On and On and On Lyrics: 2. Half of the songs are great, the other half sound just lazy. The sleeve of Jack White's recent single "Sixteen Saltines" shows the man in a mirror… Jack’s eclectic influences are on display on Blunderbuss but so is his originality. Love Is Blindness Lyrics: 11. Blunderbuss is the debut solo album by Jack White. I hate the word "collaboration." Loren Wohl for NPR But now I'm in a position where I own the studio and the people who come in to work on music. They've got an incredible history. It makes you think you're up in a cabin collaborating together. Half of the songs are great, the other half sound just lazy. That's what happened in The Dead Weather and that's why I think we became such tight friends and we all wrote. Sixteen Saltines Lyrics: 10. Missing Pieces Lyrics: 8. Anyways, I love when you hear different things from different people, then you know you're getting somewhere. All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and Jack White in conversation at the historic Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas. Freedom at 21 Lyrics: 7. ", Jack White. Hypocritical Kiss Lyrics: 4. hide caption, "I came up from growing up with a lot of Catholic guilt, a lot of punk rock, hipster guilt in the later years where I think people have thrown a lot of things on me. Take Me With You When You Go Lyrics: 6. The four of us wrote in that band, I think, because of her and her attitude. How? hide caption. So I always thought if I did a solo record it'd probably be a great idea to do it with them and I just hadn't done one 'til now. Some of my friends say, 'Why didn't you just put it out on Third Man? Credit: Producer and editor: Bob Boilen; Videographer: Michael Katzif; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin/NPR. I do enjoy the This is a rather sketchy first solo album for Jack White. They invented the album. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Jack White’s 2012 album Blunderbuss is a humdinger. "When you put something out there into the world, there's all these words you don't want to hear, that you hope people don't say. We can produce tons of them like that, but if you want to put out a million CDs and sell them and get them played on the radio, and even videos, or whatever, if that still exists, that kind of muscle can only come from a label like Columbia. Following the dissolution of the White Stripes and his marriage to model/singer Karen Elson, Jack White releases his first solo LP. Jack White worked on various other projects during this period. Loren Wohl for NPR Written almost entirely by White, the album was recorded and produced by White in Nashville, Tennessee in 2011. Prior to the creation of Blunderbuss, Jack White had been a member of the duo the White Stripes along with Meg White. In … When I found out just before SXSW that I'd be able to talk with Jack White about making this new record, I was thrilled. Available with an Apple Music subscription. ", Jack White in conversation with NPR. ", "I learned with Allison Mossheart in The Dead Weather — it was hard to tell with The White Stripes — but with The Dead Weather all it takes is one girl. In the midst of the tour, the band canceled its United States tour dates, citing Meg White's struggle with acute anxiety; shortly afterwards, the band canceled the remainder of its 2007 tour dates. This is a rather sketchy first solo album for Jack White. The very first. It was with that in mind that we sat down to talk at the historic Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin, Texas, this time with video cameras rolling. And I think the thing is about Third Man is that, yeah, we can put this thing out on iTunes and we can put things out on vinyl. In 2007, the band went on a tour after releasing the album Icky Thump. I don’t think I can surpass the fervor of some of the other reviews so maybe I can sum up more completely. Jack’s eclectic influences are on display on Blunderbuss but so is his originality. It was released digitally on April 20, 2012, and in physical formats on April 23 through White's own Third Man Records label, in association with XL Recordings and Columbia Records. Jack White - Blunderbuss Album Lyrics; 1. I ain't got nothing to prove about being indie or anything like that.". hide caption, "[Columbia's] history is amazing. Love Interruption Lyrics: 9. They want to make something beautiful happen and somebody needs to direct it, and I feel like ... forget all that guilt. It's always like living in the past — copying, emulating. I want an album filled with surprise, with major shifts in style and fun, kick-ass fun. Loren Wohl for NPR We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020. Try it free. 13 Songs. He's a guy who loves to talk about "process" and how things come to happen. It's like, if I produce a record with Tom Jones, I'm not collaborating with Tom Jones. According to the Blunderbuss Songfacts, this was White's first #1 album in the US - he missed the top of the Billboard 200 with his other bands the White Stripes, the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather. The band then went on a hiatus that ended in the band's breakup in 2011. Where I always felt like I'm not supposed to tell the horn section what to play or I don't want to come off egotistical or like a control freak to tell a piano player to change the rhythm to waltz time now because it will make this thing happen. Rife with songs about fear and loss, Blunderbuss feels unusually personal. You have your own record label, just do it.' I had my dream, I held your hand on that broad avenue We crossed the road and never spoke to another as we flew We left your man alone in drag, laughing there at us A romantic bust, a blundered turned, an explosive blunderbuss An ancient grand hotel of Persian thread and ivory And when your man would turn his head, I'd see you look at me Pools of brown and sea of red and demons in your pocket That same … Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Blunderbuss - Jack White on AllMusic - 2012 - Jack White leaves such an indelible stamp on any… Blunderbuss is the debut solo album by Jack White, released on April 24, 2012 through White’s own label Third Man Records in association with XL Recordings and Columbia Records. If you have twenty guys in the room and you just bring in one girl, you change the entire mood and everyone plays different. We were both on very little sleep — SXSW will do that to you — but the conversation was free-flowing and candid and it was good to hear him so excited about this new music. I don’t think I can surpass the fervor of some of the other reviews so maybe I can sum up more completely.