Heads Up for EELS fans

Roscoe,

The show should be interesting and I'll be looking to see them here in LA, too.

FYI: I've seen the band play twice and the two shows were kind of night and day. I saw a great EELS show when they first toured (behind "Beautiful Freak", IIRC) and a very good (albeit very quirky), punked-out one for the "Souljacker" tour in which Mark wore a full beard and sunglasses under a hooded sweatshirt . The music was great, but he never even glanced at the audience - definitely odd. Not for the casual fan.

Marty

Ray,

If you dig Blinking Lights, at least get hold of Daisies of the Galaxy. Both show off Mark Everett's melodic gifts, front and center. From there, their music gets more stylized (in many different directions, depending upon the particular album). You may still like one or more, it just gets harder to predict with confidence.

Q,

I like Shootenany quite a lot. However, I could live without Hombre Loco, End Times and Tomorrow Morning. I also blow hot and cold on Electro-Shock Blues. Collectively, I'd call this group of albums the "mournful" end of the EELS catalog. They all have their moments, but, as a general rule, I prefer this band when the music is rocking rather than melancholy.

Just my taste.

Marty