The Dead Weather
Biography
American super-band The Dead Weather was formed in 2009 in Nashville. The line-up includes such famous musicians as Alison Mosshart (the vocalist of The Kills and Discount), Dean Fertita (the guitarist of Queens of the Stone Age), Jack Lawrence (the bassist of The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes) and Jack White (the guitarist and vocalist of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs, who became the drummer in The Dead Weather). The story of The Dead Weather started in 2009 at The Raconteurs show, when Jack asked Alison Mosshart to replace him in several songs. Alison agreed immediately and performed Steady as She Goes and Salute Your Salution. She did that so bright and emotionally that after the gig Jack offered her to make a joint record. Thus, two more musicians were invited to work together, and that is how the four members of The Dead Weather met.
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Reviews
Sea Of Cowards2010
If the debut record could be characterized with the shortage of blues compositions and the abundance of aggressively emotional ones, then The Dead Weather get much closer to a perfect balance of them on Sea Of Cowards
Horehound2009
The US super group The Dead Weather, having Alison Mosshart on lead vocals and several no less impressing names on the support, kicks the market with the debut disc Horehound. This rock album is a strong start
