| 词条 | Blinking Lights and Other Revelations |
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| name = Blinking Lights and Other Revelations | type = studio | artist = Eels | cover = BlinkingLights.jpg | alt = A photo of a little girl sitting on the ground outside in a farm paddock with a Dalmatian dog. The girl, the dog and the ground are orange in color while the trees and sky in the background are purple. | released = {{start date|2005|04|26|mf=yes}} | recorded = 1998-2004 | venue = | studio = OneHitsville, Silverlake, California, United States; additional recording at Knobworld, Tracktown, O'Henry and The Bomb Factory | genre = Indie rock{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} | length = {{duration|m=93|s=28}} | label = Vagrant | producer = E | prev_title = Shootenanny! | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = Hombre Lobo | next_year = 2009 | misc = {{Singles | name = Blinking Lights and Other Revelations | type = studio | single1 = Hey Man (Now You're Really Living) | single1date = March 22, 2005 }}{{Extra album cover | header = Manchester 2005 cover | type = live | cover = Eels - Manchester 2005.png | border = | alt = | caption = Cover to the live EP Manchester 2005, packaged with the deluxe edition of the album }} }} Blinking Lights and Other Revelations is the sixth studio album by American band Eels. It was recorded over the space of 1998 to 2004 and released on April 26, 2005 through record label Vagrant, his first album on a new label following Eels' departure from DreamWorks Records. A 33-track double album, Blinking Lights has been seen as one of frontman E's most personal records, and was met with some of the strongest critical reviews of his career. The album features guest appearances by Tom Waits, Peter Buck and John Sebastian. BackgroundEels frontman E described Blinking Lights on the official website as being about "God and all the questions related to the subject of God. It's also about hanging on to my remaining shreds of sanity and the blue sky that comes the day after a terrible storm, and it's a love letter to life itself, in all its beautiful, horrible glory."[1] The sleeve and liner notes are composed of typewritten lyrics and family photos. This is original drummer Jonathan "Butch" Norton's last album with the band.[2] ReleaseThe album was released through Vagrant Records on April 26, 2005, following the dissolution of Eels' contract with DreamWorks Records and the label's eventual take-over by Universal Music Group.[1]{{sfn|Everett|2008}} On October 21, 2008, the band announced that 2,500 autographed copies of the album would be published on vinyl. The songs were split across three records, with a fourth record serving as the bonus album Manchester 2005. The band made four of those tracks available as a free download for a week within announcing the album.[3] Critical reception{{album ratings| MC = 85/100[4] | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}[5] | rev2 = Entertainment Weekly | rev2score = A[6] | rev3 = The Guardian | rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}[7] | rev4 = Los Angeles Times | rev4score = {{rating|3.5|4}}[8] | rev5 = Mojo | rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}[9] | rev6 = NME | rev6score = 8/10[10] | rev7 = Pitchfork | rev7score = 6.5/10[11] | rev8 = Q | rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}[12] | rev9 = Rolling Stone | rev9score = {{rating|3.5|5}}[13] | rev10 = Uncut | rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}[14] }}Blinking Lights and Other Revelations was met with critical acclaim.[4] Mark Horan of PopMatters wrote, "E is one of the best songwriters America has to offer, and he has made as personal, poignant and ultimately redeeming an album that you are ever going to hear."[15] Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Everett finally delivers the absolute stone masterpiece fans have always known lurked inside his dour heart."[6] Under the Radar called it "some of the best-written songs of this new century".[4] Track listingAll songs written by E, except where indicated.
Manchester 2005This live album is only available on disc four of the deluxe edition of Blinking Lights and Other Revelations.[16] The songs were recorded on October 13, 2005, in Manchester at the Manchester Apollo.
Personnel{{div col}}
References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://eelstheband.com/eels_blinkinglights.php |title=Eels: Official Band Website |work=eelstheband.com |accessdate=June 4, 2013}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.radioswissjazz.ch/de/musikdatenbank/musiker/2576528a2fcc0bbc5e9750205b25c8beaa2705/biography|title=Radio Swiss Jazz - Musikdatenbank - Musiker|access-date=2018-04-09|language=de}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://eelstheband.com/main.php |title=Eels: Official Band Website |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218024326/http://www.eelstheband.com/main.php |archivedate=December 18, 2008 |accessdate=June 4, 2013}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/blinking-lights-and-other-revelations/eels |title=Reviews for Blinking Lights and Other Revelations by Eels |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=June 4, 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/blinking-lights-and-other-revelations-mw0000152063 |title=Blinking Lights and Other Revelations – Eels |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=May 28, 2013 |last=Jurek |first=Thom}} 6. ^1 {{cite journal |title=Eels: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 29, 2005 |last=Burr |first=Ty |page=147}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/apr/22/popandrock.shopping4 |title=Eels, Blinking Lights and Other Revelations |work=The Guardian |date=April 22, 2005 |accessdate=June 4, 2013 |last=Simpson |first=Dave}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/apr/24/entertainment/ca-rackbruce24/2 |title=Even Eels need room to breathe |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 24, 2005 |accessdate=January 13, 2015 |last=Hochman |first=Steve}} 9. ^{{cite journal |title=Eels: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations |work=Mojo |issue=138 |date=May 2005 |page=95}} 10. ^{{cite journal |title=Eels: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations |work=NME |date=April 23, 2005 |page=51}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2688-blinking-lights-and-other-revelations/ |title=Eels: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations |work=Pitchfork |date=April 27, 2005 |accessdate=June 4, 2013 |last=Mitchum |first=Rob}} 12. ^{{cite journal |title=Eels: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations |work=Q |issue=226 |date=May 2005 |page=109}} 13. ^{{cite journal |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eels/albums/album/7265300/review/7394394/blinking_lights_and_other_revelations |title=Eels: Blinking Lights And Other Revelations |work=Rolling Stone |date=June 30, 2005 |accessdate=January 13, 2016 |last=Walters |first=Barry |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508150512/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eels/albums/album/7265300/review/7394394/blinking_lights_and_other_revelations |archivedate=May 8, 2009}} 14. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/eels/reviews/8614 |title=Eels – Blinking Lights and Other Revelations |work=Uncut |issue=96 |date=May 2005 |accessdate=June 4, 2013 |last=Hasted |first=Nick |page=108 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515202130/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/eels/reviews/8614 |archivedate=May 15, 2006}} 15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/eels-blinking/ |title=Eels: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations |publisher=PopMatters |date=May 4, 2005 |accessdate=June 4, 2013 |last=Horan |first=Mark}} 16. ^{{cite web |url=http://eelstheband.com/eels_blinkinglights_deluxe.php |title=Eels: Official Band Website |work=eelstheband.com |accessdate=June 7, 2013}} Further reading
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