don't want to hear about it
In my opinion, The White Stripes would have to be one of the greatest Rock n' Roll bands of the past century. There hasn't been any other band like them since the Beatles (they're nowhere near as good, cause The Beatles are fucking legends, but they're still great). The production on their CD's is very raw (which they achieved by just using a reel-to reel 8 track, the booklet of their latest album "Elephant" has a disclaimer that "no computers were used during the writing, recording, mixing or mastering of this 'record' ") I reckon most mainstream bands ruin their music with too much production. Even though "Elephant" is in the Top 30 at the moment, they aren't mainstream, they have a style of their own. The White Stripes seperate themselves from their garage-rock contemporaries (The Strokes, The Hives, The Vines etc.) raising the bar for the genre while transcending it at the same time.....
Seven Nation Army
by The White Stripes
(Jack White)
Im gonna fight em off
A seven nation army couldnt hold me back
Theyre gonna rip it off
Taking their time right behind my back
And Im talking to myself at night
Because I cant forget
Back and forth through my mind
Behind a cigarette
And the message coming from my eyes
Says leave it alone
Dont want to hear about it
Every single ones got a story to tell
Everyone knows about it
From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell
And if I catch it coming back my way
Im gonna serve it to you
And that aint what you want to hear,
But thats what Ill do
And the feeling coming from my bones
Says find a home
Im going to Wichita
Far from this opera for evermore
Im gonna work the straw
Make the sweat drip out of every pore
And Im bleeding, and Im bleeding, and Im bleeding
Right before the lord
All the words are gonna bleed from me and I will think
No more
And the stains coming from my blood
Tell me go back home
Seven Nation Army
by The White Stripes
(Jack White)
Im gonna fight em off
A seven nation army couldnt hold me back
Theyre gonna rip it off
Taking their time right behind my back
And Im talking to myself at night
Because I cant forget
Back and forth through my mind
Behind a cigarette
And the message coming from my eyes
Says leave it alone
Dont want to hear about it
Every single ones got a story to tell
Everyone knows about it
From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell
And if I catch it coming back my way
Im gonna serve it to you
And that aint what you want to hear,
But thats what Ill do
And the feeling coming from my bones
Says find a home
Im going to Wichita
Far from this opera for evermore
Im gonna work the straw
Make the sweat drip out of every pore
And Im bleeding, and Im bleeding, and Im bleeding
Right before the lord
All the words are gonna bleed from me and I will think
No more
And the stains coming from my blood
Tell me go back home