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Tomorrow Morning

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Fans of the Eels know that the quality of their musical output can be inconsistent at best, from the brilliant Electro-Shock Blues to disappointing efforts like Shootenanny. Their latest release finds them coasting along the middle. Tomorrow Morning is the third in a trilogy of concept albums that trace the themes of Desire, Divorce, and now...Delight? Most of the songs are about the joy that comes in a new relationship, and while it's nice to hear E being happy for a change, much of the music just feels all too familiar. There are stand-out tracks in "This Is Where It Gets Good" and "Oh So Lovely," and there are signs that E is trying to do different things with the sounds on the album, but most of the songs just feel like they've been done before.

I've never reviewed an piece of music on Amazon before, but I feel compelled to say how much Eels "Tomorrow Morning" reminds me of Peter Gabriel--not only the sound of the male vocal on "I'm A Hummingbird," which makes me think of Gabriel's song "I Grieve, on his album Up, but also something about the way I experience many of the other songs. Because Gabriel's music resonates deeply with me, I'm glad I found this offering from Eels.

I like Eels. I have bought the last two of their albums. I came to this site to buy this album, thinking I couldn't lose. However, I see that there is a "unique product identifier" included with this music. What does this mean? I don't know. But I will always be associated with these songs. Can I remove it? Can I give them away? I'm not sure. But I am not going to buy this album anytime soon. It might be good music, but there's plenty of good music available, I don't need this.

Kudus to Amazon for letting me know this BEFORE I buy.