The White Stripes, Elephant.(V2 Music) Ex-spouses Jack and Meg White--yes, they had me fooled, too, with their "brother and sister" act--still perform as a duet, guitar and drums. But on Elephant, their fourth full-length disc, Jack has taken a tentative step toward evolving the Stripes into a full band. First, he's layered more than the occasional guitar on most of Elephant's tracks, the sort of effect that cannot be replicated live. Second, one of the layers dwells on the low E and A strings of his guitar, producing the effect if not the reality of bass, something fully eschewed on De Stiff and White Blood Cells White blood cells A group of several cell types that occur in the bloodstream and are essential for a properly functioning immune system. Mentioned in: Abscess Incision & Drainage, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Complement Deficiencies . The Stripes still also cling to Verb 1. cling to - hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" hold close, hold tight, clutch hold, take hold - have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of their visual mantra, all is red and white, and their systematic exploration of indigenous American musical styles, filtered through virtually any rock idiom imaginable. The White Stripes' voluntary subservience sub·ser·vi·ent adj. 1. Subordinate in capacity or function. 2. Obsequious; servile. 3. Useful as a means or an instrument; serving to promote an end. to the duet format is wearing thin, as is the tiresome self-mythologizing. The candystriper decor is fine; their deconstruction deconstruction, in linguistics, philosophy, and literary theory, the exposure and undermining of the metaphysical assumptions involved in systematic attempts to ground knowledge, especially in academic disciplines such as structuralism and semiotics. of modern American music is fascinating; but their sound needs rounding out ("Get a bass player!" he screams), and the addition of a third voice to their musical deliberations might yield a step outside Jack's constant psychic writhing--while Meg observes. All reservations clearly stated and set aside, Elephant, recorded after the Stripes have found fame, doesn't balk balk the action of a horse when it refuses to obey a command to which it usually responds. See also jibbing. shy away, or disappoint. It is elemental, to say the least, and compelling. |
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