Jack White/ThirdMan/THE VAULT

mcgruff10

MedozK said:

Tim Simmons said:

Worse

I’m sad to say I agree

damn.  I had such high expectations for this album.

mfc2006

MedozK said:

Tim Simmons said:

Worse

I’m sad to say I agree

That’s too bad to hear. I usually buy his stuff right away, but I think I’ll stream this first.

pjpitt89

Please, say it aint so. I was really looking forward to new music from Jack, but I had a bad feeling that the above comments would be my reaction too. Haven’t heard it yet, but now I’m nervous. 

Horos

I've listened to it a couple of times and I like it.

josevolution

Ok so you guys tell me next Friday in Brooklyn is not worth it lol 

kasedoug

I've listened to it four times now between two record store listening parties and hearing twice through at TIDAL's event the other night. It's different. A little weird. There are a couple songs I like and I'm looking forward to seeing how the new material comes across live this week.

samjam

josevolution said:

Ok so you guys tell me next Friday in Brooklyn is not worth it lol 

Of course it's going to be worth it! Jack White, and there are pierogi's at the venue!

mcgruff10

so would you guys consider a song like blunderbuss to be country or blue grass?

Tim Simmons

Americana

PJ_Soul

mcgruff10 said:

so would you guys consider a song like blunderbuss to be country or blue grass?

No, not at all, and I wouldn't call it Americana either, unless you just call any song by an American that. However, I definitely think that song sounds like it was influenced by modern bluegrass, what with the strings in the background, but only loosely (FWIW, modern bluegrass doesn't have to include banjos and picking and shit, IMHO).
At the end of the day, I often struggle with trying to slot songs into specific genres. Do I really feel a need to apply a genre to Jack's solo work? No, I don't, although really only because I don't think there is an existing genre that aptly describes it. Maybe I'll just call it the Jack White genre.

DC29940

Tim Simmons said:

So this album is... not good.




man. 

I, respectfully, disagree. On my fifth or so listen now and I really dig what he’s doing. Don’t get me wrong, it’s weird. But I like it when an artist takes a sharp left turn and subverts everyone’s expectations. I think the funk drums work really well with Jack’s style and I think some of the more jam-y songs are gonna kill live. Jack has never been one to over produce his songs, and the chances he takes here somehow simultaneously sound looser and tighter than anything he’s ever done. 

All that said, I’m pretty sure my wife is going to hate 80% of the album, haha. But that’s the great thing about music; we all have our own ears and everything hits each one ofnus
differently.

PJ_Soul

Where are you all listening to the album? Is there a stream somewhere?

Tim Simmons

It leaked over the weekend

Horos

PJ_Soul said:

Where are you all listening to the album? Is there a stream somewhere?

Record store listening party.

Tim Simmons said:

It leaked over the weekend

Then knew this would happen.

PJ_Soul

Okay, so where can I find the leak? If you all have listened to it several times, it must be somewhere! ... I have already paid for two copies of the thing on vinyl, so I'm not too worried about listening to it for free right now, lol.

mrussel1

PJ_Soul said:

Okay, so where can I find the leak? If you all have listened to it several times, it must be somewhere! ... I have already paid for two copies of the thing on vinyl, so I'm not too worried about listening to it for free right now, lol.

I have the vault and four copies of the cd coming from buying tickets.  I hope it's decent!

PJ_Soul

mrussel1 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Okay, so where can I find the leak? If you all have listened to it several times, it must be somewhere! ... I have already paid for two copies of the thing on vinyl, so I'm not too worried about listening to it for free right now, lol.

I have the vault and four copies of the cd coming from buying tickets.  I hope it's decent!

Yeah, I got the second one because they offered the regular pressing with my ticket for only $18. How could I say no?

Hey, I just got my Vault shipping notification. Yay!

FR181798

My Vault has already arrived, sleeve is nice, worth the extra $... not sure. Probably one of those things I should have just picked up on regular LP when I saw it at a sensible price. Not had a full listen yet.

PJ_Soul

FR181798 said:

My Vault has already arrived, sleeve is nice, worth the extra $... not sure. Probably one of those things I should have just picked up on regular LP when I saw it at a sensible price. Not had a full listen yet.

Yeah, I know I'm going to regret spending the money on this Vault, lol. I did the same thing with Lazzaretto. I don't know why I go for the vaults when the only real difference between the LPs is the colour. It's quite stupid, lol.

PJ_Soul

BTW, I just realized that the Vault was actually shipped four days ago. They just sent out the tracking info once the package was already in Canada. That is a great way to do it. Don't tell us it's on the way when we still have to wait a while, lol. Tell us once it's well on the way! Cuts down on the impatience. :plus_one: I also noticed that the Vaults are shipping out of Illinois now, not Nashville like before. I assume that's because of the new plant in Michigan. Good deal - packages usually get out of the US way faster when they originate in the North.