If you don't feel any pity for current indie bands, now might be a good time to start, because Louis XIV are new, exciting, and taking this in a different direction.
Formed in San Diego, and led by guitarist/vocalists Jason Hill and Brian karscig, Louis XIV (Louis the Fourteenth) have taken ... Read review
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III (bass guitar); Mark Maigaard (drums).Additional personnel: Ms. Lindsey Troy (vocals); R. Arthur Dodds (guitar); Michelle Negele (viola); Andrew Shulman (cello...
III (bass guitar); Mark Maigaard (drums).Additional personnel: Ms. Lindsey Troy (vocals); R. Arthur Dodds (guitar); Michelle Negele (viola); Andrew Shulman (cello); Frank Palumbo (trumpet).Recording information: San Diego, California (2004).Boasting the fermented wit of producer/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Jason Hill and the sneering vocals of Brian Karscig, this California outfit excels at dirty, punky glam, served with no chaser. Louis XIV and Finding Out True Love Is Blind pay homage to everyone that ever sweated until their makeup ran down their face, then fell off the stage in 12-inch platform boots (Marc Bolan & T. Rex, David Bowie, Mott the Hoople, et al). Most of Louis XIV's saucy debut EP, ILLEGAL TENDER, gets sewn into this long-player's silver-lame-stretched girth, as do some low-key numbers like Ball of Twine and All the Little Pieces. Without a doubt, this is unfettered rock & roll perversion at its most entertaining--profane, energetic, and self-aware. THE BEST LITTLE SECRETS ARE KEPT would have been the best party record of the mid-'70s, but it showed up up three decades late, dressed to the nines, with an album cover so blatantly sexually that it's almost quaint.[Reviews]Rolling Stone (p.68) - 3 stars out of 5 - [The album] pairs the thrilling hedonism of early-Seventies T.Rex and David Bowie with caroonishly sexed-up vocals that make winking fun of glitter rock's excesses.n
Advantages: Hard Hitting, Playful, Raunchy Indie Rock. Disadvantages: Too Raw A Sound For Some Tastes (But Not Mine!)
...dancable indie rock.
The best track on the album is "Illegal Tender", with a hand clapped rhythm as well as the drums, and a sort of vocal duel as the two signers take verses and sometimes even lines in turn. The rousing chorus reminds me of some of the songs from The Rocky Horror show, with strange harmonies on the vocals which give the track an edgy feel. The lyrics of the chorus ("I need a lover, I need a lover, I need a lover who will love me ... ...work well to maintain a heavy beat and will keep you tapping your feet even on repeat. Another track which I really enjoyed is "A Letter To Dominique", which inculdes operatic backing vocals and has a Kinks feel to it. The lyrics are particuarily good in this song.
If you want an album you can strut around your room to, swaggering like a champion and generally makiing you feel top of your game, this is a perfect choice. The near offensive lyrics ...
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Best Little Secrets Are Kept, The (Parental Advisory) [PA] - Louis XIV
Main specs
Title: Best Little Secrets Are Kept, The (Parental Advisory) [PA]
Performer: Louis XIV
Genre: Rock & Pop
Release Date: 10/10/2005
Recomended Retail Price: 10.99 GBP
Original Release Year: 2005
Label / Distributor: Atlantic / Cinram Logistics
Engineer: D.Dom Nieto; Alex Albrecht
Producer: Jason Hill
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 75679382528
Catalogue Number: 7567938252
Additional notes
Album Notes: Louis XIV: Jason Hill, Brian Karscig (vocals, guitar, piano, bass guitar); Jimmy Armbrust III (bass guitar); Mark Maigaard (drums).
Titles on disc 1
1.: Louis XIV
2.: Finding Out True Love Is Blind
Additional notes
Album Reviews: Rolling Stone (p.68) - 3 stars out of 5 - \"[The album] pairs the thrilling hedonism of early-Seventies T.Rex and David Bowie with caroonishly sexed-up vocals that make winking fun of glitter rock's excesses.\"
Titles on disc 1
3.: Paper Doll
4.: God Killed The Queen
5.: Letter To Dominique
6.: Illegal Tender
7.: Pledge Of Allegiance
8.: Hey Teacher
9.: All The Little Pieces
10.: Ball Of Twine
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