Electro-Shock Blues (studio album) by Eels

Electro-Shock Blues by Eels
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 697th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 463 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution   Average rating historyAverage rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1998 (9th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (118th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (697th)
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Eels : Electro-Shock Blues CD (500)
Condition: Good


eBay
eBay
Eels Electro-Shock Blues Show CD Live Record Store Day RSD RARE OOP Flaming Lips
Condition: Like New


eBay
eBay
Eels Electro-Shock Blues Audio CD
Condition: Good


  My favourite store:  

Eels bestography

Electro-Shock Blues is ranked as the best album by Eels.

Eels album bestography « Higher ranked This album (697th) Lower ranked (869th) »
-Electro-Shock BluesBeautiful Freak

Upcoming concerts

May
04
Sat
20:00
EMO ORCHESTRA featuring ESCAPE THE FATE
Wells Hall at The Parker, Ft Lauderdale, United States. United States
Tickets from $35.00 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Mar
19
Tue
18:00
Alestorm: Tour Of The Dead Marauder
Bogart's, Cincinnati, United States. United States
Tickets from $27.50 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Apr
23
Tue
19:00
Armored Saint
Tally Ho Theater, Leesburg, United States. United States
Tickets from $25.00 (Ticketmaster) Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Electro-Shock Blues on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Electro-Shock Blues track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by

Track pick Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.

Electro-Shock Blues rankings

Electro-Shock Blues collection

Electro-Shock Blues ratings

Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 463 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 463 ratings for this album.

Sort ratings
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
70/100
 Report rating
03/01/2024 21:27 Hyggevinyl  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,92373/100
 
45/100
 Report rating
01/28/2024 05:04 Proto  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 62442/100
 
90/100
 Report rating
12/26/2023 10:03 mash  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 99388/100
 
80/100
 Report rating
11/16/2023 15:27 rafaelcalazans  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,00053/100
 
70/100
 Report rating
10/26/2023 22:22 DaaN  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 45478/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.6/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Electro-Shock Blues comments

Showing latest 10 comments | Show all 31 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
70/100
From 10/26/2023 22:21
Best track for me: The Medication Is Wearing Off.
By far...
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 06/18/2023 12:26
Apesar de longo não é cansativo.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 01/11/2023 23:58
I think this is a huge step down in terms of quality in comparison to Beautiful Freak. The music seems so empty at times and l found myself not being able to focus on the album. The sound is quite disinteresting and the instrumentation is bland for the majority of the record leaving us to just lull through the release. There are obviously glimpses of quality which show us they can still make exciting and vibrant music but it doesn't take that long to go back to being slow again. Overall, I was majorly disappointed when revisiting this album as I loved it when I first heard it but now it seems to have lost that spark and I am noticing a lot more flaws in the music.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
90/100
From 08/27/2021 17:50
I changed my mind. This album is great in a wholly unique way.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
90/100
From 02/05/2021 01:53
The notion that tragedy will immediately equal artistic brilliance is immediately disproven by this album. The music is fine enough, nothing super interesting. The background for this album is significantly more interesting than the music itself.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -2 votes (0 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
Rating:  
75/100
From 11/02/2018 16:08
This comment is beneath your viewing threshold.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -4 votes (0 helpful | 4 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 03/17/2018 13:37
This is a great album about tragic life events. Consistently good throughout with a generally sombre tone to match the events. But he bears his soul bravely here and shares his pain but you don't feel that he is seeking our sympathy, he just wishes to express these events and thoughts for himself and perhaps they will help others deal with similar situations
Elizabeth on the Bathroom Floor, Electro Shop Blues, Baby Genius, Climbing To The Moon, The Medication Is Wearing Off and P.S. You Rock My World all stand out tracks with all others still good although not too keen on Hospital Food
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 02/04/2018 01:58
If you've never heard this album I would strongly recommend to first have a listen , then jump on line & learn about the tragic real life circumstances behind this album & then go back and have a second listen . Trust me you will get the most from this album following this method.

Sad , sad album that is consistently good rather than brilliant ( IMHO there is no one killer diller track/ tracks) .

Quite rightly sits within the BEA overall top 500 ( as of February 2017).
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 11/05/2017 22:20
Best Tracks: Hospital Food, Ant Farm
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
90/100
From 06/22/2017 16:52
If you don't cry during Climbing up to the Moon I don't know what to say to you.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Electro-Shock Blues

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1998
1. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
2. Mezzanine by Massive Attack
3. Moon Safari by Air (FR)
4. Aquemini by OutKast
5. The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill
6. Music Has The Right To Children by Boards Of Canada
7. XO by Elliott Smith
8. Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev
9. Electro-Shock Blues by Eels
10. Ray Of Light by Madonna
11. Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams
12. Without You I'm Nothing by Placebo
13. Adore by The Smashing Pumpkins
14. The Shape Of Punk To Come (A Chimerical Bombination In 12 Bursts) by Refused
15. The Boy With The Arab Strap by Belle And Sebastian
16. This Is Hardcore by Pulp
17. TNT by Tortoise
18. Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star by Black Star
19. Yield by Pearl Jam
20. System Of A Down by System Of A Down
Back to Top