Is anyone else obsessed with the white stripes?
 

I ****ing love those guys. Jack really got me out of that ****ty metal like korn and slipknot *shudders*

Yeah, I think they're pretty great. Not that they're the best garage revival band, but they do play it well.

What's up with that band. Is Meg his wife or sister or what?

Can't it be both?

Thanks for your help. Here it turns out that White is Meg White's last name. He's actually John Anthony Gillis. He either legally changed his to White or assumed White as a stage name.

He fronted meg as his sister so people wouldnt be interested in their lives, and just into the music

Oh I wondered where that came from. But the downside to being formally married is that a re-union would be nearly impossible. Think about it, Sonny and Cher never got backed together again. I think if they were siblings they might have had a chance a reunion. hmmm That's a good question, what band break-ups are worse as far as not getting back together, is it between married couples or siblings?

I think a lot of fans would like to see a reunion, but I think Jack said that The White Stripes had its time and place, and a reunion would be unlikely to happen.

What a clueless and uninformed statement. They had a ****ing child together, how are you gonna pass that off as "siblings"...? Not to mention they explicitly sung love songs to each other....?

They the White Stripes, not they Sonny and Cher. If Jack and Meg were siblings would they more likely have a reunion? That was the intended question.

The white stripes were the first band I ever got into outside of what my parents were listening to.

I feel like they help open a lot of doors, into punk, blues, and country

You don't think the Shyamalanian "oh, but she was my ex wife the whole time!" doesn't seem a little gimmicky? I really like The White Stripes, but I've always wondered if they did the whole shtick so that they would remain relevant if things were to go sour commercially.

The White Stripes was probably the most gimmicky garage band of all time, but i dont think its something to be frowned upon completely. Like the whole white and red, plastic guitar, bad drummer it just made it more attractive for me

That's probably why I'm so ready to assume that it's a gimmick. I don't think that Meg is a bad drummer really. She plays simpler stuff but if it helps make the music great, then that makes her a great drummer. Same type of situation as Lou Reed or Jimi Hendrix's making great music despite having a horrible voice.

Megs drumming accented jacks guitar perfectly. But on her own merit, i do think shes pretty ****ty skill wise.

That doesn't matter. Good music is not the same as technically proficient music.

Amen brother. Do you think the black keys straight up copied them?

I guess that they did a less successful job of copying the handful of bands that The White Stripes was copying, yes.

Lol most appropriate.

Their marriage ended long before the band did, so I don't think that'd be an issue.

Yeah, I think they were a pretty essential starting point for me to be where I am now w/r/t my taste.

Oddly, I think they were a big part of why I listen to a lot of experimental music. Songs like Aluminum allow me to take noisier stuff seriously, and those Captain Beefheart covers gave me something in the genre to pursue (even if it didn't necessarily click upon first listen).

They also got me into punk, which somehow lead me to Hella and Melt Banana.

Damn good band, especially considering it's only a duo

Great band. I preferred The Raconteurs though.

The White Stripes are alright but ive always perceived that they don't have an original sound that defines them as an original band. ive always thought Jack emulates the sound of other bands and just adds a pinch of originality to it. I think he's a great guitarist and that Meg is a good minimalistic drummer but again, to me their work sounds more derivative than original.

I respect them both as a musicians but idk, their music to me just sounds alright but it doesn't reach me on a personal level. Also he totally ripped off Charles thompson's stage name.

Black Francis = Jack White

Sh*t can't be a coincidence..

This.

I'm a fanboy of Jack White, specifically early White Stripes.

Especially live performances. He's the epitome of what I look for (and wish to emulate) in terms of energy and emotion.

They are goooood

A few years ago, I found myself going thru all the led zep albums looking for this opening riff I had stuck in my head. Without even second guessing myself, I said "ok, this is a Zeppelin song... But which one!?!?"

Long story short, I later discovered by accident that the guitar riff I had in mind was actually the opening riff of The White Stripes' - Icky Thump.

With that said, I still think it's a pretty good song, but derivative for sure...

Wait, what? Tell me more!!

White Stripes gimmick: they're siblings

Real life stripes: Meg is Jack's ex-wife.

As much as I love Elephant, I have to say no. In fact, I'm less into TWS that I'd like.