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The Raconteurs — Steady As She Goes
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slr242
(San Francisco)
Posted: Apr 27, 2013 - 23:05
 
I have yet to hear anything that Jack's been involved with which isn't very good. Love his stuff.

coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: Nov 22, 2012 - 10:20
 
Can't go wrong with this kind of thing! Jack White is one of the best and most exciting dudes to pick up a guitar in a long, long while, and I love how he is slowly but surely becoming an ongoing influence I appreciate more and more, even though I also still cherish the memories of the raw power and playfulness I found in him (and myself upon hearing it) in his early stuff...Steady As She Goes, Jack! and right on, RP! I also always thought that Little Hurricane has shades of this tasty styling under the hood, which is a good thing.

clive369
(Windsor, UK)
Posted: Sep 20, 2012 - 13:25
 
 fredriley wrote:

How about The Storytellers? That's what les raconteurs is in French, I believe, though the French original probably has untranslatable subtleties. I wouldn't call that especially pompous. A bit rive gauche petit-bourgeois, perhaps... ;-)
 
Like it {#Clap}

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Sep 20, 2012 - 13:24
 
 ugly wrote:
Their name is pompous. I sort of like their music but the name always makes me think of being in college. That's a college word. The Raconteurs... how about the Shakespeares or the Mark Twains?
 
Didn't spend too long in college then, eh?

gillespp
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Sep 20, 2012 - 13:21
 
 xtalman wrote:
Just saw the documentary "It Might Get Loud" with Jack White, Jimmy Page and the Edge.  Good stuff.  Appreciate Jack White more now.
 
Jimmy Page didn't quite know what to make of Jack White, did he?

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Sep 20, 2012 - 13:20
 
i love this!

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: May 17, 2012 - 07:28
 
 ugly wrote:
Their name is pompous. I sort of like their music but the name always makes me think of being in college. That's a college word. The Raconteurs... how about the Shakespeares or the Mark Twains?
 
How about The Storytellers? That's what les raconteurs is in French, I believe, though the French original probably has untranslatable subtleties. I wouldn't call that especially pompous. A bit rive gauche petit-bourgeois, perhaps... ;-)

TJS
(Bradley, Il)
Posted: May 17, 2012 - 07:27
 
I thought this was an even more irritating song by OK GO.

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Apr 15, 2012 - 13:53
 
 ugly wrote:
Their name is pompous. I sort of like their music but the name always makes me think of being in college. That's a college word. The Raconteurs... how about the Shakespeares or the Mark Twains?
 
Trip Shakespeare was a very good band that changed their name to Semisonic, and achieved a little more success afterwords.  I saw Trip twice in college.  I remember wincing when saying their name.  I think it hurt them.  It shouldn't, but, that's the way it is.

AliGator
(The Bluegrass)
Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 22:20
 
I will always love this song. 

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jan 11, 2012 - 09:24
 
The opening (lone bass comping the root chords followed by a guitar doing the same) is eerily similar to Don Dixon's "Praying Mantis." I haven't sat down with me axe to actually compare the chords. 'Twould be interesting.

ScottishWillie
(The Scottish Lowlands)
Posted: Dec 10, 2011 - 14:12
 
 BBOGDA wrote:
please don`t play songs like this.  its AM radio mindless dribble.  the raconteurs have much better songs that weren`t picked for their "playability" and then shoved down our throats 10 times a day as on 100 FM stations across the US.   which is why i turn to RP when i can.
No all of us listen to American FM (I can't even if I wanted to) and I quite like this. It seems like a nice little pop song and I for one don't think any the lees of band (or Bill for that matter) for playing pop.


BBOGDA
Posted: Oct 08, 2011 - 09:15
 
please don`t play songs like this.  its AM radio mindless dribble.  the raconteurs have much better songs that weren`t picked for their "playability" and then shoved down our throats 10 times a day as on 100 FM stations across the US.   which is why i turn to RP when i can.

capandjudy
(Huntington, WV)
Posted: Nov 27, 2010 - 13:37
 
 garycha wrote:

She's an awful drummer.  Real or not.  Wooden and pedestrian. 
 
I agree. I think that Jack White would sound better with a more dynamic drummer but it is sort of like Neil Young having Crazy Horse for his band. The Crazy Horse rhythm section is pretty poor also. Flame me! P.S. I like this song and this album a lot plus they have a really good drummer. 


Derecho
(A Land Without Traffic Lights)
Posted: Jun 21, 2010 - 08:38
 
 garycha wrote:

She's an awful drummer.  Real or not.  Wooden and pedestrian. 

 
But sufficent for what The White Stripes are.  Besides, it's pretty apparent that Meg's presence onstage fuels Jack's performance, a significant contribution on its own.


xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: Jun 21, 2010 - 08:16
 
Just saw the documentary "It Might Get Loud" with Jack White, Jimmy Page and the Edge.  Good stuff.  Appreciate Jack White more now.

horstman
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: May 20, 2010 - 17:37
 
Their latest album is so much better. This is good but it is sorta like they are just feeling each other out on this one. The second album clearly shows them as a unit, more cohesive. Plus, the songs are just better, more rockin in that White Stripes way but more sophisticated and layered.

tapatia1072
Posted: May 20, 2010 - 12:54
 
 ugly wrote:
Their name is pompous. I sort of like their music but the name always makes me think of being in college. That's a college word. The Raconteurs... how about the Shakespeares or the Mark Twains?
 
I don't get it - is it not okay for rockers to be intelligent or to use big words? That's not unlike the sentiment of voters who select their elected officials on the basis of whom they'd prefer as a drinking buddy.


Crawlmeister
(NYC)
Posted: May 20, 2010 - 12:52
 
Gets better every time. I hear it in bars all the time now, although this has been out there for a WHILE.

Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: Apr 18, 2010 - 18:32
 
I MUCH prefer the acoustic version (even with its screw-up) that iTunes gave away four years back. Allegedly, it was recorded in their garage, but has better sound and more character than this version.


garycha
(Bristol, UK)
Posted: Mar 18, 2010 - 04:28
 
 mrrmt wrote:


meg is a real drummer. she's just really primal.
 
She's an awful drummer.  Real or not.  Wooden and pedestrian. 


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Sep 10, 2009 - 07:51
 
 Jelani wrote:
Pretty girls all walking with Gorillas down my street......
 
Awesome get. I like Jack White a whole lot better with a real band, and these guys are as good as they come. Killer song.


denmom
(Connecticut)
Posted: Sep 10, 2009 - 07:50
 
 Jelani wrote:
Pretty girls all walking with Gorillas down my street......
 

YES!!!  Thank you.  That was driving me nuts.

ugly
Posted: Aug 09, 2009 - 19:41
 
Their name is pompous. I sort of like their music but the name always makes me think of being in college. That's a college word. The Raconteurs... how about the Shakespeares or the Mark Twains?

PigLatin
(They are pigs, these Romans)
Posted: Sep 27, 2008 - 13:03
 
 DoctorHooey wrote:
The video for this song is hilarious!
 
Yeah, but I found I couldn't listen to this song twice without funny visuals.


Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Jan 19, 2008 - 09:47
 
Pretty girls all walking with Gorillas down my street......
kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jan 19, 2008 - 09:46
 
sproggit wrote:
its got a good groove.. but it's pretty generic... and i think a 12 year old may have written the lyrics for them. :)

Good summary. Not really bad enough to mute, but basically a whole lotta noise masking a whole lotta nuthin'.
Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: Nov 17, 2007 - 13:15
 
Curiously, this is different from the iTunes version, which I like better and actually sounds better despite that it was supposedly recorded in one take in their basement (or something like that).
Relayer
(Gainesville, FL)
Posted: Nov 17, 2007 - 13:13
 
For a while I had no idea that this was Jack White. Interesting, I think I prefer this album to the White Stripes.

The album is really good, but it is also pretty short (like 39 minutes or something near that).
crinky
(New England)
Posted: Aug 15, 2007 - 08:06
 
mrrmt wrote:


meg is a real drummer. she's just really primal.

Nothing against female drummers because there are several really good ones but Meg is awful. Nice to hear Jack White playing with both a decent drummer and bass player.
DoctorHooey
(/etc)
Posted: Aug 15, 2007 - 08:03
 
The video for this song is hilarious!
Wolf825
(New York)
Posted: Jun 13, 2007 - 10:15
 
Zep wrote:
WAY too many. It starts to grate before they hit 15, but by 25 it's garbage time. :puke:

Much too repetitive.
mrrmt
(Baltimore, MD)
Posted: Jun 13, 2007 - 10:13
 
Lazy8 wrote:
Nice to hear Jack with a real drummer


meg is a real drummer. she's just really primal.
redeyespy
(Sunny, FL)
Posted: May 27, 2007 - 13:56
 
Perishable. Enjoyed while still fresh.
OldFrenchie
Posted: Jan 10, 2007 - 19:32
 
Finally a song by these clowns that sounds good
sproggit
(canada (for now))
Posted: Dec 29, 2006 - 09:39
 
its got a good groove.. but it's pretty generic... and i think a 12 year old may have written the lyrics for them. :)
Zep
Posted: Dec 23, 2006 - 11:21
 
youngj wrote:
Trivia question: How many times do they actually sing the phrase "Steady as she goes" in this song?


WAY too many. It starts to grate before they hit 15, but by 25 it's garbage time. :puke:
rafterman
(Scotland, UK)
Posted: Dec 23, 2006 - 09:28
 
youngj wrote:
Trivia question: How many times do they actually sing the phrase "Steady as she goes" in this song?


I counted 29 :-)

I still like it - I'm a big fan of Brendan Benson and this is the most 'Bensonesque' of the Raconteurs stuff to date.
natural_tools
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Dec 14, 2006 - 21:11
 
Repetitive, yes, but I still like it.
youngj
(Canton, GA)
Posted: Dec 12, 2006 - 18:02
 
Trivia question: How many times do they actually sing the phrase "Steady as she goes" in this song?
redtex
(Texas Coast)
Posted: Nov 30, 2006 - 06:50
 
rah wrote:


you act like it's our fault you don't like it?

Not at all....just (almost) apologizing for rating it a 5. I usually pass on giving low scores but the frequency of this song moved me to do so here.
oppositelock
(Centennial, CO)
Posted: Nov 21, 2006 - 19:20
 

eskles
Posted: Nov 15, 2006 - 16:06
 
Why I like reading the posts here: I heard this and thought, wow, a white stripes ripoff, but now I know why. A good rocking song.
Lazy8
(The Gallatin Valley of Montana)
Posted: Nov 15, 2006 - 16:05
 
Nice to hear Jack with a real drummer
Holzfaller
(Calgary, Alberta)
Posted: Nov 15, 2006 - 16:04
 
Just bought this, excellent album.
rah
Posted: Nov 15, 2006 - 16:04
 
redtex wrote:
What's the buzz about? I'm just not getting it...and pulling your average down with a 5 rating.


you act like it's our fault you don't like it?
redtex
Posted: Nov 13, 2006 - 12:39
 
What's the buzz about? I'm just not getting it...and pulling your average down with a 5 rating.
n4ku
(Way over yonder in the monarchy)
Posted: Nov 13, 2006 - 12:35
 
sneff wrote:
Best new band in ages, I love the whole album


buck-arkansas
(Northwest Arkansas)
Posted: Nov 09, 2006 - 15:23
 
catchy. nice buzz-saw riffs. interesting layered singing. wish i would have bought this cd when it was only 10 bucks.
arctos
(Hic-Town Montana)
Posted: Nov 09, 2006 - 15:22
 
zarvok wrote:
A good track, but sort of a strange follow up to Johnny Cash's Get Rhythm...


Hmm, not long after another Johnny Cash song again.