Makes it good and real. I remember hearing Dave Mathews saying he changes lyrics and riffs all the time especially because it gets boring doing the same every night and also people change and have different thoughts than what's on a song they did years ago.
"Meg isn't a great drummer." Thats the point. Jack White prefers that. He's said in many interviews that he liked how simple and powerful it was. He's a drummer before a guitarist and he can play much more intricately, but doesn't like it with the white stripes. Listen to his solo stuff when he plays with his bands and plays White Stripes songs, they are good, but the more complex and proper drumming kind of takes away from the "thump" of Meg. God bless Meg for her basic drumming and Jacks godly not giving a shit attitude!
In a world where every drummer wants to do some crazy technical death metal style drumming, someone like Meg is such a relief to play with. You minimal drummers, god bless you.
Tyler Gibb f... that Meg is an awesome drummer. That wasn’t an attack! Lol She plays exactly what fits the music. And I’m a thirty year jazz drummer with a Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones type style. A good drummer keeps the tempo and plays what the song needs. So Ringo and Meg are both excellent drummers/musicians. Musicianship is the most important factor not chops. Chops don’t get the gig...
@@benlogan430 Meg doesn't keep tempo tho? She's a sloppy drummer and whilst I can understand why some people find that appealing, I can also understand others find it frustrating.
Jay Carr fr that man (and lifeson) had to play a synth pedal, at the same time he was playing some complex ass amazing bass part AND he had a synthesizer next to him for certain songs
I can't get over the power with which he plays that airline guitar. It's so crappily made but he made it so popular. It goes to show that it's all about the player.
First of all, I know we weren't supposed to comment on Meg, but I must say, she's my most favourite non-Swedish drummer. Her presence and attitude is awesome. She's so primal, and in difference to so many other drummers, she actually PLAYS her instrument, instead of just keeping the beat up. Much love for her.
+cutie fan I've been a drummer for 35 years and this is far from brilliant drumming but with the dumbing down of society I can see how you think so. This is all complete garbage.
I prefer probably at least 80% of songs I hear live. Hearing the artist play it live and all the changes and raw emotion is what music is all about to me. All a matter of opinion tho. I personally think if you think most songs arent good live, you've got a lot of different bands and music to be listening to.
I was at this festival, little did anyone know this would be the last time they'd play live.It was an unbelieveable experience. They create a sound far greater than many bands, with just the two of them. Anyone who likes this style should check out Black Keys and Archie Bronson Outfit. Wolfmothers first album is a good homage to Led Zep/Hendrix sound.
Love this so much. It's probably my favorite White Stripes song. I saw the Raconteurs last night and it was a great show, and it turned electrifying when Jack was up front. Still, it kills me a little bit to know that I never saw him do this, and I guess I never will.
How many things are going on in his head?! Playing his tiny organ while playing guitar and one second later he switches to singing an playing one of the best riffs ever🔥
Okay but can we appreciate that the tech guy at the beginning totally looked like he was part of the show? Like I don't think I've ever seen an artist as dedicated to aesthetics as Jack White.
He uses a Digitech Whammy WH-1, an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, an Electro-Harmonix Polyphonic Octave Generator (POG), a MXR Micro-Amp, and a Boss tuner. He plugs the effects into a 1970s Fender Twin Reverb amp and two 100-Watt Sears Silvertone 6x10 combo amps. He also gets a lot of tone from his 1965 JB Hutto Montgomery Airlines guitar. The double microphones give stereo sound and louder vocals. He also had all his pedals painted red.
What I loved about them is their Red, White and Black colour scheme, that fits perfectly the heavy blues played by Jack White and metronomed by Meg and was rather hypnotic. Well, that and the harmonica mic. They were bloody awesome.
Why does everyone worship jack so much? Don't get me wrong, he's incredibly talented, but he's a person like everyone else. And I hate how everyone always shits on Meg. She has two arms and plays drums with them, not as good as many other bands, but that's why so many people love the white stripes.
AaronLikesSpaghetti Because he really is one of the most talented acts to come from the 21st century. He's just such a great musician and breath of life in the world of shitty commercialized music. I realize that people shit on Meg a lot, which she isn't a very good drummer, but The White Stripes don't need Neil Peart on the drums. They're a stripped back approach to blues/garage rock, all they need is a decent drummer and they're golden. They make simple music, it doesn't require much in terms of drumming.
+AaronLikesSpaghetti Jack White can play this song perfectly if he wanted to, but where's the music in that? Just standing there focusing on your guitar playing, keyboard playing and singing isn't exactly performing either.
+Justin Letcavage very well said bro...I also can't imagine The White Stripes without Meg... f... all the haters..they don't understand anything about real music... ;)
+gixxerboy555 Well, as we've since with jack white's solo career, the white stripes works perfectly fine without Meg, since that's pretty much just a continuation of the white stripes. Not saying that i hate her. She's needed, but replaceable.
+Isaak Keidser Flygare I know..everyone is replaceble everywhere but I like the way Meg is drumming and I like her sound..and...I think..she belongs together with Jack as The White Stripes..they were also originally from the beginning or am I wrong?
Thats actually a Electro Harmonix P.O.G., it has 4 octaves going simualtaniously with the root note, thats why it sounds so crunchy with the big muff, its the same pedal used on Blue Orchid
