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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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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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