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Consolers is a GREAT album. It’s one of the first I’ve heard in ages that doesn’t have a whole bunch of fillers propping it up. Big energy, lots of passion. That’s what it’s all about, for me.

As for the review, I agree that we’re all entitled to an opinion. But it’s also nice to hear a relatively unbiased review so we can make up our own minds. Otherwise it all seems more of an ego trip than anything else. Of course, this is only my opinion… Ed.

BTW The fact that you can honestly say Ed had ‘no preconceptions’ about this album before listening to it speaks volumes about your reasoning skills. You sir are the idiot and I really hope you don’t like the album then we’ll both be happy.

I wasn’t referring to Raconteurs fans being put off by this but a casual listener might, it certainly isn’t going to encourage anyone to listen to what, in my opinion, will be considered as one of the best albums of 2008.

Explain how I come across as a ‘fanboy’? Because I dislike people posting shitty reviews on bands that they obviously hated before they even listened to the record? I think it looks more like another Jack White hater rather than me being a fanboy for defending an artist who actually makes much better music than your average toss that’s around these days!

There’s a reason why people don’t do reviews like this it gives a totally skewed opinion of an album, I’ve loved albums on my first listen and then quickly forgotten about them and vice versa.

The title track caused instant discomfort. I stood tough and let the song play through. By the end of the album I started to think about the individual members of the band. Where are the Greenhornes anyway?

I won’t say I hate this record. No…it’s too soon.
For now I’ll give it a fair shake for it to sink in, but upon first listen I wasn’t taken.

Not like I was when I heard DeStijl or If we can’t trust the Doctors.

I think Jack White’s a genius though. I’ll pretty much buy what he’s sellin’ all the time.

I played this for my wife and she asked me to stop. That never happens.

Try doing a review strictly the way KingEd did. No preconceptions or listening to a song or two a few times to get familiar with it. Just one listen and your first impression. KingEd’s mood will come into play, his stress level and all kinds of things that subsequent listens may not have. I don’t see anyone else doing reviews like this. In fact, they all seem to wait to read what the fanboy’s with the early leaks think of it, and then expound on that. I be KingEd gets stuck eating his words in time on albums he pans and albums he picks as well. It’s just a first impression.

I’ll listen to it next Tuesday. KingEd’s opinion of this won’t stop me from enjoying it. How low is your opinion of a Raconteurs fan if you think KingEd’s opinion during his first listen is that powerful on them? I hope I don’t end up liking the album and thinking their fans are idiots thanks to you.

I don’t listen to albums by bands I didn’t like first time round maybe you should do the same, unless you were planning to make yourself look like an ass all along!

Fanboy?

“TommyN, you are aware, aren’t you, that your response is almost like a spoof fanboy defense by a Jack White lover.”

How original!

I think if I was a fanboy I’d have been a little more venomous towards you but I feel genuinely dismayed that dumb folk like yourself can put out one of the first (totally biased) reviews of what I consider to be a top album and possibly stop someone else from enjoying it.

in fact, tommyN sounds like he might actaully be jack white’s mommy! i kid, tommy, i kid. and let me reiterate, i really am envious of your ability to enjoy this album. i hear a same-ishness of approach in jack’s songs that i’ve been hearing since “satan” that’s making me hard to enjoy it.

and speaking of envy, ed, you and i both know that your old lady’s cooking is WAY better than mine. if i had my druthers, i’d've been over on sunday, watching the ‘nova game at your pad. but it just wasn’t to be. the girl wouldn’t have been able to handle watching my immense enjoyment of someone else’s cooking. better to stay home, fake my way through a few slices of dry ham, and ensure domestic tranquility (cue the “whip” sound).

but seriously, i hope you realize that this dylan upstart is going to totally outclass you. he’s from ithaca. the iq up there is, like, through the roof. he doesn’t even need to use prepositions correctly and he *still* has better things to say than you, you boor!

TommyN, you are aware, aren’t you, that your response is almost like a spoof fanboy defense by a Jack White lover.