The White Stripes

[Sweet One]

Hey coldplayers...I am very interested in hearing your thoughts on the White Stripes. I'm writing a report on them and i need some insight from anyone who knows them well enough to make an informed opinion. I would go to my friends, but they don't know who they are. So, i figure you coldplayers may know enough about them. Any insight is greatly appreciated!!! Thank you!! :D :) :o :lol: 8) :wink:

( I got carried away with the smilies..they're just so damn cute!)

[Sweet One]

ANSWER PLEASE!!! I need another opinion, besides mine!!!

[Invisible and Proud]

Hey, i'll try not to make my reply too long but i love the white stripes so much i'll probably natter on.

I think the white stripes r one of the most important bands out there at the minute, just because what they're doing is completely and utterly different to the "popular" music. I mean, what could be more unusual than 2 wierdly dressed (brother/sister/wife/people????) playing this mental, freakout blues and making it sound so damn good?

To recycle what's traditonally seen as an "old" form of music that grandads used to bop 2 and make it seem completely new, exciting and surprising is incredible and just blows away all the sub-standard crap that clogs up the radio.

Probably the best word to use to describe them is intense.:shock: The relationship between Jack and Meg is freakily intense, look how they seem to know what the other's thinking (wierd huh?) and the way jack screams like his life depends on it and jumps/climbs/falls all over the stage whilst still being cool.

They are essentially a phenomenam, i mean they turn up completely against the grain of nu-metal/garage rock bands which r the latest trend as if they come from another planet. They take what is probably one of the most basic forms of music - the blues - and morph it into something completely different. Take for instance "stop breaking down", just a normal 12 bar blues song, yet they strip it down 2 just raw guitar and drums and push it through a mangler, creating this messed up/intense/twisted sound which is unique and - more importantly - relevant.

If someone told me about april time last year that one of my favourite bands would consist of 2 people dressed in red and white, playing the blues on just drums and guitar i'd laugh at them. I didn't mind the blues before, but it was hardly cutting edge, new and exciting. The stripes basically recycled the blues, took it out of the dustbin, gave it a lick of paint and a kick up the arse and wahay! what do you have? This unique sounding/fantastic live/more intense than slipknot band which are absolutely nothing like anything else around at the moment.

1 last thing before i shut up. I was doin some schoolwork whilst listening to the radio, the normal sub-standard crap and i wasn't really listening. Then on comes "fell in love with a girl" and instantly it grabs you. The feedback and the pounding drums woah! and then this girly/screamy voice screaming at you about how he's "fell in love once and lost completely" i had 2 stop workin and just listen. i know i used this word about 6 times before but the intensity (lol) present in them grabs you and demands your undivided attention.

Thank lord for the White stripes :!:

anyways, my download's finished so i'm off and i've written far 2 much. I hope that helps you sweet one, if it doesn't...well then i'll cry :(

btw this is my first post and it's about a completely different band 2 the actual one the site is for, how ironic!

[Hicksy]

:shock:

[Sweet One]

THANK YOU INVISIBLE!!!! You're post alone will help me in ways unimaginable!!! You are truly fantastic!!!!!! In fact....I think your my new best friend on this board!!! Once again, thank you!!

Oh! By the way, for your first post, it was a pretty damn good one!!! WELCOME!!!!

Sweet

[Invisible and Proud]

Hey, no problem! :wink: I just wanted to share some of my feelings (some would also say obsessive detail) and help u out, plus i was really bored the other night and no-one was online :)

wow my first post and i'm accepted and welcomed with open arms into the coldplay board group-thingy. I feel so loved......sniff

(p.s. the white stripes rock, anyone who says otherwise is a fool!)

[';']

my favorite dead leaves and the dirty ground!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sweet One]

my favorite dead leaves and the dirty ground!!!!!!!!!!!

That is an awesome song..have you seen the video??? It's fabulous!! :wink:

Sweet :wink:

[Sweet One]

Hey, no problem! :wink: I just wanted to share some of my feelings (some would also say obsessive detail) and help u out, plus i was really bored the other night and no-one was online :)

wow my first post and i'm accepted and welcomed with open arms into the coldplay board group-thingy. I feel so loved......sniff

(p.s. the white stripes rock, anyone who says otherwise is a fool!)

You're cool!!! The White Stripes are fantastic!! I'm always singing one of their songs and nobody knows who they are!! Silly fools!!! It's their loss!

Welcome again!!!

Sweet :wink:

my favorite dead leaves and the dirty ground!!!!!!!!!!!

That is an awesome song..have you seen the video??? It's fabulous!! :wink:

Sweet :wink:yeah i like it i like the other video too fell in love with a girl. they were both directed by
or something like that :arrow: michel gondry

[';']

my favorite dead leaves and the dirty ground!!!!!!!!!!!

That is an awesome song..have you seen the video??? It's fabulous!! :wink:

Sweet :wink:yeah i like it i like the other video too fell in love with a girl. they were both directed by
or something like that :arrow: michel gondry
darn :? every time i come here i keep on forgetting to sign in so my messages come up as guest by the way that was me who respnded well thats alright i'v only done that twice

[dave's girl]

that video (and song) are just fantastic. :lol:

[';']

at the beginning of this month i got the new spin magazine.
it featured coldplay
anyways what i wanted to say was on the cover of spin was the white stripes. welll of course i read the coldplay article first but after that i read that article of the white stripes front to back. i kind of knew most of the stuff it mentioned but i thought it was pretty weird what those two people in the band have been telling others. i read that they said they where brother and sister, then i read somewhere's else that they were married. what to believe? well when i read the article to see if this was true they didnt deny any of it, but they never even admitted to it either. so anyways i still like their music. By the way, did anybody see them perform on the mtv movie awards?

[Invisible and Proud]

i missed the MTV music awards, but the top of the pops 2000th edition would have flopped like a big floppy thing if the white stripes didn't come on and squash everything else, woo hoo

:sniper: death to all sub-standard pop acts

Oh, by the way, sweet one (or anyone else for that matter) if u like the white stripes, you should check out "The Yeah Yeah Yeah's" they have a kinda bluesy yet rocky sound which is incredibly cool and they're different enough from the white stripes to make them worth checking out. Plus the singer has a COOL voice

The Bellrays are also another cool band, they're like a rock band fronted by Aretha Franklin (boy can she sing!)

[';']

i missed the MTV music awards, but the top of the pops 2000th edition would have flopped like a big floppy thing if the white stripes didn't come on and squash everything else, woo hoo

:sniper: death to all sub-standard pop acts

Oh, by the way, sweet one (or anyone else for that matter) if u like the white stripes, you should check out "The Yeah Yeah Yeah's" they have a kinda bluesy yet rocky sound which is incredibly cool and they're different enough from the white stripes to make them worth checking out. Plus the singer has a COOL voice

The Bellrays are also another cool band, they're like a rock band fronted by Aretha Franklin (boy can she sing!)hell yeah

[sarah**]

i like them, i am listening to them now even before i started reading this thread

i like them more each time i listen 8)

[';']

now..........like today........i havn't heard a lot of the white strips. my fav. still is dead leaves and the dirty ground!

[sarah**]

now like 20 minutes ago

[';']

what do you mean?

[sarah**]

i don't remember what was meant



it shall be forgotten!

[';']

ok. :? well i havnt heard any of the white strips lately except the dead leaves and dirty ground video but i dont watch it anymore.

[Sweet One]

BUMP!!!

They're new album is out, so i figure this thread would come in handy... :P

[Naughtyfig]

I'm not really a fan..but I just saw their music video for seven nation ..whatever..pretty cool... :)

[Sweet One]

I love that song.. :D

[teresa]

yeah! i saw it for the 1st time today. and the video looks so cool... and the song is also good

[athy]

hm, i'm starting to like them i think..
they are cd of the week at my fav radio station, so they are playing them pretty often and broadcast some statements. they seem to be nice ppl...

[mburn]

i love their new song an cant wait till tuesday when im gonna get their album

[athy]

hmm, i got money this weekend, but i can't decide what to buy first :roll: :roll:
please help: should i save the money to go on their gig in may or buy the album and see if i'll have enough money for their concert then anyway.. :-o
..cause i love their new song too..now as i heard it a few times

[mburn]

hmm, i got money this weekend, but i can't decide what to buy first :roll: :roll:
please help: should i save the money to go on their gig in may or buy the album and see if i'll have enough money for their concert then anyway.. :-o
..cause i love their new song too..now as i heard it a few times

thats a hard one!! wher is the gig? i think you should go to the gig, and then get the album afterwards becasue the album will always be there and the gig will not

[mburn]

i love their new song an cant wait till tuesday when im gonna get their album

ive got thier album- it is awsome, i cant believe how gret they are

LONG LIVE THE STRIPES

[athy]

i listened to it yesterday partly when i was at a store, i think i'll buy it but not within the next 4 weeks or sth.. but i try to convince my parrents to allow me to go to the gig (19.03) since my uncle wants to accompany me. but 23 euro are quite a lot of money, arg..
and i still haven't paid for my ticket for the silverchair gig on mai 30th :(
so i think i have to work a lot with my mom now... :?

[Sally_]

I really like the white stripes new song seven nation army. i'd never really liked them before but now I think their great. my friend told me that meg and jack were actually married but now they're divorced..... dunno if it's true. :shrug: I don't really pay attention to white stripes info.

[teresa]

no one knows if they were married or if they'r brothers.

I also didn't like them before but this new song just fucking ROCKS!

[Sally_]

seven nation army music video rocks

[Mailla]

i love 7 nation army, it rocks...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[::Hayley::]

i love 7 nation army, it rocks...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah me too!! i listen to these guys alot more now coz of that song :D

[Sweet One]

Yeah, that song rocks! :)

[Sammie]

I got elephant today (the new album) and its ace! Can't stop listening to it!! :)

[Sweet One]

really? i have yet to pick it up...strapped for cash.. :roll:

[::Hayley::]

i know the feeling :-x :roll:

[Sweet One]

;)

[bart]

I brought the white stripes '7th NAtion army this weekend the B sides sound OK'

[mburn]

yay cant wait till i see them at reading

[teresa]

I bought elephant two days ago and it sounds great. though i got confess i'm a little bit disappointed. don't why i was expecting something more... its just the drums, meg just don't rock that much

[Kettercat]

Okay, that's pretty much OT but I thought you guys might be able to help me out... as it's White Strips-related :)

See this animation?
http://www.couplandesque.net/icons/meganim.gif

I'm looking for the images used of Meg but in larger versions. Hope you can help me with this :D

[AfterGlow]

Their album is great. There are great guitar kind of sound type things, and they are interesting to listen too I find.

[athy]

:cry: couldn't go to the gig yesterday nite in berlin :cry: no one wanted to accompany me.. :?
well..guess i have to get the album soon..

[el_scorcho]

The White Stripes are fantabulous! I just bought their newest cd Elephant a couple days ago and I can't stop listening to it. My favorite song is Black Math, although I love them all. Plus Jack is really REALLY sexy.

[amsterdam]

Does anyone dig this band? I just recently got into them. They are pretty good and that Jack White is very talented. I am seeing them play the Greek Theatre in LA in the pit!!! I am excited.

[Dandy Andy]

lucky..
im jealous now

[amsterdam]

Okay, does anyone else love this guy? I don't mean like in a ga-ga-go-go way. I just think he is amazingly talented. You'll have to forgive me, but I just bought the new White Stripes CD (I know, I am a little late) and I LOVE IT!!! :D

[*Justine*]

Yah.. white stripes are great. One of my favs.

Elephant is great, but check out some of their earlier albums, White Blood Cells, s/t much better.

[amsterdam]

That's what I've been told. I need to purchase their whole collection. :lol:

[*Justine*]

You should. They don't have that many albums out. Only 4 albums for now.

s/t
Di Stiju (spelled wrong, but you get the idea)
White Blood Cells
Elephant


eww a skunk just made my room smell! :angry:

[busybeeburns]

Does anyone know why Chris made a reference to the White Stripes during ENL at T In The Park?

[Guy'sChick]

yay jack white!! i love the white stripes!!! :D

[*Justine*]

Does anyone know why Chris made a reference to the White Stripes during ENL at T In The Park?
I think it was because around that time Jack got into his car accident.

[Kettercat]

Does anyone know why Chris made a reference to the White Stripes during ENL at T In The Park?

It's cos the White Stripes pulled out of 'T In THe Park' at the last minute cos of Jack breaking his finger :)
I personally don't like the White Stripes, but that's just me ;)

[Kettercat]

Does anyone know why Chris made a reference to the White Stripes during ENL at T In The Park?
I think it was because around that time Jack got into his car accident.

Yup :)

[Guy'sChick]

never knew about his car accident :stunned:

[teresa]

honestly, i think jack's a great musician but meg really sucks! :wink3:

[dionisio]

tWS amazing! :D

[*Justine*]

Yah. Meg is not the greatest of drummers! :rolleyes:

She keeps the beat.

[Guy'sChick]

yeah meg rules :) and yeah she isnt the greatest drummer but really good tho

[el_scorcho]

Wheee I love the White Stripes, especially Jack! And Meg is cool too :D

[Kettercat]

yeah meg rules :) and yeah she isnt the greatest drummer but really good tho

Will is the greatest drummer! :D (so what if I'm biased? lol)

[DONTPANICgirl]

i luv the white stripes!!! de stijl is my favorite!! i saw them in concert and they kick ass!!! i got some awesome pictures..i would show them but i dont have a scanner..haha i do think jack white is :kiss: gorgeous :kiss: elephant is a really great cd.."girl you have no faith in medicine" is my fav..check out de stijl tho great cd and white blood cells is also good..i cant wait to get the self titled album then my collection will be complete :)

[badlydrawngirl]

The White Stripes are great, although MTV and the like have been overplaying Seven Nation Army! Good song though :)

[psychedelic_clocks]

I loover hoover Jack!!!
White Stripes are cool.

[FanDabieDosie]

I love Jack.

There's a film of him having surgery on his finger on their official website. He said that he wanted to see what the inside of his finger looked like :lol: It shows the doctor putting the screws into the bone :stunned:

[fifi]

:confused: :o :confused:

[teresa]

OMG! :wink3:

[DONTPANICgirl]

oooooooooooooooooo i sent my friend amber the pics of his surgery she got so pissed at me..i guess it was pretty gross..interesting tho yeah i wanted to watch the video but my dumb computer!!!!!!!!! o well i feel really bad for him...poor jack! :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[ArnIe]

How did you feel about that? I thought so too. How about that. What is that feeling like? Don't put yourself down. Please make some suggestions for improvement.

[fifi]

hey is this the bot??? :lol: :P

[Manders]

hes my bed pillow :D

[fifi]

ok then but he must be lumpy!!! :P :stunned:

[amsterdam]

I am see them this Wednesday in L.A!!! I've never seen them perform live, but I am sure that they rock. Who here has seen them play live?

Also, I naturally like lead singers of bands... but Jack White has a certain something that makes him sexy. Does anyone agree? :D

[el_scorcho]

Um YES!!!! Jack White = super thumbs up! I've never seen them live but I'm sure they probably kick bum too! Lucky you :D

[L|@m]

i saw them earlier this year in cologne!
it was fantastic! i didn't thought it was possible to rock a 3000 capacity with just 2 guys... but they definitely did! :bandana:

[amsterdam]

Yeah, I am wondering how they pull off it just being him and Meg. I mean, who plays the piano or bass guitar? Do they have another person on stage with them?

I am so excited to see them!

[DONTPANICgirl]

ive seen them live and THEY KICK ASS too bad it was a free concert and i was getting crushed and i ended up having to leave early..but besides that they were amazing..and totally fun kick ass show and JACK WHITE IS SO BEAUTIFUL theres something about him that kills me and im absolutely in love with him hes so darn cool!!! its a great show youre gonna have an awesome time!!!! :D :D
btw-jack plays the piano..he just walks over to it w/his guitar still on him and stops playing for a while

[DONTPANICgirl]

hehe i forgot my avatar was a pic from the show i went to :D

[amsterdam]

Wow! I was thinking the same thing. There is something hypnotic about Jack.

[Ghaladan]

Are the White Stripes brother and sister or husband and wife? :huh:

[amsterdam]

I very good question Ghaladan! I am not sure. I don't think they have ever been honest about that. :idea2: I read in Q magazine once that they are brother and sister.

[Gas_Man]

brother and sister
i'm not a fan of the white stripes

[Kettercat]

Uh, I'm not a fan of the White Strips either but last night I dreamed about Jack. Well, I dreamed he was dead :rolleyes: lol

[noni]

:o Well, you've given him a year more of life... ;)

[Don't Panic]

Eeww, you see dead people!

[Kettercat]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

And this thread was there and all, I remember talking about the White Stripes and then someone mentioned that Jack was dead. And I thought to myself, "What? Dead? Fuck..." and remembered this thread in my dream. lol
You see, I even dream about you guys! :D

[CityandColour]

sorry, i dont agree, they suck, and there drummer would be better off beating on cans

[CityandColour]

sorry, i dont agree, they suck, and there drummer would be better off beating on cans

[badlydrawngirl]

I like The White Stripes, they're cool :cool: and yeah Meg isn't the best drummer in the world, but the overall sound is good

[DONTPANICgirl]

i thoguht they used to be married...but they look soooooo much alike

im almost sure they were married actually becasue jack changed his last name from gillis to white (megs last name was white) for some odd reason when they got married

[Kettercat]

Aren't they brother and sister? :idea2:

Maybe they're doing a Sharon/Dennis ala EastEnders :P

[artemetus]

I'm gonna see them on Sept. 25th and I can't wait!

[badlydrawngirl]

I thought they used to be married?! I dunno :P

[CityandColour]

i heard they used to be married too. i do happen to like Seven Nation Army though

[el_scorcho]

Are the White Stripes brother and sister or husband and wife? :huh:

See hon? I told ya nobody knows for sure :lol: :D

[CityandColour]

:lol:

[amsterdam]

Last night I had the privilage of seeing The White Stripes perform at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. I wanted to share my concert experience with you.

First of all, Soledad Bros. and Hot Hot Heat opened for them. The Soledad Bros. were incredible. I liked Hot Hot Heat, but I felt that they still need to develop more as a band. There was just something about them that I didn't like.

We were expecting The White Stripes to go on at 9pm, but they walked on stage at 9:35pm. No problem... but you could feel in the crowd the anticipation. They casually walk on stage, Jack picks up his guitar, Meg sits at her drums and it's on! Right from the beginning they had me in awe. Seriously! I was sitting in Row A in the center (I have a friend that scored me those seats). Jack White had his hair in his face the majority of the time and I was just aching to see his face. Every now and then he would flip it back and I would get a partial look. I mean come on... I am sitting that close... I want to see him close up. They sounded amazing and I must say... give it up for Meg White! She is incredible too! I like her style. :)

They sang around 27 songs before walking off stage and then they came back on and did 3 more. During the last two songs Jack moved that hair out of his eyes and ladies... I have to say... he is pretty spectacular. ;) It's a shame he hids behind his hair most of the time.

For those of you who have seen them live, you know what I am talking about when I say... "WOW!" Jack White is extremely talented. When he was talking to the audience he was talking in this funny voice... but you can't help but love the guy. :cool:

At the vey end he flicked his guitar pic into the audience and it feel next to us. My husband dove for it and was in a wrestling match for it. I thought there was no way he would get it, but he did!!!! So we have Jack White's guitar pick! :lol:

I just wanted to share my experience with all of you. It was an incredible show! It's amazing that it's just he and Meg up there.

[dionisio]

:) :) sounds great! :o 30 songs!! how long did it last???
thx for sharing :D

[badlydrawngirl]

oh yeah Seven Nation Army is a great tune :cool:

[amsterdam]

It went from 9:30pm to 11pm. It was excellent. They literally played back to back songs.

[DONTPANICgirl]

So we have Jack White's guitar pick!

THATS SO DAMN COOL!! LUCKY YOU!! yeah they are amazing in concert and jack white is beautiful

[Valleyboy]

ah, that's so cool!!!!! Great to know that you had a good time! :) and whoa, you got the pick!! Soooo lucky!!!!!

[Mojo Pin]

yeah!!! lucky guy! the white stripes Rox!!!!!! :D

[el_scorcho]

That's so awesome! Thirty songs is pretty spectac :stunned: You lucky duck :P

[DONTPANICgirl]

what does the pick look like

[amsterdam]

It's red and pretty generic. It doesn't have the band name on it or anything.

There was a moment in the show when Jack White looked right at me and saw me sceaming and he just smiled. That was pretty cool. :blush:

[el_scorcho]

Awesomely awesome :)

[DONTPANICgirl]

There was a moment in the show when Jack White looked right at me and saw me sceaming and he just smiled. That was pretty cool.

wow!! amazing!! i know this sounds vain,but at the coldplay show i was like the only person standing up and singing in my section really and i could have sworn chris was looking at me! :blush: :D (but i was probly seeing things)

[el_scorcho]

:lol: ALOT of girls probably come home from concerts saying that :P

[artemetus]

I went to see them in San Diego at the RIMAC Arena. Unfortunately, I didn't make it in time to catch the Soledad Brothers play. I made it just in time to see the YYY's play their last two songs but it's cool. I had already seen them two times prior. While The White Stripes' crew was setting up their gear, they played lots of old cartoons like Betty Boop and what not which really got the crowd annoyed after the fourth or fifth cartoon. Finally the White Stripes came on and played a magneficient show. It was fantastic and was about an hour and thirty mintues long. I'm glad I caught them play.

[rf_ucsd]

I saw the White Stripes when they were down here in San Diego. Soledad Brothers opened for them along with the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs. I don't shar eyour opinion of the Soledad Brothers. Though I liked them, they seemed to had a very "pull over at a bar in the middle of Texas and get into a fight" kind of sound to them. Don't know if that makes sense.

The YYYs were spectacular. Karin O. lived up to her reputation. "Black Tongue," "Wait," and "Rich" were highlights for me, though I was disappointed they didn't perform "Y-Control."

Oh ... WSs ...

Jack White was incredibly impressive. I mentioned this in the Jack black vs. Jack White thread, but you don't really realize how talented he is until you see them live. Their CDs are great, but part of the greatness is in the simplicity. On stage, seeing them perform song ater song after song, each seemingly demanding a different skill from him as Meg bangs her quarter notes ... it was dang impressive.

[rf_ucsd]

Are the White Stripes brother and sister or husband and wife? :huh:

See hon? I told ya nobody knows for sure :lol: :D

I've actually heard Jack refer to it both ways, BUT ...

VH-1 did report in some fluffy-special they did that Jack and Meg had been married. They quoted a time frame.

It's all very nauseating and I'm sure at some point I'll find a reason to use it against their music. Right now, they're rock gawds, in the pantheon of current greatness:

Coldplay
Radiohead
and The White Stripes.

Of course, that's my personal pantheon.

[';']

i read in spin they were married. he tooks megs name. now they're divorced

i always thought that bro and sis thing was a joke...by them

[rf_ucsd]

i read in spin they were married. he tooks megs name. now they're divorced

i always thought that bro and sis thing was a joke...by them


Yes!!!

Meg's single :P

[amsterdam]

I have been completely captivated by him since seeing the White Stripes in concert last week. :heart:

Call it obsession... I don't know.

I actually have a SUPER nice pic of him but I don't know how to attach pics to the message board. Any assistance to offer?

[girlstar]

I would help you but I'm obsessed too!

[DONTPANICgirl]

I WANT TO MARRY HIM HES BEAUTIFUL ALSO REALLY NICE IT SEEMS

[girlstar]

Ohh...well I'm not obsessed with Jack White...someone else. Woops.

[el_scorcho]

Back off ladies....the man is mine. ;) :P

[wimmulder]

I thought he was dating Renee Zellweger ;)

[el_scorcho]

I'm sorry but I can not picture Jack White with Renée Zellweger. :/

[DONTPANICgirl]

i can for some reason..him and meg used to fight about what color megs shirt was i read that in a magazine

[wimmulder]

http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/reneezellweger.html

[el_scorcho]

:rolleyes: They don't seem like a good match.

[amsterdam]

I think they are a cool match actually. Right on Jack! :D

I am a fan of Renee Zellweger and I think she is one of the few truly sweet ladies in Hollywood. So if he were to be with anyone, she would be it!

Does anyone have any links to pictures of them together?

Notice how noone really talks about these two in the media. But Chris and Gwynth and Ben and Jen... forget it!

Anyway, I think Jack and Renee are a cool pair.

[rf_ucsd]

I'm sorry but I can not picture Jack White with Renée Zellweger. :/

Nor can I. It doesn't seem that Renee Zellwegger has a means by which to relate to the tortured artist type ... but who am I to speak on matters of love? Not an expert, that's for sure.

I just hope Meg's not seeing anybody ...


I'm still in the hunt.[/shadow:d90ed2a074]

[Gas_Man]

hehe..Jack White an over-rated guitar player.... :wink3:
Whoops...what have i said :rolleyes:

[rf_ucsd]

hehe..Jack White an over-rated guitar player....
Whoops...what have i said


That's interesting. I've never really heard anybody comment on him as being some kind of virtuoso guitarist, so I'm wondering how he can be THAT overrated.

[Gas_Man]

i haven't heard anybody call him a virtuoso guitarist...but it doesn't mean to say he can't be overrated...he's came pretty high on top 100 guitarist poles etc..
you'd need not wonder no more:)

[rf_ucsd]

Sorry. Still do.

[Angie_Mx]

Hi, everyone!

I love Jack White!
I love all the lyrics in the songs and the music.
Also is so great to listen to music without too many electronical things, just simple and intelligent music.

I agree Amsterdam about Renee Zellgewer

I hope they come to Mexico to give a concert!!!!!!
Have you seen the video "I just don't know what to do with myself"?

[el_scorcho]

I reeeeally like the video for The Hardest Button To Button :D

[DONTPANICgirl]

i havent seen any of the videos..thats what you get for having mtv

[amsterdam]

Maybe some of you check out The White Stripes website. If you do, then you are familiar with how Jack White periodically writes a message to his fans. I loved this particular message and so I have copied it here for you alll to read. I love this man! :D
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Hello candy caners with beautiful brainers,
Well the days are just spin, spin, spinnin’
Meg was in the hotel lobby today waitin’ on a friend
I was on a cement stoop wishing I had my banjo.
We played in new zealand, beautiful towns and country
Now we are in australia and blowin through the dessert
With a fist full of whistles and beats
Meg white wakes up in the morning and composes beats.
Pretty soon it’ll be june and I’ll be chewing on plankton and dreaming up a new
Threat to the neighbors.
The press keep telling me what it is that “I’m doing”
I’m so thankful, without them I wouldn’t know
What I was up to.
Had a cracker today too,
Boy oh boy,
St. gregory and st. cecilia
Are looming large at the present
Hung out with heddy lamar
And joe meek today.
Passed on a chance to save the world,
But took these people up on a cup of coffee
And a toast to the children.
The future seems to be paved with video games,
The gone fishin’ sign has been replaced with “keep out”
Things are lookin up though,
California’s got a new governor,
And the rest of us are on a road to
Restfull retirements in winnebago’s
Traveling the countryside
Looking for nothing in particular.
That’s a beautiful thought.
Jack white
III

[DONTPANICgirl]

i love jack and i love the fact that he takes time to share his thoughts with us candy cane children! he seems like such a good guy. :cool:

[amsterdam]

Doesn't he? He really is awesome. :)

[chuckie]

wow thats really nice that some people take thier time to write back to fans...its sad....there r none of thier albums for sale in my town cause like they sell out every day...still haven't gotten my hands on one of them yet

[el_scorcho]

Yay I read that one on the White Stripes site :D

[DONTPANICgirl]

yeah i heard he and renee broke up..ya know its weird even tho i could be insanely jeolous of that..i actually thot they did well together..this is a weird feeling for jeolous me but i was actually kinda sad/stunned :cry::huh: when they broke up..i dunno i always have kinda liked her for some reason and i of course love jack :)

[amsterdam]

Where did you hear they broke up?? :(

[DONTPANICgirl]

in touch weekly..and on the website sorta..i feel like a real jerk sometimes for reading in touch weekly and magazines like that :snore:

[Indiepixie]

The White Stripes new album name revealed.

http://www.nme.co.uk/news/111999.htm

[MrLick]

ugggghhh I hate the white stripes...

[el_scorcho]

Get Behind Me Satan? Sounds cheery...

[Sweet One]

I've severely lost it for the White Stripes as well. Every now and then I'll listen to a tune of theirs but it grows old, way too fast.

[Skinned Alive]

Didn't used to like them... then I heard 'Elephant', and now it's one of my favourite albums of all time.

Looking forward to this new album

[el_scorcho]

I like them sometimes. I have their album Elephant. :)

[Joyce]

they are coming to my city next may!

:cool:

[el_scorcho]

Are you going to see them Joyce?

[RA-D]

I hope they do a European/British tour to follow.

[CityandColour]

Goody, goody. I think I'll go right out and by it.

Noooot. :rolleyes:

[-JaK-]

Get behind me satan :stunned:
After seeing the south park movie neumorus amount of times, That worrys me a lot

[*Justine*]

New song from their forthcoming album.

Have you heard it? What did you think?

[*Justine*]

No one cares? Alright.

[Birdo]

didnt hear it yet....

[Birdo]

Heard it now, and Ive heard better from them, but its a nice song... Allthough the quality is a bit crappy, but its leaked so who cares

[Ambergris]

I'm looking for it in Soulseek right now :idea2:

[Ambergris]

I found it!! but the username who has it is not currently online

[interpol]

it sucks.

[Alessa]

New song from their forthcoming album.

Have you heard it? What did you think?

doesnt sound like white stripes and i still dont know if it is good or not.

[el_scorcho]

Could someone post a link to it?

[Birdo]

I uploaded it to the gmail account, pass = CPforum2005

[el_scorcho]

Oh awesome, thank you!

[el_scorcho]

I downloaded it..very different from their usual sound. I'm not sure if I like it or not. :huh:

[interpol]

you could download it at nme.com now.

[*Justine*]

Floria Sigismondi is directing the "Blue Orchid" video.

[Ambergris]

They're coming here.

[Joyce]

I´ll be seeing them next thuesday!... :D

[Ambergris]

Hey Joyce :) long time with no talk.

[Vitamin Z]

I keep playing it over and over, yet I can't make out what Chris Martin says at the beginning of the song. It sounds something like 'Fly fly fear' :confused:

Any ideas? :P

[YellowTrouble]

I thought he was imitating the crazy frog :confused:

[dsba05]

he's counting to four in german!

Like U2 do in Vertigo but in spanish

[Myint]

eins zwei drei vier :lol:

[josheggen]

Uno, dos, tres ..... catorce!!! ;)

[calvin1663]

except bono says.....1, 2, 3, 14....he needs to go back to spanish school...bah!

[Marky]

The 14 is to indicate how many albums they've released.

[calvin1663]

oho.....isn't that nifty

[Yourethespotlight]

I'm a big white stripes fan. Maybe more than I am a coldplay fan.


Am I all alone in loving both Coldplay and The White Stripes?


Has anyone had the pleasure to see both bands on tour this summer?

[*Justine*]

I saw White Stripes live like 3 years ago.

[lilchick629]

ha-ha---I LOVE THEM
it was funny
on a concert here in Los Angeles, i think, there was this drunk guy who jumped up on stage and started screaming and calling the attention----then he jumped to the crowd and they passed him down

then jack---stopped singing---ordered to stop the music and said
" look at that loser.........." i cant remember what else---but he started making fun of him and telling him if he was at the wrong concert---if mommy had confused the tickets

it was hilarious----did i mention he literally stopped the concert to make a fool out of this drunk :lol:

[swallowedinamessage]

:lol: ... bet the drunk guy won't be doing that again at a White Stripes concert

i think they are pretty good, not a fan of all their songs but a lot of them are good

[babydoll-]

I've heard a few of their songs, and I liked them :)

[Gitta Rensolo]

I own "elephant" was at first a bit disappointed about this album...now I like it.....

[Albie]

I love the song My Doorbell

[Sweet One]

I love Jack White. :)

[RA-D]

Has anyone had the pleasure to see both bands on tour this summer?


no, because they're only doing the far-smaller-than-they-are Apollo theatre in Manchester and only doing 1 night which means the tickets disappeared instantly and brokers are getting about 2x what I'd pay. I did win an auction from a respected dealer at a fair price but they've gone bust and now I'm having to fight PayPal for my money back. I'm not bitter. :confused:

[RICK8]

No you are not alone I like them both too. I wish I just had the chance to see coldplay live!!!

[RICK8]

Is anyone into the white stripes. They got a pretty cool sound just started getting into them. Blue Orchid's pretty cool.

[Christiana]

i really like the white stripes, but it seems not many people do. jack white is a very unique character. :)

[*andrea*]

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22016

[RICK8]

Yeah he is a pretty strange bugger but I really like his music anyway.

[jackled]

I feel something odd about TWS. Some of their songs are amazing but there are others that I can't stand. :huh:

[ugadawg5]

i like all their stuff until get behind me satan - really not a fan except for blue orchid.

[fudge]

Anyone heard the new single?! It's BLOODY GREAT!!!!!!!!!!

[chris1_36]

Can't wait for the album...bagpipes!

[Black Rose]

Anyone heard the new single?! It's BLOODY GREAT!!!!!!!!!!

I can't say I have heard it yet.

[Space Cadet]

The White Stripes are coming to Hailfax! The White Stripes are coming to Hailfax! The White Stripes are coming to Hailfax!

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

[slash]

Anyone heard the new single?! It's BLOODY GREAT!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah i like it. It's a strange, multi-part song that fans would really dig.

[MrMagpie]

The White Stripes are coming to Hailfax! The White Stripes are coming to Hailfax! The White Stripes are coming to Hailfax!

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

:dance: :dance: :dance:


Are you going? I think I am. The lineup for concert on the hill is brutal eh?

[clockpolitiks]

I really don't like the new song, but it may be because I heard it on crappy radio.

[Space Cadet]

:dance: :dance: :dance:


Are you going? I think I am. The lineup for concert on the hill is brutal eh?

I am definatly going, as long as I don't have to go alone... responses from friends have been less than stellar so far, though. :confused: It's at that new Cunard Centre, so really nice venue but it helps if you go with a group of people so the crowd can't push you around as much- one thing I learned from the Sam Roberts concert there- lots of excited kids who have never been to a real concert before :dizzy:

Do you mean the Canada Day concert? :sick2: yeah, you couldn't pay me to go to that one. I don't like to diss other people's music but man, it's like everything thats wrong with mainstream music wrapped up in a tight little craptastic bubble. And of course it's going to get in the way of people who just want to see the fireworks from the hill. grr.

Anyway, White Stripes tickets on sale this Friday! That gives me two days to pester people to come... :sneaky:

:dance:

[MrMagpie]

Where do you buy tickets? And how much are they?

[Space Cadet]

Tickets are $44.50 and they're being sold through ticket atlantic, so you can get them here http://www.ticketatlantic.com/concerts/index.cfm?eid=205&cid=5 and at places they sell through like Superstore.

They go on sale at 9am May 4th.

[grids]

i love "my doorbell" and "seven nation army"

[fudge]

New video........

Jack looks HAWT:stunned:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OjTspCqvk8

[blackchickintheback]

Yes, Jack does look nice considering he's whiter than this font. :tongue:

I love that song! I love White Stripes period. I can't wait for this album.

[grids]

cool video :)
is that song from their new album?

[fudge]

Yeah! THey were on Jools Holland last night and played another song called Effect & Cause...it's great!!

Think the album's out 18th June in the UK/Europe, and 19th in the US

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

uber massive song:o

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2083557#post2083557

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

recommends? i accept anything

[grids]

Yeah! THey were on Jools Holland last night and played another song called Effect & Cause...it's great!!

Think the album's out 18th June in the UK/Europe, and 19th in the US

well Indonesia could be on December or next year. :(

[fudge]

aw that's a shame! I wouldn't let it be that bad for you! I'd send you a copy or something :D

[fudge]

here's Effect and Cause!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGxVHaBFCqs

[fudge]

Icky Thump

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkO8Zg-WHno

[fudge]

My

[fudge]

oops! lol
My Doorbell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-dwQOFEjUw

[fudge]

interview with Jack!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FsuLU_8gAU

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Did somebody download Icky Thump from thread I created?

[grids]

Not yet :D

[grids]

aw that's a shame! I wouldn't let it be that bad for you! I'd send you a copy or something :D

Aww... Thank you Fudge.. :smug:

[Space Cadet]

Anyone heard the new album yet?

I'm liking a lot of it, though the rest needs some time to grow on me.

Love that "prickly thorn" song... he definatly must have family from Cape Breton to be able to write a tune like that.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Of course,its great

[busybeeburns]

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42418000/jpg/_42418998_white_stripes_203ap.jpg
The White Stripes are now touring in the US after European shows

Rock duo The White Stripes have entered the UK album chart at number one with their latest release, Icky Thump.

Meg and Jack White's new album replaced the Traveling Wilburys' Collection at the top of the sales chart.

In the singles chart, Rihanna stays at number one for a sixth week with Umbrella, featuring Jay-Z.

She fought off competition from Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead, whose version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber song rose to number two.

Mead, 25, is preparing to star in a West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as a result of winning the BBC One talent show earlier this month.

Festival acts

The White Stripes are currently on tour in the US and Canada after promoting Icky Thump, their sixth album, at gigs across Europe, including the recent Wireless festivals in London and Leeds.

Earlier this month they played an acoustic set for war veterans at the Royal Chelsea Hospital, London, before playing a benefit show for them.

Editors, who played at Glastonbury this week, saw their single Smokers Outside The Hospital rise from number 30 to number eight.

Another Glastonbury act, Scottish DJ and singer Calvin Harris, saw his debut album I Created Disco enter the chart at number eight.

Heart-throb Enrique Iglesias saw his album Insomniac make its debut at number three.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6235522.stm

[grids]

Icky Thump :dance:

[Space Cadet]

Wow!!! Just got back from a White Stripes- induced mob here in Halifax. They were playing another secret show, this time at a pool place, but they only let a few people in. The other couple of hundred just stood there clogging up the sidewalk. :lol: Fun time, anyway. Don't think the city has ever seen anything quite like it.

Now off to the concert :dance:

[MrMagpie]

And I can't be part of all the fun in my city as I'm away. :(

[Space Cadet]

^Well, I got a lot of exercise out of it, but not much else in the end... *shrug*

Back from the concert. Really wising I had remembered a camera right now. *grr*

Maybe not *THE* most amazing show I've ever seen, but it was up there as one of the best. Jack is without a doubt the most amazing mesmerising guitarist I've ever seen, though. Wow.

Oh yeah, and he wore a kilt again. Not to mention it almost seemed like he had a tan- he wasn't anywhere near as pale as his pictures. And he brought a bagpiper and a giant Nova Scotia flag with him. He definitely seems to be embracing his Nova Scotian roots. (He's second and third cousins with an amazing number of Nova Scotia's most famous musicians, mostly fiddlers.) And just when you thought it couldn't get more weirdly iconic, a couple of the old sailing ships that are here for the tall ships festival were moored right outside the windows. (The concert was at pier 23 on the waterfront)

I freaked out when they went off stage before the encore- they had played for a long time, but had only played about 3 or 4 of their top 15 or 20 songs. But then everyone got so worked up that the encore must have lasted for another 10(!) songs or so. They played for about 2 hours altogether.

Let's hope Halifax lived up to it's reputation as one of the loudest cities enough to bring them back. I think we did.

[grids]

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-white-stripes/icky-thump.htm

[deaths_friend]

Here is some youtube footage from an intimate show for french television. performed at the famous studios canal. this gig shows off both the hard rock side of white stripes as well as their more mellow side.

Icky Thump - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZxUIaObKeY
Slowly Turning Into You - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m72GpMAlHU4


by the time you guys read this message i will have about 8 of the songs uploaded.

[ricardo]

icky bump

[deaths_friend]

whats with the sudden influx of jack white related threads being popular. theres this one thats suddenly been updated plus the raconteurs one and theres the one about the Bond song. surprising cos the man is flat on his back at the moment recovering from a slipped disc.

[ClairVoyant]

whats with the sudden influx of jack white related threads being popular. theres this one thats suddenly been updated plus the raconteurs one and theres the one about the Bond song. surprising cos the man is flat on his back at the moment recovering from a slipped disc.

Get well Jack. I love you. You're my angel...my most favorite guitarist ever. :sick2:

[ricardo]

what's up with this jack white hate? :(

[ClairVoyant]

what's up with this jack white hate? :(
I hate that too. It sucks. It's one of the reaons why I left the NIN forum and joined a White Stripes message board. I hate negative people. All they do is bring me down. It's so f**king annoying. :veryangry2:

[deaths_friend]

jack white hate?

hope your not referring to my posting because i own every white stripes and raconteurs album plus dvd and the wallpaper to my mobile phone is a cartoon pic of jack and meg. so theres no hate coming from me. i was just surprised that throughout the year when the raconteurs were touring the world (otherwise known as europe and north america) there was no interest at all in jack or any of his bands. then he stops working (for the first time in like 5yrs) and theres all this interest him.

im just a little perplexed thats all. is it the alicia keys song?

[ricardo]

I haven't been active here because I have never seen this thread :D

[ClairVoyant]

jack white hate?

hope your not referring to my posting because i own every white stripes and raconteurs album plus dvd and the wallpaper to my mobile phone is a cartoon pic of jack and meg. so theres no hate coming from me. i was just surprised that throughout the year when the raconteurs were touring the world (otherwise known as europe and north america) there was no interest at all in jack or any of his bands. then he stops working (for the first time in like 5yrs) and theres all this interest him.

im just a little perplexed thats all. is it the alicia keys song?
You know that old saying/song: "Don't know what you've got till it's gone"
AKA taking people for granted. It reminds me of those Hollywood industry types who got all cut up when Heath Ledger died and considered him for an Oscar nom after they didn't give a rat's ass about him while he was alive. :rolleyes:

[deaths_friend]

YouTube - The White Stripes on Conan's Last Show (02-20-09)

that is the white stripes first performance together in over 15 months. more importantly it was conan's last show and the white stripes are his favourite band. they do his favourite song in this video We're Are Going To Be Friends off their brilliant LP White Blood Cells. its an interesting rendition.

[ricardo]

this thread should be on first page

[deaths_friend]

well they arent really doing much at the moment. but something tells me that jack might surprise us with an album. he recently said in an interview for his 3rd band The Dead Weather that he is currently in his home studio mixing 40 tracks for an upcoming White Stripes film.

jack doesnt seem the type to make 9 or 10 albums with the same band. i think we should expect at most another 2 or so albums from the band.

[Dejan]

the raconteurs should be his main band,not the white stripes

[deaths_friend]

he doesnt have a main band. he gives each project equal attention. its not his fault that the white stripes have had much more success than the raconteurs. the raconteurs have many many more albums in them but for me they will always be a superior live band rather than a good album one. just my opinion

[Dejan]

he doesnt have a main band. he gives each project equal attention.

no.....

[ricardo]

Still I think his best album songs are with the white stripes, but heck I saw some raconteurs performances and were breathtaking

[Dejan]

the raconteurs are SOMETHING ELSE compared to the white stripes,meg white can't be called musician.
just take a look @ the raconteurs drummer,this is a fuckin amazing musician:
YouTube - Top Yourself - The Raconteurs (Oxegen 2008)