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Electric Eels | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Proto_punk_band_%27the_electric_eels%27.jpg) Electric Eels, 1975. Left to right: Brian McMahon, Dave E., John D Morton and Nick Knox Photo:Michele Zalopany | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1972–1975 |
| Past members | John Morton Brian McMahon Dave E. Nick Knox Paul Marotta Jim Jones |
The Electric Eels (written with lowercase e's in honor of E. E. Cummings)[2] were an American rock band active between 1972 and 1975, formed by John D Morton in Cleveland, Ohio.
The electric eels played only five public shows, but during their brief existence they earned a reputation locally for being angry, confrontational and violent. They were notorious for starting fights with audiences which drew police attention; members were also abusive to each other off-stage.[citation needed] Their style was a discordant, noisy amalgam of hard garage rock and free jazz. Stiv Bators, the singer of The Dead Boys was particularly influenced by the vocal styling and stage presence of Dave "E" McManus. While the eels didn't play many shows, they rehearsed often, eventually making many recordings which were released many years after their demise.
- ^ Warwick, Kevin (April 13, 2017). "In Jaguar Ride, Brian McMahon of the Electric Eels makes the band's story as defiantly unmarketable as their music". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Eels 2007". electriceels.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.