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The White Stripes - Walking With A Ghost + 4 Live Tracks Audio CD

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The White Stripes Band: The White Stripes
Title: Walking With A Ghost + 4 Live Tracks
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Release Date: 2005-12-06
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Walking With A Ghost (Tegan & Sara cover) 2: Same Boy You’ve Always Known (live– previously unreleased) 3: As Ugly As I Seem (live– previously unreleased) 4: The Denial Twist (live– previously unreleased) 5: Screwdriver (live– previously unreleased)

For White Stripes fans
The four live tracks can all be found elsewhere. Being a massive White Stripes fan, this purchase was worth the one song that wasn't released anywhere but on this disc. So for the one new song and four fantastic songs played live, it is a great collection. .


White Stripes rock!
I love it just as much as the first time I heard it. One of my favorite bands- this CD was an instant favorite.


Not bad, but inessential.
Get one of the five LP's, which are all incredible. If you're new to the White Stripes, don't get this album. This is more for people who are already fans of the band. I actually don't care a whole great deal for the cover of Tegan & Sara's hit "Walking with a Ghost," but it's alright. Actually, I liked the live tracks more. Even so, while they are all amazing Stripes songs, it is more like something intended for fans than anything else. I don't really think they're newer releases will be a template from this.

On the other hand, a new album, "Icky Thump" is coming out in awhile. We'll see how that one turns out.


Great Holdover
Its a great buy to hold over until the next album comes out. The title track is great and the live cuts are classic White Stripes. See also "Under the Blackpool Lights" DVD. .


Walking with the ghost
" But this little collection is worth checking out anyway,

It opens with a cover of indiepop sisters Tegan & Sara's "Walking With A Ghost," now White-Striped. Unsurprisingly, a new White Stripes album is going to overshadow a small live/cover EP like "Walking With A Ghost + 4 Live Tracks. This version is much hard-rockier and more angular, with jabs of rough guitar and wails from Jack White. Where Tegan and Sara sounded mildly perturbed by their "walking with a ghost," Jack sounds on the edge of breaking down completely. Steady there.

And, this having "+ 4 Live Tracks," we're then treated to some fairly good, low-key renditions of White Stripes tunes: a mellow version of "The Same Boy You've Always Known," where you can hear cheers and handclaps from the audience, the mournful "As Ugly As I Seem. "

After the sorrowful pair of songs, we finally get some rockin'. Jack and Meg smash through the tune of "The Denial Twist," with snarly singing and lots of rough drums'n'bass. And after a hearty round of applause from the audience, they launch into the roaring bass of "Screwdriver. "

Wedged in the midle of the last song is "Passive Manipulation," a solo where Meg sings, "Women, listen to your mothers/don't succumb to the wishes of your brothers. . . " Then Jack lets rip for one grand finale, a blast of raw vocals and equally raw instrumentation.

Well, the White Stripes know how to make their odds and ends worth the money -- smashing together a quirky cover with their live performance. While the cover is good -- not as enticing as the original, admittedly -- the live performance is what really rocks.

At first, things don't seem to be too energetic. Jack sounds very depressed, and only acoustic guitar and a few drums break through. But after a couple of very low-key songs, Meg and Jack start giving it their all. The result is absolutely electric -- kinetic music, ripping singing, and to judge from the applause, the audience loved it.

There's a muddy edge to the music, like many live performances, and it's a credit that their musical skills that the White Stripes can make this EP a good addition to any fan's collection. And yes, the cover is nice too.


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