IamFrank007 wrote:Got both of my Vaults yesterday, one stays in the mailer. I played side 1, I HATE country music. Put this away in a re-sealable Mylar sleeve, and will never play again....I am a prolly a minority, but I just can't listen to any country... This is second country album I own, and I am 46 yo.BTW, other is Cash covers, which I guess isn't country.
From Neil Young's entrance on, it's a totally different show. I likely won't be playing side one ever again either (my issue is with female vocals, not country music), but the songs with Neil and Leon Russell are beautiful. A Song For You has always seemed cheesy to me, but this version actually made me tear up. You may want to pull yours out of the sleeve and give the other two sides a try.
I was so excited for the 6" record booth version of Redheaded Stranger, and then so disappointed when the needle lifted way before the song was through. I don't like that, it makes that portion of the Vault package seem like just an advertisement for the record booth instead of an actual Vault component. So while the album is a gorgeous presentation of what was obviously a fantastic night at Third Man that they very generously and, rightly so, proudly chose to share with us, the single and poster definitely don't fully round out the package. And the fan club goodies are just that-- Fan club goodies. They're well-presented, as always, but I just don't think of the Vault as a fan club.
Minor complaints, though, when I look at this package as part of the continuum of the Vault. There have been so many packages that I rate as "Holy crap, I love this thing!!" that the occasional one that just gets a "This is good, I'll listen to it once in a while" doesn't ruffle my feathers too much. That said, bring on #18.
"And the message is clear: if we want Jack White as our hero, he will entertain, but not pander. We have to accept all his flaws, whims, caprices and manias as a critical, sometimes uncomfortable, part of the contract."
