I Am the Messiah is the only album by MC Honky, released in 2002.[3][4] Supposedly a middle-age disc jockey from Silverlake, California, MC Honky is promoted by, and widely considered to be, Mark Oliver Everett (or "E") of Eels.
I Am the Messiah | ||||
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Studio album by MC Honky | ||||
Released | November 4, 2002 | |||
Recorded | mid-2000 | |||
Genre | Dance | |||
Length | 46:37 | |||
Label | Liberation (Australia)/B Unique (Europe)/Imperial (Japan)/SpinART (United States) | |||
Producer | ||||
MC Honky chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | link |
Mojo | [1] |
Spin | favorable[2] |
To support the album, an actor would open Eels shows as Honky, to "prove" that he and E were two separate persons. E and MC Honky also engaged in a comic feud on the Internet, in which E hoped MC Honky would catch SARS.[citation needed]
The creator of the MC Honky artwork and videos is Ivan Brunetti.
Guests on the album include Eels drummer Butch, Eels bassist Koool G Murder, and Joey Waronker.[5] An animated music video was made for "Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)" and included on the enhanced CD.
Track listing
edit- "Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)" (Sir Rock-a-Lot and Sir Whacks-a-Lot) – 4:25
- "Hung Up" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:41
- "The Object" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:20
- "A Good Day to Be You" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:39
- "Baby Elephant Rock-A-Bye" (Wally Gagel and Sir Rock-A-Lot) – 4:28
- "What a Bringdown" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:50
- "Only a Rose Pt. I" (Rudolf Friml and Brian Hooker) – 2:24
- "My Bad Seed" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:36
- "The Devil Went Down to Silverlake" (Gagel and Sir Rock-A-Lot) – 3:28
- "Soft Velvety 'Fer"(L'il Fer, Sir Rock-A-Lot, and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:53
- "The Baby That Was You" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:44
- "3 Turntables & 2 Microphones" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 4:09
- "Only a Rose Pt. II" (Friml and Hooker) – 2:00
- Japanese edition bonus 7" single
- "The Object" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:25
- "What a Bringdown" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:51
- "Hung Up" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 4:05
The Japanese release includes an unplugged set recorded for Xfm radio.
Personnel
edit- Musicians
- Butch – Drums and percussion
- Koool G Murder – Bass guitar, backing vocals, vocals on "A Good Day to Be You"
- Li'l Fer – Vocals on "Soft Velvety 'Fer"
- MC Honky – Vocals
- Joey Waronker – Drums and percussion
- Production
- Curt Anderson – Programming and engineering
- Ryan Boesch – Programming and engineering
- Wally Gagel – Production, programming, and engineering
- Bernie Grundman – Mastering
- Francesca Restrepo – Art direction
- Joey Waronker – Programming and engineering
Release history
edit- November 4, 2002 (Australia)
- March 31, 2003 (Europe)
- April 8, 2003 (US)
- June 25, 2003 (Japan)