Re: The White Stripes - The White Stripes (1999)

by Nightjar Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:52 pm

As is being confirmed with every passing second...

This is a one-man-band.

He's not without obvious charisma, intelligence and talent - that's obvious - but the whole White Stripes 'project' is a clear-as-the-fungal-growth-on-your-face strategy to divert attention from the fact that it is just this bloke with his singular, but seriously hackneyed 'vision'.

Y'know, Jake Bugg might've prospered if he'd had a dowdy, yet obviously lankly pretty cousin playing the zither in the background? dunno

by Guest Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:53 pm

Yo mama does the Astro.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:53 pm

Track 10 - When I Hear My Name.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:53 pm

Now it's just shouting.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:53 pm

In fairness, I do like his guitar playing.

by Guest Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:54 pm

Meg does do the odd singing on a song. Don't know if she does it on this album.

by Nightjar Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:54 pm

This has got more in common with Link Wray and The Cramps than anything supposably bluesy.

Only not nearly as good.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:54 pm

The song is just witless drivel, though.

by Guest Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:55 pm

I'm now a full song behind on Broken Bricks. Hang on, and again, now it's starting!

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:55 pm

Track 11 - Do.

by Guest Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:56 pm

School Bell

by Nightjar Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:56 pm

If he just marketed himself as a one-man-band, with a bass drum on his back, cymbals on his knees and kazoo stuck up his arse I'd have a lot more respect for him/them.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:58 pm

Track 12 - Screwdriver.

by Guest Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:58 pm

Yeah, but the (ex-)wife sister made for good press.

And he's never been half as good when he was with a good drummer.

by Guest Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:59 pm

Do.

Quiet one.

by Nightjar Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:00 pm

Basically, this is just a single male person doing a gormless record company friendly demo tape, but jazzing it up it on the basis of some spurious incest rumours.

Absolute shite.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:00 pm

I feel like the album's going on too long, now.

by Nightjar Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:01 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:Yeah, but the (ex-)wife sister made for good press.

And he's never been half as good when he was with a good drummer.

What I just said.

by Nightjar Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:01 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:I feel like the album's going on too long, now.

Only now?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:01 pm

Track 13 - One More Cup of Coffee.

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