And I hear people saying Electric Six just aren't cool any more” says Valentine to pantomime boos from the enthusiastic crowd. “Before the show I had a walk around town. I have been to see dozens upon dozens of gigs, but rarely have I clapped eyes on anyone so purely Rock 'N' Roll as lead singer Dick Valentine.įrom the moment he swaggered on stage clutching a half drunk bottle of cider, and wearing one leather glove, he had everyone in the palm of his hand, right from song one to song number 21.Īnd we know exactly how many songs they played as he counted us through them one by one.
Which, let's face it, is never a good sign.īut still going they are and although they are still slogging it around such moderately-sized venues, what makes them so beautifully addictive, is that they do not care one jot. However my declaration to friends that I was coming to see the six-piece from Detroit was widely met with a rhetorical 'Are they still going?' "There is a more than an air of Spinal Tap about proceedings and at times they surely cross the line between serious band and parody" However, there is no escaping the fact that, despite their career now spanning almost 20 years, most of those at Gorilla tonight are here to see the mysterious Electric Six on the basis of two mega tracks.ĭanger! High Voltage and Gay Bar are classics when it comes to modern pop-rock and they would undoubtedly make it into any 'Best of the Noughties' compilation. But perhaps not a band who have now released ten studio albums. It's not unusual for people to go and see a band on the back of just one or two killer songs.