We caught up with Mark Oliver Everett—best known as 'E'—to talk about the latest Eels (THE_EELS) vinyl reissues from one of the band's busiest and greatest eras:
Yeah, it’s been a weird thing. Because I have to approve the masters for vinyl, I have to actually listen to the whole albums—and it’s always a case of [being] the first time I’ve heard them since back in the day. Theone in particular, it really surprised me at what an emotional experience it was for me. I really choked up a lot during it, and I was also kind of overwhelmed by thinking about how much hard work we put into it and thinking back about when we were making it.
Yeah, we really set out to do something unique for that tour by having four string players and having a bunch of acoustic keyboards. It was a very acoustic affair. The drums were a set of suitcases. It was quite an ordeal putting it together. If you watch theconcert film, it seems like we’re really on top of everything—but the tour was complete mayhem. We had a tour manager who had never been a tour manager before, and we were just flying by the seat of our pants.
Yeah, it really was. I’m really proud of the record, too. Another aspect of it, that I believe to my knowledge, is that it’s the only album made in the history of music that features Tom Waits, Peter Buck, John Sebastian from the Lovin Spoonful and my dog, Bobby Jr., all on the same record.I mean, I gotta go with Bobby Jr. first, of course. And then Tom Waits is a close second. But none of them are slouches. One great thing on that tour was Tom. On the album, we did that through the mail.
? You worked on the soundtrack to the Jim Carrey film Yes Man and took time away to work on other non-musical projects. I imagine you must have been pretty depleted after releasingtaking a rest. It just appeared that way as far as new music goes, but we did a lot of touring. We toured in 2006, where we did the opposite of the 2005 strings tour. And then, in 2008, we put out therarities collection and toured with just me and The Chet [Eels member Jeff Lyster] as a two piece.
]. And, [during] all of that time, I was also making the next three records. That’s why they [came] out in such a succession.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Mark Howerton's prison sentence for killing Cayley Mandadi has some strings attachedWhen Mark Howerton was sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Cayle Mandadi, he lost rights he won't immediately regain if he's paroled.
Weiterlesen »
Covid-19 inquiry: Mark Drakeford, Vaughan Gething to face questionsThe first minister will be asked at the UK public inquiry if Wales was ready for Covid in 2020.
Weiterlesen »
WSJ News Exclusive | Mark Zuckerberg Looks to Deliver Hit to Elon Musk With Upcoming Twitter CloneMeta plans to release a microblogging app called Threads that will hit the market soon after Elon Musk announced new Twitter strictures that will limit how many posts users see on the platform
Weiterlesen »
Threads app launch: This is when the real Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg cage match beginsThreads, Instagram's forthcoming Twitter clone, is launching amid a string of bad news for the Elon Musk-owned app.
Weiterlesen »
As Elon Musk Sets Twitter on Fire, Mark Zuckerberg's Threads Teases LaunchAs Twitter experienced one of the longest outages over the weekend, Meta teased Instagram Threads — an app aimed to strike at the Chief Twit's territory
Weiterlesen »
Must-do: What Congress has left on its plate at year's halfway markAs the year inches closer to its halfway mark, Congress must take a look at its to-do list so far, given its list of promises members of both parties still have to meet.
Weiterlesen »