The White Stripes - Icky Thump
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Free Music Review: Another great album from the Stripeys
Hit: 5 Stars
There is apparently an opinion, common among certain highly educated musicians, that the White Stripes can't play.
This reminds me of the old complaint that Thelonious Monk couldn't play piano. It's true that he couldn't play everything, the way his friend, neighbour and colleague Bud Powell could play anything placed in front of him. Monk didn't need to be able to play everything, because he was wise enough and genius enough to only play what he wanted to. A DJ once said on air that Monk's style was based on playing wrong notes. Monk rang the radio station and informed them 'Piano ain't got no wrong notes.' Jack White plays guitar as though guitar ain't got no wrong notes.
Similarly, the White Stripes are brilliant musicians because their technique is absolutely spot-on for what they want to do. There are Berklee-educated shred merchants out there who secretly wish they could come up with the riffs that Jack White can rattle off effortlessly. Ted Kirkpatrick, of the Christian metal band Tourniquet, is a phenomenally gifted player, but he is nothing like as good a musician as Meg White - partly because he has the bad taste to play Christian metal, but mostly because he thinks that good drumming is about lots of intricate polyrhythms and hitting things as fast and as much as possible. It isn't.
This is one of my favourite White Stripes albums - loud, raucous, perverse, more Led Zep II than Zed Lep III. I am a guitar player (rock, punk, blues and am studying jazz at a fairly advanced level) and I am in awe of how eloquent the White Stripes' music is, compared to some more ballyhooed stuff I've had to listen to.
Free Music Review: Best CD I bought last year
Hit: 4 Stars
This was the best CD I bought last year bar none, and I bought a few. White Stripes never cease to impress me. I guess that is why Conan had them on the show for an entire week a few years ago, which is when I got hooked.Free Music Review: Not too old to ROCK!
Hit: 4 Stars
My stepdaughter actually turned me on to this group, she knew that I liked a lot of "CLASSIC" rock, and she thought this group had a sound like some of the older rock groups. She had me listen to Seven Nation Army, and when I heard it I'm thinking do you really think I'm supposed to like this? But the more I listend,the more I did become to like them. I guess I compare them to Led Zeppelin, because Led Zeppelin put out so much great music with just three people. Jack and Meg are also putting out a lot of great music with just two people. Led Zeppelin never considered themself a tour group, because a lot of their work had to be done in the studio. Jack and Meg do an excellent job touring. They sound great playing live. That said, I'm 50 plus and I love this entire album. I think there is a whole new market out there that the White Stripes would appeal to, so maybe some of you kids might have to force your parents to listen to them, especially if they like groups like Led Zeppelin.Free Music Review: THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP where's the icky ?
Hit: 3 Stars
Icky Thump
Not what this old fart thought could win a grammy, if you like THUMP than this is your thang.....white boy BOOM BOOM BOOM, maybe it will grow on me, it really isn't icky, I just thought that a grammy winning CD would be more musical, atleast I own the grammy winning Willie Nelson CD among other great pieces of MUSIC, I am an AUDIOPHILE and this just makes my subwoofer shake rattle and BOOM, and when I go down the street in my hood all the home boys are check'n out my ride, they can FEEL me comin....
Free Music Review: Get Behind Me Icky!
Hit: 2 Stars
I was a huge fan of "Elephant" and "Get Behind Me Satan." I have constantly defended these albums against those who criticize the White Stripes. But this album left me feeling icky. The first three songs were really good (especially "You Don't Know What Love Is..."). But after hearing those three songs, I was expecting even better songs to come. Unfortunately, they did not. Jack's signature guitar licks are great and his voice is awesome and Meg's constant drum pounding is...well, it is what it is. However, the songs were mostly just odd with lyrics that felt freestyled and unimaginative. The music is very, very bluesy but it doesn't really go anywhere. This is nowhere near The Stripes best material. If they made a best of album, only about 2 songs on here should be included. Tracks six through nine were just terrible and needed to push the "next" button on. I am so disappointed, but will not give up on the Stripes. There is always next time.