Flat Duo Jets - Crazy Woman

Video from the 1997 live album Wild Blue Yonder on Norton Records. Visit http://www.armadamusic.net for a searchable database of videos.

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[uncleruckus516]

nothing against the white stripes but dex opening for them is basically a musical talent slap in the balls.

[surfercrow]

To my ears, Dexter Romweber plays Rock AND Roll. Flat Duo Jets were Rock & Roll, whereas The White Stripes, Raconteurs,etc. is 'Rock' music. The element of "Roll" is missing from 99.9% of modern popular music...and I'm not saying it's gotta be old music to be good, because Flat Duo Jets wrote original material in this modern age and it was damned good.

[Mark Hartley]

Correction ..

if you look @ the discography of re-corded FDJ songs ..

the majority were " covers" which inspired me..

and if it was not for them " covering " these great RnR tunes..

I never would have heard them.

Now they did write a lot of originals,,

and that's ..Music..they took it to a new level ,

due to " inspiration "

as did the White Stripes

[Mark Hartley]

On a level..I agree ..

However I dont re-call the WS actually playing this

style per say...I believe DEX ..and CROW ..forged a link from the past to present..and the White Stripes Understood this..and took the ball to the goalie..musically speaking that is ..

most music is derivative..... but it takes a keen sense to realize that and grow it to a new branch in the R&R tree...

so , best of the best to FDJ..and WS ..

[panocasabe]

wrong. I agree dexter is as real as it can get but to be a successfull musician/artist that´s not the only thing you need. Jack White is real and also hard working, knows how to market himself (for some reason you say that like its a bad thing) and the main difference with the unnecessary comparison is that jack white is a better song writer composer than dexter. Not only dexter but anyone out there. Is not only being real, its melody, structure, creativeness. Its a career not a jam session

[missmissensible]

Oh shit - you would never believe this was a two piece!!!!! It is right?

[curtis locke]

The Cramps were already WELL established by the time the Flat Duo Jets formed. When FDJ dropped their first EP (late '84/ early '85) the Cramps had already released four LPs plus the compilation Bad Music for Bad People. In fact, one could argue the Cramps had already created their most essential body of work by this point.

Of course, none of this takes anything away from Dex & company and their place in the pantheon of American Music. However, the need to diss Jack White is b.s. 

[revveduprockabilly]

@surfercrow white stripes and the dead weather (forget about raconteurs, they are poppy rock) are much more blues heavy inspired rock and roll. Jack especially is a huge blues and old R&B and american folk fan and a lot of the non-commercial white stripes is quite blues heavy. He has even covered songs by Cab Calloway from the thirties or forties (St. James Infirmary, both versions are quite good actually)

[watchinshadows]

Excellent!

[AboutZeroToSixty]

I like both their music !

[NintendoSinceBirth1]

your full of shit jack and meg worked hard to get where they are, their so much different than anything else around at the time marketing had nothing to do with it. jack white is one of the realest most passionate musicians around, not a sell out, not "good marketing"