The Complete DreamWorks Albums


The Complete DreamWorks Albums is a 2015 box set of seven albums from American indie rock band Eels, released in the 1990s and 2000s: Beautiful Freak, Electro-Shock Blues, Daisies of the Galaxy, Souljacker, Electro-Shock Blues Show, and Shootenanny!. The collection has received positive reviews by critics.
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Reception

In Classic Rock, Rob Hughes gave this compilation 4 out of 5 stars, praising "songs that are funny, sad, slightly surreal and sometimes harrowing, with an uncommon eye for the most telling details, however small", but noting that the high price made this "for collectors only". At Louder Than War, Lee Hammond declared Eels "one of the great bands of our generation", stating that "this box set documents an incredible rise of one of the worlds most loved bands"; he rated this album an 8 out of 10. Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Alex Lee Thomson took the box set's release to assess the band's early career at large, calling Eels "one of humanity’s greatest offerings to history", noting how Eels never fit into mainstream rock radio and continuing that "there’s so much range to their music as a whole it’s like sticking a pin in a map that expands in every direction from wherever you plot it", ending that this run of works in particular are "miraculous".

Track listing

All tracks written by E, except as noted.
Beautiful Freak
  1. "Novocaine for the Soul" – 3:08
  2. "Susan's House" – 3:43
  3. "Rags to Rags" – 3:53
  4. "Beautiful Freak" – 3:34
  5. "Not Ready Yet" – 4:46
  6. "My Beloved Monster" – 2:13
  7. "Flower" – 3:38
  8. "Guest List" – 3:13
  9. "Mental" – 4:01
  10. "Spunky" – 3:11
  11. "Your Lucky Day in Hell" – 4:28
  12. "Manchild" – 4:05
Electro-Shock Blues
  1. "Elizabeth on the Bathroom Floor" – 2:08
  2. "Going to Your Funeral Part I" – 2:37
  3. "Cancer for the Cure" – 4:46
  4. "My Descent Into Madness" – 3:54
  5. "3 Speed" – 2:45
  6. "Hospital Food" – 3:23
  7. "Electro-Shock Blues" – 2:29
  8. "Efils' God" – 3:19
  9. "Going to Your Funeral Part II" – 1:30
  10. "Last Stop: This Town" – 3:27
  11. "Baby Genius" – 2:04
  12. "Climbing to the Moon" – 3:38
  13. "Ant Farm" – 2:11
  14. "Dead of Winter" – 2:59
  15. "The Medication Is Wearing Off" – 3:51
  16. "P.S. You Rock My World" – 3:08
Daisies of the Galaxy
  1. "Grace Kelly Blues" – 3:38
  2. "Packing Blankets" – 2:07
  3. "The Sound of Fear" – 3:33
  4. "I Like Birds" – 2:35
  5. "Daisies of the Galaxy" – 3:27
  6. "Flyswatter" – 3:20
  7. "It's a Motherfucker" – 2:14
  8. "Estate Sale" – 1:36
  9. "Tiger in My Tank" – 3:07
  10. "A Daisy Through Concrete" – 2:26
  11. "Jeannie's Diary" – 3:37
  12. "Wooden Nickels" – 2:55
  13. "Something Is Sacred" – 2:52
  14. "Selective Memory" – 2:44
  15. "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" – 3:58
Souljacker
  1. "Dog Faced Boy" – 3:17
  2. "That's Not Really Funny" – 3:19
  3. "Fresh Feeling" – 3:37
  4. "Woman Driving, Man Sleeping" – 3:30
  5. "Souljacker Part I" – 3:15
  6. "Friendly Ghost" – 3:22
  7. "Teenage Witch" – 4:44
  8. "Bus Stop Boxer" – 3:42
  9. "Jungle Telegraph" – 3:39
  10. "World of Shit" – 3:29
  11. "Souljacker Part II" – 1:58
  12. "What Is This Note?" – 2:28
Electro-Shock Blues Show
  1. "Cancer for the Cure" – 5:16
  2. "Fingertips Part III" – 1:20
  3. "Going to Your Funeral Part I" – 3:14
  4. "Efil's God" – 3:10
  5. "Souljacker part I" – 4:30
  6. "My Beloved Monster" – 2:32
  7. "Novocaine for the Soul" – 4:22
  8. "Not Ready Yet" – 12:58
  9. "Last Stop: This Town" – 2:52
  10. "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" – 3:00
  11. "Flower" – 3:26
  12. "Dead of Winter" – 3:21
  13. "Electro-Shock Blues" – 3:35
  14. "The Medication Is Wearing Off" – 4:14
  15. "Climbing to the Moon"/"My Beloved Monster"/"My Girl" – 15:05
Shootenanny!
  1. "All in a Day's Work" – 3:24
  2. "Saturday Morning" – 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" – 4:00
  8. "Restraining Order Blues" – 3:11
  9. "Lone Wolf" – 2:37
  10. "Wrong About Bobby" – 2:46
  11. "Numbered Days" – 3:44
  12. "Fashion Awards" – 3:07
  13. "Somebody Loves You" – 3:02

Personnel

Beautiful Freak

Eels
Additional musicians
Technical
Electro-Shock Blues

Eels
  • E – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, lyrics
  • Butch – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
  • Jon Brion – Chamberlin and Hammond organ on "Climbing to the Moon"
  • T-Bone Burnett – bass on "Climbing to the Moon"
  • Lisa Germano – violin on "Ant Farm"
  • Parthenon Huxley – guitar on "Going to Your Funeral Part I"
  • Jim Jacobsen – bass and keyboards on "Going to Your Funeral Part I", clarinet on "Going to Your Funeral Part II", arrangements
  • John Leftwich – upright bass on "Ant Farm" and "Dead of Winter", bowed bass on "Dead of Winter"
  • Elton Jones – backing vocals on "Last Stop: This Town"
  • Bill Liston – saxophone on "Hospital Food"
  • Volker Masthoff – vocals on "My Descent into Madness"
  • Cynthia Merrill – backwards cello on "Efils' God"
  • Grant-Lee Phillips – electric guitar, banjo, backing vocals on "Climbing to the Moon"
  • Stuart Wylen – ½ Rhodes, guitar, alto and bass flutes on "The Medication Is Wearing Off"
Technical
Daisies of the Galaxy

Eels
Additional musicians
Technical
Souljacker

Eels
Production
Electro-Shock Blues Show

Eels
Additional musicians
  • Emma, a fan chosen from the crowd – Sleigh bells on "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas"
Technical personnel
Shootenanny!

Eels
  • Butch – drums and percussion
  • E – vocals, guitar, keyboards, production
  • Lisa Germano – violin
  • Joe Gore – guitar, programming
  • Koool G. Murder – bass guitar
Additional musicians
Technical personnel