Elixir Sue Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Was it me or did Jack look like he was about to cry when singing it? That probably broke your heart......See, I didn't pick up on that at all. To me, he didn't look any more unusual than he does during most of his performances. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bcart12 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I though he looked like he was going to cry. He kind of quivered a few times. At least that's the way I saw it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I don't know, I changed the channel. It was fairly embarrassing. On the other hand Kings of Leon on ACL was great. Sure it was a repeat, but great nonetheless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Papillon Parade Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Meg, Meg, Meg. Stick quietly to the drums sweetheart. I'm all for artists branching out, but singing is not your thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Meg, Meg, Meg. Stick quietly to the drums sweetheart. I'm all for artists branching out, but singing is not your thing.It's not Jack's thing either, imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Meg, Meg, Meg. Stick quietly to the drums sweetheart. I'm all for artists branching out, but singing is not your thing.Well, considering Conan picked a song that doesn't really feature drums, Jack had to find something for her to do. Edit: I was thinking more about her guitar part. She sings along pretty regularly when they play live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 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?I totally dig the way you state your opinions as facts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
giraffo Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 that was really meandering. I think Jack had a hard time singing or something, it seemed like every note was a struggle. Also, the least Meg could have done was learned to harmonize or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sgtpepper64 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm a really big Stripes fan and I was just horribly disappointed in this performance. It just sounded like garbage. I thought Jack's usually unique and awesome voice sounded bored and horribly out of tune. And meg...I'm a meg fan, but just....probably better if that didn't happen. Just all around disappointing. It felt phoned in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangara Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Yeah, that was painful. Meg didn't sound great, but neither did Jack. Yipes. My Guitar 1 class performed that song better than they did. I get that Jack was trying some different things with the melody, but it still felt really awkward, like he was improvising and it wasn't going well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Could've done without Meg strumming aimlessly, but I didn't hate it otherwise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I don't have The White Stripes or De Stijl. Get De Stijl it is great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 I really was hoping for a loud, rockin', typical Stripes performance. While not a performance to make me scream, "hoy crap that was awesome", something about it I really liked. Knowing the recent history, and listening to the lyrics....I don't know...it just had something special about it. I've watched it a few times and like it each time more. As for White not being relevant, that's silly. The Rolling Stones didn't think so when White was asked to sing "Loving Cup" on Scorses's concert film last year. Nor did director Davis Guggenheim, when he made a documentary movie about 3 great guitarists....The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White (out this year). Go see the Raconteurs live, and tell me how irrelevant White is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juicybrucy Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Love, love, love the the White Stripes. But I must admit I was disapointed. Kept waiting for Jack to segue into something more rockin' to bring the house down. An aural equivalent to Conan taking an axe to the set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Going to be honest, that was the first time I had heard the original Stripes version of We're Going To Be Friends (I heard the Jack Johnson one better). Don't know if the performance was just a strange one, but I didn't like it so much... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 I was searching the nets, and came across this review of the White Stripes performance. Some website called americansongwriter.com had a blurb on the White Stripes performance, and someone named Dee thoughtfully responded to it. It's definitely from an obsessed White Stripes fan, but I think it's pretty dead on: The White Stripes have always stood for emotional authenticity and spontaneity, and the beauty of simplicity. That Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Eh, the context may justify the song choice, but it doesn't do anything for the poor performance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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