The White Stripes : iSOUND.COM™

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Formed: 1997

iSound Site: www.isound.com/white_stripes

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The Black Keys
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Jim Mathus
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Louis XIV
BBQ
King Tobaccoville
Genres:
Garage Rock
Indie Rock

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	My Doorbell Released: 2008

Biography

The White Stripes, the garage-blues duo consisting of Jack and Meg White, are possibly one of the most complex and enigmatic bands today, yet play the simplest, most stripped-down, back-to-basics rock music I've heard in a long time.

The relationship between the pair has always been somewhat of a question mark; including Jack and Meg being the youngest of 10 children in a large Detroit family. The most common theory is that they are in fact a divorced couple, posing as brother and sister; with Jack's real name being John Anthony Gillis.

The White Stripes released their eponymous first album and quickly gained a reputation due to their unique, uncompromising blues-rock sound. Second album 'De Stijl' appeared in 2000, but the album which awakened critical acclaim and gained the band a new following was 2001's 'White Blood Cells'. From this, singles 'Fell In Love With A Girl', 'Hotel Yorba' and 'Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground' were taken. The band found themselves at the forefront of the new, gritty 'garage-rock' movement and followed up 'White Blood Cells' with 'Elephant', the first album to be recorded in the full glare of the media spotlight.

'7 Nation Army', the first single from the album, was released in 2003. Critics argued that the formerly bass-less duo used bass throughout the album. Fans just celebrated hearing stripped-down, raw blues in the Top 10.

The single propelled them to new heights. The album followed, as well as the second single, a cover version of 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself'. With this song, the band were dogged by tabloids over the raunchy Sofia Coppola-directed video, featuring supermodel Kate Moss writhing around a pole. The band's success and popularity however, were not dented in the slightest. Jack recorded vocals for fellow Detroit band Electric Six's 'Danger High Voltage' under the pseudonym John S. O'Leary, and wrote songs for the 2003 film 'Cold Mountain', in which he also made a guest appearance.

Bio written by: sid_loves_nancy

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
i hate the white stripes. they fuckin suk as, there like abasement group or sumthin, they need to give it up, im fuckin better than then. ok, thats al i had to say.	icepickmetal

Replys	Listener
i hope you feel better by saying that. nobody cares.	izziebitt
Im agree, nobody cares of what you think. If you dont like it, so what are you doing here??	rockpunk_girl
i dont think they are GREAT but i mean i hafta admit they are pretty talented for a 2 person band but they are my favorite at all..	rancidropkick12cents
why isnt your great band known and bigger than the stripes if they are just so great? You must be Clay Aiken from american idol	hellooperator
They just Rock! Meg is charming, and Jack is extremely talented on the bass and the guitar!	love_flag
THEY SUK DEM BROTHR AND SISTR GOITTA STOP FUCKIN EAHC OTHER UP DA ASS DAT SICK THEY AINT GOT NO SKILL TEHY STUPID ASS WHITIES. SHYT.	P1MPIFIED
yea dey do suk. i kant stand these roc bands cuz dey kant sing lyk britney and shyt.	PiMpKiD
the white stripes rock! and i dont think ne 1 here cares if u dont like them so piss off aye!!!	nz_regae_punk
why come to a white strip "FAN" site and say u hate them!!	manson_star_seed
for a start do people want to start spelling words right. The White Stripes are the best band on earth, so get it right up ye	rossmcmillan
They´re okay....if you compare them to all the bands today they´re great actually...	redhot
the white stripes are 1# new shwizzle Blitzen inze slovakia	jeklinhyd
why r all u annoying rap clowns posting on this forum??? arent u busy enough looking at tacky bling and shouting 'keep it real!!!' at each other to comment on real music?? jack white is one of the best songwriters since michael stipe or joe strummer, and the white stripes are one of the few gr8 bands of the last few years, along with the hives & the shins	stoneagepunk
" arent u busy enough looking at tacky bling and shouting 'keep it real!!!' at each other to comment on real" hahaha you said it man. White Stripes are one of the best bands on today	reptilia
any band that can consist of only 2 people whi also happen to be divorced and still make it must be good	squidgybeck
I love them. Oh, well. _________________________________________ GET NEMYSTIC OUT OF THE NUMBER ONE SPOT! SUPPORT POWDER JAY! (Nemystic sucks anyway.) HEY THAT RHYMES! (sponsored by Losersalwayswin's Evil Assassination Posse)	losersalwayswin