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Record Label: Warner Bros.
Originally released: 19-JUN-2007

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	1. Icky Thump
	2. You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)
	3. 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
	4. Conquest
	5. Bone Broke
	6. Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn
	7. St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air)
	8. Little Cream Soda
	9. Rag And Bone
	10. I'm Slowly Turning Into You
	11. A Martyr For My Love For You
	12. Catch Hell Blues
	13. Effect And Cause

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Rhapsody

Rolling Stone

Our guess is that Icky Thump refers to Meg White's no-frills percussion style. Whatever it means, the White Stripes get back to kicking out the jams on an album that recalls the acid rock era. While much of the album echoes early Led Zep (including the folky "Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn"), "Bone Broke" is the kind of 'tardo rock song that the Beastie Boys excel at, "St. Andrew" is the sound of the Beatles going insane, and "Conquest" casts images of Iron Butterfly disrupting the patrons at a Mexican restaurant. And yet it all somehow sounds like the White Stripes.

- Nick Dedina

So what is it about Jack White? Right, he's very talented. Major guitarist, albeit overrated
by those seeking a young titan to prove the guitar retains its glamour. Voice avid and
emotional enough, words catchy sometimes and – crucially – tunes catchy often. Plus the
color-coded packaging and knack for self-mythification. Still, what do the White Stripes
have to say? What do they stand for? Why do simple pop fans care about minimal... More >

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- ROBERT CHRISTGAU

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2007 Icky Thump (Single) (Warner Bros.)