{"id":8227,"date":"2013-03-14T20:10:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T03:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/?p=8227"},"modified":"2013-03-14T21:58:52","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T04:58:52","slug":"show-review-electric-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2013\/03\/14\/show-review-electric-six\/","title":{"rendered":"show review: Electric Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Electric Six, Constellation Room<\/h1>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"reviewermag\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>at The Observatory<\/h2>\n<h3>3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92704<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Special to Reviewer Magazine<br \/>\nby Brent D. Tharp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electric Six have always posed a bit of a conundrum for me. On one hand, they obviously know how to play, and they\u2019ve put out eight albums at this point \u2013 volume alone would indicate that they are professional musicians, dedicated to their craft. On the other hand, I always wonder: \u201cAre they just kidding?\u201d With a catalog that includes \u201cGay Bar,\u201d \u201cDanger! High Voltage,\u201d and \u201cFormula 409,\u201d regardless of their popularity, one is given to wonder about the strategy behind the songs. I find it perplexing, despite every album having a distinct theme. The good news, having seen their live show in Orange County on March 1, is that Electric Six are amazingly talented musicians, can change on the fly with audience demands, and have great rapport with the crowd. The bad news, if you want to call it that, is that sometimes I still wonder if they\u2019re just kidding.<\/p>\n<p>Before I get to the music, let\u2019s touch on Electric Six as entertainers. First, Dave Valentine will never be confused with Axl Rose, and that\u2019s a good thing; Electric Six are exceedingly punctual. The other thing, which one gathers quickly from a perusal of www.electricsix.com or their Facebook page (tinyurl.com\/bpd4ysl), is that E6 (the short form) is self-effacing, especially Valentine. They also don\u2019t make any promises beyond showing up on time, and delivering some music. That claim is obviously tongue in cheek, as the interaction with the crowd is exceptional. Then again, it should be with a crowd numbering around 250. Despite some of Valentine\u2019s jokes falling short (mentioning that a song is from \u201cone of our albums\u201d became old after the second or third time), those instances were rare. Further, one must consider that E6 are from Detroit, yet Valentine managed to connect with the crowd by numerous references to Orange County and Southern California. In this writer\u2019s opinion, Valentine\u2019s ability to connect with the crowd is better than that of almost any other front man in the business.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to actual musicianship, E6 change from self-effacing to exceptionally serious. Despite Valentine\u2019s claims that the band members were getting progressively more loaded as the night wore on, that was undoubtedly untrue, as the quality of the playing never faltered, nor did Valentine\u2019s initial slurring get worse.<\/p>\n<p>Though it\u2019s patently unfair to criticize a band when it steps away from its typical style for a bit, I\u2019ll do it, and say that \u201cCrazy Horses,\u201d the opening number, didn\u2019t excite me in the slightest. It was pedestrian at best, and lacked the lyrical density and structure that one expects from Valentine. To E6\u2019s credit, though I\u2019m not sure it was meant to be taken seriously, Valentine advised the crowd after the first three songs, that \u201cThose first three songs were our worst songs. This next song,<\/p>\n<p>is our best song.\u201d This reviewer would tend to agree, though the second song, \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Punk Rock,\u201d which is actually an indictment of shitty punk bands that pose as musicians, seemed especially appropriate in a venue that has its share of punk rock opening bands, with no musical affinity to the headliners that follow them.<\/p>\n<p>It was at about this time that Valentine pointed me out to the assembled crowd, stating that they had an OC Weekly reviewer in their midst. I\u2019m not sure if he got my \u201cSan Diego\u201d shout-out correction, but I gave a valiant effort, in any case. I also commend him for continuing the Orange County connection by his lead-in to the next song, which concluded with \u201cWe\u2019re Electric Six, from Tustin, California,\u201d which got serious applause from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, that #4 \u201cbest song\u201d was \u201cJam It in the Hole,\u201d which is an exceptional song, but I would not call it E6\u2019s best, by any stretch. It was followed, and eclipsed, by a couple fan favorites, \u201cImproper Dancing\u201d and \u201cDanger! High Voltage;\u201d both share catchy riffs, solid guitar solos, and sarcastic, yet fun-loving, lyrics. I think that best describes E6\u2019s music \u2013 even at their most acerbic, the lyrics are still meant, primarily, in a spirit of fun.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the remainder of the set, E6 were able to blend in some catchy dance tunes (\u201cI Wish This Song Was Louder,\u201d \u201cGay Bar,\u201d \u201cNaked Pictures (of Your Mother),\u201d and \u201cFormula 409\u201d), along with what Valentine described as politically important songs about cloning (\u201cSteal Your Bones\u201d) and freedom to assemble (\u201cDown at McDonnelzzz\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>A couple interesting scenes developed during the second half of the show. First, I\u2019ve never considered \u201cFormula 409\u201d to be a mosh song; then again, I\u2019ve never really considered any E6 song to be particularly moshable. Then again, it\u2019s Orange County, so I really shouldn\u2019t be surprised. Let\u2019s just say that a mosh of 10-12 hearty folks broke out, and leave it at that (editorial note: I don\u2019t think this was the true \u201cpro set\u201d of OC moshers, considering that they couldn\u2019t maintain a solid boundary, even with the limited numbers in the mosh itself).<\/p>\n<p>Second, and as often happens in a most annoying fashion (annoying when you\u2019re trying to watch a band and this happens above your head), crowd surfing became the coda to the mosh. In this case, however, the total number of crowd surfers was one brave female. The number of crowd surfers upended back into the crowd by Valentine also was one, with the admonishment, \u201cNo white women on the stage!\u201d Though I heard some uncertain gasps by a few folks, most people familiar with E6\u2019s songs, such as \u201cShe\u2019s White\u201d and the closing number, \u201cWe Were Witchy Witchy White Women,\u201d got the joke.<\/p>\n<p>Valentine prefaced the closer by asking, \u201cWhere are all the lesbians in the audience?\u201d Based on a hand count alone, OC has a much higher proportion of lesbians than I would have guessed.<\/p>\n<p>All told, E6 played a solid 1:15 set of 15 songs, including the encore (\u201cDance Commander,\u201d one of their best). Valentine attributed the length of the set to \u201cnot having seven to nine punk bands open for us, to \u2018draw in the crowd\u2019,\u201d as they\u2019ve typically experienced in Orange County. In the final analysis, though E6 may be joking at times, and might even poke fun at the absurdity of the environment in which they find themselves, they never take shots at their audience, and they are definitely, positively, not kidding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/x01_IMG_20130301_235405_491.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/x01_IMG_20130301_235405_491-1024x577.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"_x01_IMG_20130301_235405_491\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/x01_IMG_20130301_235405_491.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/x01_IMG_20130301_235405_491.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92704 Special to Reviewer Magazine by Brent D. Tharp Electric Six have always posed a bit of a conundrum for me. 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