The Eels will release their first retrospective, Meet The EELS: Essential Eels Vol. 1, 1996-2006, which contains both a CD and DVD on January 15. What's more, the band will drop a double CD/DVD EELS Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks and Unreleased 1996-2006 that same day. The former spans the EELS' first decade with 24 tracks and a dozen promotional videos on the DVD. The latter has a whopping 50 tracks with gems like an unreleased cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" and Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend" among many others. The DVD contains six performances from the EELS' Lollapalooza 2006 appearance.
Here's the complete track list: MEET THE EELS: Essential Eels Vol. I, 1996-2006 (CD+DVD) 01 novocaine for the soul 02 susan's house 03 my beloved monster 04 your lucky day in hell 05 3 speed 06 last stop: this town 07 climbing to the moon (jon brion remix)* 08 flyswatter 09 i like birds 10 mr. E's beautiful blues 11 it's a motherfucker 12 souljacker part 1 13 that's not really funny 14 fresh feeling 15 get ur freak on* 16 saturday morning 17 love of the loveless 18 dirty girl (live at town hall) 19 i need some sleep 20 hey man (now you're really living) 21 i'm going to stop pretending that i didn't break your heart 22 trouble with dreams 23 railroad man 24 losing streak EELS VIDEO COLLECTION DVD: 01 novocaine for the soul 02 susan's house 03 rags to rags 04 your lucky day in hell 05 last stop: this town 06 cancer for the cure 07 flyswatter 08 souljacker part I 09 saturday morning 10 hey man (now you're really living) 11 trouble with dreams 12 dirty girl (live at town hall) *previously unreleased EELS USELESS TRINKETS: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2006 (2CD+DVD) DISC 1: 01 novocaine for the soul (live from hell) 02 fucker 03 my beloved monster (live from tennessee) 04 dog's life 05 susan's apartment 06 manchester girl (BBC) 07 flower (BBC) 08 my beloved mad monster party (BBC) 09 animal 10 stepmother 11 everything's gonna be cool this christmas 12 your lucky day in hell (michael simpson remix)* 13 altar boy 14 novocaine for the soul (moog cookbook remix) 15 if i was your girlfriend (live)* 16 bad news 17 funeral parlor 18 hospital food (BBC) 19 open the door (BBC) 20 birdgirl on a cell phone 21 vice president fruitley 22 my beloved monstrosity 23 dark end of the street (live)* 24 the cheater's guide to your heart (live)* 25 useless trinkets* DISC 2: 01 mr. E's beautiful remix 02 souljacker part I (alternate version)* 03 dog faced boy (alternate version)* 04 jennifer eccles 05 rotten world blues 06 can't help falling in love 07 christmas is going to the dogs 08 mighty fine blues 09 eyes down 10 skywriting 11 taking a bath in rust 12 estranged friends* 13 her 14 waltz of the naked clowns 15 i like birds (live)* 16 sad foot sign 17 living life 18 the bright side 19 after the operation 20 jelly dancers 21 i could never take the place of your man (live at Town Hall) 22 mr. E's beautiful blues (live at Town Hall) 23 i want to protect you* 24 i put a spell on you (live)* 25 saw a ufo* EELS LOLLAPALOOZA 2006 DVD: 01 saturday morning 02 eyes down 03 my beloved monster 04 a magic world 05 not ready yet 06 souljacker part I *previously unreleased
Not to be a jerk, but it's just eels. They've never put a "the" in front of their name as far as I know of.
bradford
And yet the title is Meet THE Eels. Maybe I oughta shut my big mouth?
bradford