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- Summary: The Eels fifth album finds head Eel Mark Oliver Everett (aka "E") injecting more humor into his otherwise dark alt-rock tunes.
- Record Label: DreamWorks
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Top Track
| The Good Old Days | |
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| I know I’m not too much of a bargain And you know that’s not what you bargained for As the hours turn into days Pretty soon lost in the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 22
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Mixed: 4 out of 22
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Negative: 1 out of 22
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FilterOn Shootenanny!, they take a solid first step toward crafting their opus a la Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or Soft Bulletin. [#6, p.81]
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Entertainment WeeklyIt offers the Eels' usual twisted take on California pop-rock, with more prominent blues voicings to complement the scrappy guitars and narcotized atmospherics. [6 Jun 2003, p.78]
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It's not as poppy as some of his other albums, but it is more focused and appealing, and one of the stronger testaments to his ornery talents.
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MojoThis is nihilistic pop at its finest. [Jun 2003, p.113]
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It's better than Souljacker, though not quite as good as Electro-Shock Blues and Daisies Of The Galaxy.
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Shootenanny! has all the soft harmonies and lush production of 2000's Daisies of the Galaxy, but while that masterpiece was an homage to symphonic pop, this one is rooted in Southern blues.
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Musically and lyrically, E is spent-- out of ideas, out of innovation, unable to cough up anything but by-the-numbers pop in the fourteen originals he wrote for this disc.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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markrJul 21, 2004There is no 'filler' on this cd, despite what others say. Simply a brilliant piece of ART!
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nicolebSep 16, 2003
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davidDApr 29, 2007Fuck you pitchfork. You guys reference electro shock blues but I know you would have given that album hell, too- if you were around.
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ChristopherNMay 27, 2003Surely not E's best work, but sure a lot more entertaining than Souljacker.
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