Eels - Beautiful Freak - 1996

I simply do not understand why Eels are not huge!! This is a very seriously good rock album, one of my all time favourites, so good I urge you to download it - you will not be dissapointed, sensational. Also see my post of 'Eels With Strings - Live At Town Hall', Eels first live recording release.

Amazon.co.uk:
With his band Eels, the one-lettered pop wiz known as E expands on both his name and his dark, baroque vision. Eels are like your precocious teenaged brother, brimming with talent, discontent and alienation. Their musical aptitude is ingratiating enough to mitigate their gen-X sad-sack persona. Thetrio employs a variety of sonic strategies, including hip-hop beats, spoken narratives, orchestral touches and choral voices, to round out a tart, twisted version of guitar-based alternative rock. Not a band likely to be found on the sunny side of the street, Eels spin tale after tale of disaffection and existential ennui. Even a love song like the titletrack revolves around the concept that the object of the narrator's affection is desirable mostly because she's just asmuch a misfit as he is. "Guest List" presupposes God's disregard for the singer with an almost anticipatory glee. Eels'ace in the hole is their pop smarts, which are up to the task of contrasting their bleak outlook with immediately arresting melodies and arrangements. The gestalt of these two elements makes BEAUTIFUL FREAK an original and spellbinding recording.

Track list:
01 - Novocaine For The Soul
02 - Susan's House
03 - Rags To Rags
04 - Beautiful Freak
05 - Not Ready Yet
06 - My Beloved Monster
07 - Flower
08 - Guest List
09 - Mental
10 - Spunky
11 - Your Lucky Day In Hell
12 - Manchild



Also see my post of 'Eels With Strings - Live At Town Hall - 2006':
http://avaxhome.ws/music/rock/Eels_With_Strings_Live_At_Town_Hall.html
If anyone has any more Eels in lossless, please post and PM me, thanks.