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Advantages: Beautiful music to soothe the soul
Disadvantages: A couple of weak tracks

"A pessimist is never disappointed" said indie losers theaudience a few years ago and while their music may have been anonymous, the sentiment is especially true for Mark "E" Everett A.K.A "The Unluckiest Man In Pop". He isn’t unlucky in the sense that he’s missed out on the No. 1 spot or anything, but he has been the victim of countless family tragedies that taint the music of Eels. But one man’s misfortune is another man’s gain and that leads us ... Read review

Advantages: Great tracks, they're cheerful again!
Disadvantages: None

...this album have the word Daisies in the title, neither have the words “Pushing up” in front.’ Standout tracks are Grace Kelly Blues, a gentle brass and acoustic guitar strum-a-long which sets the tone for most of the album. Flyswatter is another great track, vibraphone and broody bass make for a song that wouldn’t be out of place in a Tim Burton film. A Daisy through Concrete is an almost light-hearted song that appears to be about getting over death, ... Read review

Advantages: Unusual, uncomplicated and enjoyable
Disadvantages: A little over-sweet, maybe best in small doses

After the bitterness of E's previous work - not surprising in view of what he had been through - this record comes as a surprise. The tone is immediately set by the delightful, whimsical cover design. At the risk of showing my age, yes Mark, I remember Altered Images and Jonathan Richman as well! There's an echo of both of them in the slightly childlike (not childish) aura throughout most of the tracks. The lead-off single "Mr E's Beautiful Blues" ... Read review

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Daisies of the Galaxy is the third album released by the underated Eels. After 1998's depressing masterpiece Electro-Shock Blues this one is being touted as a "sunny pop" album. Although there are some happy songs on here the album will not lift your spirits like you'd expect. "The Sound of Fear" is the first truly classic song on the album. It's typical of the album as it has a more upbeat nature to it but at the same time incorporates depressing, ... Read review

Advantages: Pretty, uplifting tunes with fun lyrics
Disadvantages: Will not stay in your cd player for too long.

Nobody's pushing up any daisies on this one folks. With sounds of tweeting birds and 2 songs with "daisies" in the title, this album is most certainly a lot happier than the last 2. But does that mean it's the best? Well, no. For me, Eels' best album to date is still their fantastic debut, Beautiful Freak. But this cd is nonetheless excellent. Musically, it is very similar to the sad, mournful Electro-Shock Blues, but it is juts the opposite - bright, ... Read review

Advantages: It keeps drawing you back
Disadvantages: Makes you write ridiculous reviews

Eels have always distilled a beautiful combination of melancholy and hope, this album simply makes it two pseudo-therapy classics in a row. After the textbook examples of how to marry creative upsurge with personal recovery, the still fine 'Electro-Shock Blues', Eels further refine their warm sonic nous on this album, quirks largely absent, experimentalism muted, a purer song if you can hold back vomit. It's simple stuff really, beautiful tunes that ... Read review

Advantages: Great lyrics, Good Instrumentation, Chirpy and sad
Disadvantages: A Tad Repetetive, eccentric cover art

The third album from the moody threesome is a change of direction for this talented band. Beautiful Freak And Electro Shock Blues were dark, sad and moving albums, all highly critically acclaimed. This one turns over a new leaf. I first listened to this, and thought it was quite repetetive. But as i listened to it more and more, and the songs grew on me, i then saw its brilliance. Whilst still fairly sad in places (Estate Sale, Selective Memory) there ... Read review

Advantages: Deep music without being to in-your-face
Disadvantages: Not for those into dancing the night away!

This album is one of my favourites at the moment. Leaving behind most of the darkness of their previous album, this one has a definate more cheerful tone. Still very autobiographical of "E" the main force behind the band, it is an album that fits together with the continuity of Sgt. Peppers, a classic of its time. It combines humour with a very deep pain apparent in the underlying tones of some of the songs. E's tragic life so far is illustrated throughout, ... Read review

Advantages: wonderful walking music
Disadvantages: dont listen to too much Eels in one day.

The Eels: Daisies of the galaxy, is generally one of my favourite albums. It has its own style of acoustic bleak rock, with some retro funk guitar effects. It is a band of middle aged men, a drummer ( ‘butch) , vocals and guitar( E – used to be called Mark Oliver Everett) and many other musicians such as strings and horns. The songs on the album include: Grace Kelly Blues, Packing blankets, The Sound of fear, I Like Birds, Daisies of the galaxy, flyswatter, ... Read review

Advantages: flyswatter
Disadvantages: no consistentcy

The latest offering from Eels is very good. The album to me is much better than previous and just needed a song such as novacain for the sole to make it a very, very good album. As it is it could do with maybe a song of novacain for the souls quality to make it a number 1 album. The best songs are probably flyswatter or I like birds as they are the easy to listen to songs that we have become to love. Overall a good album that could have been a little ... Read review

Advantages: Varied styles; great, memorable lyrics
Disadvantages: One or two duller songs

The Eels have a distinctive sound, even though there’s a real mix of styles (barroom blues, folk, jazz, for instance). “The sound of fear” reminds me of Nirvana or the Pixies; “Grace Kelly blues” has a Tom Waits style brass section, and there’s a kind of They Might Be Giants feel to the whole thing, but I think that’s just because it’s so varied. “Flyswatter” and “I like birds” are favourites of mine. There are none I don’t like, although a couple ... Read review