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Blue Orchid 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

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Blue Orchid

"Blue Orchid" Is The First Track By The American Alternative Rock Band The White Stripes From Their Album "Get Behind Me Satan" And The First Single To Be Released From The Album. The Recorded Sound Is Produced By Two Guitars Playing Almost In Unison And Each Digitally Combined With Their Own Signal An Octave Lower. Live The Sound Is Produced By A Bass-Rich Guitar Tone Used In Combination With A Whammy Pedal To Create The Heavily Metallic Sounding Breaks Of The Song "How Dare You How Old Are You Now Anyway" And "get Behind Me Get Behind Me Now Anyway". The Single Comes In Three Editions Each With Different Additional Tracks. All Three Covers Feature Two People Dressed Up As The White Stripes But Are Noticeably Different People. The First CD And The 7" Feature The Couple In The Same Order As "Get Behind Me Satan" With 'Jack' On The Right. The Second CD Version Features 'Jack' On The Left. In An NPR Interview Jack White Referred To "Blue Orchid" As The Song That Saved The Album. He Has Denied That The Song Relates To The Ending Of His Relationship With Renée Zellweger. The Video For "Blue Orchid" Was On Yahoo!'s Top Twenty Scariest Music Videos Of All Time Charting At Number 13. It Features Karen Elson A Model Who Would Marry Jack White Soon After The Shoot. The Video Which Was Directed By Floria Sigismondi Ends With A Horse Its Hooves Raised In The Air About To Stomp On Elson But Just Before The Hooves Land On Her The Video Quickly Goes Black Ending. "Blue Orchid" Has Been Remixed By High Contrast On The Album "Fabric Live 25" And Is The First Track On Disc 2 Of The Album. It Features The Main Guitar Riff Accompanied By A Much More Drum And Bass Inspired Backing Drum Beat. The Vocals From The Song "You Took A White Orchid You Took A White Orchid And Turned It Blue" Repeated At Various Points Throughout The Track. The Song Is Used As The Theme Song For The Australian Radio Show Wil & Lehmo On Triple M.

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