I absolutely love Electric Six.  In fact, "Fire" made my top 20 for 2003.  I
believe they made more of a splash in England than here, despite the fact
that they are from Detroit. (I think Gay Bar won a Q Magazine Award for Best
Video.)  I am a bit mystified as to why they did not catch on here, since
the music rocks...and you can dance to it (and laugh to it as well!).  As I
bought my copy earlier, it did not come with the DVD containing said videos.
However, I have managed to see those videos online, and yes....they are
incredibly trashy and campy, particularly Gay Bar (Who would have thought to
combine Abraham Lincoln with Gay culture???)

I saw them perform late last year and with the exception of the drummer and
the lead singer, the band had all new members.  But it did not seem to
affect the performance.  I thought they delivered a real rockin', funny set.
And the new songs they played sounded pretty darn good too.

Mark E.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bob_hutton@standardlife.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 5:41 AM
Subject: Electric Six


> Given all the recent chat about The Darkness, I just got the album Fire by
> Electric Six (another "spoof" band you might say) and to my ears it is
> infinitely better than The Darkness lp.  Kinda metal/punk/stooges crossed
> with hi-nrg disco.  The copy I got came with a bonus DVD featuring the
> video clips for the singles Danger: High Voltage, Gay Bar & Dance
Commander
> .... all very amusing and trashily camp.
>
> Anyone else here like this album as much as me?
>
> B^)
>
>
>