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Jack White review – rock’n’roll showman makes believers of us all

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Jack White and his band have played tracks from his most recent album, the surprise-released No Name.

It’s Rough on Rats (If You’re Asking) is a rousing workout full of guitar shock and awe.

The viral terrace-chant riff to Seven Nation Army causes the usually immune security guards to whip their heads around.

The many parallels between religious and musical spectacle are well studied but tonight , White makes a convincing salesman of rock’n’roll’s fundamentals.

Under all the bluster, his belief in the power of pacy, sly electric blues to cure a lot of ills remains very persuasive.