Eels - Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire (Dig)
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Artist: EelsEdition: Music CD
Audio: Spanish (Unknown)
Format: Enhanced
CD Release Date: 2009-06-02
Music Label: Vagrant Records
Soundtracks:
- Prizefighter
- That Look You Give That Guy
- Lilac Breeze
- In My Dreams
- Tremendous Dynamite
- The Longing
- Fresh Blood
- What's a Fella Gotta Do
- My Timing Is Off
- All the Beautiful Things
- Beginner's Luck
- Ordinary Man
Music reviews of Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire (Dig)
Music Review: not great, but better than good
Rating: 3 Stars
Just wanna start by saying I love Eels. They were one of the first bands I fell in love with once I really started getting into music and since then have salivated at every new album. Every CD they've put out has been either a masterpiece or a near-masterpiece so the bar for "Hombre Lobo" has been set pretty high, but unfortunately I just don't feel they hit it this time.
The 12 songs are a mix of upbeat and mellow, more upbeat than previous albums which is where I think things go wrong. E lately hasn't been that great at rocking out (early Eels albums have awesome go-crazy songs but recent attempts IMHO have felt sort of strained and contrived) I dig his voice but the gruff hoarseness just doesn't make for loud singing or screaming. It's much better on the tender, quieter stuff. All the fast songs also sound pretty much identical which is never good. "Lilac Breeze" "Tremendous Dynamite" and "What's A Fella Gotta Do" honestly just made me wince.
"Hombre Lobo" is saved by the slower, what I feel are the more archetype Eels-songs. "That Look You Give That Guy" and "In My Dreams" are nice breezy numbers that are perfect for bummin around on a lazy afternoon. However everything is overshadowed by the tragic "My Timing Is Off" which I think is the best track on here and can be likened to last album's "Railroad Man". (which not surprisingly is my fav song on "Blinking Lights")
Overall it's a good album, it's just more of the same. E is a great lyricist but how many songs can he possibly write about being an outsider looking for love? Musically it's good, but isn't very creative and creativity is what we expect from Eels given how original they've proven themselves to be. I feel like I could've come up with most of these songs myself. It's a cliched thing to say, but this is a perfect example of a CD that's better than most of what's out there but for what the artist is capable of...it's sort of a miss. "Hombre Lobo" will be in my CD player for awhile, but I'm sticking with "Daisies of the Galaxy" when someone asks what album is the best to get into Eels with.
Description of Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire (Dig)
2009 release, the seventh studio album from the ever-changing project led by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett (aka E). Hombre Lobo was recorded entirely at E's studio in Los Angeles with Koool G Murder (bass, keyboards and guitar) and Knuckles (drums and percussion). Features the first single 'Fresh Blood'.Alternative Rock CDs
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