I just watched a DVR recording on the 89/90 Detroit Piston (Bad Boys) basketball team... doing so made me think of the Motor City so I've decided to pull out a favorite album by the White Stripes.
Of all the things the Motor City gave me... the thing I least expected was to live in a City where the world had turned its fleeting attention to for nearly a year.
This isn't the first time that Detroit had the musical spotlight. It is after all the birthplace of Motown, Punk and Techno... Living there in the late nineties and early 2000's was incredibly rewarding tho'. Especially when you stopped by a news stand and saw that NME had sent reporters to the Gold Dollar Bar to cover a band that routinely was playing shows around your city for nearly 2 years.
I wouldn't describe the exposure to the size that Seattle got... but it was big enough to make names out of bands like the Von Bondies.
Anyhoo... De Stijl is hands down my favorite White Stripes record. I think White Blood Cells is their finest moment, but I can't shake my affection for finding this little gem and having it all to myself well before the world caught up.
Stand out tracks
- The White Stripes – You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl)
- The White Stripes – Hello Operator
- The White Stripes – Apple Blossom
- The White Stripes – Death Letter
- The White Stripes – Your Southern Can Is Mine
Artists: The White Stripes
Album: De Stijl
Producer: Jack White
Label: Sympathy for the Record Industry
Recorded: Third Man Studios