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The White Stripes (Album) by The White Stripes

Artist Biography For The White Stripes

The White Stripes Was An Alternative Rock Band Formed In 1997 In Detroit Michigan United States. They Disbanded In 2011. The Group Consisted Of Songwriter Jack White Vocals Piano/keyboards Guitar And Meg White Drums Vocals . After Releasing Several Singles And Three Albums Within The Detroit Independent Music Underground The White Stripes Rose To Prominence In 2002 As Part Of The Garage Rock Revival Scene. Their Successful Albums White Blood Cells And Elephant Drew Them Attention From A Large Variety Of Media Outlets In The United States And The United Kingdom. The White Stripes Used A Low-Fidelity Do-It-Yourself Approach To Writing And Recording. Their Music Features A Melding Of Punk And Blues Influences And A Raw Simplicity Of Composition Arrangement And Performance. The Duo Is Also Noted For Their Fashion And Design Aesthetic Which Features A Simple Color Scheme Of Red White And Black. The White Stripes' Discography Consists Of Six Studio Albums Two Extended Plays EP One Video Album 26 Singles And Fourteen Music Videos. The Band Has Sold Approximately 12 Million Albums Worldwide 2 Million In The US Alone And Their Latest Three Albums Have Each Won A Grammy Award For Best Alternative Music Album. On February 2 2011 The Band Announced On Their Website That They Had Disbanded. Official Band Website Www.Whitestripes.Com

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The White Stripes Is The Debut Studio Album By American Rock Duo The White Stripes Released On June 15 1999. The Album Was Produced By Jim Diamond And Vocalist/guitarist Jack White Recorded In January 1999 At Ghetto Recorders And Third Man Studios In Detroit. White Dedicated The Album To Deceased Blues Musician Son House. Johnny Walker Of The Soledad Brothers Played Slide Guitar On Two Songs "Suzy Lee" And "I Fought Piranhas". Walker Is Credited With Having Taught Jack White How To Play Slide A Technique Featured Heavily On The White Stripes' First Two Albums. Walker Explains " Had A Four Track In His Living Room And Invited Me To Come By And Do Some Recording. In Return I Showed Him How To Play Slide." The Duo Covered "St. James Infirmary Blues" After According To Jack He And Meg Were Introduced To The Song From A Betty Boop Cartoon. The Album Received Mostly Positive Reviews. Norene Cashen Of The Metro Times Said The LP "serves Better To Remind Us That Local Identity Has More Options Than A Membership Card To The Latest Cliché...Or A One-Way Ticket To The Coast." Much Of The Media Feedback Came Two Or Three Years Later Its Initial Release After The Duo's Fame Spread Beyond Detroit. AllMusic Said Of The Album "Jack White's Voice Is A Singular Evocative Combination Of Punk Metal Blues And Backwoods While His Guitar Work Is Grand And Banging With Just Enough Lyrical Touches Of Slide And Subtle Solo Work... Meg White Balances Out The Fretwork And The Fretting With Methodical Spare And Booming Cymbal Bass Drum And Snare... All D.I.Y. Punk-Country-Blues-Metal Singer-Songwriting Duos Should Sound This Good." BBC DJ John Peel First Spotted The Album In A Record Shop And Said "I Just Liked The Look Of It And I Looked At The Titles – You Develop An Instinct D'you Know What I Mean? And It Looked Like The Sort Of Record I Would Like So I Took It Out And I Did Like It And Started Playing It." His Endorsement Was Key In Heightening Their Popularity In The UK.