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Sir Rock-a-Lot
Mark Oliver Everett, also known by his stage name E (born April 10, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and the frontman of the rock band Eels. He is known for writing songs tackling subjects such as death, loneliness, divorce, childhood innocence, depression, and unrequited love, often from personal experience. Early life Everett is the son of physicist Hugh Everett III, originator of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Mark's maternal grandfather was Harold "Kid" Gore, a men's basketball, football and baseball coach at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He is of German, Austrian, Polish, Greek, Spanish, Irish, English, Welsh and Scottish decent. When Everett was in his early teens, he was attending a concert by English rock band The Who when a special effects laser struck him directly in the eye and, as a result, he has needed to wear glasses ever since. Everett's father died of a heart attack when Everett was 19. Mark wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Palace Of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental structure located in the Marina District, San Francisco, Marina District of San Francisco, California, originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition to exhibit works of art. Completely rebuilt from 1964 to 1974, it is the only structure from the exposition that survives on site. Conceived to evoke a decaying ruin of ancient Rome, the Palace of Fine Arts became one of San Francisco's most recognizable landmarks. The most prominent building of the complex, a open Rotunda (architecture), rotunda, is enclosed by a lagoon on one side and adjoins a large, curved exhibition center on the other side, separated from the lagoon by colonnades. As of 2019, the exhibition center (one of San Francisco's largest single-story buildings) was in use as a venue for events such as weddings or trade fairs. Early 2009 marked the completion of a renovation of the lagoons and walkways and a seismic retrofit. History The Palace of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when Ischemia, blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is retrosternal Angina, chest pain or discomfort that classically radiates to the left shoulder, arm, or jaw. The pain may occasionally feel like heartburn. This is the dangerous type of acute coronary syndrome. Other symptoms may include shortness of breath, nausea, presyncope, feeling faint, a diaphoresis, cold sweat, Fatigue, feeling tired, and decreased level of consciousness. About 30% of people have atypical symptoms. Women more often present without chest pain and instead have neck pain, arm pain or feel tired. Among those over 75 years old, about 5% have had an MI with little or no history of symptoms. An MI may cause heart failure, an Cardiac arrhythmia, irregular heartbeat, cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest. Most MIs occur d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hombre Lobo
''Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Eels, released on June 2, 2009 and is the first in a trilogy of three concept albums continuing with the 2010 albums ''End Times'' and '' Tomorrow Morning''. Hombre Lobo is Spanish for "werewolf". On March 31, 2009, the band made the track "Fresh Blood" available on Spinner.com, explaining that the song would be the lead single for the album. A documentary entitled ''Tremendous Dynamite'' was filmed to document the recording of the album. The cover art is a tribute to the famous Cuban cigar brand Cohiba. The album is also the band's highest charting album to date on the ''Billboard'' 200, reaching number 43. Background The songs form a concept album about lust and desire, being the first in a trilogy of three concept albums continuing with the 2010 albums ''End Times'' and '' Tomorrow Morning''... As frontman Mark Oliver "E" Everett explained, "I wanted to write a set of songs about desire. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blinking Lights And Other Revelations
''Blinking Lights and Other Revelations'' is the sixth studio album by American band Eels. It was recorded over the space of 1998 to 2004 and released on April 26, 2005 through record label Vagrant, his first album on a new label following Eels' departure from DreamWorks Records. A 33-track double album, ''Blinking Lights'' has been seen as one of frontman E's most personal records, and was met with some of the strongest critical reviews of his career. The album features guest appearances by Tom Waits, Peter Buck and John Sebastian. It would also be the last album to feature the band's original drummer Jonathan "Butch" Norton. Background Eels frontman E described ''Blinking Lights'' on the official website as being about "God and all the questions related to the subject of God. It's also about hanging on to my remaining shreds of sanity and the blue sky that comes the day after a terrible storm, and it's a love letter to life itself, in all its beautiful, horrible glory. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shootenanny!
''Shootenanny!'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Eels, released on June 3, 2003, and was to the band's last release on record label DreamWorks. The album peaked at number 145 on the ''Billboard'' 200, the first album to chart since ''Beautiful Freak'' in 1996. "Saturday Morning" was released on June 3, 2003 as a promotional single with the B-sides "Her", "Waltz of the Naked Clowns", and "Sad Foot Sign". Background While lead singer Mark Oliver "E" Everett was working on the double disc '' Blinking Lights and Other Revelations'' project, he had the idea to make a "succinct, direct and no bullshit" record, inspired by the writing style of blues singer-songwriter Muddy Waters. Before the recording of the album, Everett and drummer Jonathan Norton were in conflict. Norton left Eels after a ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' performance during the '' Souljacker'' tour, later telling a journalist his decision was "a business thing". However, he participated in the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souljacker
''Souljacker'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Eels, first released on September 19, 2001, in Japan and later on March 12, 2002, in the United States. The album reached No.12 on the UK Album Charts "Souljacker Part I" was released as a single and reached No. 30 in the UK Singles Chart. Content Unlike some of Mark Oliver Everett's other albums, most notably ''Electro-Shock Blues'', ''Souljacker'' is mostly based on stories of others rather than on Everett's own life. Characters were inspired from various sources, including circus freaks ("Dog Faced Boy") and a recording engineer with an abusive past ("Bus Stop Boxer"). German director Wim Wenders called "Woman Driving, Man Sleeping" his favorite Eels song and he used it in the segment he directed for '' Ten Minutes Older''. Wenders directed the video for "Souljacker part I". The strings used in the song "Fresh Feeling" were sampled from another Eels song, "Selective Memory" from ''Daisies of the Galaxy''. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisies Of The Galaxy
''Daisies of the Galaxy'' is the third studio album by American rock band Eels. It was released on February 28, 2000, in the United Kingdom, and March 14 in the United States, by record label DreamWorks. Production When the band's label requested that a clean version of "It's a Motherfucker" be recorded, the song was re-written as "It's a Monster Trucker", with modified lyrics and sound clips of lead singer Mark Oliver "E" Everett speaking "trucker lingo" on a CB radio. Release ''Daisies of the Galaxy'' reached number eight in the UK Albums Chart. The single " Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" peaked at number 11 in the UK Singles Chart; the second single to be released from the album, "Flyswatter", charted at number 55. The single "Flyswatter" reached number 55 on the UK Singles Chart. It was later covered by the indie pop trio Smoosh. Reception ''Daisies of the Galaxy'' received a generally favorable response from critics. Fred Kovey of ''PopMatters'' called it "a fine po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electro-Shock Blues
''Electro-Shock Blues'' is the second studio album by American rock band Eels. It was released in the United Kingdom on September 21, 1998, and October 20 in the United States by record label DreamWorks. Commercially the album didn't fare well, compared to ''Beautiful Freak'' (1996), selling considerably less. Though it reached number 12 in UK, eventually being certified gold, it did not chart in the US. It was well received by critics with many acknowledging the album's darker tone, compared to its predecessor, dealing with themes of death, loss and tragedy. Background and content ''Electro-Shock Blues'' was written largely in response to frontman Mark Oliver "E" Everett's sister Elizabeth's suicide and his mother's terminal lung cancer. The title refers to the electroconvulsive therapy received by Elizabeth Everett when she was institutionalized. Many of the songs deal with their decline, his response to loss and coming to terms with suddenly becoming the only living me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Freak
''Beautiful Freak'' is the debut album by American rock band Eels. It was released on 13 August 1996 and is the second album released by record label DreamWorks. Background ''Beautiful Freak'' is the first album using the full band name Eels, in an attempt to get the records in the same general location in the stores as frontman Mark Oliver Everett's previous works under the name "E". Recording ''Beautiful Freak'' was produced by E, Jon Brion, Mark Goldenberg and Michael Simpson. The majority of the album was recorded from 1993 to 1995, with first single "Novocaine for the Soul" (which contains a sample of "Let the Four Winds Blow" by Fats Domino) having been recorded and mixed as early as 1993. "Susan's House" contains a sample of "Love Finds Its Own Way" by Gladys Knight & the Pips; "Guest List" contains a sample of "I Like It" by The Emotions; and "Flower" contains sample of "I'm Glad You're Mine" by Al Green. Artwork Everett had suggested having a little girl with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eels Salzburg 1
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage and are usually predators. The term "eel" is also used for some other eel-shaped fish, such as electric eels (genus ''Electrophorus''), swamp eels (order Synbranchiformes), and deep-sea spiny eels (family Notacanthidae). However, these other clades, with the exception of deep-sea spiny eels, whose order Notacanthiformes is the sister clade to true eels, evolved their eel-like shapes independently from the true eels. As a main rule, most eels are marine. Exceptions are the catadromous genus ''Anguilla'' and the freshwater moray, which spend most of their life in freshwater, the anadromous rice-paddy eel, which spawns in freshwater, and the freshwater snake eel Stictorhinus. Description Eels are elongated fish, ranging in length from i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken Toy Shop
''Broken Toy Shop'' is the second album by American singer-songwriter E (a.k.a. Mark Oliver Everett), released in December 1993 by Polydor Records. It was his last record as a solo artist before forming the band Eels. Reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album three stars, finding it to be "more of the same highly crafted pop-rock that graced his debut; although the overall quality of songs is just a notch lower than his first album, ''Broken Toy Shop'' nevertheless features many delightful pop gems." Michael Zwirn of ''Trouser Press'' also found it to be inferior to its predecessor, feeling the album "is longer, but less memorable overall, although “The Only Thing I Care About” and “Shine It All On” are finger-snappable pop hits that weren’t." Track listing All songs written by E, except where noted. # "Shine It All On" (E, Parthenon Huxley) – 4:04 # "Standing at the Gate" – 3:31 # "The Only Thing I Care About" (E, Huxley) � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
