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Universal acclaim- based on 52 Ratings
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Positive: 47 out of 52
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Mixed: 2 out of 52
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Negative: 3 out of 52
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Nov 22, 2011Some good Rock on here to be fair but also some average stuff. Some of it not so good. Like most "Super Groups" you'd be much better off listening to any of the members "mother" bands though.
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JimmyM.Aug 22, 2009Simply superb.
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MS.Aug 13, 2009This isn't a bad album - not great but not bad. Alison Mosshart adds some great vocals and the musicianship is very good. Can't help feeling that Jack White is diluting himself too much though. This is the worst of his side-projects (which shows just how good a rock star he actually is).
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CzarAug 3, 2009Allison Mossheart is just the best. I am large Kills fan, I like the white stripes (but got a bit bored with them). Horehound rocks - it is what rock should be raw, rough violent, black - awesome. Growling guitars, good skin sounds - heady and captivating - nice job I hope they keep going.
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drewpJul 30, 2009Blues and rock and punk (and hip-hop??) It's not difficult to spot the influences here, but it's impossible not to be impressed by the way they're combined here to make the most exciting rock album of the year. If nothing else, check Treat Me Like Your Mother and Cut Like a Buffalo.
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WaltC.Jul 28, 2009I saw the Dead Weather live in Minneapolis last night. Great show (other than the strobe-y lighting effects - that was annoying) is support of a top-notch album. The Dylan cover "New Pony" is really raw. Mosshart is a great foil to Jack White. Great musical tension. Fertita and Lawrence round out an excellent ensemble.
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amosBJul 27, 2009Jack White?? Who CARES?!!? VV Alison Mosshart is the postmodern blues genius in this band, but this record ISN'T EVEN CLOSE to The Kills' brilliant 'Midnight Boom' of 2009. This album sounds like an afterthought recorded in 12 hours for all of the talent involved. A mammoth disappointment.
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JordanSJul 25, 2009Simply one of the best albums of 2009. No doubt.
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jabezT.Jul 23, 2009I am a huge WS fan who didn't like the Raconteurs at all. This one is loose, primitive, swinging--it's just great fun. I can't take it out of my CD player. Minor flaws like the drums are pretty high in the mix and the song quality trails off a bit at the end are really quibbles when the overall result is this hot. Play it loud!
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JoeB.Jul 23, 2009For those hankering that The Raconteurs sounded like an extension of The White Stripes, no worries here...The Dead Weather are unique in their sound and it's impressive.
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DiegoD.Jul 19, 2009Josh, you really nail it with that comment. I can't add a single word to that, just that I agree completly. Anyway, I gave this album several spins so I could give it a valid review on my site and ended up with a solid 8. From my point of view thats an impressive number for any record now days. This album have a sure spot on my top 10 of the year.
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ChanceHJul 18, 2009
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criagr.Jul 18, 2009By far the best new record i have heard in the 2000's its rooted in older music with out sounding derivative and has a diffrent sound in this age of cookie cutter corporate controlled crap.
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KevinC.Jul 17, 2009While it isn't the White Stripes, Jack white still manages to make things interesting.
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NeilP.Jul 17, 2009Definitely sounds like it was cut in 3 weeks. Jack White needs to slow down and take a break.
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NathanS.Jul 16, 2009
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JoshJul 16, 2009
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JimJul 16, 2009A terrific cd that goes back to rock's bluesy roots. One of the best this year.
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DanielJul 15, 2009Nice album, but I expected a little more, simply because Jack White is in the group, and most things he touches turn out to be awesome.
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Awards & Rankings
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Despite the speed at which it came together, the album sounds as polished. But sometimes you wish he would reach beyond his grab-bag of influences and push out something with shocks-a-mighty.
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Alternative PressThere's no denying the quartet know how to work a mighty groove as well as set up atmospheres similar to bands remanded to the faded pages of old record-collecting magazines. [July 2009, p.126]
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MojoAs you hit repeat to hear Horehound for the umpteenth time, what's remarkable is that these 11 tunes, with their sonic curveballs and causl vim, suggest that a second Dead Weather LP would be almost as welcome as the White Stripes' seventh. [Jul 2009, p.90]