TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Fear Of The Dawn" - Jack White (2022)

"Fear Of The Dawn" - Jack White (2022)

Drop the needle on this square and hear the downpour of guitar bees swarming out of the speakers like an industrial rush.  And some mad bass determined to get in its two cents.  Trippy synth fills in the gaps along with plenty of Jack White's trademark shenanigans.  Speed ups, slowdowns, electronic flips, and twists. A splatter of psych.  Unexpected louies and ducks and swerves and dodges.  Just a blender of blues rock and funk run amok.

"Fear Of The Dawn"...White's 4th solo album is surprising and strange like a freakazoid communion.  But is it any good?  There are some days when my brain feels like the whole world is trying to take a monster crap in my driveway near the mailbox.…but after cranking this monster montage, I feel almost baptized.  Clean, refreshed, and ready to grab some West Virginia pepperoni rolls.  But that's just me.  Enter At Your Own Risk.

"Fear Of The Dawn" - Jack White (back)

Hype Sticker

Insert One (front and back)
Insert Two (front and back)
Insert Three (front and back)

Favorites include:
"What's The Trick?"
"Taking Me Back"
"Morning, Noon And Night"

I received a price drop notification from Amazon that Jack White's "FOTD" had a ridiculous number of $14.  After ordering, I later learned from the vinyl community a few bad pressings were out there and it was kind of a dice roll what you'd get.  I just crossed my fingers.  So here's my short epistle on my purchase.  

My copy was pressed on black vinyl and included three inserts w/lyrics.  Everything looked great, but unfortunately, I received a wanker.  The record had a drop-off midway through the spin and lots of pops.  I notified Amazon, explained the problem, and returned the record.  (Amazon made this pretty easy for me.)  Four days later, another copy arrived and it sounded great.  The mix was compressed a bit more than I would've liked, however, the dropoff was completely gone, and no more crackles or pops.  On further inspection, I noticed the square they sent had a slightly different matrix in the deadwax.  ("B IV" on side two for anyone keeping score.)  Anyway, this one works for me.  "I'm going to Wichita."  Oh wait, I'm already there.  Excellent!

Third Man Records label
(Side 1 & Side 2)

Cat #
TMR-752
SIDE A  DEADWAX
II TMR-752-A II  FROM DAWN TILL DUSK  WTS - TMM TMP
SIDE B  DEADWAX
II TMR-752-B IV  FROM DUSK TILL DAWN  WTS  TMM TMP

"Taking Me Back" - Jack White / "Fear Of The Dawn" (2022)

TRACKS:
A1  "Taking Me Back" 3:56
A2  "Fear Of The Dawn" 2:02
A3  "The White Raven" 3:43
A4  "Hi-De-Ho" (w/Q-Tip) 3:56 
A5  "Eosophobia" 3:41
A6  "Into The Twilight" 4:40
B1  "Dusk" 0:30
B2  "What's The Trick?" 3:34
B3  "That Was Then (This Is Now)" 3:10
B4  "Eosophobia (Reprise)" 3:12
B5  "Morning, Noon And Night" 4:44
B6  "Shedding My Velvet" 3:41

PERSONNEL:
Jack White – vocals, drums, electric & acoustic guitar, bass, synthesizers, percussion, theremin, samples, piano, vibraphone, 
SESSION MUSICIANS:
Q-Tip - vocals, handclaps (A4) 
Olivia Jean - electric-acoustic-rhythm guitar (A4)
Daru Jones - drums (A5, B3-5)
Dominic Davis - bass (A5, A10-11)
Quincy McCrary - Wurlitzer electronic piano (A5, B4) Hammond (A6), synth, harmony (B3)
Scarlett White - bass (A6)
Mark Watrous - Juno synth (B1), synth (B5)
Bone Dust Mancini - 1975 Harley-Davidson Ironhead (B2)
Jack Lawrence - bass (B3)
Duane Denison - rhythm guitar, guitar solo (B5)

Good stuff.

Follow Me On FACEBOOK 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Interview:-- Joan Staley (Actress - Classic Movies & Television)

Image
  "Elvis,  do you really want me to slap you?"  ~ Joan Staley ~     So my friends and I were talking about first crushes. First tv and movie crushes.  For me, it was easy.  It was Alma. (Joan Staley)   I broke into the double-digit age of 10 in 1993.  That was the summer I discovered my favorite Don Knotts movie while flipping thru cable one Saturday morning... "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken." Everyone has seen it.  It was a funny haunted house story similar to an episode on Andy G. with a cast of familiar characters, trippy organ music, and the prettiest girl I had ever seen...Alma. She was beautiful alright.  I was love-stung so bad, I swear I could smell flowers coming out of the TV set.  And best of all, she was nice.  She didn't like the smart alec, the wise guy, or the show-off.  Alma was digging Luther (Don Knotts) and that just made her that much prettier.  And from then on... But unfortunately, time and puberty wouldn't let her wait
Read more

Interview:--> Terry Kirkman (The Association)

Image
"...Not only learned to think, but to care.  Not only learned to think, but to dare." ~ The Association ~  With one of the most bad-ass songs about the herb that no one was quite sure about, yet everyone understood...to the anti-war homage that was both beautiful and pointed... The Association . From gentle psych pop spinneries that tease the mind...to the lush vocal and instrumental arrangements that melt the heart... The Association. The Association were all of these and none of these. Lead by co-founder Terry Kirkman, it was never an "either/or" about the music.  No pigeonhole here.  It was simply "all" about the music.  And having at least 3 of the most radio-played songs in history...I'd say The Association were on to something. TERRY KIRKMAN INTERVIEW  01/26/2015 Casey Chambers:  In the summer of '67, The Association had the opportunity to perform at the iconic Monterey Pop Festival.  How cool was that? Terry Kirkma
Read more

Interview -- Henry Lee Summer (Singer/Songwriter)

Image
"I just always have played music.  For better   or worse, I banked my whole life on it." ~ Henry Lee Summer ~     It's strange how music lets you travel through time as if there truly was no time.  I played the shit out of this album growing up.  Nothing deep or complicated.  Nothing outta bounds.  Nothing to get hung about.  It's deceptively simple.  But here's the thing... Henry Lee Summer  is serving aces all over this heartland square. This is the 35th anniversary of Henry Lee Summer's self-titled album and this one falls under that sweet spot between raucous and chill.  It's a large cup of iced coffee with a nice soulful blend.  Not usually my type of go-to and yet this album easily fills a void I didn't know I had.  Let this spin be your own private Idaho.  " Check it out, Leroy!"   Henry Lee Summer... Go get you some. Henry Lee Summer Interview -- August 2023 Henry Lee Summer Casey Chambers:  Well, this is the 35th anniversary of you
Read more