The White Stripes

Icky Thump

What a great way to end off the Stripes' discography! "Icky Thump" is their most diverse album yet featuring some of Jack White's best songwriting, performances and, of course, riffs yet! Not every idea works, but it's still a solid closer overall.

Fav Tracks: Icky Thump, You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told), Effect and Cause, A Martyr for My Love for You, Rag and Bone, Conquest, Little Cream Soda, 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues

Least Fav Track: Prickly ... read more

The White Stripes return to form after their previous genre-deviating album and once again explore their garage and blues inspired music. In contrast to their previous albums (e.g., White Blood Cells) this is a far cleaner album with very crisp production, which may be a positive for those looking for a full sound lacking in the fuzz that is typical of garage rock, or a negative for those who appreciated and loved their old and gritty sound. For me I think the group has a separable sound and ... read more

Let's kick off my White Stripes reviews by starting with their last album. Seems pretty logical. Anyway, there's a lot of blues here. A lot, I'd say that this is definitely the most blues influenced album The White Stripes ever made. And this isn't the only genre they influenced from in this album. Folk also gets a few tracks in here. And it's definitely a good thing, I'm always up for album changing up its sound once in a while, it definitely makes it more interesting. So, what do I have to ... read more

After the trainwreck of "Get Behind Me Satan", "Icky Thump" is a back to basics album. It could be argued that it's too basic, but I at least like that they're sticking to what they know best, and that's simple, but fun Blues Rock. Where this record ultimately fails is when it recalls the experimental nature of "Get Behind Me Satan", like with the tasteless use of horns on "Conquest". Nevertheless even more familiar tracks, while mostly decent, only ... read more