Thank god. Finally no more needing to pretend "it's about the band" when we all know it's about Jack White.

Posted by: Hippies Are Dead at 06/09/09 11:27 AM  | Reply
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Jesus! Does this guy ever sleep?

Personally speaking, I don't know what all the fuss is about that surrounds this guy. People claim he's one of the top guitarists in music today, yet I've never heard anything to suggest that, even in the smallest of terms.

Eh, who know, though? Maybe this "solo" record (aren't all of them, really?) will showcase this supposed "supernatural" talent that Keith Richards foisted upon White in a recent Rolling Stone interview? Keith said something along the lines of "...this guy knows the blues. He IS the blues..." or some such hyperbole. Again, I've yet to hear this "greatness".

Again, who knows until this next "solo" record comes out? But at least this means that we won't have to suffer through another 'Jack polishing his bishop" narcissism that has become synonymous with the White Stripes. I honesty believe that White plays all the instruments in the studio and only has his wife/sister/cousin from the last "kiss your sister night at the local grange" come out on the road, because even Superman can't play guitar and drums at the same time, at least with any effectivness. Come to think of it, even WITH his sister/cousin/wife, it STILL sounds like it's a 'one-man-band' and a bad one at that. It's not a joke when I say that my three year old niece can play the beats that Meg lays down.

Seriously. Anyone who is intellectually honest with themselves would have to agree that it sounds as if Meg never picked up a stick in her life and still sounds as if each album is her first experiance playing music. Give a chimp a couple of sticks and give him an hour or so and he'll sound EXACTLY like Meg. I've been a drummer for 38 years. Trust me. I know what I'm talking about. As a matter of fact, because of my spinal tumor, I can't drum anymore and I've started teaching myself to play the guitar and I sound equal in talent on it as Meg does on her kit.

This is his last chance, with me anyway. If his "solo" record sounds anything like all of his other stuff - The Broken White Soldier Dead Raconteurs Weather Stripes Boy - then I'm writing this self-absorbed f**kwit off for good.

The clock is ticking, Jackie Boy. Show me something on this next record. Show US something on this next record. Prove to us all that the high praise Richards lauded upon you is warranted.

I'm not holding my breath...

"And the recording industry STILL can't figure out why they're going bankrupt..."

Posted by: thirteenburn at 06/09/09 12:28 PM  | Reply
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No, that's not a cool story. That guy reaks of douche!

Posted by: me at 06/09/09 12:55 PM  | Reply
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Every comment section under every article on this blog is an exercise in patience and reserve.

Posted by: Eddie O'Keefe at 06/09/09 1:09 PM  | Reply
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I admit that jack has talent, but so what.....I know plenty of talented dudes who are playing the clubs and rocking them. It does get annoying when he is everywhere. He sang with mick on loving cup in,"shine a light", his vocals sucked. I have seen him live. Its a rant i have done a thousand times with my electric guitar. The thing is....just because someone with talent sets out to exploit themselves for money and fame doesn't mean they are a rock god. These days rock stardom is lame and a stupid waste of a life if you ask me. Its all rehashed and technical If jack white is really the blues, then he would go to the crossroads and ask to be poor,black, and singing about hard times. What's he singing about now? How much his Leather jacket cost? White boy blues is over...clapton killed it. Stop ripping off Elmore James and go into hiding. Just because someone finds self exploitation disgusting and soulless doesn't mean those who choose to do should be held to ridicule. I have been in the VIP backstage....its a disgusting deluge of unoriginal dorks.

Posted by: juleswells at 06/11/09 8:16 AM  | Reply
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Anyone want to join my religion: JackWhitology?

Best news ever, though i would prefer White Stripes.

Posted by: Hatzman at 06/11/09 5:19 PM  | Reply
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My god. Thirteenburn ... You could have saved your fingers the wear And all of us some time by just saying u have the smallest penis. Seriously. Oh and pleAse degrease your ears. Later hater.

Posted by: Jeremy at 06/13/09 2:15 AM  | Reply
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I think he should make a record without using a guitar on any of the songs. Because, really, why not? He'll release three more albums in the six months following it anyway. Release a disco album, Jack. Please. Rolling Stone will still give you the cover and 4 stars regardless of what you do.

Posted by: Rob S. at 06/13/09 10:22 PM  | Reply
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shut up

Posted by: Bootyfish at 06/14/09 6:41 PM  | Reply
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no, i agree, meg white is truly awful... at least ringo was choosing to play simple beats, rather than playing them out of necessity. but jack white is a marvel to behold. i've seen him in concert a few times, and he has a stage presence that can't even fit on the stage. Even with the raconteurs (which, IMHO, is a significantly better act than the white stripes), where he's taking a back seat to benson half the time, his presence is just felt (without being forced upon you). is he self-absorbed? yeah, probably, but so would i if i were even half as successful as him. this guy's amazing and easily one of the best guitarists of our generation, and to disregard him simply because he's "too popular" or because he's self-absorbed is simply a foolish mistake.

Posted by: Knecht at 06/16/09 9:44 AM  | Reply
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" I get frustrated when the press put Meg down for the simplicity of her playing. She has a really big, wide pocket to her playing that leaves spaces in the right places. She’s also found ways of filling the gap that’s left by not having a bass player. I have heard Jack play with other drummers, and he doesn’t sound like the White Stripes. She is more than one half of the sound of that band."

Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Joe Chiccarelli

Posted by: Rob at 07/06/09 9:41 AM  | Reply
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P- So what’s your self-confidence like? It’s good, right?

JW- Um, yeah. And I think maybe it gets misunderstood by people because of it. It’s so, the will to do whatever it is, that confidence is so strong it’s intimidating to some people around me to the point where they turn it to a negative thing, or turn it to an egotistical thing or a cocky thing. And there’s not much I can do about it. I couldn’t stop it if I wanted to. I just say I’m sorry a lot, or say I don’t know, it’s gotta happen. Sorry if it hurts anyone’s feelings, I try to be polite on every other angle of it. I said something to one of the guys in the Raconteurs last year when we were on tour. I said, “People see me onstage and they like what’s happening and they like the energy that’s being put out, and I’m going for it, and it’s 100%, and it’s not written down on a piece of paper, you’re seeing it as it happens. But they don’t want to live with that guy. They don’t want to have breakfast with that guy. They just want that guy [up] there because it’s a neat package to observe.”

Posted by: Rob at 07/06/09 9:49 AM  | Reply
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playing drums in your basement for 38 years doesn't mean s--t douchebag. while its true that most of the people that write on this blog are Jack White fans, your comments are un-warranted and idiotic.

Just because you don't like a band, doesn't mean you shouldn't show some respect that playing music professionally isn't easy and people who "can't play the drums well" don't get anywhere. Thus Meg white is a massively successful musician, you on the other hand?

If you're so f--kin good why don't you go join the white stripes? oh thats right, you're no good.

Go Get em.

This guy says he has 38 years of experience playing drums.
So what albums has he produced?

There's a right way and a wrong way to voice an opinion
but saying a 3 year old can play better is just "snarking."

Let us hear some of your scary talent...

Posted by: Kalimba at 09/23/09 1:28 AM  | Reply
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