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  • Audio CD (18 Jun 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Polydor Group
  • ASIN: B000005ALP
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,207 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Novocaine For The Soul [Explicit] 3:08£0.79
Listen  2. Susan's House 3:43£0.79
Listen  3. Rags To Rags 3:53£0.79
Listen  4. Beautiful Freak 3:34£0.79
Listen  5. Not Ready Yet 4:46£0.79
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Listen  7. Flower 3:36£0.79
Listen  8. Guest List 3:13£0.79
Listen  9. Mental 4:01£0.79
Listen10. Spunky 3:11£0.79
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Listen12. Manchild 4:05£0.79

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E, the guitarist, vocalist and songwriter with LA band Eels, had already recorded two solo albums before teaming up with drummer Butch and bassist Tommy to produce Beautiful Freak. Opener and single "Novocaine for the Soul" set the tone: melodic, articulate pop that, like fellow LA musician Beck, makes startling and inventive use of samples, beats and odd arrangements. The Eels' music takes in post-Nirvana grunge, soul, country, hip-hop, and even jazz, all without sounding derivative; E's intensely personal lyrics are similarly multi-faceted, blending wit, angst, disaffection, and surreal urban detail--as in the mournfully soundtracked cross-city trek of "Susan's House". Throughout the eclectic swirl of musical influence and misanthropic irony the band never lose the ability to craft affecting laid-back pop songs and subtle, naggingly catchy hooks. An inspired album, and that rare thing, an art-house rock record full of memorable tunes. --Burhan Tufail


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With his band Eels, the one-lettered pop wiz known as E expands on both his name and his dark, baroque vision. Eels arelike your precocious teenaged brother, brimming with talent, discontent and alienation. Their musical aptitude is ingratiating enough to mitigate their gen-X sad-sack persona. Thetrio employs a variety of sonic strategies, including hip-hop beats, spoken narratives, orchestral touches and choral voices, to round out a tart, twisted version of guitar-based alternative rock.
Not a band likely to be found on the sunny side of the street, Eels spin tale after tale of disaffection and existential ennui. Even a love song like the titletrack revolves around the concept that the object of the narrator's affection is desirable mostly because she's just asmuch a misfit as he is. "Guest List" presupposes God's disregard for the singer with an almost anticipatory glee. Eels'ace in the hole is their pop smarts, which are up to the task of contrasting their bleak outlook with immediately arresting melodies and arrangements. The gestalt of these two elements makes BEAUTIFUL FREAK an original and spellbinding recording.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully refreshing, 6 Aug 2002
By Beautiful Freak (Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
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I came across eels while browsing ('beloved monster' from the film 'shrek' led me to them), and bought the album on impulse. Listening to it for the first time was a wonderful experience. It is brilliant to find something completely new, completely honest and instantly recognisable. Nothing is held back: this music comes from the heart. The lyrics are intelligent, unpatronising and complex, while the music is wonderful, gentle, soothing, melodic. The songs vary from the uplifting ('beautiful freak' and 'spunky' are two of my favourites) to the more gloomy ('flower' and 'susan.') There are songs for good days, and songs for bad days. Every song rang a bell to me, and to find music which is so emotional and beautiful will be refreshing to anyone who just wants to be their own beautiful freak.

'One day the world will be ready for you, and wonder how they didn't see.' (Spunky, track 10)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great suprise, 2 Feb 2005
This is the first album I've bought through amazon links and recommendations. Its great. As someone who is now in his 40's, I'd started to lose the will to listen to the new, but its really difficult not to like this album. The lyrics are sensitive, witty and strangly uplifting, the music is eclectic with loads of influences which, as someone who grew up in the 70's, I could feel comfortable with. Absolutely recommend it.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my top 10 albums of all time, 2 Mar 2006
By R. M. Morgan "bigmark100" (australia) - See all my reviews
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Why why why are the Eels not more popular? This album is an absolute classic. Go on give it a few listens and see if you dont agree.
Sad, Honest , funny. the lyrics are amazing.

Every song a masterpiece.
Novacaine for the soul is by no means the best.
I cant understand why it was the best known single.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't let this slip by
I have an eclectic music collection yet somehow Eels had escaped me. I bought this a week ago and haven't stopped playing it. For me it is simply perfect. Read more
Published 20 months ago by hungry sponge

5.0 out of 5 stars Lullabies of loneliness
I don't think to this day you will ever hear any band or artiste like the EELS. What they do so very well is they have a sound of their own, and that sound is full of riffs on the... Read more
Published 24 months ago by M. Summerfield

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant album
One of my best albums. Give it a few listens and it will become yours too.
Amazing lyrics,
Published on 28 Feb 2006 by R. M. Morgan

5.0 out of 5 stars Go Buy It!
No, they're not paying me to advertise them. It would be nice, of course, but I digress.

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Published on 7 Aug 2005 by Caz

2.0 out of 5 stars It's been done before
Some okay tunes but the lyrics are a freshfaced american teenager's idea of darkness. Would have been better if they'd got someone else to write them or gone "la la la"... Read more
Published on 7 April 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars It plays with your soul
This is the finest album since the white album, it is beautiful and pure, it tears at your heart and mind and touches your very soul. Buy it, and feel glad to be alive
Published on 16 Mar 2005 by lobe_mc_lobe

5.0 out of 5 stars Freakishly beautiful ...
So amazing, I had never heard of them until a friend lent it to me. great tunes, deep lyrics, makes u think and chill out at the same time. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2004 by aliharper

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Stuff
This is an beautifully melancholic and well worth a listen for anyone who is into music or not into music for that fact. It's brilliant. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful ! Just So.........Beautiful !
" Turn the Ugly Light Off God, I don't wanna See my Face" ! Yes..E Has Issues, the Issues the Hurt and Pain he expresses throughout this album Is Felt Deep Down everytime I play... Read more
Published on 19 April 2003 by Ben Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars ~ * ~
Beautiful Freak is my favourite album of all time, what more can I say? It's beautiful.
As this reply has to be longer than 75 words, I'd better write some more. Read more
Published on 3 May 2002

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