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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
I don`t really think it`s them that put themselves out.
The White Stripes are different to a lot of bands that have mainstream success these days.They did it by already having 4 albums out & constant touring.It wasn`t like they had one album out & suddenly MTV were all over them.
You say they were everywhere because of Elephant , I think thats down to them making a good album & being in demand which in my opinion doesn`t make them overrated.I don`t see them playing up to the usual celebrity lifestyle of appearing on tacky TV shows or mouthing off in the papers everyday.In fact the only TV shows i`ve seen Jack White in are ones where he is talking about his love of music.
If they are around less because of the last album I agree that maybe down to the album being less commercial , but I get the impression Jack White would do what he wants regardless of sales or media attention.I don`t think the last album was a reaction against the mainstream popularity , I think he would have done whatever he likes on his albums because thats always what the white stripes have done before.
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I didn't mean to say they are overrated-I think they deserve all the hype they get, and whatever path they choose good luck to them. Jack, as we know, is quite a quiet guy, so I think mouthing off in the papers etc. would have been against his personality. I didn't mean Jack doing a lot of publicising himself, I meant that the band as a whole had a lot of advertisements in the paper etc. They did interviews and stuff, which I really can't remember happening with Get Behind Me Satan. Maybe Big3 was right, that they did this because they didn't like the way that fame and stardom could lead them. Considering Jack, I wouldn't question this. But I think in terms of music Get Behind me Satan was on a par with Elephant, and that they hae been their two best albums. Considering that Elephant was so heavily advertised, if Get Behind me Satan was as good then why didn't it follow in Elephant's footsteps?