Things the Grandchildren Should Know by Mark Oliver EverettMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
As a DJ at college station WXOU (Oakland University) the CD library had indie rock CDs in marked with black electrical tape on the spine. All that rows and rows of black from the '90s and aughts... most of it same as the other and so-so. Some, really remarkable. Eels stands out from that pack. The more I revisit Mark "E" Everett's work, the more I enjoy it. This revealing, unabashed autobiography adds depth (and includes audio snippets) of several songs and the backstory on the recording of the early albums, from the soul-sapping "biz" side to the tragedies including the early deaths of his father and sister beside a spate of cray-cray g-friends.
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