Blunderbuss

Thos dude is the top best musician in the world in rock and I love Muse but this guy has a mind that compares to nothing. All so gs are great and not one sound the same all within rock no change in genre. Its mindblowingly insane.

What a hidden gem! I really enjoyed this album and listened multiple times. A mixture of rock, folk (acoustic guitar!), and blues. It really sounds like it was written and recorded in Nashville, with plenty of old-country influence.

Jack White is among the most important musicians and producers of the 21st century. As a musician his sound varies somewhat depending on who he is working with, which makes his first solo record particularly interesting. We get to hear him let lose with music that is personally inspiring. Oh my, this shit rocks! Simultaneously familiar and experimental, the album flows from one banger to the next. Like many 70s artists we are presented with a mix of traditional styles from rock to blues to country-folk. Yet, nobody would confuse this with anything produced in the 70s, it feels fresh. The more I listened to this album the more I liked it. Incredible!

Scho Banger, hat mich sehr abgeholt obwohl ich sei stimme eig net so mag

I do not care how much crap Jack White or White Stripes get on this site - or if there are to many White Stripe Albums. This album can DAMN ROCK! From cover to cover - it is not stop rock and blues at its finest - there is no taking his foot off the pedal, no weak points, no filler.

Maybe the best modern blues album I've heard. Unmistakenly Jack White but with the freedom of a solo artist to make his own strange take on one of the oldest subgeneras of rock. Instant favourite, will be listening again and again.

Might be the bias for Michigan boys talking but this is genuinely all bangers for me.

Without a doubt, worth a good listen. This album is awesome, I remember listening to it on repeat riding through cockburn when it came out. Jack white loves music, and he’s damn good at it.

It’s a cool album for sure - Jack White knows how to handle a guitar. Blues isn’t turned up all the way but is still definitely present.

I get completely lost when I hear his guitar riffs, he is an absolute artist, lost in his world, and from the White Stripes to his solo work, and everything in between, Jack always delivers 100% and then some extra on top 💙

Very excited to see this pop up after a run of unfamiliar artists. Interesting enough I only have Sixteen Saltines from this album saved to my playlist, so I guess I've never listened through it. I love the lyricism of Weep Themselves to Sleep. Tasty guitar work on Take Me With You When You Go. All around great album, will continue to spin it up when I'm in the mood.

После распада группы Джек Уайт как будто раскрепостился и стал делать более разнообразную музыку. Что странно, ведь вряд ли в White Stripes его кто-то ограничивал. Тем не менее, его сольные альбомы мне кажутся более интересными, чем альбомы любой из его групп. И первый же его сольник уже показывает это разнообразие и более продвинутую музыку, смещая акцент с сырого гаражного звучания white stripes на более акустические многогранные аранжировки. Ну и сами песни не подкачали. Особенно люблю Love Interruption и Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy. Еще забавно, что буквально пару дней назад вспоминал в положительном ключе его версию Love Is Blindness, и тут сразу альбом с ней, правда на спотике почему-то нет, видимо она в делюкс-издании.

Love me some Jack White. Was not disappointed. 5.

Love interruption Trash tongue talker Weep themselves to sleep Take me with you when you go Freedom at 21 Sixteen saltines Blunderbuss Hip (eponymous) poor boy Missing pieces

I really enjoy some of Jack White’s older stuff, has a good raw edge to it.

When treated as a stand-alone album, leaving The White Stripes comparisons at the door, this is an dynamic album with plenty of pathos.

Jack White is a musical genius! (I'm mad at this website now because I just wrote to quite long, detailed reviews and neither show up now. I saw them and now they're gone. I took a few days off so I wouldn't punch the screen. So, sadly you're getting a short, non-detailed love note to Jack White here.) This album took me a minute to fall for. After the White stripes, this was a little jarring. But now I love it. The first song that brought me in was "I'm Shakin'" It's great. You should give the original by Little Willie John a listen for fun. Great album all the way through. Just experimental enough. Just rock enough. 5 star album!

I have such distinct memories of listening to this on my iPod as a kid. I think I would love Jack White even if I wasn't from Detroit, but I love him even more because of it.

Love this album. From the piano flourishes to the seizure-inducing guitar work packaged with lots of fun stories, this album is a work of art.

"The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun." - P.G. Wodehouse "Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness." - Maya Angelou

I love Jack White, seen him live so many times. Not heard this album for a long time, definitely happy to hear it again. Went down a jack white rabbit hole after this

Nice, another repeat on an artist that I rated 5 stars. This one was really good, especially for his first album. "I'm Shakin'" and "Sixteen Saltines" are some of my favorites.

Love

Та Джека Вайта навіть вампіри обожнюють)))

Pretty great album overall some interesting fun jams on there, flew by. Sixteen Saltines in particular had me perk up. Who's jealous, who's jealous, who's jealous, who's jealous of who?

I begrudgingly enjoyed this album a lot more than I expected. I get it, Jack White is a talented and intelligent musician who draws from a lot of genres to make cool shit. The hype is deserved in spite of my own contrarianism making me want to dislike it.

Loved it! Amazing pace and lyrics

Great album. Every song is good. Favorites include: Missing Pieces, Sixteen Saltines, Freedom at 21, Love Interruption, Blunderbuss, Hypocritical Kiss, Weep Themselves to Sleep, Hip Poor Boy, On and On and On, Take Me With You When You Go.

Excellent Replay definitely

I'm astounded by how much I liked this album. It basically takes the core template of The White Stripes, but adds richer orchestration and instrumentation (generally for good, but admittedly sometimes for bad) and a somewhat broader palette of songwriting - in fact, I would say that song-for-song this is a strong a set as anything that Jack put together in for The White Stripes (though it doesn't rock quite as hard and the riffology isn't at the same level). A great rock record I likely would have missed if not for this list.

Raaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!*!&!&@^#&#^. This man is just pure talent wow wow wooooooow. I love him wtf. All the songs are so good. Songs just wrapped me with their vibes and I was just following. ILOVEITTTT. and I will love even more later hahahahah. Yep 5/5 no words. Meaning of the songs too. They are just perfect for me.

Jack White has such an awesome and unique voice and I've loved hearing it since I was younger. I struggled to find a reason this album isn't a 5/5. So 5/5.

4.7

Great rock album! Honestly, not a bad track on here. Going on 15 year old and still feels current. Strong guitar riffs and a unique sound. Highlights: "Sixteen Saltines", "Love Interruption" and "Trash Tongue Talker"

You already know what this is 😛

Jack White's solo debut is a masterclass in restless creativity. Blunderbuss tears through blues, country, and rock with generational guitar work and songwriting that's equal parts raw and refined. A bold, brilliant statement from one of rock's true originals.

Incredible album front to back, super cool blend of genres and eras, just the right amount of bite while leaving it open to downshift into some country and western type songs.

I didn't know what to expect from a Jack White solo album. It's definitely not the same as The White Stripes, but it's still really good. Jack White has become one of my favorite musicians because of this generator.

I did not realise i was missing out on jack white my whole life. 5 stars to this, loved it

I really like Jack White and I really enjoyed this album. His style and vocals are amazing but the lyrics really just smash it out the park! A great album with so many great tracks

A demonstration that a guitar slinger can do far more

One of the top guitarists in the world. Unique and gifted.

God is Jack White good. Some nice bluesy tracks with no weakness. White's written some incredible stuff here, but for me that cover of "I'm Shakin'" just steals the show. So much damn fun it gets me moving every time

Ho ky tonk white stripes without meg

I’ve been listening to Jack White for almost 25 years now, going all the way back to The White Stripes, and he never gets old to me. He’s always felt consistently cool, and I really love his commitment to a lo-fi, garage-rock spirit. I also love his guitar — raw, expressive, and full of character. On Blunderbuss, that attitude is still very much alive. Tracks like Sixteen Saltines, I’m Shakin’, and Love is blindness stand out to me in particular — energetic, rough around the edges, and unmistakably Jack White.

I do like this album. It's got a great vibe to it. I like most things that Jack White puts out.

Ripper - Jack whites start to the 2nd big phase of his career, incredible guitar playing and catchy tunes.

THIS IS SO GOOD. Listened to it twice through. I've always had thing against Jack White. I don't know why. Turns out it's stopped me from listening to some cracking music.

I'm gonna look further into Jack after that masterpiece.

banger. even the slow ones were upbeat

Really nice sound. Can't believe this was released in 2012. Need to research more of Jack's lore.

Great slbum

first 5 star album :)

Oh my god I love this. This has absolutely zero business being this good. How didnt I know about this before. I feel like I can hear a bit of fiona apple in some of the songs??

I can't help myself. I love everything Jack White does.

Standout tracks: Blunderbuss I’m Shakin Sixteen Saltines Love Interruption Hypocritical Kiss Very much pleasantly surprised by this album.

Ok I get the hype for this one. Each song feels so different. The arrangements are interesting but a lot of them are still catchy. This will go on rotation

Nú er ég búinn að staldra vel við þessa plötu í circa viku og er nú loksins að geta skilið við hana til að halda áfram með verkefnið. Elska þennan hljóðheim og þetta attitude, og lögin eru flest frábær.

Honestly mad that I hadn’t made time for this one sooner

4.5/5 à reecouter

This shit rocks. Is Jack White better by himself??? Maybe! This is so good. This feels like it crossea many different genre styles too! Solid 4.5. Maybe 5. 4.75? Liked Songs: "Missing Pieces" , "Sixteen Saltines" , "Freedome At 21" , "Blunderbuss" , "Hypocritical Kiss" , "I'm Shakin' " , "Trash Tongue Talker" , "Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy" , "I Guess I Should Go To Sleep" , "Take Me With You When You Go"

Nostalgia factor is high here, but gotta be a 5 for JWIII

Sjukt snyggt album måste jag säga. Det finns nån sorts röd tråd samtidigt som jag inte har någon aning om vad han kommer hitta på härnäst. Det känns dock som en fin linje mellan detta och att bli helt ointressant för mig, men här går det hem fullkomligt!

Excellent album!

Favorite tracks: Missing Pieces, Love Interruption, I'm Shakin', Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy, Freedom at 21 I don't think there was a single song I didn't like! Loved the variety in songs and I'm always happen to listen to Jack White

This is a strange one for me. I am actually going to give this 5, even if I didn't love every song on this album. In fact, there were a series I thought were good, but not amazing. However, what I did love was the way he blended throw back elements with modern music to create something that I found to be pretty original. In short, I was intrigued enough by all of this to listen to it three times and found that the more I heard a track, the more I liked what he did. Definitely a worthy inclusion. Rare for music of the last 10-15 years.

Sublime. I think this is his best across all his wonderful iterations. There's a hint of country, vaudeville, a fantastic cover and of course some serious rock and roll. Brilliant lyrics, evocative, Lennon like. Blunderbuss is straight out country, 16 Saltines punches you in the face, Hypocritical Kiss sounds like a 21st century Kurt Weill. Good god a mighty this is a great record and worthy of a place in this or any process. Sublime.

not a bad song on here really good album the slow and fast pacing adds good variety

first album on this that ive already heard. an excellent album that will always be special to me

Jack is such a weirdo but his music is no skips

Loved it

J'adore Jack White et surtout ses premiers albums que j'ai bien poncé, vraiment banger celui là notamment

Well this one was a pleasant surprise. This album's awesome! Only listened to a bit of White Stripes before and definitely not his solo work and discovered an excellent album here.

ахуенно, напоминает мне мои прошлые редфлаг отношения. возможно, я не уловил посыл, но уловил вайб: fuck you, stupid ex!)0)1

I'm a fan of Jack White's various projects, so I'm a bit biased, but having never listened to this album all the way through before, I really enjoyed it.

Jack White is an under appreciated musician and song writer. He’s on the same label as the best there has ever been. His passion for the recording arts should be more well known and celebrated. This dude has his own unique sound and style just like other great guitarists. That is no small feat. You know within a few notes of a song of it’s a Jimi Hendrix, Slash, EVH, SRV, Jimmy Paige, BB Kimg, Eric Clapton, etc. The same goes for Jack White. He is unique and an amazing talent. This album is good old rock and roll with a heavy blues base. So stylish and unique. A great album indeed!

The Good: We are taking the bus! The Bad: Apparently it’s a mistake... The Ugly: Our dyslexia is fucking with us… Ok, so when this album presented itself this morning, my initial reaction was “ah, fuck”… You see, for me, Jack White means White Strypes, which in turn means 7 Nation Army, and nothing else… So, as I was hoping to find 1 more 7NA while ready to press the skip button for all other songs, I was more than pleasantly surprised with this gem of an album. I guess mr Dimery was right for ones… Then again, the styles being used on the album are straight up my alley. Anyway, great/fun/worthwhile album to include to any list! 5*

Jack White continually puts out solid composed modern rock where others just fall flat. 9/10

Sometimes you just find an album that hits you perfectly. This is one of those for me. I love every song on here and will regularly listen from T to B without a thought. Love it.

Banger after banger. Reminds me of prime Bowie

Jack White is a legend. His guitar playing is just so interesting. The drums and piano are also phenominal on this album. Blunderbuss is a super strong debut solo album. White is really good at mashing hard rock with blues. Throw in the piano (which I actually think is the star of this album) and the vibes are great. Loooved the piano on "Hypocritical Kiss." Even his slower tracks have a good groove to them. I think White is an incredible musician and he does a lot of good for the industry. Standouts are "Sixteen Saltines" "Love Interruption" "Weep Themselves To Sleep" "Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy" and "On And On And On" - I love the vocal and piano melodies on this one. At first, I thought something about Blunderbuss is just missing to make it truly great. It's a really good album, but nothing about it is like holy crap, yeah thats 5 stars. I dont know why but it fell just short for me. Maybe its the weird filter White puts his voice through sometimes, although i dont mind it. But sitting on it for a bit, I came around. A lot of the songs are just damn catchy and fun. It's pretty great, and I want to listen to it again. I bet it gets better every listen. It's a Friday album so maybe I'll have the chance to! It's a 5 for me!

A sonic sifting Through decades of rock and roll In a few words - bliss

Mjög góð plata! Verður áfram í hlustun hjá mér!

Jack White er minn maður og ég fíla þetta. Platan fær ca. 4.8 frá mér.

I had to listen to this again to remind me what songs were on it. Much more consistently good than lazaretto. I really like this one. Some potential skips in the middle but the start is fantastic. Giga album.

Pretty good

Jack White est un grand chouchou de China. Je lui donne toutes les étoiles d'un ciel étoilé d'août pour ses multiples critiques éclairées et virulentes de Trump et ses magouilles politiques. La prise de bec directe de cette semaine concernant la redécoration du bureau ovale (“a vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler’s dressing room.”) est assez amusante. En voilà un qui n'a pas peur d'appeler un chat un chat: Trump est ni plus ni moins un ''low-life fascist''.

So, Jack White has earned my respect with this album. I've always thought Jack and the White Stripes were overrated and listening to TWS albums here didn't change that. However, Blunderbuss is a whole different beast. From crushing blues rock to beautiful mellow melodies, this album kicks ass. Jack's singing style works for this kind of music and he has and incredible talent for driving and catchy choruses. His guitar playing is raw and symplistic and it doesn't need to be anything else. 5/5, I was really surprised. I can finally somewhat understand why so many people like his music.

Great mellow Jack White

An album I own. Probably his best.

Just another super creative and well done album by Jack White. 4.5/5.0: Excellent

Love it

❤️

Good jamz

I really liked this album. Favorite songs were Blunderbuss and Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy. I will definitely be checking out his other albums and also The White Stripes, and The Raconteurs, both of which he founded (or helped found)

Great album start to finish

It's hard to avoid comparing this album with his White Stripes albums - the style is sighly different, especially the drumming, but it's just as good, if not better.

great album!

Jack White brings the heat! For a man who looks like a vampire, he sure can rock out. What a fantastic album, every song had such a unique sound. Nothing slowed down in creativity, from the guitar, the wickedly placed piano and the strong lyrics. It takes a lot for a 5 star review (probably stemming from my picky music taste) but this album gets it for sure, hands down!

Honestly, an excellent journey the whole way through. Beatles-esque in places, definitely not in other places. Same-y in the sense that all his songs are good, but different enough from track to track that it doesn't feel like you're listening to one long song. Five star albums for me make it into my everyday listening rotation, and this one does for sure.

Look, I'm a unabashed Jack White fanboy. He's my favorite musician ever. I have every album of his, seen him in concert, watched documentaries, own shirts, etc. That being said is this really an album you must hear before you die? One of the best 1,000 or so albums of all time? This is probably his 3rd best solo album. Whatever it's still getting 5 starts from me no matter what. Just gonna shut up and take the W when I get one. 10/10

I'm pretty biased when it comes to these album reviews. I'm a huge fan of The White Stripes, so it would only make sense that I also enjoy Jack White's solo music. Every song off of this album was reminiscent of The White Stripes and I'm all for it.

Jack White is a boss. Love his work.

🌟 Rating: 4.4/5 🎧 Short Review: This album is like if an electric guitar got dumped and started journaling. Jack White goes full mad scientist here—blending blues, country, baroque pop, and hissy fits into one chaotic love letter to heartbreak. 🔥 Favorite Track: “Love Interruption” It sounds like someone trying to seduce a ghost with a tambourine and an emotional breakdown. ⚙️ Consistency With Me: 8.6/10 Jack White and I both like to deconstruct things until they’re weird and compelling—he just does it with instruments and I do it with your personality flaws. Would listen again. Ideally while dramatically fixing a vintage typewriter with no real plan.

Great album

Certified banger after certified banger.

Jack White being Jack White for the first time solo created a wonderfully eclectic sound. I’d only heard a song or two of this album previously. I will definitely listen cover to cover again!

Love this album one of his best.

Raw guitar sound

Oh, I bought this album on release. Fantastic album. Nearly as good as Elephant. Missing Pieces? Great Sixteen saltines? Also great. Freedom at 21? Great melody Love Interuption? Sweet. Every song is unique, Jack White is supremely talented Even the weaker songs on this album swing. There's also a story here. Our singer starts the album angry, becomes morose through the middle and so forth. Easy 5* album.

Really nice and different

Love this album, and just saw him a week ago.

p934. 2012. 5 stars. Fabulous white blues/rock. Not a weak track on this.

This is a great album but hard for me to understand why he broke away from Meg for this, especially since the album feels like a follow up to Icky Thump. Still a great compilation just a weird departure but should be in your playlist

This was an excellent listen and I loved everything about it. Jack White doesn't seem to have a single "sound", but he does it all -- odd time signatures, 4/4, even a 3/4 tune or two. His instrumentation was varied and the performances (vocal and instrumental) were all perfect. It was recorded impeccably and the writing shows depth and sophistication while also being super down-to-earth and easy to listen to. I was humming along the entire time and I listened to it twice in its entirety because I loved it so much. Five stars.

Great music! A unique style with great guitar and piano work, subtle gospel influence and interesting compositipns. Loved it

Absolutely great. Loved the sound, interesting mix of rock and beatles-type music. Some really groovy songs. Didn’t like white stripes album but this was a pleasant surprise

Missing pieces, Blunderbuss, Hypocritical kiss. Really unique tunes. Thoroughly enjoyed. The background piano elevated the experience. The instrumentals were top notch.

Relatable album well written.

This is a total banger!

Jeg behøver ikke at lytte til dagens album, den sidder allerede så langt under huden som en 5er kan.

Jack White leger sig rundt i alle de forskellige ærke amerikanske genre.

This guy never runs out of creative juice squeezed from the great American songbooks. Future editions could probably replace this one with “No Name” but still A masterclass in emotional range and sonic invention.

I listened to this while driving my daughter to her boyfriend’s apartment. It was pretty good.

I really enjoyed this album.

Bangers all. Love Interruption 🙌🏻

I liked this one so much. I listened to it multiple times and recommended it to other people.

"Sixteen saltines" alone pulls the score to 5. I am writing this only 2 songs in and have 0 doubts that the whole album will deliver. Everything Jack does is up to a really high standart and i love seeing this one on the list.

I'm glad he's still making music. 5 stars

The torch bearer of rock and blues proves that there's life in a genre that's 70 years old.

This has nothing to do with how I felt about the album, but while I was listening to it and taking notes, I was watching a looping video heavily tinted blue of a record spinning. It just felt wrong not to have that in my peripheral vision while I had this thing on. After all, they related to two of things I've always liked about Jack White: the consistent as hell color motifs in his works, and his passion for vinyl records. As someone who's long had an interest in branding and physical media, of course he's been someone I've had in mind for a while now. So then why is this only the first time I've listened to his actual music? Well, his **solo** music, to be clear. Of course I've heard The White Stripes before; who hasn't? At this point it can't be easy to avoid hearing "Seven Nation Army". And in fact, my familiarity with The White Stripes might be why I've taken so long to scoop Jack's work under his own name. I couldn't imagine what he could offer me that I couldn't get or didn't already have from the Stripes. Frankly, judging a book by its color scheme, I'd always assumed Jack's solo work was... Like, "serious," y'know? That there wouldn't be any fun "Ball And Biscuit" shenanigans here, but instead moody, serious, indie-ish music. That's just always how stuff like BOARDING HOUSE REACH came across to me. But that album came out **many** years after this one did. Let's focus on this one: what does it sound like? OK, so, the goal of The White Stripes, to me at least, was to bring rock and blues back to its roots. And I mean, it's absolute primitive, bare-minimum roots: a guitar, drums, and a voice. There'd be some augmentation sometimes, like maybe a piano here and there, but for the most part it was just those three instruments, no more, no less. That was their appeal; that they were so stripped back, raw and **loud**. I mean, heck, the band's whole sound was built around Meg White's basic drumming style — and I mean "basic" as the biggest compliment I can. That sound carries over to this album (or at least it's first three tracks), but it's way more evolved. There's more instruments in the mix, and the drumming is a bit more complex. If the whole album sounded like this, I would've quite liked it. True, it wouldn't hit as hard as some of the best Stripes tracks do, but at least it would've proved to me that Jack White didn't stray **too far** into "serious music" — at least not to start with. However, the whole album doesn't sound like that. Starting with the title track, there's a country/folk influence that starts seeping in and only gets stronger as the album goes on. And it's some good-ass country/folk influence, too. Like, the pedal steel on the title track and "On And On And On" are **so damn good**. Honestly, following track 4 I heard only one more true dip into blues music, and that was with the cover of "I'm Shakin'". Funny enough, it was also the first track where I openly thought "This doesn't sound like White Stripes with extras" — thank the guitar bounce for that. But if there's anything that got me goin' wild on this album, it's the **piano**. The piano on this thing is, like... Incredible. Just plain incredible. Like, seriously, looking at my notes, most of them are just me pointing out how much I liked the piano — especially on "Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy". Paired together with that mandolin, it, ah, just might be my favorite song on the album. Which, y'know, that's **saying something** given how much I was dazzled by the keys on "On And On And On". Seriously, it is not **not** a battle for my favorite song on here, I swear. Also, also, 'coz I don't know where else to fit this in, I like how much "I Guess I Should Go To Sleep" sounds like it should be playing in an old saloon. That's just fun, y'know? Once again, this Randomizer has gotten me to kick myself in the butt for not checking out someone's work sooner. And it's especially bad here because despite basing way too much of my preconceptions on how one album cover looked, I had no excuse — and let's not act like what I just said is one, either. In fact, while I was writing this review I went and listened to Spotify's samples of BOARDING HOUSE REACH and, yeah, no, I'd love this, too. I'm tellin' yah, aesthetics can do way too much for my opinions sometimes, goodness... So, yeah, that's a big ol' 5 from me. It's good-ass evolved Stripes blues, it's good-ass folk n' country rock... I have very little to complain about here. **And** it gets me to listen to ELEPHANT, and that ain't never a bad thing, lemme tell you. (Honestly, some part of me would've found it funny to give this thing a 3 just for the bit, but I ain't gonna lie about my feelings just to be funny, so...)

I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. Perhaps a bit of hypocrisy from me to dock Faith No More for being a little too close to the Peppers, and for me to bump this up when this “Jack White” guy is clearly ripping off the White Stripes, but when you’ve got it, you’ve got it, and this album, despite how closely it toes the line to being a vaguely misogynistic set of tracks, manages to tightrope its way into having it. In all seriousness, it is at a 4.5 for that very reason – the instrumentation, vocal work, and general production would put this at a flat 5 for me, because it really is enough of a departure from the more “glamorous” rock stylings of the White Stripes (probably partially Meg’s finishing touch to Jack’s sensibilities) to a more cutdown, vaguely country / ragtime-y feel that takes a bit more inspiration from the 60s & 70s to create a more distinct, yet familiar sound. Similar enough that you could just call this a White Stripes album, but with enough of Jack’s own voice to really make this feel like a solo album. The issue with not giving this a flat 5 then, is of course Jack’s own voice – the lyricism on these tracks really do tow a fine line for me; never into full blown pre-19th Amendment sexism or anything, but just right on that edge of subtle, vague gaslighting & blame with a hint of reasonable doubt. It does feel like Jack is blaming a lot of the seemingly biographical incidents on this album on women in general; even if Meg is never mentioned, this being his first solo album after the disbandment of the White Stripes leaves a bit of room to point in that direction. It doesn’t help that he got divorced the year after this dropped. However, I might just be projecting my own interpretation onto these tracks, and I can’t imagine Jack White is actually like that at all – at worst, this album just hasn’t aged very well lyrically in an era where women’s empowerment is more encouraged & vague swipes like this come across as petty with a lack of real self-reflection. Musically, the album is a delight to listen to, and its quality is kind of undeniable (ESPECIALLY the piano work). It is a damn good record, and I do think it’s worth bumping it up to a 5 – there really isn’t a bad track here, and the wide variety of styles plus the energy he brings to each track makes it a really enjoyable 42 minutes. I had a lot of fun with it at least, & it's probably no less than a 4.

Awesome!

Chill album.

hell yeaa. meglepetesekkel teli album, fun. én mondjuk az éneket máshogy effektezném.

Kedvenc/Favourite: I'm Shakin' Tetszett, mennyire változatos volt. Nagyon élvezhető, tele ötletekkel, történetekkel, nagyon kis groovy. Jó értelemben movie soundtrack vibeok. I liked how diverse it was. Very enjoyable, full of ideas, stories, very groovy. Movie soundtrack vibes in a good way.

5 - an album were everything is great. There’s not any singular song that blows you away but as a whole it’s a fantastic album

Solid songwriting, full of fun jams. Got behind on this list cause I wasn't done listening to this album.

Now, not my favourite record from Jack White, but as the only one on this list from him I'll allow myself to inflate the rating a bit. At the end of the year I always find myself surprised that I've listened to more Jack White than I thought, and majority of his project sound like a perfectly controlled noise. Multiple instruments, uncommon structures, working out great in the end. Even if I question if the guy doesn't have a bit of an ego, he's pretty good at what he does, he does unconventional things and they all work out. Even this album feels like it has great pacing, even if all the songs are pretty different.

Loved this album. Started in the car and was unsure at first, but mowed the lawn and really focused in on the second listen and fully bought in. Great album, very good reminiscent songwriting reminding me of magic Beatles moments. Catchy hooks and riffs. All over great album, will come back to this again

This is Jack White in his top form - diverse songs, solid production, and great performances. This might be the best album he was ever involved with, and I can't believe how many of these tracks I recognized. It's really refreshing to hear a record with jazz/blues/rock influence that isn't just ripping off existing artists. It feels like Jack brings his own flavor to everything, and it makes the record that much better as a whole. It's white boy blues, but done right. However, my only complaint is that some of the tracks towards the end leave something to be desired, tending to grow stale after a bit. 9/10

I like it!!! 4.5 rounded up

slaps, would be an awesome vinyl

One my fav artist and album

Bangers all the way through

Jes todella siistiä että tää levy on generaattorissa! Löysin tän ehkä vasta siinä kohtaa kun White julkasi kakkos-soolo Lazaretton, joka kolisi lujaa. Siitä sit kun rupes kuuntelee tätä ekaa niin suli kyllä ihan koko meikäläinen. Helvetin hieno moderni rokkilevy joka on saamarin eheä ja kaikella tavalla mun mielestä tasapainossa. Ei täytebiisejä, eikä oikeestaan sinkutkaan nouse sellaisiksi koko levyä latistaviksi. Upea upea levy. Mukavaa myös kuunnella levy sillai että sen vaan nappaa hyllystä ja iskee sorviin suoratoiston sijaan. 5/5

Excellent. Love the white stripes. Love jack white

Not the best album by Jack White but I just couldn’t give it a 4 star - I’d say 4 1/2 stars if that was allowed.

Loved it. I actually think it is better than the White Stripes.

Jack White is a modern hero of Rock and Roll. This album is no different to the rest of his work. Travelling across, rock, blues, country and binding it all together to make masterpieces.

Hero

This is a little hyperbolic but Jack White stands out to me in a pretty singular way as an artist who is able to take direct inspiration from old black blues artists but in a way that feels more like respect than exploitation. And I think he's got a pretty great take on the concept of "cool" -- somehow it doesn't seem like an ego thing. Like he seems more like a theater kid to me than a douche bag. Authenticity also comes through in how he handled so much of the writing and production. Can't help but feel grateful to his contribution to rock and roll. I guess I don't have much to say about this album specifically, other than pretty much every track kicks mondo ass.

9/10 Jack White to jest mistrz. Charakterystyczny wokal i wrażliwość. Charyzma. Vibe wczesnych 10'. Soczyste riffy, żonglerka instrumentami i mocne teksty. Można słuchać w kółko.

I started to make notes about specific songs, but really I just loved the whole album. It was unique and different and great.

Yes! This is the best I've heard from this artist. This rocks! Loved the instrumentation. Mostly bass, guitar, drums & piano. Simple but every song is different. Creative. Pretty solid album. Great playing.

This is super rockin...I dig his music style. It took a minute to appreciate and then got better and better with each listen. I'm Shakin' is a party! Apparently that's a cover. Love all the piano in the album. Adds a unique touch to all the rock and roll. Fun lyrics too. Great stuff!

Fantastic fucking album, Jack White is a National treasure. We should erect monuments to his status as an artist.

I have not heard this album yet. It's definitely much more musically broad than the White Stripes. I enjoyed it and will listen to it again in the future.

Jack White's career is extensive and diverse: from his start with the White Stripes, work with the Raconteurs, work with the Dead Weather, then his solo albums, and then his work as a producer. His is one of the most extensive and impactful careers in modern music - and he is still a fairly young man. Blunderbuss is White's debut solo album, and it is as interesting and varied as White's career. White makes blues based, alt rock, with elements of folk, country, and hints of jazz. These are rich, varied, textured songs, with the range of sounds and styles that Jack White incorporates. The result is incredible - a set of successful, expressive, beautiful musical experiments.

Great album! A little more unique than the Jack White albums.

Classic Jack White, can’t believe this one is 12 years old! Still sounds incredible! I’ve always been inspired by White’s brilliant songwriting and wild guitar experimentation which this album perfectly highlights. Another easy 5 for me.

Love this. Musically very strong, lyrically brilliant in places (Missing Pieces, Blunderbuss, On and On and On)..

Loved this! Not sure how it’s passed me by for over a decade.

In my opinion, the best album Jack White has released to date. Everything comes together, and it's a clear departure from his other projects while keeping that trademark Jack-O charm. His playing is far from flashy, but there's no need when the songs sound as sincere as on Blunderbuss. And the lyrics are equal parts hilarious and brutal: 'You're the boy that talks but says nothin' A big game to the ones that you think will believe you, But you don't know how to read The look on my face when it says, "yeah I've read that book too" And who the hell's impressed by you? I want names of the people that we know that are fallin' for this You would sell your own mother out And then betray your dead brother with another hypocritical kiss' Oof.

5 stars. Great album.

Fantastic album. I love Jack White, he's such a great guitarist and I think he really pushes the genre. It's always that basic blues but I love that he's still doing it and making it interesting and new. Some bangers on this album. I once played Love Interruption at an open mic at uni. I listened to this album so much when it came, BANGER

Just listen to the last song to realize there are no cheap throwaways on this album. Clever and interesting throughout. 4.5

Arrancamos noviembre con éste álbum que hace tiempo no escuchaba. Jack White me parece uno de los tipos más creativos y prolíficos de su generación. Es una máquina de producir música excelente en cada uno de sus proyectos y su faceta solista no es la excepción. Éste trabajo está lleno de temazos, imposibles de diseccionar en unidades. Tienen que apreciarse como una obra completa de un tipo militante de la producción analógica y no de un volver a las bases sino de revalorizarlas. Hasta el lunes.

Love the white stripes and Jack White. This album is other banger from him.

Really enjoyed this

I'll have 1 Jack White album with the lot please. Every song is so very different. I love the heavy contrast transition from Weep Themselves To Sleep to I'm Shakin'. I loved this album as a whole far more than it's individual tracks, which alone are good, but so much more as an album.

Great album not a bad track

No private spotify session used on this one, I have listened to it many times before. I like it, White's guitar work is a lot of fun and this album rocks in general.

An instant classic as I added 10 songs right off the bat to my playlist....

Loved this album since it came out! Fun and upbeat.

4.5 - Think I'm becoming a fan of Jack White. I was put off when I was young, he just looked really greasy. This album was fucking great though

One of Jack White's best, super solid variety of all of the best aspects of his style and sound. Love this album, and if it wasn't clear by now he's just one of my favorite artists hands down so maybe I'm biased but I love pretty much all of his work.

Dit was ook weer fantastisch, geef ik teveel 5's?

I've returned multiple times for the bluesy, barroom-style playing. Jack gets a 5.

Was amazing, loved it

Rock on freaky bro 🤟

5/5

Outstanding. Every song.

Fav: Missing Pieces Least Fav: Take Me With You When You Go

Excellent album. A blend of blues, folk and rock that sounds like it could have only been made by Jack White. The piano in particular sounds great. The production throughout is spectacular. I love those bursts of fuzzed out hard rock guitars on certain songs. Front to back great songs but some of my favorites are the punk-sounding "Sixteen Saltines," the blues rocker "I'm Shakin'" and the epic drama of "Weep Themselves to Sleep."

While I prefer his projects more than his solo albums, this has grown into a classic. It's aged very well. Easy 9/10

Que álbum incrível. Musicalmente é muito bem executado e rico; o timbre da guitarra com distorção é perfeito; e a levada das músicas é dinâmica. Estou ouvindo pela segunda vez enquanto escrevo, posso dizer que me surpreendeu bastante, não havia dado atenção ao trabalho de Jack White fora do White Stripes. Definitivamente algo que farei mais.

Finally. A great album all the way through.

Eminent album. Melankolsk, stemningsfuldt. En “vibe” ala noget Stones. Album er føjet til min egen favoritliste.

I don't really have anything bad to say about this one. It's well written, easygoing but not boring and earnest but not pretentious.

this album was actually pretty good! yet another guy i haven't heard of and i really dig his modern take on blues music, it's VERY soulful and introspective. the way that a lot of songs are arranged and sung seriously reminds me of similar blues and even yacht rock songs from the 1970s; this guy nails the style to a T.

Grwat

I had this CD (or possibly still have this CD somewhere, maybe in a shoebox in a closet - no longer have a CD player). I really enjoyed the piano accompaniment on "Weep Themselves to Sleep" and "Trash Tongue Talker", also the ragtime like sounds in "Hip Eponymous Poor Boy". Love how the songs evolve, for example the way it takes off at the 2 minute mark in "Take Me With You When You Go". Love the fact that I still find this album intriguing 12 years later. Thanks Jack!

Amazing album. Jack white sure is a master at his craft

The Blunderbuss the best lyrics u could understand and relate to i thinks this is a very good album i think that because the lyrics is something u could understand my second reason is because also the lyrics is something that tells you the story and wanna know what happend? who did it? why are you feeling this way? its just good i also love the instruments and everything I recommend it 100% because the lyrics and instrument the album song names will just pull you into the song

Strongest album I’ve had since starting this. Jack White at his absolute genius. Fav Songs: Missing Pieces, Sixteen Saltines, & Take Me With You When You Go.

Outstanding. I've never heard this album before yesterday. It really blew me away. It will get repeated listening from me. Road trip music for sure.

Love a good use of the classical piano

4.5. Damn. This guy is so good.

Of all of Jack White's solo works, I've enjoyed this the most. It feels the most in touch with his White Stripes roots, but despite its range is so clearly missing Meg's influence.

Went back and listened to the White Stripes records (who I had written off) and have loved Jack Whites progression. His records will be in regular rotation now! Blunderbuss doesn’t disappoint!

Awesome

This is like a perfect 4.5-star album for me, where I so rarely want to listen to the whole thing that I forget how good the good tracks are.

Great guitar chops. My kinda music.

Album 3 of 1001 Jack White - Blunderbuss Rating : 5 / 5

I enjoyed it. It's funny that he's prolific enough to have his voice prominently features in the shuffle that followed that conclusion of the album

Love this. Saw him touring it live and it was great. 5 from me

Already listened and love this album brings me back to high school. Always been a Jack White fan and seeing how he did with his solo stuff after the white stripes was not surprised by how cool the overdriven guitars, the Bluegrass violin. All of it rocks

A blistering , red hot, rock and blues album with some killer memorable tracks. 9.6/10 Best Tracks: "Sixteen Saltines" "Love Interruption" "Hypocritical Kiss" "Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boys" "I Guess I Should Go to Sleep"

Really great, a modern classic

Front to back, all strong compositions. You can hear his love for Roots and Blues in every song.

I feel like Jack White is one of only a handful of artists who are able to play such a wide variety of different rock genres, and genuinely nail every single one in a genuinely ambitious and respectful way Beck would be another great example and I’m not a fan of John Mayer, but he seems to kind of be there? anyway, this album is a 10/10 - loved every song :)

I'm pretty sure this is my favorite Jack White album. There are many perfect White Stripes albums and he went on the have a cool solo career while also just being a crazy cool dude. No notes.

8 / 10 Grandes guitarras, gran instrumentación y la voz peculiar de Jack White. Su mejor álbum en solitario.

Absolutely fantastic classic. Wow. Bigger fan of this than any White Stripes. Killer talent demonstrating classic rock/blues sounds.

4.8 r exceptional

I like Jack White.

I enjoyed this quite a bit! A happy surprise!

I guess I am a fan of the work of Jack White...at least what this project has made me familiar with.

I know this is weird but Blunderbuss is the album that brought me back to rock music after about 15 years of listening to nothing but showtunes. I'd pretty much missed the White Stripes and didn't really know who Jack White was when I caught a performance of Love Interruption on a talk show and positively swooned at the opening notes of the organ and guitar and the soulful harmonies. White pulls off the throwback sound of the album with ease, like he's channeling music from another time. I think this one's pretty great.

I’ve liked all the White Stripes stuff I’ve listened to, so I had high hopes for this album. It did not disappoint. Great!

For my money, Jack White is one of the finest songwriters to ever live. Maybe song creator might be a better title than just writer. Acting as the producer and mixer of this album, as well as multi-instrumentalist, his finger prints are all over this album. Pure joyful genius.

Overall, this is a great album. To me, it has the perfect mix of keys, guitar, drums along with the unique voice of JW. You can't get bored from track to track. Lyric are interesting and good harmonies and background vocals are included. There are just a few songs I don't need to hear again but 9/13 I love. Not my favorite album of his, but a firm recommendation from me to listen to it. Love that he seems to include some influences from early rock artists The Killer and Elvis in some songs. I see all stars when I see Jack White.

I’m very familiar with this one. Love it. So creative and loud. He’s a legend, a guitar god.

I’m generally a fan of most of Jack White’s projects, and it seemed like he held the reins and had most of the creative control with The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather, but that’s even more the case on Blunderbuss. Prior to the release of this album, I wasn’t super impressed by “Sixteen Saltines” (it’s now grown on me more), and I was concerned that White wasn’t going to be able to make something as great as his old stuff without a backing band (even though one of those bands was just one additional person). But I was corrected in multiple ways: the amount of talent on this album is immense, all brought together by White and, yes, under his complete creative control. And the music recorded is all fantastic. It’s like a mix of the amazing songwriting of The White Stripes plus but with crisp production added. I know that not everyone loves that because Jack White became synonymous with garage rock and a sort of lo-fi style of production, but I think the fine engineering on Blunderbuss is for the better. I had the pleasure of seeing Jack White live touring for this album at the inaugural Firefly Festival in 2012; he and his band put on a great show. There were some snags with the sound not working great, but after they sorted it out, everything was perfect. I’ll never forget the end of that night, when all the concertgoers were filtering out of the festival grounds to the tents or parking lot all chanting “Seven Nation Army”.

For me , this record incites several mixed responses from me . First I was very shocked to learn that this was not pre-1990 since i thought the sound was very synonymous with those eras of rock. In terms of the tracklisting , the record started off very strong fell of in the middle and trying to make something of an end to it. But my biggest contrast was me loving the instrumentation so much but not giving a care about the lyrics. But somehow I liked very much compared to other similar records I've been recommended

Wow! Wasn't sure what to expect from his solo album. Not a bad song on the entire album! 5/5

Prime Jack White material. The album that kickstarted my love for what he's doing.

Great use of Instruments and background voice work

Already a fav.

Heard before Saved 11/13 Top track: Sixteen Saltines

Leuk!!

Großartig Alternative Rock Album

Jack has all sorts of projects out there. He keeps rock alive.

Amazing debut solo album. It stands apart from the White Stripes, but had the same flavor. It's only fault it's being outshined by Lazaretto. I haven't really revisited this album since then. It has held up and is still a neat perfect album in my opinion.

It is a great album.

One of my favorite albums by one of my favorite artists.

Yes

I’ve never really delved into Jack White and I don’t know why. He’s really good. This music makes me feel like there’s an army of history and influences behind it.

I loved this! It made me want to see Jack White live and listen to more of his music. What a talent

Love it when an album I already know shows up. Jack White is the exact right mix of real weird and insanely talented.

Jack White is such a special dude. I feel like I enjoy everything he has ever released. So in touch with his instrumentation, finding a collection of experimental sounds that all work together to create his signature style. I am especially excited about how well the keyboards and guitars interact throughout the album, and as always, the different levels of guitar distortion used throughout the album. This is an album I always have in my library and really enjoy listening time and time again. Less sensational than some of the White Stripes catalogue, but a high-quality release nonetheless. 4.5/5, rounded up. Fave tracks: Sixteen Saltines, Freedom At 21, Love Interruption, I'm Shakin'

Love this album! Notable tracks: Sixteen Saltines I'm Shakin'

YAAAAASSSS.

This was a really great blues rock album from Jack White. I already had an album from The White Stripes and that was pretty good as well, but I honestly think this was way better. I enjoyed almost every tracks and will definitely listen to it again. I highly recommend this album, especially for fans of rock music! Favorite Song(s): "Missing Pieces", "Sixteen Saltines", "Freedom at 21", "Love Interruption", "Blunderbuss"

Love this album start to finish, already on my full album listening rota. 5/5

Very varied album.

One of my favourite artists, with his solo debut, was always going to score highly. I'm not 100% sure it deserves full marks, but I'm damn sure that's what it is getting. He has such power to create a vision or a world, especially here where he doesn't need to compromise even a little. Some tracks are fairly raw, and great, and others have had a bit more production put into them, and are also great!

I love Jack white and this album is great.

its jack.....thats enough

It's Jack....

9/10

maneiro demais

Listened to this stuck at a train station

It’s Jack White, awesome album!!!

high energy, deep melodies!

Love Jack White. ❤️

Classic alternative indie

Thoroughly enjoyed it!

No misses, went by very quickly and smoothly, enjoyed it a lot.

I love Jack White and this has that classic Jack white feel. I was going to go with 4* but then thought better of it.

Juvenile lyrics, solid blues!

Nice

A perfectly executed blues rock album. Up and down blues meets thoughtful composition and expert instrumentation. Loved this despite usually eye rolling at the thought of Jack white

He's a bit pretentious, but Jack rocks. Love the variety of styles and instrumentation. This is pretty much a perfect album. Easy 5.

So, I guess with Meg out of the picture, Jack felt he could experiment more, since their sound had been defined by their two instruments. The opening track, with the Rhodes piano up-front, is great starter. “Sixteen Saltines” with its big guitar is a bit of a return to the rockier White Stripes sound and the more accessible sounds of the next few tracks no doubt led to the album going platinum in Canada and gold other countries. My favourites are the less-played songs that follow the LP’s one cover, “I’m Shaking” (if you’re going to play only one cover, that’s a good choice). They’re more eclectic and borrow from different styles, Progressive Folk, Country Rock with a focus on lyrics, structure, and diverse instruments, reaffirming his departure from The White Stripes sound. This reminds me a bit of Arctic Monkeys singer, Alex Turner going off and forming Last Shadow Puppets to experiment with different styles with positive results. Like Turner, Jack’s song-writing is great, as are the arrangements. He’s one of the great new(ish) talents out there.

Not my kind of music 5stars for it anyway

I was pleasently surprised with this one. When the iconic Sixteen Saltines came on I thought I was on a ride through a White Stripes album but as it played further I was left with a bunch of really good Folk/Country/Rock songs wotch was a nice switch of pace. Jack White is criminally underated. I might even dare say it's a White Stripes album if Elton John produces it. And that's a compliment. Weep Themselves to Sleep express this feeling the best. The mix of all those different genres are amazing. Truly a record that everybody jeeds to hear at least once.

I'm starting to think this site is run by Jack White, given the frequency we see his stuff at. Anyway, good stuff as usual from Mr. W. I particularly like the skittering guitar solo (duo?) in Weep Themselves to Sleep

Guitar god. Goof.

I vow.

Cool as hell, really moody stuff at times but has so much depth and variety. Brilliant stuff

this album is fantastic Jack White kills it

4.5. Absolutely love this album. Pillar during my last jr high/ early high school days

Not horrible. Pretty good actually. But also like not my kinda music. 7.5 out of 10

Honestly really good album, have heard a couple songs off of this album but i really enjoy his style, I relate to his style a lot.

This album will merit multiple re-listens. Lots of interesting experiments and genre shifts, all ably held together by the solid grooves.

7/10 This is Jack White’s first solo album after 10 albums with other projects. Funnily enough, this was actually the album that first connected me with his work, as I’d never quite got on board with the White Stripes until this point, in that funny way that some artists just drift around your periphery for a while. Having now become more familiar with the White Stripes, this definitely falls into a similar wheelhouse as that work, but has a more expanded instrumental palette, with typically fuller arrangements and more emphasis on songs being augmented with strings and keyboard instruments. The unifying line that ties this record together for me is the blues history that it feels like it calls back to. While there’s a reasonable amount of range across the record, each track feels like it reaches back into a certain pocket of blues history, from Delta blues and Chicago blues to country blues and the blues of the British invasion and drags it into Jack White’s own personal vision of modern blues rock. In its strongest moments, the record is jam packed full of hooks, grooves and power, with liberal doses of grit and grime spread over the production to give it more weight and personality. I particularly enjoyed some of the keyboard work, from Rhodes, Wurlitzer and acoustic pianos, which were all played with swagger and style to give the album a solid centre around which the other instruments could thrive. There are times when White’s guitar tones are so good that they can’t help but raise a grin, but there is also the odd occasion when his enthusiasm for those tones seems to get the better of him, resulting in them becoming slightly too dominant in a track. The vocal work is typically delivered with a charismatic swagger. He’s not a perfect vocalist, but in music like this, throwing out attitude and emotion is almost as important as vocal talent to truly selling a song. The aforementioned range of this record does mean that there are moments when things start to drift a little bit away from the records core strength and power, which is a little bit of a shame, and it does sort of wind down a little bit through the last few numbers. As a result, this didn’t quite hit the heights that I was expecting of it when the first few tracks rolled around, but it’s still a vastly enjoyable album that I will continue to pop back to in the future. Missing Pieces - A nice bluesy jam to kick things offIt’s got a decent push and pull in the dynamic with sections that drop the thrust and float along before it punches back in. The instrumental blend is well balanced, and I like the Rhodes piano. There are bits that are a little on the repetitive side, but the vibe is great and there are some fun soloing sections too. A very solid start. Sixteen Saltines - And this is a banger. It’s gritty, driven and has plenty of attitude to it. The guitar tones are really tasty, both the general rhythm part and the flanged lead, and the double-tracked vocals work really well too. It’s stuffed full of quality hooks but also feels dirty and rocky enough to satisfy that musical itch. Another really fun and punchy bit of work. Freedom At 21 - Some cool rolling drum work to kick things off alongside the simple but effective riff work. Jack’s swagger and emphasis of his vocal delivery is excellent too. This is a bit of a slow, bubbling arrangement, but there’s enough kick and drive to the beat that it maintains a solid momentum. There are some great guitar tones again and some fun soloing. Love Interruption - There are some nice interwoven lines here, but it’s a bit more meandering and feels a bit less coherent and complete than the tracks up to this point. I feel like Ruby Amanfu’s vocal is given a bit too much of a back seat to Jack’s lead, so she doesn’t get space to actually show what she can do. It kind of felt a bit more like a demo than a finalised track this one, to be honest. Blunderbuss - And now we lean a little more towards a country sound. The orchestration here is very nice, with the piano work and strings that come in later adding an extra bit of depth to the tone. The rhythm has a pretty little lilt to it that I quite enjoy too. It doesn’t leave that general groove really, so while it’s enjoyable, it doesn’t necessarily have a vast amount of musical range to it, which is a bit of a shame, but the vibe is still very good. Hypocritical Kiss - An interesting change of pace now. The shuffling groove and piano playing is great, with some solid guitar work that dances around the piano nicely. The rhythmic flow of the vocal against the more flowing instrumental work gives this a very nice textural blend, and the all round production and vibe is solid too. Weep Themselves To Sleep - Again, we get some excellent piano work, and the musical thrust and direction of this is very engaging. The moments of ascendency as we drive into the chorus set against a more mellow musical approach in the verses is great and again, the instrumental blend is very well balanced. The guitar solo is super cool, despite being a touch too loud in the mix. But it’s another solid track. I'm Shakin' - And we’re back to a more stripped back, hooky blues rock number now that recalls the work on Sixteen Saltines. The riffs are great, the production vibe is gritty and it’s got excellent grooves too. The backing vocals add an almost soul edge to it that I really like. It’s punchy, has a pop edge to the melodies and riff work, but it’s got bite and attitude in spades too. Excellent. Trash Tongue Talker - More bluesy goodness, more cool, swaggering grooves. This is a bit cleaner and again leans into some cool piano work, with a grittier, rhythmic groove from the guitar to give it extra swing and depth. As with much of the record, this is great fun and, despite not being the hookiest track on the record, it’s still very well put together and has a good, entertaining vibe. Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy - This leans more towards a focus on hooks. It feels almost a little silly in vibe, but again, fun is a solid part of this album and this fits into that very well. I don’t love it, and it does get a little bit repetitive after a while, but it’s a nice variation in general tone and is still an entertaining little number. I Guess I Should Go To Sleep - This album does recall a lot of early blues styles and attitudes throughout, and this is no exception, almost sounding like the kind of thing that you could imagine being smashed out in saloons during the early years of blues, but updated through a modern lens. It’s more solid, fun stuff that’s not necessarily particularly groundbreaking or remarkable, but is still something to settle back and enjoy. On And On And On - Now to something a bit more chilled out. The flowing piano work against the brushed drum groove is relaxing and the mellow vibe is pretty enjoyable. It does feel a little like the record is starting to wind down at this point and this definitely has the feel of a lesser album track, despite the general flavour being pleasant enough. Take Me With You When You Go - And a waltzy country tinged number to close us out. There are some nice instrumental flourishes from violin and Rhodes in places, but the first half is quite samey and not vastly interesting. Things do change up at the half way point, and we get something with more drive and tonal interest. It’s got good zip and flavour to it and the guitar solo work is pretty fun. It’ not bad, but is quite a jarring change from the first half, which didn’t feel entirely necessary.

Sehr positiv überrascht. Da steckte echt mehr drin als erwartet.

Pretty good. I enjoyed it.

esos guitar effects están muy buenos. y los pianos no se quedan atrás.

pretty nice

Clearly Jack was keen to break out of the self-imposed limitations of The White Stripes. But working against those limitations is what made that band great, and he feels slightly adrift here without them. When you're in your little room.... Some good stuff nonetheless though.

Me gustó

Great album

I have never listened to this album before and I really like it. I dig his guitar work. Innovative, emotional, and daring. Good stuff

You know what, it's better than I remember it being. I think when it came out I was just off of the white stripes.

Some parts of the album wasn’t my vibe but then some songs would play and like a minute in the whole vibe of the song switches up and really fw that.

4.5 Really good, each song was interesting and distinct. Honestly does make me appreciate Meg more because the drumming on this is quite standard and her style really gave them that extra kick

There has never been a song recorded by Jack White that I felt was an ordinary song. Every time he plays is a new experience. His debut album is no exception. Although I confess I don’t care for his vocals, and prefer sweeter melodies, I appreciate the uniqueness of his recordings. As for a rating, it’s close to 5 stars, but I need to listen more. 4.5 stars

It’s Jack White! It’s serviceable! Does it nees to be on this list though? Jack Whites solo stuff is obviously good but it takes a bit to get better on his own. His first couple records still don’t hit how i feel they should.

Like a shot to the heart

Awesome album. I had only heard a couple of songs from this album previously, but this whole album is sick.

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lyrics are a bit much but the range of vocals and style in a single album is impressive

Never heard this album before. I will give it some further spins!

When my dad was still alive, he told me stories about the most memorable times his favorite musicians died or favorite bands broke up. He described SRV’s death as being particularly noteworthy: he mentioned that he thought of his life in parts, one before and one after he was gone. Jack White isn’t dead (praise God), but in early February of 2011, during my sophomore year of high school, I got the announcement that The White Stripes had split. It felt unfathomable to me at the time that bands who still existed COULD break up— I thought that was just a thing for bands that had existed before I was born. I was stunned because I hadn’t gotten into The White Stripes until early 2009 anyway, so I felt like I’d just broken the surface and now here was this promise of no more music. From then, my life was before TWS broke up and after. Fortunately we got this record shortly after, and while I’m an enormous Meg White defender, I was willing to accept that it was just Jack now. I was just thrilled to be getting output from him again so soon after their split. This album made it obvious that he wanted to meet somewhere in the middle of De Stijl and Get Behind Me Satan, and I think he accomplished it. Unfortunately, because my least favorite White Stripes album is probably Get Behind Me Satan, I was a little off-put that this was Jack’s first solo product. Granted, it’s got some heavy hitters that have stood my unyielding criticism: “Sixteen Saltines,” “Weep Themselves to Sleep,” and “I’m Shakin’” have remained my favorites from this album. Unfortunately for me, it would take Jack until 2024 with his album No Name to really get me back, because it’s not until *then* that he’s really channeling the old school Detroit garage rock I loved as a teenager. Even so, this album is great and important in its own ways, even if I enjoy 2014’s Lazaretto a little more. So glad we rolled some Jack White today. I think I can safely say that The White Stripes are my favorite band of all time, and their flavors definitely show up here juuuust enough for me to say I REALLY like this album, but not enough that I can say that I love it. But this album did rescue me from a very mild musical depression in early 2012 when I was sure I’d never get to listen to new work from my favorite artist. A fun note about this album is that “Sixteen Saltines” became one of the first real songs I played live. I was in a high school band called Cavemen Are People Too, and we played this song to an audience of perhaps 15 people— maybe all of them friends and family— in a park in Lawrenceburg KY in 2013.

The best solo album by one of rock's most singular performers. The first 4 songs are some of his most memorable, but even the back half's more laid back tracks are solid.

Insanely high quality throughout the album. Fun ideas and great execution.

I'm not going to lie, this is like White Stripes-lite. I miss Meg drumming. There's a Beck vibe to Blunderbuss. There's always a playfulness about Jack White songs. I like this album. I definitely like it less than the White Stripes albums on the list though.