0 Last Thursday: The Dead Weather at The Paramount Theater

Last Thursday The Dead Weather made their Seattle debut at the Paramount Theater, and the current Jack White project’s live show was nothing short of rock and roll excess. The stage show was riveting, and was everything you’d expect from a high profile rock band. The Dead Weather obviously has worked hard on their hour plus stage performance. Everything from Alison Mosshart’s choreographed movements to the captivating light show; the entire performance was extremely tight, and polished. On a side note Alison Mosshart is a superstar! She gets compared to Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but she is in a league all by herself, incredible performer.

From the first notes of “60 Feet Tall” to the last of “New Pony”, The Dead Weather played an inspired set of songs from their debut album “Horehound” also including “Hang Me From the Heavens” and main set closer “Will There Be Enough Water?”. This supergroup of polished musicians including larger than life rock star Jack White, sassy front woman Alison Mosshart (The Kills), bass player Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs), and guitarist/keyboardist Dean Fertita (QOTSA) is a winning combination.

The Dead Weather’s songs are swampy, erotic, gothic and bluesy all at the same time. Anchored by Jack White and Jack Lawrence’s thunderous backend, Fertita’s layers of heavy guitars and keyboards, and Alison Mosshart’s strong bravado The Dead Weather are extremely dark and moody; maybe even a little menacing in a live setting. Bottom line they were totally impressive sonically as well as artistically. Throw in a crowd pleasing moment of Jack White showing off his ridiculous guitar skills and a lip to lip duet between White and Mosshart; it was an unyielding rock and roll experience.

Set List:

60 Feet Tall
Bone House
Hang You From The Heavens
You Just Can't Win (Them cover)
So Far From Your Weapon
I Cut Like A Buffalo
A Child of a Few Hours is Burning To Death
No Hassle Night
Rocking Horse
Will There Be Enough Water?

Encore:

Forever My Queen (Pentagram cover)
Treat Me Like Your Mother
New Pony