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Format: CD
Manufacturer: Allegro Corporation
Buy.com Sku: 207638120
UPC: 093624987314
UPC 14: 00093624987314
Release Date: 3/25/2008
Buy.com Sales Rank: 8560
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Consoler of the Lonely ~ The Raconteurs
2. Salute Your Solution ~ The Raconteurs
3. You Don't Understand Me ~ The Raconteurs
4. Old Enough ~ The Raconteurs
5. Switch and the Spur, The ~ The Raconteurs
6. Hold Up ~ The Raconteurs
7. Top Yourself ~ The Raconteurs
8. Many Shades of Black ~ The Raconteurs
9. Five On the Five ~ The Raconteurs
10. Attention ~ The Raconteurs
11. Pull This Blanket Off ~ The Raconteurs
12. Rich Kid Blues ~ The Raconteurs
13. These Stones Will Shout ~ The Raconteurs
14. Carolina Drama ~ The Raconteurs
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An indie/garage supergroup consisting of two members of Toledo's Greenhorns, Motor City power-pop songsmith Brendan Benson and the inimitable Jack White, the Raconteurs play a fairly straightforward version of classic rock that contains hints of the type of music that made each member's more-lauded musical main squeeze what it is. With so much talent on board, the band's 2006 debut was as successful as one would expect, but record sales and White Stripes aside, The Raconteurs above all sound like they're out to have some fun. With their new release titled Consolers of the Lonely, The Raconteurs are forgoing the usual months of lead time for press and radio set up, expoloring the idea of releasing an album everywhere at once and THEN marketing and promoting it thereafter. |
Album Notes and Credits
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The Raconteurs: Jack White III (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Patrick Keeler (drums, percussion). |
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From the beginning Jack White insisted that the Raconteurs were a proper band and not just a White Stripes side project. The release of CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY, the second album by the band he co-leads alongside singer-songwriter Brendan Benson, bears out all parties' commitment to the project. From the very first cut (the title track), the varied musical personalities at work here are apparent, as the song moves back and forth between a streamlined, Benson-sung section and a slower, crunchier blues-rocking snatch of patented White work. |
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That stylistic dynamic plays itself out in less blatant juxtapositions throughout the rest of the album. "You Don't Understand Me" is a classic power-popper replete with twinkling piano and smooth, layered vocal harmonies, while raw garage-rock stomper "Hold Up" leaps out with almost savage ferocity. The most rewarding moments may be the ones where White and Benson collaborate to create a fresh-sounding sonic paradigm, as on "The Switch and the Spur," a trumpet-punctuated epic that sounds more akin to a testosterone-enhanced Decemberists than anything else. Ultimately, White and Benson honor just enough of their respective pasts to ensure a vital future for the Raconteurs. |
Artist Overview
An indie/garage supergroup consisting of two members of Toledo's Greenhorns, Motor City power-pop songsmith Brendan Benson and the inimitable Jack White, the Raconteurs play a fairly straightforward version of classic rock that contains hints of the type of music that made each member's more-lauded musical main squeeze what it is. With so much talent on board, the band's 2006 debut was as successful as one would expect, but record sales and White Stripes aside, the Raconteurs above all sound like they're out to have some fun.
Artist Influences
Bad Company | Dwight Twilley | Electric Light Orchestra | Foghat | Joe Jackson | Led Zeppelin | Matthew Sweet | The Dead Weather | The Kinks | Thin Lizzy
Bad Company | Dwight Twilley | Electric Light Orchestra | Foghat | Joe Jackson | Led Zeppelin | Matthew Sweet | The Dead Weather | The Kinks | Thin Lizzy
Artist Contemporaries
Be Your Own Pet | Dirty Pretty Things | Earl Greyhound | Kings of Leon | Les Breastfeeders | Mr. Airplane Man | Rooney | Soledad Brothers | The Killers (US) | The Parlor Mob | The Reigning Sound | The Strokes | The Von Bondies
Be Your Own Pet | Dirty Pretty Things | Earl Greyhound | Kings of Leon | Les Breastfeeders | Mr. Airplane Man | Rooney | Soledad Brothers | The Killers (US) | The Parlor Mob | The Reigning Sound | The Strokes | The Von Bondies
Compilation Appearances
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Consolers of the Lonely |
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90210 Soundtrack |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 03/25/2008 |
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Original Release Date : 2008 |
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Catalog ID : 2-456060 |
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Label : Warner Bros. |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00093624987314 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.55)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY comes together like a blissfully stoned conversation between White and Benson about their favorite bands: Led Zeppelin, the Who, Badfinger. Each of them riffs off the other, trading verses and guitar leads on a host of compelling stories..."
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY comes together like a blissfully stoned conversation between White and Benson about their favorite bands: Led Zeppelin, the Who, Badfinger. Each of them riffs off the other, trading verses and guitar leads on a host of compelling stories..."
Rolling Stone (p.96)
- Ranked #44 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 -- "[A]n ecstatic, fully integrated live band..."
- Ranked #44 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 -- "[A]n ecstatic, fully integrated live band..."
Spin (p.108)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he matchup of White's emotional and musical volatility and Benson's power-pop jones pays off: 'You Don't Understand Me' plays like a long-lost, bitter Badfinger outtake."
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he matchup of White's emotional and musical volatility and Benson's power-pop jones pays off: 'You Don't Understand Me' plays like a long-lost, bitter Badfinger outtake."
Spin (p.47)
- Ranked #35 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "'Hold Up' and 'Salute Your Solution' are blistering rockers served well by an actual rhythm section..."
- Ranked #35 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "'Hold Up' and 'Salute Your Solution' are blistering rockers served well by an actual rhythm section..."
Entertainment Weekly (p.61)
- "The Raconteurs hitch country and long-haired funk to a boisterous blooze-rock wagon with nary a nod to subtlety or art-school cool." -- Grade: B
- "The Raconteurs hitch country and long-haired funk to a boisterous blooze-rock wagon with nary a nod to subtlety or art-school cool." -- Grade: B
Uncut (p.99)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he way that it spans dynamic radio rock, affecting urban blues, garage stompers and blatant Who worship renders it rich enough to be remembered..."
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he way that it spans dynamic radio rock, affecting urban blues, garage stompers and blatant Who worship renders it rich enough to be remembered..."
Kerrang (Magazine)
(p.49)
- "Loaded with 1970's guitar slinging bravado, it's a red-blooded rock and roll album..."
(p.49)
- "Loaded with 1970's guitar slinging bravado, it's a red-blooded rock and roll album..."
Pitchfork (Website)
- "[With] big hooks and bigger guitars, stuffed arrangements, and plenty of instrumental shock and awe....[A]nother loose, comfortable affirmation of what they do well."
- "[With] big hooks and bigger guitars, stuffed arrangements, and plenty of instrumental shock and awe....[A]nother loose, comfortable affirmation of what they do well."
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