This album rocks at first listen… and then just keeps on entertaining. Jack White, Brendan Benson and the gang improve upon Broken Boy Soldiers and put together a well-rounded, wide-ranging tour de rock n' roll. Taking full advantage of diverse instrumentation and expansive influence, Consolers seamlessly intermingles ballad piano, honky violin & banjo, electric organ, western trumpet, and other variations, with the reverberating blues and acoustic guitar distinctive of White's projects. However, this album provides a depth and texture that you won't find in many White Stripes’ productions. Come December, this one should be near the top of many 2008 lists.Addictive tracks: “Old Enough” and “The Switch and the Spur,” but all are worth a stint on repeat.
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This album is a lot more interesting than their last one.
Broken Boy Soldiers suffered from too many just-fine mid-paced songs that made the album plod along. It never cranked it up and rocked out like Consolers of the Lonely.
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