''I Am the Messiah'' is the only album by MC Honky, released in 2002. Supposedly a middle-age

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, MC Honky is promoted by, and widely considered to be,

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(or "E") of

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. To support the album, an actor would open Eels shows as Honky, to "prove" that he and E were two separate persons. E and MC Honky also engaged in a comic feud on the Internet, in which E hoped MC Honky would catch

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. The creator of the MC Honky artwork and videos is

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. Guests on the album include Eels drummer Butch, Eels bassist Koool G Murder, and

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.
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Track listing

#"Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)" (

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and

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) – 4:25 #"Hung Up" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:41 #"The Object" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and

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) – 3:20 #"A Good Day to Be You" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:39 #" Baby Elephant Rock-A-Bye" (

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and Sir Rock-A-Lot) – 4:28 #"What a Bringdown" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:50 #"Only a Rose Pt. I" (

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and Brian Hooker) – 2:24 #"My Bad Seed" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:36 #" The Devil Went Down to Silverlake" (Gagel and Sir Rock-A-Lot) – 3:28 #"Soft Velvety 'Fer"(L'il Fer, Sir Rock-A-Lot, and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:53 #"The Baby That Was You" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:44 #"3 Turntables & 2 Microphones" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 4:09 #"Only a Rose Pt. II" (Friml and Hooker) – 2:00 ;Japanese edition bonus

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#"The Object" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:25 #"What a Bringdown" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:51 #"Hung Up" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 4:05 The Japanese release includes an unplugged set recorded for Xfm radio.

Personnel

;Musicians * Butch – Drums and

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* Koool G Murder –

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on "A Good Day to Be You" *Li'l Fer – Vocals on "Soft Velvety 'Fer" *MC Honky – Vocals *

– Drums and percussion ;Production *

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– Programming and engineering * Ryan Boesch – Programming and engineering *

–

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,programming, and engineering *

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– Mastering * Francesca Restrepo – Art direction *Joey Waronker – Programming and engineering

Release history

*November 4, 2002 (Australia) *March 31, 2003 (Europe) *April 8, 2003 (US) *June 25, 2003 (Japan)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2002 albums Eels (band) Albums produced by Mark Oliver Everett Electronic albums by American artists Liberation Records albums Imperial Records albums SpinART Records albums