A Roddus Music Review.
I just got a copy of the excellent DVD "It might get Loud" with Jack White, The Edge and Jimmy Page. In that movie Jack plays part of a song from this early recording he made with his Upholster boss and friend Brian Muldoon. Now this 3 track 7' rarity was released in 2000, which is well after he had already released the White Stripes first album. From what I can figure from info on the net is that Jack worked with Brian from the age of 15 or 17 but there is no info as to when this was actually recorded. Did they record this before Jacks stint with Goober & The Peas and the other bands he played with pre White stripes or did they actually get together in 2000 and record this? Listening to this now, it certainly has all the hallmarks of early White Stripes, Brian Played drums with Jack playing guitar and singing. The music is very raw and exciting and if this is a very early recording, Jacks playing is already well developed. Brian's Drumming is a lot more sophisticated than Meg Whites beautiful minimalism. Jack really attacks his axe with that dirty swamp blues style we all love from him so much and i just wish they had recorded more than just these 3 excellent tracks, of which only one is a White original. I rate this 4.5/5. The cover of Pain ( gimme Sympathy) by the obscure Jack Starr is just stunning.
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