Electric Six Album: “Fire”

One of the best party cds ever. Also great for a road trip and more than a few laughs. Brilliant from beginning to end I can't wait for the next cd release!

Hooo-whee! This here CD by the Electric Six has got my hee-haw tied in a knot. I heard 'Gaybar' the other day, and I sweear to gawd that was the most I say the most cacciatore song I have heard in a long time. So I had to leave my woman, tell her I'm going down by the railroad tracks, to dig this electric-disco metal they call the Electric Six but what I like to call: the Electric Six. And boy, wuz I glad I got this sucka! Right from 'Dance Commander,' I was rocking like a beast. Y'all add to that gems like 'Synthesizer,' a perfect throwback to '80s pop that updates the db's 'Amplifier' for these here times, or 'Improper Dancing,' heck, it's all good! And when I heard 'Danger! High Voltage,' I done said to my baby I said 'These boys know how to fry a chicken!' So yes, Electric Six: this is the New Stuff, gentlemen.

The thing with a humour is this, if you try to explain it then automatically it becomes unfunny. You either 'get it' or you don't and that's what I feel about this album.

People mistake humour especially in rock music as taboo. Why is that? Sometimes people can take themselves a little too seriously you know. Lighten up, have some fun, pass me a beer while I go-go dance in my hot pants to this album while you look all moody in the corner.

Listen to how Dick Valentine by sheer force of will tries to convince you he is hotter than fire! how the laydeez will be in for a good time. Count the times he says fire! it's a good rock word afterall.

If A Night At The Roxbury had been a good film this would have been the soundtrack.

Saturday Night Fever attitude meets the Airplane disco scene meets power chords and synths.

"Fire" by Electric Six is easily the best album I have bought in the past year. As a music fanatic who won't take mainstream for an answer, "Fire" blew me away with its mixture of disco and Hives-type punk rock from the first track to the last. When I first heard "Fire" I was reminded of the tunes of Spinal Tap, the vocal cords of Tom Jones, the power rock sounds of Andrew WK, and the talent of the new wave of true rock such as The White Stripes and countless other bands. "Fire" completely rocks on every track with amazing talent, talented sleaziness, and sleazy humor reminiscent of acts like Van Halen, Kiss, and, dare I say it, maybe a very little bit of the BeeGees. Tracks like "She's White" and "Danger! High Voltage" resound with sounds that will rejuvenate even the most ill-fed ears and bring a smile to faces tired of linear mainstream hits. Even after listening to the entire album at least ten times I find myself enticed by songs I didn't enjoy before. If you're looking for some rock with a new flavor other than just plain vanilla, this is the album to buy. If you're debating between buying this album and a Nickleback, Korn, or even the Hives' hyped "Veni Vidi Vicious", don't waste your time or money: buy this album. What a truly great album does is hook you with its hit singles and overall sound. Then, after you tire of the hits a little bit, the complexities and quirks of the other songs show themselves and the CD ends up sitting in your stereo system for weeks on end. This could be one of those CDs. This is one of those CDs.

Dick Valentine (the lead vocalist) must hold some sort of record for his liberal use of the word "fire", I swear it's in every song on this fantastic debut, appropriately titled "Fire". Of course anyone buying this album will do so for the tremendous single "Danger! High Voltage", which is without a doubt one of the best singles in years, but this album's got plenty more to offer. Electric Six sure won't go down as any sort high coceptual musicians (well, you could call this a concept album, about fires and discoes, dancing and war on the dance floor), but this music is pure fun, highly polished disco-garage-rock performed with passion to spare (something most garage rock groups are seriously lacking in). The one-two punch of "Dance Commander" and "Electric Demons in Love" open the album with a bang, and the album pretty much maintains this momentum all the way through. "She's White" is full of classic lines, this song gets extra bonus points for "YEAH!" chant and actually using the word "junta" in a pop song, and no matter how many times I hear it, Valentine's emphatic "CONTINUE!" during the pause in "Improper Dancing" causes me to lose it every time. "Gay Bar" is a fine 2nd single and a bit closer to sound of the actual album than "Danger! High Voltage" is. 13 songs in just over 38 minutes, this is a quick satisfying listen and one of the most fun records I've heard in a long time. If you enjoyed "Danger! High Voltage" (and you did) then you can't go wrong with this album, especially at this price!