HoneymoonXpress said:

jack nailed the vocals.

Stax said:

Here is a video of it happening..

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ey%20cover

Was this the show you were at, or are they covering it all the time now?

Later

NDRU said:

If you like the neo classic rock sound buy this album : http://www.amazon.com/gp/...nce&n=5174

The drummer and bass player might even pull it off better... on this album.


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Sweeny79 said:

Ah, I see they have a WS connection. Are these guys part of the Raconteurs, too?

I can understand people writing off the White Stripes who haven't listened to them enough. I gave my friend a cd (White Blood Cells, my favorite) and he thought it was okay, but too derivative. But the more he listened, the more he recognized the charm & personality of the songs. Now he's a big fan.

To me they do something that Nirvana did; they write original & creative stuff that feels instantly familiar & catchy. Moreover, their sound is really organic & simple without being too simple.

The comments about the Raconteurs being better live is simply the mark of a great band. Even Britney Spears has records that sound good, but the great ones are even better live.

Stax said:

Here is a video of it happening..

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ey%20cover

Was this the show you were at, or are they covering it all the time now?

Later

NDRU said:

Yup two of them are...

I know what you mean about a band being better live... but lots of folks are better live... I'm used to that...for me the cd lacks... I don't know what the word is... something... that they have plenty of live.


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Sweeny79 said:

I may have to check them out. Is the other singer/writer one of the 2?

Yeah, I suppose it might be a bit much to call them a great band yet, but they are composed of at least one great musician.

The cd isn't great, but I like it and some of the songs are great. I think Jack elevates it, though. I think it would be fairly average without him.
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minneapolisgenius said:

Why do you hate the White Stripes? Are they toolike Zeppelin? To my ears that's definitely their biggest influence.

This album has two songs that are very, very Zeppelin-esque, but now that sound is becoming Jack White-esque to me as well.

NDRU said:

I never thought they sounded like Zeppelin at all actually. Then, about a year ago they broadcasted some live show of thier on MTV2 and I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt and watch it. I didn't know any of their songs, and the first one I heard sounded horrible. I decided to kepp watching to see if they were going to play anything I found remotely interesting, and it just went downhill from there IMO. I watched them do about 6 songs and I just coulnd't understand the hype. The audience looked like they were about to wet their pants at everything Jack did, and I actually had to laugh because I just didn't "get" it. I thought his guitar playing was rudimentary at best on electric, but he did get better when he pulled out the acoustic. Now I know that Jimmy Page is no technical genius on guitar, but he has this amazing quality and passion for playing that really draws me in. So there are some similarities there, because a lot of times I like Page BETTER on acoustic than electric. He's got a lot more clarity. But then his "who-the-fucks-cares" attitude on their heavier songs on electric just make me and I love his rapturous passion for playing, and all is forgiven.

I don't know. Everything sounded really simplistic (I just can't get into hard rock being played by only two people onstage I guess. I like a much richer, fuller and heavier sound) and uninteresting. Nothing really caught my ear, and it definitely didn't make me want to buy their album. I just think they're overrated.

I think it's cool though that they are (and the Raconteurs) influenced by Zeppelin. More power to them. I just don't hear it in the White Stripes, from what I've heard of them. I wouldn't mind hearing it though, because as you know, I love Zeppelin's sound. Which is why I'm interested in hearing The Raconteurs.

But I know Jack White and Jimmy are sort of friends though. I posted recent pics of them together on another thread here recently. And Jack named his new baby after Jimmy's daughter Scarlet, so you know he's a huge fan of the man. So I guess that makes him sort of cool in my eyes.


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Pffft Elephant.... Id take a listen to this first:


Damn amazon pic edit
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Sweeny79 said:

Get Behind Me Satan! Underrated from day one.

Pffft Elephant.... Id take a listen to this first:


Damn amazon pic edit
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Sweeny79 said:

Easy, child, I didn't say it was the best, just the fullest sounding.

Of course De Stijl is great, maybe their best, and if someone was looking for some acoustic Zep style rock, look no further than I'm Bound to Pack it Up.

NDRU said:

I just really love De Stijl...who could not love them after hearing the cover of Death Letter?

Elephant is good too tho...

De Stijl is my girlfriend's favorite, too. Mine is White Blood Cells.

NDRU said:

That album found me at just the right time.. actually helped me a lot.

That's about the time I went form Fan to Fanatic.

Sweeny79 said:

I'd just about lost faith in rock music when I heard them for the first time.

minneapolisgenius said:

Live, I guess they don't come across as too much like Zeppelin, probably because their sound is too thin as a 2 piece. Their live show is almost like street performance art in the style of rock & roll, kind of like Velvet Underground is to me (if that means anything). But on record they're more like a normal rock band.

And while they have obvious influences, I think they're pretty original in the end. Some songs do actually sound like Zeppelin (& Beatles, Nirvana, Dylan), but more than that they share the hard rock/blues blend, and both have been accused of being fake/theives.

I said earlier that I think it's easy to write them off because their songs sound so familiar & simple at first. You could think they're not doing anything new. But the songs have such charm that they grow on you.

You might want to check out Elephant (you must know someone you can borrow it from). It has the fullest sound of all their albums, but my favorite is White Blood Cells. The Raconteurs is cool, too. I wouldn't start with Get Behind Me Satan.

But then, maybe you just don't like them, and I would still accept you if that was the case!

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NDRU said:

What is/was their latest album? My husband has it I think and likes it, and I remember hearing snippets of it, but I don't know what it's called. I thought it was "okay", but then I didn't even listen to the whole thing.

minneapolisgenius said:

Get Behind Me Satan.

kidelrich said:

Ok, that's what I thought. Maybe I'll have to give it another listen when I get home in two weeks.

minneapolisgenius said:

Is your time here in the states up already?

sextonseven said:

Yeah, almost. I have a week and a half left. But then I'm back again in a month and a half anyway.

minneapolisgenius said:

Well, if you ever pass through my city again, give me enough warning and I'll hook us up with a show that's more suited for you than last time.

I do believe Lez Zeppelin is playing soon.

Kidding!

sextonseven said:

I'd go see them.

minneapolisgenius said:

You are such a fam!