E A Man Called (E) 1992

 

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Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

E was the alias of quirk-pop singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, born April 9, 1963 in Virginia. The 1971 death of his physicist father sent him into a prolonged tailspin, and after battling drug and alcohol problems throughout his teens, he dropped out of school and took a job pumping gas. Everett's interest in music eventually inspired him to turn to record reviewing, and from there he moved into engineering and production. Settling in California, he adopted the E moniker and began pursuing a solo career, debuting in 1992 with A Man Called (E), a collection of richly-textured yet poignantly fractured pop songs which drew heavily upon his own life experiences. Broken Toy Shop followed a year later, but despite good reviews, both records sold poorly, and E was dropped by his label, Polydor. He then formed the band the Eels, whose 1996 debut Beautiful Freak earned significant media exposure with its lead single, "Novacaine for the Soul"; however, on the eve of the album's release, Everett's sister committed suicide, and her death -- along with the subsequent cancer-related passing of his mother -- informed 1998's bleak Electro-Shock Blues. Daisies of the Galaxy followed two years later.  

Tracklist  

1	Hello Cruel World	3:50
2	Fitting In With The Misfits	3:09
3	Are You & Me Gonna Happen	3:00
4	Looking Out The Window With A Blue Hat On	2:17
5	Nowheresville	3:21
6	Symphony For Toy Piano In G Minor	0:34
7	Mockingbird Franklin	3:03
8	I've Been Kicked Around	3:24
9	Pray	2:46
10	E's Tune	2:53
11	You'll Be The Scarecrow	3:21

I HATE THE 90s Volume 18

 1. PAPAS FRITAS Smash This World
 2. QUEEN SARAH SATURDAY Dreamer
 3. OP8 Sand
 4. LUSH Laura
 5. LIARS INC. Better
 6. CEMENT Six
 7. WRECK Bad Energy
 8. BOSS HOG Count Me Out
 9. AMMONIA Face Down
10. SON VOLT Live Free
11. TRIPL3FASTACTION Aerosmith
12. THE ODDS Jack Hammer
13. DRUMS & TUBA Does It Suck To Be You
14. EELS Novocaine For The Soul
15. VERBENA Hot Blood
16. CARBOMB Radio Bomb Squad
17. MAJOR STARS Rock Revival Theme
18. IMPERIAL DRAG Zodiac SIgn
19. SONETIC VET Boys Peeking
20. SOMETHING PRETTY BEAUTIFUL Freak Outburst
21. THE FAUVES Big Brother Age
22. THE WEAKERTHANS Diagnosis
23. DUB NARCOTIC SOUND SYSTEM Sawed Off

MY HEAD Endless Bummer 1996

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AllMusic Review by Jason Anderson 

Endless Bummer is the one and only major release from alternative hard rock outfit My Head. Consisting of guitarist/vocalist Adam Siegel, drummer Greg Saenz, and bassist Dave Silva, My Head made a guitar-heavy, almost psychedelic brand of sometimes funky rock that, while not entirely unique, had a swirling, organic texture that sounds something like Cream meets Alice in Chains. Seigel's guitar work is gritty and surprisingly fresh as he tosses out a multitude of diverse '70s grooves that conjure up past heroes like Eric Clapton, Robin Trower, and Tom Morello, sometimes all in one song. Unfortunately, the guitarist's vocal work lacks the color and imagination of his fretboard exploits. Occasionally derivative, My Head comes a little too close to some more recognizable alternative and grunge artists, as in "I Don't Want Nothing," when the band does an almost note-for-note Nirvana impersonation that self-consciously twists into a classic rock refrain before falling back into a very Cobain-esque coda. A respectable effort, Endless Bummer is an interesting collection of well-executed ideas that unfortunately just doesn't quite add up. 

Tracklist  

1	Carnasaur
2	Killer Hair
3	Point Of View
4	Fall
5	Humbucker
6	Positive
7	Sonrisa
8	I Don't Want Nothing
9	Nesbitts
10	Don't Waste My Time
11	Log
12	Teenage Foxes