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Generally favorable reviews- based on 135 Ratings
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Positive: 111 out of 135
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Mixed: 18 out of 135
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Negative: 6 out of 135
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Jun 17, 2014Jack has FINALLY managed to collate all of his inspirations into one album with it being disjointed or messy. He effortlessly swings from gothic blues, to quirky storytelling, to bluegrass rock to folk and country. It all holds well together and takes you on the strange and kickass journey it should be with White as your pilot. His best work to date.
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Jun 10, 2014As stated in the press release of the album, each song is a standalone. There are no overarching concepts to be gleaned, or themes to be extracted. Much more divisive and parsed than the preceding (and better) Blunderbuss. Get this on vinyl for the ultimate experience. The vinyl version is better because the mastering and mixing process is altogether different, and it sounds better.
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Jun 11, 2014
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Jun 11, 2014
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Jun 20, 2014
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Jun 21, 2014This album is pretty good, but not quite as good as phenomenal Blunderbuss. I thought he goes back into White Stripes territory with this album. BTW, I just realized after all these years that Jack White should't be complaining about Dan Aurbach. What Dan is to Jack; Jack White is to Led Zeppelin - using American blues to amp up their own riffs and lyrics - so none of it is 100% original.
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Jul 27, 2015
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Jun 27, 2014
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Jul 16, 2018Heterogeneity marks Lazaretto. The always blues mixed with R&B, classical, punk, folk and even rap rhymes and reggae. And it proves that Jack White is one of the best person to make songs by himself.
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Aug 3, 2014I absolutely love the rest of White's work, including 2012's Blunderbuss, but I feel this album lacks the songwriting style that made the rest of his records so alluring. Generally just not as entertaining as his previous releases. Still, kudos for the man for continuing to popularize this type of music for this generation.
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Jun 12, 2014Its a good album, great at times, with the odd exception. For one, the production feels a little messy, and for second, the lyrics simply aren't as good.
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Jun 13, 2014
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Dec 3, 2015
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Oct 10, 2014I just don't get Jack White. He has a few good ideas some times, but he just doesn't seem to know how to write songs that are captivating enough. Just some more standard Black Keys blues rock for you here. Favorite track: Would You Fight for My Love?
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Nov 26, 2014
Awards & Rankings
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 18, 2014An eclectic work, Lazaretto shows off White's multi-instrumental, seasoned-producer lineage with some charismatic flashes. As a complete exercise in songcraft, however, it's a little thin. [Summer 2014, p.88]
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Kerrang!Aug 5, 2014It's vibrant and soulful, but undercut with a darkness that's hinted just enough to haunt these songs. [28 Jun 2014, p.54]
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MagnetJul 18, 2014White's aesthetic, as always, is grounded in the immediate and the visceral, and Lazaretto rocks. [No. 111, p.60]