Short and sweet, The Upholsterers one and only single, Makers of High Grade Suites (2000), may be something of a footnote for one half of the duo (the indomitable Jack White), but it is an almost perfect encapsulation of the raw and unbridled fury of turn-of-the-century garage rock. Perfectly reimagined blues classics such as Willie Dixon’s “Ain’t Superstitious” and oddball outsider Jack Starr’s “Pain (Gimme Sympathy)” stand strongly along side the strangely compelling White composition, “Apple of My Eye”. Characteristic of White’s playing and style, the album is loud and crunchy, lo-fi, but perfectly audible. Bandmate and White’s former upholstery teacher, Brian Muldoon sets down an easy and gritty backing with his keen drumming, but as always, White’s guitar takes the focal point. If the White Stripes hadn’t worked out, we still would’ve heard White one way or another, and Makers of High Grade Suites simply attests to that.
Listen to “Apple of My Eye”
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P.S. 200th post! It’s good to be back.
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