New White Stripes is a dud IMO...

[nobody]

I'd say 80% of those artists write better songs than Jack White ever could come close to doing. I'll give you Poison and Warrant.

I'd say 98% of those bands could play circles around Jack white on guitar, take away Corey Hart & Huey Lewis who are not really guitar oriented artists. Let's get down to brass tacks here..Winger..Reb Beach could slaughter Jack White on guitar. Whitesnake...Steve Vai..Adrian Vandenberg? Please. Jack White couldn't tune their guitars. Tesla..Frank Hannon..Tommy Skeoch..real guitarists. Dokken..George Lynch..nuff said. Have you actually listened to these people play?

Power Station? Tony Thompson is a legend. Robert Palmer is a legend. RIP both of them.

And pretty much any guitar player that can get a record deal these days can play better than Muddy Waters or just about any old blues artist you wanna pick, despite the fact that those fellas changed the history of music, which I think you'd be hard pressed to argue that Whitesnake did...so what's your point?

Am I saying White Stripes are changing music history? No; I'm just pointing out that arguing that technical profiency is the main point of music is really hard to do, especially if you're a rock fan. I mean honestly...is your favorite artist really always the one who plays technically the best?

Wow...I am a believer that its all about taste, but that someone can honestly put Winger and Tesla and those over the White Stripes just points out how true indeed that is.

[Stone]

That would make her....Meg Nobody? You may have to start your own duo: The White Nobody's....hmmmm, maybe not...

And make him a bigamist (or possibly a polygamist). I've always wanted to know one. Personally, I think having one woman is enough (for a variety of reasons), but there definitely could be benefits to the situation.

[nobody]

I have my wife's permission to get a divorce in the case of a possible celebrity wedding. Although if Meg would ask me to sign a pre nup, I may just have to call the whole thing off.

Besides, one wife is often more than enough...thank you. Now, mistresses, you can never have too many of those.

[newtrix1]

I have nothing of value to add to this thread other than to tell DaHaq that I love his avatar and wish that I'd thought of it.

Anything that comes from you has value! . Btw, what's his (or her) Avatar from?

[Troy]

Wow...I am a believer that its all about taste, but that someone can honestly put Winger and Tesla and those over the White Stripes just points out how true indeed that is.

If I had to choose between one of these bands to listen to . . . I'd rather listen to my hard drive whirrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[Ex Lion Tamer]

Anything that comes from you has value! . Btw, what's his (or her) Avatar from?

Why, that's the "I Crush Your Head" guy from "Kids in the Hall"...a sometimes brilliant Canadian sketch comedy show, which spawned the guy from that short lived sitcom about a radio station; "News Radio" maybe, that Phil Hartman was in. You know...the station manager guy.

[ForeverAutumn]

Why, that's the "I Crush Your Head" guy from "Kids in the Hall"...a sometimes brilliant Canadian sketch comedy show, which spawned the guy from that short lived sitcom about a radio station; "News Radio" maybe, that Phil Hartman was in. You know...the station manager guy.

That would be Dave Foley in News Radio. He was more recently spotted in a short-lived appearance on Will and Grace (no, I don't watch that show...I just watched it to see Dave).

Mark McKinney is the "crushing your head guy". He was also on SNL for a couple of seasons after Kids ended. We saw him in a one-man show a few years back. He was brilliant!!!

Another noteworthy 'Kids' mention is Scott Thompson who appeared on The Larry Sanders Show for a few seasons.

And Kevin McDonald had a semi-reoccuring role on That 70's Show as Pastor Dave.

Man, I miss that show. We still watch the reruns all the time. Some of the best comedy ever written IMO.

P.S. Newtrix, thanks for the kind words.

[MindGoneHaywire]

I'd say 80% of those artists write better songs than Jack White ever could come close to doing. I'll give you Poison and Warrant.

I'd say 98% of those bands could play circles around Jack white on guitar, take away Corey Hart & Huey Lewis who are not really guitar oriented artists. Let's get down to brass tacks here..Winger..Reb Beach could slaughter Jack White on guitar. Whitesnake...Steve Vai..Adrian Vandenberg? Please. Jack White couldn't tune their guitars. Tesla..Frank Hannon..Tommy Skeoch..real guitarists. Dokken..George Lynch..nuff said. Have you actually listened to these people play?

Power Station? Tony Thompson is a legend. Robert Palmer is a legend. RIP both of them.

Well, if those are 'real guitarists,' and the guys from the Power Station are legends, then I'll just have to go on listening to a bunch of stuff I guess you don't like, regardless of how un-legendary the people are who are making it. And if it's going to be all about guitar ability, I'll be just fine on this side of the fence with guys like Danny Gatton, Brian Setzer, Dick Dale, & Johnny Thunders. Hopefully none of them would've been able to tune Steve Vai's guitar, either. Good thing Les Paul & Django Reinhardt had no influence on hair metal, we sure would've missed out on one of rock's finer eras.

Lastly, outside of degenerating into 'my music is better than yr music,' I think we can end this here by noting that I won't be showing up to yr next barbecue unless you're hiring me to DJ. Have yr girl call my girl, we'll discuss it over lunch, hmm?

[DaHaq]

"Ho dee oten doten day, ho dee oten day oh, ho dee oten doten day, fattening up our tapeworms!"

/I wonder what the poor people're doing, eh?