November 19, 2003
Jack, Meg, Jude, Mos, Me and Friends
Meg and Jack performing at Roseland last night.
Last night, I went to The White Stripes concert. It was originally scheduled for this summer in Central Park as part of the Tien Summer Concert Series, but Jack White had to go break his hand in a car accident with a then skinny Renée Zellweger. The rescheduled concert took place at the Roseland Ballroom, which is a beautiful venue, but situated in the theater district.
Jack and Meg performed quite well, and they sounded almost exactly like their albums sound - whether that is a good thing or not is up to you to decide. I must say that Jack White is a talented, talented man. To play the guitar and carry the band like he does can't be an easy task. Meg White was passable as a drummer, but nothing to write home about (the knock on her is true in my mind). One big letdown was their lack of crowd interaction. Maybe they just aren't used to it or it isn't their style, but speaking to the crowd should be done. Just one man's opinion, I guess. Besides that, the concert was excellent.
Also at the concert was Jude Law (see blurry picture here) and Mos Def (sorry, no pictures of Mos). Jude and Mos actually talked with each other during the encore break.
Some clips from the show - not necessarily the greatest quality:
- In The Cold, Cold, Night
- Hotel Yorba
- We're Going to be Friends - 1
- We're Going to be Friends - 2
- We're Going to be Friends - 3
- I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
- The Hardest Button To Button
- Fell in Love with a Girl
- Seven Nation Army
Meg performing "In The Cold, Cold, Night"
Posted by tien mao in Concerts/Music at 7:36 AM
I ? Hotel Yorba!
btw, you should convert those avi files to mov files if you get a chance. you can do it imovie. it reduces the file size big time.
and no photos of mos def, wtf? you know how i ? him too.. and jude law :) good try on that one.
Posted by: rachelleb at November 19, 2003 12:48 PM
nice. i like how my ♥ totally didnt work
Posted by: rachelleb at November 19, 2003 12:49 PM
i'll give the conversion a try when i get home. thanks for the tip.
sorry, mos was moving too quick. jude was just chillin there the whole time with his hot hot hot date. mos was also with someone. a bbw. some random dude and i started chanting "mos def! mos def!" but our chants fell on deaf ears.
Posted by: tien at November 19, 2003 1:44 PM
i know. it's sad about mos def. he loves the brown skinned ladies.. even wrote a song about it.
Posted by: rachelleb at November 19, 2003 5:31 PM
I saw Meg & Jack last year, and it was a good show. I was a little frightened though by how pasty Jack was. I swear the guy must live in a cave.
Posted by: FlatGreg at November 20, 2003 1:03 AM
he is a pasty one. the black hair and black shirt doesn't help his cause. i wonder who is more pale. jack white or jacko.
Posted by: tien at November 20, 2003 9:15 AM
Thank you for having this stuff here! I was at that show too, in the first row right in front of Jack (you can't see me in the pics though, but I had on a red & white pinstripey shirt). This was my first concert, and the things you have here are gonna help me remember it forever.
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Posted by: Gen at November 25, 2003 8:23 PM
sure thing gen. anything i can do to help you and the other white stripes fans.
sorry about the size and length of the clips, but i doubt i could have smuggled in a actual video camera.
Posted by: tien at November 26, 2003 7:19 AM
Hey, no worries, I was ecstatic just to find what you've got here. It was much more than what I was expecting to find.
Posted by: Gen at November 27, 2003 1:05 AM
i love jack white hes so hott and the white stripes is the best band ever thier all i listen to...lots of love! -me
Posted by: jack is hott at December 19, 2003 11:10 PM
please dont sound like some GC fan when you are talking about the white stripes. if jack white is attractive, that's a bonus but he's a musical genious and that's all that should matter.
Posted by: Alice at December 20, 2003 7:49 PM
Pretty cool, I met mos def and andre 3000 at a strokes show in ny too.
Posted by: Jt at December 22, 2003 6:34 PM
I love the white stripes more than life in itself!
Posted by: cassie at February 18, 2004 8:37 PM
i was at that same concert! woo woo. was jude law really there?! ugh i would have liked to see him. i also would have liked to take pictures but the stupid guy at the door took away my batteries. hmph! i was standing at the opposite side of the stage from where that picture was taken. i would love to relive that day over and over..i love jack white
Posted by: Jen at April 8, 2004 6:36 PM
btw...thanks for the sounds clips...i love the was they did fell in love with a girl
Posted by: Jen at April 8, 2004 6:40 PM
Jack White certainly is a talented man but i disagree that he carries the band. Meg is also talented, without her simple drum beats in such songs as seven nation army and hardest button to button, the songs just simply wouldn't sound right. You are so lucky btw to see these guys in concert, they did come to australia once but i had no idea who they were back then. Jack does really live up to his last name doesn't he? It seems rather fitting really. Same with Meg. The White Stripes in my opinion are the saviours of rock 'n' roll. Thank god for Elephant and Seven Nation Army. All hail King Jack!! Well that's all from me. Catch ya later
Luv Amy White (I wish)
Posted by: amy at April 14, 2004 10:31 PM
O and btw tien ur site kicks ass and i agree despite the fact jack is incredibly hottttttttttt he is a musical genius and one of the best guitarists today and thats all that matters
Posted by: amy at April 14, 2004 10:36 PM
jack is beautiful and he makes beautiful music...what else is there to say?
in my eyes, hes a god.
i would kill myself just to have one night with him.....
Posted by: ilovejackwhite4e at September 28, 2005 7:03 PM
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