White Stripes

o wait

hey now

this news really bummed me out today.

playing De Stijl NOW.

i never really understood why meg white gets stick, i think she has her own way of playing drums which couldn't fit the music any better, she doesnt show off and her beats are always really catchy

on the other hand, however much i like jack white's guitar playing it is complete wank and he has gradually disappeared up his own tritone arse in the past few years anyway

it was definitely about time to end it though, novelty's worn off

(i'm not usually this negative)

on Wikipedia:

Goodbye EP (2011) -- (page does not exist)

any info on this EP?

yeah, it does not exist.

So, anyway, reading the full statement on http://www.thirdmanrecords.com/ it seems that they have split rather than continue and make a not-so-good record and so on...

The split made the main evening news broadcasts on BBC Radio 4 last night. Bonkers!

"I guess I shouldn't take is seriously because Bill Magill only pops into threads to be a complete and utter asshole."

Yeah, god forbid I go and criticize a band on a music discussion board. You make it like i kicked your dog or something.

Have some respect for the dead, Bill Magill.

Jack White lies in state in his personally upholstered coffin in Nashville as we speak, and yet you have the nerve to be dismissive of his garage rock.

And poor Meg, all alone whacking her mighty Tom Tom.

surprised by how emotional i got when i read this

Dude, it's okay. I was just lying.

mostly i think it's wack that the #1 rock band of the 2000s (and i wouldn't dispute that they are in most senses) dealt so comfortably with dull blues-isms

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, February 2, 2011 9:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

#1 rock band of the 1970s too

yup

Yeah, god forbid I go and criticize a band on a music discussion board. You make it like i kicked your dog or something.

Let's recap your post:

"No, fuck you."

Boy, you are so right. How could I miss the cutting and precise criticism in that post? Amazingly insighful and really brought me a whole new understanding of the White Stripes. Ugh. Its one thing to be a willful troll, but to try and play it off as if you were actually adding something of value to the thread is NAGL.

You know who doesn't seem to have a big ilm presence but all this White Stripes talk is reminding me of? Thee Headcoats!

Take it easy, jon chi. Not quite sure what your problem is with me. I responded to a post saying "FUIUD" by SMC, who Ive bantered with good naturedly for years (See exh. A-any Sabbath vs. Zeppelin thread). You seem to have gotten butthurt by that. Take it easy, its only a band that broke up. Jack and Meg couldnt give a shit about you, so dont take it so hard.

Fuck off and die please.

What's fuiud anyway? Tried googling, nowt.

jon/via/chi: wow. chill out.

Yep, let's all defend the troll again.

"fuck
U
if
U
don't"

But I guess if I have to clarify that I wasn't being 100% serious when I posted "fuck off and die", then I've got bigger problems with my entire posting style.

Take it down a notch, man. Jeez.

But I guess if I have to clarify that I wasn't being 100% serious when I posted "fuck off and die", then I've got bigger problems with my entire posting style.

― one pretty obvious guy in the obvious (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, February 3, 2011 11:37 AM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

You've got much bigger problems than your posting style, apparently.

Did you just not read my last post? It wasn't a serious thing dude. I am seriously annoyed by your tendency to pop into threads only to toss in an insult, without any real attempt at engaging, but whatevs.

Dude? Who isn't letting it go now?

I propose settling this with a knife fight behind the gym after school

"I am seriously annoyed by your tendency to pop into threads only to toss in an insult"

I dont think that I do this, and i certainly dont go out of my way to be insulting, but hopefully your mommy taught you that sometimes not everybody's going to agree with you, and you're not always going to get your way. You're the one calling me a troll and telling me to die and being a fucking baby. I'm already over it.

propose settling this with a knife fight behind the gym after school

― bien-pensant vibe (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, February 3, 2011 11:53 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

I'm in

You apparently are "over" it. One facetious comment versus calling me names in like three consecutive posts? Buy one clue please.

gosh i never thought the jon 2.0/bill magill breakup would be uglier than jack white/meg white but here we are!

Hah, that would have meant that I at some point liked/respected the dude.

Anyway, enough of him, back on topic. I sort of have a feeling that they won't ever reunite. I think Jack will remain stubborn for a few years and then it will reach a point where Meg won't want to bother. I guess it depends on how well she stockpiled her cash from their peak.

yeah both should be pretty financially secure I would think. and Jack's got plenty to keep him busy

I'll probably be proven wrong at like, Coachella 2016, but I feel like their only "reunions" will be like some sort of Live8 telethon type of thing in 15 years.

I am really sad that I never got to see them live though.

Hah, that would have meant that I at some point liked/respected the dude.

^it's mutual, trust me. See you behind the school

Let it go, christ.

DON'T RESPOND TO HIM

so are you guys brother & sister, or once married??? the world wants to know!!

can't believe bill and jon finally split ;_;

not helping

okay okay back to stripes

I played a show once where we got a terrible review and they compared my drumming to Meg White. I took it as a huge compliment!

The 00s' most boring, overrated band have split up, and have done so by posting - as someone noted upthread - an incoherent, doubtless narcotics-fuelled load of gibberish as a farewell message on their website.

lol

never got the sense these guys indulged in many drugs

if any

yeah wtf Freedom

I was surprised this was still a "thing" tbh.