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During the course of my 7 year love affair with The White Stripes, I have converted two previous boyfriends to the side of the light by making them accompany me to White Stripes shows. They may have gone into the venue complaining about how much the band "sucks," but they left in a state of blissful awe and inspiration. Okay, maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration, but it did result in them totally digging the band.
All in all, it was a great show, as it always is when the White Stripes are involved. I absolutely loved the use of shadow projection rather than a TV screen, and Jack White, as usual, owned the stage with his superior performance skills.
That being said, however, it may have been the worst White Stripes show out of the three I have seen. One of the reasons why I like the band is the fact that they are so funny and weird, and those qualities did not really shine through. Say what you will, about "back to blues basics" or whatever, but seeing Jack White play with puppets was one of the highlights of my show-going life.
In conclusion, the puppets were greatly missed, and I am still in the dark as to whether or not Jack White is the most or the least attractive man in the world. This question has been a matter of debate amongst members of my inner circle for many years, and each subsequent show only serves to further confuse us on the true answer.
I woke up this morning to find that Pitchfork gave Okkervil River's new album 8.7 out of 10, and put it in its "Best New Music" section.
Simply put: I have no idea what sort of logic the reviewer utilized, nor do I know what hallucinogenic drugs he was employing when listening to this album. Either the drugs and the logic distorted our views by about 180 degrees or we listened to two completely different albums, however, because this is NOT among the best new releases of 2007.
Don't get me wrong - I love Okkervil River. One may even go as far as saying that I am in love with Okkervil River. If Will Sheff knocked on my door and asked me to marry him, I would not even go back up the stairs to pack my things - I would simply remember how good "Black Sheep Boy" was and proceed to gleefully skip toward the sunset with my new fiance. However, this album is a huge let down.
Yes, there are some good points:
-Plus Ones is amazing
-The first two tracks are really good
-Um...I like how they carry the "Plus Ones" theme in different places throughout the record? Maybe this is a stretch.
However, in my mind the bad overwhelms the good. When it comes down to it, there are only 3 songs out of 9 that I care to listen to. Also, a note to every band in the world: If you feel like you really need to cover "Sloop John B," then for the love of all that is good and holy, release it as a B-side on some single somewhere and don't sandwich it inside another song.
In conclusion: I have no idea how this album got an 8.7 when Bishop Allen's most recent record got a 6.0.
Conclusion #2: I need to stop reading Pitchfork record reviews.
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haha, it's not on the level of blck sheep boy, but i do like it, i'd say morel ike 7.3 range, which is still pretty damn good. More importantly i think conclusion #2 is better, i still love pitchfork, i love their snobbery and their pretentious nature, but really i just use it for the news these days, the reviews are too often skewed for me...I still read them, but i take them with a grain of salt! p.s. Bishop Allen deserved so much better!
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unless albinos are your thing, well i think you know where my vote goes....anyway i'm not a huge WS fan, i thought white blood cells was amazing, but nothing else really grabbed me, that said therir live shows have been really damn impressive, i'm hoping to catch them here ina few months, should be awesome!