White Stripes - Death Letter (Live - Blackpool

[@chuckplainview4085]

The tone from that old box is insane. Jack had one of the best ears for vintage tone in the business.

[@petere6128]

It’s a fuzz

[@Bende.]

​@@petere6128yes, the fuzz distords the guitar but if you like just listen, it has a completely different tone with the another guitars he uses. So that is the own sound of that guitar. (with a little fuzz added) and yeah, I think that its sounds beautiful too

[@mavjimbo]

Guitar tone makes it for me

[@madmod]

He's running into a cranked silvertone and a fender twin. One clean, one wet. It's quite the wall of sound!

[@jayfisher9338]

Has...

[@cabwaylingo_]

as far as i'm aware this is one of the greatest live performances ever captured on video

[@alexiosnektarios5429]

yes it is after 15 years cant forget it.

[@kathyraymelles.80]

Oh yeah I agree

[@darrylsebastian3004]

See Sublime live at the palace.

[@markforrest9958]

Yes

[@RobinRhyne]

Indeed

[@ianusher6780]

That tone on his guitar.......... magical.

[@joehill7145]

AWSUM!

[@nellyb1594]

Freaking remarkable, man...makes me so jealous. ESPECIALLY when he put it through that pedal for the first solo...my my..

[@tomasgonzalez1365]

clever too

[@SlappyG]

I believe that was actually one of Son Houses guitars…

[@frankymcdonald7176]

@@SlappyG I think he might have had one but kept it safe. The one he used live was given to him as payment from one of his brothers for moving a fridge lol. The free guitar that would go on to write seven nation army who wouldve thout

[@colewalker1837]

"Under Blackpool Lights" is one of the best live performances by any band ever.

[@lcfan1984]

Jack is one of my favorite musicians, but its also Meg's on point drumming that makes this live performance a classic

[@chalky_white]

Dude together they are an absolute unit

[@o.binwheelie9733]

Don't understand how some people listen to this and think 'I wish they had a better drummer'. Fuck "better drummers" this is The White Stripes

[@WhiteLionel]

Osama Bin Wheelie You can kind of see why people say it, but then when you listen to so much White Stripes, you can clearly see that she has some really amazing connection to Jack playing, on EVERY song. It simply wouldn't be the White Stripes without her

[@XxStonedKillerxX]

+Osama Bin Wheelie Those people do not understand The White Stripes, to them it is all about technicality but to the musician in question, its all about the feel. I think a hundred thousand White Stripes fans can attest to that.

[@yeaimapirate]

+Osama Bin Wheelie He said in an interview once he knows she isnt perfect but the way she plays goes well with how he plays. So sometimes being best isnt always good

[@TreeBeardNero]

Guys stop arguing about this, Osama Bin Wheelie busy lately

[@anheroichippo5669]

+Osama Bin Wheelie She keeps the beat. Jack provides the rest. Let's be honest, he's the main character.

[@nbl95]

The amount of power in the sound of these two people is insane

[@Beans_in_toasts]

I unironically, genuinely love Meg's drumming.

[@AbbySmithVSVEVG]

She's an excellent drummer. Totally responsive. People are just used to drummers with dicks and egos.

[@LovingColorado598]

I think lots of people underestimate her just because she's a female drummer. Her tempo change is great and she's like a metronome.

[@fidan2fast]

As simple as the drums are, they are great for the music they deliver... The energy is insane

[@cassianobraga7713]

A fucking amazing simple drumm

[@JFBigones]

She’s playing the song, not the instrument. A perfect drummer.

[@gingersling1493]

i saw this video in the summer of 2018 and the intensity and passion that is radiating off of these two humans as they make their music inspired me, a 43 year old stay at home mom who had never once attempted to play any type of musical instrument in my life, to try to learn to play guitar. it’s been five years and i still suck but it’s fun as heck and doing it has added greatly to my enjoyment of life on multiple levels. i am forever grateful to the white stripes for spurring me on this awesome new adventure - one i had always assumed was beyond my reach.

[@The-Rickster-29]

Rock on!

[@n.p.c7billion464]

say whatever you want about her drumming, but meg's sudden slight tempo change to keep up with jack's change of speed at 5:04 is simply insane

[@joelfortenberry7865]

I love meg

[@zac-oros]

She is the perfect Yang to Jack’s Yin. Without her there is no White Stripes.

[@thetruth4402]

She read his fucking mind that timing is impossible. Lol

[@SDW3-6-9]

Meg's the female John Bonham ...but better due to the Zenlike simplicity.

[@thetruth4402]

@@SDW3-6-9 when I said that on Facebook the boomers were pissed but it’s true

[@TheRadi0clash]

I must have watched this 100's of times including the DVD and I still get goose bumps from this performance. One in a million!

[@michaelconlon4425]

Lived on the lights film in Jacksonville FL. 2005 timeframe. Changed my life.

[@bryanbarger]

Same!

[@norsketilbakeblikk3717]

Never seen a live version kill a studio version so hard as this one WOW. I so wish I was at that concert man

[@carter865]

Look up Ball and Biscuit live from the Basement for another amazing live version killing the studio

[@queefersutherland5977]

Jesus tits!!! My face is melting.....am I typing right?

[@cardarom]

And a cover killing its original version

[@brian4480]

Check out every Nirvana and David Bowie song ever written...

[@brian4480]

@@cardarom I dont know about that my man...

[@hungerstriker27]

this is what rock and roll it´s all about.... one guitar, drums.... blues, punk, tone, and leave your soul and blood in the stage. Best live performance of all time

[@robertwright2852]

one of the most energetic and imaginative versions of death letter without straying from the blues roots...white gets it

[@kathyraymelles.80]

I turn people on to this song every chance I get. They love it just like I do.

[@indybingyi]

that guitar tone is out of this world

[@Blooze_hound]

Every time I watch this is like watching it all over again for the first time. Chills run down my spine. I stare blankly in awe. I cant believe someone can play the blues so insanely and out of that madness birth a wonderful beautiful sound. A sweet song that has us all reminiscing and honoring on a late great musician. Jacky Boy, you indeed are a God.

[@Steven-bh2in]

Stands the test of time as maybe one of the greatest live performances in the history of rock n roll

[@Edmond_Dantès64]

One of the best videos in 240p

[@TOOTALLLLLL]

It's the only acceptable resolution for this performance.

[@tomsnow21]

@@TOOTALLLLLL You could do better?

[@gandalfshakur8235]

Why can't people just upload in 1080p and leave the rest to personal bandwidth???

[@Thorcooper1]

@@gandalfshakur8235 Because 1080p weren't common in 2007, where this was uploaded. I think, KZbin didn't even support 1080p in 2007.

[@mattilinan]

this concert, which was filmed in Blackpool, UK, was filmed with multiple 35mm cameras if i remember correctly, so the quality wasn’t great to begin with, but it was intentional ;)

[@dragmio]

Perfect. Jack is perfect and Meg is perfect for Jack. Pure perfection.

[@enesertekin3231]

+eNeNe Oops..

[@d1agram4]

Uh., yeah about that..

[@m4ckey]

sorry to burst your bubble, but they definitely weren’t perfect for eachother

[@Elena-er7zp]

mackeyjd as a musical duo, for 10 years, they were perfect.

[@m4ckey]

Oreo Emesis as a musical duo, I agree. But not as people

[@sonniesays]

This song should never end...

[@celticgodsoriginal]

this song (version) should never happen

[@XxklonkbrunchxX]

Donal Callum what's wrong with this version?

[@crunkalac]

Its too good

[@henrydaniels8323]

Simon Sørensen I have noticed it could use bass but still this song is incredible

[@scottdurrant90]

still prefer son house much more of a raw sound

[@CatspitProductions]

Jack did a lot of impromptu stuff and Meg was brilliant at reading him. People say Meg was a terrible drummer but it was her simplicity that Jack wanted. That was the point of the way she played drums. And in my opinion she did it in a very sexy way. They are both very special to me. I miss the Stripes. Come get some Catspit!~

[@silverstuff182]

CatspitProductions You got it, absolutely. I'm surprised that so many people don't get that. It's entirely created by Jack, designed that way. And isn't it awesome to get this much from just two musicians? The definition of "greater than the sum of the two parts".

[@CatspitProductions]

I agree. As I understand Meg came on and played the drums somewhere Jack was playing and he was struck by her child like drumming. I think she just started to play drums at that time. But yeah the Stripes is all Jack really. Not to take anything away from Meg ;) And the two together are very cool. But Jack knew exactly what he was doing. I don't see them so much as an alternative or garage band either. They feel more retro to me.

[@hedekbass]

Spot on. Jack White was initially a drummer. He had something very specific in mind when he picked her: pure raw pared-down drumming.

[@CatspitProductions]

That's cool. I didn't know he started out drumming. His guitar style reminds me of Jimmy Page. Among some others of course but it feels very Page to me. I think Little Cream Soda is my favorite song of theirs. So simple yet so powerful. Love the lyrics.

[@kennymccoy662]

CatspitProductions it was actually in the It Might Get Loud movie with Jimmy Page that he talks about starting out a drummer

[@classicrock71]

Just pure talent!!!! The chemistry is awesome between Jack and Meg

[@fearlesssymmetry6262]

if you disagree just watch the video.

[@wooki321]

this video basically told me all i needed to know about music and expression

[@kellymichelsen9269]

Jack White not only blew the HELL outta this song..he TORE UP that guitar, no doubt. He's probably one of the best who ever picked up the guitar fr

[@michellerenecrossman9446]

Goose bumps over my whole body. Oh my god I am obsessed with this performance

[@conorcromwell9679]

Someone's been down to the crossroads...

[@ajricherson1099]

Thank God jack made it past 27

[@ΝίκοςΜπάμης-ψ7β]

crowly him self signed for this

[@poutinedavid8937]

People say Meg's drumming sucks. Like... fuck, do you want Joey Jordison or Buddy Rich up there? NO. Meg IS what makes the Stripes the White Stripes. Get over it. She kicks ass, Jack kicks ass, and together they changed music. Deal with it.

[@SamSquanch66]

EXACTLY

[@arsenico70]

agree

[@LJTEAM0723]

To be fair her drumming does suck in the scheme of skill level judgement but at the same time her style perfectly suits the music which is built around that style.. so she rips, in this particular format :)

[@robinsalario4372]

it is so good and on point.

[@agustinturano3297]

They say a band is only as good as its drummer, and the White stripes are very good

[@MoreThorin]

What would Son House say if he heard this? "DAMN, that white boy can PLAY!"

[@AddEmotion]

haha I think thats exactly what hed say

[@rizvif]

Son House was what the White Stripes are today...he was far ahead of his time.

[@MoreThorin]

@@rizvif Too bad Jack White lost his way.

[@rizvif]

@@MoreThorin I agree...but this was amazing when Jack White did it....and just as amazing when Son House did it.....

[@RByrne]

He threw "grinnin in your face" in there too, that was cool

[@waynehodgins7201]

Gosh I miss the White Stripes

[@kellyzazado8426]

Wayne Hodgins same. I was so fascinated by them. Still

[@ryank7998]

I literally cannot play this song loud enough.....best guitar performance that has happened within my lifetime.

[@OeyvindH]

Returning to this clip over and over - haven't found another one better! This must be the White Stripes at it's best! Brilliant in it's quirkiness, and two individuals so connected that it gives the performance an added dimension. How I miss these two...

[@codynelson61]

when blues rock goes heavier than most metal \m/

[@packersfan1905]

Cody Nelson exactly. Son House was heavier than metal

[@coreyg7364]

Well said

[@norbertlukacs5679]

good call

[@kulanbulan3368]

True blues has always been heavier than all metal . At least if you are an adult with experiences of life

[@Nalinalinali]

can only adults experience life?

[@patrick4833]

still the coolest thing on the internet

[@patrick4833]

i mean God Damn

[@williambos4410]

god damm

[@SPARTA_EDITS_100]

I was there. I still can't stop watching it. Never seen anything like it since.

[@noahdurbin]

Such a rockstar, love how you can see him feeling the music

[@allengibson9907]

Jack is the most interesting musician of the 21st century

[@lancebuttercream9817]

Interesting is a cop out while referring to Mr. White. But I like where your heads at.

[@mjkalloor]

try most talented blues guitarist and you are right over the target

[@Soniti1324]

Most talented blues improviser, 100,000%. Rezz is the most interesting thing happening in popular music otherwise.

[@Twistedtreeo]

Check out All Them Witches

[@jmorales09]

I'd say it's a tie between him, Childish Gambino and Kanye West

[@wellfedstarvingartist]

For purely a performance perspective, this particularly act is purely brilliant. And that's just the icing on the cake.

[@dreez6693]

One of the best live performances of all time.

[@madmod]

I showed my dad this. I catch him watching it all the time!

[@SaborATinta]

Watching this on Meg's birthday. Definitely prefer the live version to the album version for this one. Miss this band everyday, but so glad for all the music they gave us.

[@swainsonsouthernhotmess655]

This has to be MY ALL TIME FAVORITE stripes song...he is a the most amazing guitarist and a awesome entertainer

[@tmf9556]

Anybody who learns plays and performs for others the fruits of their hard work like this is good with me

[@jameshorne7697]

Huge White Stripes fan, miss them every day. I was lucky enough to see them on this tour in 2004 at Alexandra Palace and no live music DVD I have watched since better captures the sound and intensity of these gigs. No idea why, but I own two copies! I reckon I watch them at least twice a year. Just intense, amazing, spine-tingling.

[@stevenfigueroa4962]

This song /performance will go down as one of the truly great masterpieces of rock .... No doubt

[@sincontrol5460]

the sensuality of the 1:07 part, is brutal af

[@marcusjones1259]

I was at the Blackpool gig, one of those fabulous cherished memories, so wish they would reunite

[@batman48195]

I never get tired of watching this. Just amazing talent.

[@MessianicKing]

Jack White at his best...what a legend

[@Voludo_Loco78]

Rodney Lloyd Legends are death. Elvis, M.J., Kurt Cobain, Hendrix, Morrison. Jack has a long way to reach that level of a legend

[@darkjesy7736]

@@Voludo_Loco78 go listen not to popular music, bucket of shit

[@Skdkkd7]

@@Voludo_Loco78 Kurt cobain era una mierda de guitarrista al lado Jack white JAJAJAJA

[@Voludo_Loco78]

@@Skdkkd7 si, pero tu sabes nada de Art / Música! todo es solo el gusto de los individuos, nadie puede juzgar el arte, solo el tiempo dice algo sobre la influencia que tuvieron los artistas. pero crees que sabes mejor. absurdas tales discusiones. Kurt sigue siendo importante hoy en día, incluso Jack White aprecia la música de Kurt... Art Has No Rules & you have just 1 Opinion 🤣

[@Voludo_Loco78]

@@Skdkkd7 I bet you never where in a Band or did make any kind of Art. Only talentless Voludos do judge Art 🤣🤣🇲🇽

[@eliasbsalas]

come back multiple times a year. best live performance hands down

[@dbrown2264]

Such a great tribute to blues. Jack White is a real talent.

[@mightbemavis]

this wins every award, in every category, at the award ceremony held in my head.

[@RiyadYourDad]

This video on yt must be preserved

[@omnizeitgeist2779]

4:30 White has such a unique screech I could listen to it again and again!

[@Rook0759]

yeah man, love everything that genius does :) that scream did remind me of early, early Hetfield...a little lol.

[@keironiP]

The shot from crowd to Meg,then her nodding then moving to Jack is quality. Always remember it randomly then come back to this video.

[@jesselaine8486]

Talented AND sexy as hell............both of them. They're live shows are fucking mesmerizing.

[@krashd]

+Jess Elaine The dude is a bit of a prick supposedly, but by god he has charisma, Lazaretto is testament to that. The whole song is raging libido :D

[@larrydigger461]

+Rob Fraser there's been a few media accounts of Jack being a bit of a dick but such is being as popular as he is. however, compared to others, you can tell from his interviews and whatnot he really seems like a truly down-to-earth guy that does it for the music, albeit quite eccentric, and undoubtedly incredibly talented. Anyway he's certainly my favorite musician and my greatest inspiration on the music front. I mean literally every single piece of music he has been involved in I absolutely adore.

[@michaelhall6452]

I was there both nights best guitar playing I’ve ever seen live and I’ve seen some bands in my lifetime

[@jonsey156]

No Words !!! - Just don't want to ever stop watching this - it's larger than life!!

[@waynehodge7858]

Meg follows him to perfection. Hard gig following the one and only guitar around. She has swing and rhythm in spades. And of of course Jack White, such a talent.

[@spencerthomas2052]

Love how the little kid in her just comes out when she plays drums lol . She looks so carefree and in her zone

[@SuperDiddzz]

Love Meg, Jack is a unique item, no one in the world or universe like him and wont never be. EVER!

[@milesparker557]

All of their best performances were in blackpool. Death Letter, Ball and Biscuit, and Jolene. I can only imagine how it was like to be there.

[@GapToothBitch]

I'd throw Hotel Yorba and Truth doesn't make a noise in there too

[@ninja_technique8944]

Jack White is the Magician as Jimmy Page is the Wizard ...

[@33raband71]

Please check us out. 33ra

[@ninja_technique8944]

Not really go watch "song remains the same" jimmy page is actually presented as a wizard in the film Corpsi​

[@santiagobazan5741]

Both are great musicians but actually they took the riffs off Eddie James's "Death Letter Blues"... Zeppelin on "Celebration Day" and White Stripes on this cover "Death Letter" (including the lyrics). White and Page transformed the blues riffs into great sounds but the thing is they don't share any kind of credit or tribute not even a mention to raise the name of the real master mind behind their songs... if Jack White is "the Magician" and Page is "the Wizard", Eddie James is mother f***** Merlin...

[@ninja_technique8944]

+Santiago Bazan very well said !

[@TheA13000]

Probably Eddie James took the riff from someone else, and so on.

[@martindavd]

This live performance is probably one of my favorite covers of any song ever played.

[@matthewlum9737]

Son House would be proud

[@user-bn3kg6hg4i]

Matthew Lum Thank you Sir. I was wondering if anybody would note that Jack was paying homage.

[@Terribleathletes]

Que all the hipsters asking who the fuck Son House is lol

[@ajricherson1099]

@@Terribleathletes Or saying son house isn't good

[@Chuck-np3ss]

Andrew R. Man who in their right mind would think son house wasn’t good

[@jamesrusso2523]

yup

[@mattsharpe2861]

Def catching Zeppelin vibes in this one... In my time of Dying ... This song rocks . I love the White Stripes

[@kathyraymelles.80]

Damn I said Damn...and I'm back again to enjoy such talent

[@RNmike96]

This is the best cover by far. Props to Son House for writing it.

[@gilacosta]

4:44-5:25 they both tear it LOVE it

[@georgegallagher4779]

I have been watching this video on and off for the past 7 years...awesome 🎸🎵🎶

[@pantalaemon]

"Don't you mind people grinnin'... In yo face..." How can that be THAT intense?!

[@BlackJackD4v3y]

is that taken from another song? i'm "hungry" to hear the original

[@BlackJackD4v3y]

just found out: Son House - Don't You Mind People Grinnin' In Your Face

[@BlackJackD4v3y]

thanks man

[@WayneInteressierts21]

He's one of the best musicians of our time

[@derrickdiaz3419]

One of the last true rockstars in my opinion.

[@everettblue9484]

All time

[@lovineveryminuteofit7492]

This is the song that has made me the jack white fan I am today..... Dear lord .....his style of rhythm with a guitar in His hand makes the most amazing damn duo in the world of jacks music..... Perfectly said....so hard to love some one who doesn't love you....love ya jack !!!!

[@undeadtigerlily]

Rest In Peace to my beloved ex boyfriend who died in 2014. Rest In Peace to the old me. A year and 6 months clean and sober.

[@thunderousmountain3351]

Rest In Peace to your ex-boyfriend. Rest In Peace to the old you. I hope you’re still sober and staying strong. :)

[@artu.c]

🙌🙌🥺

[@johnlowell5833]

Ok

[@pahwraith]

He went from blues to grunge (hes totally playing a nirvana type riff for a second) to iggy pop style stogges punk for a single bar to pure vocal spirituals at the very end and back to a classic delta turnaround at the end. Love it!

[@shelbineel2817]

This is the best song ever made, performed, sung, played. I cant get enough.

[@kieren260]

Could this be learnt or is Jack White just a master at what he does? I watch this over and over and think if there was one song I could play on the guitar with exactly the same sound this would be it. It's truly brilliant

[@userPrehistoricman]

What I've found from playing TWS songs is that it's hard to get the same sound they do. Especially without a drummer

[@macspicer4656]

If you think you can, or can't play it. You're right.. practice makes perfect

[@qotda]

I saw a guy do it tonight bro.

[@ChocoLocoBRUH]

Study the blues. The history. The scales. The soul. U can kind of get his pattern of playing but he always says to do ur own thing and not copy anyone else

[@video2000_TV]

it's blues not rocket science, one chord

[@robinsalario4372]

i love this guitar so much. such a full sound

[@bkb3163]

I love it his slide guitar sound!!respect for old blues man sound.

[@inherentlyincoherent]

The combination of notes in the solos are nothing particularly complex from a sheer technical point of view, but they are the among the best combination of guitar notes I've ever heard. Intense as fuck.

[@amigacherished5002]

I would like the full dvd tabbed could really learn some tunes third man if your watching 😍

[@xbmpr]

The performance which made me pick up guitar 3 years ago...and why Jack White is the person at the top of my greatest guitarists list

[@evilwillieg]

I would've given anything to see these 2 live. Oh my God...it's brilliant.

[@donrated8951]

They literally ooze sex appeal in this greatest live song performance

[@carolbetts6008]

this is the best version of this song this in the tempo it should be played at too , probably their best song as well

[@pearlsbeforeswine60]

Heaven. I love how Meg always knows just what will enhance Jack's playing. I've never had a lot of patience for long guitar solos, but I think Jack is something else.

[@MindfullyCatholicChristian]

Meg White is a great drummer. I don’t care what anybody has to say. She is a great musician .

[@SmoothRuffian]

Does anybody realize how genius this playing is??? He's making those sounds come out of an acoustic! He's a genius with creating sound!

[@selahbrace3035]

riingram it’s electric. kay hollowbody. electric for sure.

[@mattb.4333]

Lets all thank Zapruder for catching another important moment in history...Kennedy and now this.

[@mikehawk4856]

This is absolutely insane

[@t-nugget4383]

Gives me the chills every time

[@denisqwerty4275]

more than 10 years have passed since I discovered white stripes, and it was this video that called this concert and this song is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard, every time I watch this video, and there were probably a thousand of them, I watch with my mouth holding my breath

[@WhiteLionel]

Every damn time, this song makes my hairs stand on end. Absolutely blows me away every time I hear it.

[@TCR111311]

this video aka "7 minutes in heaven"

[@RustamBainazarov]

Whoever directed the sound of this festival deserves a medal or smth like that.

[@bollweevil1976]

Greatest live performance that KZbin has to offer hands down 🤘

[@jdawg4237]

I miss them together. They had such a strong connection.

[@nellyb1594]

I swear you barely even see his feet move even when they're in frame! Man's just floating there.. Just goes to show you that he truly does become some version of possessed when he plays live shows...unreal..

[@mikehawk4856]

The tone of that guitar… just wow

[@dpatrickmc21]

Good lord, the first 1:17 alone has more soul in it than all the popular music on the radio right now combined.

[@joedirt3257]

+Dan McLean That riff is awesome!

[@rikeep]

I saw the white stripes on this tour in London. The moment he picked up this guitar and slide I was the happiest man in the building.

[@THEkakashiw]

HOLY SHIT 2007'S JACK WHITE WAS PURE HOTNESS

[@archivaltea3403]

Gabriel Carvalho I think this is 2004 actually.

[@THEkakashiw]

Sure?

[@avedic]

Yep...2004 or 2003. Around that time. 2007 was during the Icky Thump era. But I get it...this band evolved FAST...so it's kinda hard to time things. :)

[@Ballfilms5]

yeah it was 2004

[@judithlustig75]

Even more now!