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1.StopJimmy the Exploder – The White Stripes 02:29
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2.StopStop Breaking Down – The White Stripes 02:20
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3.StopThe Big Three Killed My Baby – The White Stripes 02:29
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4.StopSuzy Lee – The White Stripes 03:21
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5.StopSugar Never Tasted So Good – The White Stripes 02:54
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6.StopWasting My Time – The White Stripes 02:13
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7.StopCannon – The White Stripes 02:30
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8.StopAstro – The White Stripes 02:42
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9.StopBroken Bricks – The White Stripes 01:51
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10.StopWhen I Hear My Name – The White Stripes 01:54
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11.StopDo – The White Stripes 03:05
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12.StopScrewdriver – The White Stripes 03:14
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13.StopOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) – The White Stripes 03:13
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14.StopLittle People – The White Stripes 02:22
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15.StopSlicker Drips – The White Stripes 01:30
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16.StopSt. James Infirmary Blues – The White Stripes 02:24
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17.StopI Fought Piranhas – The White Stripes 03:07
Minimal to the point of sounding monumental, this Detroit guitar-drums-voice duo makes the most of its aesthetic choices and the spaces between riffage and the big beat. In fact, the White Stripes sound like arena rock as hand-crafted in the attic. Singer/guitarist Jack White's voice is a singular, evocative combination of punk, metal, blues, and backwoods while his guitar work is grand and banging with just enough lyrical touches of slide and subtle solo work to let you know he means to use the metal-blues riff collisions just so. Drummer Meg White balances out the fretwork and the fretting with methodical, spare, and booming cymbal, bass drum, and snare cracks. In a word, economy (and that goes for both of the players). The Whites' choice of covers is inspired, too. J. White's voice is equally suited to the task of tackling both the desperation of Robert Johnson's "Stop Breakin' Down" and the loneliness of Bob Dylan's "One More Cup of Coffee." Neither are equal to the originals, but they take a distinctive, haunting spin around the turntable nevertheless. All D.I.Y. punk-country-blues-metal singer/songwriting duos should sound this good. Chris Handyside, Rovi
- Genre: Rock
- Category Garage Rock Revival, Blues-Rock, Indie Rock
- Label: WARNER BROS / WEA
- Release Date: July 1, 2008
- Artist: White Stripes
- Additional Artist: Jack White (Vocals)