Consolers Of The Lonely follows The Raconteurs 2006 debut album Broken Boy Soldiers, which went Top 10, was Grammy® nominated for Best Rock Album, and spun off a #1 Modern Rock hit. Led by singer-songwriter-guitarists Jack White of The White Stripes and Brendan Benson, The Raconteurs relocated to Nashville and moved to Warner Bros. Fascinating, engaging, and rocking, Consolers Of The Lonely fulfills the promise of the teaming of two masters of power pop.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A more full palette of sound for the mainstream band:
When I say mainstream, I don't mean streamlined, because this is anything but that. This album has many elements that are surprising for those accustomed to the bluesy and power pop elements of the two main songwriters. The tracks are filled with diverse genre bending all without sounding alternative, or even commercial, and I have to give them credit for that. This album is a definite step up from Broken Boy Soldiers which was clearly an overly simplified introduction to the dabbling sensibilities each... more info
one of the better albums for 2008:
I bought this album, thinking that i do like raconteurs, but i thought that their first album had a few dud songs on it. This one really hits the spot after (for me) a year of searching for an album i can just put on and listen to the whole thing with out being tempted to fast forward through a song or two or three. I really like the first and last songs, and songs 7 & 8. These are four songs that could anchor an album on their own. Overall, my best purchase (of music) of the year.
AWSOME! JACK WHITE DOES IT AGAIN!:
I just love this cd! It's versatile, there is so much talent. I have been a big fan of Jack White for a long time and this band is great! The first couple of songs rock and have some White Stripe type influence; I love the 3rd song, piano, harmony in the chorus-beatlesque. There's some blues and country type influence-it is NOT a boring album! BUY IT! BUY IT! BUY IT!
A Pretty Big Step Down from Broken Boy Soldiers:
Jack White is kind of an up-and-down fellow: he can put together some absolutely brilliant songs that really put you in the mood to rock, no matter how off-kilter it is, or he can end up in a rut. As an example of this, I would posit that his most brilliant work (Meg of course is a creative non-factor) would be Elephant, Icky Thump, De Stijl, and Broken Boy Soldiers; all great albums that range from the super-catchy (Elephant) to the rather dissonant (Icky Thump), or the classically influenced, yet fresh... more info
