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Fell Out of Love With a Band Absurd bagpipes and half-assed prog retreads sink the Stripes' sixth manifesto The White Stripes Warner Bros. Jack himself certainly remembers-on Thump's Little Cream Soda, he lays aside the thrasher riffs for a second to recall the days when a wooden box and an alley full of rocks was all I had to care about, only to toss off the sentiment with a dismissive snarl: Oh well.
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Yet, superfluous distractions aside, is an impressive progression that seems like a noisy return to form. From the bumping, throbbing Patti Page cover "Conquest" to the clever closing blues shuffle of effect and Cause," to the splashy guitar-organ morphs of "I'm Slowly Turning Into You," music's most potent duo leave the competition in their raucous wake.
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More spice in these Stripes
I was prepared to be disappointed by The White Stripes' new album, Icky Thump.
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MPH Torrential Downpour Blues" is a swaggering acousticelectric track that's pure Led Zep. "You Don't Know What Love Is" recalls the three-minute melodic rock perfection of Badfinger. "Conguest" invokes a Latin bullfighting mood to conjure up the eternal male/female dance for sexual power, and it's breathtaking.
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THE WHITE STRIPES Icky Thump (Warner Bros.) Out June 19
Jack and Meg have put Satan behind them and have embraced their lighter sides with Icky, the...
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They look a little Cisco and Pancho gone hippie.
Underneath all that mariachi beading on the cover of "Icky Thump" (Third Man/Warner Bros.), the keen observer will find Jack and Meg White. As the name and the costumes suggest, the White Stripes have returned in a jocular mood. "Icky Thump" is both the most accessible and playful White Stripes outing yet.
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... With White Stripes' First NYLON Cover for 'Icky Thump' . Collaboration Empowers Community to Inter...
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LOS ANGELES Trapped half a world away by the place she promised to never "go, go, go," a vibrant, exuberant Amy Winehouse dominated the Grammys on Sunday night, winning five awards and delivering a defiant performance of her autobiographical hit "Rehab" via satellite from London.
Wearing a sly smile as she performed for a small cabaret audience, Winehouse gave a sultry, soulful rendition of the hit that has defined her recent fall from grace. She looked just as coy as she sang the song "You Know I'm No Good" almost reveling in the irony of her words.
...Alternative Music Album: "Icky Thump," The White Stripes. Rock Album: "Echoes, Si...