They are known for their glam-influenced live shows, often providing an incendiary performance through the wild behaviour of the lead singer Valentine. Valentine, the primary songwriter, has said that his influences include Freddie Mercury, Talking Heads, Devo and Captain Beefheart. Their musical style is a real blurring of genres, mixing disco and synth pop with garage rock, offering a scuzzy, distorted sound with the energy and upbeat vibes of disco. Electric Six have gone on to release six more albums, not achieving the same chart successes before, releasing them all on Metropolis Records. Their third single "Dance Commander" also entered the top 40 in the UK, making it the third consecutive single to do so.įollowing several tours and lineup changes, the band returned with "Señor Smoke" (2005), which featured the controversial cover of Queen's "Radio Ga Ga," with Dick Valentine dressing up as Freddie Mercury's ghost for the video.
The song, "Gay Bar" was also another hit, reaching number five in the UK. Their debut album, "Fire" was released the same peaking at number seven in the UK and number five in the US Dance charts.
The band split briefly before reuniting in 2001 to record and release their first version of "Danger! High Voltage."īut it was in 2003 where the song achieved huge success, reaching number two in the UK SIngles Chart.
Band: Electric Six Members: Dick Valentine, Percussion World, Tait Nucleus?, Smorgasbord, Johnny Na, The Colonel Song: Gay Bar, Part 2 Album: Flashy Tabbed By: Scott Anderson Symbol key: / - slide up \ - slide down ^ - bend note ~ - let note ring out Tuning: EADG (standard) If you think that there are errors with this tab, please leave a comment or PM me before you rate it so I can correct it.