I Am the Messiah

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I Am The Messiah
I Am The Messiah cover
Studio album by MC Honky
Released November 4, 2002 (Australia)
March 31, 2003 (UK/Europe)
April 8, 2003 (US)
June 25, 2003 (Japan)
Recorded Summer 2000[1]
Genre Dance
Length mm:ss
Label Australia: Liberation Records
UK/Europe: B Unique Records
U.S: SpinART Records
Japan: Imperial Records
Producer MC Honky
Professional reviews
  • Mojo[2] 3/5 stars "...Great fun and not without musical depth. E's trademark black humour now brightening..."
  • Spin[3] "...Loose....Fun..." - Grade: B+
MC Honky chronology
Levity
(2003)		 I Am The Messiah
(2002)		 Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
(2005)

I Am The Messiah is a self-produced album recorded by, MC Honky (E, from Eels). Other guests on the album include Joey Waronker (of Beck and R.E.M.), and Eels drummer and bassist Butch and Koool G Murder.[4] An animated music video was made for "Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)," included on the enhanced CD.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Sonnet No. 3 (Like A Duck)"
  2. "Hung Up"
  3. "The Object"
  4. "A Good Day To Be You"
  5. "Baby Elephant Rock-A-Bye"
  6. "What A Bringdown"
  7. "Only A Rose Pt. 1"
  8. "My Bad Seed"
  9. "The Devil Went Down To Silverlake"
  10. "Soft Velvety 'Fer"
  11. "The Baby That Was You"
  12. "Turntables & 2 Microphones"
  13. "Only A Rose Pt. 2"
  14. "The Object" (Unplugged, bonus track)

The Japanese release includes unplugged versions of "The Object" and "Hung Up." All three performances were recorded for Xfm radio.

[edit] Performance credits

MC Honky Primary Artist
Koool G Murder Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocal

[edit] Technical Credits

Curt Anderson Programming, Engineer
Wally Gagel Programming, Producer, Engineer
Joey Waronker Programming, Engineer
Ryan Boesch Programming, Engineer
Bernie Grundman Mastering
Francesca Restrepo Art Direction

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ [1] EELS biography 2006
  2. ^ MOJO magazine, page 100, 4/2003.
  3. ^ Spin magazine, page 111, 7/2003.
  4. ^ [2] NME.com, 2003
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