Mrtzcmp3


Eels


Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1991 by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett, known by the stage name E. Band members have changed over the years, both in the studio and on stage, making Everett the only official member for most of the band's work. Eels' music is often filled with themes of family, death, and unrequited love. Since 1996, Eels has released fourteen studio albums, seven of which charted in the Billboard 200. History E solo records In 1991, Everett signed a contract with Polydor and released A Man Called E under the name E a year later. The single Hello Cruel World was a minor success. Touring to support the album, E opened for Tori Amos. A Man Called E was followed by Broken Toy Shop in 1993. This year also marked the beginning of E's collaboration with drummer Jonathan Butch Norton. After Broken Toy Shop, E was released from his record deal with Polydor. E has performed two of the songs from Broken Toy Shop (The Only Thing I Care About and Manchester Girl) for his own live shows with the Eels. Beautiful Freak Eels were officially founded when Butch and E met Tommy Walter. The name Eels was chosen so that the band's records would be close to E's solo records in an alphabetical ordering, although it was too late once they realized that numerous Eagles and Earth, Wind & Fire releases were in between. Eels became one of the first groups to sign a record deal with Drea...

Related Artist

Top Tracks

Copyright © 2019 | Mrtzcmp3