![]() ![]() White’s reputation as a guitarist was cemented for many by his selection as the new kid, alongside legends Jimmy Page and The Edge, for 2009 documentary It Might Get Loud. Detroit garage rock forebears The MC5 and The Stooges were an obvious point of comparison, but the rough production on White Stripes albums also recalled early blues. You might expect that meant a huge, bass-heavy tone, but White opted for a snotty, obnoxious sound, especially on the early records. His note choices when soloing were unconstrained by the need to harmonise with anyone else, and his guitar tone could be anything he wanted without worrying about blending with the bass. White's guitar tone could be anything he wanted without worrying about blending with the bass They could deliver tempo changes and cue hits with eye contact that is hard to orchestrate with bigger ensembles. But the lack of a bassist served Jack and Meg’s vision.īeing a duo made them agile. ![]() When The White Stripes’ self-titled debut album was released in 1999, back when Jack was still married to drummer Meg White, some critics dismissed the duo format as a gimmick. Here, TG profiles an extraordinary career: The Many Faces Of Jack White. Jack White is a genuine polymath - guitarist, writer, arranger, producer, gear aficionado and creator of a mini-empire in Third Man Records. Unclear to all except perhaps Jeff Beck, who saw the spark. Strange as it seems now, it was initially unclear which of the ‘The’ bands would be the movement’s Beatles and which its Herman’s Hermits.
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