Electric Eels - Die Electric Eels LP CD's While the band gained cult

While the band gained cult status thanks in part to a Jonathan Demme-produced music video which aired on Saturday Night Live

But hard power – in particular

Bathed in late night psychedelia and the looping repetition of a drone sample

The skittish "Police State" stands toe-to-toe with the art-punk flag-bearers in the North (Gang of Four

The Mirror (1975) and Stalker (1979)

Electric Eels - Die Electric Eels LP CD's While the band gained cultCleveland's electric eels (all lower case in homage to poet e. e. cummings) is America's quintessential proto punk band. Formed in 1972 by singer Dave E. McManus and guitarists John Morton and Brian McMahon, the group enlisted drummer Nick Knox (later of The Cramps) and producer Paul Marotta to record a flurry of catchy and genuinely fucked up tunes. After only five legendary live performances complete with Dave E. in black leather jacket covered in