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While the aforementioned pair of albums provides the most logical gateway, the records that precede and succeed them come awfully close in cruciality.īut for the purposes of this list, it's worth zeroing in on their first two albums to get a sense of their scrappy power and potential in their early years.Īurally, 1999's The White Stripes is by far their heaviest, scrappiest, garage-iest work, but the reason it resonates is that the songs are terrific. Going deeper: The White Stripes and De Stijl Rather, it was the former married couple's sheer force of personality, aesthetic and songcraft - plus, the fact that White is arguably the most viscerally thrilling electric guitarist of his generation.Īll these elements reached their apogees on their third and fourth albums, 2001's White Blood Cells and 2003's Elephant. What exactly was "beautiful and special" about the White Stripes? It goes much deeper than tired talk of blues tropes, or their peppermint-colored visual aesthetic, or Meg White's " primal ," " cavewoman " approach. "It's for a myriad of reasons," they said in a statement, "but mostly to preserve what is beautiful and special about the band and have it stay that way."
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When the White Stripes called it a day in 2011, they stressed it wasn't because of creative differences or health issues - but a higher purpose. In this edition of Songbook, let's dive into White's various bands from the White Stripes onward - concluding with White's solo career, which, five albums in, genuinely feels like it's just beginning. In the valley between "Bored and Razed" and "We're Going to Be Friends" lies White's eccentric, sweet, moving and occasionally flat-out bizarre body of work, which is still taking shape before our ears. And if that form of human expression has any emotional impact on you, the hairs on the back of your neck are liable to stand on end. No matter which way you slice it, this is genuine, visceral rock music. It doesn't matter if you aren't into this particular sphere of alternative rock, or if you have any particular affection for White. Then, White bangs out the six-chord theme of "Bored and Razed" - and hurls his body at drummer Patrick Keeler 's kit for the final kaboom.
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There's a hair-raising TV moment that sums up why thousands and thousands of music fans adore and revere Jack White - well, half of why.īack in 2019, his band the Raconteurs appeared on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ," performing their new single "Bored and Razed." On the whole, it was dynamic and raucous and engaging - featuring a characteristically harebrained solo from a tangle-headed, Cramps-shirted White.īut what a freaking ending : he lets loose a Roger Daltrey -style, full-chested, life-affirming "Yeeeeeeeeeah!!!" for the ages.
#In the lonely hour acoustic series#
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