The White Stripes - Icky Thump

The White Stripes: Jack White, Meg White. Recording information: 2007. Description: Following the arty explorations of its predecessor, GET BEHIND ME SATAN, ICKY THUMP finds everybody`s favorite platinum-selling, post-modern garage-rock duo returning to their bang-and-stomp rock-&-roll roots. The marimbas and pianos of the former are kicked to the curb in favor of the kind of Led Zeppelin-in-a-trash-can riffs on which Jack and Meg White built their cooler-than-ice reputation. There`s an overwhelming sense of urgency and catharsis on most tracks, as on the title cut, where Jack`s Robert Plant-ish wail falls into a near-rap full of breathless cadences. That dirty, primal groove evoked by said title is the organizing principle of the album, sweaty blues-rock writ large and gritty. Even though there are a couple of brief stylistic diversions when the Whites veer into folkier territory, there`s no mistaking ICKY THUMP`s status as a thick slab of heavy rock capable of handily crushing lesser sonic statements. Track Listing: DISC 1 Icky Thump You Don`t Know What Love Is (You Don`t Do As You`re Told) 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues Conquest Bone Broke Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air) Little Cream Soda Rag And Bone I`m Slowly Turning Into You Martyr For My Love For You, A Catch Hell Blues Effect And Cause Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.