What's The Story?
Electric Six are a six-piece (surprise!) band that you dare not take seriously from Detroit. They play punkish, discoish, dance-y rock. Dirty Ball is from their fifth sutdio album, Flashy.
Who's To Blame?
One time, at a cabin party, a guy spilled red wine all over himself. When I asked what happened, he simply said "I killed a man" and glared at me. And kept glaring at me. I went to the next room, told this story to a couple of my buddies. They were looking behind me, and I finished by saying "See!", and turned and pointed at him standing in the doorway behind me, still glaring ice cold and eating chips.
That guy.
Why ♥ It?
Up front: I don't know if this song is about what it seems as though it's about, and that's part of Electric Six's charm. The wah pedal effect on the guitar, that robot revival synth sound, and the occasional congo-sounding rototom drum fills (0:47); all of these are full and fun sounds that add to an otherwise neat rock song with great-range vocal work and occasional horns.
Also noteworthy is the outro: a celebration piece, behind repeated lyrics of "thank god my ball will never hate you". What else could you expect from an album that depicts a cat with wings and jet engines on its cover?
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