Editing Shootenanny! (section)

== Background ==
While lead singer [[Mark Oliver Everett|Mark Oliver "E" Everett]] was working on the double disc ''[[Blinking Lights and Other Revelations]]'' project, he had the idea to make a "succinct, direct and no bullshit" record, inspired by the writing style of blues singer-songwriter [[Muddy Waters]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McMaham |first1=Tim |title=E is for Eels |url=http://www.timmcmahan.com/eels.htm |website=Lazy-I |access-date=June 23, 2022 |date=July 16, 2003}}</ref>

Before the recording of the album, Everett and drummer [[Jonathan Norton]] were in conflict. Norton left Eels after a ''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]'' performance during the ''[[Souljacker]]'' tour, later telling a journalist his decision was "a business thing".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Pat |title=Cowboys of the Galaxy |work=[[Rhythm (music magazine)|Rhythm]] |date=August 2003 |page=57}}</ref> However, he participated in the recording sessions for ''Shootenanny!'', working as a freelancer rather than a member of the band, with tensions still intact.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saccone |first1=Teri |title=Butch Norton: Hands On |issue=18 |work=Drumhead |date=November–December 2008 |page=49}}</ref> This would be the last album with new recordings from Norton, although earlier sessions featuring him would appear on the ''Blinking Lights'' album two years later.

Recording of the album took place for 10 days<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Eels Looking Ahead To Next 'Masterpiece' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/eels-looking-ahead-to-next-masterpiece-69845/ |access-date=June 23, 2022 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=July 24, 2003}}</ref> during late November 2002 with minimal production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/e_interview_102003/ |title=E of Eels |last=Hyman |first=Nick |date=October 1, 2003 |website=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |accessdate=November 28, 2012}}</ref> The album was recorded onto two-inch tape and edited digitally using [[Pro Tools]]. ''Shootenanny!'' was recorded and mixed by [[Greg Collins (record producer)|Greg Collins]], who recorded "Climbing to the Moon" on ''[[Electro-Shock Blues]]''.

===Title===

The album's name comes from a [[neologism]], coined by Everett, for "a social gathering at which participants engage in [[folk music|folk]] singing and sometimes dancing [a ''[[hootenanny]]''], but mostly the shooting of guns."<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Shootenanny! Page |url=https://www.eelstheband.com/eels_shootenanny.php |website=[[Eels (band)|Eels]] |access-date=June 23, 2022}}</ref>