tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post303554893166170602..comments2023-05-14T03:03:09.451-05:00Comments on Female Impersonator: Where's the Meg White love?Ameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-51165073851279741982010-06-19T23:58:38.236-05:002010-06-19T23:58:38.236-05:00She does her only job: to keep the beat.
Are the...She does her only job: to keep the beat. <br /><br />Are there better and more flashy drummers available? Sure, but the minimalism works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-82825913198173142132009-04-13T16:40:00.000-05:002009-04-13T16:40:00.000-05:00I think there music is cool but I don't go out of ...I think there music is cool but I don't go out of my way to listen to it. And the interviews I've seen of meg and jack, meg looks painfully shy.<BR/>Yeah, meg has made it clear she is not down for discussing her public image. So ppl take that as license to say stuff on her. The band is unusual. Only Two ppl, one female, doing rock/blues-y stuff. I don't know if she has gone out of her way to train like Sheila e or Cindy Blackmon, it sounds like ppl are trying to say "damn, if only she did".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-75516298480032382592009-03-10T00:15:00.000-05:002009-03-10T00:15:00.000-05:00Does she stay on beat? Yes? Then the haters can ea...Does she stay on beat? Yes? Then the haters can eat a dick. Lurve me some Meg!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818170170158156072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-77351337538234338362009-03-09T11:36:00.000-05:002009-03-09T11:36:00.000-05:00@AnonWhere did I ever say that critiques against a...@Anon<BR/><BR/>Where did I ever say that critiques against any woman were not allowed? I'm saying that in this case, Meg White is at best, ignored and at worse, unfairly ripped on. <BR/><BR/>It doesn't seem logical to have people praise the band as a whole, love Jack's amazing playing, but just dismiss Meg's drumming as terrible. While there are drummers out there who may play more complexly, that's how they play. Just like how Meg plays more simplistically. No reason to rip her to shreds in reviews and discussions just because of her style.<BR/><BR/>Also, I never said anything about their marriage or him taking her last name. It didn't have to do with what I was writing about, so I didn't mention it. Not all feminists are as one dimensional as you seem to think - I'm not going to praise someone just because they took the woman's last name.<BR/><BR/>@Lauren O<BR/>I completely agree. Simple =/ bad.lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285797515594923013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-43816230087328006432009-03-09T10:51:00.000-05:002009-03-09T10:51:00.000-05:00EDITOR'S NOTE: I originally deleted this comment, ...<B><I>EDITOR'S NOTE: I originally deleted this comment, but when I sent it to Lindsay for review, she asked me to copy/paste it so she could respond. -Amelia</I></B><BR/><BR/><B>From Anonymous:</B><BR/><BR/>So, wait. You're basically advocating a world where criticism of a woman is not allowed?<BR/><BR/>How's that work?<BR/><BR/>So it's "horrible" and "nonsensical" and "sexist" to give critique to her drum playing?<BR/><BR/>There are many drummers out there that are much better and more skilled than she is, and that's not sexist to point out.<BR/><BR/>That said, I still think the White Stripes suck, and that means both of them.<BR/><BR/>(And don't quote me Grammy nonsense, as rap wins those too, but it doesn't mean it's good.)<BR/><BR/>Modern alt-rock all sounds the same.<BR/><BR/>I can't help but wonder if you're so supportive of them more because of Jack having taken his former wife's surname, than because of any actual talent.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-29685660068584812009-03-09T07:30:00.000-05:002009-03-09T07:30:00.000-05:00I don't really understand how you can "love" a ban...I don't really understand how you can "love" a band if you think half the membership is "horrible". I don't think anyone in any band I really like is a crappy musician.Sara C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06515632013123513841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-41494205058277170912009-03-08T22:36:00.000-05:002009-03-08T22:36:00.000-05:00Meg White is my goddamn hero and the reason I star...Meg White is my goddamn hero and the reason I started playing the drums. Okay, she doesn't, maybe can't, execute complex technical moves. But so what? She keeps time perfectly, and it's not always simple (try to read the drum tabs for Seven Nation Army, it's actually quite a strange little rhythm she has going on in that song). Some of the best and most celebrated songs in rock history have very simple guitar-playing, or chord progression, or, yes, drums. "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed comes to mind. Just because something is relatively simple doesn't mean it's not good.Lauren Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532878289144406742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-34432206562295579392009-03-08T17:27:00.000-05:002009-03-08T17:27:00.000-05:00Wow. How insulting. I have never really thought of...Wow. How insulting. I have never really thought of the White Stripes in term of the band's individual members. I love their music, and therefore all the parts that make it up.<BR/><BR/>Meg White is a strong woman to deal with those kinds of horrible, nonsensical insults. <BR/><BR/>I hope she keeps on rocking, because without her, one of my favorite bands would not exist. I wish some other people would realize that.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.com