The Dead Weather
VIMTV Episode #141: The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards
Jake: Not Recommended, 54/100
Tom: Not Recommended, 49/100
Overview: Did we really need a second dose 10 months later? No. We didn’t. Here’s the laundry list of what’s new in Dead Weather-ville: the drums and production are better, the vocals are hideously more obnoxious, and the attitude has only gotten more tacky and unbelievable. If these guys (and gal) weren’t a supergroup of respected and talented artists with well known repertoires that are exponentially better than this, than maybe this would be passable. Or at least that way their too-cool-for-school attitude would seem genuine, but instead it just feels forced.
Recommended Similar Artists: The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Kills, Them Crooked Vultures
Jake’s Track Picks:
- 1. Blue Blood Blues
- 2. Hustle and Cuss
- 6. I Can’t Hear You
Tom’s Track Picks:
- 1. Blue Blood Blues
- 2. Hustle and Cuss
VIMTV Research Links:
- The Dead Weather Band Website
- Wikipedia – The Dead Weather
- The Dead Weather Myspace
- The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards reviews at Metacritic
- Lyrics – The Dead Weather
VIMTV Episode #31: The Dead Weather – Horehound
Jake: Not Recommended, 65/100
Tom: Not Recommended, 65/100
Overview: This dirty-blues-rock supergroup, consisting of members from The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Kills, and Queens Of The Stone Age, offers some hard hitting riffs and interesting psychedelic production effects. If you’re a fan of that, this is a good album. Jake and Tom, however, feel like this is the same old blues rock that has been re-hashed for years and years, with not enough different to warrant listening to.
Recommended Similar Artists: The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Kills, Them Crooked Vultures
Jake’s Track Picks:
- 6. Rocking Horse
Tom’s Track Picks:
- 6. Rocking Horse
- 9. 3 Birds
VIMTV Research Links:
- The Dead Weather Band Website
- Wikipedia – The Dead Weather
- The Dead Weather Myspace
- The Dead Weather – Horehound reviews at Metacritic
- Lyrics – The Dead Weather









You guys got these reviews right on the spot. I’m a die-hard White Stripes fan and I really like just about everything he puts out but I ABHOR The Dead Weather.