Shootenanny

titolo-shootenanny!artista-eels etichetta-dreamworksn. dischi1data28 maggio 2003supportocd audiogenerepop e rock internazionale-brani----1.all in a day's workascolta2.saturday morningascolta3.the good old daysascolta4.love of the lovelessascolta5.dirty girlascolta6.agonyascolta7.rock hard timesascolta8.restraining order bluesascolta9.lone wolfascolta10.wrong about bobbyascolta11.numbered daysascolta12.fashion awardsascolta13.somebody loves you

Head Eel Mark "E" Everett purges his soul with a smile on Shootenanny!, as he delivers bursts of bittersweet wit and lighthearted drama. Unlike solemn 1996 epic Electro-Shock Blues and 2001’s thorny Souljacker, E's songwriting here puts the emphasis on light melodies and clean pop craft. While his limber genre-jumping often earns comparisons to Beck, there's also some of Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy in E’s razor-burn voice. And though Shootenanny! isn’t out on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’s experimental ledge, it has a similar unruly twang that injects a dose of whimsy into soul-searching songs like "Love of the Loveless." "Wrong About Bobby," for instance, glides along on sunny, jangling guitars while E tries and fails to forgive a violent grudge. By mixing sweet with sour, E's warm and fuzzy mope rock sounds great whether it's blasting out of a convertible on a sunny day or playing in the background on a rainy night. --Matthew Cooke