The White Stripes

by The White Stripes

Overview

Minimal to the point of sounding monumental, this Detroit guitar-drums-voice duo makes the most of its aesthetic choices and the spaces between riffage and the big beat. In fact, the White Stripes sound like arena rock as hand-crafted in the attic. Singer/guitarist Jack White's voice is a singular, evocative combination of punk, metal, blues, and backwoods while his guitar work is grand and banging with just enough lyrical touches of slide and subtle solo work to let you know he means to use the metal-blues riff collisions just so. Drummer Meg White balances out the fretwork and the fretting with methodical, spare, and booming cymbal, bass drum, and snare cracks. In a word, economy (and that goes for both of the players). The Whites' choice of covers is inspired, too. J. White's voice is equally suited to the task of tackling both the desperation of Robert Johnson's "Stop Breakin' Down" and the loneliness of Bob Dylan's "One More Cup of Coffee." Neither are equal to the originals, but they take a distinctive, haunting spin around the turntable nevertheless. All D.I.Y. punk-country-blues-metal singer/songwriting duos should sound this good. ~ Chris Handyside

Product Details

Release Date:	03/25/2022
Label:	Imports
UPC:	0194398423319
Rank:	50937

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The White Stripes   Primary Artist
Jack White   Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Meg White   Drums
Johnny Walker   Slide Guitar,Slide Guitar

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Jack White   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Meg White   Composer
Joe Primrose   Composer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Jim Diamond   Engineer,Producer
The White Stripes   Arranger,Composer
Stephen Gillis   Composer,Lyricist