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The album hasn't even officially released and already eels fans have been transcribing lyrics and tabs for guitar. Read/play everything at the new Souljacker lyrics and tab pages. Special thanks to Jonathan for the tabs and Tomi and Harry from Spunky2 for the lyrics.
'Souljacker Pt.1' on the
radio 27-7-2001
According to reports from various Spunky2 the first single from the next eels
album 'Souljacker Pt.1' has already received airplay on both Radio 1 (UK) and on French
radio stations. The single will be released worldwide on September 10.
Another vacation? 27-7-2001
Uhm.. yes indeed. Just when you thought that your faithful webmaster was back
from vacation he's going again! Again for two weeks, so 3speed will be updated again
around August 15. Sorry...I need some rest :-)
Release dates announced: January US release 25-7-2001
The official announce dates for the next eels album Souljacker
have been announced at the official
site. Internationally (Europe & everything else) the album will be released on
September 24. Japan will see the album earlier on September 11.
Surprisingly, the eels' home-country (the United States) will see the album released as
late as in January. This isn't a decision by the eels themselves but by their record
company Dreamworks.
The official site mentions that if you're unhappy about the decision of Dreamworks you should try to call them (the office is located in Beverly Hills, CA). It's probably also possible to mail them.
In the meantime, the only thing that any US fans can (legally) do to hear the tracks is to pay lots of money to import the International release.
The Souljacker special has been updated now with the release dates.
Eels play Crossing Border festival 25-7-2001
They eels will apparently return to Holland once more after Lowlands to the
Crossing Border festival in October. The official site hasn't confirmed this date yet, it
was mentioned in an article in a Dutch newspaper. Tickets will go on sale August 4.
Because it hasn't been officially confirmed it might be wise to check out the Crossing
Border website or call them
before buying tickets.
Poll results / New question 25-7-2001
Here are the poll results for the last question:
| Do you ever visit Jeannie's Diary
(the 3speed forum)? [50 votes total] |
|
| Yes, daily and I post (5) |  10% |
| Yes, a lot, but I never post (3) |  6% |
| Sometimes... (13) |  26% |
| I've been there once or twice (8) |  16% |
| No, but maybe I will (13) |  26% |
| No, and I don't think I will (8) |  16% |
And some comments..
- what Husky, that thing is still up and running? With the EELS official message board I forgot all about it! peace out, Jon Burger
- People need to come to the forums more often. Its not very fun coming there day after day seeing that there are no new posts. If more people came there and more people posted the forums probably would prove to be very interesting.
- it sucks trying to get a freaken' login name! how did these other people do it?
And something related to this: If everything goes well 3speed will have a new message board in some time, and this time it won't be one of those crappy ad-filled EZboards, but a real UBB thanks to 3speed host Re (from beautifulfreak.org). Anyway, I don't know how long this will take, so don't hold your breath yet ;)
The new question is off-course Souljacker related:
Have you already heard anything from Souljacker?
The new album: SOULJACKER 23-7-2001
Finally, the eels have announced that this autumn will see the release of the
fourth eels album SOULJACKER. To find out anything about the new album visit the Souljacker special. That page will be updated with any
new info as soon as I get my hand on it. Any updates will also be posted here in the news
section.
Even more new tour dates announced 23-7-2001
The official eels site has announced even more eels tour dates, including one for Finland, the first time they
are going to play there!
The eels will also appear at the London forum, try (+44) (0)20 7344 0044 for
tickets. Thanks to Steve for reporting this.
'Souljacker pt.1' video by Wim Wenders 23-7-2001
Wim Wenders, the director of the movie 'End of Violence', has been shooting
the video for the first Souljacker video 'Souljacker Pt.1'. The video
will be recorded in Berlin, Germany.
Tommy starts new band 23-7-2001
Tommy, the former eels bassist, has formed a new band called the 'Abandoned
Pools'. Their first record will be released October 25, but 4 songs from it can
already be downloaded at www.abandonedpools.com.
The song 'Ruin Your Life' seems to be quite nice according to Walt, who reported this
news.
New eels tour dates announced 5-7-2001
For anyone who hasn't caught the eels on tour yet: there are some new tour
dates! The eels will play at the London Forum in the UK on the 28 of august. Check out an
article on NME.COM about it here.
Another show is scheduled at the 31 of August in Helsingfors, Finland at the 'Can
You Festival'.
Finally, the eels will appear at the 'Independent Days
Festival' in Bologna, Italy
on 1 September.
Remember that all these dates haven't been officially confirmed by the band themselves, so it's wise to contact the venue of the show you're attending before buying tickets.
E. on stage in the Largo 5-7-2001
E. did two songs in the Largo last weekend. He played 'My Beloved Monster'
and 'Climbing to the Moon' and told some anecdotes and other things.
Poll results / New question 5-7-2001
Here are the results for the latest poll:
| What do you want to hear on the
next album? [77 votes total] |
|
| I have both of the albums (39) | 51% |
| I have 'Broken Toy Shop' (9) | 12% |
| I have 'A Man Called E.' (4) | 5% |
| I burned them from MP3's (3) | 4% |
| I don't have either (17) | 22% |
| I don't want them (4) | 5% |
| 'E. Solo Albums'?? Huh? (1) |  1% |
And some comments:
- call me crazy but the solo albums just aren't too good to me! I mean old skool 80's beats and stuff are just out! Though some EELS fans will beat me up for that soo good thing I am not saying my name!
- I listened to samples on CDnow.com, but his work with the eels is so much more beautiful. They have a way of touching me. I especially love their beautifully sad sound of ESB. I'd love to hear more of that.
- Broken Toy shop is far superior, but both albums are a sign of E's early creative genius.
- just bought 'a man called E' yesterday. I was completely flabbergasted by it.
Thanks all for participating. The new poll question is:
Do you ever visit Jeannie's Diary (the 3speed forum)?
No 3speed updates for two weeks 5-7-2001
What? No updates for two weeks?
Yup, webmasters need a vacation too :-)
3speed will be updated again around 23 July.