atquinn Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 I must be old because this news makes me feel...indifferent -Austin
Pieman Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Wasn't he fronting The Raconteurs, anyway?Maybe Meg could team up with Richard Carpenter.
mathman Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 I really liked most of the White Stripes. Never liked his piecing modulated/synthesizzed lead sound on some songs, but the basic riffs and songs I did me enjoy.
crunchee Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Wasn't he fronting The Raconteurs, anyway?Yeah, that and playing in The Dead Weather.
Feynman Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Wow - this is really quite....um....OK, I'm indifferent too.
BubbaVO Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 not a bad thing. been a while since they did anything anyway.
crunchee Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Can't resist adding this: Done with a little help from JibJab.
Disturber Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Perhaps the reason is that the formula was impossible to repeat one more time. The first album was okay, the rest sounded pretty much the same.
Jones Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 They should have hung it up after the bass player quit.
polara Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 I'll be the weirdo and say they were a really important band for reintroducing loud, country-blues-based psychedelia to a wider listening audience. Sure there are loads and loads of blues-rooted bands out there and many have gifted guitarists, but Jack and Meg fused stompin' riffs, hook-laden melodies, punk attitude, ragged soloing, and rock star style in a way that connected with the public way more than {insert name of favorite young blues guitarist here}.
mc2 Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 It was pretty amazing that an ex- husband and wife could actually hold a band together for 10 years without killing each other.
JohnnyB Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Maybe Meg could team up with Richard Carpenter.But she has to quit as soon as she hits her target weight.
Willie G. Moseley Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Hey Polara, who introduced "loud, country-blues-based psychedelia" to the marketplace in the first place and what were some exemplary songs?
Cary Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Wow - this is really quite....um....OK, I'm indifferent too.LOL - You're just not hip enough to "get it"!
polara Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Hey Polara, who introduced "loud, country-blues-based psychedelia" to the marketplace in the first place and what were some exemplary songs?Heck, I'd say stuff like Big Brother and the Holding Company, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Mountain all did it. If you want to go way back, Muddy Waters plugged in and got loud early on. But people listening to NEW music on the radio or online never heard any hard, crazy blues-rock. For the typical HFC member (Motto: "You kids get off my lawn") the White Stripes might be a half-assed imitation of the beloved music of their youth. But not to kids who hadn't heard this stuff before. Sure, everyone's gonna go on and on about Joe Bonamassa or Derek Trucks, etc. being better players. Or that Flat Duo Jets did it earlier and crazier, or that Jon Spencer Blues Explosion was paving the way. They didn't get on the covers of magazines and get played out of everything with a speaker, like "Seven Nation Army" did. S'not about who's "best," but who introduced a new generation to the joys of loud guitars rooted in a blooz-rawk tradition. So thanks, Jack and Meg.
GusS Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 I love the hatred for the Stripes on this board. I mean, there are so many better bands to have reached mainstream success the last decade.You gotta be hip and/or teenaged to get into this craphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPeuFt749l8Hey Polara, who introduced "loud, country-blues-based psychedelia" to the marketplace in the first place and what were some exemplary songs?here's a compilation of the hipster crap they exposed the cool kids tohttp://musictraveler.blogspot.com/2010/03/...te-stripes.html
polara Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 From The Simpsons (Lollapalooza episode) "Yeah, that guy's real cool." "Dude, are you being ironic?" (pained face) "I don't even know any more"
BillW Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Hey Polara, who introduced "loud, country-blues-based psychedelia" to the marketplace in the first place and what were some exemplary songs?The key here ...I think ...is the word REintroducing ...."I'll be the weirdo and say they were a really important band for reintroducing loud, country-blues-based psychedelia to a wider listening audience. Sure there are loads and loads of blues-rooted bands out there and many have gifted guitarists, but Jack and Meg fused stompin' riffs, hook-laden melodies, punk attitude, ragged soloing, and rock star style in a way that connected with the public way more than {insert name of favorite young blues guitarist here}."I hated and loved 'em all at the same time. Not sure how "important" they were, but I agree with the basic timbre of Polara's statement. my .02- Bill
Cary Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 I won't miss 'em. Dude couldn't sing for shit.C'mon - They were an inspiration to sub-mediocre garage bands everywhere. Not to mention the The Biggest Thing since The Biggest Thing before them.
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