Whip It On

The Raveonettes | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: November 19, 2002
• Label: The Orchard
• Copyright: (P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Total Length: 21:38
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• ASIN: B0018PZ8F8
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Danish garage rock at its best, August 14, 2002

By 

John Fogde (Aarhus, Denmark) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whip It on (Audio CD)

The garage rock revival has gotten so much press the last year that critics have had to invent the term New Garage to keep track of bands like The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. But before you decide to jump off this already overhyped bandwagon and go searching for the next big thing you should definitely check out The Raveonettes. The band consists of Sune Wagner (ex-Psyched Up Janis) and Sharin Foo and according to Rolling Stone's David Fricke they are:

"not only Denmark's hot gift to the New Garage. They make tight blazing pop of the top order, the kind that can quickly become a personal passion -- and a radio phenomenon".

Not bad for a couple of kids from Copenhagen.

Earlier this year the Danish duo released the EP Whip It On, which is now available outside of Denmark, and there has been a buzz surrounding the band ever since. The eight track EP clocks in at a hectic 21 minutes and combines the noise of The Jesus and Mary Chain and the power of The Ramones with cool sounding melodies. Every song has a wall of fuzz-guitars and loud drums, but the thing that lifts the songs is the blend of Wagner's dark voice with Foo's seductive harmonies. The duo usually sings in a monotonous style with a lot of tight harmonies, which makes them stand out from the rest of the garage bands. And when Sharin Foo sings in that breathy femme fatale-like voice in the chorus of Veronica Fever it'll make the hairs on your arms stand up straight. Other highlights include opener Attack of the Ghost Riders (which sounds like The Jesus and Mary Chain sprinkled with Dick Dale guitars) and the anthem-like Cops on our Tail, which will have you screaming Going Fast That's The Way We Go in no time. And the EP's closer Beat City has tempo and badass lyrics, which will leave you wanting more. The only miss among the eight tracks is Bowels of the Beast, which is a lot slower than the rest of the songs and sounds too much like Black Sabbath.

The Raveonettes are touring Scandinavia this fall with a one-off gig in London in September and has since the release of Whip It On recorded three tracks with producer Richard Gottherer (who produced early Blondie, Richard Hell, and The Go-Go's records), which will probably appear on a full length album next year. But until then you'd be well-advised to check out this roaring debut from the hottest Scandinavian act since The Hives. This is your shot at checking them out before they get huge.

Review appeared originally at blogcritics.com

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The second coming of Psychocandy!!!, December 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Whip It on (Audio CD)

Wow. This CD is the best thing to happen to music in a long time. I can't say enough good things about it.

The sound? Think Psychocandy. Super-cool attitude, feedback-heavy, with a subtle surf-music vibe at times. And unlike other CDs that have been compared to Psychocandy (like, say Flying Saucer Attack or something), this CD is more than just feedback. It actually Rocks!! And has good songs!!

And although this could almost be a collection of Psychocandy B-sides (sounding more so than anything off Barbed Wire Kisses), The Raveonettes aren't just copying one of the best CDs of all time. There's more to them than just that aspect, and the music is definitely their own.

This is the first CD I've heard in years that gave me that "OH MY GOD I"M IN LOVE WITH THIS CD" feeling. I thought I'd never get that feeling back. I definitely recommend this one.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Whip It On", July 11, 2003

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Josh Smith (Hurricane, West Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whip It on (Audio CD)

This album is magnificent, it's so simple it's brilliant. Like The White Stripes, The Ravonettes are a duo. Sune Rose Wagner & Sharin Foo, from Denmark, are now European breakthrough artists with the release of 'Whip It On'. Although none of the songs are over 3 minutes long, they satisfy the ears. That's one of their strange rules, that & all songs are recorded in B Minor.
All of the songs are good, but the ones that stand out would have to be "Attack of the Ghost Riders," "Do You Believe Her," "My Tornado," & "Beat City."
The sound of "Do you believe her" is incredibly sexy. In fact The whole entire album has a mysterious, haunting, & sexy sound. As long as the Ravonettes keep making albums like this, they'll be legends.