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| Factory Girl |
Please review... I need your esteemed opinions. TIA! |
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| polytoxic |
I haven't given it the full spliff and a coffee, sit down and listen treatment yet. That'll have to wait for the weekend, but I've sampled it a bit and it's certainly up to the standards of Elephant and White Blood Cells.
It's also far more polished, production-wise. That doesn't really subtract from the feel, in fact it may make it the best entry-level choice for the curious.
The title track Icky Thump, in my opinion, is the best, coolest, most rockingest thing they've done. If you like crunching power chords you'll be satisfied with it, plus the other touches to the song are pretty darn cool too. There's all the things you'd want in a White Stripes album. I mean the riffers and stompers stay true to their template, the beats are as they always were for the most part, but there are some fun diversions as well. Conquest is a weird little novelty. Part 60's James Bond ballad (like Thunderball or Goldfinger), part cumbia, part bong hit. There's a pair of homages to Jack White's Scottish heritage complete with bagpipes. And my other current favourite Rag & Bone, which is a barrel of laughs.
I've only had it for a day but my initial instinct is to highly recommend it.
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| mojoman |
quote:
polytoxic wrote:
I haven't given it the full spliff and a coffee, sit down and listen treatment yet. That'll have to wait for the weekend, but I've sampled it a bit and it's certainly up to the standards of Elephant and White Blood Cells.
It's also far more polished, production-wise. That doesn't really subtract from the feel, in fact it may make it the best entry-level choice for the curious.
The title track Icky Thump, in my opinion, is the best, coolest, most rockingest thing they've done. If you like crunching power chords you'll be satisfied with it, plus the other touches to the song are pretty darn cool too. There's all the things you'd want in a White Stripes album. I mean the riffers and stompers stay true to their template, the beats are as they always were for the most part, but there are some fun diversions as well. Conquest is a weird little novelty. Part 60's James Bond ballad (like Thunderball or Goldfinger), part cumbia, part bong hit. There's a pair of homages to Jack White's Scottish heritage complete with bagpipes. And my other current favourite Rag & Bone, which is a barrel of laughs.
I've only had it for a day but my initial instinct is to highly recommend it.
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Sticky Thump? |
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| polytoxic |
quote:
mojoman wrote:
Sticky Thump?
LOL! |
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| mojoman |
gonna buy it fer 9.99 from amazon. its supposed to be real heavy...... |
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| speedfreakjive |
quote:
mojoman wrote:
gonna buy it fer 9.99 from amazon. its supposed to be real heavy......
ive heard Effect and Cause , its brilliant |
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| polytoxic |
The video for Icky Thump. This song is the shit!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OjTspCqvk8 |
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| _Boomy_ |
Fuckin' Good Album.
That's all you need to know. |
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| Saint Sway |
I cant wait to hear this!!
I will buy this tonight at Virgin after I walk pass Best Buy and deface the Biggest Bang sign (again) |
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| polytoxic |
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Saint Sway wrote:
I will buy this tonight at Virgin after I walk pass Best Buy and deface the Biggest Bang sign (again)
Just flick a guitar pick at it and pose.  |
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| 72Tele |
Bought it Tuesday morning, I have only listened a few times. My first impressions are very positive. I also bought "The Henchmen With Jack White". I guess this is remastered. This one I have listened to several times and really like it. I had read a interview that said they were into Chuck Berry and the Stones so no one in the Detroit music scene liked them. Its a rockin record. |
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| glencar |
He was quite good last fall at the Beacon with the Stones. |
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| pdog |
At this point, Jack has proven himself... He doesn't need to be reviewed, promoted or advertised. He's at the top of his game. The next 5 to 10 years everything he does is going to be good... |
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| Gimme Shelter |
I listened to the whole thing twice yesterday in my car and it rocks!!!! |
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| polytoxic |
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At this point, Jack has proven himself... He doesn't need to be reviewed, promoted or advertised. He's at the top of his game. The next 5 to 10 years everything he does is going to be good...
When both Dylan and the Stones invite you onstage to jam and Jimmy Page interviews you for Guitar World you know you're doing alright.
And then there's this bit of coolosity
(Jack & the Racontuers jamming out Cheap Sunglasses with Billy Gibbons):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvuelNaE5Q8
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| Mel Belli |
quote:
polytoxic wrote:
When both Dylan and the Stones invite you onstage to jam and Jimmy Page interviews you for Guitar World you know you're doing alright.
And then there's this bit of coolosity
(Jack & the Racontuers jamming out Cheap Sunglasses with Billy Gibbons):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvuelNaE5Q8
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Best album of the year, so far. "Effect and Cause" tickles me every time. |
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| glencar |
So far it sounds like everything else they've done, which isn't necessarily a knock... |
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| Factory Girl |
Glencar, check pm  |
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| pdog |
[quote]glencar wrote:
So far it sounds like everything else they've done, which isn't necessarily a knock...
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i think the sund, prodution wise it tighter, and not over produced... The writing is progressing and I hear Jack just evolving as a player and a writer... a very latino feel on some of the record... Jacks politics are leaking into the music as well... at least that's what I'm picking up on... |
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| glencar |
OK! |
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| Mel Belli |
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glencar wrote:
So far it sounds like everything else they've done, which isn't necessarily a knock...
Far less bluesy than previous records, I think. |
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| pdog |
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Mel Belli wrote:
Far less bluesy than previous records, I think.
still bluesy style crunchy riffs, but not trad. blues in any sense... Jacks crunchy chords always remind me of Page's style... Blues w/o being bluesy... It's hard to put into words, I just know it when i hear it.... |
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| Mel Belli |
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pdog wrote:
still bluesy style crunchy riffs, but not trad. blues in any sense... Jacks crunchy chords always remind me of Page's style... Blues w/o being bluesy... It's hard to put into words, I just know it when i hear it....
I think I know what you're hearing when you know when you hear it. |
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| pdog |
quote:
Mel Belli wrote:
I think I know what you're hearing when you know when you hear it.
kinda like I can't describe a color, but I know it when I see it... |
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| Mel Belli |
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pdog wrote:
kinda like I can't describe a color, but I know it when I see it...
Or like Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart's famous definition of porn. |
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| pdog |
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Mel Belli wrote:
Or like Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart's famous definition of porn.
Or Warhols, "art is whatever you can get away with"
wtf were we talking about?
oh yeah... Stripes... blaring it right now... Then the BBC show from last week. |
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| glencar |
Or gas when you smell it? |
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| pdog |
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glencar wrote:
Or gas when you smell it?
Gas, Carbona, Glue, Paint Thinner...
When your 11... it's the drug of choice! |
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| mojoman |
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pdog wrote:
Gas, Carbona, Glue, Paint Thinner...
When your 11... it's the drug of choice!
anybody get the new hannah montana soundtrack disc yet? |
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| Sir Stonesalot |
FUCK!
How did I forget that Icky Thump dropped yesterday?
Dang.
I don't think I'll have time to go get it until the weekend...
Least I have something to look forward to. |
