Daisies of the Galaxy

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I've heard of Eels before but never listened. It's fun enough indie pop but doesn't blow me away or anything. I like his voice.

This is the album I would've picked for the main list. I love this album.

It’s better than the one in the main list, but that’s about the only nice thing I can say about it

It's relatively different from the album on the list by Eels, but it still isn't really my thing, although it does get better as it goes on.

Cool and of its era, but not my thing.

Daisies of the Galaxy is, for me, one of Eels’ finest moments, right up there with Electro-Shock Blues. When it came out, it was a shock after the dark and deeply emotional Electro-Shock Blues. The opening track feels like a New Orleans funeral march, and at first, I braced for another gut-wrenching journey. However, the tone shifts and reveals an album that appears lighter and friendlier on the surface.

Digging deeper, there’s still plenty of pain, even in the playful I Like Birds with its sadness about E’s mother dying of lung cancer. This is E telling us: it’s going to be OK. Deal with the pain. Get out of bed.

That’s why the standout for me is A Daisy Through Concrete. It’s the album’s theme distilled into one song: the anthem of getting up, and moving forward even when you don’t want to. The jazzy drumming and warm organ give it an effortless groove, and it has become one of the defining songs of my life.

"Wake up the dying,
don't wake up the dead
change what you're sayin,
Don't change what you've said
Now that it's time that
I got out of bed"

And then, just when you’re ready, the album ends on the euphoric Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues, one of the best “life goes on” closers ever.

Thank you to whoever submitted this album. It’s one I could have picked myself, and I’ll always keep it close.

A much better album than the one that was included on the official 1001 list (Beautiful Freak).

Favorite songs: Mr. E's Beautiful Blues, Flyswatter, Grace Kelly Blues, I Like Birds, Packing Blankets, The Sound of Fear

Least favorite songs: It's a Motherfucker

4/5

Actually pretty good, the songs sounded a bit samey though.

I can't believe I'm locked in here in this challenge with yall.

An absolute joy, and an album I have enjoyed since the day it came out, when my sister bought it and taped me a copy! A bit of a shame that digital versions can't have a "hidden track", especially when it is one of the best (and was the lead single).
Well worth a place in the book - a brilliant suggestion

Yes great album better than the Eels album that is on the list,

I slightly prefer this to "Beautiful Freak," but I still don't like it. As the cover might imply, this mostly sounds like warped children's music.