Eels / Cautionary Tales Of Mark Oliver Everett, The
Album: | Cautionary Tales Of Mark Oliver Everett, The | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Eels | Added: | May 2014 | |
Label: | Relativity (Modern) |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2014-05-09 | Pull Date: | 2014-07-11 |
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Week Ending: | Jun 15 | Jun 8 | Jun 1 | May 25 | May 18 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Jun 17, 2014: | Eclectic Erudition
Lockdown Hurricane |
4. | Jun 05, 2014: | The Sunset Life
Parallels |
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2. | Jun 17, 2014: | Eclectic Erudition
Parallels |
5. | May 30, 2014: | Time Traveler
Parallels |
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3. | Jun 13, 2014: | Time Traveler
A Swallow In The Sun |
6. | May 29, 2014: | Radio Personality
Parallels |
Album Review
DJ LA
Reviewed 2014-05-08
Reviewed 2014-05-08
Eels—The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
Review by Luis A. Apolaya
It seems to happen to all artists: when the euphoria of youth dies down, their new records start sounding softer and more introspective. The tongue-in-cheek and moody qualities of Eels’ previous material is not as apparent here, and instead you have lead singer E reflecting on his life amid soft, unassuming, and pretty good melodies. Recommended: 2, 3, 4, 5. RIYL Rod Stewart, Leonard Cohen, Bob Seeger’s and Randy Newman’s ballads. FCC warning on track 7.
1. (1:42) Instrumental, very pretty melody with horns and flute and piano, music you play before going to sleep.
**2. (3:16) Mid-tempo, folky acoustic guitar throughout, raspy Bob Seeger voice, very soothing.
**3. (3:30) Slow track about despair, melancholy electric piano, cello and other strings come in because it just needs to get sadder than it already is, soft percussion in the background.
**4. (3:28) Leonard Cohen, is that you?
*5. (3:37) Mid-tempo, pleasant soft electric guitar, stuff to listen to while contemplating the meaning of life while lying down on green grass during a sunny day.
6. (2:49) Mid-fast, folky feel-good mood.
7. (3:23) FCC warning “motherfucker”, baby xylophone tune and strings.
8. (2:54) Just a man and his soft electric guitar singing about a girl.
9. (2:36) Sad piano with sad vocals singing sad memories about sad could-have-beens.
10. (2:29) Echo-laden vocals, depressing winds section.
*11. (2:39) More baby xylophone, more strings, more introspection.
*12. (4:57) More of an Eels alt rock feel than the rest of the album, talks about the errors of the past but sounds more hopeful.
*13. (3:04) Same melodic theme as the intro, nice closer with a piano-playing Randy Newman feel, possibly most optimistic song in the album.
Review by Luis A. Apolaya
It seems to happen to all artists: when the euphoria of youth dies down, their new records start sounding softer and more introspective. The tongue-in-cheek and moody qualities of Eels’ previous material is not as apparent here, and instead you have lead singer E reflecting on his life amid soft, unassuming, and pretty good melodies. Recommended: 2, 3, 4, 5. RIYL Rod Stewart, Leonard Cohen, Bob Seeger’s and Randy Newman’s ballads. FCC warning on track 7.
1. (1:42) Instrumental, very pretty melody with horns and flute and piano, music you play before going to sleep.
**2. (3:16) Mid-tempo, folky acoustic guitar throughout, raspy Bob Seeger voice, very soothing.
**3. (3:30) Slow track about despair, melancholy electric piano, cello and other strings come in because it just needs to get sadder than it already is, soft percussion in the background.
**4. (3:28) Leonard Cohen, is that you?
*5. (3:37) Mid-tempo, pleasant soft electric guitar, stuff to listen to while contemplating the meaning of life while lying down on green grass during a sunny day.
6. (2:49) Mid-fast, folky feel-good mood.
7. (3:23) FCC warning “motherfucker”, baby xylophone tune and strings.
8. (2:54) Just a man and his soft electric guitar singing about a girl.
9. (2:36) Sad piano with sad vocals singing sad memories about sad could-have-beens.
10. (2:29) Echo-laden vocals, depressing winds section.
*11. (2:39) More baby xylophone, more strings, more introspection.
*12. (4:57) More of an Eels alt rock feel than the rest of the album, talks about the errors of the past but sounds more hopeful.
*13. (3:04) Same melodic theme as the intro, nice closer with a piano-playing Randy Newman feel, possibly most optimistic song in the album.
Track Listing
1. | Where I'm At | 8. | Kindred Spirit | |||
2. | Parallels | 9. | Gentlemen's Choice | |||
3. | Lockdown Hurricane | 10. | Dead Reckoning | |||
4. | Agatha Chang | 11. | Answers | |||
5. | A Swallow In The Sun | 12. | Mistakes Of My Youth | |||
6. | Where I'm From | 13. | Where I'm Going | |||
7. | Series Of Misunderstandings | . |