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The Raconteurs — Broken Boy Soldier
Album: Broken Boy Soldiers
Avg rating:
6.2

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Total ratings: 639









Released: 2006
Length: 2:59
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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I'm pulling my questions from my shelf
I'm asking forgiveness
I'm asking about it by myself
And I want you to know this
And I want you to know this

You're rifling through a bunch of toys
That were handed down to me
Just take all the ones you want and then
Give the rest to my family

I'm going back to school today
But I'm dropping myself off
I'm throwing the childhood scenes away
I'm through ripping myself off
I'm done ripping myself off

Well I'm child and man and child again
The toy broken boy soldier

I'm child and man and child again
The boy never gets older
The boy never gets older
The boy never gets older
The boy never gets older
The boy never gets older
Never gets older

The boy broken toy soldier
The boy
The boy...
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 eileenomurphy wrote:

Vocalist reminds me of Rush.




Could of sworn it was Rush!
Posted 5 months ago by bsproule661    [ Reply ]
seems more screamy than normal in this one.
Posted 11 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 joejennings wrote:

OK, but not great. Maybe it will grow on me.



It will definitely grow on you, damn all those The Raconteurs albums are great! 
Posted 1 year ago by timvangulik    [ Reply ]
I thought this was a weird early demo for Led Zeppelin - the singer reminds me of Robert Plant.
Posted 1 year ago by theirongiant    [ Reply ]
OK, but not great. Maybe it will grow on me.
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Vocalist reminds me of Rush.
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 nelamvr6 wrote:
Not really digging this at all.
 

Well then move along there Baby Bird.
Posted 3 years ago by bpemby    [ Reply ]
Not really digging this at all.
Posted 3 years ago by nelamvr6    [ Reply ]
Well below par I’m sorry to say. Nothing new or fresh and the music is rocky, stumbling along, and mediocre. 2/10
Posted 3 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
Not too bad. The lyrics are a bit interesting.
Posted 4 years ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
sounds like death- i need life-affirming tunes right now. nice to hear neil young after this.
Posted 13 years ago by Cellocaster_Paul    [ Reply ]
Garage band that should stay there.
Posted 13 years ago by Red_Dragon    [ Reply ]
psychedelic guitar playing —very good band—- it was loud and i guess i was in the mood.
Posted 13 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear a rock band where the male singer has a larger octave range than what has been commonplace since the advent of grunge. I hope this is a new trend.
Posted 17 years ago by CaptTofu    [ Reply ]
lokiwolf wrote:
Awesome new kids on the block. like Led Zeppelin frightening
Yes. But, LZ did this shtick and did it and did it too much. Having it revisited in this way is far too much LZ redundancy for me.
Posted 17 years ago by Govi    [ Reply ]
Speaking of Brendan, I'd be nice to hear "Metarie" for once.
Posted 17 years ago by nshifley    [ Reply ]
Brendan...I think Jack White is dragging you down...
Posted 17 years ago by webslinger48    [ Reply ]
Without scrolling through the previous commentary -- pardon a possible duplicate comment. I'm hearing Uriah Heep... Now where's my bitchin camaro...?
Posted 17 years ago by SpamNRice    [ Reply ]
brokemusician wrote:
I thought it was the White Stripes.
No need to get nasty about it.
Posted 17 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
God! Every time I hear this I like it more and more. It's like fingernails on the blackboard........ ....................deliciously frightening
Posted 17 years ago by lokiwolf    [ Reply ]
ploba wrote:
i just bought this for my husband for his birthday - please tell me the rest of the cd isnt this bad...
For the record - Her husband loves the new cd - ALL of it - ESPECIALLY Broken Boy Soldiers !!!!! Yum-o-la !
Posted 17 years ago by pcollins    [ Reply ]
dadsays wrote:
I really dig this song. Maybe your husband will, too. In my home it's pretty much a rule: if I like it, my wife won't - although the opposite isn't generally true.
he loves it - and thankfully i love the rest of the cd - just not this song.
Posted 17 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
Awesome new kids on the block. like Led Zeppelin frightening
Posted 17 years ago by lokiwolf    [ Reply ]
ploba wrote:
i just bought this for my husband for his birthday - please tell me the rest of the cd isnt this bad...
I really dig this song. Maybe your husband will, too. In my home it's pretty much a rule: if I like it, my wife won't - although the opposite isn't generally true.
Posted 17 years ago by dadsays    [ Reply ]
slartibart_O wrote:
Liking it, reminds me of early James Gang for some reason.
One of the few concerts that I ever walked out of because it was just too f'ing loud. I'm sure that this cut is intended to be played at ear-bleeding levels as well. Still give it a 6. Possibly a 7 if I were in a slightly different frame of mind.
Posted 17 years ago by Old_Pat    [ Reply ]
I thought it was the White Stripes. Almost. Same crap.
Posted 17 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
I think my ears are bleeding. The perils of wearing headphones, with the volume cranked for Guster and Eels.
Posted 17 years ago by baboo    [ Reply ]
i just bought this for my husband for his birthday - please tell me the rest of the cd isnt this bad...
Posted 17 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
mojoman wrote:
Bad ripoff of early '70s Mott the Hoople, even to the rolling bass line.
Really bad. Just BAD. period.
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
Bad ripoff of early '70s Mott the Hoople, even to the rolling bass line.
Posted 17 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Geddy Lee?
Posted 17 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Oh my, I had to turn RP off! Please not again.
Posted 17 years ago by babyblue    [ Reply ]
interesting...
Posted 17 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Liking it, reminds me of early James Gang for some reason.
Posted 17 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
bleah...
Posted 17 years ago by ObeliskToucher    [ Reply ]
wildly different from other cuts we have heard so far from this album...is that a little Led Zepplin-esque? Yow, I am taken back and brought forward. Ya know, I am liking it...gotta good beat, it's danceable, it never gets older, the broken boy soldier. cool beans.
Posted 17 years ago by Rich3D    [ Reply ]
I like this! I first thought it was Led Zep. Needlesss to say, I had never heard of them before today. Thanks RP!
Posted 17 years ago by palexis    [ Reply ]
Saw them at Lollapalooza...they were GREAT!
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]