417 of 1001 Albums: Eels' Beautiful Freak

If you're a fan of Shrek or Scream then you might have heard the band pop in the movies with two of their hit songs, "My Beloved Monster" and "Your Lucky Day in Hell." Oddly, since these are their most popular songs and did appear in movies they seem to have also sold the rights, so the songs can't be listened to on Spotify with the rest of their album.

History: This is the debut album from the Eels released in 1996. Also, to make sense of it being used in the movies it was used in the album was the first on Dreamworks Records. Now it all makes sense as to how they dictate all that! What is also pretty cool is that this album is mainly a solo work from Mark Oliver Everett. The critical reviews for the album was generally positive.