Eric Avery Discography
Help Wanted |
The 11th Hour (score) |
compilations |
bands Eric Avery has been in |
guest appearances by Eric Avery in other bands |
Help Wanted Released April 8, 2008 on Dangerbird Records, Eric's debut solo album features a dozen quality songs, and notable guests such as Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters (drumming on several selections), Shirley Manson of Garbage (on the duet "Maybe"), and Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers (playing trumpet on a song). Also lending a hand were Eric's old bandmates Biff Sanders (from Polarbear) and Mark Pritchard (who briefly played guitar in Jane's Addiction in the early days before Dave Navarro). And funny enough, Chris Chaney, who replaced Eric in a reunited incarnation of Jane's Addiction, also appears on a song. Fans got their first taste of the album's songs when Eric performed an acoustic version of "Sun's Gone" (then under the working title "Animals") on Navarro's Camp Freddy Radio show on February 5, 2005. The first emphasis track was "All Remote and No Control", appearing on the label's website in May 2007, nearly a full year before the album's eventual release date. A music video for the song was also made (YouTube link). In the album's opener, "Belly of an Insect", astute fans may notice some lyrics pulled from an unreleased 1997 Polar Bear song of Eric's called "Nubong". Availability: Amazon, iTunes |
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1. "Belly Of An
Insect" - 4:24 |
personnel * Taylor Hawkins - Drums (1, 3, 6-8) * Jason Orme - Guitar (1, 9) * Chris McClure - Guitar (2), Backing vocal (4) * Christian Stone - Guitar (2) * Eamon Ryland - Guitar (2) * David Levita - Guitar (3, 5, 7, 10, 11), Marxophone (7) * Mark Pritchard - Guitar (8) * Zane Smythe - Guitar (11) * Kirsten Gottschalk - Backing vocal (3) * Harold Barefoot Sanders III - Synth (3), Drum sampling, bits and synth (12) * Shirley Manson - Lyric co-writing and vocal (5) * Jonathan Larroquette - Synth (6) * Adam Somers - Modular synth (6) * Chris Chaney - Bass (7) * Zac Rae - Keys (7, 11), Wurly (10) * Matt Tecu - Drums (10) * Flea - Main horn (11) * Willie Waldman - Outro horn (11) |
A couple different promo versions of the album exist, one an advance cd without artwork (just a back insert), the other a 2cd edition with the second disc being an instrumental version of the album, apparently for film score or tv commercial consideration. |
The 11th Hour (Original Motion Picture Score) Jean Pascal Beintus & Eric Avery Released Jan 01, 2008 Lakeshore Records The score to this documentary on the state of the
earth's environment features music from Eric
Avery. A proper CD was never released (there was, however, a soundtrack
CD released which does not feature Eric's tracks). The score was only made
available on iTunes, and in addition to 5 tracks from Eric Avery, includes 8
from Jean Pascal Beintus. |
compilations-
Give.Listen.Help #5 (compilation
CD) Give. Listen. Help. Volume 5 is a double-disc, 27-song collection put out by by Urban Outfitters and Filter Magazine with proceeds going to the Pablove Foundation, which assists the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Features the Eric Avery track "All Remote and No Control". Availability: available at Urban Outfitters from October 15, 2008 through January 31, 2009 |
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Disc 1: 01 Garbage: "Witness to Your Love" * 02 Radiohead: "House of Cards" 03 Of Montreal: "Jimmy" (Parvati Khan/M.I.A. cover) 04 Bat for Lashes: "What's a Girl to Do? (Plaid Remix)" 05 Oasis: "Falling Down (Chemical Brothers Remix)" 06 Rilo Kiley: "Draggin' Around" * 07 Bloc Party: "Flux (JKL remix)" 08 The Faint: "The Geeks Were Right" (DIOYY Remix)" 09 CSS: "Rat Is Dead (Rage)" 10 The Decemberists: "Billy Liar" (live) 11 Ra Ra Riot: "Can You Tell (Little Ones Remix)" 12 Ladytron: "Ghosts (Modwheelmood Mix)" 13 The Little Ones: "I Don't Want to Dance " * 14 Other Lives: "Paper Cities" * 15 Two Sheds: "You" 16 Jack Johnson: "All at Once" (live at Bumbershoot 2008) * previously unreleased |
Disc 2: 01 Silversun Pickups: "Table Scraps" 02 Eulogies: "Is There Anyone Here?" 03 Darker My Love: "Blue Day" 04 The Dears: "Crisis 1 & 2" 05 Sea Wolf: "The Promise" 06 The Curse of Company: "All the Mines" 07 The One AM Radio: "Old Men" 08 Ed Laurie: "Albert" 09 Eric Avery: "All Remote and No Control" 10 Dappled Cities: "Vision Bell" 11 La Rocca: "Cross the River" |
Dangerbird Spring Sampler '08 A 2-disc promo-only compilation containing the Eric Avery tracks "Belly Of An Insect" and "Maybe". The second disc is basically an instrumental version of the first disc, and features the same 2 tracks from Eric, instrumentally. Availability: try eBay |
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Disc 1: 1 Darker My Love - Two Ways Out (3:22) 2 Darker My Love - Blue Day (4:11) 3 Darker My Love - Pale Sun (4:33) 4 Eric Avery - Belly Of An Insect (4:24) 5 Eric Avery - Maybe (4:26) 6 Eulogies - Running In The Rain (2:38) 7 La Rocca - Control (3:07) 8 La Rocca - Half Speed (5:18) 9 La Rocca - Love Under Key (4:21) 10 Sea Wolf - Black Dirt (3:45) 11 Sea Wolf - Middle Distance Runner (3:27) 12 One AM Radio - The Echoing Airports (3:26) 13 One AM Radio - A Brittle Filament (1:45) 14 Silversun Pickups - Three Seed (5:40) 15 Silversun Pickups - Little Lover's So Polite (4:58) 16 Curse Of Company - All The Mines (3:39) 17 Division Day - Littleblood (5:37) 18 Division Day - Reversible (3:33) 19 Steel Train - Firecracker (3:27) 20 Melee - Built To Last (3:42) |
Disc 2: 1 Darker My Love - Two Ways Out (Instrumental) (3:21) 2 Darker My Love - Blue Day (Instrumental) (4:09) 3 Darker My Love - Pale Sun (Instrumental) (4:33) 4 Eric Avery - Belly Of An Insect (Instrumental) (4:26) 5 Eric Avery - Maybe (Instrumental) (4:23) 6 Eulogies - Running In The Rain (Instrumental) (1:52) 7 La Rocca - Control (Instrumental) (3:05) 8 La Rocca - Half Speed (Instrumental) (5:18) 9 La Rocca - Love Under Key (Instrumental) (4:21) 10 Sea Wolf -Black Dirt (Instrumental) (3:52) 11 Sea Wolf -Middle Distance Runner (Instrumental) (3:30) 12 One AM Radio - The Echoing Airports (Instrumental) (3:31) 13 One AM Radio - A Brittle Filament (Instrumental) (1:52) 14 Silversun Pickups - Three Seed (Instrumental) (6:06) 15 Silversun Pickups - Little Lover's So Polite (Instrumental) (5:07) 16 Curse Of Company - All The Mines (Instrumental) (3:44) 17 Steel Train - Firecracker (Instrumental) (3:29) 18 Melee - Built To Last (Instrumental) (3:45) |
Dangerbird 2007 (sampler) This CD free with Harp magazine November 2007 (Devendra Banhart on the cover) featured the song "All Remote, No Control" by Eric Avery (note the slightly different title), offering a preview of the album which would come out a few months later. Availability: try Amazon or eBay 1. Sea Wolf - You're A Wolf |
Flower Quartet Eric's first real band, formed when he was still in high school. Eric played bass and sang some songs. They recorded a couple demos in 1983. The first demo is currently lost and uncirculated. The second demo was found and "released" in 2006, currently available to hear on the band's MySpace (with the exception of the last track, which was a sloppy instrumental and not deemed worthy of transferring from the master reel.) 1. Rememberance (written by Jack Gould, sung by Eric Avery) 2. Transitive Times 3. Rainbow Girl (written and sung by Eric Avery) 4. Throw It Away Yellow Dog Contract Scrunge Psi Com Jane's Addiction (original run) Deconstruction Polar Bear Jane's Addiction (reunion) |
guest appearances by Eric Avery in other bands-
Daisy Chamber After recording Ritual de lo Habitual in early 1990, Eric had some downtime before the album came out and touring began. During this time, he lent a hand to Daisy Chamber, though the extent of his involvement is unclear, as far as recording and performing with them. The band also included Michael Murphy, whom Eric would team with again a few years later in Deconstruction. Nine Inch Nails Venice Underground OPM Peter Murphy Bicycle Thief Metallica Alanis Morissette Culver City Dub Collective John Frusciante Filter Garbage Smashing Pumpkins Secretary Bird |