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Brendan Benson

Jack Masters — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:44:13 GMT

Jack Masters:

'''Brendan Benson''' is a musician and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan.

==History==
Brendan Benson (born November 14, 1970) is a Michigan born musician and songwriter. He sings and plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard and drums. He has released three solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs. He is a multi-instrumentalist

==Trivia==
a cover of the single "Good to Me" was featured as the B-Side for "Seven Nation Army".

==Discography==
'''Albums'''
* One Mississippi (1996)
* Listen Up! (as part of The Mood Elevator) (2000)
* Lapalco (2002)
* Married Alive (as part of The Mood Elevator) (2003)
* The Alternative to Love (2005) #70 UK
* Broken Boy Soldiers (as part of The Raconteurs) (2006)
* Consolers of the Lonely (as part of The Raconteurs) (2008)
* Brendan Benson's Fourth Solo Record (2009)

'''EPs'''
* Folk Singer (2002)
* Metarie (2003)

'''Singles'''
* "Folk Singer" (April 22, 2002)
* "Tiny Spark" (July 8, 2002) #115 UK
* "Good To Me" (October 28, 2002) #124 UK
* "Metarie" (April 14, 2003) #92 UK
* "Spit It Out" (March 28, 2005) #75 UK
* "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" (July 4, 2005) #99 UK
* "What I'm Looking For" (November 7, 2005) #223 UK

'''Videos'''

* "Sittin Pretty" (1996)
* "Crosseyed" (1996)
* "Tiny Spark" (2002)
* "Metarie" (2003)
* "Spit It Out" (2005)
* "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" (2005)

'''B Sides and Covers'''

* Son Of A Welder (B Side from Folk Singer 7" / EP)
* Unfortunate Guy (B Side from Folk Singer EP)
* Feel Like Myself (B Side from Folk Singer EP)
* Metarie (Wellfed Version from Metarie EP)
* Metarie (Uk Version from Metarie EP)
* Alternative To Love (Early version from Metarie EP)
* You're Quiet (Well Fed Boys Version from Metarie EP
* Let Me Roll It (Cover of Paul McCartney from Metarie EP)
* Meaning To Write (B Side from Tiny Spark Single)
* No Dial Tone (Recorded Live @ Bowery Ballroom 8/04/2002 from Tiny Spark Single)
* Old Fashioned (B Side from Good To Me Single)
* Pleasure Seeker (Recorded Live @ Bowery Ballroom 8/04/2002 from Good To Me Single)
* Left And Right(B Side from Spit It Out Single)
* Baby On A Rug (B Side from Spit It Out Single)
* Some Day (B Side from Cold Hands (Warm Heart)Single)
* Christopher's Revolt (B Side from Cold Hands (Warm Heart)Single)
* Cold Hands (Warm Heart) (Live Acoustic Version from Cold Hands (Warm Heart) EP)
* Cold Hands (Warm Heart) (Chris Shaw Mix from Cold Hands (Warm Heart) EP)
* Strong Boy (Gram Parsons Cover from Cold Hands (Warm Heart) Single)
* What I'm Looking For (Michael Brauer Mix from What I'm Looking For EP)
* Them And Me (Alternate Version from What I'm Looking For EP)
* Floating (Jape Cover Recorded Live in Newcastle, 22/03/06)

==External Links==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Benson]
[http://www.myspace.com/brendanbenson]

Brendan Benson

Jack Masters — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:31:12 GMT

Jack Masters: /* History */

Brendan Benson

Jack Masters — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:28:36 GMT

Jack Masters: /* Trivia */

'''Brendan Benson''' is a musician and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan.

==History==
Benson can sing and play bass, guitar, drums, and keyboards.

==Trivia==
a cover of the single "Good to Me" was featured as the B-Side for "Seven Nation Army".

==External Links==

We're Going to Be Friends

Jack Masters — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:16:12 GMT

Jack Masters: /* Lyrics */

'''We're Going to Be Friends''' is a song by The White Stripes. It can be heard on their third album, ''[[White Blood Cells]]''.

==Band Quotes==
* [[Jack White]]: "I didn't really have much of a great time in grade school, so I like writing about that. I write about it a lot - actually having friends in grade school and having a girlfriend or something back then when you really wanted it. Kids are just so cruel sometimes. It's nice to fantasize that they're not."

==Facts==
* This song became very popular when it played during the opening credits of the independent film "''Napoleon Dynamite''".

==Lyrics==
<pre>
<nowiki>
Fall is here, hear the yell
back to school, ring the bell
brand new shoes, walking blues
climb the fence, books and pens
I can tell that we are going to be friends

Walk with me, Suzy Lee
through the park and by the tree
we will rest upon the ground
and look at all the bugs we found
then safely walk to school
without a sound

Here we are, no one else
we walked to school all by ourselves
there's dirt on all our uniforms
from chasing all the ants and worms
we clean up and now its time to learn

Numbers, letters, learn to spell
nouns, and books, and show and tell
at playtime we will throw the ball
back to class, through the hall
teacher marks our height
against the wall

And we don't notice any time pass
we don't notice anything
we sit side by side in every class
teacher thinks that I sound funny
but she likes the way you sing

Tonight I'll dream while in my bed
when silly thoughts go through my head
about the bugs and alphabet
and when I wake tomorrow I'll bet
that you and I will walk together again
cause I can tell that we're going to be friends</nowiki></pre>

Same Boy You've Always Known

Jack Masters — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:01:32 GMT

Jack Masters: /* Lyrics */

==Lyrics==
<pre>
<nowiki>
You fell down of course
and then you got up of course
and started over
forgot my name of course
then you started to remember
pretty tough to think about
the beginning of december

pretty tough to think about
pretty tough to think about
yeah yeah
pretty tough to think about

You're looking down again
and then you look me over
we're laying down again
on a blanket in the clover
same boy you've always known
well I guess I haven't grown
same boy you've always known

Think of what the past did
it could 've lasted
so put it in your basket
I hope you know a strong man
who can lend you a hand
lowering my casket

I thought this is just today
and soon you'd been returning
the coldest blue ocean water
cannot stop my heart and mind
from burning
everyone who's in the know says
that's exactly how it goes
and if there's anything good about me
I'm the only one who knows</nowiki></pre>

Offend In Every Way

Jack Masters — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:44:22 GMT

Jack Masters: /* Lyrics */

==Lyrics==
<pre>
<nowiki>
I'm patient of this plan
as humble as I can
I'll wait another day
before I turn away
but know this much is true
no matter what I do
offend in every way
I don't know what to say

You tell me to relax
and listen to these facts
that everyone's my friend
and will be till the end
but know this much is true
no matter what I do
no matter what I say
offend in every way

I'm walking through the door
but they're expecting more
of an interesting man
and sometimes I think I can
but how much can I fake
I'll speak until I break
with every word I say
offend in every way</nowiki></pre>

User:Jack Masters

Jack Masters — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:37:56 GMT

Jack Masters:

Jack Masters is a White Stripes fan who lives in Brighton and is currently working on a solo project.
== Instruments ==
He Plays the Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Synths, Ukelele and Occasional Drums.
== Bands ==
He played in the group; The Elements -a school band consisting of Jack doing Vocals , Christopher Rees on Guitar, David Bevan on Bass and occasional drums and Rees "Spikey" on Drums- for 3 years until the band broke up and reformed under the name Final Warning without Masters
== Gear ==
'''Effects'''
Jack is know for his obsession with effects pedals so has a number including
-Zoom G1
-Digitech Whammy MkIV
-MXR Blue Box
-ElectroHarmonix Big Muff Pi USA
-Zvex Vexter Fuzz Factory
-Dunlop Cry Baby
'''Guitars'''
-Squier Telecaster Standard Series
-Ovation Applause
-Fender Jaguar HH Special
'''Amps'''
-Marshall MG15CDR

The Raconteurs

Jack Masters — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:32:50 GMT

Jack Masters: /* Singles */

[[Image:Raconteurs2.jpg|right]]
'''The Raconteurs''' (also known as The Saboteurs in Australia) are an American rock group, formed in 2005.

Though the band qualifies as a supergroup and a side project for each one of the members, the band implies that they are not a supergroup, and are basically just "a new band made up of old friends".

== Members ==
* [[Jack White]] (of [[The White Stripes]]) - Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Synthesizers, Stylophone, and Other Toys.
* [[Brendan Benson]] (solo artist) - Guitars, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizers, and Other Toys.
* [[Jack Lawrence]] (of [[Blanche]] and [[The Greenhornes]]) - Bass Guitars, Backing Vocals, and Occasional Banjo.
* [[Patrick Keeler]] (of [[The Greenhornes]]) - Drums and Percussion.

=== Touring members ===

* [[Dean Fertita]] - Keyboards, Guitars, and Percussion. (2006)
* [[Mark Watrous]] - Violins, Fiddles, Keyboards, Percussion, and Vocals. (2008)

==Biography/History==
According to the band's official website, "The seed was sown in an attic in the middle of a hot summer when friends Jack White and Brendan Benson got together and wrote a song that truly inspired them. This song was "Steady, As She Goes" and the inspiration led to the creation of a full band with the addition of Lawrence and Keeler."

The four-piece came together in 2005 and recorded in their spare time for the remainder of the year.

On January 30, 2006, the band released "[[Steady As She Goes|Steady As She Goes/Store Bought Bones]]" as a limited-edition 7-inch, 45 rpm vinyl record in Europe, and in North America on March 7, 2006. A CD version of "Steady, as She Goes" was released on April 24, 2006, with the B-side "Bane Rendition."

The video for "Steady As She Goes", directed by Jim Jarmusch, premiered on MTV2 on March 10, 2006, and it was also available on their website. An alternate second video for the song premiered exclusively on Yahoo! Music June 19, 2006, which featured Paul Reubens as a pit boss who would do anything to ensure a win for his racer, [[Jack Lawrence]].

The Raconteurs' full length debut album, ''[[Broken Boy Soldiers]]'', was released in the UK on May 15, 2006 and the US on May 16, 2006. It entered the UK charts at #2 and the US charts at #7. The album was released on Third Man Recordings/XL Recordings in the UK, and Third Man Recordings/V2 Records in the US. The album was recorded in Brendan Benson's attic located in Detroit, Michigan.

The Raconteurs released their second album, ''[[Consolers of the Lonely]]'', on March 25, 2008. The first single, "Salute Your Solution", was released the same day. The album was announced only a week before its release date, purposely leaving no time for critics to review it before it was available for purchase.

The Raconteurs played their first Montreux Jazz Festival on the 7th of July, 2008. The set opened with 'Consoler of the Lonely' and closed with an intense 10+ minute rendition of 'Blue Veins'. They played four encore songs: 'Many Shades of Black', 'Broken Boy Soldier', 'Salute Your Solution' and 'Carolina Drama'. Claude Nobbs (the founder of the Festival) came out at the end and took a bow with them after saying "The Raconteurs: please come back."

==Discography==
===Albums===
* ''[[Broken Boy Soldiers]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Consolers of the Lonely]]'' (2008)

===Singles===
* "[[Steady, As She Goes]]"
* "[[Hands]]"
* "[[Broken Boy Soldier]]"
* "[[Level]]"
* "[[Salute Your Solution]]"
* "[[Many Shades Of Black]]"
* "[[Old Enough]]"

==Equipment==
===Jack White===
* Gretsch Jet Firebird Double-Cut Electic (two pick-up model)
* Gretsch copper "[[Triple Jet]]"
* Gretsch Duo Jet
* [[Gretsch Anniversary Jr.]] (modified to be a double cutaway) ("Triple Green Machine")
* [[Gretsch Anniversary Jr.]] (Jack used one on the BBS tour)
* Airline Electric (same as Supro/National Val Trol)
* Gibson J16OE Acoustic
* Gretsch Rancher acoustic
* Gibson L-1 acoustic (studio only)
* Unknown Telecaster (new, 2008)
* Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
* BOSS TU-2
* Electro-Harmonix POG (and Micro-POG)
* Digitech Whammy Pedal
* Z.Vex Fuzz Factory
* Fender Twin Reissues

===Brendan Benson===
* Guild Electric (Possibly Guild Aristocrat)
* Gibson Flying V with Vibrola
* Gibson Hummingbird Acoustic
* Unknown Supro amp (possibly Supro 16T)
* Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
* BOSS TU-2
* E-bow
* P-90 pickups
* Marshall JTM 45 limited edition reissue amp (4x12 cabinet, all tube head)

===Jack Lawrence===
* Epiphone Rivoli Electric Bass
* Ampeg V-4BH Head
* Ampeg SVT-610HLF cabinet.
* BOSS TU-2

===Patrick Keeler===
* Ludwig drums in Gold Sparkle finish (2006)
** 13" tom
** 28" bass drum
** 18x14" bass drum
** Ludwig Black Beauty snare drum
* Ludwig Stainless Steel Reissue Drum Kit (2008)
** 26x14" bass drum
** 9x13" rack tom
** 16x16" and 16x18" floor toms
** Ludwig Black Beauty 6.5x14 reissue snare w/tube lugs
** Ludwig 6.5x14 Supra-Phonic reissue snare
* Paiste Giant Beat Cymbals
** 15" hi-hats
** 18" crash
** 24" ride
** 20" crash
* DW hardware
** DW 5000 series stands (at least in 2006)
* Ludwig standard kick drum pedal (not a Speed King)
* Remo heads (either Ambassadors or Emperors on all drums)
* Vater Studio sticks/stick holders

===Dean Fertita===
* Fender Rhodes electric piano
* Korg electric piano/organ
* Unknown synthesizer
* Airline guitar (same as Supro/National Val Trol; same as Jack White's with slightly different headstock design)
* Gibson Hummingbird acoustic
* Fender Deluxe Reverb
* E-bow
* Clavinet (on Consolers Of The Lonely album)

=== Mark Watrous ===
* Wurlitzer electric piano

==Facts==
* The Raconteurs were forced to rename themselves as "The Saboteurs" for the Australian market when it was discovered that a Queensland band was already using the name "Raconteurs". The Queensland band refused to give up their name for the amount they were offered, and instead tried to extract a higher price from the Raconteurs' record company. A member of the Queensland band has said that they hadn't been informed of who was trying to buy their name and asked for the larger sum of money to see what would happen.

==External Links==
*'''[http://www.theraconteurs.com/ TheRaconteurs.com], Official website (Flash required)'''
*[http://www.brokenboysoldiers.net/"BrokenBoySoldiers.net"], Raconteurs tablatures and lyrics

The Raconteurs

Jack Masters — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:11:34 GMT

Jack Masters:

[[Image:Raconteurs2.jpg|right]]
'''The Raconteurs''' (also known as The Saboteurs in Australia) are an American rock group, formed in 2005.

Though the band qualifies as a supergroup and a side project for each one of the members, the band implies that they are not a supergroup, and are basically just "a new band made up of old friends".

== Members ==
* [[Jack White]] (of [[The White Stripes]]) - Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Synthesizers, Stylophone, and Other Toys.
* [[Brendan Benson]] (solo artist) - Guitars, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizers, and Other Toys.
* [[Jack Lawrence]] (of [[Blanche]] and [[The Greenhornes]]) - Bass Guitars, Backing Vocals, and Occasional Banjo.
* [[Patrick Keeler]] (of [[The Greenhornes]]) - Drums and Percussion.

=== Touring members ===

* [[Dean Fertita]] - Keyboards, Guitars, and Percussion. (2006)
* [[Mark Watrous]] - Violins, Fiddles, Keyboards, Percussion, and Vocals. (2008)

==Biography/History==
According to the band's official website, "The seed was sown in an attic in the middle of a hot summer when friends Jack White and Brendan Benson got together and wrote a song that truly inspired them. This song was "Steady, As She Goes" and the inspiration led to the creation of a full band with the addition of Lawrence and Keeler."

The four-piece came together in 2005 and recorded in their spare time for the remainder of the year.

On January 30, 2006, the band released "[[Steady As She Goes|Steady As She Goes/Store Bought Bones]]" as a limited-edition 7-inch, 45 rpm vinyl record in Europe, and in North America on March 7, 2006. A CD version of "Steady, as She Goes" was released on April 24, 2006, with the B-side "Bane Rendition."

The video for "Steady As She Goes", directed by Jim Jarmusch, premiered on MTV2 on March 10, 2006, and it was also available on their website. An alternate second video for the song premiered exclusively on Yahoo! Music June 19, 2006, which featured Paul Reubens as a pit boss who would do anything to ensure a win for his racer, [[Jack Lawrence]].

The Raconteurs' full length debut album, ''[[Broken Boy Soldiers]]'', was released in the UK on May 15, 2006 and the US on May 16, 2006. It entered the UK charts at #2 and the US charts at #7. The album was released on Third Man Recordings/XL Recordings in the UK, and Third Man Recordings/V2 Records in the US. The album was recorded in Brendan Benson's attic located in Detroit, Michigan.

The Raconteurs released their second album, ''[[Consolers of the Lonely]]'', on March 25, 2008. The first single, "Salute Your Solution", was released the same day. The album was announced only a week before its release date, purposely leaving no time for critics to review it before it was available for purchase.

The Raconteurs played their first Montreux Jazz Festival on the 7th of July, 2008. The set opened with 'Consoler of the Lonely' and closed with an intense 10+ minute rendition of 'Blue Veins'. They played four encore songs: 'Many Shades of Black', 'Broken Boy Soldier', 'Salute Your Solution' and 'Carolina Drama'. Claude Nobbs (the founder of the Festival) came out at the end and took a bow with them after saying "The Raconteurs: please come back."

==Discography==
===Albums===
* ''[[Broken Boy Soldiers]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Consolers of the Lonely]]'' (2008)

===Singles===
* "[[Steady, As She Goes]]"
* "[[Hands]]"

==Equipment==
===Jack White===
* Gretsch Jet Firebird Double-Cut Electic (two pick-up model)
* Gretsch copper "[[Triple Jet]]"
* Gretsch Duo Jet
* [[Gretsch Anniversary Jr.]] (modified to be a double cutaway) ("Triple Green Machine")
* [[Gretsch Anniversary Jr.]] (Jack used one on the BBS tour)
* Airline Electric (same as Supro/National Val Trol)
* Gibson J16OE Acoustic
* Gretsch Rancher acoustic
* Gibson L-1 acoustic (studio only)
* Unknown Telecaster (new, 2008)
* Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
* BOSS TU-2
* Electro-Harmonix POG (and Micro-POG)
* Digitech Whammy Pedal
* Z.Vex Fuzz Factory
* Fender Twin Reissues

===Brendan Benson===
* Guild Electric (Possibly Guild Aristocrat)
* Gibson Flying V with Vibrola
* Gibson Hummingbird Acoustic
* Unknown Supro amp (possibly Supro 16T)
* Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
* BOSS TU-2
* E-bow
* P-90 pickups
* Marshall JTM 45 limited edition reissue amp (4x12 cabinet, all tube head)

===Jack Lawrence===
* Epiphone Rivoli Electric Bass
* Ampeg V-4BH Head
* Ampeg SVT-610HLF cabinet.
* BOSS TU-2

===Patrick Keeler===
* Ludwig drums in Gold Sparkle finish (2006)
** 13" tom
** 28" bass drum
** 18x14" bass drum
** Ludwig Black Beauty snare drum
* Ludwig Stainless Steel Reissue Drum Kit (2008)
** 26x14" bass drum
** 9x13" rack tom
** 16x16" and 16x18" floor toms
** Ludwig Black Beauty 6.5x14 reissue snare w/tube lugs
** Ludwig 6.5x14 Supra-Phonic reissue snare
* Paiste Giant Beat Cymbals
** 15" hi-hats
** 18" crash
** 24" ride
** 20" crash
* DW hardware
** DW 5000 series stands (at least in 2006)
* Ludwig standard kick drum pedal (not a Speed King)
* Remo heads (either Ambassadors or Emperors on all drums)
* Vater Studio sticks/stick holders

===Dean Fertita===
* Fender Rhodes electric piano
* Korg electric piano/organ
* Unknown synthesizer
* Airline guitar (same as Supro/National Val Trol; same as Jack White's with slightly different headstock design)
* Gibson Hummingbird acoustic
* Fender Deluxe Reverb
* E-bow
* Clavinet (on Consolers Of The Lonely album)

=== Mark Watrous ===
* Wurlitzer electric piano

==Facts==
* The Raconteurs were forced to rename themselves as "The Saboteurs" for the Australian market when it was discovered that a Queensland band was already using the name "Raconteurs". The Queensland band refused to give up their name for the amount they were offered, and instead tried to extract a higher price from the Raconteurs' record company. A member of the Queensland band has said that they hadn't been informed of who was trying to buy their name and asked for the larger sum of money to see what would happen.

==External Links==
*'''[http://www.theraconteurs.com/ TheRaconteurs.com], Official website (Flash required)'''
*[http://www.brokenboysoldiers.net/"BrokenBoySoldiers.net"], Raconteurs tablatures and lyrics