Music : Consolers of the Lonely

Rating: - Album of the Year
This is one of those albums I put on if someone complains that music 'is not what it used to be'. It is a rare moment where brilliant musicians and song writers find themselves in the studio at the top of their game. No pretensions. Pure, honest Rock and Roll. All the influences are there. Townsend, Page etc....
It's a shame the first single was 'I salute..' because this is the weakest on the album in my opinion.

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Rating: - Just getting better
Jack White & Brendan Benson are really getting into their stride with this fine album. Two great lyricists & guitarists sounding as though they are really having fun with this 'band' thing & a great improvement on the ever so slightly dissapointing debut.

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Rating: - Brilliant!
This is an absolutely fantastic album. Don't listen to the people who knock it - they must be deaf!

There's not a bad track on the album. My favourite album of the year so far.

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Rating: - Not impressed
I loved their first album, but this just doesn't do much for me at all.

"Many Shades of Black" is great, but the rest of it just bores me. For me this was the most dissapointing album released in the last few years.

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Rating: - what am I missing?...
Having just seen them on Later I really cannot see what people like about this group. No tunes,crap singing, no decent songs. They are complete rubbish as is everything Jack White does.I have a wide, eclectic taste with over 1500 cd's and I just don't get it.