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Perhaps they were in it for the long haul. Rather than suffering the traditional ignominy of the comic follow-up, the Electric Six's second single, a rollicking garage rock track called Gay Bar, also went into the top 10. Even when the joke had worn off, it was hard not to admit that Danger! High Voltage! was a fantastic record: it had a taut, thrilling guitar hook, an explosive chorus and even a sax solo that carried a hint of 2 Tone. They were neither masquerading comedians nor manufactured by a record company, but a band that had been recording for almost a decade as the Wildbunch. On another level, however, the Electric Six appeared to have more depth than their comic novelty forebears. These people, you felt, knew that the moment their single dropped from the charts, a life of obscurity would beckon, punctuated only by appearances at freshers' bops, alongside the Mike Flowers Pops and Doctor and the Medics. They seemed like a band making the most of their 15 minutes of fame. It was made by men with extravagant pseudonyms (including Surge Joebot and the Rock and Roll Indian), camp stage costumes and a tendency to spin ridiculous yarns in interviews. It came with a celebrity connection: the White Stripes' Jack White provided a histrionic backing vocal. It cocked an eyebrow at current musical trends, including garage and punk funk. On one level, their debut British hit Danger! High Voltage! was the archetypal comic novelty single. Give me another 10 years, and I'll be telling you to get off my lawn.So the continuing interest in the Electric Six seems a fairly odd phenomenon. "That having said, there are some behind the scenes realities of the music industry and I'm approaching it now with a 40-year-old mindset, the older you get the more cynical and depressed you become. "I don't discount any of the factors involved about how great my job is these days," Valentine said. Known for his wit and outrageous rock anthems, Valentine is rather straightforward and jaded during an interview with The Flint Journal. "Put me in a room with 20 other people who have nothing in common with me, and I'll find a way to make them understand me." "I love diversity," said Valentine, who added his band will return to the studio in early 2009. "Formula 409" and "Heavy Woman" are heavy, while "Your Heat is Rising" and "We Were Witchy Witchy White Women" wax anthemic. I think we only knew we had to do something called 'Gay Bar Part 2.'"ĭiversity is the key to Electric Six's albums, the latest of which was released by Metropolis Records in North America. That's amazing.' They didn't know we were joking. We jokingly said it would be called 'Gay Bar Part 2.' The response across the board was, 'That's amazing. They asked us what the name of the record would be called.
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"We were doing a lot of press that day and they knew it was time for us to record another album. "We played a music festival in England in 2004, right when there was a lot of gay bar mania going on in the U.K.," said Valentine, known to his family as Tyler Spencer. journalists for the spark that led to "Gay Bar Part 2."
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"Gay Bar Part 2" is the unrelated sequel to "Gay Bar," found on Electric Six's 2003 album "Fire." The original song, although it received a fair amount of airplay in the United States, was a radio hit overseas. I think 'Flashy' would be the sun-dried tomato." When it's all said and done, we're going to be one of those deep dish pizzas where they throw every type of ingredient in there.
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"I think it's a great piece," Valentine said about "Flashy." "Our catalog's starting to look like a pizza and it's just another topping. tour in support of its fifth album, "Flashy." Like its predecessors, "Flashy" showcases Electric Six's brand of disco-inflected trash rock and includes songs such as "Gay Bar Part 2," "Formula 409" and "Transatlantic Flight." Andrew's Hall will serve as the closing night of the band's U.S. Details: (248) 645-6666 or The Saturday show at St.