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Blinking Lights and Other Revelations Studio album by Eels Released April 19, 2005 Recorded 1998–2004, OneHitsville, U.S.A. studio, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California; additional recording at Knobworld, Tracktown, O'Henry, and The Bomb Factory Genre Indie rock Length 93:28 Language English Label Vagrant Producer E Eels chronology Shootenanny!
(2003)Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
(2005)Hombre Lobo
(2009)Singles from Blinking Lights and Other Revelations - "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)"
Released: March 22, 2005
Manchester 2005 cover Cover to the live EP Manchester 2005, packaged with the deluxe edition of the albumProfessional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
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Blinking Lights and Other Revelations is a 2005 double album by Eels. It was described by E on the official website as an album 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." Blinking Lights is a compilation of songs recorded with a variety of Eels lineups in E's home over a span of seven years. These include some intensely personal songs, instrumental pastiches, and straightforward pop. The sleeve and liner notes are composed of typewritten lyrics and family photos, implying the personal nature of the album.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by E, except where indicated.
- Disc one
- "Theme from Blinking Lights" – 1:44
- "From Which I Came/A Magic World" – 3:13
- "Son of a Bitch" (E and Jim Lang) – 2:27
- "Blinking Lights (For Me)" – 2:01
- "Trouble with Dreams" – 4:33
- "Marie Floating Over the Backyard" – 2:03
- "Suicide Life" – 2:41
- "In the Yard, Behind the Church" – 4:05
- "Railroad Man" – 4:16
- "The Other Shoe" – 2:32
- "Last Time We Spoke" – 2:22
- "Mother Mary" – 3:21
- "Going Fetal" – 2:21
- "Understanding Salesmen" – 2:43
- "Theme for a Pretty Girl That Makes You Believe God Exists" – 2:06
- "Checkout Blues" – 2:27
- "Blinking Lights (For You)" – 2:00
- Disc two
- "Dust of Ages" (E and Jim Jacobsen) – 2:21
- "Old Shit/New Shit" – 3:17
- "Bride of Theme from Blinking Lights" – 1:52
- "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" – 3:02
- "I'm Going to Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart" – 3:56
- "To Lick Your Boots" (Peter Buck and E) – 3:30
- "If You See Natalie" – 3:41
- "Sweet Li'l Thing" – 3:27
- "Dusk: A Peach in the Orchard" (E and John Sebastian) – 1:17
- "Whatever Happened to Soy Bomb" – 2:26
- "Ugly Love" – 2:58
- "God's Silence" – 1:26
- "Losing Streak" – 2:52
- "Last Days of My Bitter Heart" – 1:35
- "The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight" (E and Lang) – 3:31
- "Things the Grandchildren Should Know" – 5:22
Manchester 2005
This live album is only available on disc four of the deluxe edition of Blinking Lights and Other Revelations.[2] The songs were recorded on October 13, 2005 in Manchester at the Manchester Apollo.
- "Fresh Feeling"
- "Packing Blankets"
- "Bride of Theme from Blinking Lights"
- "From Which I Came/A Magic World"
- "Son of a Bitch"
- "Ant Farm"
- "Jeannie's Diary"
- "My Beloved Monster"
- "It's a Motherfucker"
- "Taking a Bath in Rust"
- "Trouble with Dreams"
- "I'm Going to Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart"
- "Dead of Winter"
- "Flyswatter"
- "Novocaine for the Soul"
- "Losing Streak"
- "Climbing to the Moon"
Personnel
- Eels
- Butch – Drums and percussion
- The Chet – Guitar
- E – Vocals, guitar, keyboards, and melodica
- Koool G. Murder – Bass guitar
- Puddin' – Drums
- Additional musicians
- Wayne Bergeron – Trumpet
- Bobby, Jr. – Wails on "Last Time We Spoke"
- Peter Buck – Guitar on "To Lick Your Boots" and "If You See Natalie"
- Matt DeMerritt – Saxophone
- Wally Gagel – Keyboards
- Ludvig Girdland – Violin
- Joe Gore – Guitar
- Probyn Gregory – horns
- David Hlebo – Saxophone
- Jim Jacobsen – Keyboards
- Jim Lang – Strings
- Bill Liston – Woodwinds
- Andy Martin – Trombone
- Joe Meyer – Horn
- Dick Mitchell – Flute
- John Sebastian – Organ on "Dusk: A Peach in the Orchard"
- Todd Simon – Trumpet
- Gerri Sutyak – Cello
- Michael Valerio – Bass guitar
- Tom Waits – Vocals on "Going Fetal"
- Production
- Michael Aarvold – Mixing
- Ryan Boesch – Mixing and programming
- Robert Carranza – Mixing
- Greg Collins – Mixing
- E – Production
- Wally Gagel – Mixing
- Koool G. Murder – Mixing and programming
- Jim Jacobsen – Horn and string arrangements and programming
- Jim Lang – Mixing
- Dan Pinder – Mixing
- Brendan Willard – Mixing
Release history
The album was initially released on April 19, 2005 through the iTunes Store and had physical releases on April 25 in the United Kingdom and the following date in the United States. On October 21, 2008, the band announced that 2,500 autographed copies of the album would be published on vinyl.[3] The songs were split across three discs, with a fourth disc serving as the bonus album Manchester 2005. The band made four of those tracks available as a free download for a week within announcing the album.
References
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:- 2005 albums
- Concept albums
- Double albums
- Eels (band) albums
- English-language albums
- Vagrant Records albums
- Albums produced by Mark Oliver Everett
- "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)"
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