Word: metallization
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...It’s impossible not to love [Elephant by] the White Stripes. Their music recalls the raw sound of the ’60s blues and rock bands. On this, they finally achieve a really full sound that’s incredible given their spare instrumentation. Blues, metal, garage, whatever you want to call them: the White Stripes make simple but refreshing music. This album is a classic, and I can’t wait to see them live in November...
...sounds dope. Bazooka Tooth contains more nonsense than ever, but at the same time it’s lyrics highlight one of Ace’s longtime preoccupations—the relationship between man and his machines. The subject is embodied in the title, which juxtaposes animal and metal, and in the music itself...
...stalls, as if some digital demon in the stereo were trying fervently to spin the disc the other direction. Later, over a beat that features an incessantly ringing cell phone, Ace warns, “Don’t get cooked by the pilot light / I can smell metal in the air tonight...
Brian Chippendale (drums) and Brian Gibson (bass) are nothing like the intimidating figures that their loud metal riffs and reputation for insane live shows suggest. Instead, they radiate a kind of childlike innocence and excitement in person. During the songs, Chippendale wore a green ski mask with a voice-altering microphone taped inside, making his speech unintelligible. He looked like a character from a fantasy comic strip, while Gibson grinned sweetly...
...about turning an industrial-metal song like Hurt into a Johnny Cash song...