When you think of summer, whose music comes to mind? When I think of summer, I think of The White Stripes.
The White Stripes began in the summer of 1997 with Meg and Jack White, who claimed to be siblings. They played their very first show on Bastille Day.
In 1999, Jack left The Go making the duo his priority and helping them to gain more popularity. They released a self-titled debut album the same year which Jack has said was angry and raw. They then released a second album, De Stijl, named for the Dutch art movement of the same name, in 2000, which was recorded in Jack's living room by an eight track analog tape recorder. It was critically-applauded but had lackluster sales.
In 2001, the band enjoyed their first success when they released their first major label record, White Blood Cells. It was first released with Sympathy for the Record Industry; then later re-released in 2002 by V2 Records. The duo's stripped down garage band sound drew critical acclaim in both the UK and the US. This made the White Stripes one of the more acclaimed bands of 2002, so much so that Q Magazine named them as one of the 50 Bands to See Before You Die.
The White Stripes - "Fell In Love With A Girl"
Their next album, called Elephant, released in 2003, gave the band even more commercial success. This album became their first UK chart topper and was a US Top 10 album. Recorded at Toe Rag Studios with Liam Watson in London, the album made it into Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums Ever Made List during their 50 Years of Rock 'N' Roll Celebration. The single, "Seven Nation Army", was their most successful thus far, followed closely by their cover of "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself", originally written by Burt Bacharach. A third single, "The Hardest Button to Button", also did quite well. The album won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, and "Seven Nation Army" won for Best Rock Song.
The White Stripes began in the summer of 1997 with Meg and Jack White, who claimed to be siblings. They played their very first show on Bastille Day.
In 1999, Jack left The Go making the duo his priority and helping them to gain more popularity. They released a self-titled debut album the same year which Jack has said was angry and raw. They then released a second album, De Stijl, named for the Dutch art movement of the same name, in 2000, which was recorded in Jack's living room by an eight track analog tape recorder. It was critically-applauded but had lackluster sales.
In 2001, the band enjoyed their first success when they released their first major label record, White Blood Cells. It was first released with Sympathy for the Record Industry; then later re-released in 2002 by V2 Records. The duo's stripped down garage band sound drew critical acclaim in both the UK and the US. This made the White Stripes one of the more acclaimed bands of 2002, so much so that Q Magazine named them as one of the 50 Bands to See Before You Die.
The White Stripes - "Fell In Love With A Girl"
Their next album, called Elephant, released in 2003, gave the band even more commercial success. This album became their first UK chart topper and was a US Top 10 album. Recorded at Toe Rag Studios with Liam Watson in London, the album made it into Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums Ever Made List during their 50 Years of Rock 'N' Roll Celebration. The single, "Seven Nation Army", was their most successful thus far, followed closely by their cover of "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself", originally written by Burt Bacharach. A third single, "The Hardest Button to Button", also did quite well. The album won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, and "Seven Nation Army" won for Best Rock Song.
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