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#9. White Stripes
Icky Thump
Later with Jools Holland
June 2, 2007


The White Stripes' 2007 album wasn't great, just noisy. But a colossal racket plays far better on TV, where you can see the band and, in this case, ponder how two people can possibly generate that much volume. Meg White does her thing (drumming, fixing her hair) while Jack plays several instruments, scratches the top of his range and shreds the stage.

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