Jack White, Blunderbuss Full Concert

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Lollapalooza headliner, Mr. Jack White.

I'm currently goo-goo over White's new solo album -- his debut solo album -- Blunderbuss, released April 23. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, then dropped to #7 in week two, and is sitting at #8 in week three. It's too early to tell whether the initial enthusiasm will hold, or if people are listening to the album and disliking it, but I have no time for any of that. I have a crush.

When I get a new album, I listen to it in its entirety. Then I listen again. It all mashes together, a cacophony of sounds and rhythms and intentions. On the third listen, I begin to differentiate where one song ends and the next begins. On the fourth, I start to decide whether I like the songs. By the sixth or seventh listen, it's all old hat. I could hum the intros, melodies, and choruses. It's like the songs have always been there in my brain, like these new songs filled predestined song-shaped holes. My soul had been waiting for it, and I didn't even realize it.

My crush started with the first listen of the second track, "Sixteen Saltines." It begins with a simple but powerful guitar riff. This is old school, this is garage rock, this is wonderful. White's voice trips and falls over the lyrics, yelling but maintaining the tiniest hint of a vibrato. Such a pro.

"Who's jealous of who?" he asks in the chorus, his falsetto indicating he has no qualms about reaching for notes that may not be in his natural range, but he nails them, and he sounds cool doing it.

You, sir. I'm jealous of you.

There's more. There's so, so much more. But I'll let you experience it for yourself. Later in the summer I'll break down some more new White tunes, but for now, you can listen to the entire album for free on one video. You even get to glimpse both of his bands -- the male one and the female one -- and hear the differences in their style and attack. You also get to see Jack White full-body tackle his interviewer before the music starts. Bless you, YouTube.

After the jump: Full track list of the primary video. It includes most of the songs off the new album and a number of selections by the White Stripes, the Raconteurs, and the Dead Weather.



01 Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground (White Stripes)
02 Missing Pieces
03 Freedom at 21
04 Love Love Interruption
05 Hotel Yorba (White Stripes)
06 Two Against One
07 Top Yourself (The Raconteurs)
08 I'm Slowly Turning Into You (White Stripes)
09 Blue Blood Blues (Dead Weather)
10 Take Me With You When You Go
11 Sixteen Saltines
12 Cut Like A Buffalo (Dead Weather)
13 Weep Themselves To Sleep
14 Trash Tongue Talker
15 You Know That I Know
16 We're Going To Be Friends (White Stripes)
17 Hypocritical Kiss
18 Hello Operator (White Stripes)
19 Carolina Drama (The Raconteurs)
20 Seven Nation Army (White Stripes)
21 I Guess I Should Go To Sleep