Okay, I admit this post is basically directed towards LLC because he and I have had conversations about the White Stripes before, but I'm posting it publicly because you never know who else out there might be a fan.

The reason for this post is that I have decided, after five or six times listening to the new album Icky Thump, Jack and Meg White are Gods. I love this new CD. The first time I listened to it I thought "Eh" then the second time I thought "Eh?" The third time I let my girlfriend listen to it and she said "Eh" and I thought "Wow".

After five or six times, I can't stop listening to it. There is just enough odd guitar playing and Jack White's voice to keep me interested and eventually enthralled to the point that I can't stop listening to it.

My only gripe, and it's not much of one, is that Meg White on the drums is fairly disappointing. Without a Bass player she, as usual, plays the most basic of drums. However, it works for Rock 'N Roll. So, the White Stripes are my favorite band of the month.