The album made it into several best-of-2003 lists, as well as reaching the top 10 in the UK album chart, and another single "Dance Commander", which gave Electric Six its third Top 40 single in the UK.Īfter finishing the recording of Fire, three members left in June, leaving Dick Valentine, M, and Tait Nucleus?. Their second single, " Gay Bar", released in 2003, reached No. 5 in the UK charts. The band's 2003 debut Fire (also produced and mixed by Damien Mendis and Stuart Bradbury) earned the group significant critical success, landing the "Danger! High Voltage" single at number 2 on the UK singles chart. Both he and Electric Six denied this, and the vocal work was credited officially to the unknown John S O'Leary. said: "My attorney has advised us to neither confirm nor deny the presence of Jack White." Still, the rumor persisted that White was featured on the song. We put a competition out, um and he won, he's a mechanic, it wasn't Jack White.' Disco adds, 'Yeah he was probably the only person that entered!' 'What about the Jack White rumors? Who sings with Dick Valentine in the song?' Surge responds, 'No, no it's a fan. Although this was presented as fact in multiple sources, then-guitarist Surge said in an interview: The single also garnered the band public attention after a rumor got out that a pre-fame Jack White from The White Stripes sang backup vocals on the single track "Danger! (High Voltage)" when it was recorded. The 2003 release of " Danger! High Voltage" (produced and mixed by Damien Mendis and Stuart Bradbury) proved a massive hit, particularly in the United Kingdom. During the band's temporary split at the end of the 1990s, he formed his own band called The Dirty Shame and released one CD titled Smog Cutter Love Story which featured, among other tracks, a first version of Fire track "Vengeance and Fashion." The band reformed by 2001 to record and release "Danger! High Voltage" and record the track "Dealin' in Death and Stealin' in the Name of the Lord" with Troy Gregory for his Sybil album. Valentine has always been the primary songwriter, both music and lyrics, of Electric Six. The band was originally composed of Dick Valentine ( Tyler Spencer, lead vocals), M (Cory Martin, drums), The Rock and Roll Indian (Anthony Selph, lead guitar), Surge Joebot (Joe Frezza, rhythm guitar), and Disco (Steve Nawara, bass and former member of The Detroit Cobras). Throughout the latter half of the 1990s, they played regularly at the Old Miami and the Gold Dollar in Detroit, the center of a scene that produced breakout acts like the White Stripes. The band formed in 1996 and was initially known as The Wildbunch, eventually dropping that name due to pressure from the British group of the same name. History Formation and the Wildbunch years (1996–2000)
A live DVD, Absolute Treasure, was released in 2014. The band achieved recognition in 2003 with the singles " Danger! High Voltage" and " Gay Bar", and have since released 14 studio albums, two rarities albums, and one live album.
Their music was described by AllMusic as a combination of garage, disco, punk rock, new wave, and metal.
Electric Six is a six-piece American rock band formed in 1996 in Detroit, Michigan.