Music CD - The White Stripes: Icky Thump

	Music CD: Icky Thump Artist: The White Stripes List Price: $18.98 Our Price: $6.79 Your Save: $ 12.19 ( 64% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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Tracks: 1. Icky Thump 2. You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told) 3. 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues 4. Conquest 5. Bone Broke 6. Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn 7. St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air) 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
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0093624996712 Label: Warner Bros / Wea Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea Release Date: 2007-06-19 Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Now seven albums strong Comment: It's undisputed that the White Stripes are one of the best rock bands of all time. Although I might need some time to think about where to place them in my list of favorite bands, this album proves that they rank pretty high on the Richter scale. "Icky Thump" is an earthquake-shaker of an album, starting off with a title track with slamming guitar chords, Meg White's loud cymbals and an angular guitar solo acting as the chorus. The solo is followed by a schizophrenic keyboard solo that adds much more excitement to a spectacular start. And the excitement never ceases. Jack White literally turns into a wannabe-Spanish tenor, with his cry on the epic "Conquest". Who would have thought that Jack would go so far with his loud songs? Another original twist comes in the form of bagpipes. "Prickly Thorn" starts as a folk-song, complete with clapping. However, it changes gears in a psychedelic bagpipe melody, mixed with strange quotes and laughs. And it still features awesome exploding songs, such as "Little Cream Soda". Although I have heard Jack White give odd monologues alongside loud guitar blasts, his coolest one yet came in this song. He spends time reminiscing about times when he wanted his ice cream soda a little colder, passing it off by saying "oh well." I'd have to say that Jack White is starting to develop quite an ego, though. With "Rag and Bone," Jack literally brags that "If it's just things that you don't want, I can use 'em/Meg can use 'em/Make some money out of 'em, at least". Still, I'd have to say that Jack White has every reason to brag--they're the hottest band out in America right now, and still as explosive as they were when they began. But still, back to rocking. In fact, "Catch Hell Blues" shows off Jack's wacky slide guitar effects. I love how inventive Jack is with high-pitched guitar squeals. I missed these squeals from bands such as "Rage Against the Machine," and I'm glad White has made the squeals cool again (thank goodness!). And finally, Jack has never sounded so soulful as in the last jam, "Effect and Cause". There's nothing better than a simple acoustic guitar song, with excellent protest lyrics such as "Well you can't take the effect/And make it the cause/I didn't rob a bank/Cos you made up the law". This is, to date, The White Stripes' explosion album that shows them off at their best. There's so much original materal, so many awesome sound effects and so much protest angst that I couldn't give this album any less than my highest recommendation. Go get it if you're a rock fan. You won't regret it. Customer Rating: Summary: Jack The Revelator Comment: The more I listen to Icky Thump, the more I hear, and the better I like it. .....Sweet, Hard, smooth, cacaphonous, melodic....Smokin' lead guitar (the highest, nastiest pitch achieved by any player in recent years).... add some deftly picked acoustic....It's beautiful stuff. Meg White is the perfect drummer for this "band": She follows where Jack White leads, and does it well. My favorite tracks: "A Martyr For My Love For You" and "300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues". I don't understand the W.S. Haters Club (that is in full voice on the review page here). How are they hearing this record, I wonder? They certainly aren't buying it. ....Then again, I don't understand why weak groups like The Hives or (especially) The Strokes are considered "good" bands by so many people...... Well, to each his own... My opinion: Jack White is the Messiah of rock and roll. He's the Chuck Berry or David Johannsen or Lou Reed of the New Millenium, a man who (like Richards & Jagger, Berry and Johannsen) has honored the old bluesmen by turning their influences into Rock. He has single-handedly resurrected rock and roll music. It's fun again. Amen!!! Customer Rating: Summary: candycane dreams of white stripes! Comment: When I first heard that the latest cd for the White Stripes would be hitting the stores soon, I was excited. As a longtime fan, I own all of their music. Before I could buy the cd the music videos for the songs 'Icky Thump' and 'Conquest' began playing everywhere. Even though I was absolutely sure I would be buying the cd without hearing a song on it, I was pleased to see that the White Stripes sounded better than ever. The music videos caught the attention of my son (age 16) who remembered that I had the older White Stripes cds. He began listening to them back to back. So, when I finally bought the latest cd, he wanted to listen to it also. I started spending the mornings in his room searching for the new cd, while he began spending the afternoons after school searching my room for the new cd. It just goes to show how the sound of the White Stripes is crossing over into several generations. The music of Jack and Meg is across the board, in that, they have a blues song, grass roots song, punk song, rock song, and folk song on the same album. Although,'Icky Thump' and 'Conquest' seem to be the favorites of this new album, I favor the song 'Rag and Bone'. Much like the music on the cds of the White Stripes, the artwork on the albums are confined within the style that is the Whites! Often a black and white photo with red splashes of color and objects of symbolism always continue to show just how complete their albums are in design and thought. This cd sounds as fun as the cover photos where Meg and Jack are dressed like characters out of a scene from 'Mary Poppins'. In contrast, the photos inside the cd booklet are simple and carefree, while maintaining the expression that Jack and Meg balance each other. I am suggesting the cd 'Icky Thump' to friends and family. As a fan, I often have candycane dreams of White Stripes! Customer Rating: Summary: ICKY ICKY DUMP Comment: GOODNESS GRACIOUS WHAT IS THIS? THIS IS TERRIBLE. AND SOMEHOW THEY'RE SO POPULAR. JAGGER AND RICHARD 'PASSED THE TOURCH' TO JACK WHITE ON THE LATEST COVER OF ROLLING STONE. I'M CANCELLING MY FORTY YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MAGAZINE. I WILL NOT BELABOR THIS TO MUCH DOESN'T RATE IT. SOMEONE MENTIONED THAT ALL THE GREAT RIFFS OF 2007 WERE COMPILED INTO THIS ALBUM. THEY ARE LOUD,VIRTUALLY SCREAMING, AND MAKE SOME MATHMETICAL SENSE BUT ARE DEVOID ABSOLUTEY OF ANY TRUE ROCK FEELING OR EMOTION, ITS ALL PRETENSE. NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN THIS PRETENSE, JACK WHITE, KICK YOUSELF OUT, YOU'RE A IMMIGRANT TO. THE ASININE LYRIC OF THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY. I WON'T BELABOR THE INDIVIDUAL SONGS, THEY ALL STINK THOUGH SOME MORESO THAN OTHERS. CONQUEST IS THE WORST SONG I'VE HEARD IN TWENTY YEARS. WHATS HE TRYING TO DO, DORIS DAY PROUD. ROLLING STONE LISTS ON THE WEB THE HUNDRED GREATEST ROCK GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME, THIS JACK WHITE CAT CLOCKS IN AT 17. SAY WHAT?! WITHN SUCH A PROLIFIC HYSTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL? HE'S AHEAD OF GEORGE HARRISON ! AT 21. THE EDGE OF U2 ! AT 24 BUDDY GUY AT 30. BO DIDDLEY AT 37. PETER GREEN OF EARLY FLEETWOOD MACK AT 38. JOHN FORGERT AT 40. ROBERT FRIPP OF KING KRIMSON ! AT 42. EDDY HAZEL ! OF FUNKDELIC AT 43. FRANK ZAPPA ! AT 45. PETE TOWNSEND ! AT 50 PAUL KOSSOFF OF FREE ! AT 51. LOU REED AT 52. ZOOT HORN ROLLO OF CAPTAIN BEEFHEARTS MAGIC BAND ! AT 62. MICK RONSON AT 64. VERNON REID OF LIVING COLOUR AT 66. STEVE HOW ! OF YES AT 69. ROBBIS ROBERTSON ! OF THE BAND AT 78. DAVID GILMOUR ! (GOOD GOD WHO PUT THIS LIST TOGETHER) AT 82.. DAVE DAVIES ! OF THE KINKS AT 88. SO JACK WHITE SURPASSESS ALL THE GUITAR PLAYERS IN SKILL, DEXTERITY, CREATIVITY, PROWRESS ETC. ETC. THIS IS AN UTTER OUTRAGE. AN EMBARASSMENT THE SECOND BEST ROCK GUITARIST( A VIRTUOSO WITH MANY INSTRUMENTS) WAS A FELLOW NAMED OLLIE HALSALL, A TRUE GENIUS SECOND ONLY TO HENDRIX. THEY HAD A BAND CALLED PATTO AND BOXER WITH ONE OF THE BEST ROCK SINGER OF ALL TIME, MIKE PATTO, BUT APPARENTLY WERE TO PROGRESSIVE FOR THEIR TIME. AFTER BRIAN JONES DEPARTURE AND THEN MICK TAYLOR LEFT THE ROLLING STONES OLLIE HALSALL WAS PICKED AS THE REPLACEMENT, BUT RICHARDS RIGHTFULLY FELT UPSTAGED AND NIXED IT, A PITY. ANOTHER GREAT GUITARIST WHO SHOULD HAVE MADE THE LIST WAS GARY GREEN OF GENTLE GIANT, ANOTHER FABULOUS BAND THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT BIG THOUGH THE KIDS SEEM TO BE DISCOVERING THEM NOW.AND RON WOOD'S NOT ON THE LIST, HIS WORK WITH ROD STWEART ALONE RATES IT.) SO BACK TO THE POINT. KURT COBAIN & U2 SAVED US FROM TWO DECADES OF TERRIBLE HAIR BANDS, MOTLEY CRUE, POISON, SKID ROW, KISS TO NAME A FEW. NOW WHATS GONNA SAVE US FROM THIS JACK WHITE CHARACTER. I REMEMBER IN COLLEGE 70-74 LISTENING TO NEIL YOUNG LIVE RECORDS AND ALL THE OUTRAGEOUS ERRORS HE MADE. IT WAS TRULY BELLY LAUGH STUFF. NOW THIS JACK WHITE HAS ALL THE TIME, THE TECHNONOGY AND STUDIO PROWRESS TO PLAY A DECENT NOTE AND HE'S JUST DOING THESE BELLY LAUGH ERRORS AGAIN AND THEY'RE EVEN MORE FUNNY. THE 17TH GREATEST ROCK GUITARIST. KID'S A TRUE GOD. TO CLOSE ON A LIGHTER NOTE MEG WHITE IS AN EFFICIENT MINIMALIST DRUMMER, AND DRIVES A HARD BEAT THE ONLY TALENT IN THE BAND. BUT CRIMANY HOW LONG WILL THIS BAND ENDURE BEFORE PROPLE CATCH ON? Customer Rating: Summary: Smart Cd by a Smart guy......very cool Comment: If you're here, you know what the Stripes are about. Each cd is progressively more brilliant than the prior...with seemingly no limits. If you enjoy this type of creativity, also check out the new Poi Dog Pondering CD...I think someone already mentioned that as well....Fantastic stuff.7 More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Bagpipes, a song written as the soundtrack to a Michel Gondry music video, Patti Page's musical shadow, and Jack and Meg co-narrating a scavenger's rummages: It must be time for Icky Thump, the many-flavored riposte to 2006's Get Behind Me Satan. The duo starts big with the title track--Jack's fast-tumbling, falsetto-tinged lyrics jagging on hyper keyboard-sounding segues and Meg's pounding drums. They rarely shy from an idea, invoking acoustic Bob Dylan to frame "300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues," but interjecting a series of distortion-laden guitar paroxysms for good measure. The end of Icky, on "Effect and Cause," is where Jack's trademark vocal warble and spare, quick acoustic strums meet Meg's single-minded beats. Everywhere on Icky giant riffs leap and shout, with Flamenco horns and those eerie bagpipes and rhythmic shifts and Jack's impatient vocal kinetics, marking new territories even as the White Stripes again populate them with vintage ideas. --Andrew Bartlett