I was rewatching This is Spinal Tap for the first time in about a decade last evening, and this time around I kept thinking, “Electric Six totally reminds me of these guys.” The whole movie took on a new light for me, considering the fact that I was 14 when I last saw it, hadn’t been to a concert since The Beach Boys four or five years before that, was just beginning to listen to rock other than stuff from the sixties, and basically just wasn’t self-aware enough to appreciate strangeness.
Somewhere along the line I caught up with most folks and what a glorious day it was when I could mention a band to my buddy Phil that he hadn’t heard of before. I’ve still got gaping-goatse culture gaps, but I’m at least savvy enough to fake it when I have to.
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in what ways does the electric six (dance/punk) remind you of the heavy metal band “mockumented” on spinal tap?
i’m a fan of this movie as well. there is a local rock band “amps II eleven” that got there name from that movie..lm
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I’ll do this in a McSweeney’s idiom:
Song Titles: Spinal Tap or Electric Six.
Sex Farm
Gay Bar
Rock & Roll Creation
Electric Demons in Love
Rock & Roll Evacuation
Future Is In The Future
Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight
Big Bottom
Be My Dark Angel
VibratorI think because they’re both so over the top too.
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Phil, lately I’ve been listening to The Faint, The Dears, Lateef and the Chief and La Caution. You might like The Dears, The Faint is pretty weird goth/synthpop, Lateef and Chief XL is some good West Coast rap, and La Caution is French hip hop.
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yah, i wasn’t really thinking about their bizarre song titles and lyrics.
the last time i seen the electric six (spring 2005) they opened up for VHS or beta and when VHS or beta took the stage, half of the packed grog shop crowd left.. -
I bet they were plumb wore out from the E6 show.
speaking of bands…know any good ones? i think im due for a new band. ive been so deep in neil young lately i need something new. rock on.