maybe it's the image of a giant robotic meg white spastically banging away

[rone]

I couldn't say why, but i find it a little disturbing to watch a soccer match and listen to the fans chanting to the tune of The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army".

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[deirdremoon.livejournal.com]

It's not like they're making it worse. Average the rhythmic consistency of a crowd, and that's about what she's got on the recording. (meow, hiss)

huuuugs!

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

Is Meg White...
oh god how do I say it?
"special"?

Because she's crummy at the drums and nobody in a music critic sense has pointed this out yet to my knowledge and I'm just wondering if they're all being nice and at the end of a recording section she gets a big hug.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Man... do not get me started about how brutally and senselessly overrated the White Stripes are. I'm trying to work here!

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Along the lines of "Somewhere in Texas, a village is missing its idiot," we could make a bumper sticker for her that says, "Somewhere in the US, a middle school band is missing its drummer."

Re: huuuugs!

[deirdremoon.livejournal.com]

No lie-- Palecur loaned me a CD of theirs, and I returned it saying, "I think some of the melodies and themes are original and interesting... I'd like to hear them when they're more polished on their instruments, y'know, have a few albums under their belt." Palecur responded: "Uhhh, this IS their fourth album." At that point, I decided "Seven Nation Army" was a guilty pleasure and I didn't have to listen to the rest of the band's stuff.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

That was my same reaction, although i haven't listened to any albums (nor do i really want to). If Jack White had a real band backing him, the music might be interesting. Then again, nothing i've heard of The Raconteurs has really grabbed me, either, although they do sound like a real band.

through earplugs

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

TELL ME WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED TUNING UP, K?

[devonapple.livejournal.com]

Before I read the actual post, I read the title to mean a giant robotic Meg *Griffin.* Nobody needs that.

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

If they were all that, wouldn't they have been featured on "Rock Band"?

[erikred.livejournal.com]

The Raconteurs/Saboteurs, however, are pure genius.

[palecur.livejournal.com]

Dude! Seven Nation Army! *bangs head*

I love that band! No, wait. I like "Fell in love with a Girl" and "Seven Nation Army" and "In the Cold, Cold Night" and that's about fucking it.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

So you say, pal.

[devonapple.livejournal.com]

"All the words are going to bleed from him
And we will all rejoice,
Cause the backing music for that song
Is just so much noise"

[dnereverri.livejournal.com]

SSC: I like White Stripes because of Meg White's drumming. It's, like, the ultimate emo/punk: "My life sucks so much I can't even get a real drummer, I have to use my ex-wife. No, not use like that, man, just stfu." Call it a guilty pleasure.

(Actually, if you like folk rock, their brutal cover of "Black Jack Davey" is pretty good.)

[ikkyu2.livejournal.com]

I like them for the same reason, or at least something very similar. Thanks for articulating it.

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

So my "Meg White Sings Sondheim" idea isn't going to fly?

[epileptikitty.livejournal.com]

Robotic Merv Griffin!

He was one of the richest guys in Hollywood, so he probably did hire Brisby to make him an immortal robot.

[epileptikitty.livejournal.com]

Drums. Like Karen Carpenter. Directed by Michel Gondry.

Re: huuuugs!

[eejitalmuppet.livejournal.com]

Well, nobody seems willing to point out that Jack White isn't much of a guitarist, either. They seem to be a perfect couple.