Shootenanny!

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Shootenanny!
A black background with "EELS" written in gold and "SHOOTENANNY!" written in white.
Studio album by
Eels
ReleasedJune 3, 2003 (2003-06-03)
RecordedNovember 2002
GenreRock
Length43:19
LabelDreamWorks
ProducerE
Eels chronology
Souljacker
(2001) 		Shootenanny!
(2003) 		Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
(2005)

Shootenanny! /ˈʃuːtənæni/ is the fifth studio album by American rock band Eels, released in 2003 by record label DreamWorks.

Recording[]

The album was recorded in November 2002 live in the studio, with minimal production.[1]

Content[]

The album's name comes from a neologism coined by Eels front-man Mark Oliver Everett for "a social gathering at which participants engage in folk singing and sometimes dancing [a hootenanny], but mostly the shooting of guns."[citation needed]

Release[]

"Saturday Morning" was released as a promotional single with the B-sides "Her", "Waltz of the Naked Clowns", and "Sad Foot Sign".

Shootenanny! was released on June 3, 2003 by record label DreamWorks. The album peaked at number 145 on the Billboard 200.[2]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
The Guardian2/5 stars[6]
Pitchfork2.8/10[7]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[8]
SpinC[9]
Stylus6.3/10[10]
The Village Voice(dud)[11]

Shootenanny! received a generally favorable response, though some critics were divided.[3]

Greg Kot of Entertainment Weekly called the album "downright moving at its best".[5] A negative review came from Chris Dahlen of Pitchfork, who wrote: "Musically and lyrically, E is spent – out of ideas, out of innovation, unable to cough up anything but by-the-numbers pop in the fourteen originals he wrote for this disc."[7] Dom Passantino of Stylus opined that the album "suffers from a lack of identity".[10]

Track listing[]

All songs written by E, except as noted.

  1. "All in a Day's Work" (E, Koool G Murder) – 3:24
  2. "Saturday Morning" (E, Koool G Murder) – 2:55
  3. "The Good Old Days" – 3:03
  4. "Love of the Loveless" – 3:32
  5. "Dirty Girl" – 2:41
  6. "Agony" – 3:07
  7. "Rock Hard Times" (E, Joe Gore) – 4:00
  8. "Restraining Order Blues" – 3:11
  9. "Lone Wolf" – 2:37
  10. "Wrong About Bobby" – 2:46
  11. "Numbered Days" (E, Gore) – 3:44
  12. "Fashion Awards" – 3:07
  13. "Somebody Loves You" – 3:02

Personnel[]

Eels

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

  • Ryan Boesch – programming, engineering, mixing
  • Greg Burns – engineering
  • Greg Collins – programming, engineering, mixing
  • Autumn deWilde – sleeve photography
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Dan Hersch – mastering
  • Francesca Restrepo – sleeve art direction

Charts[]

Sales chart performance for Shootenanny!
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 58
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 58
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 56
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 44
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 54
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 35
US Billboard 200[22] 145

In popular culture[]

The song "Agony" was used on the soundtrack of the SyFy TV show Stargate Universe in the 17th episode of the first season.[23]

References[]

  1. ^ Hyman, Nick (October 1, 2003). "E of Eels". Under the Radar. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "Eels – Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Shootenanny! Reviews – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Shootenanny! – Eels | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Kot, Greg (June 6, 2003). "[Shootenanny! review]". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  6. ^ Peschek, David (May 30, 2003). "CD: Eels: Shootenanny | Music | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Dahlen, Chris (May 22, 2003). "Eels: Shootenanny! | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  8. ^ Fine, Jason (June 12, 2003). "[Shootenanny! review]". Rolling Stone (924). Archived from the original on May 24, 2003. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  9. ^ Harvilla, Rob (July 2003). "Eels: Shootenanny!/MC Honky: I Am the Messiah". Spin. p. 111. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Passantino, Dom (July 21, 2003). "Eels: Shootenanny". Stylus. Archived from the original on August 6, 2003. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 13, 2004). "MLK Fever". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Eels – Shootenanny!". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Eels – Shootenanny!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Eels – Shootenanny!" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eels – Shootenanny!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  16. ^ "Lescharts.com – Eels – Shootenanny!". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eels – Shootenanny!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  18. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Eels". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  19. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Eels – Shootenanny!". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Eels – Shootenanny!". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  22. ^ "Eels Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  23. ^ Stargate Universe Music - Season 1: "Pain" - TuneFind

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