indy81 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Yikes! I like the Stripes, but that was godawful. And I'm not just picking on Meg - Jack was off key too. More and more I think they should've called it quits after Get Behind Me Satan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 wow, that was absolutely horrible. i was hoping for something rocking or at least good. i was cringing. i could've sang that song better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Wilco Rules Me Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Different but I enjoyed it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Not their finest moment--Meg looked way off--but I enjoyed the idea of re-working the song as more contemplative. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
m_thomp Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I believe the excitement comes from fans of the band that are really like seeing the band play together again. Your lack of excitement is likely related to the fact that you don't enjoy the band. What you are seeing here is what folks often refer to as a "difference of opinion". Hope this helps. Nope, but this does: I think they should've called it quits after Get Behind Me Satan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bcart12 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Just to add a few points,didn't it seem like Jack was about to cry through the whole thing? Do you think there is more going on with Jack and Meg then we know? Conan was acting like he got Led Zeppelin back together. I thought the performance was below average but it seemed like something else was going on there. Also, m_thomp, Jack White is still extremely relevant. The Raconteurs are one of the best rock bands out there right now. The fact that a side project can be that amazing shows just how talented JW is. I could go on and on over this topic but I won't. I was actually one of those people who didn't get Jack for a very long time. When Rolling Stone put out that list of the 100 greatest guitarists and he was 16 it made me want to punch something. But after really delving into his catalog and hearing some of the things he does, it is undeniable that he's one of the best. Here are just a few of my favorite YT pieces to show Jack's power: The Raconteurs performing Blue Veins at Bonnaroo 2008. Wait till the 5min mark. I was about 10 feet awayfrom the stage during this performance and you could just see how into the show Jack was. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FeptFVfihc A great Ball and a Biscuithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03YUgHAshSo This was a Coke ad that was released in Australia that only had a few airings. Jack was given cart blanche and he wrote and scored the whole thing himself. Actually one of my favorite things he's done. And for relevance sake, the Denial Twist video with Conan. very cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 the re-arrangement was cool... but the performance, notsomuch Meg has about as good of timing on guitar + backing vocals as she does on drums... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Extremely disappointing. I didn't really care what song they did, but it sucked for Meg to not even play drums. The first half of the song sounded really unrehearsed and just plain bad. It tightened up a bit at the end, but was still a pretty lame arrangement of the song. The Stripes on Conan have a long, great history and that was a pretty horrible ending to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I thought it was terrific - a poor performance, but a great song choice, and a fitting sendoff to the show.And you gotta be out of your mind if you once liked The White Stripes and no longer do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I thought it was great. It wasn't a performance of virtuosity but sincerity. Loved the rearrangement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I thought it was terrific - a poor performance, but a great song choice, and a fitting sendoff to the show.And you gotta be out of your mind if you once liked The White Stripes and no longer do. but icky thump not only had appallingly bad songs, it also had probably the worst production i've ever heard on something this side of u2. the raconteurs album was no better. do you really think they sound/write songs/arrange like they used to do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Degenerex Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Not the best Stripes performance and I think the fact that Meg wasn't drumming is bad news for all of us hoping for some shows this summer... But Conan's sendoff at the end of the show was absolutely amazing. You can tell that he meant ever word. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 can people stop calling it a rearrangement there was nothing "arranged" about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 do you really think they sound/write songs/arrange like they used to do? I don't have The White Stripes or De Stijl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 can people stop calling it a rearrangement there was nothing "arranged" about it. False. Meg rearranged that flower in her hair. Rearranged it good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 sucked, and Jack looked like he was going to die. Other than that, it was awesome. Conan's sendoff was great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Can someone explain to me why the reappearance of the White Stripes is causing so much excitement? I don't know about everyone else, but here are my four reasons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 And you gotta be out of your mind if you once liked The White Stripes and no longer do.Really? I must have gone mad somewhere between their two good records and Napoleon Dynamite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Choat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Choat.Mabelle? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 It made me really happy to see them performing together again. That's a great song, and IMO it meant a lot more for them to put something like that together than to show up and phone in Seven Nation Army or something. Good stuff. Edit: Not just "IMO"...apparently Conan requested that song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 It made me really happy to see them performing together again. That's a great song, and IMO it meant a lot more for them to put something like that together than to show up and phone in Seven Nation Army or something. Good stuff. Edit: Not just "IMO"...apparently Conan requested that song. You said it perfectly. The reason people like them is they are unique and fearless. Takes more guts to do a new arrangement of a song like that than sleepwalking through one. I enjoyed watching it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I didn't like it very much, arrangement or performance, but I do really love that song. Jack's phrasing was very much like new Dylan I thought. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 It made me really happy to see them performing together again. That's a great song, and IMO it meant a lot more for them to put something like that together than to show up and phone in Seven Nation Army or something. Good stuff. Edit: Not just "IMO"...apparently Conan requested that song. Was it me or did Jack look like he was about to cry when singing it? That probably broke your heart...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Just watched it again. I thought it was pretty great. Would have likely been better without Meg but great nonetheless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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