Flashy (Electric Six album)
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Flashy is the title of the fifth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six
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The album was accompanied by a music video
for track "Formula 409" which appeared online on July 30, 2008. A claymation video for the track 'Making Progress' was also released.
Electric Six
Electric Six is a six-piece metro Detroit-based band that plays what has been described as a brand of rock music infused with elements of "garage, disco, punk, new wave, and metal." The band met recognition in 2003 with the singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", and subsequently recorded...
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The album was accompanied by a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for track "Formula 409" which appeared online on July 30, 2008. A claymation video for the track 'Making Progress' was also released.
CD version
- "Gay Bar Part Two" - 2:42
- "Formula 409" - 3:43
- "We Were Witchy Witchy White Women" - 3:55
- "Dirty Ball" - 3:40
- "Lovers Beware" - 3:19
- "Your Heat is Rising" - 3:32
- "Face Cuts" - 3:15
- "Heavy Woman" - 3:14
- "Flashy Man" - 2:04
- "Watching Evil Empires Fall Apart" - 3:58
- "Graphic Designer" - 4:36
- "Transatlantic Flight" - 4:02
- "Making Progress" - 2:59
Side One
- "Gay Bar Part Two" - 2:42
- "Formula 409" - 3:43
- "Dirty Ball" - 3:40
- "Lovers Beware" - 3:19
- "Your Heat is Rising" - 3:32
- "Face Cuts" - 3:15
- "Flashy Man" - 2:04
Side Two
- "We Were Witchy Witchy White Women" - 3:55
- "Heavy Woman" - 3:14
- "Watching Evil Empires Fall Apart" - 3:58
- "Graphic Designer" - 4:36
- "Transatlantic Flight" - 4:02
- "Making Progress" - 2:59
Trivia
- Gay Bar Part Two is a response to the band's fame stemming from 'Gay BarGay Bar (song)"Gay Bar" is a song written and performed by the Detroit-based rock band Electric Six. It was the second single off their debut album, Fire released in 2003....
'. The line "soft steaming shits demanding Gay Bar Part 2" is an indication of resentment over their most popular and often only song they are recognized for. Many people pushed the band to write 'another Gay Bar' and none of their later work was as successful at breaking into the mainstream. The song also features references to the band's other songs "Danger! High VoltageDanger! High Voltage"Danger! High Voltage" is a song by Electric Six, released as a single on 6 January 2003 through XL Recordings. It was the band's debut single, and reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and was named Single of the Week by the NME. It was also released on the band's debut album Fire .Jack White...
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", "Be My Dark AngelSeñor SmokeSeñor Smoke is the second album from Electric Six, following Fire in 2003. It was released in the UK February 14, 2005 by Warner Music imprint Rushmore Records...
" and "She's WhiteFire (Electric Six album)Fire is the debut album of Electric Six, released in 2003.The album received generally positive critical reviews. Rolling Stone called the album "the summer's most brilliantly demented party record" and Blender hailed the music as "convincingly ferocious"...
". - The album artwork is taken from a painting called 'Hellcat' by Detroit-based artist Ron Zakrin, who also created the artwork used for the band's previous album I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the MasterI Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the MasterI Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master is the fourth album by the Detroit rock band Electric Six.Music videos were made for the tracks "Down at McDonnelzzz" and "Randy's Hot Tonight!".-Track listing:...
. - The album features "Transatlantic Flight" which was, in its original form, to appear on a second The Dirty ShameThe Dirty ShameThe Dirty Shame was a band created by Detroit rocker Tyler Spencer, famously a member of The Wildbunch as Jackson Pounder or Dick Valentine....
album which ultimately never came to be. - Lead singer Dick Valentine cites "Formula 409" as his favourite of the band's music videos; his reason being that it features all of the band.
- The song "Flashy Man" features sound clips from Alexyss K. Tylor, host of the Alexyss K. Tylor show on Public-access televisionPublic-access televisionPublic-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
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Charts
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 39 |