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Flashy

October 27, 2023

Flashy is the fifth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six, released on October 21, 2008, through Metropolis Records.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubC−[3]
Blender[4]
Spin[5]

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.[6]

Artwork edit

The album artwork is taken from a painting called Hellcat by Detroit-based artist Ron Zakrin,[7] who also created the artwork used for the band's previous album I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master.

Track listing edit

All lyrics written by Tyler Spencer; all music composed by Spencer except where noted.

CD version edit

  1. "Gay Bar Part Two" – 2:42
  2. "Formula 409" (Zach Shipps, Spencer, Keith Thompson) – 3:43
  3. "We Were Witchy Witchy White Women" – 3:55
  4. "Dirty Ball" – 3:40
  5. "Lovers Beware" – 3:19
  6. "Your Heat Is Rising" – 3:32
  7. "Face Cuts" – 3:15
  8. "Heavy Woman" – 3:14
  9. "Flashy Man" – 2:04
  10. "Watching Evil Empires Fall Apart" – 3:58
  11. "Graphic Designer" (Mike Alonzo, Shipps, Spencer, Thompson) – 4:36
  12. "Transatlantic Flight" – 4:02
  13. "Making Progress" – 2:59

LP version edit

Side One edit

  1. "Gay Bar Part Two" – 2:42
  2. "Formula 409" – 3:43
  3. "Dirty Ball" – 3:40
  4. "Lovers Beware" – 3:19
  5. "Your Heat Is Rising" – 3:32
  6. "Face Cuts" – 3:15
  7. "Flashy Man" – 2:04

Side two edit

  1. "We Were Witchy Witchy White Women" – 3:55
  2. "Heavy Woman" – 3:14
  3. "Watching Evil Empires Fall Apart" – 3:58
  4. "Graphic Designer" – 4:36
  5. "Transatlantic Flight" – 4:02
  6. "Making Progress" – 2:59

"Gay Bar Part Two" is a response to the band's fame stemming from "Gay Bar". 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 Voltage", "There's Something Very Wrong with Us, So Let's Go Out Tonight", "Be My Dark Angel" and "She's White".

Personnel edit

  • Dick Valentine – vocals
  • Tait Nucleus? – synthesizer, other [bleep blop]
  • The Colonel – guitar, autoharp
  • Johnny Na$hinal – guitar, synthesizer
  • Percussion World – drums, timbales
  • Smörgåsbord – bass
  • Christian Doble – saxophone, trumpet
  • Kevin Bayson – trumpet (track 1)

Charts edit

Chart performance for Trashy
Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Heatseekers 39

Sexy Trash edit

Sexy Trash
 
Compilation album by
Electric Six
ReleasedOctober 17, 2008 (tour only)
Recorded1996–2007
GenreRock
Length75:16
Electric Six chronology
Flashy
(2008) 		Sexy Trash
(2008) 		KILL
(2009)

The band promoted Flashy in the US, the UK and Spain on their Hitting the Walls and Working the Middle tour.[8] A 30 track album of demos and previously unreleased material, titled Sexy Trash, was released and made available at those shows.

The 30 tracks contain demos, B-sides and rarities, covering the band's career from 1996 to 2007, and the album also includes brief liner-notes from lead singer Dick Valentine. While initially only available at gigs making up Flashy's tie-in tour in the United States, it has subsequently been sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain as well as at later gigs by the band and as a reward for pledgers of their Kickstarter project campaigns.[9]

The title of the album comes from a track on the band's fourth album I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master.

Track listing edit

All tracks recorded as Electric Six, except where otherwise stated.

  1. "Immolate Me" (Recorded as The Wildbunch. Previously leaked demo) [1997] – 4:36
  2. "I Know Karate" (Recorded as The Wildbunch. Originally released as single B-side for "I Lost Control (Of My Rock & Roll)") [1996] – 2:40
  3. "Baby Vs. Baby" (Recorded as The Wildbunch. Previously leaked demo) [1996] – 2:28
  4. "My Baby Is a Nuclear Winter" (Recorded as The Wildbunch. Allegedly featured on the long out-of-print cassette version of 'I Lost Control' Single) [1996] – 2:07
  5. "One More Time" (Recorded as The Wildbunch. Some lyrics later re-used for "Dance Pattern") [2000] – 2:31
  6. "Antisocial Sex Boy Hit Machine" (Recorded as The Wildbunch) [1999] – 3:27
  7. "Future Girls" (Recorded as The Dirty Shame. Written for a second Dirty Shame album, which was cancelled. Some lyrics later used in "Kukuxuxmushu"/"Dance Pattern") [2001] – 3:25
  8. "I Thought You Was Dead" (Recorded as The Dirty Shame. Originally released on The Dirty Shame debut album Smog Cutter Love Story) [2000] – 3:47
  9. "Strike While the Iron is Hot!" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions. Some lyrics later re-used for "Rubber Rocket"/"Rip It!") [2004] – 2:30
  10. "Turn It Up!" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions) [2004] – 2:41
  11. "Telephone Conversation" (Believed to be a re-record of an old Wildbunch demo from the Señor Smoke sessions) [2004] – 2:40
  12. "Serious Help" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions. Some lyrics later re-used in "Rubber Rocket") [2004] – 3:34
  13. "Future Police" (Some lyrics later re-used in "Bite Me") [2004] – 2:48
  14. "Living On The Sexy Planet" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions) (Some lyrics later re-used for "Rubber Rocket") [2004] – 3:16
  15. "Be My Dark Angel" (A demo version of the Señor Smoke album track) [2004] – 3:30
  16. "Devil Nights" (A demo version of the Señor Smoke album track) [2004] – 2:52
  17. "Another Song About the Devil" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions. Some lyrics re-used for "Mr. Woman"/"There's Something Very Wrong with Us, So Let's Go Out Tonight") [2004] – 3:10
  18. "Self Destruct" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions. Some lyrics re-used for "Rubber Rocket") [2004] – 1:26
  19. "Bite Me" (An acoustic demo of the Señor Smoke album track) [2004] – 0:57
  20. "Stepsister" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions) [2004] – 0:33
  21. "Filthy Blankets" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions) [2004] – 0:16
  22. "I'm On A Diet" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions) [2004] – 0:50
  23. "People Like You (Don't Like People Like Me)" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions. Some lyrics re-used for "Dance Pattern") [2004] – 2:05
  24. "Into the Roppongi" (Alternative techno demo of "There's Something Very Wrong with Us, So Let's Go Out Tonight") [2004] – 2:13
  25. "The World's Smallest Human Being" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions. Some lyrics re-used for "Dance-A-Thon 2005") [2004] – 1:42
  26. "I Wish This Song Was Louder" (Alternative demo version of the Switzerland track, some lyrics later reused for "Horrible People" and "You Really Like Me" from Evil Cowards' album Covered in Gas) [2004] – 2:31
  27. "I Buy the Drugs" (Demo version of the Switzerland track) [2006] – 3:33
  28. "Down at McDonnelzzz" (Original version of I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master track, originally intended as an interlude on Switzerland) [2007] – 0:23
  29. "I Don't Like You" (Demo version of the I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master track) [2007] – 2:52
  30. "Cold Future" (Demo from Señor Smoke sessions. Some lyrics re-used in "Night Vision") [2004] – 4:05[10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Reviews for Flashy by Electric Six". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  2. ^ Heather Phares (2008-10-21). "Flashy - Electric Six | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  3. ^ . The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  5. ^ "Electric Six, 'Flashy' (Metropolis)". Spin.com. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  6. ^ "Making Progress" on YouTube
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  8. ^ "Fluxblog » Blog Archive » Hitting All Your Walls and Working Your Middle".
  9. ^ "Mimicry and Memories".
  10. ^ "Electric Six – Sexy Trash (2008, CD)". Discogs.
  11. ^ "Sexy Trash | ElectricSix.co.uk".

October 27, 2023
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Flashy is the fifth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six released on October 21 2008 through Metropolis Records FlashyStudio album by Electric SixReleasedOctober 21 2008GenreRockLength44 53LabelMetropolisProducerZach ShippsElectric Six chronologyI Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master 2007 Flashy 2008 Kill 2009 Sexy Trash 2008 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic60 100 1 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 The A V ClubC 3 Blender 4 Spin 5 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 6 Contents 1 Artwork 2 Track listing 2 1 CD version 2 2 LP version 2 2 1 Side One 2 2 2 Side two 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 Sexy Trash 5 1 Track listing 6 ReferencesArtwork editThe album artwork is taken from a painting called Hellcat by Detroit based artist Ron Zakrin 7 who also created the artwork used for the band s previous album I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master Track listing editAll lyrics written by Tyler Spencer all music composed by Spencer except where noted CD version edit Gay Bar Part Two 2 42 Formula 409 Zach Shipps Spencer Keith Thompson 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 Mike Alonzo Shipps Spencer Thompson 4 36 Transatlantic Flight 4 02 Making Progress 2 59LP version edit Side One edit 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 04Side two edit 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 Gay Bar Part Two is a response to the band s fame stemming from Gay Bar 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 Voltage There s Something Very Wrong with Us So Let s Go Out Tonight Be My Dark Angel and She s White Personnel editDick Valentine vocals Tait Nucleus synthesizer other bleep blop The Colonel guitar autoharp Johnny Na hinal guitar synthesizer Percussion World drums timbales Smorgasbord bass Christian Doble saxophone trumpet Kevin Bayson trumpet track 1 Charts editChart performance for Trashy Chart 2008 PeakpositionUS Billboard Top Heatseekers 39Sexy Trash editSexy Trash nbsp Compilation album by Electric SixReleasedOctober 17 2008 tour only Recorded1996 2007GenreRockLength75 16Electric Six chronologyFlashy 2008 Sexy Trash 2008 KILL 2009 The band promoted Flashy in the US the UK and Spain on their Hitting the Walls and Working the Middle tour 8 A 30 track album of demos and previously unreleased material titled Sexy Trash was released and made available at those shows The 30 tracks contain demos B sides and rarities covering the band s career from 1996 to 2007 and the album also includes brief liner notes from lead singer Dick Valentine While initially only available at gigs making up Flashy s tie in tour in the United States it has subsequently been sold in the United Kingdom Ireland and Spain as well as at later gigs by the band and as a reward for pledgers of their Kickstarter project campaigns 9 The title of the album comes from a track on the band s fourth album I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master Track listing edit All tracks recorded as Electric Six except where otherwise stated Immolate Me Recorded as The Wildbunch Previously leaked demo 1997 4 36 I Know Karate Recorded as The Wildbunch Originally released as single B side for I Lost Control Of My Rock amp Roll 1996 2 40 Baby Vs Baby Recorded as The Wildbunch Previously leaked demo 1996 2 28 My Baby Is a Nuclear Winter Recorded as The Wildbunch Allegedly featured on the long out of print cassette version of I Lost Control Single 1996 2 07 One More Time Recorded as The Wildbunch Some lyrics later re used for Dance Pattern 2000 2 31 Antisocial Sex Boy Hit Machine Recorded as The Wildbunch 1999 3 27 Future Girls Recorded as The Dirty Shame Written for a second Dirty Shame album which was cancelled Some lyrics later used in Kukuxuxmushu Dance Pattern 2001 3 25 I Thought You Was Dead Recorded as The Dirty Shame Originally released on The Dirty Shame debut album Smog Cutter Love Story 2000 3 47 Strike While the Iron is Hot Demo from Senor Smoke sessions Some lyrics later re used for Rubber Rocket Rip It 2004 2 30 Turn It Up Demo from Senor Smoke sessions 2004 2 41 Telephone Conversation Believed to be a re record of an old Wildbunch demo from the Senor Smoke sessions 2004 2 40 Serious Help Demo from Senor Smoke sessions Some lyrics later re used in Rubber Rocket 2004 3 34 Future Police Some lyrics later re used in Bite Me 2004 2 48 Living On The Sexy Planet Demo from Senor Smoke sessions Some lyrics later re used for Rubber Rocket 2004 3 16 Be My Dark Angel A demo version of the Senor Smoke album track 2004 3 30 Devil Nights A demo version of the Senor Smoke album track 2004 2 52 Another Song About the Devil Demo from Senor Smoke sessions Some lyrics re used for Mr Woman There s Something Very Wrong with Us So Let s Go Out Tonight 2004 3 10 Self Destruct Demo from Senor Smoke sessions Some lyrics re used for Rubber Rocket 2004 1 26 Bite Me An acoustic demo of the Senor Smoke album track 2004 0 57 Stepsister Demo from Senor Smoke sessions 2004 0 33 Filthy Blankets Demo from Senor Smoke sessions 2004 0 16 I m On A Diet Demo from Senor Smoke sessions 2004 0 50 People Like You Don t Like People Like Me Demo from Senor Smoke sessions Some lyrics re used for Dance Pattern 2004 2 05 Into the Roppongi Alternative techno demo of There s Something Very Wrong with Us So Let s Go Out Tonight 2004 2 13 The World s Smallest Human Being Demo from Senor Smoke sessions Some lyrics re used for Dance A Thon 2005 2004 1 42 I Wish This Song Was Louder Alternative demo version of the Switzerland track some lyrics later reused for Horrible People and You Really Like Me from Evil Cowards album Covered in Gas 2004 2 31 I Buy the Drugs Demo version of the Switzerland track 2006 3 33 Down at McDonnelzzz Original version of I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master track originally intended as an interlude on Switzerland 2007 0 23 I Don t Like You Demo version of the I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master track 2007 2 52 Cold Future Demo from Senor Smoke sessions Some lyrics re used in Night Vision 2004 4 05 10 11 References edit Reviews for Flashy by Electric Six Metacritic Retrieved 2016 07 01 Heather Phares 2008 10 21 Flashy Electric Six Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved 2016 07 01 Electric Six the A V Club The A V Club Archived from the original on October 24 2008 Retrieved March 14 2010 Electric Six Flashy Review on Blender The Ultimate Guide to Music and More Archived from the original on February 24 2009 Retrieved March 14 2010 Electric Six Flashy Metropolis Spin com 2008 10 14 Retrieved 2016 07 01 Making Progress on YouTube Ron Zakrin Artwork Archived from the original on January 16 2013 Retrieved December 7 2012 Fluxblog Blog Archive Hitting All Your Walls and Working Your Middle Mimicry and Memories Electric Six Sexy Trash 2008 CD Discogs Sexy Trash ElectricSix co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flashy amp oldid 1153898567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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