Spin (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n irony-heavy dance party. Guitar solos that crawled from a Foghat album mix with prog-rock synth homages..."
Alternative Press (p.189) - "Electric Six's resident raving carnival barker and notorious loverman Dick Valentine winks and jokes his way hoarse on a spiritual guided tour of the underworld..."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.48) - "This third album is their best yet -- an unapologetic '70s-tinged glam-rock opus..."
Electric Six: Dick Valentine (vocals); Johnny Nashinal (guitar); Tait Nucleus? (piano, synthesizer); John R. Dequindre (bass guitar); Percussion World (drums, cymbals).
Recording information: 2006.
On its third full-length outing, SWITZERLAND, the Motor City ensemble Electric Six unveils another "high-voltage" set of glam-tinged, club-ready rockers. Often sounding like the Sweet and the Cult mashed up by the Fischerspooner boys, the band, fronted by the ever-theatrical Dick Valentine, launches into ridiculous synth-heavy numbers such as "I Buy the Drugs" and "Night Vision." Those looking for evidence of the group's garage-rock roots will find it on the superbly silly, revved-up "Mr. Woman," which stands out as one of the record's gleefully garish highlights.