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(Here we go...now it's ready!)


I had an appreciation thread for this amazing duo last year but it has since been deleted (not right). It's time to resurrect the praise!!


Absolutely LOOOOOVE this band! I'm seeing them for the first time on FRIDAY and I'm soooo excited. Been dying to see these guys live! I hear they are beyond phenomenal. Wouldn't expect anything less when it comes to The White Stripes.

Jack White is easily one of the most talented musicans out there imo. The man blows my mind!!! His entire approach to music making is right on! So raw and simple...garagy/studio vibe, classic blues-drenched guitar...his fierce, unique, confident, sexy, painful, intense, pleading vocals. One reviewer summed up the power of his voice perfectly saying...

"White is as clever with the words as he is with melding his voice to suit certain moods. Even when the emotion is affected, it still hits home."


Yes! And clever, amazing lyrics is right!


Meg's primal, simplistic approach to the skins is awesome! Love it! I remember in one interview with Jack he was saying how he wanted it that way to add an innonence and child like quality to it all. He said if the drum style was techy it would totally defeat their approach, overall sound/feel and what they are trying to accomplish as musicians/artists. HELL YEAH! I really dig Meg's drumming and think it perfectly matches the mood.



Minimalist rock'n'roll that KICKS YOUR ASS!!! This duo is fuckin amazing!



It's so hard to pick a fav song or album when it comes to this band and all this talent. Such diversity but what always remains constant is their catchy, unqiue, original, rockin, punk R&B sound/vibe!!!! Songs vary from an intense rockers that make ya stomp all over like a mad woman/man.....to emotionally raw ballads that tug at your heart.


The new album continues to blow me away. This album is solid proof why I love this band and what makes them SO damn great. Not only are they just original and unique as hell, but they're also not afraid to take risks and change things up. Jack totally letting a strong blue grass country influence shine through, showcasing other talents of sound...marimbas, lots of piano etc. The album is very lyrically driven. The lyrics are exceptionally great on this one! Some really beautiful things going on.

Jack definitely continues to grow drastically with each album. I think GBMS was a HUGE leap for him. He is on it more than ever! And Meg still bangin away beautifully and complimenting each and every sound in such a perfect way. Ah these guys can do no wrong. As a friend of mine recently put it, "i swear.. those guys could put out a song of jack farting into a mic with distortion on it, and somehow it would be cool". :P HA! Serioulsy though!! They HAVE *IT*! Get Behind Me Satan is by far one of my fav albums of the year (and in general). It gets better and better with each listen. WHITE STIPES are back and then some.


In summary....HAIL HAIL the WHITE STRIPES!!1 Again, cannot wait to witness this power live.




Speakin of those emotional, intense, rockin, heart tuggers....I'm gonna kick off the thread of praise with one of my favs from the new album.....







>> FOREVER FOR HER (Is Over For Me) <<

I blew it
And if I knew what to do, then I'd do it
But the point that I have, I'll get to it
And forever for her is over for me
Forever, just the word that she said that means never
To be with another together
And with the weight of a feather it tore into me
Then I knew it
All the work that it took to get through it
On the wings of a feather that flew it
Fell onto my shoe it cut up into me

Well, everybody's reaction is changing you
But their love is only a fraction of what I can give to you
So let's do it, just get on a plane and just do it
Like the birds and the bees and get to it
Just get out of town and forever be free
Forever, I wonder we could stay together
It could change if you want for the better
Just turn down my shirt and lay down next to me

I blew it
And if I knew what to do, then I'd do it
But the point that I have, I'll get to it
And forever for her is over for me
Forever, just the word that she said that means never
To be with another together
And with the weight of a feather it tore into me

Well, everybody's reaction is changing you
But their love is only a fraction of what I can give to you
Well, let's do it, let's get on a plane and just do it
Like the birds and the bees and get to it
Just get out of town and forever be free
Forever, I wonder we could stay together
It could change if you want for the better
Just tug at my shirt and lay down next to me