- Daisies of the Galaxy
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Daisies of the Galaxy Studio album by Eels Released February 28, 2000 Recorded March–May 1999 Genre Indie rock Length 44:18 Language English Label DreamWorks/Interscope (US)
Polydor (UK)Producer E Eels chronology Electro-Shock Blues
(1998)Daisies of the Galaxy
(2000)Souljacker
(2001)Singles from Daisies of the Galaxy - "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues"
Released: February 14, 2000 - "Flyswatter"
Released: June 5, 2000 - "Jeannie's Diary"
Released: 2000 (promo)
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[2] Popmatters (8/10)[3] Rolling Stone [4]
Stylus Magazine (Positive)[5] Daisies of the Galaxy is an album by Eels. It was released on February 28, 2000 in the United Kingdom and March 14, 2000 in the United States. "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" peaked at #11 in the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed]
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by E, except as indicated.
- "Grace Kelly Blues" – 3:38
- "Packing Blankets" – 2:07
- "The Sound of Fear" – 3:33
- "I Like Birds" – 2:35
- "Daisies of the Galaxy" – 3:27
- "Flyswatter" – 3:20
- "It's a Motherfucker"[6] – 2:14
- "Estate Sale" (E and Peter Buck) – 1:36
- "Tiger in My Tank" – 3:07
- "A Daisy Through Concrete" – 2:26
- "Jeannie's Diary" – 3:37
- "Wooden Nickels" – 2:55
- "Something Is Sacred" – 2:52
- "Selective Memory" – 2:44
- "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (E and Michael Simpson) – 3:58 (hidden track)
- Japanese bonus track
- "Birdgirl on a Cell Phone" – 3:09
Personnel
- Eels
- Butch – Drums and backing vocals
- E – Vocals, guitar, electric bass, and Wurlitzer organ
- Additional musicians
- David Alvarez – Drums
- Peter Buck – Guitar
- Wayne Bergeron – horn
- Chris Bleth – Horn
- Andy Martin – Horn
- Grant-Lee Phillips – Guitar
- Paul Edge - turntables
- Production
- E – Production, art direction, and mixing
- Wally Gagel – Engineering and mixing
- Jim Lang – Engineer, horn and string arrangements, and mixing
- Bob Ludwig – Mastering
- Mickey Petralia – Programming and engineering
- Francesca Restrepo – Art direction and design
- Jeffrey Shannon – Engineering
- Michael Simpson – Production, engineering, and mixing
- James Stone – Engineering
- Adrian Tomine – Illustrations
Notes
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Popmatters review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Stylus Magazine review
- ^ An edited version of the album was also released on the American market with "It's a Motherfucker" replaced by "It's a Monstertrucker."
External links
Daisies of the Galaxy at MusicBrainz
Mark Oliver Everett (E)
Other members: Orest Balaban · Wayne Bergeron · Big/Krazy Al · Bobby, Jr. · Jon Brion · Peter Buck · T-Bone Burnett · Butch · The Chet · Chris Bleth · Jennifer Condos · Amanda Course · Steve Crum · Matt DeMerritt · Wally Gagel · Lisa Germano · David Girdland · Mark Goldenberg · Goldenboy · Scott Gordon · Joe Gore · Probyn Gregory · David Hlebo · Parthenon Huxley · Jim Jacobsen · James King · Koool G Murder · Knuckles · Julie · Jim Lang · Ana Lenchantin · Bill Liston · Heather Lockie · Andy Martin · Joe Meyer · Mickey P. · Dick Mitchell · Jon Molzan · P-Boo · John Parish · Grant-Lee Phillips · Puddin' · John Sebastian · Adam Siegel · Todd Simon · Michael Simpson · Aysa and Chloe of Smoosh · Chris Solberg · Spider · Gerri Sutyak · Tiny Al · Paloma Udovic · Michael Valerio · Tom Waits · Tommy Walter · Stuart WylenStudio albums Beautiful Freak · Electro-Shock Blues · Daisies of the Galaxy · Souljacker · Shootenanny! · Blinking Lights and Other Revelations · Hombre Lobo · End Times · Tomorrow MorningE solo albums Bad Dude in Love (as Mark Everett) · A Man Called E · Broken Toy Shop · Levity (as Mark Oliver Everett) · I Am the Messiah (as MC Honky)Other albums Oh What a Beautiful Morning · Electro-Shock Blues Show · Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs) · B-Sides & Rarities 1996–2003 · Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall · Meet The Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006) · Useless Trinkets · Live and In Person! London 2006 · Manchester 2005 · The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009Singles "Hello Cruel World" · "Nowheresville" · Not for Airplay · "Novocaine for the Soul" · "Susan's House" · "Rags to Rags" · "Your Lucky Day in Hell" · "Beautiful Freak" · "Last Stop: This Town" · "Cancer for the Cure" · "Climbing to the Moon" · "3 Speed" · "Flyswatter" · "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" · "Jeannie's Diary" · "Souljacker part I" · "Fresh Feeling" · "Saturday Morning" · "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" · "Trouble with Dreams" · "I Want to Protect You" · "Climbing to the Moon (Jon Brion Remix)" · "My Timing Is Off/Fresh Blood" · "That Look You Give That Guy" · "A Line in the Dirt" · "Looking Up" · "Spectacular Girl"Related articles Categories:- 2000 albums
- DreamWorks Records albums
- Eels (band) albums
- English-language albums
- Albums produced by Mark Oliver Everett
- "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues"
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