The White Stripes - Icky Thump Live at Hyde Park

[@jetsamperes5762]

Meg: I'm an introvert with anxiety issues. Jack: Let's do festivals.

[@dangolpossum]

Meg: I don't want to play drums anymore. Jack: (surprised Pikachu)

[@xbmpr]

Probably wasn’t their choice, Jack is known for hating festivals

[@monkeyliver1986]

Just because I'm black

[@kettelodicoaffare092]

😂😂😂😂

[@mot00rzysta]

@Sam Forbes don't listen to your mum

[@evillemperor5447]

This song sounds like it’s going to fall apart at any second, but it doesn’t. Beautiful.

[@itsjustdylan6433]

perfect way of describing this performance tbh

[@anthonychanabier443]

Incroyable ! 🤦‍♂️

[@joebluhm]

I still try to find the time.

[@christianburton6184]

New to the white stripes?

[@sergioaraya681]

Best comment ever 😂,you describe the feeling of this situation❤

[@jonathantaylor8553]

jack white, one of the best riff makers of the 21st century.

[@thatshowiroll5369]

Jonathan Taylor yeah

[@frankj8773]

Jerry Cantrell

[@sdtghjhc]

LOL

[@jonkopp74]

J Mascis

[@washburnepiphone]

Andrew stockdale

[@OoOstrawberrysOoO]

Absolutely no fucks were given when he played that key board haha love it

[@archieeekhoff6294]

Emily Cordova he fucked his guitar

[@silentnoah]

I call that being lazy.

[@arynrasku6053]

Noah Harned I call it awesomeness

[@RobLMoney]

Hella lazy, playing keyboard while he hammer ons chord changes.

[@RipCreditsFMJ]

He made a threesome

[@chrisp1500]

You could run a small country with the energy those two put into their shows. Best. Band. Ever.

[@Linkinbird617]

Jack White: Hardest Working Man In Music

[@gregorypanagiotopoulos4976]

after Jack Black!

[@user-tp6sb6lq5f]

Interviews are alot of hardwork. Look up Tim Alexander

[@FishJJFish]

Steven Wilson's up there too

[@ardianacomia2764]

damon albarn!

[@Marson711]

John Zorn, Mike Patton, Trey Spruance, Josh Homme, .... Robert Fripp.... and it goes on

[@tylergibb7057]

"Meg isn't a great drummer." Thats the point. Jack White prefers that. He's said in many interviews that he liked how simple and powerful it was. He's a drummer before a guitarist and he can play much more intricately, but doesn't like it with the white stripes. Listen to his solo stuff when he plays with his bands and plays White Stripes songs, they are good, but the more complex and proper drumming kind of takes away from the "thump" of Meg. God bless Meg for her basic drumming and Jacks godly not giving a shit attitude!

[@r.mayhem3573]

Tyler Gibb saw them live in Cleveland...and watched Meg make love to that kit all night. It was incredible.

[@AMpr0d]

In a world where every drummer wants to do some crazy technical death metal style drumming, someone like Meg is such a relief to play with. You minimal drummers, god bless you.

[@benlogan430]

Tyler Gibb f... that Meg is an awesome drummer. That wasn’t an attack! Lol She plays exactly what fits the music. And I’m a thirty year jazz drummer with a Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones type style. A good drummer keeps the tempo and plays what the song needs. So Ringo and Meg are both excellent drummers/musicians. Musicianship is the most important factor not chops. Chops don’t get the gig...

[@lewisdean107]

@@benlogan430 Meg doesn't keep tempo tho? She's a sloppy drummer and whilst I can understand why some people find that appealing, I can also understand others find it frustrating.

[@ayyyiss5483]

You kind of wanted to defend her performance but ended up making it look worse that you implied people thought it was, haha.

[@monstergod888]

Am i the only one who get shivers when he start to play that riff in the chorus?

[@jakebenson3077]

tchaco lynma yo for real I don't even drink but when he plays that I wanna shoot heroin lol. So goddamn good.

[@bread-mp5kx]

No

[@newbieguitarist878]

I thought it was gonna be like the live seven nation army

[@Lachulz]

Definetely not! Shivers from head to toe 🎸😎

[@rentalsnake6542]

*Octave pedal engaged, eargasm incoming*

[@legalizeit9558]

This is so goddamn raw. I love it.

[@rodneygabbard3365]

Auxioslave does seven nsfion army way better. He is no match for Cornell and Morello

[@drdoodleloops]

Rodney Gabbard do me a favor and look up how old jack white is. It says he died when he was 8

[@utsukmusic]

+Drdoodleloops your comment gave me the lolz

[@charlieduarte2951]

Giggity

[@stuffguy6664]

jack white is a fucking boss..

[@stuffguy6664]

who needs that pasty cunt this man in genius !

[@danwhite2143]

si veda 😋

[@RockandRoll2525]

More proof: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oanHhYuIi99gjbc

[@skandigraun]

Buy Maine potato!

[@TheBlaise123]

multi-tasking at it's finest

[@charlie172011]

check Geddy Lee

[@GhostOfLorelei]

charlie172011 I love Jack, but you are soooo right.

[@omarcapaso7156]

Jay Carr fr that man (and lifeson) had to play a synth pedal, at the same time he was playing some complex ass amazing bass part AND he had a synthesizer next to him for certain songs

[@TheBlaise123]

Omar Capaso yeah geddy lee does something similar

[@NogginPower]

yep, almost like a drummer...

[@tennvolsman]

I like the fact that despite having anxiety, once things got going, Meg started feeling the music. Hell of a drummer too.

[@benjaminletiecq4932]

The fact that this is a two man band blows my mind. Props to Jack and Meg for finding their sound and perfecting it.

[@Pengoon]

Jack doesnt give no fucks on changing the sound of a song. I love it

[@theswingingdoor2157]

Yeah, its about the soul, the emotion, the feeling.

[@mushdog420]

Makes it good and real. I remember hearing Dave Mathews saying he changes lyrics and riffs all the time especially because it gets boring doing the same every night and also people change and have different thoughts than what's on a song they did years ago.

[@DavidGonzalez-fe2ty]

I can't get over the power with which he plays that airline guitar. It's so crappily made but he made it so popular. It goes to show that it's all about the player.

[@jerbear97]

might be a custom

[@papadelta9485]

Jeremiah Fernandez its not

[@jerbear97]

@@papadelta9485 not even pickups?

[@userPrehistoricman]

it's a crap guitar from the 70s or some shit. Made of plastic. It was for sale in high street shops I think.

[@Geo-wc7jc]

Mr.Burns-On_Acid but cool as shit

[@pedrocardutra]

You know why people hates Meg so much? It's because she really doesn't give a shit about what people think.

[@JJarvisEsq]

Shut up, Meg.

[@hinney827]

Truda mudo No, it's because she can't keep time.

[@witchumacallit]

Pedro Dutra actually she does care, that's the whole reason they broke up

[@michaellrakes5521]

Never was a big fan of The White Stripes ,but that's a whole lot power coming off that stage from just two people. Very raucous

[@dodotheripper11]

Dan true

[@Generouswassabi]

jack once said in a interview the the beauty of having just 2 people on stage makes it so that you have to be louder

[@DopamineSchizo]

There arent many people that go into the music and perform with such passion as Jack White

[@iplaystuff3819]

@Cobb Knobbler is passion measurable

[@brianwilliams4395]

jack white is such an energetic player at times it seems like the guitar almost takes him over.

[@phillipchua186]

Jack White is a Genius.

[@Harvester236]

No. He's smart, but not a genius.

[@GNRJuanma]

Genio

[@jogsport]

nope he is a crazy fucking genius

[@goobs1312]

@Cobb Knobbler lol I bet you're a lot of fun at parties

[@goobs1312]

@Cobb Knobbler Jesus fuck, how is it possible for one person to suck as much as you do?

[@tetrisgoat]

First of all, I know we weren't supposed to comment on Meg, but I must say, she's my most favourite non-Swedish drummer. Her presence and attitude is awesome. She's so primal, and in difference to so many other drummers, she actually PLAYS her instrument, instead of just keeping the beat up. Much love for her.

[@DriIceman]

That guitar!!! It makes them The White Stripes

[@gixxerboy555]

+Chad Huber and by Meg's unique drumming-sound/style.

[@averyburrone7612]

I watched jack encourage his son to step on it ect

[@hughdawson5852]

Mr.Burns-On_Acid it’s bolted together and when set up these guitars are far from crap

[@MikeFlamingo]

5 years after I first watched this and I still get goosebumps.

[@InMistHeStands]

That song is like boss fight at the and of game ....

[@1964lomar]

Never understood how a band this talented and original actually managed to break through and become as successful as they were

[@Codexter1]

U answered your own question ya wanker

[@ropiyas]

@@Codexter1 😆

[@fashionx88]

I think they were equally surprised at that! It's a miracle.

[@robovac3557]

It's down to the the quality and sheer number of their catchy songs. It ain't complicated.

[@ericbush3399]

Is Jack White gifted or what? Genius.

[@hambonesyndrome8767]

Eric Bush dude, all of that shit is an understatement. HE IS A GOD.

[@haydentronnes9539]

Eric Barger lol what?

[@Graner31]

No

[@greysondickerson7853]

He’s THE SHIT

[@sammylane21]

Can't believe I forgot about this gem of a song. Gonna be listening to this now for weeks.

[@Chillwand77Gaming]

2:37 by far the best part lol

[@maiconueslei5748]

Chillwand77 Gaming hhahahhahahaha

[@hailthegodofmlgsnoopdoggso9009]

2:49 too the chicks showed dem titties

[@Paul-gf6kp]

Hail the God of MLG: Snoop Dogg: Son of Illuminati Her Bf is pissed off rn

[@biodigitaljazz1]

2:43 Jack slightly keeps Meg from speeding up. Musically these two were absolutely perfect for each other.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

White Stripes concerts were pure chaos. Beautiful, glorious chaos

[@thebobthebobanite6287]

Show me two musicians that can bring this energy to a stadium? It’s a feat.

[@Bdoc76]

Black Keys could do it until they upscaled

[@johnthelesserofthethirdoft863]

I love how Jack doesn't play in any specific key, just an old Rusty keys he found in the woods. Love it.

[@jmpmcd]

astonishingly brilliant,full of vibrancy ,life and blood guts and sweat....love it...

[@asdfs1]

I love this song live. I saw them in Bakersfield CA but couldn't record

[@vgmilo]

bruh the riff is actually one of the most badass riffs ive ever heard. like top 3

[@sammylane21]

Such musical prowess from only a duo,huh??Loved them when they were together.

[@denaforbes7022]

Jack and Meg please make another album!!!

[@BensonWood2003]

The band broke up 5 years ago

[@denaforbes7022]

+Benson Wood I know that's why I said please, it would be awesome they are great live

[@WakefieldSeldon]

This band has been no longer existing for 5 years ..

[@lionmachine2337]

Meg white is my favourite drummer of all time punk bonzo, Jack is number one goes without saying one of the greatest riffs of all time this guys are up the with the pistols and led zeppelin to me

[@peterapazidis8889]

my favorite song from the white stripes

[@rsohlich1]

This energy is amazing and intense. Amazing sound abd performance.

[@dknanu9359]

you see the beauty is in their simplistic yet awesome sound 👌🏼

[@theswingingdoor2157]

Every live performance with The White Stripes is like a jam session, I love it!

[@cutiefan3432]

I hate all the dumb people who just don`t understand Meg White`s brilliant drum playing!!LOVE Meg White!!!

[@mikeracine6]

+cutie fan I've been a drummer for 35 years and this is far from brilliant drumming but with the dumbing down of society I can see how you think so. This is all complete garbage.

[@HellaBlazedCat]

+Mike Racine are you serious?? Look at her technique it's fucking flawless!!

[@theswingingdoor2157]

+Mike Racine With all due respect, Fuck you.

[@mikeracine6]

Lmao, that's a brilliant reply. Did you think of that all by yourself dumbass?

[@theswingingdoor2157]

Mike Racine Are you replying to me? Because if so: Dont.

[@gliocchiali6075]

A dude with a guitar and a keyboard and his out of time gf on the drums jamming out and kicking ass. This is pure rock n roll.

[@TONKPILS22]

Jack White is easily the most talented musician of our generation.

[@nana78748]

I Miss these guys so much. It's a bloody shame we'll never see them in concert, or make a new album ever again.

[@HaileyMastin]

Whos using who , what can you do ? if you don't like Meg White , well then Fuck you Props to these two , they Rock !

[@leeleeturn]

Love this so much. It's probably my favorite White Stripes song. I saw the Raconteurs last night and it was a great show, and it turned electrifying when Jack was up front. Still, it kills me a little bit to know that I never saw him do this, and I guess I never will.

[@lukerosenthal4506]

Raw and beautiful!

[@clemmyers1268]

Just saw him tonight fuckn awsome

[@Shadyonekenobi]

I was at this festival, little did anyone know this would be the last time they'd play live.It was an unbelieveable experience. They create a sound far greater than many bands, with just the two of them. Anyone who likes this style should check out Black Keys and Archie Bronson Outfit. Wolfmothers first album is a good homage to Led Zep/Hendrix sound.

[@brokebackbasement]

this dude is a pro, guitar, drums. and vocal thats raw. I wish I could be that entertaining

[@RockandRoll2525]

I prefer probably at least 80% of songs I hear live. Hearing the artist play it live and all the changes and raw emotion is what music is all about to me. All a matter of opinion tho. I personally think if you think most songs arent good live, you've got a lot of different bands and music to be listening to.

[@johnthelesserofthethirdoft863]

Facts. This is what it supposed to be, raw emotions splayed out for all to see and feel.

[@ecadad]

He uses a Digitech Whammy WH-1, an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, an Electro-Harmonix Polyphonic Octave Generator (POG), a MXR Micro-Amp, and a Boss tuner. He plugs the effects into a 1970s Fender Twin Reverb amp and two 100-Watt Sears Silvertone 6x10 combo amps. He also gets a lot of tone from his 1965 JB Hutto Montgomery Airlines guitar. The double microphones give stereo sound and louder vocals. He also had all his pedals painted red.

[@huxleycunningham4434]

That riff in the chorus though, just legendary!

[@henrysummerhill7271]

Fucking Amazing what a guitarist !!!!!! WHAT A TALENT!!!

[@lachlanjones9777]

We need more of this!

[@marilyncollins4537]

AWESOME. One of my old favorites.

[@MerkinMuffly]

I'm getting some For Whom the Bell Tolls vibes here with White's guitar

[@HumansFreshlyBorn]

And the composition itself with *Thin single note riff* to *POWER CHORD*

[@hazeofthegreensmoke505]

Fuck no

[@ZayMagDumper]

@LowLinK i listen to both of them 🤨

[@negativeindustrial]

@LowLinK Why wouldn’t you?

[@agstinacueva1673]

totally

[@crosshaironhead]

this sounds so much better than any recording of this song I've ever heard

[@Chop_Suey22]

I LOVE THIS HE LITERALLY COULDNT CARE LESS

[@chrismelanson7205]

Just two people making all that music, best rock band/artist to hit Grammy stage

[@73RULAS]

i love how they improvise live. especially on the singing i dont like it when artists try to sound like there studio versions.

[@angel_6sta]

I don't know why, but I love the keyboard sounds in that song.

[@RockandRoll2525]

It's because you're smart.

[@grandassassin24]

So much aggression and passion in this performance, Jack at his best, until the newest album.

[@seanbuchanan966]

How can you not be impressed by a very loud talented Rock group with only two members.

[@AvailableHandle]

Only one member, really.

[@Detman101]

0:30 Goodness...that bounce...

[@RDotG41]

+Detman101 I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed them..

[@Detman101]

Ryan Garcia I swear, that's the main reason I LOVE watching her play.

[@erebus79]

They are lovely.

[@thinehero]

way to objectify her

[@brianharvey5438]

@2:50 they objectify themselves

[@jordanloveall]

The riff from this was my alarm sound for about a year

[@santiagomedina7469]

jack: playing a lot of instruments, and running one way to another Meg: *boing *boing *boing

[@fabianacabrera2796]

La mejor dupla de toda la historia del rock ❤❤

[@saidhASIDHadhoHDOHSA]

Jack White is living proof that anything is possible...awesome performance

[@motoralmaisangre1]

Awesome killer guitar riff

[@nahumcb5274]

Perfecto...

[@TiRo1991]

How many things are going on in his head?! Playing his tiny organ while playing guitar and one second later he switches to singing an playing one of the best riffs ever🔥

[@logantaylor1695]

I'm 90% sure that Jack did about 6 lines of Coke before this

[@themadkraken1912]

On he 10% chance he didn't, he did 7 lines.

[@chadzagunis331]

Jack have never done drugs, it’s well documented

[@Paul-gf6kp]

Chad Zagunis I’m pretty sure you missed that this was a joke

[@samuelwoods164]

@@chadzagunis331 I'd say that if I was famous to keep the wolves from the gates.

[@chrissimpson6701]

Every Musician don't do drugs, I'm one of them. Never have, don't plan to, fuck drugs!

[@austinwhite2045]

That tone…at 3:51

[@oliverread2532]

The amazing energy from a 2 piece band

[@bgierat]

Jack White...keeping rock and roll alive. Thank you man!

[@almabuffay97]

Lo mejor... 😘😍

[@themetalmemeboi5429]

I love how he improvises all the time. Its really good

[@markokecman1177]

Wait... They don't have a bassist?

[@jakewills9537]

nah they don't, for some of the songs Jack White will tune his low E and A string down to make it sound more bassy

[@jakubgorka1628]

When they play Seven Nation Army he has his guitar tunned to open A, and in this tuning E and A string are the same as in default tuning.

[@genwt3916]

He doesn't downtune anything for the bass. He just uses an octave pedal on top of some drive to replace a bass player when needed

[@kiranevetts7868]

+Gen WT he tunes to open A for slide and uses the whammy as well

[@genwt3916]

+Kiran Evetts I'm no Jack White expert, so you likely know better than me. But I know for a fact he doesn't downtune the lower strings

[@TeoTeologo]

i love this song & white stripes!!!!!

[@garrettz.6857]

Okay but can we appreciate that the tech guy at the beginning totally looked like he was part of the show? Like I don't think I've ever seen an artist as dedicated to aesthetics as Jack White.

[@carlcheesman5443]

Hell of a tune!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheBlaise123]

love meg

[@rhydwhite1686]

favourite band

[@MrEJD]

People bang on about Arctic Monkeys and Oasis, but everyone seems to leave out The Stripes.

[@Jimjon24]

Criminally underrated duo.

[@mcbillygoat2413]

Icky Thump is my jam.

[@AaronLikesSpaghetti]

Why does everyone worship jack so much? Don't get me wrong, he's incredibly talented, but he's a person like everyone else. And I hate how everyone always shits on Meg. She has two arms and plays drums with them, not as good as many other bands, but that's why so many people love the white stripes.

[@Justin-rm6su]

AaronLikesSpaghetti Because he really is one of the most talented acts to come from the 21st century. He's just such a great musician and breath of life in the world of shitty commercialized music. I realize that people shit on Meg a lot, which she isn't a very good drummer, but The White Stripes don't need Neil Peart on the drums. They're a stripped back approach to blues/garage rock, all they need is a decent drummer and they're golden. They make simple music, it doesn't require much in terms of drumming.

[@HabeKeinMitleid]

+AaronLikesSpaghetti Jack White can play this song perfectly if he wanted to, but where's the music in that? Just standing there focusing on your guitar playing, keyboard playing and singing isn't exactly performing either.

[@gixxerboy555]

+Justin Letcavage very well said bro...I also can't imagine The White Stripes without Meg... f... all the haters..they don't understand anything about real music... ;)

[@thamachoswedishpotat]

+gixxerboy555 Well, as we've since with jack white's solo career, the white stripes works perfectly fine without Meg, since that's pretty much just a continuation of the white stripes. Not saying that i hate her. She's needed, but replaceable.

[@gixxerboy555]

+Isaak Keidser Flygare I know..everyone is replaceble everywhere but I like the way Meg is drumming and I like her sound..and...I think..she belongs together with Jack as The White Stripes..they were also originally from the beginning or am I wrong?

[@PatentApplied]

What I loved about them is their Red, White and Black colour scheme, that fits perfectly the heavy blues played by Jack White and metronomed by Meg and was rather hypnotic. Well, that and the harmonica mic. They were bloody awesome.

[@ВасилийЧапаев-р4й]

это полный вперёд!. ))

[@anindyag]

So good, they are huge, but still underrated...

[@felathar1985]

Jack was standing at the crossroads.

[@Dannypanify]

They were stunned by the sheer brilliance of this performance!

[@cubensic]

2:03 that whammy pedal gone wild

[@pokemon2274]

Thats actually a Electro Harmonix P.O.G., it has 4 octaves going simualtaniously with the root note, thats why it sounds so crunchy with the big muff, its the same pedal used on Blue Orchid

[@pokemon2274]

Tras Mind its a P.O.G. with a whammy

[@jezwud5774]

Absolute master of his craft ❤

[@erazet3084]

Did he improvise like half the lyrics? This is insane and I love it

[@creejamie]

rarely do I get goosebumps... good god.

[@Erkow123]

Oh, don’t mind me. I’m just here for my daily dose.

[@AmiraSmyrna]

Love it.... Can listen again and again and..... Again