The Dirty Shame
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The Dirty Shame was a band created by Detroit rocker Tyler Spencer
, famously a member of The Wildbunch (later Electric Six
) as Jackson Pounder or Dick Valentine.
The Dirty Shame had only one album release. This was in 2000 and was entitled Smog Cutter Love Story. It was published under Swordfish Records and the cover was designed by Ballistic Design.
The Dirty Shame toured around the time of the album release with Chris Plum, Zach Shipps & Matt Hatch but soon after disbanded. Tyler Spencer returned to The Wildbunch.
One of the tracks from the album, "Vengeance and Fashion" appeared on Electric Six's debut album Fire.
A second album was at demo stage but wasn't completed due to the signing of Electric Six to record label 'XL recordings'. This second album would have included tracks 'Brand Name Recognition', 'Transatlantic Flight', 'Future Girls' and the original version of 'Electric Demons (In Love)' which would later appear on Fire, Electric Six's first album.
Tyler Spencer
Tyler Spencer , also known as Dick Valentine, is a vocalist, best known for his role as lead singer for the six-piece Detroit-based band Electric Six...
, famously a member of The Wildbunch (later Electric Six
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...
) as Jackson Pounder or Dick Valentine.
The Dirty Shame had only one album release. This was in 2000 and was entitled Smog Cutter Love Story. It was published under Swordfish Records and the cover was designed by Ballistic Design.
The Dirty Shame toured around the time of the album release with Chris Plum, Zach Shipps & Matt Hatch but soon after disbanded. Tyler Spencer returned to The Wildbunch.
One of the tracks from the album, "Vengeance and Fashion" appeared on Electric Six's debut album Fire.
A second album was at demo stage but wasn't completed due to the signing of Electric Six to record label 'XL recordings'. This second album would have included tracks 'Brand Name Recognition', 'Transatlantic Flight', 'Future Girls' and the original version of 'Electric Demons (In Love)' which would later appear on Fire, Electric Six's first album.
Track listing for Smog Cutter Love Story
- "The International Symbol for Radiation"
- "Chinese Restaurant"
- "Say Goodnight, Crazy Lady"
- "Hospital Bed"
- "Vengeance and Fashion"
- "Commit No Crime"
- "I Thought You Was Dead"
- "My Love Is A Knife"
- "Surgery"
- "Turn Your Parents Against Each Other"
- "Who's Gonna Suffer Your Industrial Accidents?"