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"Fire in The Disco"

Saw The Electric Six on Wednesday night in Camden.
Was concerned that they were a novelty act with 1 song and would do that for an encore after 30 mins of bland rubbish I didn't like.

Well, I'm happy to report I was wrong.
They played for an hour and it was one of the best gigs I've been to for a while. I would say that High Voltage is one of their weaker songs, picked up for a radio single because it's catchy etc etc, but the others they played were much much better.

A lot more rock than I was expecting, the standout songs for me were "Improper Dancing" and "Naked Pictures of Your Mother". The guy in the video snogging the granny is the singer, not a fan who won a competition at all. He's a superb frontman, with the rest of the band being cool as only American's can with shades, cigarettes and geetars slung low.
Encore was Radio Ga-Ga by Queen, complete with the handclaps from audience and screaming Brian May solo, conducted with one foot on the monitor and lots of "my guitar is a machine-gun" audience pointing from baldy shades-wearing guitar man.

Thoroughly recommend seeing them if you get the chance and I'm looking for the album, because they're definitely *not* a one-joke band with a novelty single.
Oh, and whoever said it was a remix-version in the chart? Rubbish, they played it note-perfect 20ft from me.

"I'm a Superstar in the gay bar"

It most probably is Jack White.

Dr Gonzo wrote:
> Yeah, but they also claim it is Bill Clinton who does the sax solo,
> so, come on.

Well I've never heard that ANYWHERE.

> They were originally touted as a Detroit super group,
> most being made up of members of Wildbunch.

They ARE the Wildbunch. A simple namechange.

> Being from Detroit and
> taking into consideration that the guy doesn't sound a bit like Jack
> White, he sounds *exactly* like Jack White then there is only one
> conclusion.

Well if they said it was Jack White then you wouldn't believe them, would you? Like the Bill Clinton thing. I'm not saying it isn't, I'm just saying what they're saying.

Blank wrote:
> Yes, but Electric Six claim that it ISN'T Jack White, but that it's a
> fan who won a competition. Even Jack White says it isn't him. Although
> it probably is.

Yeah, but they also claim it is Bill Clinton who does the sax solo, so, come on. They were originally touted as a Detroit super group, most being made up of members of Wildbunch. Being from Detroit and taking into consideration that the guy doesn't sound a bit like Jack White, he sounds *exactly* like Jack White then there is only one conclusion.

Mystique Wrote:
> You serious?

Yeah, I am.

RosaIind wrote:

> Its odd. there is something really sexy about straight men kissing
> each other.
******

You serious?

Rainier Wolfcastle wrote:
> RosaIind wrote:
> Its odd. there is something really sexy about straight men kissing
> each other.
>
> No way.
>
> Seriously? Thought it only applied with the roles reversed...
>
> ;)

Likewise....

:)

Anyhoo.

Hmm....Electric Six eh? Not ma cuppa tea....

*wanders off pretentiously*

Whitestripes wrote:
> Blank wrote:
>
> And it's supposed to be the voice of the lady who is a fan, not the
> man. The voice that sounds like Jack White.
>
> It IS Jack White
>
> They don't write "Electric Six feat. Jack White" for fun you
> know.


Yes, but Electric Six claim that it ISN'T Jack White, but that it's a fan who won a competition. Even Jack White says it isn't him. Although it probably is.

Must check them out.

Must check any band out.

Damn Exeter.

Blank wrote:

> And it's supposed to be the voice of the lady who is a fan, not the
> man. The voice that sounds like Jack White.

It IS Jack White

They don't write "Electric Six feat. Jack White" for fun you know.

RosaIind wrote:
> Its odd. there is something really sexy about straight men kissing
> each other.

No way.

Seriously? Thought it only applied with the roles reversed...

;)