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The White Stripes
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The White Stripes were an American rock duo from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1997. Jack White played guitar and keyboards and sang, Meg White sat behind the drums and also sang. They were among the leaders of the indie and garage rock revival of the 2000s. In the late 1990s they first tried to break through in Detroit. After that they made six studio albums.
Music and breakthrough
The first big success came with the third album, White Blood Cells in 2001. Elephant followed in 2003 and brought the first Grammys, with Seven Nation Army, which became a sports anthem and the group's signature song. Get Behind Me Satan from 2005 was an experiment, Icky Thump from 2007 returned to the blues. In 2011 the group stopped. They won six Grammys and a Brit Award.
Influence
The music is deliberately raw and simple, with influences from garage rock and blues. Recordings were made to sound lo-fi on purpose. The group kept up a mysterious image, with a colour scheme of red, white and black on all the sleeves, and a fondness for the number three. Their success shows that two people and minimal material could have an enormous impact in the digital age.
Listening
Seven Nation Army · The White Stripes, 2003Apple Music ↗
Discography
Studio albums
- 1999The White Stripes
- 2000De Stijl
- 2001White Blood Cells
- 2003Elephant
- 2005Get Behind Me Satan
- 2007Icky Thump
Mentioned in other articles
- Garage rock revival Genre
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