History
E solo records
In 1991, Everett signed a contract with Polydor and released A Man Called E under the name E a year later. The single "Hello Cruel World" was a minor success. Touring to support the album, E opened for Tori Amos. A Man Called E was followed by Broken Toy Shop in 1993. This year also marked the beginning of E's collaboration with drummer Jonathan "Butch" Norton. After Broken Toy Shop, E was released from his record deal with Polydor. E has performed two of the songs from Broken Toy Shop ("The Only Thing I Care About" and "Manchester Girl") for his own live shows with the Eels.
Beautiful Freak
Eels were officially founded when Butch and E met Tommy Walter. The name "Eels" was chosen so that the band's records would be close to E's solo records in an alphabetical ordering, although it was too late once they realized that numerous Eagles and Earth, Wind & Fire releases were in between. Eels became one of the first groups to sign a record deal with DreamWorks Records, followed by Elliott Smith.
In 1996, the band released their debut album Beautiful Freak. The singles "Novocaine for the Soul", "Susan's House" and "Your Lucky Day in Hell" achieved modest national and international success, with the band winning the Best International Breakthrough Act award at the 1998 BRIT Awards. In 1996 and 1997, Eels toured extensively to support the album, building their name as a live act in the United States and Europe. In September 1997, Walter quit the band.
Released in May 2001, the motion picture soundtrack for the movie Shrek included the song "My Beloved Monster".
Electro-Shock Blues
Following the success of Beautiful Freak, E experienced a difficult time in his personal life. His sister committed suicide, and his mother was diagnosed with cancer. These events inspired Eels' second album, 1998's Electro-Shock Blues. The album deals with many difficult subjects, including cancer, mental illness, suicide and death. The tragedy of Everett's father's death became prominent once more in the context of his mother's impending death and his sister's suicide, and as a result the song "Baby Genius" is written for his father Hugh Everett III. Contributions to the album were made by Jon Brion, Lisa Germano, Jim Jacobsen, Grant-Lee Phillips, Dust Brother Michael Simpson, and T-Bone Burnett.
The single "Last Stop: This Town" saw minor success, while "Cancer for the Cure", the second single from the album, appeared on the soundtrack for American Beauty (1999).
Still a three-piece band on stage, Tommy Walter was replaced by Adam Siegel. Part of the American leg of the tour was cancelled after the death of E's mother. They returned to tour Europe later in the year, to open for Pulp.
Daisies of the Galaxy
In 2000, Eels released Daisies of the Galaxy. The album, which was recorded almost entirely in E's basement, is lighter and more upbeat than its predecessor. Everett noted, "if Electro-Shock Blues was the phone call in the middle of the night that the world doesn't want to answer, then Daisies of the Galaxy is the hotel wake-up call that says your lovely breakfast is ready". He was joined in the studio by Michael Simpson (Dust Brothers), Grant-Lee Phillips (Grant Lee Buffalo), and Peter Buck (R.E.M.).
The first single, "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues", was co-written by Simpson. The song was not intended to be on the album, but the record company insisted on its inclusion. Therefore, it was not featured on the track listing but was instead listed on the cover sticker as a bonus track, separated from the rest of the album by 20 seconds of silence.
To promote Daisies of the Galaxy, another tour took place across the United States and Europe, with the band also playing their first concerts in Australia. For these performances, Eels were transformed into a 6-piece orchestra, including Lisa Germano and Probyn Gregory. E also played some solo shows, opening for Fiona Apple.
Souljacker and Shootenanny!
In 2001, Souljacker was released, an album with a heavier feel and more rock-oriented sound than Daisies of the Galaxy. John Parish, previously of PJ Harvey's band, co-wrote most of the songs and played guitar on the album and first part of the tour. After Parish became a father, he was replaced with Joe Gore for the American leg of the Bus Driving, Band Rocking Tour. Koool G Murder played bass and keyboards and joined Eels on tour.
2003 marked the release of the album Shootenanny!. E now refers to the album as a break from recording the following Blinking Lights album. It was recorded live in the studio in only ten days. "Saturday Morning" was released as a single.
Butch was replaced on drums by Puddin'. In 2003, Eels embarked upon another big tour, called the Tour of Duty. The live band consisted of E, Goldenboy (guitar), Koool G Murder (bass) and Puddin' (drums). Later that year, E composed the score for the film Levity.
Blinking Lights and Other Revelations and Eels with Strings
Eels' next album, Blinking Lights and Other Revelations, was released on April 26, 2005, and was the band's first release for new label Vagrant Records. It is a 33-track double album. Contributions were made by Tom Waits, Peter Buck, John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful), Jim Jacobsen, and Butch.
The first tour in support of the Blinking Lights album, billed as Eels with Strings, featured primarily performances by E on acoustic guitar, organ or piano, backed by Allen "Big Al" Hunter on piano and upright bass, Jeffrey Lyster (also known as Chet Atkins III or "The Chet") on guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, musical saw and drums, and a string quartet consisting of violinists Paloma Udovic and Julie Carpenter, violist Heather Lockie and cellist Ana Lenchantin. The tour resulted in a live album, Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall, recorded in New York City. The performance includes tracks from all of their albums, and was released on CD and DVD on February 21, 2006.
Meet the Eels: Essential Eels Vol. I and Useless Trinkets
In early 2008, Eels released their first "greatest hits" compilation as well as a compilation of B-sides, rarities, soundtrack singles and unreleased tracks. Meet the Eels: Essential Eels Vol. I spans the first decade of the Eels, including singles from all their albums, as well as a DVD featuring music videos and one live performance video. Useless Trinkets contains 50 B-sides and rarities and a DVD of their Lollapalooza 2006 performances. To promote the releases, the band went on a world tour, An Evening With Eels. This time, only the Chet joined E on stage, both playing a broad cross-section from the Eels repertoire on a variety of instruments. The concerts also featured the Chet reading excerpts from E's 2008 autobiography, Things the Grandchildren Should Know. On this tour, the band released a live CD/DVD package of Eels' 2006 performance at the London Astoria, Live and in Person!, documenting a show from the second tour in support of Blinking Lights and Other Revelations.
The soundtrack of the 2008 comedy film Yes Man features nine songs by Eels, including "Man Up", a brand new song.
Concept album trilogy: Hombre Lobo, End Times, and Tomorrow Morning
Hombre Lobo, the seventh Eels studio album, was released on June 2, 2009. The album comprises twelve new songs. "Hombre Lobo" is Spanish for "wolf man" or "werewolf" and references E's unusually long beard, which he originally grew when writing the song "Dog Faced Boy". On March 31, 2009, the band made the track "Fresh Blood" available on Spinner, explaining that the song would be the lead single for the album. A Jesse Dylan-directed music video was released on April 29, 2009 as well. The album was released as a single-disc CD and a deluxe edition with a DVD. In September 2009, Eels released a music video for "That Look You Give That Guy", featuring Bobby Jr., E and Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi.
While promoting this album, Eels released the live EP The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009 on October 14, 2009. That same day, the band's website announced that a new Eels album entitled End Times would be released on January 19, 2010. It was largely recorded on a four-track recorder and is based on the themes of broken love. Three album tracks—"Little Bird", "In My Younger Days", and "A Line in the Dirt"—were made available as music videos or promotional downloads prior to the release of the album. Once again, Butch contributed drums to "A Line in the Dirt". On January 19, 2010, End Times was released. E made no comment on touring and there was no tour scheduled to begin.
A second album was announced on May 20, 2010: Tomorrow Morning was described as the "final installment of a trilogy that began with Hombre Lobo and End Times." The three albums respectively explore themes of desire, loss, and redemption. A world tour, the first since 2007's An Evening With Eels tour, was announced at the same time. This tour once again featured the Chet on various instruments, alongside Koool G Murder on bass, trilogy drummer Knuckles on drums and a new member, P-Boo, on guitar.
Wonderful, Glorious and The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
On February 5, 2013, the 10th Eels studio album was released, entitled Wonderful, Glorious. The first single from the album, "Peach Blossom", premiered on SoundCloud on November 6, 2012. A month later, on December 4, 2012, the official video was released on Stereogum. The second single, "New Alphabet", was streamed pre-release on December 12, 2012 on Spinner
On March 25, 2013, the band released a parody music video called "Cold Dead Hand" through Funny or Die, with Jim Carrey replacing E on vocals. The song and video, set as a musical act during the variety program Hee Haw, lampoons American gun culture, and specifically former NRA spokesperson Charlton Heston.
Eels' eleventh studio album, The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, was released on April 21, 2014 on E Works Records. In April 2015, the band released the DVD and double live album Live at the Royal Albert Hall.
In 2015, Eels created their own version of Melanie De Biasio's track "I Feel You" for the album Gilles Peterson Presents - No Deal Remixed. The track was later used to promote the 2017 film Alien: Covenant, directed by Ridley Scott, and appears during the entire in-universe short movie Meet Walter starring Michael Fassbender.
The Deconstruction and Earth to Dora
On January 17, 2018, Eels announced their 12th studio album, The Deconstruction, to be released on April 6, 2018, their first in nearly four years. They also announced a supporting tour throughout the United States and Europe, beginning in Pomona, California on May 28, 2018. The album travels through many styles sonically, but its lyrics primarily deal with rebuilding one's life and looking back on what went wrong. Singles include (in release order) the title track, "Today Is the Day", "Premonition", and "Bone Dry". Styles present on the album include orchestral pop, power pop, psychedelic pop/rock, indie/alternative rock and post-modern pop.
The band's next release was the single "Baby Let's Make It Real"/"Who You Say You Are", announced on September 1, 2020. These songs were featured on the subsequent studio album, Earth to Dora (2020).
Extreme Witchcraft
On September 21, 2021, it was announced that the 14th Eels album would be called Extreme Witchcraft and would be released on January 28, 2022. The album was produced by E and John Parish in their first collaboration since 2001's Souljacker.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eels_(band)
Studio albums
As E
A Man Called E (1992)
Broken Toy Shop (1993)
As Eels
Beautiful Freak (1996)
Electro-Shock Blues (1998)
Daisies of the Galaxy (2000)
Souljacker (2001)
Shootenanny! (2003)
Blinking Lights and Other Revelations (2005)
Hombre Lobo (2009)
End Times (2010)
Tomorrow Morning (2010)
Wonderful, Glorious (2013)
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett (2014)
The Deconstruction (2018)
Earth to Dora (2020)
Extreme Witchcraft (2022)
Beginner's Luck
Eels Lyrics
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It came and went time and again with all my daily demons
Call it a deficit, an emptiness inside
Why is true love hard to find? Why does true love hide?
But now I found you and I know that we will be
So very happy, if you could only see
That I was made for you and you were made for me
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side
If you are willing, well, I think I'm qualified
And with beginner's luck we've gotta take the ride
I've got a plan, you know, I've got it all worked out
And all you've got to do is pack your bags and check your doubts
You come around and you will see just what I am
A true love through the worst of times, a true love til the end
So now you've found me and you only gotta see
How complementary we can really be
'Cause I was made for you and you were made for me
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side
We will be stronger if our forces are allied
And with beginner's luck we've gotta take the ride
We'll take the ride as far as anyone can go
We'll brave it all, yeah, hand-in-hand and toe-to-toe
I've got it all worked out, don't worry 'bout a thing
Just give your hand to me and here, put on this ring
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side
If you are willing, well, I think I'm qualified
And with beginner's luck we've gotta take the ride
The song "Beginner's Luck" by Eels is a love song that focuses on the theme of finding true love after struggling with feelings of emptiness and longing. The lyrics express the singer's realization that they have finally found their soulmate and they are destined to be together. The singer acknowledges their own imperfections and doubts, but expresses confidence that their love can overcome any obstacle, as they have beginner's luck on their side.
The song begins with the singer describing a "funny little feeling" that has been with them for their entire life. They describe this feeling as a "deficit" or an "emptiness inside". This sets the tone for the song, highlighting the singer's search for something that they have been missing. The next stanza expresses the singer's joy in finding their partner, and they are confident that they will live happily ever after if only their partner can see how perfect they are for each other. The singer acknowledges the challenges of the long and winding road ahead of them, but they believe that beginner's luck will help them overcome any obstacle.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "We've got beginner's luck" several times, emphasizing the idea that the couple's love is new and fresh, and they are just starting out on their adventure together. While they may not have the experience or wisdom to navigate every situation, they have the confidence and enthusiasm of beginners, which may help them overcome obstacles that more experienced couples might struggle with. The song closes with the singer proposing to their partner, asking them to join them on their journey through life.
Line by Line Meaning
All my life I had this funny little feeling
Throughout my entire life, I have had a peculiar sensation.
It came and went time and again with all my daily demons
This feeling has been intermittent, appearing and disappearing with my everyday troubles and difficulties.
Call it a deficit, an emptiness inside
This feeling can be described as a deficiency or a void that exists within me.
Why is true love hard to find? Why does true love hide?
I have been struggling to find genuine love, and it seems like it is often elusive or concealed.
But now I found you and I know that we will be
However, now that I have discovered you, I am certain that we are meant to be together.
So very happy, if you could only see
We would experience immense joy and euphoria if you could only understand how perfect we are for each other.
That I was made for you and you were made for me
It is evident that we were created for each other and that our destiny is intertwined.
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
Our journey ahead is expansive and will require a great amount of effort and perseverance.
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side
However, we possess a fortunate advantage in the form of beginner's luck that will aid us in our journey.
If you are willing, well, I think I'm qualified
Provided that you are willing, I strongly believe that I have the necessary skills and attributes to embark on this journey with you.
And with beginner's luck we've gotta take the ride
We must take advantage of this serendipitous beginning and take on this journey together.
I've got a plan, you know, I've got it all worked out
I have devised a comprehensive plan that accounts for all eventualities.
And all you've got to do is pack your bags and check your doubts
All that you need to do is overcome your reservations and concerns and pack your bags to embark on this journey with me.
You come around and you will see just what I am
Once you give me a chance, you will see the extent of my love and devotion.
A true love through the worst of times, a true love til the end
I will remain a loyal and devoted partner through the challenges and adversity that we will inevitably face, until the end of time.
So now you've found me and you only gotta see
Now that you have found me, all you need to do is realize that our connection is meant to be.
How complementary we can really be
Once we are together, we will discover the extent to which we are a perfect complement to one another.
'Cause I was made for you and you were made for me
It is blatantly clear that we were brought together to complete one another and fulfill each other's needs.
We will be stronger if our forces are allied
If we unite and work together, we will be a stronger force and better equipped to face any challenges that may arise.
We'll take the ride as far as anyone can go
We will embark on this journey together and persevere as far as humanly possible.
We'll brave it all, yeah, hand-in-hand and toe-to-toe
We will face every obstacle with courage and together, side-by-side.
I've got it all worked out, don't worry 'bout a thing
I have planned everything meticulously, and you have nothing to fret about.
Just give your hand to me and here, put on this ring
All you need to do is trust me and take my hand, accepting this ring as a symbol of our unity and commitment.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KELLY LOGSDON, MARK O. EVERETT
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Slothiger Wawawa
All my life I had this funny little feeling
Came and went, time and again, with all my daily demons
Call it a deficit, an emptiness inside
Why is true love hard to find?
Why does true love hide?
But now I found you and I know that we will be
So very happy, if you could only see (o-woh-ho-ho)
That I was made for you and you were made for me
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side (o-woh-ho-ho)
If you are willing, well, I think I'm qualified
And with beginner's luck we've gotta take the ride
I've got a plan, you know, I've got it all worked out
And all you've got to do is pack your bags and check your doubts
You come around and you will see just what I am
A true love through the worst of times
A true love till the end
So now you've found me and you only gotta see
How complementary we can really be (o-woh-ho-ho)
'Cause I was made for you and you were made for me
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side (o-woh-ho-ho)
We will be stronger if our forces are allied
And with beginner's luck we've gotta take the ride
We'll take the ride as far as anyone can go
We'll brave it all, yeah, hand-in-hand and toe-to-toe
I've got it all worked out, don't worry 'bout a thing
Just give your hand to me
And here, put on this ring
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side (o-woh-ho-ho)
If you are willing, well, I think I'm qualified
And with beginner's luck we've gotta take the ride
Slothiger Wawawa
All my life I had this funny little feeling
Came and went, time and again, with all my daily demons
Call it a deficit, an emptiness inside
Why is true love hard to find?
Why does true love hide?
But now I found you and I know that we will be
So very happy, if you could only see (o-woh-ho-ho)
That I was made for you and you were made for me
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side (o-woh-ho-ho)
If you are willing, well, I think I'm qualified
And with beginner's luck we've gotta take the ride
I've got a plan, you know, I've got it all worked out
And all you've got to do is pack your bags and check your doubts
You come around and you will see just what I am
A true love through the worst of times
A true love till the end
So now you've found me and you only gotta see
How complementary we can really be (o-woh-ho-ho)
'Cause I was made for you and you were made for me
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side (o-woh-ho-ho)
We will be stronger if our forces are allied
And with beginner's luck we've gotta take the ride
We'll take the ride as far as anyone can go
We'll brave it all, yeah, hand-in-hand and toe-to-toe
I've got it all worked out, don't worry 'bout a thing
Just give your hand to me
And here, put on this ring
The road in front of us is long and it is wide
We've got beginner's luck, we've got it on our side (o-woh-ho-ho)
If you are willing, well, I think I'm qualified
And with beginner's luck we've gotta take the ride
paul elliott
Magnificent cut from Hombre Lobo
E can always be relied on to nail it
Great artist, great album, great career
Eels, people, are the total shit !!!
WiglyWorm
In a way which was the style at the time.
Now excuse me whilst I yell at a cloud.
RobHadida
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in.
pcd295
Perfect song to hint your crush that you love her/him dearly and you want to take it up a notch
Spangly Yapper34
Never been able to relate to songs like this until recently, now I'm high on love and it feels so fucking freeing! Been blasting this through my speakers all day today!
Verona Martin
Great driving tune! 🎶🎵
TheCbrdriver
I own the lp since it was available in Germany..... Great job dude
Chen ma
i chose this song as my wedding aisle song. just great! like the rest of the album
MrFiredog
Also played at my wedding :)