Eels 鳝鱼乐队 / 鳗鱼乐队
- 风格
- #根源唱作人 #独立流行 #独立摇滚 #另类摇滚
- 地区
- United States of America 美国
艺人介绍
小档案
中 文 名 鳗鱼/滑头
外 文 名 Eels
国 籍 美国
代表作品 《Tomorrow Morning》
类 型 组合
成 员 数 3人
主 唱 Everett
艺人资料
Eels是一支美国独立乐队，要找准他们的位置不太容易，他们跟主流音乐有较大的距离，但是也没有走到另类的群落中。虽然两头都不靠，却也并不中庸。说是边缘比较恰当。Eels由三个成员组成，九十年代初年出道时很毛头也很刺头，现在的专辑跟以前出的已经有很大不同，用他们自己的词来说现在是叫Mr Uncle（叔叔）了。乐队的名字很难用中文翻译，这是他们用名字玩的文字游戏，特别是对字母E的迷恋，有的译作滑头，有的译作鳗鱼。Eels主要借助的还是吉他，摇滚，电子和主唱弹簧片的嗓音。Eels跟别的乐队相比有着非常不同的气质。
Everett是乐队的核心和主唱，Eels某种程度上就是这位人物Mr. E.他的脸在这些年里在慢慢变化，当专辑souljacker出来的时候，那个弹着吉他的小生已经不见了，而是一个大胡子。但是眼神儿还一如既往冷着拧着。
1991年E与Polydor 签下了两张专集的合约，这为他减轻了很大负担，因为这意味着他能把所有精力投入到创作和录音中。1992年E发行第一张唱片A MAN CALLED E，并诞生了另类摇滚前十名的单曲《Hello Cruel World》。虽然从没有作为一个乐队成员的身份在众人面前进行演出，但是他却为Tori Amos的美国巡演做了开场嘉宾，十分成功。1993年，在发行E的第二张专辑《BROKEN TOY SHOP》之后Polydor又再版《A MAN CALLED E》。
精选《BEAUTIFUL FREAK》收录了1993年到1995年的大部分歌曲，1993年录制的单曲"Novocaine for the Soul," 意外的在1996年拿到了1996年另类摇滚排行榜的冠军。
1995年用了一个不同的名字开始创作具有危险性的音乐和歌词。他厌倦了一个字母，于是EELS诞生了，同样他也不断的进行着改变音乐风格的计划。这包括他作为吉他手同一个现场乐队在演唱会上演奏《BEAUTIFUL FREAK》中的歌曲。
1996年，发行《BEAUTIFUL FREAK》后，EELS 现场乐队开始了美国到欧洲的巡演，同时他们拥有了第二首在国际排行榜上取得前十位置的歌曲《Susan's House》。
E的父亲在E19岁的时候去世，他那麻烦的妹妹也在1996年自杀，而现在她母亲因为肺癌长期卧病在床，这就是他的一家。在他的创作中无法忽略这些，所以他以这些事为灵感创作了一张专辑来对他一生中的悲剧做一个总结，然而除非他有特别好的观点，否则很难用积极的方法解决这些问题。
1998年发行的专辑《ELECTRO-SHOCK BLUES》对E来说是个挑战，同样也得到许多负面的评论。随然当你看到CD后面的歌词列表的时候会感觉到这是张很压抑的专辑，但E本人说“这可能是我做过的最积极的专辑了”。这张专辑现在被认为是90年代后期的经典专辑，虽然开始比较难听懂，但是时间证明了这张专辑的生命力。
E为电影 《American Beauty》,作曲《Cancer For The Cure》，之后开始筹备下一张专辑，六个月后专辑 《ELECTRO-SHOCK BLUES,DAISIES OF THE GALAXY》完成，并于2000年2月发行，R.E.M.的 Peter Buck参与歌曲 《Estate Sale》 的创作，《Mr. E's Beautiful Blues》成为全球热门单曲。
2000年在欧洲，美国，澳大利亚举办EELS管弦乐队巡演。结束后EELS为电影《How The Grinch Stole Christmas》创作歌曲《Christmas Is Going To The Dogs》。2000年发行限量版现场CD《OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING》。
2001年录制并完成专辑《SOULJACKER》，专辑的灵感来自于加里佛尼亚的一个连环杀手Soul Jacker，他声称自己夺去的不仅是猎物的生命，还有他们的灵魂。专辑好评如潮，TIME拥护这张专辑为年度最佳专辑，NME 称之为“彻底的耀眼”《SUNDAY TIMES》同样认为这是年度最佳专辑。
在为电影《Shrek》制作了歌曲《My Beloved Monster》 之后，EELS又开始了世界巡演的筹备，2002年，EELS为电影《Levity》,作曲，之后记录了1998年ELECTRO-SHOCK BLUES SHOW限量版现场CD发行。
2003年对于EELS来说是一段很忙的时间，因为许多和他相关的专辑都在两个月内发行。这包括由EELS最喜欢的Silver Lake DJ,MC HONKY 制作的2000年的专辑《I AM THE MESSIAH》以及由Joey Waronker和许多人参与的专辑《Koool G Murder》。还包括四月份发行的EELS为电影做的插曲专辑 《Levity》。
在所有的这些作品中，最重要的还是6月3日发行的EELS 5th的第五张录音室专辑 《SHOOTENANNY！》之后80个城市进行了巡演。《ROLLING STONE》给了这张专辑4个星的评价，称之为“宗教式的自我的实现”同时由评委Tom Waits 和 Cameron Crowe在2003年的 Short List Music Prize上提名。
2005年DreamWorks Records 被 Universal合并，EELS也签约到Universal旗下的 Vagrant。4月26日全球同步发行的包含了33首歌的双张专辑《BLINKING LIGHTS AND OTHER REVELATIONS》，到场嘉宾包括E's hound dog,Bobby,Jr.新交的朋友 Tom Waits 和 The Lovin' Spoonful的 John Sebastian，同样还有 Peter Buck R.E.M.的Peter Buck。媒体声称这可能是E到现在来最好的作品。五月，"EELS with strings"形成，并开始巡演，同年五月从2003年的KCRW 精选的《SIXTEEN TONS》现场专辑发行。在出席了向Joni Mitchell 致敬演唱会和发行了EELS with Strings的现场CD，DVD套装后，EELS声称他要继续巡演。“《BLINKING LIGHTS》是双CD专辑，为了尊敬他，至少要有两次巡演。”E在5月25日宣布他要从Los Angeles开始的全球巡演的时候说道。
2008年1月发行精选集《Meet the Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006)》。4月发行录音室专辑《Electro-Shock Blues Show》，《Oh What A Beautiful Morning》和《Useless Trinkets-B Sides, Soundtracks, Rarieties and Unreleased 1996-2006》。12月发行电影《好好先生》原声带《Yes Man》。
2009年6月发行录音室专辑《Hombre Lobo》。
2010年1月发行专辑《End Times》。8月发行录音室专辑《Tomorrow Morning》。
2013年2月发行专辑《Wonderful, Glorious》和现场专辑《Tremendous Dynamite Live In 2010 + 2011》。
2014年4月22日，专辑《THE CAUTIONARY TALES OF MARK OLIVER EVERETT》发行，主唱Everett表示创作灵感来源于亲身经历。
2015年3月发行现场专辑《Royal Albert Hall》。
2016年4月30日，乐队现身 NPR'S WORLD CAFE。
Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American indie rock band, formed in California in 1995 by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett, known by the stage name E. Band members have changed across 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 about family, death and lost love.
In 1992, Polydor released ‘A Man Called E’ under the name E. 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 himself has recovered two of the songs ('The Only Thing I Care About' and 'Manchester Girl') from Broken Toy Shop for his own live shows with the Eels.
In 1996, the band released their debut album ‘Beautiful Freak’, a melancholy pop record with tormented lyrics.The singles "Novocaine for the Soul", "Susan's House" and "Your Lucky Day in Hell" achieved modest national and international success, winning the ‘Best International Breakthrough Act’ award at the 1998 BRIT Awards.In 1996 and 1997, Eels toured extensively to support the album, building their name as a live act in the United States and Europe. In September 1997, Walter quit the band.
Following the success of ‘Beautiful Freak’, E experienced a difficult time in his personal life. His sister committed suicide, and his mother was diagnosed with cancer. These events inspired him to write ‘Electro-Shock Blues’, which focuses on his family, which he had never written about previously, bar perhaps the song "Fitting in with the Misfits" from his 1992 solo album ‘A Man Called E’, written in the form of a letter to his mother."Electro-Shock Blues" was released in 1998. The album deals with many difficult subjects including suicide, death, and cancer. The tragedy of Everett's father's death became prominent once more in the context of his mother's pending death and his sister's suicide, and as a result the song "Baby Genius" is written for Hugh Everett III (his father).
In 2000, Eels released ‘Daisies of the Galaxy’. The album, which was recorded almost entirely in E's basement, is lighter and more upbeat than its predecessor.
In 2001, ‘Souljacker’ was released, an album with a heavier feel and more rock-oriented sound than ‘Daisies of the Galaxy’.
2003 marked the release of the album ‘Shootenanny!’. E now refers to the album as a break from recording the following ‘Blinking Lights’ album. In 2003, Eels did another big tour, the ‘Tour of Duty’. The live band consisted of E, Goldenboy (guitar), Koool G Murder (bass) and Puddin (drums).Later that year, E composed the score for the film Levity.
Eels' next album, ‘Blinking Lights and Other Revelations’, was released on April 26, 2005; it was the band's first release for new label Vagrant Records. It is a 33-track double album. Contributions were made by Tom Waits, Peter Buck, John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful), and Butch.
The first tour in support of the ‘Blinking Lights’ album, billed as Eels with Strings, featured primarily acoustic guitar-, organ- and piano-based performances by E backed by Allen 'Big Al' Hunter on piano and upright bass; Jeffrey Lyster (also known as Chet Atkins III or 'The Chet') on guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, musical saw and drums; and the string quartet of violinists Paloma Udovic and Julie Carpenter, violist Heather Lockie and cellist Ana Lenchantin. The tour resulted in a live album, ‘Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall’, recorded in New York City. The performance includes tracks from all of their albums, and was released on CD and DVD on February 21, 2006.
In early 2008 Eels released their first "greatest hits" compilation as well as a compilation of B-sides, rarities, soundtrack singles and unreleased tracks. ‘Meet the Eels: Essential Eels Vol. I’ spans the first decade of the Eels with singles from all their albums.
The soundtrack of the 2008 Jim Carrey comedy film ‘Yes Man’ features nine songs by the Eels, including "Man Up", a brand new song.
‘Hombre Lobo’, the seventh Eels studio album, was released on June 2, 2009. The album comprises twelve new songs. Eels released the live EP ‘The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009’ on October 14, 2009.
On October 14, 2009, the band's website announced that a new Eels album entitled ‘End Times’ would be released on January 19, 2010. A second album was announced on May 20, 2010—’Tomorrow Morning’ was described as "final installment of a trilogy that began with Hombre Lobo and End Times."
On February 5, 2013, the 10th Eels studio album was released, titled ‘Wonderful, Glorious’.The first single from the album, "Peach Blossom", premièred on Soundcloud on November 6, 2012. A month later, on December 4, 2012, the official video was released on Stereogum.The second single, "New Alphabet", was streamed pre-release on December 12, 2012 on Spinner.com
On March 25, 2013, the band released a parody music video called "Cold Dead Hand" through Funny or Die, with Jim Carrey replacing Everett on vocals. The song and video, set as a musical act during the variety program Hee Haw, lampoons American gun culture, and specifically former NRA spokesperson Charlton Heston.
Eels' eleventh studio album, ‘The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett’, was released on April 21, 2014 on E Works Records. In April 2015 the band released the DVD and double live album ‘Live at the Royal Albert Hall’.
Eels appeared on NPR'S WORLD CAFE on April 30,2016.
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- @ldd™：看起来像是《EVA》里的碇司令组建的乐队
- @西未：三个长不大的鳗鱼。非常棒的一个乐队，音乐适合恋爱、上床、睡觉、吃饭、提神等各种用途
- @更生仔：看了BBC纪录片《平行世界，平行生命》 才知道，Eelsde 主唱的父亲是研究平行宇宙的天才物理学家。在片尾他说，如果早知道父亲是伟大的物理学家，也许自己不会走音乐的道路，但是父亲正是物理界的摇滚明星。给父亲写的歌，特别动人，看到最后有点想哭。
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