The White Stripes on “Fresh Air”
While I’m on the subject of iTunes, this week is one of those not-common-enough weeks where at least one of the free downloads is definitely worth grabbing. That isn’t to say they never have good stuff — I really enjoy American Hi-Fi’s “The Geeks Get the Girls” and, of course, Paris Texas’ “Bombs Away” — but more often than not, it’s too poppy or cheesy hip-hop. (And no, this isn’t the Top 100 list yet — you’re being punished because NO ONE has voted for my “Monstrous Regiment” review yet, so you’ll have to wait until Friday.)
This week, though, one of the two tracks is the White Stripes on “Fresh Air.” While Terry Gross makes me giggle sometimes — every time she says the name of the show, I picture her doing jazz hands — she does a great interview. (Incidentally, this was the first time I heard that Jack and Meg White aren’t brother and sister at all, but are a divorced married couple. Apparently, I’m only a mere four years behind the times on this news.)
The band’s new album, “Get Behind Me Satan,” is simply smoking, and the debut single, “Blue Orchid,” is already one of my favorite rock and roll songs of all time, combining Meg’s serious cymbal abuse, a driving guitar riff and Jack’s signature indecipherable-yet-compelling lyrics. It’s the kind of music that makes you want to drive way too fast down the highway and howl at the moon. (It’s suggested you do these two things at seperate times.)
Gross interviews the duo about the making of the new album, touches on the origins of their music and talks about Jack producing Loretta Lynn’s most recent album. All in all, well worth the listen. And along the way, there’s a lot of the band’s music, along with a song of Lynn’s.
So, anyway, make sure to download that edition of “Fresh Air” and remember to do jazz hands whenever Gross says the show’s name. It really adds a lot to the experience.
No Comments »
No comments yet.
RSS feed for comments on this post.
Leave a comment
Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>
