The White Stripes - Icky Thump
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Free Music Review: Icky Thump
Hit: 3 Stars
I heard a lot of great things about this album before it came out. I read a lot of reviews proclaiming it's singular brilliance. I myself am a massive fan of The White Stripes. The stage could not have been set any better for this to be a new favourite of mine. That said, there was, of course, the small matter of actually listening to the album.
It's not bad. It is, however, terribly average. Opener "Icky Thump" is bold, and I like it very much. The cover this time around is "Conquest," which I adored. The rest of it didn't hit me as terribly exciting. "You Don't Know What Love Is" was touted as one of, and, as it is now the next year, I can say it was often included in lists of, the year's best songs, and I found it to be far to average; I've heard the same song a hundred times before, if not more.
There are great moments here, but the album as a whole does not live up to Elephant or Get Behind Me Satan, and is certainly not deserving of most of its praise.
Free Music Review: POGalicious
Hit: 4 Stars
Excellent new album by the stripeys. OK maybe Jack is overusing the POG. Just a bit.Free Music Review: One Icky Thing To Not Stay Away From
Hit: 4 Stars
Imagine all those times you chased that particularly annoying sibling around the house and finally came to the realization that perhaps all the running was for naught and that the best resort was to instead come up with some comment that would verbally slice through their persona so much that they would never bother you again. Perhaps it was a comment like, "You will never amount to anything" that quickly brought any sibling rivalry to a complete halt.
But as is usually the case, the transgressions of our youth when it comes to fights between siblings are typically smoothed over as time goes on. We learn that our sibling(s) might actually not be as bad as we made them out to be and perhaps they have grown from just a sibling into a friend.
However, imagine for a moment that as time goes on you start hanging out so much with your sibling that you now revert to smelling up a good ole fashion tour bus with them. Though it perhaps is not the reality that most of us live, for Meg and Jack White the return to sharing almost every day with a sibling is the life that they now are reliving. As The White Stripes , Meg and Jack have taken the world by storm and now have platinum albums, sold out concerts and all the other benefits of being true rock and rollers under the belts.
With their album Icky Thump , The White Stripes have proven to music fans that they are in fact the real deal. With copies of this album simply flying off the shelves in record stores across the globe, The White Stripes have solidified their place in the current rock world as being perhaps amongst those who are at the top of the list.
The White Stripes are Meg White (drums/vocals) and Jack White (guitar/vocals).
The title track of the album is a well produced song that warrants having the album's good name rest upon the shoulders of this track. The song is a perfectly highlighting of the rest of the album and the music of The White Stripes and brings an important focus to the recognizable instrumental sounds The White Stripes have brought to their music. The vocals of Jack White are quickly established as being perhaps a bit out of the ordinary but remain impressive at the same time.
St. Andrew is a rapidly paced song that truly toys with the musical emotions of the listener. With a sort of horror-infused vocal component to the track the music brings in a fast paced and cacophonous sounding bagpipe sound that changes so sporadically it is hard to gather much from the track. The track is a hodge-podge of sounds meant to serve as a break from the rest of the album but perhaps it is not given enough credit. Truly what The White Stripes have done on this track is create a uniquely bizarre sound that is certainly not like any other.
The album winds down nicely with the track Effect and Cause . This track is a well produced and perhaps most musically well polished track on the album. The acoustic guitar holds together the track well and the vocals on this song take a much more lyrical approach than the other tracks of the album. The song is a true performance song and does not rely on heavy studio sounds and would be the ideal concert song to hear done cleanly live. Though the rest of the album adequately does justice to the music of The White Stripes, this track is the best glimpse into the true musical brilliance that serves as the backbone to the group.
Track listing:
1. Icky Thump
2. You Don't Know What Love Is
3. 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
4. Conquest
5. Bone Broke
6. Prickly Thorn
7. St. Andrew
8. Little Cream Soda
9. Rag and Bone
10. I'm Slowly Turning Into You
11. A Martyr For My Love For You
12. Catch Hell Blues
13. Effect And Cause
Not much can be said about The White Stripes that has not already been said or is not already known. Thanks to the production and releasing of albums such as Icky Thump , The White Stripes have carved out a nice niche for them in today's rock world as being amongst the best. The music on this album serves as a testament to the fact that all plaudits that this band receives are well deserved and that certainly in the future should all go well for the band there will be much more well produced music to come.
Icky Thump is on the Warner Brothers Records label and was produced by Jack White.
For more information about The White Stripes, check out their website at www.whitestripes.com.
Recommended:
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Free Music Review: Great for Led Zeppelin fans!
Hit: 4 Stars
This album is definetly one of this year's greatest releases. I was never really much of a big fan of The White Stripes, but Icky Thump is pure hard rock. There's some amazing progressions from folk to hard rock. It sounds like they've put a lot more heart and soul into making this album than the others. If you're a fan of Led Zeppelin or The Doors, check this album out. It's not flawless, but it is definetly progress.Free Music Review: Thumpin'
Hit: 4 Stars
Like a lot of people, I was a little confused when Jack White formed the Raconteurs. While I never actually got the chance to hear any song off that album other than "Steady, As She Goes", I was relieved to learn that the White Stripes weren't breaking up after all, and then I rushed out to get their latest album.
While I'm not sure what Icky Thump means, this is just as great an album as Get Behind Me Satan was (maybe even better). The title track (which also scored the duo their first pop hit) is quality, and there are plenty of other standouts to choose from, like "Little Cream Soda", "Effect and Cause" and "You Don't Know What Love Is". And if you're looking for another spoken word selection, you should be pleased with "Rag and Bone".
Another highlight is "300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues", although the guitar break after the second verse is a little disorganized. And on every White Stripes album, there's always one song that just doesn't seem to fit -- actually, it's two songs that blend into each other: "Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn" and "St. Andrews (This Battle Is in the Air)", because they're so folksy that they sound out of place compared to the rest of the album. I also didn't care for their cover of Patti Page's "Conquest".
I was surprised to find that there is no solo from Meg on here (but that's not a problem because she really isn't the greatest singer). But Icky Thump is an album that reminds me why the White Stripes are one of my favorite bands, so it's definitely worth buying.
Anthony Rupert