Jack White
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LeeVing
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electra100
Super Member
Raconteurs are my favorite. And Icky Thump is a masterpiece.
tomlinmgt
Lunatic Member
Been listenin' to Blunderbuss a lot lately. Bad reviews on amazon, you say? Jack's one of our few contemporary American music heroes. Anyone who has anything bad or critical to say of his work is speaking out of selfishness. How could you expect an artist with the perspective, creativity, and musical aptitude of Jack to mire himself down in one style of songwriting? White Stripes was Jack showing he could kick ass at drag racing. Blunderbuss and later Raconteurs is Jack gettin in a full tilt GT car and kickin' ass at LeMans.
Raconteurs.....brilliant. I hope like hell they do some more.
- Michael
Raconteurs.....brilliant. I hope like hell they do some more.
- Michael
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guitbanger
Active Member
Dunno if I'd call The Raconteurs a supergroup, give their Consolers of the Lonely a listen. I was told by the engineer (friend of mine haha) that the vinyl version is sonically superior to everything else. He aughta know, it won the Grammy for best engineered non-classical album. Lotsa nifty sound trinkets on their, great songs by all. Many Shades of Black ahhhh. Hell, even Adele recorded a version of it. lol
tomlinmgt
Lunatic Member
No, Raconteurs is not a "supergroup" in typical terms, but the band is stocked with superb musicians, each bringing something to the table that creates a whole that is better than the sum of its parts. Jack is a major contributor, but the other members definitely do not disappear in his shadow. I hold Consolers in very high regard. I think it's one of the best releases by a contemporary rock band (if they had to be categorized) in the last few decades. I saw them live touring in support of it and it was sensational. They did an episode of ACL and it is golden. It has a stunningly good verysion of "My Blue Veins".....I seriously was overwhelmed with emotion upon watching/hearing it. Get on youtube, juno, and start watching live Raconteurs stuff. They can really bloom in a live setting.
- Michael
- Michael
Naptown Rob
Ponographer
Yes. You are soooooo much better. I just love that bendy string thing you do. It is my benchmark of artistry.
And, Gosh! I always get my music reviews from morons on Amazon.
BlindBoyGrnt
Nullius in verba
What do you think about Neil Young? I ask, because sometime it's not about technical ability, and we all know about Neil and pitch. Maybe he got run out on a rail in a previous life.
finnbow
The Dude Abides
Nor does Dylan and he's arguably the greatest artist in the history of modern music. Lots of wankers can bend strings and know what pitch is, but couldn't craft a good song to save their @ss.
BlindBoyGrnt
Nullius in verba
Yup, nobody can ruin "Dylan like Dylan", as friends have told me. But I can't imagine a more important contributor to popular music. Can't wait to hear his latest.
finnbow
The Dude Abides
I consider myself a Dylan geek of the first order, but really only listen to his stuff after Desire (of which I have 5-6) out of respect to His Bobness (™BrettA), but with limited enthusiasm.
Sorry for crapping the thread. Back to your regular programming.
tomlinmgt
Lunatic Member
So what?
Are you serious? I can walk in Guitar Center any Saturday afternoon and hear some nobody bend strings cause he learned it on youtube. And Jack's loose pitch thing is part of his schtick. Sorry you're not gettin' it, cool9. There's a **** ton of us out here who are.
Kismet1968
:)
Dylans voice to me is blaaa... annoying
Naptown Rob
Ponographer
:lmao:
I actually had this experience yesterday at their Glen Burnie store.
Back to the original point, yes, it s a very enjoyable record. I love the (surprising?) use of piano & Fun With Time Signatures.
Well produced, interesting variety of styles, killer band. What's not to like?
BlindBoyGrnt
Nullius in verba
I consider myself a Dylan geek of the first order, but really only listen to his stuff after Desire (of which I have 5-6) out of respect to His Bobness (™BrettA), but with limited enthusiasm.
Sorry for crapping the thread. Back to your regular programming.
Hey man, you have some stature here. Dump all you want. I admit that after Desire things were tapering off, but his Bobness still had (and has) something to say. A serious effort to make relevant music, at least on his terms, is still there.
