http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.48&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rssSince 1995, Mark Oliver Everett has been keepin' it eel. That is to say, he <I>is</I> the Eels much in the same way that Mark Linkous is Sparklehorse or that Anton Newcombe is the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Everett, or "E" as he likes to be called, began his obsession with a four-track recording device in his early twenties following an adolescence filled with a juvenile delinquency that only his sister's guitar could tame. As his songwriting improved, E moved to the City of Angels where he landed a solo deal on Polydor Records. Following the semi-success of two albums, he left Polydor to form the Eels with drummer Butch Norton and bass player Tom Walter. They were quickly picked up by DreamWorks records and released <I>Beautiful Freak</I> in 1996, which birthed a hit song and video with "Novocaine for the Soul," snagging them a Brit Award as well as many comparisons to both Beck and Blur (perhaps due to the music's witty lyrical salad and floating, rhythmic grooves). Despite a studio collaboration with some of Hollywood's A-list session men, the band's next two albums didn't propel them into mainstream megalomania, as many had predicted. Their fourth and fifth long players also failed to break Eels into the big top, but they secured the band a sturdy fan base and cult following more loyal than what most artists receive from repeated airplay. - Eric SheaPost-Modern Popen720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:38:47 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.48&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Since 1995, Mark Oliver Everett has been keepin' it eel. That is to say, he <I>is</I> the Eels much in the same way that Mark Linkous is Sparklehorse or that Anton Newcombe is the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Everett, or "E" as he likes to be called, began his obsession with a four-track recording device in his early twenties following an adolescence filled with a juvenile delinquency that only his sister's guitar could tame. As his songwriting improved, E moved to the City of Angels where he landed a solo deal on Polydor Records. Following the semi-success of two albums, he left Polydor to form the Eels with drummer Butch Norton and bass player Tom Walter. They were quickly picked up by DreamWorks records and released <I>Beautiful Freak</I> in 1996, which birthed a hit song and video with "Novocaine for the Soul," snagging them a Brit Award as well as many comparisons to both Beck and Blur (perhaps due to the music's witty lyrical salad and floating, rhythmic grooves). Despite a studio collaboration with some of Hollywood's A-list session men, the band's next two albums didn't propel them into mainstream megalomania, as many had predicted. Their fourth and fifth long players also failed to break Eels into the big top, but they secured the band a sturdy fan base and cult following more loyal than what most artists receive from repeated airplay. - Eric Shea http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.652914&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Tue, 13 Aug 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 652914 tra.652914 Eels art.48 0.99 Beautiful Freak alb.303665 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/8/7/1297828_170x170.jpg 1996-08-13 00:00:00.0 1996-08-13 00:00:00.0 true Novocaine For The Soul tra.652914 188000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.652914&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.652914&variant=data&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2994192&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Tue, 14 May 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 2994192 tra.2994192 Eels art.48 0.0 Scrubs 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00:00:00.0 2009-06-02 00:00:00.0 true All The Beautiful Things tra.28340591 143000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28340591&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28340591&variant=data&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28340587&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 28340587 tra.28340587 Eels art.48 0.99 Hombre Lobo alb.28339882 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/9/0/1830961_170x170.jpg 2009-06-02 00:00:00.0 2009-06-02 00:00:00.0 true Prizefighter tra.28340587 174000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28340587&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28340587&variant=data&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7265489&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 7265489 tra.7265489 Eels art.48 0.99 Blinking Lights And Other Revelations alb.7265300 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/3/5/1845374_170x170.jpg 2005-04-26 00:00:00.0 2005-04-26 00:00:00.0 true Things The Grandchildren Should Know tra.7265489 322000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7265489&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7265489&variant=data&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2559966&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Mon, 24 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 2559966 tra.2559966 Eels art.48 0.99 Souljacker alb.111991 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/8/7/1297847_170x170.jpg 2002-03-12 00:00:00.0 2001-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Fresh Feeling tra.2559966 217000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2559966&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2559966&variant=data&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7265477&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 7265477 tra.7265477 Eels art.48 0.99 Blinking Lights And Other Revelations alb.7265300 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/3/5/1845374_170x170.jpg 2005-04-26 00:00:00.0 2005-04-26 00:00:00.0 true Hey Man (Now You're Really Living) tra.7265477 182000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7265477&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7265477&variant=data&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1942104&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Tue, 14 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 1942104 tra.1942104 Eels art.48 0.99 Daisies Of The Galaxy alb.112796 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/3/8/7/1297836_170x170.jpg 2000-03-14 00:00:00.0 2000-03-14 00:00:00.0 true I Like Birds tra.1942104 155000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1942104&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1942104&variant=data&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.652918&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Tue, 13 Aug 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 652918 tra.652918 Eels art.48 0.99 Beautiful Freak alb.303665 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/8/7/1297828_170x170.jpg 1996-08-13 00:00:00.0 1996-08-13 00:00:00.0 true My Beloved Monster tra.652918 132000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.652918&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.652918&variant=data&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.652916&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Tue, 13 Aug 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 652916 tra.652916 Eels art.48 0.99 Beautiful Freak alb.303665 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/8/7/1297828_170x170.jpg 1996-08-13 00:00:00.0 1996-08-13 00:00:00.0 true Beautiful Freak tra.652916 214000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.652916&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.652916&variant=data&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3281311&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Tue, 3 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 3281311 tra.3281311 Eels art.48 0.99 Shootenanny! alb.286329 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/8/7/1297852_170x170.jpg 2003-06-03 00:00:00.0 2003-06-03 00:00:00.0 true Love Of The Loveless tra.3281311 211000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3281311&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3281311&variant=data&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28340596&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 28340596 tra.28340596 Eels art.48 0.99 Hombre Lobo alb.28339882 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/9/0/1830961_170x170.jpg 2009-06-02 00:00:00.0 2009-06-02 00:00:00.0 true Tremendous Dynamite tra.28340596 166000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28340596&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28340596&variant=data&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28340590&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Modern Pop Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Eels on Rhapsody Online 28340590 tra.28340590 Eels art.48 0.99 Hombre Lobo alb.28339882 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/9/0/1830961_170x170.jpg 2009-06-02 00:00:00.0 2009-06-02 00:00:00.0 true In My Dreams tra.28340590 203000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28340590&variant=play&rws=%2Feels%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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