De Stijl - The White Stripes

Taking its name from a Dutch art movement prominent in the early 1900's De Stijl is the second full length offering from The White Stripes. The White Stripes consist of two members, Jack White on guitar, piano and vocals and Meg White on drums. This album was released in 2001 on XL Recordings and was produced by Jack White at the Third Man Studios in Detroit which is where both Meg and Jack grew up. Now onto the tracks: 1. You?re pretty good looking (For a Girl) At just 1 min 49 seconds this a short but sharp opener to the album. The guitar is slightly distorted and the drums rain down heavily especially during the chorus. The lyrics are somewhat ...  Read the complete review

If you read the NME, then your 2001 was probably dominated by three bands - 'So Solid Crew' (yeucch!), 'The Strokes' (who are just a little too posh-playing-at-punk to be completely successful), and The White Stripes, who are probably the oddest band to break through last year, and very much my favourite. In a way, the NME's slavering over the Stripes became slightly irritating, but I think I understand why they got so excited. This music sounds completely fresh, completely uninflected, and there's narry a sample or a fake drum beat in earshot. For me, one of the big advantages is that Jack and Meg White have been recording for a couple ...  Read the complete review