It may have taken several years for Eels frontman Mark Oliver Everett, a.k.a. E, to write and record Blinking Lights and Other Revelations, but the end result is no less than a masterpiece. At two discs and 33 tracks, it’s a veritable epic, but when your topic is no less than life itself, it’s good to have a bit of space to work in. This is a grown-up album about being a grown-up, and in the years it took to create, Everett has done a lot of growing up, and dealt with a … mehrlot of tragedy: his mother died of cancer, his sister committed suicide, and his cousin was on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11. With all that, it’s almost a wonder that Blinking Lights doesn’t lose itself totally to melancholy. Sure, there’s an overarching sense of sadness to this album (culminating in the beautiful and painful "If You See Natalie"), but tracks like "Hey Man", "Trouble with Dreams" and "Going Fetal" (the latter featuring Tom Waits) all display a hopeful exuberance and contagious optimism. It may be a lot to take in over a single listen, but Blinking Lights and Other Revelations is well worth the effort. It’s a remarkable achievement. --Robert Burrow weniger

1 - Theme From Blinking Lights
2 - From Which I Came/ A Magic World
3 - Son Of A Bitch
4 - Blinking Lights (For Me)
5 - Trouble With Dreams… mehr
6 - Marie Floating Over The Backyard
7 - Suicide Life
8 - InThe Yard, Behind The Church
9 - Railroad Man
10 - The Other Shoe
11 - Last Time We Spoke
12 - Mother Mary
13 - Going Fetal
14 - Understanding Salesmen
15 - Theme For A Pretty Girl That Makes You Believe God Exists
16 - Checkout Blues
17 - Blinking Lights (For You)
1 - Dust Of Ages
2 - Old Shit/ New Shit
3 - Bride Of Theme From Blinking Lights
4 - Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)
5 - I'm Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart
6 - To Lick Your Boots
7 - If You See Natalie
8 - Sweet Li'l Thing
9 - Dusk: A Peach In The Orchard
10 - Whatever Happened To Soy Bomb
11 - Ugly Love
12 - God's Silence
13 - Losing Streak
14 - Last Days Of My Bitter Heart
15 - The Stars Shine In The Sky Tonight
16 - Things The Grandchildren Should Know weniger