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Icky Thump

The White Stripes

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The White Stripes rock. It’s that simple. Jack White, well schooled in the basics of blues, country, punk and metal, churns it out  — with drummer Meg pounding out her “Icky Thump” of a beat — like the seasoned pro his garage rock soul has slowly but surely become. This is not another dirty, creepy lo-fi album from the basement (though the album’s closer “Effect and Cause” is a reminder), but a full-fledged attack from Nashville’s Blackbird Studios. “Icky Thump,” the song, is an unusual single, moody and creepy, but Icky Thump, the album, is a smorgasbord of sound, a whiplash tour through the genre junkshop that is White’s musical consciousness. “You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told),” crashes through like a long-lost AC/DC track. The Patti Page number, “Conquest,” and “300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues” survey the blues. “Rag and Bone” turns John Lee Hooker’s “Boogie Chillen” on its head. “Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn” twists Scottish folk (and its bagpipes) with psychedelia. “Little Cream Soda” leaves space for White the sideshow barker to babble his entertaining nonsense before the crushing guitars resume their forward march. Jack White’s not exactly King Midas but everything he touches turns to classic rock.

Customer Reviews

Detroit Fever in the Air

Icky Thump is a very cool album, i was glad to see The White Stripes revisit a style of sporatic guitar playing and tempo that is synonomous with with their most critically acclaimed work. 'Rag and Bone' is really quite something, it is an exploration of new school bartering and garage sale hopping, a philosophy any any musical duo could embrace. 'A marty for my love' is really jive, it has a very effective lounge vibe going on. 'Catch Hell Blues' is a steel stringed siesta of sounds, truely the fastest an most affordable way to bring the old blues' straight to hell. This record deserves a couple full listen's, i may suggest...sparking a j' and inviting your friends over to kick around an armadillo like a soccer ball. Report back to me in the morning. -Claws of the Lion

Wow! Am I ever starting to like The White Stripes!

Their unique look and sound really attract's fans. I'm tired of all these no name bands that i'll never remember. Seriously in 30 years will you remember all those same old songs. If you people out there are willing to try a new type of music, This Is It!

Instant Success

I pre-ordered this album and was listening to it 23 minutes after it was released. I listened to every second of every song and was completely impressed, instantly. I've had my iPod on all day listening to it and it keeps getting better and better. Jack White is amazing. This album is completely on par with the high level set with, say, "White Blood Cells" and "Elephant".....an instant success for sure. Buy it.

Biography

Formed: 1997 in Detroit, MI

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

The White Stripes formed on Bastille Day in 1997, aiming to create simple, vigorous rock & roll with little more than Meg White's percussion and Jack White's guitar-and-vocal attack. Meg's drumming was deliberate and straightforward, while Jack's formidable guitar skills paid homage to garage rock, blues, and punk. A former drummer for the Detroit-based country outfit Goober & the Peas, he also displayed an affinity for American folk music, and the White Stripes took strength in the varied...
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