The Raconteurs

For the uninitiated, today we discuss an offbeat band by the name of The Raconteurs. You may know one of the members, who is none other than Jack White, formerly of the White Stripes. In his prolific style he even formed yet another band called Dead Weather.

I really enjoy Jack's music as he enjoys creating an old style with new licks. He is a virtuoso with his guitars and the effects he makes are at once halting and sometimes even earsplitting. He is a true artists, artist and gives very few interviews. He says they are not relevant to his art.

He also created the soundtrack to the movie Cold Mountain and produced Loretta Lynns, Van Lear Rose album among many other projects. He is always re-inventing himself and holds true to those who came before him.

Uncut magazine calls Jack White, the musician of the decade 2000-2009.

In my opinion he is a true-blue, newer classic rock artist who doesn't let popular opinion sway his musical direction. He always seems true to the love of the genius of his craft.

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"It Might Get Loud" this weekend!

Just a reminder that the new film will be released in theaters in the hip exciting cities of New York and Los Angeles on Friday.

What film?

This one.

3 Generations of Guitar Virtuosos?

Mad Hatter made a comment on the recent post about the new rock doc called "It Might Get Loud".

He suggested that perhaps Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White were not necessarily the best three choices to represent "three generations of electric guitar virtuosos".

So my question for you is: Which three would you choose for this film?


BTW, if you haven't checked out Hatter's blog you should. He reviews a lot of interesting music, some popular some obscure. I love his grading scale:

Key To Music Grades
A - You will never be whole without it
B - Highly recommended
C - Flawed, but still pretty good
D - It's your money, not mine
F - Why couldn't this have been burned in Fahrenheit 451?

IT MIGHT GET LOUD - I can't wait for this!

Sony Picture Classics's new Rock and Roll documentary called IT MIGHT GET LOUD. The film "tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes).

"Rarely can a film penetrate the glamorous surface of rock legends. It Might Get Loud tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes). It reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing favorite instruments, guitars both found and invented. Concentrating on the artist’s musical rebellion, traveling with him to influential locations, provoking rare discussion as to how and why he writes and plays, this film lets you witness intimate moments and hear new music from each artist. The movie revolves around a day when Jimmy Page, Jack White, and The Edge first met and sat down together to share their stories, teach and play."