PacManY2J's Full Review: Death by Sexy by Eagles of Death Metal
Forget Justin Timberlake. Joshua "Baby Duck" Homme has brought Sexy back. The Queens of the Stone Age frontman, along with pal Jesse Hughes, has blessed us with another fun band called Eagles of Death Metal, and on their second album, 2006's Death By Sexy, the music lives up to its title. They combine the hard hitting grooves characteristic of the Queens with classic styles that ooze sexual energy. These songs aren't exactly Barry White, but they're enough to get any hard rocker in the mood for a wild night.
The album opens with a fast and crazy fun romp called "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)," which sounds like QOTSA meets Jerry Lee Lewis. In fact this entire album is packed with fun craziness, most of it with a fast pace and that fuzz-laden, stoner-rock sound, but it throws plenty of curveballs as well. There's the toe-tappin', booty-shakin', goofball country stomp of "Solid Gold," the Johnny Cash-ish "Bog O' Miracles," and "Chase the Devil," on which they channel a psychotic version of the Big Bopper. The strangest track is "The Ballad of Queen Bee and Baby Duck," a slow, trippy, '60s-ish number that gets much of its throwback coolness from the backing vocals of Distillers frontwoman Brody Dalle.
Homme's vocals are mainly in his unique falsetto throughout the album, providing a somewhat retro vibe to go along with music that expertly mixes classic and modern into something altogether new. It's that classic style that helps give these songs their sexual energy, as the band channels the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and other artists that so artfully mixed sex into rock and roll. Easily Death By Sexy's coolest track is the highly hooky "Cherry Cola," thanks in no small part to the lyrics: "I can be your daddy / Be your rock and roller / You could be my sugar / Be my cherry cola."
That same cool, sexy swagger is conveyed with a humorous edge through other tracks such as the groovy "Shasta Beast" ("I wanna pick the lock and break your chastity / I got the combination and the master key") and "I Got a Feelin' (Just Nineteen)" ("You're doing things that make my flesh burn hot"). And on "Poor Doggie," the innuendo gets even dirtier: "Poor doggie, where's your bone?" Nothing vulgar here; just that sexually rebellious spirit that rock music had before things got too explicit to be considered truly clever.
On Death By Sexy, the Eagles of Death Metal blend together a lot of classic styles and mix with them their own modern style to create something very unique and cool. They have a garage band sound but enough hookiness to get just about anyone singing along. Guys, this may not be exactly the type of music to play to get your lady in the mood, but it just might be good to listen to on your way to pick her up. The music has a confident swagger and an attitude that's all about fun. If sexy can be considered an instrument of death, this album is a pretty damn cool murder weapon.
The Dream Boys dynamic duo is back. This Joshua Homme produced album sounds exactly the way God intended live rock and roll to sound: raw, sleazy, and...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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