Icky Thump

Wilkes · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject: Icky Thump

this is a much better white stripes album than 'get behind me satan'. sounds like jack has a lot more confidence and range in his voice, but this cuts down on the wailing a bit.

big fan of rag and bone!

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I've only listened to it a couple of times. I think it's my favorite Stripes so far though.
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Mr Mustache · Mean Mr. Mustache Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Bushwick

Yeah, this is really good.
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Wall of Beef · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Fart Beach

"Little Cream Soda" is my favorite track on this album. Overall the album is great, but that song is just awesome. However, I really dislike the last track. Sounds like the Dukes of Hazard theme.
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108 · Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:49 am

Yeah, I've been listening to this for a couple of days if you know what I mean.

It's really polished! Which is weird. I think Jack performed more studio trickery on this album than on all of his other albums combined. Songs like "You don't know what love is" feel a hell of a lot like what The Raconteurs were going for and failing to reach: simple, melodic pop music with a more all-around sophisticated robustness.

Also, though he's used it plenty of times before, Jack's use of the Whammy IV pedal here is pretty sublime. He really manages to blend the eclectic sounds together exceptionally well here. Man! You'd think by now he'd manage to make that electronic-like extreme-high-note shit stereotypical by now. I guess not!

Man, it makes me want to buy a Whammy pedal. Maybe I should. Hmm. I tried one out in the shop the other week, and even without a hell of a lot of skill, I could feel the possibilities.

I like how Jack can switch from playing his guitar to stabbing you with it so effortlessly. It's a really nice, simple, deep dynamic.
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108 · Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:05 am

also, have you guys seen this?

i should have mine this week! i . . . don't know what i'll do with it, though it's pretty awesome, anyway.
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Tokyo Rude · Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Location: I'm on the phone Derrick!

Man this is fucking great stuff. Definitely stronger than "Get Behind me Satan".

Toups · tyranically banal Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Location: Ebon Keep

man I liked get behind me satan a lot.
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Legal Step · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:23 pm

Tokyo Rude · Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Location: I'm on the phone Derrick!

I wasn't speaking ill of "Get Behind me Satan," but speaking about how much I liked "Icky Thump."

winkerwatson · badmin Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Why do you hate Get Behind Me Satan so much rud13?
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Wilkes · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:59 pm

guys where can I get the thumbdrive version from

Legal Step · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:03 pm

Maztorre · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Ireland

Legal Step I am glad you have brought back Meg White's funbags

Wilkes · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:44 pm

thanks step!

also I did not like get behind me satan much.

yeah this album is great. I've listened to it a lot;it's an album of great singles and two-legged tracks. "Prickly thorn, but sweetly worn" and "St. Andrew (this battle is in the air)" being an example of an excellent two-legged track. "Rag and bone" man, I'm importing the 7" single that shipped with that June NME now.

Legal Step · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:13 pm

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Wilkes buys the NME lol
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Wilkes · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:17 pm

winker do you want to send it to me I will paypal you

winkerwatson · badmin Joined: 04 Dec 2006

no wilkes
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Focus · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

I'm giving it a second listen. First time, I enjoyed it, but nothing STUCK, you know? It's been a while since I've sat down with what some would call "rock music" so maybe I'm a bit out of the loop in that regard.
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Wilkes · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:49 pm

winker I will take you down like the axe

winkerwatson · badmin Joined: 04 Dec 2006

you're on thin ice wilkes
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Wilkes · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:54 pm

uh huh

Toups · tyranically banal Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Location: Ebon Keep

man this album's pretty fucking good.
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Legal Step · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:51 pm

Here's some shit I got to thinking:

300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues is a good Dylan-esque song

You Don't Know What Love Is sounds like a song the Black Crowes should have and could have written year's ago, but Jack does it better. He doesn't need the fucking Racoon Tours, he can just write songs like this once and a while.

Baby Brother (itunes bonus shiznit yo) is fucking awesome rockabilly

Yay for bagpipes, and the cover of Conquest.

Meg Whites drums are tolerable. There should be video of the jumblies bouncing while she drums included with the album.

7 out of 4 stars. An instant classic. Rock isn't dead..

Out of all their albums it might be their second or third best. That British one is still pretty awesome.
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Toups · tyranically banal Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Location: Ebon Keep

Here are my thoughts:

-probably the best lyrics Jack has written
-but the songwriting sucks
-but the guitar playing is fucking awesome
-in fact, this album maybe ROCKS harder than any other white stripes record
-but the songwriting still sucks -- it feels like an excuse to show off guitar solos (which are good, but not that good
-the cover of conquest is amazing
-seconding the desire for a video of meg's jubblies

all in all it's not as good as get behind me satan... but then, what is?
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Zebadayus · pelvis othello Joined: 05 Dec 2006

I got this yesterday, and I've really been digging it. Definitely good rock n roll. So-so lyrics, but some wicked guitar playing from Jack.

Meg's drumming is Meg's drumming. Wouldn't really be tolerable in any other band, but it's a part of the sound of The White Stripes, you know? It suits Jack's vocals and guitar.

Every track is pretty good. It's one of those "insert and press play" albums, where you never really get the urge to skip a track.

I like Rag and Bones a lot.

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is this better than de stijl?

Wilkes · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:48 am

it's at least as good.

Toptube · Anti-cabbage Party Candidate Joined: 23 Apr 2007

man what are you talking about. solos are sorely missing from american rock music lately.

Mr Mustache · Mean Mr. Mustache Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Bushwick

I would say that it is better, but not quite as good as the self titled, or White Blood Cells.
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Toptube · Anti-cabbage Party Candidate Joined: 23 Apr 2007

I listened to this all the way through in a music store the other day. I can't say i've ever been a real fan of their music, so this was a nice suprise. one of the songs reminded me of dead leaves on the dirty ground, I like that song. I might buy this next time i'm out, $10 bucks is a good price.

Shapermc · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:45 pm

Ok, I've got about a dozen listen-tos under my belt now and... well, it's possibly my least favorite?

Long story short: i forgot to buy get behind me satan when it came out, and liked their other albums so much I never got around to it. I got both this and iky thump on the same day so I've listend to them both about the same amount of times and I think that gbms is better overall. IkyThump feels like it's whitestripes trying to find a new sound but old whitestripes keep poking their heads out either in vocal pitch or individual riffs. I don't know shit about music (and really love Elephant) so feel free to ignore these comments.

Aside: Conquest is brilliant. Seriously. The shining jewel of the CD.
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Pitchfork interviews White Stripes about Icky Thump

Fairly good interview. Talks about the origin of the name "Icky Thump", which I never bothered to look into. Also talks about Jacks singing ability since he quit smoking cold turkey.
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meauxdal · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:35 am

yeah... can we say highly overrated band?

oh, i mean. i guess you guys wouldn't. agree.
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Shapermc · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:31 pm

I forgot to mention yesterday that I really love Rag & Bones too. There's a few other good songs on this album too (St. Andrew) but honestly most of it is forgettable (literally).
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