I Am the Messiah

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I Am The Messiah
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] "...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 1 Track listing 1.1 Performance credits 1.2 Technical Credits 2 External links 3 Notes

[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

• http://www.eelstheband.com/honkycontent.html - Homepage of MC Honky
• http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=5168 - E=MC Honky
• MC Honky Fans – Fansite of MC Honky

[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

v • d • e Eels Mark Oliver Everett (E) Studio albums Beautiful Freak · Electro-Shock Blues · Daisies of the Galaxy · Souljacker · Shootenanny! · Blinking Lights and Other Revelations E solo albums Bad Dude in Love (as Mark Everett) · A Man Called E · Broken Toy Shop · Levity (as Mark Oliver Everett) · I Am the Messiah (as MC Honky) Compilation and live albums Oh, What a Beautiful Morning · Electro-Shock Blues Show · Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs) · B-Sides & Rarities 1996-2003 · Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall · Meet the Eels · Useless Trinkets · Live and in Person! London 2006 Singles "Nowheresville" · Not for Airplay · "Novocaine for the Soul" · "Susan's House" · "Your Lucky Day in Hell" · "Last Stop: This Town" · "Cancer for the Cure" · "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" · "Flyswatter" · "Souljacker part I" · "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" · "I Want to Protect You" Related articles Discography · Hugh Everett · Eworks · Things the Grandchildren Should Know