| 'Danger! High Voltage' | ||
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| Single by Electric Six | ||
| from the album Fire | ||
| B-side | 'I Lost Control (Of My Rock and Roll)' | |
| Released | 2002[a] | |
| Recorded | 2000 | |
| Genre | ||
| Length | 3:34 | |
| Label | XL | |
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- High Voltage' is a song by American rock band Electric Six. It was released as the band's debut single and the lead single from their debut studio album, Fire (2003), in 2002 as a 7-inch vinyl. It was re-released by XL Recordings on January 6, 2003. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart.
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' Casinos in spain. Danger! High Voltage' is a song by American rock band Electric Six. It was released as the band's debut single and the lead single from their debut studio album, Fire (2003), in 2002 as a 7-inch vinyl. It was re-released by XL Recordings on January 6, 2003.[1] It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It received positive reviews from critics and was named Single of the Week by the NME.
High Voltage is a track from the Hybrid Theory EP. It appered as a b-side on 'One Step Closer' with different lyrics and was remixed on the remix album Reanimation as H!
Background[edit]
Jack White of The White Stripes, a fellow Detroit native, performed the secondary lead vocals on the track.[2] Members of the band have claimed in interviews that the singer was an auto mechanic named John S. O'Leary and not White,[3][4] although music critics suspected this name was a pseudonym for White.[5][6]
The song was originally recorded in early 2000,[7] when the band was under the name The Wildbunch. They were forced to drop this name following legal pressure from the Bristol trip hop collective of the same name.[8] The later album and single version was produced by British music producers, Damien Mendis and Stuart Bradbury—who also created club mixes under the name of Soulchild.
Critical reception[edit]
The New York Times called the song 'catchier than anything on the radio by the White Stripes.'[9]The Guardian called it 'insanely catchy', though 'the archetypal comic novelty single.'[10]Josh Tyrangiel with Time magazine also praised the track.[11]NME's Piers Martin wrote '[Electric Six] rustle up the sort of pop-party thrash which sounds like the idiot half-brother to The Rapture's 'House Of Jealous Lovers'. That good.'[12] The song is listed at number 234 on the best songs of the 2000s by Pitchfork Media. It was also featured in The Pitchfork 500.[1] Writing for The Village Voice, Amy Phillips said, 'The two men shout declarations of affection to each other over a sizzling Saturday Night Fever groove, and the sax sounds as if it's being played by someone with a long, luscious mullet. The video features taxidermy and a glowing codpiece.'[13]
In other media[edit]
The song is also featured in films Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It was used in commercials for Subaru, the TV show Malcolm in the Middle, animated series The Simpsons and the video game Forza Motorsport 6.[14]
Music video[edit]
The video for this song was produced by Tom Kuntz and Mike Maguire and stars lead singer Dick Valentine and actress Tina Kanarek outfitted with a brightly flashing codpiece and bra, respectively, as well as a similarly endowed moose, engaging in acts of lovemaking. Paintings featured in the video were created by artist Brian Rea.[15]
Track listings[edit]
CD1
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Soulchild Radio Mix)'
- 'I Lost Control (Of My Rock & Roll)'
- 'Remote Control (Me)'
CD2
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Soulchild 12-inch Blitz Mix)'
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Thin White Duke Mix)'
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Kilogram Mix)'
High Voltage Music Video
7-inch single
- 'Danger! High Voltage (original 7-inch mix)'
- 'I Lost Control (Of My Rock & Roll)'
12-inch single
- 'Danger! High Voltage (Soulchild 12-inch Blitz Mix)'
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[25] | Silver | 200,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Notes[edit]
- ^Originally released in 2002, re-released on January 6, 2003.
References[edit]
- ^ abPlagenhoef, Scott; Schreiber, Ryan, eds. (November 2008). The Pitchfork 500. Simon & Schuster. pp. 165–166. ISBN978-1-4165-6202-3.
- ^'IN Interview: The Electric Six | inweekly'. Inweekly.net. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^Ieg / Ecc. 'Music From the Underground - Electric Six'. antiMUSIC. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^'Electric Six Interview'. Freewilliamsburg.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^Haag, Stephen. 'Electric Six: Fire < PopMatters'. Popmatters.com. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^'5 Jack White projects you may not know about'. AXS. June 23, 2014.
- ^Handyside, 2013, pg. 180
- ^Handyside, 2013, pg. 183
- ^Strauss, Neil (February 16, 2003). 'MUSIC: SPINS; Burning Down the Garage'. The New York Times. Retrieved on January 4, 2008
- ^Petridis, Alexis (June 27, 2003), 'Electric Six: Fire'The Guardian. Retrieved on January 4, 2008
- ^Tyrangiel, Josh (June 2, 2003), 'Brilliant Idiots'. Time Retrieved on January 4, 2008
- ^'Electric Six: Danger! High Voltage'. New Music Express. January 7, 2003. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ^Amy Phillips. 'Sax as a Weapon'. Village Voice.
- ^'Xbox Celebrates a Legacy of Innovation in Forza Motorsport 6 TV Ad'. Xbox Wire. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^https://altpick.com/news/542
- ^ 'Issue 677'ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^'Ultratop.be – Electric Six – Danger! High Voltage' (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^'Eurochart Hot 100 Singles'(PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21 no. 5. January 25, 2003. p. 15. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^'The Irish Charts – Search Results – Danger! High Voltage'. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^'Dutchcharts.nl – Electric Six – Danger! High Voltage' (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^'Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company.
- ^'Official Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company.
- ^'Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50'. Official Charts Company.
- ^'Official UK Singles Chart 2003'(PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^'British single certifications – Electric Six – Danger High Voltage'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
Bibliography[edit]
- Handyside, Chris (2004). Fell in Love with a Band: The Story of The White Stripes. Location unknown:St. Martin's Griffin
External links[edit]
- Official video clip on YouTube
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Review by rdtprogSPECIAL COLLABORATORHeavy / RPI / Symphonic Prog Team A reunion concert for one of the most popular symphonic prog bands is always a important event. The band hasn't played together for 12 years, but each members have played ELP's songs in their own solo concerts. The band was offer to play this festival and they couldn't say no despite having only five days of reherseal in a outdoor environment that is not the best for them.
Having the Blu-Ray Version, i was first impress by the clarity of the colors and the details as expected for a Blu-Ray. But to my disappointment, the sound was low and consist only of a single audio 5.1 track, not a DTS HD surround sound. Fortunately, the sound of each instrument was clear enough when you put the volume up. I didn't expect the band to play like they did at their best in the 70's, but to give a good performance by playing some of their best songs. I really enjoyed listening again to 'The Barbarian' and 'Knife Edge'. They also played their long tracks; 'Tarkus', 'Pictures at An Exhibition'. The musicians had some technicals problems with their equipements, but nothing too distract from the overall performance. Greg Lake still got a good voice despite is age, and Carl Palmer is still the same great performer.
The concert is rather short, because the band had time restrictions, but i was glad to see this band back to bring some good memories. On the Blu-Ray there is also 30 minutes interviews with each members. The most interesting comments were coming from Greg Lake, when he was feeling some regrets about the band's turn to orchestra in the late 70's.
4 stars
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SPECIAL COLLABORATORHonorary Collaborator This is one of those purchases I did without thinking about it, because I went to my local music store in order to buy some CDs, but then I was lurking at a cheap DVD section and found this gem there, so without hesitating, I got it. Emerson, Lake & Palmer need no introduction, so imagine the importance of a reunion concert after several years of silence, which also marked their 40th anniversary. People who managed to attend surely had a great and memorable night.
This DVD shows a short but wonderful performance of symphonic rock icons that were invited to the 2010´s edition of High Voltage Festival. Fortunately, it became a DVD so we can feel part of that anniversary and delight ourselves with this show. Evidently, 40 years are a lot of years, so it is not strange to find Greg Lake's voice a bit weaker than in the golden years, it sounds like tired, though still great. Palmer's energy and skills are amazing, but in moments a bit slow; who still impresses me was Keith Emerson who still plays like a God, fast, accurate and emotional.
Visually the DVD is great, not superb but they did a great production work; but musically wow, I would have loved to see this band in concert, but when they came to my city I was a little kid. Well, I loved how they opened the show with 'Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression ? Part 2' so the first words Lake and crowd pronounced were 'welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends?' you know what's next.
ELP took us to the past, to their most precious moments, to the pinnacle of progressive rock where this trio used to eat the world with amazing compositions and virtuoso performances. So sit down, feel comfortable and enjoy the show. You will find some classic tracks such as 'The Barbarian', Knife Edge' or 'From the Beginning', but also, they dared to play long memorable epics like 'Tarkus' and 'Pictures at an Exhibition', including an Emerson piano solo, so when you watch it you can only smile and feel mesmerized.
One hour and a half is the concert's length, whose last song is 'Fanfare for the Common Man' which include a powerful drums solo but a noticeable happy Carl Palmer. This was a delight, I enjoyed a lot when a watched it and imagine myself witnessing a show this great. If you like ELP, then you will love this commemorative DVD.
Enjoy it!
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PROG REVIEWER In 1998 ELP split again as a band after a tour. By 2010 Keith Emerson and Greg Lake were playing some concerts as a duo. Later in the same year, with the 40th Anniversary of the formation of the band, ELP reformed the band for a one-off concert. This concert was recorded for CD and video and was released in 2011.
I read some reviews about this concert in 2010. Some people didn't like it. Finally, I recently watched to the DVD of this concert.
For this concert, the band rehearsed for 5 weeks, as Carl Palmer said in interviews. There wasn't a full 40th Anniversary Tour because he didn't like their playing very much. So maybe this is the final concert from ELP as a band.
Greg Lake sings very well despite the passing of time, in a lower register. But he didn't play any lead electric guitar parts in some songs on which he played them years before, only playing the bass guitar. It seems to me that Keith Emerson 'simplified' some of his keyboard parts, playing them with different arrangements. He even used his Modular Synthesiser in some parts. Maybe Carl Palmer was the member of the band who played better, maybe due to the fact that he has not stopped playing on tours, doing them with ASIA and with his own band. Most songs are played with different arrangements. And not very well, in my opinion. Being a one-off concert, maybe they were a bit 'nervous' and maybe they should have done a short tour to give them the chance to improve their playing and to have more confidence playing on stage, and maybe they should have recorded the last concert to release it on CD and on DVD. But with only one-off concert, they sound a bit 'raw'. It looks to me more like an 'informal' concert, short in lenght, only played to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the formation of the band.
It's not a very good concert, but they still are very good musicians.
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I was there, having flown over from the States for what I suspected was my last chance to see my teenage musical heroes on one stage. It was both deeply sad and deeply moving to see them reaching for past glory. There were a few transcendent moments; Emerson's piano soloing during Tarkus was u .. (read more)
Report this review (#2350660) | Posted by DerSenator | Monday, April 13, 2020 | Review Permanlink
First thing: I love ELP. But this concert is soooo sad. I never saw time take its toll on musicians like with ELP. Emerson is clearly in trouble with his right hand, and keyboard parts are obviously..let's say not precise. Carl Palmer is overweight, he struggles to play but makes so many mista .. (read more)
Report this review (#1679107) | Posted by berkaal | Thursday, January 12, 2017 | Review Permanlink
Considering that ELP have not produced much memorable material after 'Brain, Salad, Surgery' I was a bit reluctant to invest in their live performance 40 years later. Thankfully, this DVD largely contains their better (early) tunes delivered in a splendid manner. It's an absolute delight to se .. (read more)
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