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