Electric Six at the Blackcat

The other day I was at Kramerbooks and the music they were playing caught my attention. They were playing Electic Six, I got the cd and so far it is pretty good.

Electric Six is playing tonight at the Blackcat, I am not in town so I won't be able to make it to the show, but it might be interesting to hear how it was.

I had never heard of them before. Don't know anything about them except for their latest cd.

don't do it… i saw the electric six when they were still the wildbunch and was totally unimpressed. the only redeeming thing about them these days is that lead guitarist from brendson benson's wellfed boys is with them now.

electric 6 are the bottom of the barrel with regards to being friends of jack white. and are destined to on every english compliation of 00's tracks because of their "novelity " hits.

I've seen them before, and they were surprisingly good. But that was before half the band got canned. So I will be interested to see how they are now. I'm going to the show tonight, so I will let you know.

I'm going for the absurd music stylings of Junior Senior, my only exposure to Electric 6 was… god this is so embarrassing… listening to the Charlie's Angels Full Throttle McG directors commentary when he pointed out his use of an Electric 6 song during a beach scene. The 15 seconds I heard sounded pretty good. Let us never speak of this again…

Originally posted by cale:
McG

That dude's a genius as far as I'm concerned.

Well, I found Electric 6 disappointing. Like any novelty act, it's really only funny the first time. There were moments of entertainment, but they couldn't live up to Junior Senior -who were really fun. I was surprised at the dancing crowd and the adoration of JS. I didn't know they had so many fans. Anyway, it was a fun frivolous night.
Oh but the first band was very poor. Bad vocals and boring tunes.

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
Well, I found Electric 6 disappointing. Like any novelty act, it's really only funny the first time. There were moments of entertainment, but they couldn't live up to Junior Senior -who were really fun. I was surprised at the dancing crowd and the adoration of JS. I didn't know they had so many fans. Anyway, it was a fun frivolous night.
Oh but the first band was very poor. Bad vocals and boring tunes.

Yeah, like where did these Junior Senior fans come from, they knew all the words and everything! I was being thrown around by all these kids with x's on their hands. My buddies and I went in expecting a 5 and we got a 9 - great show. And yes, that first opener was horrible, and Electric 6 was pretty bad as well…

Junior Senior was incredible. They've got a huge fan base in the Midwest, so I wasn't surprised by all the kids singing along. (I was one of the ones without an X). Poor Junior was sick, but still precious as hell. Electric 6 was funny, but I wouldn't see them again.

I was also surprised at the large turnout for the show - it seemed like it thinned out a bit after Junior Senior's set. And 'precious' is very fitting for Junior - funny he's supposed to be the straight one though, being somewhat effeminate looking. He sort of reminded of me of a cuter version of David Cassidy.. Fun show, good crowd participation, dancing, singing, entertainment, pretty cool for a weeknight. As for Electric Six, eh. Even "Gay Bar" I think sounds better on disc. I think the lead singer has an interesting voice but their sound needs much tightening.

thank you all for helping with my decision on whether to see this show tonight at the Ottobar.

I dont really like Junior Senior. And the Electric 6 seemed like they may be entertaining, but forget it now :)

I will save my money for Jimmy Gnecco on Sunday….thats going to be good for sure.

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by cale:
McG

That dude's a genius as far as I'm concerned.

agreed. . .two words: the o.c.

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
the o.c.

Word.

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
thank you all for helping with my decision on whether to see this show tonight at the Ottobar.

I dont really like Junior Senior. And the Electric 6 seemed like they may be entertaining, but forget it now :)

I will save my money for Jimmy Gnecco on Sunday….thats going to be good for sure.

if you change your mind i've got two free tickets. i won em but i don't know anyone in Baltimore nor anyone who wants to go up there with me. so if it's a purely monetary thing and you want to check them out….

Glad I was out of town.

E6 didn't really do it for me…they had their moments, but it was somewhat blah.

Junior Senior, on the other hand, were well worth the price of admission. A few friends of mine have been talking them up for months, so I figured they'd draw a good size crowd…but was still surprised by the sheer volume of good vibes.

Plus, Danish people who can't really speak English just warm my heart.

Move your feet!

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
Well, I found Electric 6 disappointing. Like any novelty act, it's really only funny the first time. There were moments of entertainment, but they couldn't live up to Junior Senior -who were really fun. I was surprised at the dancing crowd and the adoration of JS. I didn't know they had so many fans. Anyway, it was a fun frivolous night.
Oh but the first band was very poor. Bad vocals and boring tunes.

With the Electric 6, how much of it do you think had to do with the old band vs. the new band?

Originally posted by broadkat:
if you change your mind i've got two free tickets. i won em but i don't know anyone in Baltimore nor anyone who wants to go up there with me. so if it's a purely monetary thing and you want to check them out…. [/QB]

you're sweet. If you live in VA, i wouldnt have any time to get em since i have to work, but if you wanna come to bmore, I'll go with ya.

Originally posted by Dandy01:
And 'precious' is very fitting for Junior - funny he's supposed to be the straight one though, being somewhat effeminate looking. He sort of reminded of me of a cuter version of David Cassidy..

David Cassidy - that's exactly what I thought. There were some young girls in front of me who were swooning all over the place when he said he was "feeling better." He can't weigh much more than 100 pounds. An adorable 100 pounds, that is.

Originally posted by Jaguär:
With the Electric 6, how much of it do you think had to do with the old band vs. the new band?

The new band seemed fine -though the new guitar section was a little heavier. I just think the material is getting very worn out. I can't imagine them lasting much longer. Though the singer's voice is larger than life and has potential.

And Junior…ah…so adorable. I think you would have liked Junior Senior, Jag. They were pretty lovable.

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:

Originally posted by Jaguär:
With the Electric 6, how much of it do you think had to do with the old band vs. the new band?

The new band seemed fine -though the new guitar section was a little heavier. I just think the material is getting very worn out. I can't imagine them lasting much longer. Though the singer's voice is larger than life and has potential.

And Junior…ah…so adorable. I think you would have liked Junior Senior, Jag. They were pretty lovable.

Me, like Junior/Senior? Really? I can't stand their music. But, I didn't like Electric 6 until I saw them, so, you never know. I can easily understand how Electric 6 could get old fast. Very fast. I do hope that Dick Valentine gets something serious together though, yet keeps the humor because I surprisingly liked his personality a lot when we saw them at the 9:30 Club.