Fire

Electric Six | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 20, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Xl Recordings
• ASIN: B00008VAJE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #37,807 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Electric Six is the most exciting band to come tumbling out of Detroit since Kiss. Sporting grimy leisure suits and hilarious stage names (the guitarists are known only as Surge Joebot and the Rock and Roll Indian), the ragtag group comes up with a deliriously catchy disco trash sound on its smart, hyperactive debut. Studio 54 horns mingle anxiously with AC/DC-influenced garage riffs, while frontman Dick Valentine rants maniacally over jerky, suggestive punk-funk songs like "Gay Bar" and "I'm the Bomb." Plus, rumor suggests that single "Danger! High Voltage" features the White Stripes' Jack White on backing vocals and, less plausibly, Bill Clinton on saxophone. How cool is that? Very. --Aidin Vaziri

Product Description

Detroit's Electric Six splice punk, new wave, disco, and arena rock into a total entertainment solution for the new breed of rock n' roller. 'This single is...pure driving disco-rock, complete with a new wave saxophone solo and ridiculous lyrics. Easily one of the best rock songs of the past year' - NY Times. 'Hold on, have the White Stripes gone Studio 54?' XL Records. 2003.

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Customer Reviews

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You must obey the dance commader..., May 19, 2004

By	B. Miller "Brandon Miller" (Big Bear City, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Fire (Audio CD)

Every song on this album has a reference to fire and dancing, yet there is an unfathomable genius to Fire. The first track, "Dance Commander" makes you wanna do just that: Dance like a f*cking madman and play the air guitar. The rest of the album lives up to the kickass beginning. From the hard-rockin' songs (She's White, Naked Pictures) to the disco rock songs (Electric Demons In Love, I'm The Bomb, Danger! High Voltage) to the 80s synthesizer-driven beauty (Synthesizer) these guys rock every genre they touch on. It's one of my favorite albums ever and I'm sure people with a thing for disco or indie rock or just some fun stuff to dance to will like it also.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Givin' the order for fun!, April 21, 2004

By	Ryan Carrie (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fire (Audio CD)

One of the best party cds ever. Also great for a road trip and more than a few laughs. Brilliant from beginning to end I can't wait for the next cd release!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT MUSIC, and so stupid its smart, July 4, 2003

By	G. Mogel "xrad2" (Newbury Park, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Fire (Audio CD)

It's a sad miscalculation to see this album as simply an extended joke, becuase the musicianship is strong, the hooks are perfection, and all this is sustained underneath a hilariously complex and near genius jumble of rock and roll stereotypes being both imitated and ridiculed. And, oh, by the way...it's great music!!! 70's rock is punctured while being executed better than most 70's rockers (Electric Demons--pronounced "Dee--MOHNs--In Love); 80's disco lyrics are dissected until you gag ("I invented the night"...come on, thats hilarious), and 90's Offspring-style hyperbeats are played perfectly ("Gay Bar", I DARE you to not headbang AND crack up).
Look, just get it, blast it, and see which of your friends actually has a sense of humor while you are loving the music.