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ELECTRIC SIX - Switzerland
| Static Multimedia | | Switzerland: land of neutrality, good chocolate, the International Red Cross. Though their newest album is named for this trilingual landlocked country, Electric Six take their rock/punk/disco/garage blend all over, from the hottest nightclub in town to the best kitchens of France down to hell and back....full text |
| | Spin | | Electric Six continue their life's work of turning rock's corniest riffs and dumbest impulses into an irony-heavy dance party. Guitar solos that crawled from a Foghat album mix with prog-rock synth homages and the sort of cheesy funk that Styx peddled on "Mr. Roboto." Stupidity this willful has its limits, but lyrics like "I gave you my heart/I gave you my soul/Now I'm just another number at the Centers for Disease Control" do have a sleazeball allure....full text |
| | StylusMagazine | | There's a storied history of one-hit wonders that were actually both better and more interesting than their hit. While the goony ebullience of “Danger! High Voltage” is undeniable even now, make no mistake: Dick Valentine and his Electric Six fit neatly into that lineage. They (or more accurately he) wield schlock and camp, sure, but at least on Switzerland they have other things on their mind that what they’ll put in you at the gay bar....full text |
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