Comments on: Eels – End Times [Album Review] http://www.hearya.com/2010/01/19/eels-end-times-album-review/ Indie Music Blog, Live Sessions, and Daily MP3 Downloads. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: poncho http://www.hearya.com/2010/01/19/eels-end-times-album-review/comment-page-1/#comment-153354 poncho Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:49:52 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/?p=10022#comment-153354 He should have released this for free. I shouldn't have had to pay for this. He should have released this for free. I shouldn’t have had to pay for this.

]]> By: oz http://www.hearya.com/2010/01/19/eels-end-times-album-review/comment-page-1/#comment-140796 oz Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:21:39 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/?p=10022#comment-140796 Deep Dark Woods at Threadgills at SxSW is the most miserable you've seen me. I was borderline suicidal with that hangover. Deep Dark Woods at Threadgills at SxSW is the most miserable you’ve seen me. I was borderline suicidal with that hangover.

]]> By: Shirk http://www.hearya.com/2010/01/19/eels-end-times-album-review/comment-page-1/#comment-140752 Shirk Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:58:43 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/?p=10022#comment-140752 I've really been enjoying this album. I haven't listened to Eels in quite awhile and hadn't done any homework about any recent (or near recent work) so I had no idea what to expect. On first listen, I was a little underwhelmed. HOWEVER, as soon as "I Drew A Line In The Dirt"came on, my feelings toward the album changed immediately. This song is good. Like a lot of Everett's material, it's got some quirky lyrics "She locked herself in the bathroom again...so I'm pissing in the yard", but they paint a perfect picture. Something I can totally relate to. Once that song pulled me in, the rest of the album really started to make more sense. There are some tunes on End Times that definitely rise up above the cloud of mope. "Paradise Blues", for example. I agree with Oz in that the timing of things is a little off...and to no fault of Eels. This album was obviously written before the disaster in Haiti. It's hard to relate to some of these topics on End Times in context of what's going on right now. And Ethan, no need to be skeptical of Oz, I've seen him miserable. The morning after a few music festivals come to mind. I’ve really been enjoying this album. I haven’t listened to Eels in quite awhile and hadn’t done any homework about any recent (or near recent work) so I had no idea what to expect. On first listen, I was a little underwhelmed. HOWEVER, as soon as “I Drew A Line In The Dirt”came on, my feelings toward the album changed immediately. This song is good. Like a lot of Everett’s material, it’s got some quirky lyrics “She locked herself in the bathroom again…so I’m pissing in the yard”, but they paint a perfect picture. Something I can totally relate to. Once that song pulled me in, the rest of the album really started to make more sense. There are some tunes on End Times that definitely rise up above the cloud of mope. “Paradise Blues”, for example.

I agree with Oz in that the timing of things is a little off…and to no fault of Eels. This album was obviously written before the disaster in Haiti. It’s hard to relate to some of these topics on End Times in context of what’s going on right now.

And Ethan, no need to be skeptical of Oz, I’ve seen him miserable. The morning after a few music festivals come to mind.

]]> By: oddbodkins http://www.hearya.com/2010/01/19/eels-end-times-album-review/comment-page-1/#comment-140749 oddbodkins Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:31:19 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/?p=10022#comment-140749 Have you seen Mr. E live? Of the two times i've had the pleasure, he was very angry once (though the punk version of "I Like Birds" was kick ass), very melancholy the second. That man is a walking billboard for anti-depressants. You'd think a guy with a beard that impressive would be at least slighly more upbeat. Have you seen Mr. E live? Of the two times i’ve had the pleasure, he was very angry once (though the punk version of “I Like Birds” was kick ass), very melancholy the second.

That man is a walking billboard for anti-depressants. You’d think a guy with a beard that impressive would be at least slighly more upbeat.

]]> By: Ethan Stanislawski http://www.hearya.com/2010/01/19/eels-end-times-album-review/comment-page-1/#comment-140747 Ethan Stanislawski Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:10:07 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/?p=10022#comment-140747 While I am skeptical of any non-miserable music critic, I appreciate anyone who has managed to avoid misery. While I am skeptical of any non-miserable music critic, I appreciate anyone who has managed to avoid misery.

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