Zodiac (Electric Six album)
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| Studio album by Electric Six | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 48:29 | |||
| Label | Metropolis Records | |||
| Producer | Zach Shipps | |||
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Zodiac is the seventh studio album by Detroit rock band Electric Six.[1][2][3][4]
It was released on September 28, 2010.[5] According to an official statement by the band, the songs on the album have been arranged to correspond with the signs of the Zodiac.[6]
The album contains a cover version of The Spinners 1976 classic "The Rubberband Man".
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [7] |
| PopMatters | [2] |
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tyler Spencer, except "The Rubberband Man" by Thom Bell and Linda Creed.
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "After Hours" | 2:22 | |
| 2. | "American Cheese" | 4:20 | |
| 3. | "Clusterfuck!" | 4:36 | |
| 4. | "Countdown to the Countdown" | 3:08 | |
| 5. | "Doom and Gloom and Doom and Gloom" | 5:23 | |
| 6. | "Jam It in the Hole" | 3:51 | |
| 7. | "I Am A Song!" | 3:44 | |
| 8. | "It Ain't Punk Rock" | 3:58 | |
| 9. | "Love Song for Myself" | 4:20 | |
| 10. | "The Rubberband Man" | 3:50 | |
| 11. | "Table and Chairs" | 4:36 | |
| 12. | "Talking Turkey" | 4:20 | |
| 13. | "I Can Translate" | 2:43 |
N.B. Track 13 is not included on the retail CD, only on the iTunes "Zodiac (Bonus Edition)" download
Production
- The album's title was inspired by the song "Typical Sagittarius", which the band wrote for the album, but chose not to include in the final cut.[8] Other songs recorded but left off of the finished album include "I Can Translate" which was released as a B-Side on the limited "Jam It in the Hole" single and as a bonus track on European iTunes downloads of the album. The band also recorded a cover of "The Warrior" by Scandal which they plan to make available, eventually -possibly as a free internet download.[9]
- Although the album cover was presumed by some to be a photo of lead singer Dick Valentine, it is in fact a stock photo that was licensed for use as the album cover.[10]
Trivia
- As with the band's previous album KILL, 3 tracks on the album are exactly 4:20 in length. However, there is only one track with this length on the band's next album, Heartbeats and Brainwaves.
- The title of the song "Doom and Gloom and Doom and Gloom" is a reference to lyrics featured in the track "I Don't Like You" from the band's 2007 album I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master. The sax solo also references Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street.
References
- ↑ Metro Times
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Langhoff, Josh (26 October 2010). "Electric Six: Zodiac". PopMatters.
- ↑ Tampabay.com
- ↑ QRO Magazine
- ↑ "Metropolis Mail-Order - Electric Six - Zodiac". Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Important Information Re: Electric Six and the new album "Zodiac"..."
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Interview with Dick Valentine About Zodiac"
- ↑ Video on YouTube
- ↑ "iStockPhoto: Freedom"
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