I Am the Messiah

Infobox Album
Name = I Am the Messiah
Type = Studio
Artist = MC Honky

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Released = Startdate|2002|11|04
Recorded = Summer 2000 [ [http://www.eelstheband.com/biography/index.asp] EELS biography 2006]
Genre = Dance
Length = mm:ss
Label = Australia: Liberation Records
UK/Europe: B Unique Records
U.S: SpinART Records
Japan: Imperial Records
Producer = MC Honky
Reviews =*Mojo [MOJO magazine, page 100, 4/2003.] rating|3|5 *"Spin [Spin magazine, page 111, 7/2003.]
Last album = "Levity"
(2003)
This album = "I Am The Messiah"
(2002)
Next album = "Blinking Lights and Other Revelations"
(2005)

"I Am the Messiah" is a self-produced album recorded by, MC Honky thought to be E (from Eels). Other guests on the album include Joey Waronker (of Beck and R.E.M.), and Eels drummer and bassist Butch and Koool G Murder. [ [http://www.nme.com/news/eels/13547] NME.com, 2003] An animated music video was made for "Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)," included on the enhanced CD.

Track listing

#"Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)"
#"Hung Up"
#"The Object"
#"A Good Day to Be You"
#"Baby Elephant Rock-A-Bye"
#"What a Bringdown"
#"Only a Rose Pt. 1"
#"My Bad Seed"
#"The Devil Went Down to Silverlake"
#"Soft Velvety 'Fer"
#"The Baby That Was You"
#"Turntables & 2 Microphones"
#"Only a Rose Pt. 2"
#"The Object" (Unplugged, bonus track)The Japanese release includes unplugged versions of "The Object" and "Hung Up." All three performances were recorded for Xfm radio.

Personnel

*MC Honky
*Koool G Murder

*Curt Anderson - Programming, engineer
*Wally Gagel - Programming, producer, engineer
*Joey Waronker - Programming, engineer
*Ryan Boesch - Programming, engineer
*Bernie Grundman - Mastering
*Francesca Restrepo - Art direction

Release history

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

Notes

External links

* [http://www.eelstheband.com/honkycontent.html Homepage of MC Honky]
* [http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=5168 E=MC Honky]
* [http://www.rockingeels.com/mchonky MC Honky Fans]