucho mas que el hit que les pegó aquí.
It was a good album but I felt like I have heard better albums on this list. It did feel great as the last few albums I didn't like much and I am a rock genre enjoyer so I didn't feel at all surprised that I would like it. I never heard of the band Eels before but their tracks have many views which makes me want to visit their other albums and see if they are better than this one.
Used beloved monster as my morning alarm for a year, I'm back biased.
Extremely proud of myself that I did not recognize that a song from this is on Shrek. Shrek sucks we have to stop pretending it’s a nostalgic classic. All Star is a phenomenal song though. Eels is fine I wonder if these guys know they don’t have to arpeggiate every chord.
Tem seus momentos legais. QoA Adonis New.
Decent album. Randomly hearing the one song from Shrek felt like getting punched in the back of the head
Mark Everett has faced a crapton of tragedy in his life and it shows with the bitterness in his lyrics. If didn’t read the Wikipedia article on the band, I would just think that the album was just another Ninety’s emo album. But armed with that knowledge, it was fascinating to hear a singer trying to process his trauma and turn into something great.
Wasnt bad, interesting reminder of the 90's
Nice variety of tones, some unique chord progressions and melodies. Great voice and production.
Thought this was really enjoyable. Sad sack slacker indie rock, what’s not to love? Eels was definitely one of the first alt/indie artists on my radar from a young age, and even though I never dove into his discog, I’ve always had a soft spot for the thing he does. This album captures it very well and was enjoyable all the way through. Must-listen #214.
A favourite
Interesting album that I remember from my youth. A few hit songs but mostly chill oddball music. This is the music that the alt kids at my school listened to. I like the album and it brings back memories. Might not listen to it all the time but every once in a while would be nice.
I remember this one well from when it was new. There’s a couple good tracks, but the singers voice wears on me for a whole album.
The singles, “Novocaine for the Soul” and “My Beloved Monster” are both great, but as a whole the album just doesn’t work for me. Good but not great 5/10
Thoroughly fine.
not for me. mopey slow boring
Had a phase with this album in HS. Have since sputtered out on it.
it's aight
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This really doesn't do it for me, oooutside of a couple songs. It picks up towards the end, though not quite enough.
A solid alt-rock outing from the 90s, with some nice use of guitar fuzz, generally moody and downcast lyrics, and a couple of well-placed trip hop elements, but ultimately nothing really all that special.
I have a lot of thoughts about this one. I wish it were better. I do not think the guy had a good voice at all, but it at least works for this specific album and what it’s trying to do I guess. His tone barely changed at all throughout (except on the song Mental, which was pretty good). It feels like being a teenager again and having your friend show you this album, promising that it’s soooo good, but then it’s just kinda okay and you have to hide the fact that you don’t super love it from them or else they’ll crash out. It’s just nothing I’d listen to normally despite me liking some parts of it. Also, dreamworks had a record label?? No wonder Eels got a song in Shrek. Is this just an industry plant album? It sorta failed at being relevant then. The only reason people care about Eels now seems to be Shrek and the 1001 albums list, which I am not really sure it should be on.
it's a testament to how samey this all sounds that, as I went into this album knowing exactly what Shrek song was on here, three songs made me go "this is the one!" before My Beloved Monster actually showed up. In the context of the 1001 it's actually a decent record, but I don't see myself throwing it on again anytime soon. Standouts: My Beloved Monster • Mental
I liked this album a lot on second listen because I felt like i was appreciating things I had not heard before. I would have liked a little more variety, as songs like Mental and Rags to Rags split it up nicely and there were a few spots where it dragged. However, this is an easy 3.5 I could see becoming a 4.
This is a good - not great - album. I'm not sure why it's on the list. It's good, but kinda blah. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs Novocaine For The Soul Susan's House My Beloved Monster Your Lucky Day In Hell
Always funny to hear the sound of a vinyl record crackle on a streaming track! Hearing Novocane For the Soul again takes me right back to the mid nineties, and still has that fresh sound that has stood the test of time I very much enjoyed hearing this whole album again, and look forward to revisting the rest of the Eels back catalogue
One of my favourite albums. There's musical variety but centred around a unified theme of ostracism. There's a lot of sadness in the music and being an outsider to society amplifies it but it's beautifully executed. There's hope shining through.
What a solid band
Non male come album, anche se verso la fine diventa fin troppo lento.
This album makes me want to find a woman named Susan, go to her house, and hide in the bushes. Bonus points for mentioning 7/11. I like how each song is distinct and it doesn’t just blend into one like the last album on here. Flower had a dope instrumental track. I also enjoy how this lowkey has some love songs going on. I think this album did a great job at creating fun sounding instrumental tracks with unique/whacky lyrics. However, did not feel like saving any to Spotify. Will be playing Beautiful Freak and Be My Monster at my wedding.
Love Eels and love the lead singer’s voice. Was enjoyable to listen to and def had a few bangers. Thought it was different, weird and fun. Also the nostalgia hits. Probably wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to the entire album from start to finish again hence the 3 stars.
oh man I am in LOVE with this one! takes me back to my 90s post-grungy roots! i've heard a handful of these songs before just wasn't aware of what artist they were from. i would listen to this any time! susan's house was a personal favorite and i will be making sure my friend susan is aware that it exists
I'm not sure I got this album, you know? It's a lot of mid tempo malarkey. I mean I felt like on every song they tried to be a different band. Sometimes I felt like they were pretending to be Beck, Nirvana, Randy Newman, and sometimes everything at once. It's like they went to a producer who had a ton of stuff and they set a price to every instrument and gave each member $15 for the song. Or they went to a thrift store and bought a bunch of music stuff and tried to use it all on the album. I couldn't shake the feeling that these are the guys in college who took their art like really seriously, like too seriously for their level of skill, and the problem was you, not them. But even with this, they got a song on Shrek, so that's kinda cool. Honestly, listening to this album made me feel like I should start writing music again, maybe the bar in my head isn't as high and I thought. Surely if someone can connect with this, there's a market for everything. Every little thing. Truly, all of it. Just every thought and feeling. Any idea. No limits. No rules. Nobody cares. You reading this, let's make a song, you play a triangle and I'll talk into a mic kinda whiney, and it'll be in the next Shrek. We'll get into a fight over the royalties and split up. Then 10 years later we will get back together and try again, but we will be different people, and the crowds will be too. It won't be the same. But we will always have Shrek
I forgot about this album while I was listening to it.
I never listed to it deliberately before this list but somehow heard most of the songs from the album. It was fine but I found it a bit dull. I liked the "Mental" the most compelling on this album - both music- and lyrics-wise.
Meh
This is a great album. Lots if similar vibes throughout but really engaging and relatable. Some songs feel very comforting too.
Aw man, I loved this album in the 90s, and it's tied to a lot of memories... first serious long-term girlfriend, first serious attendance in college, first bipolar breakdown. Listening to it again showed me that it might actually be better than I remembered.
8.5 Gorgeous album. There is a certain lullaby quality to many of the songs. No skips. Highlights: Novocaine for the Soul Susans House Rags to Rags Not Ready Yet Beautiful Freak Flower Mental
I can't decide if I like this or hate it. Feels very dystopian. 3 stars or C+.
I expected indie trash and was delighted to find so much more. Sure its pretty indie but its got some real lofi vibes at times and just has more spit and grit than I think I expected, this was a real surprise
Only good song was the one on Scream 2 soundtrack. Not bad but won't listen to this again.
Irgendwie Napoleon Dynamite vibes.
"life is hard so am I" wtf how old are you? are you really opening your album like that 😭 also nah this album sounds like eels just wanted to produce a first album (surprise it's actually their first) the second half is much better though!!
I remember Novocaine for the Soul getting a lot of airplay on MTV when I was in high school. I thought it was okay then, and I don't think I have different feelings about it today. In general, this was better than I expected based on my previous knowledge of the one track. I also quite enjoyed Not Ready Yet. There are songs ranging from "okay" to "wow, this is quite good." There are a few reviewers making comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Elvis Costello, which I find curious. I can't stand either of those guys, but I liked this album. When enjoyable, I'm having a hard time understanding why this is on an essentials list. ⭐⭐⭐.75
Is this a Beck side project?
This is the first time I listen to Eels. I enjoyed the Album. The sound is a bit repetitive so it was hard to not lose interest. I did look up other albums and found some good songs.
I remember when my sister came home with this album when it came out. I borrowed a lot of her CDs but never this one. It’s really good! Some of the production is super 90s but the songwriting is timeless. Susan’s House, Not Ready Yet, and Guest List are standouts on first listen, alongside (obviously) Novocaine for the Soul. Will give this a few more spins soon.
Surprisingly good! I hadn’t heard of Eels before and then I recognized a few songs like ‘my beloved monster’ (thank you Shrek!). I enjoyed the listen and can see myself putting this on again.
++: Novocaine for the Soul, Susan's House, My Beloved Monster, Flower, Your Lucky Day in Hell +: Beautiful Freak, Not Ready Yet, Mental, Manchild +-: Guest List, Spunky -: Rags to Rags 6,7/10
I like the bells on some of the songs and the snare tone. It has a song from Skrek. Borderline 4 star but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt.
Easy listening, one of the songs “Guest List” reminded me of an Owl City or some band of the 2000s. My guess is they inspired it.
A bit trite to me, might have been forgivable if the beats were good but they were mid too. Album art is horrifying.
Not my preferred listening material - second half of album was more interesting to listen to than first half though. First half went a bit 'background listening' but "Flower" was my favourite track.
Thought I was in for Korn with that cover. Instead some fun style-spanning indie rock. Not an essential album but a fun one nonetheless
I hadn't listened to this in ages. One of the few, very few, albums you get back to years and years later (29 years later, to be precise, even though that realisation really puts me in a bad mood) and realise again that it's an absolute stone-cold classic.
According to Wikipedia, "Beautiful Freak is the first album using the full band name Eels, in an attempt to get the records in the same general location in the stores as frontman Mark Oliver Everett's previous works under the name "E"." Much like this idea, the album was presumably very clever in 1996 but has become little more than a curio by the 2020s.
A collection of fantastic guitar hooks with pretty good songs attached
woah not the strongest start for me but i liked that.
A good album, but sometimes a little sad for my tastes.
Very 90s. Pop grunge. Feel like I have heard parts of it before, but maybe it's the feeling that none of it stood out. I think I enjoyed "Your Lucky Day In Hell". Album felt like a rom-com soundtrack. 2/5 But "That Look You Give That Guy" is 5/5, which I know I've heard before. Though it's from another album, it just played after this one finished.
great
My Beloved Monster is my favourite song because I heard it from Shrek. When I heard it I was like.. "Oh yeah, it's that song!"
Different alternative band. Some good songs.
Gran álbum, la verdad si volvería a escuchar muchas de las canciones qué contiene, canciones con mucha energía y personalidad propia, no conocía ni él álbum ni la banda y la verdad me estaba perdiendo de mucho.
I really enjoyed it as an album but no specific songs that made me go wow.
It's a nice album, but nothing special. In the day I always thought the Eels were a bit overrated. My original score was 2 stars, but I really like the album title!
This is a blast from the past! I haven't listened to the Eels in a long long time - I really enjoyed it.
Spunku and Your Lucky Day in Hell were my two favorite songs. There were a lot of surprises in lyrics and tempo.
Ganz gut, manches aber schon etwas zu oft gehört.
I know I was never a Grammy-award-winning lyricist but (and?) this sounds like the stuff that I was writing in 1996–at age 14. How in the absolute fuck did this album get on the list?
The music is pretty solid and seems like the production even better, but just listening to the lyrics made me want to give myself a wedgie.
Oh joy, another indie rock guy with a strained voice and nothing interesting to say
Some good songs. Always thought of the Eels as wildly experimental yet there’s some very good mainstream songs here. Susan’s House had me from the get go.
I was really into Eels back in the late 1990s/early 2000s. Around Shootenanny, it started to feel like diminishing returns for me, but listening to this reminded me why I became a fan to start with.
urgent, intimate, dark, and beautifully crafted
Thats ok
Better than expected! The songs are actually pretty good but the singing leaves a lot to be desired.
An American version of Radiohead, but in a good way.
I get what they are doing, although some of it sounds amateurish/juvenile. 3.5
It's not bad. Definitely has its moments, musically and lyrically. Always like the line, "Jesus and his lawyer are coming back." 3.5* and it seems like a very mood dependent album for me. Not likely to come back to it, though.
Excellent.
Nice grungy music. Enjoyed novocaine for the soul.
Only song I know is Novocaine for the Soul
I enjoyed it. Not great, but good.
Pretty good sound. There’s something there.
Not bad! 3.5/5
An album that is both eclectic and beautiful. As someone who often feels just outside of the lines of society, a lot of the songs, especially the title track, felt so warm to me, like it was saying that it's okay to be a "freak". I feel like this is an album that I can put on when feeling down that will both cheer me on in a way that doesn't feel cloying or impersonal. I'm a little tentative on giving albums I've only listened to once a 5/5, but I'm going to here. If I end up feeling different, I will change it later, but this album really emotionally connected with me in a way that I feel will stick with me for a long time.
Just based on the cover art and band name I went into this with low expectations, but actually found it to be a really enjoyable listen.
I liked the Eels. I enjoy most of these songs and like the vibe it creates. 3.5/4
E is a good boy
I'm here for Shrek and Novocaine, but the rest of the album is not bad.
Aint much but it's honest work
Not awful by any means and might actually get better when familiarity sets in but on first listen not really moving me emotionally.
Stinky shit
One of my favorite albums! 5/5
meh whatever
Trite but musically interesting. 2.5
Can't say I loved it or hated it
I was lamenting that I should have given this band more of a chance back in 1996. I was thinking they were pretty good and I might have liked to see them live. I just didn't like Novocaine that much. Just I was thinking all this, the album started to get a bit boring to me. All in all I still see the appeal. Appeal. Enough to say you must listen? Nope
Beautiful writing and some amazing, sad tracks. It almost feels like a small narrative with each song, and the final track was perfect
listened in one sitting.
Was not familiar with this album. Didn’t hate it.
different for the sake of being different. I didnt mind Rags to Rags. But overall it just seemed like they were trying too hard to be more than they are, if that makes sense. Also a song from Shrek is here if thats your bag. This whole album just has a depressing, rainy day in a satellite city feeling that you cant escape.
Pretentious as fuck. First song was enjoyable… didn’t really like any of the rest of it… even the Shrek song. All of it was super unsubtle and that just didn’t click with me. I bet James Gunn loves this album (no shade to James Gunn it’s just that these guys reminded me of Spacehog and even Old 97’s)
I remember seeing tgis in the 90s and just never got around to it. What a great find after all this time.
Das Album Beautiful Freak wurde von der US-amerikanischen Band Eels eingespielt, deren kreativer Kopf Mark Oliver Everett ist. Die Aufnahmen fanden unter anderem in den Studios Sunset Sound Factory und The Bomb Factory in Los Angeles statt. Musikalisch bewegt sich das Album im Spannungsfeld zwischen Alternative Rock, Indie und Pop, mit Einflüssen aus Lo-Fi und elektronischer Produktion. Die Arrangements sind reduziert, mit einem Fokus auf Gesang, Gitarre, sparsamer Elektronik und gelegentlichen Streicherelementen. Songs wie „Novocaine for the Soul“, „Susan’s House“ oder „My Beloved Monster“ gelten als prägende Titel des Albums. Sie zeigen eine Mischung aus melancholischem Songwriting, introspektiven Texten und einer leicht distanzierten Klangästhetik. Die Veröffentlichung markiert einen frühen Meilenstein im Werk der Band, der durch seine eigenständige Handschrift auffällt. Die Produktion wirkt durchdacht, bleibt aber zurückhaltend. Die Themen kreisen um persönliche Isolation, zwischenmenschliche Unsicherheiten und das Leben am Rand gesellschaftlicher Normen. Das Album erscheint insgesamt geschlossen, ohne sich in stilistischem Selbstzweck zu verlieren. Es legt den Grundstein für die weitere Entwicklung der Band und bleibt durch seine nüchterne Direktheit bemerkenswert.
Wasn’t familiar with Eels, so was glad for the introduction. Not bad at all. A little vanilla in spots, but a good listen. I’d revisit it. Made me think of Blink 182 for some reason.
This album was fine. It does explore a few different styles. But it honestly did not stand out to me at all. Seems like a very generic album for the time period.
Eels are like if you combined Elliott Smith and Beck. And it totally works! This is a very good album. Bonus points for appearing on the Shrek soundtrack.
This one is a really surprising album. I've enjoyed it so much, and, as the songs go on, it keeps getting better. I didn't know what to expect, I thought it wasn't going to be much of my like, but it has been such a pleasant listening.
I remember when this album came out but never really jumped on the eels bandwagon. Listening through this record makes me want to add it to my CD collection and investigate the rest of the eels discography. I like that he doesn't shy away from subject matter or deep personal feelings or even asking questions about something greater in this world. My favorite lyrics on this album are from "Novocaine for the Soul"... "You better give me something so I don't die... Jesus and his lawyer are coming back." While it's my understanding that E isn't a Christian, there were no truer words spoken. Jesus will fill the hole in your life.
Pretty good not a huge fan
No i to jest to czego oczekuję od rockowej płyty z lat 90. Zabawne, dowcipne i lekko pokręcone teksty. Kompozycje proste, ale na tyle oryginalne że nie nudzą. I wokal, który może nie jest wybitny, ale da się go słuchać bez żenady. 7/10
Terrible cover. Worse album.
'This paint-by-numbers life / Is fucking w/ my head.' Inventive and varied, yet frustratingly monotone, Beautiful Freak is neither beautiful enuf nor freaky enuf to sustain my interest. E's vocals, how do I put it, are white, I mean really, really white, and while the instrumentation is compelling at first, it becomes all too predictable as well. But by far the record's worst aspect is the failed juxtaposition of the cute and the tortured, manifest in the weak, try-hard lyrics vocalized by a crooner far too hoarse to belt. It's that whispering quality indie/alt singers reach for but seldom persuasively attain. I can't tell if Bruce Springsteen or Paul McCartney is E's preferred model, but I can tell you that he's a far cry from both. Not whiney: whitey.
A new listen to me and pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this album. Moments of sonic delight and good variety of tonality without getting too out there. Good singing and songwriting. Nice.
Absolutely great and weird
This is another one of those “Time Capsule” albums, this time from the mid-1990s. It felt like an Indie-version of the Wallflowers. I can see where bands like BJM or Dandy Warhol’s could have emerged from this. There were a few really solid tracks on here, including Guest List and Mental, as these two songs had a clear identity, where so much of the album feels kind of lost in itself (…like all of us in the 1990s). Overall, listenable and maybe even repeated, but not an immediate “go to”.
Random thoughts: - I know Novocaine For the Soul before listening to this one. Great track! - kind of a Beck/90s vibe. - pretty good and I probably should have been into the Eels in the 90s. I missed out.
Listens: 4 Standout Tracks: Not Ready Yet, Susan's House, Your Lucky Day In Hell, Manchild This is pretty offbeat alternative rock even for my own standards. Or perhaps its just miscategorized. I hear a bunch of influences or perhaps the other way around: Morcheeba, Portishead or I Monstor; elements of trip-hop in Novacaine For The Soul and Your Lucky Day In Hell. Your Lucky Day In Hell could be a Flaming Lips song, similar to Ego-tripping At The Gates Of Hell. When you actually get a guitar heavy track, it sounds like it could be from a Weezer album. And I can't fail to mention that 'Manchild' is played at the end of an episode of my favorite TV show, Futurama (Game of Tones). My gut reaction to this album was out-of-tune vocals and quite strange song composition, but this album is growing on me a lot, mostly for its weirdness. You could say it's a Beautiful Freak.
Boring
Unique pastiche of sounds and melodies, apparently born from a hyper-intellectual and traumatic upbringing. I dig it.
I liked the album a lot. It was quite enjoyable. The music and lyrics were nice. Good musicianship.
Great album!
Pretty boring
This album comes across as they are trying to be bigger and and deeper than they really are.
Eels, and E in the royal sense, are a hard act to label, evey album has one absolute banger (sometimes more) that just rocks you to your core and then the rest is fucking eclectic as all hell. "Novocaine For The Soul" remains a mid-90s anthem though.
Pour une fois que "rock alternatif" ne rime pas avec truc totalement plat et sans intérêt dans cette liste, c'est à noter.
I like that song from the Shrek soundtrack?
Pretty good, might have to check it out again sometime
After about 10 seconds into the first song, I was thinking, what the hell?!! But then it took a turn, and I found that I really liked this album! I had never heard of this band, but I think if I discovered this back when it was current, I would have played the hell out of it. I have really enjoyed most of the selections lately…totally unfamiliar with most of them, but thought they were all really good. 4 stars for this one.
Damn, I recognized this sound instantly from SHREK hahaha. I really liked this. Emo, angsty, folksy, and delightful.
I liked the Beautiful Monster song. It was in Shrek so it was nice to recognise it. Album was ok, not really my vibe.
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It’s a solid album, but nothing special. Novocaine for the Soul is the highlight
An album I've always meant to listen to over the years as Novocaine for the Soul is a decent song and now that I have, I doubt I'll listen to it again. It just faded into the background and got to the point where I forgot it was on :-/
My depressed teenage self would’ve loved this album
Snoozer who picks the albums for this list?
Mathematically it's impossible for Mac Miller to have fronted this band, but if you told me this was released in 2016, you could have convinced me. I think I would have loved this album had I found it in middle school; it's the right amount of catchy pop/rock mixed with a pre-teen level of edginess that would have really scratched my brain in the late 90s. Maybe I'll pretend that happened and I'll retroactively start including this in my pantheon of formative classics. Delving into the rest of their catalog has also been fun, I'm sad it took so long for me to find this band.
I don't know that I've ever sought out Eels, but whenever their music works it way into my feed I really enjoy it. As it turns out, I think I'm maybe a singles guy for them? This album is good, not great, and I had really kind of anticipated the latter. It does have the great mellow/weird vibe that I wanted, but in the cases where they clearly want it to be darker and grittier it doesn't accomplish what it sets out to.
Novocaine For The Soul - I do not like the melancholic music-box in the intro. Still, this does have the energy of a radio single that would do well in the 90s, and at no other time. Haha oh I get it he says "before I sputter out" and then the song goes quiet for a few beats! Don't get me wrong, it's a good song, but it sounds like jangle pop meets Radiohead Susan's House - This is my favorite off of this album, though the cliche of EQ'd spoken vocals is not lost on me. The pacing is perfect for this song's purpose. The crowd "hooray" and "wow" samples are an interesting and funny choice. Storytelling? Sure. Rags To Rags - I'm sure I'm missing something deeper with the juxtaposition of a crowd cheering and the description of a decrepit living situation. Beautiful Freak - kinda dragged on, the sonic textures were interesting. rather melancholic Not Ready Yet - I like the guitar work and the mixing, soft-loud dynamic. Can relate to lyrics now and again. Noise outro My Beloved Monster - basic, almost infuriating 90s guitar riff. Lyrics have a nostalgic quality but taps into raw emotion. noisy, halfway minimalist solo outro Flower - ghostly backup vocals, can't tell if it's synth or not; main lyrics in the form of a desperate prayer. judging by album's context i can see why these lyrics are so downtrodden. still, almost seems teenage angsty? Guest List - wonderful instrumental section, jazzy rhythm and subdued guitar riff to match. lyrics seem to be a dollar store version of Creep by Radiohead Mental - I like the bassline driving it in the beginning, soft-loud dynamic returns. Nirvana-esque lyrically and chorus-ly, that is to say, angsty Spunky - starts off on the WRONG FOOT with the piano. Cheapens the story the song tells. I do not like this song as of 40 seconds in Your Lucky Day In Hell - What the heck... James Bond chord progression with the synth lol. Winston Churchill in drag. One of the stronger cuts from this album Manchild - Phone call intro with woodwind section. The Wall-esque guitar arpeggio ONLY in the right channel (cue eye twitch). Lyrically, title suits it. "And then the album will end with me going back and forth between these two chords on the synth and guitar! Yeah yeah and then I'll add in phone chatter. It'll be awesome." The album was listenable.
It’s a fine Album, I liked a few songs, recognized the one from shrek. But the rest were kind of meh, didn’t regret listening. The vibe was alright, I’m between a 2 and a 3 for this
It sounded kind of bland and generic, similar to lots of other 90s alt rock bands, but worse than them.
Thoughts before listening: Interesting choice here. My thoughts on Eels is that I really liked their alt-rock radio hit and I always thought of them as being "smart" rock. Meaning it was somehow above the fray of the typical pop-punk or wannabe grunge bands that filled up radio and MTV playlists in the 90s. I don't believe I've listened to the whole album so I guess I'll see if I was right. Review: "Novocaine For the Soul" is a banger, which I'm immediately reminded of since it's the first track on this album. The rest of this is in a similar vein of quirky 90s alternative rock mixed with some electronic/hip hop beats. This definitely feels like something that was heavily Beck inspired albeit with more of a rock sound. This has been an enjoyable enough listen full of interesting songs that I'll give 3-stars.
Title track was good. Heavy nirvana influence, maybe some RHCP and event slint. It’s one of the more unique rock albums we’ve heard but I don’t really want to hear it again. High 3.
Ok 90s indie rock. First track was the strongest I think.
This album cover scares me. The music was ok
Yeah I liked it. Lo-fi alternative 90s stuff.
Pretty standard indie rock
Great stuff on here. It opens with “the world is hard and so am I” I’ll defo revisit this one
4.3/5 Solid album and surprisingly enjoyable. Felt a tad longer than needed to be.
More mid 90s alternative rock. This was cool. I have seen this album cover before, I enjoyed the record but just kind of forgettable. More great production though - I really do love the 90s music. Another 3.5 but think I’m rounding down here. No flaunting these guys but hilonestly I don’t even know if they came out with another record. Not interesting enough to see history or if still around.
Back in the early 2000’s, everyone used iTunes. It was a flex in the college dorms to have an extensive iTunes library. I therefore stole (as did everyone) the libraries of my friends. This was great because I ended up stacked with tons of artists I’d never heard of before. Someone I stole from had everything the Eels had ever produced, so my Eels game was wicked. I even remember my friend’s brother saying, as he scrolled through my tunes, ‘wow, you really love the Eels. Nobody loves the Eels this much.’ The fact is, I was intrigued by this giant block of Eels in my list of music, but I was also intimidated. I sampled a few songs here and there, and never really liked anything I heard, so I never ventured further. Time went on, iTunes made way for Spotify, and I forgot all about the Eels. Until now! What wonders was I missing from that giant block of iTunes albums??? My feeling is, after finally delving into Beautiful Freak, the Eels are definitely not my thing. They sound like if the Flaming Lips lost all color. But, because of iTunes, this album did make me remember those days of having sex in a dorm room while my roommate was trying to study. Beautiful Freak reminded me of the endless beer pong matches, of getting bong-ripped to better appreciate the twirls and transformations of the milkdrop visualizer until six the next morning, of laughing at buddies who blacked out and pissed their pants. Beautiful Freak reminded me of the time some neighbors down the hall cooked a human turd in the microwave, and of the smell that never really left the halls for the rest of the year. Thank you, Beautiful Freak, for these memories. Thank you Eels, for being so inaccessible, that I never listened to you and developed further associations. Music really is a Time Machine.
no se estaba re loco
I really didn’t like anything about this
reminded me of alex g
Seems to be rated as one of their best, but sounds average to me. Not as good as Souljacker.
Only knew of "Novocaine for the Soul" coming in (which is a FANTASTIC song). (Post-listen edit: definitely remember "My Beloved Monster" from Shrek too, been ages since I've heard that!). The songwriting is pretty inspired here and the instrumentals weren't as heavy as I was expecting. A surprising amount of R&B/soul samples for an alt rock record too, which probably contributed to the overall catchiness.
I liked it.
I'm always extra critical of albums I loved in .y teenage years; was it really that good or had I just not heard enough music at that point, has it aged well, does it really stack up against truly classic albums. I was fully expecting to give this one 3 or 4 stars, but I still love it today. Obviously I was going to enjoy Novacaine For The Soul, Susan's House and Beautiful Freak, but there are multiple other gems in here too like Rags to Rags, My Beloved Monster, Flower and Your Lucky Day In Hell. It still sounds pretty unique today too.
Grungy and depressing. In Flower, the guy complains about people trying to bum him out. Well, he is bumming *me* out with his singing style. So monotone and laid back, you'd think he just didn't care about the vocals. It weighs the album down heavily.
Simple chordal arrangements, straightforward vocals and pop-friendly choruses. If you'd like a yardstick against which post-grunge singer-songwriter guitar rock can be measured, this is probably as good as anything else. Go janglier and you'll get The Shins. Brighten it up a bit and you get Ted Leo. Add a transparently crushing depression and you've got Elliott Smith. Mix in a little bit of country and you're listening to Wilco. I'm not saying it's the very best, just that it offers a sort of centre-of-mass or average around which everything else sort of rotates. There's always something a little bit arch or wry about Eels -- probably an affectation of E, their sole songwriter. It works, mostly, most of the time, but it wears thin, naturally. The album closer, Manchild, breaks that spell and is worth sticking around for. Anyhow, it was solid and perfectly fine. In fact, you probably should actually listen to this one. It's competent and of-its-time in a good way. It sounds a little wistful but still sunny, like a bummed out Californian writing songs outside on a nice day. Eels are solid like that: kind of dark but also kind of hooky and light. You could pick up an instrument and learn most of these songs in an hour -- but they wouldn't have quite the polish of the original, as there's real craft in each of these works.
Took one look at the album cover and was sure I’d hate this. But then it started playing and I realized I know this album from college, though I don’t think I’ve listened to it again since the late ‘90s. It’s actually quite good.
Tunes were interesting and chill. Never heard of these guys before, but it was a pleasant listen. Makes me feel nostalgic about teenage summers for some reason. Swimming late at night with girls. Listening to music. Driving with the windows open.
point4.
Beautyful Freak 💯
Enjoyable, Novocain for the soul being the standout.
Good album like the samples
I really liked this, how did I miss this band?
Musically really interesting, feels very personal while still exploring the medium itself. A little uneven in that it starts strong but flags towards the end.
Decent album with a few solid tracks. I like the Eels, but I don’t think this album is really a favorite of mine.
I've been listening to this since it was released in '96, and revisiting it was a joy. This kind of grunge-meets-trip-hop-meets-elliott-smith is right up my alley and this one in particular hit me at a perfect moment as I was increasingly living in the tension of inner turmoil counter-balanced with a growing sense of wonder about the world. All the melancholy and minor key dirgeness balanced with exceptionally inventive arrangements and production are still to this day pretty dang close to perfect. The Eels have gone on to have a pretty legendary run of albums, but this one will always have my heart, even though more interesting albums are ahead. That said, is this one of the 1001 albums you must hear before you die? Probably not. But I like it better than every "classic" album this list has thrown at me so far.
Generally love it although a few of the songs feel a little half baked
Definately better than I expected - with BritPop in its death knells at this point and British Rock painted into a corner things were much more interesting across the pond at this point. The memorable main single is post-grunge fo sho but much of the rest probably more reminiscent of Beck Odelay era and its trip/hip hop/sampledelica.
I’d forgotten what an exceptionally good album this was! This is another classic example of albums that disappeared in to the recesses of my mind after my ex-wife threw out my separated system and I no longer had access to any functional product that could play my CD collection. Happy to rediscover it.
Interesting album by an unfamiliar band. I’ll remember their name going forward.
Very melancholy, didn’t give it as close of a listen as I should’ve. It’s really nice but wouldn’t race to listen afain
Solid A, enjoyed it a lot, though I don't know if this particular album will be on my repeat list.
This was a solid alt rock album that had a very alt rock/late 90s vibe! I enjoyed this album and the darker themes it explored. I would listen to this again and recommend it to others!
Upon discovering that DreanWorks is more than just a movie studio, this wasn't too bad. It's just typical generic '90s Alternative Rock.Oh, it also has a song in the original "Shrek" movie too. Favorite Track: "Susan's House".
There’s a funky sweet spot between and signature sound and samey-boring - and that’s where the eels live.
I like the idea of the Eels more than I like the Eels.
Really like this!
Nei
Loved the cover.
I like "Susan's House". It's got bleak subject matter, but I like the way the entire track comes together. The production is interesting. The spoken word sections remind me of "Fire Coming Out of The Monkey's Head" by Gorillaz. Each song has been pretty different so far. "Beloved Monster" has some nice riffs. This album was a lot of easy-listening pop. The lyrics were personal, dark, and interesting. 7/10
Honestly this was just a big snooze; all sounding the same and way too slow. I guess the Shrek song saved it but honestly.... meh. 5/10.
Shrek Favorite track: Beautiful Freak
Nothing bad to say but nothing really good to say either.
As I listened to this album there was something so familiar about it and then I heard Monster and Me and it clicked...Shrek! It was also interesting how that song put context for this whole album even before I knew they sang it. There is something childish but dark and haunting about it from the beginning. It connects to the inner dark childlike soul in my and I like that. One critique is that everything sort of sounds the same, but that sound is his and ties it all together.
Kinda depressing. Kinda boring. meh. It's a 2.5 and that bad spoken word part in Susan's House is going to keep me from rounding up.
This is about as 3 as it gets. The songs would be better if they weren’t so depressing.
Awesome.Never heard it
Interesting...
I can't tell if I like this or hate this. It started out strong with the first track but I kinda of fell off.
Shrek! This album was such a joy. Loved the vibe and it made me so nostalgic for my childhood. I feel like this guy is doing Jane's Addiction but is he doing it...better?
Not a terrible album but not one that really pulled me in all that much. Just okay.
Beautiful Freak is exactly what '90s alternative should sound like — weird, emotional, a little rough around the edges, and completely its own thing. “Susan’s House” especially nails that vibe with its spoken-word verses and laid-back groove. It’s like grunge’s introspective cousin who reads poetry and watches the rain. The whole album has this strange charm to it — quirky but honest, dark but not trying too hard. It’s not quite a five-star classic, but it’s definitely a strong, memorable listen.
Not for me. It has somewhat collegerock vibes but a lot more sophisticated - however doesn’t really work for me
Started off hating it, but didn't mind it in the end.
Couple of bangers, Novocaine is still great. But I do not want to go to Susan's house.
Fav: Rags To Rags Least Fav: Susan’s House Had no idea they worked on pretty much every Shrek film’s soundtrack
A perfectly fine album. Not great but not terrible either. My favorites were "Mental" and "Your Lucky Day In Hell." This one sounds a lot like Beck meets Radiohead, but just ended up as an average album.
Groupe et album connu. Par connu je me souviens l'avoir emprunté à la médiathèque quand il est sorti, puis l'avoir rendu. Et rien du tout de l'écoute, pas désagréable à priori mais visiblement pas mémorable ... et je n'ai jamais tenté d'écouter les albums suivants. En écoutant de nouveau ce disque j'ai reconnu ... aucun des morceaux. Comme quoi il m'avait vraiment marqué à l'époque ! Bilan de cette nouvelle écoute : pas désagréable (+1), mais effectivement rien d'original ou de mémorable. =>2/5
Liked this far more than I thought I would
Some great tracks on here and I found myself enjoying it more than I expected. The restrained grunge sound is an interesting one, so I'll probably check out more of their stuff some time.
about on par with the follow up, though less essential since it doesn't have Last Stop: This Town. writing is good, vocals not so much, never actively offputting deserves to be one of the 1001? probably not. Electro-Shock Blues probably should though
exactly the vibes I expected from the name and the album cover , some nice stuff in there but his voice gets boring after like 5 songs max
I knew the singles, but surprised how much I enjoyed the album as a whole. Scuzzy guitars, dive bar aesthetic
My first encounter with the Eels was the album 'Electro-shock Blues' not this one - and it came at a very inopportune year in my early teens full of funerals of close family members. That album is dark and it itself is grasping with grief and darkness of it's own. This record in comparison is rather more earnest and it's lovely in its darkness - while still bopping. Kind of like a demented Beck, and a whole of sardonic singing. I'm glad I got to hear this - reminded me of Electroshock blues which I should revisit and got familiar with this record, which is solid album.
Kinda boring, nothing special
a little hippy and sad, but rythm was good
Based on the first half, this would be a 9 or even 10. After that, interesting but not to the same standard. 7 over all, which converts to 3 stars.
This is my first exposure to Eels and I’ve been really taken by how extreme the dynamics are - bolshy guitar noises quickly swap in and out with moments of relative silence. I also love the lyrics. E pushes the jokes in his lyrics really hard, either by developing them into something increasingly more ridiculous, or just by pushing the same joke again and again. They have the same gutsy cathartic style as Nirvana but with the humour amped up a thousand times. Fans of Elliott Smith would also enjoy their cheeky, downbeat worldview.
Loved the first half, weaker second half but v up my street overall.
https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-98bb639bd7fd2f1ed173fd80a79b1d2d-lq animu girl with gigantic eyes. 3/5 manchild was my highlight
classic nostalgia-invoking shrek music
8/10 Definitely a product of the 90s when executives were looking for weirdos to be new Pop sensations, a lot of great experiments and fun moments Shrekmaxing
смутно кажется что я его слышала и в целом норм, но многовато репа и мало запомнила хитов (хотя снова больше чем ожидала)
Some bangers on here, like susans house which reminds me of something Fred again would write, but he will always be the shrek-adjacent guy to me.
This shit sucks too. This fucking list man, I swear. I am really questioning my life decisions. 3/5.
ok esse eu fui muito julgando a capa horrorosa e sem sentido fui terrivelmente surpreendido por um álbum bem mid das ideia que qualquer banda dos eua poderia ter feito entre 1993 e 2001 ultimamente esse site tá me dando uns álbuns tão merda que esse eu não vou massacrar, tá tudo bem ser medíocre de vez em sempre.
bem normal né não fede nem cheira. rock alternativo noventista meia boca
Boy did they want to be Radiohead so so badly
Another band I missed out on, although I recognize Novocaine. Didn't realize Eels and E were the same guy - one of the first shows I ever saw E was the opening act and I figured that guy disappeared but Wikipedia indicates he is quite successful in the soundtrack world. This was right up my alley genre-wise and for when it came out but somehow I just can't get into it. Maybe a little too much ironic detachment for me. Maybe I have no further capacity for alternative rock that came out in the mid-90s.
Good for studying, relaxing, makes me feel good.
Ça s'écoute mais rien de transcendant, un peu répétitif sur 45min. Mentions honorables à not ready yet et mental
Vraiment pas très original, tout est toujours pareil, mais la fin est cool.
On sait pas si le gars fait une crise d'adolescence ou une crise de la quarantaine. C'est pas mauvais dans son genre mais j'ai l'impression que c'est surtout parce que ça reprend tous les codes un peu emo de l'époque
Oubliable
non merci, ça ne me parle pas mais alors pas du tout
If I had been a teenager in 1996 this would have rewired my brain chemistry I think. Also a pleasant surprise in the form of "My Beloved Monster", an underrated jam from the Shrek soundtrack.
I can hear that it's good, but I'm also aware how overplayed all the singles were.
One of my favourite albums of all time.
I’d heard Novocaine For the Soul before, but that was about it. Solid album, good sound throughout. Got a little pretentious at times, but I can forgive it for that
this album was sick. in both ways.
As an ogre currently experiencing the complexities of falling in love, this album has really hit the spot
Wunderbares Album mit überwiegend schönen ruhigen Liedern. Unbedingt empfehlenswert.
really great guitar tones and overall instrumentation but it goes on for a while and its kinda eh overall idk its cheesy