New School Classic Rock
May 5, 2009 by Ryan
Here’s some new tunes I’ve been mildly obsessed with recently. Obsessed? What would you call it when two of the three are Jack White projects?
Lo-fi sound. Actually instruments! Talented musicians!
Love it.
Some have coined this genre Garage Rock Revival. I would almost call it Classic Rock Revival! Just listen to the third song…classic rock all the way!
The Dead Weather
The Dead Weather is comprised of Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes) and Jack White (The White Stripes and The Raconteurs)!
The band was formed and is based out of Nashville, which proves more than just country comes from out of “The Music City” and maybe that Jack White is spending all of his time there!
Kings of Leon
Maybe it’s an overstatement, but I think that “Only by the Night” might be the best album I’ve heard in the last year (that’s saying something with Viva la Vida)!
There’s something about Caleb Followill’s voice that gets me! It’s unique. It’s something in his phrasing, how he lets his notes escape almost too fast. This song, totally makes me think of a movie scene of some intense encounter of a guy and a girl giving in to the romantic tension they’ve built up. Woah!? I know! Did I just write that? Sorry, that’s what it really brings to mind!
The Raconteurs
“Although they deny that this is a side-project, the Raconteurs are a gang of musicians who are also involved in other bands” - Michele K-Tel
I know I posted a YouTube video, but for this song close your eyes! Wait for it…wait for the vocals…Okay, who does that sound like? Hello! Robert Plant? At least a little Led Zeppelin? I know a lot of people wrote off Jack White as a just part of the “The Band” thing that happened a while back, but I really think he’s one of the most talented musicians out there!
What do you think? You can call me crazy, it’s cool.
What are you listening to?
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I listened. The first two were a challenge for me, but the third ( Broken Boy Soldier) brought memories of the rock glory days