Personnel: E (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, melodica,

toy piano, programming); Parthenon Huxley (guitar, bass, percussion, programming); Danny Davis Jr. (guitar); Eric Williams (mandolin); Jim Lang (accordion, keyboards); Jennifer Condos (bass); Rockenspiel (glockenspiel); The Knobworld Symphony Orchestra.

Recorded at Knobworld, Roman Foods and The Bakery, California from May to June 1991.

All songs written by E except "Hello Cruel World" and "Nowheresville" (E/Huxley).

Personnel: E (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, accordion, melodica, piano, toy piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, programming, background vocals); Parthenon Huxley (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, programming, sound effects); Eric Williams (mandolin); Jim Lang (accordion, piano, keyboards, programming); Jennifer Condos (bass guitar).

Audio Mixer: Jim Lang.

Recording information: Bakery (05/1991/06/1991); Knobworld (05/1991/06/1991); Roman Foods (05/1991/06/1991).

Prior to fronting the '90s experimental indie rock band the Eels, a man called E (born Mark Everett) was making heavenly pop music on his own. This debut solo release contains typical quirky melodies and mind-boggling lyrics, but E hits upon lush harmonies similar to the likes of Elton John, the Beach Boys, and Paul McCartney. He is a perfectionist, playing every instrument and orchestrating all the material found on A Man Called E.

He's a love-sick puppy, a hopeless romantic, and a daydreamer. Such drama is captured in album highlights "Hello Cruel World," "Are You and Me Gonna Happen?," and "E's Tune." His lyrical poetry is his therapy, a common talent found in later Eels material. But you have to appreciate E's effort. He's thoughtful and almost touching. He's real. Now that's pretty refreshing. ~ MacKenzie Wilson