Strange, unusual and unique make up the definition of an anomaly, or for a better description, "Jack White".
The former White Stripes icon has been keeping busy since retiring his former label, instead of flying off to some decadent Rock & Roll playground for the rest of eternity, Jack has opted to stay active by keeping his talented paws busy with two well-established bands (Raconteurs and the Dead Weather). The one defining aspect of Jack White is that his work ethic is a hard wired machine that lives deep in his artistic soul. In his own words he states "...if you call yourself an artist, you have a responsibility to that liberty that you've given yourself. You don't have a day job where you work 9 to 5 at a factory because you're an artist? Well, okay, well then you better make some art. That doesn't mean you can sit around all day and do nothing". The man is driven, and along with his talent for music has made him so successful in the music world.
Jack White- a true Modern Rebel, his music sets the tone for a raw generation. Defying labels and letting his resonating vocals haunt the souls of his fans, not giving a rat's ass about his critics he refuses to change or bend to the conformity of the sold out facade of the music world. Many of his fans felt the loss of his haunting music when the White Stripes announced in early February of 2011 that Meg and Jack were going to be no more. Lucky for us Jack has been stirring up the musical kettle and just released some songs from his Dead Weather project, the album is titled "The Dead Weather - Horehound". The debut single "Hang You from the Heavens", is available for download now from iTunes, and as an added bonus you can download another song titled "Two Against One" for free for the rest of this week. Two Against One is haunting and mesmerizing in a way that only Jack White can deliver, it is primal, pure and raw to its dark core
Hang You from the Heavens has a strong and thick distorted guitar hammering in the background, setting the wicked tone, with primal drums taking over with perfectly timed beats. Alison Mosshart adds to the grungy feel with her fiery voice, the song works on a dirty and raw level. Something you would listen to while throwing back a shot of Jack Daniels before punching the bouncer in the nuts, it stirs rebellion deep in the soul and we like that.
Other songs like "Will There Be Enough Water" is Jack White at his bluesy best, Alison and Jack work perfectly together to deliver one of my favorite songs on the album. Simple and pure bluesy rock delivered by a driven anomaly in the form of Jack White and his new band "The Dead Weather". For me the best song has to be "Treat Me like Your Mother", the song just reeks with attitude. Alison Mosshart and Jack White's vocals create a whirlwind of adrenaline against a backdrop of modern rock tempo. The recently released video of Treat Me like Your Mother goes perfectly with the aggressive mood.
Something about most the songs in The Dead Weather's Hore Hound awakens something primal in the listeners mind, it makes you want to blow some things up, smash some glass and flip off the neighbor.
If you are remotely a fan of the White Stripes do yourself a favor and check out "The Dead Weather", you will not be disappointed
Thomas Holohan is the executive editor for modern-rebel.com.You will find information and advice for men that live on the edge at modern-rebel.com
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