Flashy
by Electric Six
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    70
    More often than not, though, Flashy is lots of cleverly dumb fun.
  2. Spin
    70
    Much of the record satirizes plastic surgery and oversexed macho men, but despite the ironic humor, there’s a compassion in the music that’s unexpected coming from a band best known for a Taco Bell–referencing novelty hit.
  3. PopMatters
    70
    No, the Electric Six haven’t crafted a masterpiece, but each new disc shows them evolving and developing into one of the most reliably consistent rock groups out there today.
  5. Blender
    60
    Reborn, the track leads off the sardonic sextet’s fifth album of apocalyptic buffoonery shot through with metal, new wave and disco, all of it hilarious, none of it a joke.
  6. Under The Radar
    60
    True to its title, Flashy is heavy on sheen, and bombast that blinds like glitter on a dirty bar floor. [Year End 2008, p.82]
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  7. Village Voice
    50
    The world only needed one Electric Six album, but for a few understated moments, this one makes the case for a second.
  8. The A.V. Club
    42
    Flashy, the Detroit band's fifth full-length, still executes garage-glam with senses fully heightened, but it seems totally uninterested in doing anything new.

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. StevenH.
    Oct 25, 2008
    8
    This is a good album, but "I shall exterminate everything around me which prevents me from being the master" (thier 4th, This is a good album, but "I shall exterminate everything around me which prevents me from being the master" (thier 4th, non-metacritic'd album) is better. Also, you should go see them live, as they're one of the best live bands on the planet.… Full Review »
  2. FrançoisC.
    Oct 23, 2008
    6
    Does this album is the beginning of a drastic descent. I have the impression that Electric Six starts to repeat itself a little too much and Does this album is the beginning of a drastic descent. I have the impression that Electric Six starts to repeat itself a little too much and lack of originality and good melody. A little disappointing for a group that I considered a revelation for their style. At least, there is 1 or 2 good songs throughout the album.… Full Review »
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