The White Stripes

The White Stripes
Artist
The White Stripes
Release date
Jun 1999
Format
CD (Album)
Genres
Rock
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Tracklist

  1. Jimmy The Exploder
    (2:29)
  2. Stop Breaking Down
    (2:20)
  3. The Big Three Killed My Baby
    (2:29)
  4. Suzy Lee
    (3:22)
  5. Sugar Never Tasted So Good
    (2:55)
  6. Wasting My Time
    (2:14)
  7. Cannon
    (2:31)
  8. Astro
    (2:42)
  9. Broken Bricks
    (1:51)
  10. When I Hear My Name
    (1:55)
  11. Do
    (3:05)
  12. Screwdriver
    (3:14)
  13. One More Cup Of Coffee
    (3:14)
  14. Little People
    (2:22)
  15. Slicker Drips
    (1:31)
  16. St. James Infirmary Blues
    (2:24)
  17. I Fought Piranhas
    (3:07)

Liner notes

A song that you like in multiple versions

I like both The Rolling Stones and The White Stripes covers of Stop Breaking Down by Robert Johnson, but The White Stripes raw, elemental take on their debut album has the edge for me. Either way, both versions point crooked fingers back to Mississippi Delta blues creating signposts for subsequent generations to follow and, for those who subscribe to legend, prove the enduring nature of Johnson’s Faustian pact with the Devil.

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