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.
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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy the ExploderJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Stop Breaking DownRobert Johnson | The White Stripes | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | The Big Three Killed My BabyJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Suzy LeeJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Sugar Never Tasted So GoodJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Wasting My TimeJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | CannonJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | AstroJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Broken BricksJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 01:51 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | When I Hear My NameJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 01:54 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | DoJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | ScrewdriverJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Little PeopleJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Slicker DripsJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 01:30 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | St. James Infirmary BluesJoe Primrose, Traditional | The White Stripes | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | I Fought PiranhasJack White, Meg White | The White Stripes | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | One More Cup Of Coffee | The White Stripes | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 43 mins | 100 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Diamond | Engineer, Producer |
| 2 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 3 | Robert Johnson | Composer |
| 4 | Joe Primrose | Composer |
| 5 | Traditional | Composer |
| 6 | Johnny Walker | Slide Guitar |
| 7 | The White Stripes | Arranger, Primary Artist |
| 8 | Jack White | Composer, Guitar, Piano, Producer, Vocals |
| 9 | Meg White | Composer, Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |