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Detroit, United States (1996 – present)
Electric Six is a six-piece Detroit-based rock band that plays a mix of rock, funk and disco.
The band’s first notorious formation comprised Dick Valentine (vocals), Rock and Roll Indian (guitar), Surge Joebot (guitar), Disco (bass, former member of Detroit Cobras), and M (drums). Dick Valentine (real name Tyler Spencer) has always been the primary songwriter (both music and lyrics) of Electric Six, currently and under their former incarnation, when they were known as the Wildbunch. During the band’s temporary split at the end of the 1990s, Spencer formed his own band called The Dirty Shame and released one CD entitled Smog Cutter Love Story which featured, among other tracks, a first version of Fire track “Vengeance and Fashion”. The band reformed by 2001 to record and release the first release of ‘Danger! High Voltage’ and record the track ‘Dealin’ With Death N’ Stealin’ In The Name Of The Lord’ with Troy Gregory for his Sybil album.
Electric Six fuses rock and punk with the laid-back funky rhythms and falsetto vocals of disco, and a distinctly comic touch. However, they tend to reject such genre classifications as disco-metal and disco punk. They formed the band in 1996 and were initially known as The Wildbunch, eventually dropping that name due to pressure from the Bristol trip-hop collection of the same name. Throughout the latter half of the ’90s, they played about once a month at the Magic Bag in Ferndale, Magic Stick, and the now-defunct Gold Dollar in Detroit, the center of a scene that produced breakout acts like The White Stripes.
The band’s first notorious formation comprised Dick Valentine (vocals), Rock and Roll Indian (guitar), Surge Joebot (guitar), Disco (bass, former member of Detroit Cobras), and M (drums). Dick Valentine (real name Tyler Spencer) has always been the primary songwriter (both music and lyrics) of Electric Six, currently and under their former incarnation, when they were known as the Wildbunch. During the band’s temporary split at the end of the 1990s, Spencer formed his own band called The Dirty Shame and released one CD entitled Smog Cutter Love Story which featured, among other tracks, a first version of Fire track “Vengeance and Fashion”. The band reformed by 2001 to record and release the first release of ‘Danger! High Voltage’ and record the track ‘Dealin’ With Death N’ Stealin’ In The Name Of The Lord’ with Troy Gregory for his Sybil album.
Electric Six fuses rock and punk with the laid-back funky rhythms and falsetto vocals of disco, and a distinctly comic touch. However, they tend to reject such genre classifications as disco-metal and disco punk. They formed the band in 1996 and were initially known as The Wildbunch, eventually dropping that name due to pressure from the Bristol trip-hop collection of the same name. Throughout the latter half of the ’90s, they played about once a month at the Magic Bag in Ferndale, Magic Stick, and the now-defunct Gold Dollar in Detroit, the center of a scene that produced breakout acts like The White Stripes.
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Dr_Zolberg wrote:
Gay Bar-the best =) exuberant music
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wisconsin_bound wrote:
http://www.myspace.com/youngraptors these guys sound similar.
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higgggggghhhhhh wrote:
бат ю кэнт игнор май течно)
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cieku_ds wrote:
I wish they would come to Poland [6], would be awesome
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lordyaster wrote:
I wish they would come to Poland [5]
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McGerkey wrote:
I Shall Exterminate etc., etc. was a lot like Senor Smoke, I think.
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irka_rump wrote:
этзэ гей бар, гей баар
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Kosaka-kun wrote:
They should make another album like Senor Smoke, the newer ones are ok but not as good as Senor Smoke!
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Voy0 wrote:
I wish they would come to Poland... [4]
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Cloni wrote:
I wish they would come to Poland [3] hell yeah!
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Stompy_Boots wrote:
EL OH EL
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McGerkey wrote:
GIRL! I WANNA TAKE YOU TO MCDONNELZZZ WHERE MAYBE ONE DAY I'LL GET THE FOREMAN TO SEE THAT PRODUCTIVITY HAS DGDGOJKGLFSBmdnmx gdn azbf
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RemciZ wrote:
Ай вонт тейк ю ин э гэй бар!!11)))
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bigspee wrote:
down at mcdonnlezzzzz high voltage
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Dr4wkw4rd wrote:
Saw them last night in Eugene Or USA. AWESOME.
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KoRnCHILD wrote:
I wish they would come to Poland <3 Kill is nice, it's getting better every time when i listen it
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G1s wrote:
High Voltage!
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avphibes wrote:
Okay, "Kill" is the best album in awhile. Bravo.
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maddyson047 wrote:
I wish they would come to Poland [2]
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zuberuber wrote:
I wish they would come to Poland
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