I Am the Messiah
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I Am the Messiah is a self-produced album recorded by, MC Honky
—thought to be E
of the band Eels
. Other guests on the album include Eels drummer Butch, Eels bassist Koool G Murder, and Joey Waronker
. An animated music video was made for "Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)" and included on the enhanced CD
.
Japanese edition bonus 7" single
The Japanese release includes an unplugged set recorded for Xfm
radio.
Production
MC Honky
MC Honky is a stage persona whose only album release is I Am the Messiah. Although supposedly a middle-age disc jockey from Silverlake, California, MC Honky is promoted by and widely considered to be Mark Oliver Everett of Eels...
—thought to be E
Mark Oliver Everett
Mark Oliver Everett is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist and sometime drummer of the independent rock band Eels...
of the band Eels
Eels (band)
Eels is an American indie rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as E...
. Other guests on the album include Eels drummer Butch, Eels bassist Koool G Murder, and Joey Waronker
Joey Waronker
Joseph "Joey" Waronker is an American drummer and music producer. He is the son of record producer Lenny Waronker and singer/actress Donna Loren; his younger sister is musician Anna Waronker; and his grandfather is record executive and professional violinist Simon Waronker. He has three other...
. An animated music video was made for "Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)" and included on the enhanced CD
Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players....
.
Track listing
- "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-ByeBaby Elephant Walk"Baby Elephant Walk" is a piece of music written in 1961 by composer Henry Mancini, for the 1962 release of the movie Hatari! The composer combines brass instruments and woodwind elements to convey the sense of a toddler that is large and plodding, but nonetheless filled with the exuberance of...
" (Wally GagelWally GagelWalton Steven “Wally” Gagel is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer and musician. He came into prominence in 1996 for his work on the Billboard Top 40 hit Natural One by the band Folk Implosion....
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 FrimlRudolf FrimlRudolf Friml was a composer of operettas, musicals, songs and piano pieces, as well as a pianist. After musical training and a brief performing career in his native Prague, Friml moved to the United States, where he became a composer...
and Brian HookerBrian HookerBrian S. Hooker, PhD, PE, is a bioengineer and the team leader for the High Throughput Biology Team and Operations Manager of the DOE Genomics: Genomes to Life Center for Molecular and Cellular Systems at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory . Hooker also is credited as a co-inventor for...
) – 2:24 - "My Bad Seed" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:36
- "The Devil Went DownThe Devil Went Down to Georgia"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections....
to SilverlakeSilver Lake, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSilver Lake is a hilly neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California east of Hollywood and northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Silver Lake is inhabited by a wide variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups, but it is best known as an eclectic gathering of hipsters and the creative class.The...
" (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 MicrophonesWhere It's At"Where It's At" is the first single from Beck's 1996 album, Odelay. Beck wrote the song in 1995. He premiered it at Lollapalooza 1995, in a version very similar to its incarnation on Odelay...
" (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
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
- "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
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
radio.
Personnel
Musicians- Butch – DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Koool G Murder – Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
on "A Good Day to Be You" - Li'l Fer – Vocals on "Soft Velvety 'Fer"
- MC HonkyMC HonkyMC Honky is a stage persona whose only album release is I Am the Messiah. Although supposedly a middle-age disc jockey from Silverlake, California, MC Honky is promoted by and widely considered to be Mark Oliver Everett of Eels...
– Vocals - Joey WaronkerJoey WaronkerJoseph "Joey" Waronker is an American drummer and music producer. He is the son of record producer Lenny Waronker and singer/actress Donna Loren; his younger sister is musician Anna Waronker; and his grandfather is record executive and professional violinist Simon Waronker. He has three other...
– Drums and percussion
Production
- Curt Anderson – ProgrammingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
and engineering - Ryan Boesch – Programming and engineering
- Wally GagelWally GagelWalton Steven “Wally” Gagel is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer and musician. He came into prominence in 1996 for his work on the Billboard Top 40 hit Natural One by the band Folk Implosion....
– ProductionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
,programming, and engineering - Bernie GrundmanBernie Grundman-Biography:He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1983 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan and Brian Gardner, mastered 37 projects which received Grammy Award nominations in 2005.Grundman...
– MasteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced... - Francesca Restrepo – Art direction
- Joey Waronker – Programming and engineering
Release history
- November 4, 2002 (Australia)
- March 31, 2003 (Europe)
- April 8, 2003 (US)
- June 25, 2003 (Japan)