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SM A G A Z I N E<br />
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JACK WHITE ||| SCOTT DONNELL<br />
Jack White<br />
and theBuzzards<br />
LIVE AT THE SHRINE AUDITORIUM<br />
by Scott Donnell<br />
To see Jack White in concert is to<br />
appreciate the combination of<br />
spontaneity and calculated, stylistic<br />
influence that has made him a Rock icon.<br />
There’s a reason he’s mentioned in the<br />
same breath as the likes of Jimmy Page and<br />
Keith Richards. He had been touring for<br />
his Blunderbuss record for many months<br />
already and for those of you that aren’t<br />
in the know, he’s been doing so with two<br />
distinct bands, The Buzzards and The<br />
Peacocks; the former being an all-male<br />
band and the latter consisting of all-female<br />
musicians. Part of the thrill is wondering<br />
which outfit will be accompanying Jack<br />
as he delivers his brand of Blues-based,<br />
alt riff Rock. The crew waits until the very<br />
last second before unveiling the drum kit<br />
before each show, as that would give away<br />
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the surprise.<br />
Tonight, it’s The Buzzards, and being able<br />
to watch Daru Jones perform is worth<br />
the price of admission. While seeing<br />
Daru deliver ample doses of greasy, ultrapocketed<br />
grooves, one can’t help but<br />
wonder if Jack picked a drummer that<br />
plays very similar to himself. Yes, that’s<br />
right; the multi-talented Mr. White is also<br />
a proficient drummer in his own right. He<br />
plays for his band, The Dead Weather and<br />
seems to possess the same backbeat feel/<br />
quotient as Daru.<br />
As the drums are exposed, it’s obvious that<br />
the audience knows about this little game.<br />
Maybe some of them wanted to see the<br />
girls that night, but they have no choice,<br />
Jack calls the shots. The band ripped into<br />
the song, “Sixteen Saltines” and proceeded<br />
to play favorites from The White Stripes,<br />
The Raconteurs and the aforementioned,<br />
The Dead Weather. One of many things<br />
that this band understands is dynamics.<br />
They went from a whisper to a scream and<br />
took even jaded Rock aficionados on a<br />
musical ride that left everyone clambering<br />
for more. Daru handled his duties in<br />
tasteful fashion, incorporating the kinds<br />
of tasty fills and grace notes you’d expect<br />
from a Steve Jordan or Stan Lynch in his<br />
heyday. That’s when Rock is at its best,<br />
when the band can dig their teeth into the<br />
kind of material that’s perfectly suited for<br />
live performance. Daru accentuated the<br />
big riffs and vintage tones in all of the right<br />
places, constantly aware of the subtleties<br />
of the songs and completely connected to<br />
the other musicians on the stage.
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