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The Raconteurs are a new band made up of old friends, consisting of Jack Lawrence (bass), Patrick Keeler (drums), Brendan Benson (guitars, vocals, keys) and Jack White(guitars, vocals, keys). The seed was sewn in an attic in the middle of a hot summer when friends Jack White and Brendan Benson got mutually and wrote a song this truly inspired them. This song was "Steady, As She Goes" and the inspiration led to the creation of a full band together with the addition of Lawrence and Keeler. While every of these four individuals have had successful careers together with their own bands, the culmination of all of their talents is what truly makes The Raconteurs a force to be reckoned together with.

Smothered by the indulgence of his rock star ranking, Jack White steps into the eccentricities of the supergroup, and at first glimpse, this seems to be a band where White's imposing presence could overshadow the rest. Not the case together with these Raconteurs. Teaming together with fellow Detroit songwriter Brendan Benson and Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler, the rhythm section from Cincinnati band the Greenhornes, White exhales a bit, deferring enough to his mates to do Broken Boy Soldiers have fun like a team effort. Following the Benson blueprint, "Steady as She Goes," which opens as a slice of 1960's radio pop, the record steers away from pigeonholing the rest of the way. White's in a Middle Eastern mood for the title track as he pulls off a wicked Robert Plant howl, while Lawrence and Keeler excel on the chorus-strong "Intimate Secretary" and the optimistic acoustic rocker "Yellow Sun." Like so many all-star bands before them, The Raconteurs could be one and done. But don't situate the blame on this fertile and genuine debut. --Scott Holter

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Child, then Woman, then Child Again 2010-06-16

By greenweaver

This album makes me feel like a kid just discovering rock-n-roll. Each song is well crafted. When I was sixteen and had my first car, Led Zeppelin II was in the deck on auto-reverse for months. Now the tunes are on an iPod, I'm old and wrinkled, but I don't feel it driving along and grooving to Jack White and company.
Heavy influences of Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, and other assorted guitar gods you'll be trying to remember as the next song grows on you.

Side-work syndrome 2010-06-11

By IRate

A few songs on here that warrant a look, but overall too much filler-esque work to make for anything above a merely good release.

If you like Jack White, you'll probably like The Raconteurs 2010-04-05

By Gavin Johnson (Burbank, CA USA)

Broken Boy Soldiers is a solid debut. It sounds like Jack White. If you like Jack White and The White Stripes, you'll probably like The Raconteurs. The Raconteurs have a bit more of a traditional Rock 'n Roll feel than The White Stripes. This record didn't and won't change my life or even my musical tastes, but it is good and enjoyable to listen to.

I like this album every bit as much as CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY 2010-02-02

By carol irvin (United States)

I was very surprised to discover that I like this album every bit as much as CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY. The dominant sentiment seems to be that CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY, their second album, is their breakthrough album. I think this album is just as strong as that one. I've been listening to it for long stretches on the road and progressively I've been sinking deeper and deeper into it. I like every song but the stand out for me is "Broken Boy Soldier". It has that raw, raspy rock blues twang to it that I just love. Plus there is the tinkle of a triangle throughout that I think is the perfect counterpoint. If one could put deep needle scratches into a groove on a CD, then this is the song which would be a mess on my album. My next favorite, which is beginning to give my first choice a run for the money is "Blue Veins" and for roughly the same reasons. By contrast, I like the crowd pleaser favorite on this album, STEADY AS SHE GOES, but it is very harmonious and unraw so it is a bit too "nice" for me. I do realize though that you have to have something for everyone and that is the song which won most polls (NPR for example). The number one reason I bought this album was because Jack White is part of the band. I haven't enjoyed a musician this much since the late Chet Baker was performing. He is an incredible talent.

nice 2010-01-01

By Jeremy D. Smith (oregon)

As with everything else Jack White is involved with this is amazing. This band is full of energy, they are wonderful song writers and great musicians.

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