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That's really good to hear because my b/f said it sucks. I haven't heard it yet but I NEED it to rock my soul!

It's very loud and hard, more on par with the first album than the rest of them since. Some of the guitar leads/solos are insane and brilliant.

Funny, I think the same thing about Muddy Waters when I listen to Zep.

I'm always right! I've always maintained that I have exquisite taste in music. ;-)

I titled a post with that last night, then changed it to something more appropriate--loved the song, though.

I guess for me the title is kind of ironic, because I have a redheaded woman I'm supposed to kiss alllllll the time.

I'm a redheaded woman who wants to be kissed!

*looks around nervously*

SMOOOOOOOOOCH

!!!

Aw, it was only a smooch... not like the MWAH's I reserve for you.

You BETTER be kissing me all the time!

I perfer kissing you all over.

heh. No, I'm not jealous.

i heard a song from the album when i was in Canada, and i was liking it a lot, and when the DJ did a backsell (yes! they actually still DO backsells on canadian radio!), i was sort of blown away to hear it was the white stripes. i've never been a huge fan, liked the one or two albums i heard ok, but i've been meaning to check it out ever since.

Probably that title track "Icky Thump"... which is just... insane. Gawd that's such a great song.

I was inadvertently made a fan of them when I saw them open for Sleater-Kinney back in 2000. This was way before they broke on radio/MTV and I had no idea who they were... knew nothing about them. Jack White just blew me away that night... and I've been a fan ever since.

Hi. Their new album is just like the others. Meaning great. I don't understand why everyone's selling it as a "new sound" for them.

I don't think it's necessarily a "new sound" as more of a return to what their first couple of records sounded like. I do think, however, that Jack White is really beginning to figure out how to use the studio effectively with the White Stripes sound. The way he blends the tone, while sometimes a little gimmicky, it just jaw dropping on this album. It is simultaneously a little step backward and a huge step forward.