Lazaretto
by Jack White
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 135 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 111 out of 135
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 135
  3. Negative: 6 out of 135
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  1. cnally13
    Jun 11, 2014
    4
    Jack White gets so many free passes. Obviously the musicianship on this album is excellent, and the standard issue Jack White energy is there. But there are no hooks, no memorable songs, and certainly nothing that reaches the cultural impact of his early songwriting. If you want to have a guitar geek out moment, you could do a lot worse. But if you're looking for something you'll beJack White gets so many free passes. Obviously the musicianship on this album is excellent, and the standard issue Jack White energy is there. But there are no hooks, no memorable songs, and certainly nothing that reaches the cultural impact of his early songwriting. If you want to have a guitar geek out moment, you could do a lot worse. But if you're looking for something you'll be listening to years from now...this isn't it.… Expand
  2. adhamhany
    Jul 30, 2014
    6
    I expected music similar to that of the White Stripes, but rarely found it. I'm not a very huge fan of country music, so i didn't enjoy the tracks that were influenced by it.

    The lyrics were nothing really special, and sometimes they were even corny. The vocal performance on the Stripe-esque songs were great, though. And they were also good on the country ones. Overall, i only    I expected music similar to that of the White Stripes, but rarely found it. I'm not a very huge fan of country music, so i didn't enjoy the tracks that were influenced by it.

    The lyrics were nothing really special, and sometimes they were even corny. The vocal performance on the Stripe-esque songs were great, though. And they were also good on the country ones.

    Overall, i only enjoyed the tracks that have the spirit of his older work. That Black Bat Licorice, Would You Fight for My Love?, and maybe two or three more. The others, while not awful, were nothing remarkable to me.    … Expand
  3. Custom_Concerns
    Aug 3, 2014
    6
    I 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.
  4. alecvl08
    Oct 10, 2014
    5
    I 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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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 46
  3. Negative: 1 out of 46
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Dec 18, 2014
    60
    An 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]
  2. Kerrang!
    Aug 5, 2014
    80
    It's vibrant and soulful, but undercut with a darkness that's hinted just enough to haunt these songs. [28 Jun 2014, p.54]
  3. Magnet
    Jul 18, 2014
    90
    White's aesthetic, as always, is grounded in the immediate and the visceral, and Lazaretto rocks. [No. 111, p.60]
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