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I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master

I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master is the fourth album by the Detroit rock band Electric Six.[5]

I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master
Studio album by
Electric Six
ReleasedOctober 9, 2007
GenreRock
Length50:33
LabelMetropolis Records
ProducerZach Shipps
Electric Six chronology
Switzerland
(2006) 		I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master
(2007) 		Flashy
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media5.6/10[2]
Time Off[3]
PopMatters6/10[4]

Music videos were made for the tracks "Down at McDonnelzzz" and "Randy's Hot Tonight!".

Track listing edit

All lyrics written by Tyler Spencer, music composition noted below.

  1. "It's Showtime!" (Shipps) – 1:53
  2. "Down at McDonnelzzz" (Spencer/Shipps) – 4:01
  3. "Dance Pattern" (Spencer/Shipps) – 3:41
  4. "Rip It!" (Spencer/Shipps) – 3:37
  5. "Feed My Fuckin' Habit" (Spencer/Shipps) – 2:11
  6. "Riding on the White Train" (Spencer/Shipps) – 2:48
  7. "Broken Machine" (Tait) – 3:16
  8. "When I Get to the Green Building" (Spencer/Shipps) – 3:54
  9. "Randy's Hot Tonight!" (Nash) – 3:04
  10. "Kukuxumushu" (Spencer) – 3:51
  11. "I Don't Like You" (Spencer) – 2:53
  12. "Lucifer Airlines" (Nash) – 2:49
  13. "Lenny Kravitz" (Spencer) – 3:06
  14. "Fabulous People" (Spencer/Shipps) – 2:27
  15. "Sexy Trash" (Nash/Shipps) – 2:08
  16. "Dirty Looks" (Nash/Shipps) – 4:46

Personnel edit

  • Dick Valentine – vocals
  • Johnny Na$hinal – lead guitar
  • The Colonel – rhythm guitar
  • Tait Nucleus? – keyboards
  • Smorgasbord – bass
  • Percussion World – drums

Other information edit

  • The title of the album comes from a 1921 drawing by George Grosz, which depicts "a grotesque portrayal of a gloating capitalist with a porcine nozzle and cigar smoldering".[6]
  • The album artwork is taken from a painting called The Long Arm of the Law by Detroit artist Ron Zakrin,[7] who was also behind the artwork for the band's follow-up album Flashy.
  • The song "Kukuxumushu" (or Kukuxumusu) is Basque for "Flea's Kiss". Kukuxumusu is also a Spanish clothing brand. Tyler Spencer wrote the song after seeing a Kukuxumusu clothing shop whilst on tour, and deciding that he liked the word and wanted to use it.
  • The song "Down at McDonnelzzz" was originally written as an interlude for inclusion on Switzerland, continuing the tradition of interludes on Señor Smoke. It was shelved specifically to allow it to be expanded into a full song on this album. The original "demo" version of the song was subsequently released on Sexy Trash.[8]

Charts edit

Chart performance for I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master
Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Electronic Albums 5
US Billboard Top Heatseekers 50

References edit

  1. ^ I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master at AllMusic
  2. ^ "I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being the Master | Pitchfork". 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Time Off Website - Temporary Placeholder". 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ Sawdey, Evan (11 October 2007). "Electric Six: I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being the Master". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Electric Six – I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master (2007, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ [1] [dead link]
  7. ^ "Ron Zakrin". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Sexy Trash". ElectricSix.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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