Am I the only one who hates the White Stripes?

[Dean]

Not a big fan, but their pure rawness and energy reminds me of real rock music, which is a good thing. To each their own.

They are not your current cookie cutter type wannabe band, they march to the beat of their own drum. I have to respect that.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Mike
They arn't as bad as Cold Play, or Red Hot Chili Peppers...but they pretty much suck.

im really really confused as to why you think the RHCP are bad

 

[Dean]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I think it's an awesome throwback to the early 70's classic rock. Very raw, stripped down rock without any fancy computer effects or over producing from the studio.

I haven't actually seen them live but the live stuff I've seen on youtube is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fM2qhG8mA4

Damn I just found this link. Amazing vid!!

 

[CKent]

I don't particularly like nor dislike them, to me they sound pretty generic for today's pop music.

 

[Stifko]

Originally posted by: pontifex

i'll agree that their music is crap.

 

[PepePeru]

jack white is an innovative & creative guitarist

 

[Ns1]

jack white is cool, esp. with the racountours(sp?)

meg white is the worst drummer known to man.

 

[Electric Amish]

No. They suck.

 

[zinfamous]

It could be much worse...they could be Wilco.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
No. They suck.

Yup, I agree.

 

[datwater]

I saw em open for Bob Dylan last year. Didn't think they were bad ... but didn't think they were any better than your average garage band either.

 

[FoBoT]

they annoy me, for some reason

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: Dean

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I think it's an awesome throwback to the early 70's classic rock. Very raw, stripped down rock without any fancy computer effects or over producing from the studio.

I haven't actually seen them live but the live stuff I've seen on youtube is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fM2qhG8mA4

Damn I just found this link. Amazing vid!!

I agree. Excellent performance. I really dig slide guitar.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Seven Nation Army is a good song. Meg's breasts go boobly-joobly when she drums.

link? she has nice breasts but she's not very good looking

 

[Tiamat]

I couldnt stand their music for more than 15 seconds :/

 

[MazerRackham]

Some songs are okay, but every one of their albums contains some HORRENDOUSLY BAD MUSIC. They are a compilation-only band. I find Meg White mildly attractive, but she isn't a very strong drummer.

 

[Icepick]

I like the White Stripes. They have an original sound, IMHO and I enjoy listening to them.

 

[Arkaign]

White Stripes is not for me

My Chemical Romance / Iggy Pop / The Doors / Imogen Heap / Leonard Cohen / Fair to Midland / etc FTFW!

 

[Muadib]

Who???

 

[SirStev0]

A majority of their songs are poorly written... I feel as if my brain wants to tear itself away from my ears when I hear ones like "We love one another".

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: Mike
They arn't as bad as Cold Play, or Red Hot Chili Peppers (Post-Californication)...but they pretty much suck.

Fixed

 

[Capt Caveman]

They are the suxxors.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

They rock!!!! They're probably hit or miss, but I really like them. I like their beats and i'm seeing them live this Sept in SD!! woo!

 

[Banzai042]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: GrumpyMan
They might be better if they had a drummer that could play the drums. She sucks.</blockquote>

Supposedly she plays that way because that's what Jack wants. I like it actually.

I find it difficult to imagine that somebody play that badly on purpose, her playing indicates a complete lack of originality, complete inability to play any sort of even beat, and a total lack of tempo. If you want drumming that is "minimalist" and actually requires talent to play listen to Led Zeppelin, if you want drumming that anybody can do with ease after 2 weeks of lessons listen to White Stripes.


I think that Jack White is a decent player, but his work with white stripes doesn't show that at all. His playing there just sounds disjointed and random (not the case with his other work).

Painfully bad drums + disjointed/random guitar != rock IMO

 

[xSauronx]

i liked some of their stuff, been a long time since i listened to any of it