Search - Daisy Chainsaw :: Eleventeen

Beautiful Insanity!

Nighttime Birds | San Antonio, Texas United States | 06/26/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Daisy Chainsaw was one of the most imaginative bands I have ever had the chance to listen to. It's sad that the band was somewhat short lived and most people have no idea who they are, and they are severely missing out. Each track of beautiful insanity with catchy instrumentals and Katie Jane Garside's vocals, at times screaming, gasping for breath or even vomiting (I love the Future Free.) is just...great. Eleventeen is a fantastic album and it is a shame that it is out of print. And since that is so, if you can get your hands on an album don't ever let it go!"

There's a fine line between madness and genius

K. Arthur | 04/09/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"and this band jumps all over the place on both sides of that line. The instrumentals on this album are mostly hard-driving punk and often quite intriguing, but the most distinctive feature of this album are the truly bizarre vocals of Katie Jane Garside. Let's put it this way--you're never going to hear a cover of "Lovely Ugly Brutal World" on American Idol, though you'd have to admit the look on Simon's face would be priceless if someone like Katharine McPhee suddenly went Garside all over him.



Anyway, Garside's vocals are quite captivating. It's not really "singing" in the conventional sense of the word. To be more precise--it's like listening to an inebriated and very crazy cockney-voiced British woman having an orgasm while reading avant-garde poetry that was penned by William Shatner. Okay--well I just so happen to like that sort of thing, but just so you're forewarned--if you don't like it that freaky, this album might not be your cup of tea."