I may have done more posts on EELS than any other single band. (Most recent post: here.) So, I am wicked excited to announce this giveaway.
The eels are coming out with two retrospective albums. The first, titled Meet The EELS: Essential EELS Vol. 1, is a CD/DVD that, as you might guess, is a best of: 24 tracks and 12 videos. The second, titled Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2006 is two CDs and a DVD of, as you might have guessed, rare tracks. And you can get ‘em both, just for being a reader of this blog.
For full track lists and more info, go here (although why you’d need any more info is beyond me!)
Now, this ain’t gonna be cheap. You’re gonna have to earn it. Send me e-mail or a comment with your e-mail address and the name of your favorite EELS song. Winner will be picked (at random) in about a week and must must MUST check their e-mail every day to get my message that they’ve won. Or else, I’ll pick someone else.
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Now, listen to these cool EELS tunes (not from either album) and get to commentin’ or e-mailin’!
Brave Little Soldier
Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover (Sophie B Hawkins)
Crazy Love (Willie Dixon cover, live version)
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January 13, 2008 at 9:33 pm |
It’s probably cliche, but “Packing Blankets” is my favorite. It’s just a great tune. /Tony theblastfurnace [at] gmail [dot] com
January 13, 2008 at 9:44 pm |
My favorite song by them is P.S. You Rock My World.
January 13, 2008 at 10:11 pm |
I like “Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues” from the Roadtrip Soundtrack. Such a great tune hiding among otherwise forgettable songs.
January 13, 2008 at 10:31 pm |
my vote goes out to guest list. but wooden nickels is a close runner-up.
January 13, 2008 at 10:35 pm |
I’ll take “Climbing to the Moon”, with “Mental” as an alternate. I’d start naming my favorite covers, too, but we’d be here forever. (email: boyhowdy at gmail , and yes, I check it every day)
January 13, 2008 at 10:40 pm |
I’d have to go with Rags to Rags off of Beautiful Freak as my favorite song. Both my email and my blog’s url come from that song. It’s not their most popular, but it’s always struck a chord somewhere deep within me.
January 13, 2008 at 10:58 pm |
“It’s a Mother Fucker” from Daisies of the Galaxy has gotten me through some some crappy times.
Title of the song pretty much sums it up.
January 13, 2008 at 11:07 pm |
Gotta say Trouble With Dreams, so eerie and reminiscent of the fucked-up half-life dead zone you get into when wrestling with sleep, dreams and insomnia. Brilliant.
January 13, 2008 at 11:56 pm |
This is like asking Homer Simpson to pick his favorite type of donut: it’s so difficult to choose just one when they are all so tasty. I’m going off the board– or out of the donut box– and picking “Bus Stop Boxer.” It was the first song I played when I got my computer, that must mean something. Plus, I used to see this guy running through the streets of Portland, shirtless, sparring some invisible opponent, nearly everyday. I always wondered about that dude. This song reminds me of him and his mysterious pugilistic routine/mission.
January 14, 2008 at 12:09 am |
I’d say “Something Is Sacred” is my favorite Eels song, even though they have mastered non-sappy-love-ballads-without-so-much-love-in-’em. But Glory. So much glory.
January 14, 2008 at 1:10 am |
“Hey Man” from Blinking Lights and Other Revelations .
January 14, 2008 at 2:03 am |
I really like “Grace Kelly Blues.”
January 14, 2008 at 4:13 am |
“Cheater Guide to Your Heart” is my favorite eels songs. Heard it on a Black Session a while back. Can’t believe it’s only seeing the light of day now. Great, great song.
(email: michael “at” squaremoose “dot” com)
January 14, 2008 at 4:15 am |
This is hard…but I’d have to go with “Fresh Feeling”. I recently rediscovered it and I just love the string arrangement with his lyrics.
January 14, 2008 at 9:45 am |
I always liked “Abortion in the Sky” from the “Oh What A Beautiful Morning” live LP, if only for the title…but my favorite might be “3 Speed.” Or “Saturday Morning.” Or “What Is This Note?” Or “Rock Hard Times.”
January 14, 2008 at 10:02 am |
To all of you who didn’t leave an e-mail: That was clearly part of the deal here. I won’t warn you again!
January 14, 2008 at 12:02 pm |
hallo there!my favorite EELS track is souljacker pt1,i think it’s a great tune!rock n’ roll greetings from greece!kostas
January 14, 2008 at 2:39 pm |
Tough choices, but I’d probably pick “Fresh Feeling” as 1a and “It’s a Motherfucker” as 1b. Really difficult to pick. So many great songs.
January 14, 2008 at 7:08 pm |
A tough decision but I’ll have to opt for Daisies of the Galaxy – my favourite of all the amazing story/character songs by Eels.
January 14, 2008 at 8:16 pm |
Like my boxers, this is something that i change a lot. Is there a bad track on Souljacker? i’m thinking “no.” Same goes for damn near all of Shootenanny and Beautiful Freak. While i usually point out “Birds” as my fave, for whatever reason, i’ve been kind of addicted to “Dog Faced Boy” of late, perhaps because it’s wintertime and i’m in the midst of beard season. So let’s go w/ that one.
oddbodkins at gmail dot com
January 15, 2008 at 1:12 am |
My little sister and I love rocking out to “My Beloved Monster” from the Shrek soundtrack. There’s actually a few really good tunes on there, but that’s the one we always turn up way too loud.
January 15, 2008 at 1:15 am |
Tough choice, some many brilliant songs to choose from. If I must, I gotta go with Your Lucky Day in Hell or I’m Going to Stop Pretending That I Didn’t Break Your Heart. Both songs are ever so subtle, yet quite powerful, but for different reasons.
youregonnagetyours [at] yahoo [dot] com
January 15, 2008 at 1:16 am |
Ok, the above post should read “so” rather than “some.”
January 15, 2008 at 7:29 am |
“I Like Birds”, from Daisies of the Galaxy, is an outstanding driving song, and my favorite.
January 15, 2008 at 1:08 pm |
Gotta be It’s A Motherfucker or Climbing Up To The Moon
January 15, 2008 at 6:24 pm |
Tough choice… Just one? I’d have to say that Souljacker Pt. 1 still rocks my face off whenever I listen to it, so that’s my pick!
January 16, 2008 at 1:58 am |
Manchild. Easily.
But If You See Natalie is pretty awesome as well. Honestly, been a fan since I first heard Novacaine for the Soul during its early radio play days, have every album since. =) Sweet band.
January 16, 2008 at 5:08 am |
Any shitty day you’ll ever had can be cured by getting in the car and cranking the hell out of Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues…if singing “Goddamn right it’s a beatiful day.” doesn’t make you feel better, my heart cries out for you!
Jay
nickerj at mts dot net
January 16, 2008 at 8:58 am |
Mr E’s Beautiful Blues for me. Inextricably linked to the birth of my daughter
January 16, 2008 at 2:05 pm |
I’ve always been rather partial to Dog Faced Boy myself.
January 16, 2008 at 3:08 pm |
I must go with My Beloved Monster, but it’s so hard to choose.
January 16, 2008 at 4:15 pm |
My favorite eels song has to ” Her ” It’s a b-side from the Saturday Morning. I still wonder how this painfully beautiful ended up as a b-side.
January 16, 2008 at 4:50 pm |
I’ve tried more than once to make a mix tape to get friends into the EELS… Never once have I been able to distill a definitive mix to a size that fits on a single CD…
That said, my favorite has to be Skywriting off of the Levity soundtrack. Or maybe Railroad Man from Blinking Lights… Classic EELS. This is hard.
January 16, 2008 at 6:26 pm |
My favorite song is Suicide Life. I like it depressing what can I say!
January 16, 2008 at 8:18 pm |
“It’s a motherfucker….. ” just makes me smile when I’m sad. rob @ auralfitness.com
January 16, 2008 at 8:45 pm |
the first song i ever loved is still my favorite: “last stop: this town”
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January 17, 2008 at 4:18 am |
How is it that no one mentioned “Things the Grandchildren Should Know”? I have many favorite Eeels songs, but this song is the most profound and my most favorite.
January 18, 2008 at 10:50 am |
Got to be Last Stop This Town, though in fairness it could be most of the others.
January 19, 2008 at 12:22 am |
I’d have to say…”Dirty Girl”. So sad, but it always makes me smile.
January 19, 2008 at 5:42 am |
boy, let’s see. just one? how ’bout “Flower” if only for that amazing heavenly electronic chorus that sets the pace from the start.
i like your blog. thanks for all of your hard work!
January 19, 2008 at 10:52 am |
ooohhh; ‘manchester girl’ is certainly my favorite. Nice piano, nice emotions …