I’m a sucker for the Raveonettes’ super-distorted take on old time rock and roll, and their new song “Candy” delivers on that level: It’s got head-bopping beats, not-very-vague drug references, and enough pedals to outfit a fleet of bicycles. Having never seen them live (I know, I know), though, I didn’t realize that they also employed dancing girls during their shows, one of whom gets a lot of gyration time in during this video. Why a band that already employs a comely female feels like it needs to up its sex appeal quotient is kind of beyond me, but I’m just going to chalk it up to some sort of ersatz Russ Meyer homage (surely I’m not the only one who was reminded of the opening to Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! when this video’s moneymaker-shaking young lady first appeared onscreen) and leave it at that. [YouTube]
The Raveonettes Try To Sweeten The Pot With Dancing Girls
February 7th, 2008 // 5 Comments
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Having never seen them live (I know, I know)
Aw man, you gotta. One of the few bands I’ve been able to see pull off a small club show *and* a massive arena opening-for-a-band-whose-fans-don’t-care-about-openers show and get the crowds for both going.
The Raveonettes made the mistake of having Autolux open part of their 2005 U.S. tour. In Baltimore at least, opener blew headliner clean off the stage.
@Luke N Atmaguchi: “The Raveonettes make the mistake of having Autolux open part of their 2005 U.S. tour.”
There. Fixed that for you.
Did anyone catch the video at the 1:03 mark? Seems “candy” has a double meaning in the video, namely nose candy.
I’ll stick with the Black Lips, thank you very much.