First ever front row seats! Except for the extra special Fox Theatre pit seats in front of me. Whatever... My ticket said row A. And for none other than Jack White, the only rock star that I can think of that has the potential to save the world, one night at a time. Well, he did his damnedest to do it tonight, we'll just have to wait and see for the results. I know I feel better. His first solo album,
Blunderbuss, is unlike anything I have ever heard with versatility at every turn. Unique originality busting at the seams with every note. But I'm a long time fan, as most of you know, so my opinion could be a little bias. Extraordinary energy from Jack set the tone for the night and made the first set, that ended with "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" which he has been known to open shows with, seem like it only lasted 15 minutes. Backed by an all female band, The Peacocks, throughout the night he barely slowed down to catch his breath. The drummer was trying her best to out do him and he had to step over and calm her down a couple of times. She was a total bad-ass. I don't know where he found those ladies but I hope he keeps them on a short leash to hopefully perform with him again. Mixed in were tunes from all his other bands, of which there are several, to fill the voids form only having one album to showcase. "Hotel Yorba", "Top Yourself", "Steady, as She Goes", and "Blue Blood Blues" to name a few. Jack jumped on the piano to show off his multi-instrumental talents for "I Guess I Should Go To Sleep" but warned us to not do so before hand. No chance of that happening, even if I hadn't been right in front of the speakers. He then woke anyone that dozed off by ripping up The White Stripes' "I'm Slowly Turning Into You." The encore set consisted of several tunes starting with "Freedom at 21" and ended with "Carolina Drama" and "Seven Nation Army." I didn't happen to stand next to him at any point but still an amazing night. I hope this isn't the last solo project we hear from him.
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| Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three looked and sounded like they just walked off the set of O Brother, Where Art Though? They mentioned that the first gig they ever played in Atlanta was at Fat Matt's Rib Shack. Boys, you'll not find a venue with a better menu. Wow, that was kind of lyrical on accident. |
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First ever front row seats! Except for the extra special Fox Theatre pit seats in front of me. Whatever... My ticket said row A. And for none other than Jack White, the only rock star that I can think of that has the potential to save the world, one night at a time. Well, he did his damnedest to do it tonight, we'll just have to wait and see for the results. I know I feel better. His first solo album, Blunderbuss, is unlike anything I have ever heard with versatility at every turn. Unique originality busting at the seams with every note. But I'm a long time fan, as most of you know, so my opinion could be a little bias. Extraordinary energy from Jack set the tone for the night and made the first set, that ended with "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" which he has been known to open shows with, seem like it only lasted 15 minutes. Backed by an all female band, The Peacocks, throughout the night he barely slowed down to catch his breath. The drummer was trying her best to out do him and he had to step over and calm her down a couple of times. She was a total bad-ass. I don't know where he found those ladies but I hope he keeps them on a short leash to hopefully perform with him again. Mixed in were tunes from all his other bands, of which there are several, to fill the voids form only having one album to showcase. "Hotel Yorba", "Top Yourself", "Steady, as She Goes", and "Blue Blood Blues" to name a few. Jack jumped on the piano to show off his multi-instrumental talents for "I Guess I Should Go To Sleep" but warned us to not do so before hand. No chance of that happening, even if I hadn't been right in front of the speakers. He then woke anyone that dozed off by ripping up The White Stripes' "I'm Slowly Turning Into You." The encore set consisted of several tunes starting with "Freedom at 21" and ended with "Carolina Drama" and "Seven Nation Army." I didn't happen to stand next to him at any point but still an amazing night. I hope this isn't the last solo project we hear from him. 
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