So Jack White started a band, because, I don't know, he does what he wants. They're called The Raconteurs. They've got an, uh, interesting web site, http://www.theraconteurs.com/. I'm digging the sample songs. Anybody got any more info?



p.s. raconteur: noun. One who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit

2/24/2006 11:48:51 PM

brendan benson is also in the band, the bassist and drummer are from the greenhornes

the single, steady as she goes, is pretty sweet

2/25/2006 12:46:10 AM

FUCK THE GREENHORNES.

2/25/2006 1:16:14 AM

nice

2/25/2006 10:36:56 PM

Quote :

"Steady, As She Goes will be released as a commercial single by Third Man Records/XL Recordings on April 24th and by Third Man Records/V2 Records on May 9th. There will be three different versions of this single available, following are the track listings: CD 1. Steady, As She Goes 2. The Bane Rendition 7" 1. Steady, As She Goes 2. Store Bought Bones 7" 1. Steady, As She Goes (Acoustic) 2. Call It A Day"

(In case anybody gives a shit.)

3/23/2006 12:39:52 PM

http://yourheadsnotright.blogspot.com/2006/04/broken-boy-soldiers.html

Couple of tracks have leaked.

4/4/2006 2:21:16 PM

store bought bones is the shit, i've been listening to it for a month or so now. i absolutely love the site

4/4/2006 2:22:17 PM

So if I like this cd... should I give the White Stripes a chance? Or is their sound completely different?

4/7/2006 11:27:19 AM

It's fairly similar.

4/7/2006 12:01:32 PM

The White Stripes are the bomb diggity. yeah I'll prolly catch heat for that, but dammit they know how to make good music with what they've got.

[Edited on April 7, 2006 at 12:17 PM. Reason : ghhg]

4/7/2006 12:16:57 PM

s45.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=302RHQW0PRDZL13FI5AD6OKBKQ

4/7/2006 12:31:57 PM

ahahahaha, slacker24 is gonna be a white stripes fan

4/27/2006 3:48:26 PM

^Nope. Although I do like several of the songs off the Raconteurs cd...

4/27/2006 8:18:53 PM

i really like that Jack White picked up an actual band.

the song "Level" is one of my favorites on the album. the guitar riff in the middle of the song is sick...wish it were longer.

6/28/2006 10:59:08 PM

hahaha

how did i know you listened to the white stripes, spookyjon?

6/28/2006 11:03:14 PM

ps why did i download this shit...

you can assume the highly disappointed look on my face when this is playing after long since coming off of a White Stripes stint of about 2 months after which I realized that the music and the subculture associated with it is one in the same pile of suck. The WHITES or whatever the fuck play like three chords for every song. You can sit here and make one big fucking medley out of everything they've ever "written," yet there are still kids like you who pay homage to these idiots. I'm not trolling when I'm sitting here writing this to say that I seriously cannot understand yours or anybody else's appeal to this stuff.

PS Coffee and Cigarettes was the biggest piece of shit I wasted my time on in the last week. I was wary about it from the get-go, but this auteurism shit with people like Jarmusch is lame...

6/28/2006 11:15:56 PM

no one cares

6/28/2006 11:20:24 PM

I'd forgotten about this thread, but it reminds me of the olden days when there were two songs by The Raconteurs and they seemed really promising. This, as opposed to now, when the whole album is out and it really, really sucks.

6/28/2006 11:59:49 PM

^^^ The White Stripes' catalog is far more varied than that of Chuck Berry or the Ramones, who write FANTASTIC three chord songs that are all the same and are worshipped for it. There are great Stripes songs and not-so-great Stripes songs, but the idea that they're all three chord wonders is comical.

6/29/2006 2:01:46 AM

^once again ladies and gentleman, vinylbandit FTW

6/29/2006 2:14:09 AM

I saw them live on friday at the Norva and they were simply amazing. waaaaaay better than on the album. pics coming soon.

the supporting band was pretty freakin good but the raconteurs made them look like shit.

They played a cover of Bang Bang(my baby shot me down) which was quite frankly epic. I don't care if that word doesn't make sense with the sentence. it was epic, riveting, whatever.

[Edited on September 24, 2006 at 10:36 PM. Reason : hds]

9/24/2006 10:33:36 PM

saw them yesterday @ virgin music festival. they sounded good but didnt have great stage presence.

9/24/2006 10:37:54 PM

maybe the small venue that is the Norva helped their cause for me. capacity there is like 1500, they seemed to have pretty killer stage presence and everything

[Edited on September 24, 2006 at 10:41 PM. Reason : gssssssssad]

9/24/2006 10:39:16 PM

I don't like the Raconteurs.

There, I said it.

9/25/2006 2:48:00 AM

I don't like rackateers.

There, I said it.

9/25/2006 2:50:43 AM

I don't like rocketeers.

There, I said it.

9/25/2006 2:51:40 AM

I don't like the Rockettes.

There, I said it.

9/25/2006 7:59:17 AM

I did like the Rocketeer, tho. Caps are important here.

9/25/2006 12:06:04 PM

I dig that Steady As She Goes song and the video is pretty good. But that's the only song by them I've heard and I was never really into White Stripes/Jack White before. But I may give them a listen to see whats up.

9/25/2006 2:23:18 PM

yeah, steady as she goes was great, they absolutely rocked the hell out of the chorus.

and they seemed to improvise solos on pretty much every song so nothing sounded exactly like the album

9/25/2006 6:35:29 PM

ttt

10/10/2008 9:23:06 AM

whats the movie that starts off with the definition of raconteur? fairly recent flick

10/10/2008 10:47:03 AM

I'm not really into rock, and I'm not that crazy about most of the White Stripes' stuff either. I ain't gonna lie though, De Stijl is the shit.

10/10/2008 11:06:39 AM

I missed Consolers of the Lonely earlier this year, but caught Rich Kid Blues cover on Pandora. Am I the only one feeling this album?


Rich Kid Blues
Carolina Drama
You Don't Understand Me
Top Yourself
Consoler of the Lonely

[Edited on October 10, 2008 at 11:10 AM. Reason : fav tracks]

10/10/2008 11:07:19 AM

nope, it's a very good album

10/10/2008 12:01:04 PM

I liked the first album, didn't listen to the 2nd album a whole hell of a lot, but "Steady as She Goes" rips off Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going out With Him" to no end.

I have no idea how the hell they got away with that one.

10/11/2008 4:50:54 PM

saw them at bonnaroo. they like to rock the hell out.

10/11/2008 4:59:22 PM

Bonnaroo show was so good.

10/12/2008 4:54:34 AM

i dig this band. got into them after stumbling on one of their shows in austin

the broken boy soldiers album has a special place in my heart. soundtrack to a turning point in my life

10/12/2008 2:02:37 PM

saw them at the roseland when broken boy soldiers came out and then at terminal 5 when consolers of the lonely came out. both shows fucking rocked. i love both albums and they are amazing live.

these stones will shout is probably my fav off of consolers. i used to like the first album more, but i find that i listen to consolers much more often.

10/12/2008 4:04:53 PM