| The Raconteurs tickets are now available and can be | | | | undoubtedly led in the early '00s, had to evolve |
| bought or sold online at | | | | sometime. In The Raconteurs, that evolution appeared |
| With The White Stripes rising to success and | | | | to be from blues-rock to…well, blues-rock with |
| prominence in the early aughts, it surprised few that | | | | other influences. Psychedelic ones, largely looking to |
| Jack White's newest project, the Detroit band The | | | | the '60s pop of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. |
| Raconteurs, would also quickly find success. Allowing | | | | The band was received well, though not necessarily |
| White (along with collaborator Brendan Benson) to try | | | | enthusiastically. Many fans of The White Stripes didn't |
| things he doesn't usually blend into his work, The | | | | see enough of a difference between the two to really |
| Raconteurs had a similar but still distinct sound than | | | | switch camps or delve deeply into White's newest |
| The White Stripes. | | | | project. But The Raconteurs sophomore release |
| To understand where the band's roots lay, you first | | | | altered that by a bit. |
| have to go back in time to 2003, when The White | | | | In 2008, they released Consolers of the Lonely. The |
| Stripes found mainstream success with Elephant. | | | | sepia-toned album cover, which makes the band look |
| After that record, Jack White and singer/songwriter | | | | like blues-rock from the Civil War period rather than a |
| Brendan Benson teamed up and collaborated on the | | | | modern day rock outfit, sends a message that this is |
| song "Steady as She Goes." After that, they put a | | | | music out of time. More than a reference to the Civil |
| band together, forming the Raconteurs with several | | | | War, it probably hints at the bands in the '60s that |
| other musicians. | | | | often portrayed themselves as bands out of time |
| Their first release, 2006's Broken Boy Soldiers, | | | | (some of which had album covers similar to Consolers |
| attracted a fair share of notice from the music press | | | | of the Lonely). Regardless, it was much better |
| and fans alike. Most eyes, however, were on White, | | | | received than The Raconteurs previous album. The |
| and what direction he would go after The White | | | | true testament of their success was the fact that |
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