The White Stripes - Icky Thump (CD)

Album Details: Icky Thump

Release Date:06/11/2007
Label:Warner Bros / Wea
UPC:093624996712

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    Loved it, loved it loved it!!!!!

    By Linda  Sep 23, 2007

    Pros: EVERYTHING about it ;)

    Cons: None hehe

    It doesn't get any better than this! From "300 MPH" to "Effect & Cause" - OMG :) If you haven't already, run right out and bring it home - Jack & Meg never disappoint, and this one rocks more than ever!

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  • All Music Guide

    A lot changed in the White Stripes' world between Get Behind Me Satan and Icky Thump: Meg White moved to L.A., while Jack White left Detroit for Nashville, married and had a daughter, and formed the Raconteurs, a side project that won so much praise that some fans worried that it meant the end of the Stripes. Those fears were as unfounded as the speculation that White's new hometown meant that the band was going to "go country" (after all, Jack and Meg are wearing the costumes of London's Pearly Kings and Queens, not Nudie suits, on Icky Thump's cover). Though it was recorded at Nashville's stateoftheart Blackbird Studio and covers everything from bagpipes to metal, Icky Thump is unmistakably a White Stripes album. The eclectic feel of Get Behind Me Satan remains, but is less obvious; interestingly, out of all the band's previous work, Icky Thump's brash and confessional songs most closely resemble De Stijl. "300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues"' acoustic blues and carefully crafted wordp...lay hark back to "Sister, Do You Know My Name." Meanwhile, "Rag Bone" is a cute, ragamuffin cousin of "Let's Build a Home" that casts Jack and Meg as enterprising garbagepickers; the sly grin in Jack's voice as he says "we'll give it a...home" is palpable. And, while Get Behind Me Satan was heavy on pianos, Icky Thump is just plain heavy, dominated by primal, stomping rock that feels like it's been caged for a very long time and is just now being released. Jack White's guitars are back in a big way; "Catch Hell Blues" is a particularly fine showcase for his playing. Once again, though, the Stripes defy expectations, and their "return to rock" isn't necessarily a return to the kind of rock they mastered on Elephant. Read more Less

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The White Stripes

Detroit minimalist rock duo (specifically, southwest Detroit minimalist rock duo) the White Stripes -- Jack White, guitar and vocals, Meg White, drums -- formed in 1997 (Bastille Day, to be precise) with the idea of making simple rock roll music. From the red and white peppermint candy motif of their debut singles, self-titled album, and stage show to their on-the-surf... Read more