De Stijl by The White Stripes

Pros: Punchy, entertaining, catchy, well written, well performed, and organic.
Cons: Short.

How a band manages to create such a full, jaunty sound with just performers is beyond my comprehension. Detroit’s own The White Stripes are without question the leaders of the minimalist garage rock revival. Their sound is abrupt and rough, but also at ...

Pros: Combination of styles, many great tracks, simple but brilliant
Cons: Some not too good songs, too short

Alright, I'm pretty sure most of you know who The White Stripes are, but for those of you who don't, picture two not very attractive people whose instrumentation consists almost entirely of guitars (Jack White, who also sings) and drums (Meg White). ...

Pros: Some strong songs, a variety of styles
Cons: A few clunkers, only 37 minutes long

The White Stripes forged new musical directions with their breakthrough smash “Fell in Love with a Girl” from their third album, White Blood Cells using a style heavily influenced by the blues. I played that disc into the ground, so I needed to ...

Pros: Great for head banging, interesting drums, great guitar.
Cons: Feels somewhat incomplete.

Looking back on it, I probably should have written this review first. After searching through a few records, The White Stripes were around before the Strokes. Therefore, they were bringing back rock before all the bands I've previously mentioned, ...

Pros: Pure garage rock in all of it's crackling glory.
Cons: It ends.

For anyone outside of Detroit, The White Stripes might not have meant much or even have received much attention before MTV and radio finally discovered that fans were clamoring for real rock music. For all of the manufactured reunion tours and rap-rock,...