Jack White Smothers Brendan Benson

Some are saying that even at 30 minutes, the Raconteurs Broken Boy Soldiers is still too long. But to me it's just right. But come on, the best moments are all Jack White's, while Brendan Benson struggles to keep pace. You'll hear prog-rock and Zep riffs and power pop and anything more than 30 minutes would've been pushing it. Benson doesn't have White's genius, and some songs suffer for it. At least on the title cut and the single "Steady As She Goes" he keeps pace. But White smothers him. Still, those that didn't like Get Behind Me Satan will bitch. Those of us who loved it also love this one.