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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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Aulin223 wrote:
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Gowienczyk wrote:
By far one of the most consistent and energetic rock bands out today.
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nuwahrmahn wrote:
lulz.
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Nonsymmetric wrote:
Wow, it's been a long while since I last listened. Dance Commander has an awesome heavy sound.
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Kizuro wrote:
Come again to Spain guys : <
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neilmchamburger wrote:
this band is amazing, i will definetly strive to see them live if they ever come back near ireland :P, digging KILL atm
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OykuSpears wrote:
danger danger high voltage
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BoundlessSpirit wrote:
Saw them Monday and Tuesday nights. Loved the Crypt gig because of the intimacy, we were literally three feet from the band. Loved the Brighton gig because I could hear the music properly and Valentine wasn't hammered. Pretty awesome that they played different encores as well.
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ryukao wrote:
gaay bar >D
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conditionals wrote:
@Spleenog: yeah, you're right. This is by far the best use of the word 'nice', though.
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Spleenog wrote:
@conditionals I don't think you get my use of the word nice.
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Spleenog wrote:
@SuperCoolBros Done! :D
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Terra_Kot wrote:
i want ticket on their concert!!!
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SuperCoolBros wrote:
let's get them to seven million
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crimecrimson wrote:
New album was like a hand of god in time of despondency. I hope to catch you on tour. So avoid plane crashes.
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2GvSAP_Snoopy wrote:
Anybody got a spare ticket for Birmingham?
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conditionals wrote:
I don't know if I'd call those shots nice Spleenog. Dick Valentine looks like he's in a Madness cover band.
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Klim_DX wrote:
олололо
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DanceCommanderr wrote:
Seeing them tomorrow night. OH YES! :D
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rockycheese wrote:
Off to newcastle to see them!
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The Mad Hatter, Covington, Cincinnati KY, United States
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La Sala Rossa, Montreal QC, Canada
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Maverick's, Ottawa, ON, Ottawa, Canada
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