White Stripes break up

[Aussie Mark]

The only interesting about them is Meg's tits, their music makes me sleepy! Yawn!

NSFW (nekkid Meg pics) ..... http://www.google.com.au/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-au&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=%22meg+white%22+tape&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

When that porno was discovered a coupla years back that might star Meg I watched it & then read the comments.

"That is definitely Meg. I've been with her & those are her tits for sure."

"Liar! I've REALLY been with her & those are NOT her tits."

"Whether it's Meg or not, it's doin' it for me."

& TEH WINNER:

"Look you guys--That HAS to be Meg. Look at how she tilts her head to one side & keeps losin' the beat."

Ha haaaa haaaaaaa

You gotta love this Grammy performance:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi8KdTk0u0g&feature

Best description of them I ever read by a critic was:

"They're like The Carpenters possessed by the spirit of Zeppelin."

Classic.

I wonder how many millions Meg is worth.
I'd love her even if she was poor. She's got FIRE! to warm a Cold, Cold Night:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b_Psfi12VQ&feature=related

& Furthermore:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=03YUgHAshSo&feature=related

[uwe]

Karen C. played the drums better and sang better too. She wasn't probably much of a cook though.

[uwe]

And after jokes in ill taste about anorectics, I might as well report my dawning realisation from watching Meg's penchant for hiding her left arm from sight behind her back while playing one-handedly: Could it be that, like many American teenage girls***, she saw and heard Def Leppard in the eighties just a bit too often? Maybe she thinks it ought to be like that and her whole drumming approach is a politically correct (just like me!) hommage to Rick Allen?!  

That wasn't fair on Rick, whether with three, two, one or no arm(s), he can play paradiddles around Meg with his toes. And Ian Paice once said - before the accident - that Rick Allen was a very talented drummer, so he must be in my book.

The White Stripes had naive charm, I'll miss them a little bit. The Raconteurs are a logical progression and Dead Weather is to my ears a little mannered in attempting to defy traditional rock listener expectations and sounding off-the-wall. It has its moments though.

***Taylor Swift said Def Leppard was her "favorite rock band" too!

[nofi]

as a casual listener i see nothing terribly wrong with her playing. it certainly fits the kind of music that is being played. no need for a super drummer in this context. my 2 cents

[ack1961]

as a casual listener i see nothing terribly wrong with her playing. it certainly fits the kind of music that is being played. no need for a super drummer in this context. my 2 cents

Well said - they wrote and played some pretty unique stuff and it wasn't for everybody.

After I started playing bass, I played them quite a bit - I have fun adding basslines to their music.  My oldest boy loves playing "button" during their shows.
It's not rocket-science music, but it has a place. I thought she was perfect in her role, and he wasn't scared to take some chances - he's a fairly talented guy. One thing you have to give the White Stripes, being a 2-piece band they were pretty well exposed and therefore fairly vulnerable to the inevitable dissection from their uber-elite critics.

Not gonna miss 'em. Digital music should last a lifetime.

[Dave W]

Karen C. played the drums better and sang better too. She wasn't probably much of a cook though.

the obligatory

[Highlander]

Totally cold about this lot...

(Jackie has the Loretta Lynn CD Jack White produced though)

[uwe]

That CD is good. Coalminer's daughter did well on that.

[Highlander]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuC_l3ymXhM&feature=related