Señor Smoke

Electric Six

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 7, 2006)
• Original Release Date: February 15, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B000E11590
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,535 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

There are times when descriptive adjectives such as "dumb" are not meant in the least bit as negatives. In pop music, these tend to be some of the best times you can have, of course: big, dumb, fun times. Throwing garage rock, metal, and new wave riffs together with disco beats and ironic lyrics, the Detroit-based Electric 6 made a pretty big splash with incredibly stupid and fun songs such as "Gay Bar" and "Danger! High Voltage." Nothing on here quite hits with the force of those hits, and the cover of Queen's "Radio Ga Ga" is so obvious it misses the mark entirely. But by no means have this act gotten serious or boring: like Urge Overkill before them, E6 know incredibly well how to have rock & roll fun with tongue planted firmly in cheek. If you do as well, you could do far worse than Señor Smoke. --Mike McGonigal

Product Description

Detroit's Electric Six quickly made a name for themselves in the UK and US with hit singles "Gay Bar" and "Danger! High Voltage". "Senor Smoke" was released in the UK in early 2005 to much acclaim. Metropolis, interested in broadening the scope of music they released, signed the band and is proud to now bring them back to their native soil. "Senor Smoke" blends a mixture of disco, garage, punk, and indie rock with clever (but sincere) tongue in cheek one liners. Electric Six will change the way you perceive rock in 2006.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lookin' So Good You Want To Eat Them...!, October 6, 2005

By	Zelda Fitzgerald "Daisy" (NYC, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Señor Smoke (Audio CD)

First off, forget what you heard and what you think you know about the guys in E6. These songs on Senor Smoke have more rock, more hidden commentary, and more dirty one liners than anything else out today.
From the first song, Rock n' Roll Evacuation, which is just a minor warm-up, you get the sense of the maddness that is to come. An example is the impressive statement of the lack of "rockin'" Mr. "Dub-ya" has to offer us, and I mean us as the "Evil Generation".
Some of my favorites are "Bite Me", just for the silly lyrics that Dick screams with conviction, to "Dance Epidemic" for the ultra hip porno riff as well as the mention of much needed sex, to "Dance-a-thon 2005" for the pure enjoyment of the keyboard!!! Yeah Nucleus!!! Not to forget, the ever repeatable hit song, "Vibrator" in which we all become Dick's girl in an elevator, can it get much better???
These song have an unbelievable edge of both humor as well as high brow intellectualism, yeah sounds weird but take a listen to "Jimmy Carter". One thing is for sure, Electric Six has immense talent in making full sounding danceable nu-clear music that kids everywhere should, and will be improperly dancing to in the middle of the streets.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yessss!, February 7, 2006

By	Bat Jelly (denver) - See all my reviews

Finally, the album is released here in the states! Personally I enjoy this one equally if not more than Fire. In fact, my two favorite Electric Six songs are Jimmy Carter and The Future Is In The Future, both on this release. It still has all the energy of their previous release (and hopefully their next release, which will be out in a few months - and this time it'll be available in the US).

Since the album's already been out for a while and there's nothing different about this release, I'll spare you the full review. Others have done a much better job on the import version's page.

Enjoy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ....TURN THIS ONE UP TO ELEVEN, September 8, 2006

By	Eric A. Blomquist - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought Fire about a year ago and played the s!*t out it!. Amazing feaux-dace/rock/a little metal. Q: What was it? A: Awesome.

I saw them live in Chicago. They played a small venue and melted my face off. Very Fun!

Bought Senor Smoke, got it home any ran through it a couple of times. My initial review would be not as consistent as Fire, but the highs are higher. That highest point would be "Be My Dark Angel". While a little clumsy ("I was walkin' down the street, you were walking down the street, so I had to cross the street to get to your side of the street") has a great "build-up" intro and crushing guitar chord that would make Aldo Nova or Bon Jovi say "Why didn't I think of that?". It crescendos nicely into a bouncy, bititng chorus.

The album also opens with the anthemic Rock and Roll Evacuation that has a fist pumping chorus. Dance Epidemic rocks with a more.....well...dance/disco sound.

Bite Me and Vibrator are twisted, funny, uncomfortable and rockin' all at the same time somehow.

I'm a little dismayed by the more socially reflective tracks, Jimmy Carter, Future Boys, Taxi to Nowhere. They sound outdated, but have some melodic hooks as a saving grace. I do occasionally find myself skipping them to get to the meaty stuff on the CD.

This collection of songs come off a little disjointed on the same album, but that actually detracts very little from the fact that this album has some amazing, silly, wild stuff on it. It's a very fun album.

My advice would be to buy Fire and then Senor Smoke. Put them on the good stereo in the den and tell the wife and kids to "go outside, daddy's gonna' rock now." I pre-ordered Switzerland, their forthcoming album and have high hopes and new speakers. Can't wait.

Best small venue show I ever saw, too. Check and see if there coming to your town and get a ticket to see Dick Valentine and the wild ride that is E6.