Cautionary Tales picks up where End Times left off. The style of the two
albums is similar and it seems like the stories are extensions of that
album. This is dark Eels, not the happier, funkier, more produced Eels
of the past. E is at his best with these stories.
I wasn't a huge
fan of Wonderful Glorious; it was too dark, and too long. End Times and
Beautiful Freak are still my favorite albums - those seem to land on my
playlists more than any others. I like that Cautionary Tales is
thirteen songs long and much more to the point. It plays very well with
my two favorite albums.