Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as A Man Called E, Mr. E, or simply E. Other members rotate frequently, both in the studio and on stage. Eels' live shows include new material, interpretations of older songs, and usually some well-known cover versions.
Eels appear in many soundtracks, including all three Shrek movies plus the Shrek Christmas Special "Shrek the Halls". Eels have also contributed songs to Scrubs, Holes, The O.C., American Beauty, Road Trip, Ed, Charlie Bartlett, Chuck, Hot Fuzz, Hellboy II, Henry Poole Is Here, and Yes Man.
Everett released a little-known record in 1985 called Bad Dude in Love. Seven years later in 1992, Polydor released the more popular A Man Called E under the name E. The single "Hello Cruel World" was a minor success. Touring to support the album, E opened for Tori Amos. A Man Called E was followed by Broken Toy Shop in 1993. This year also marked the beginning of E's collaboration with drummer Jonathan "Butch" Norton. After Broken Toy Shop, E was released from his record deal with Polydor.
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