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Comment on The Genius of Meg White's drumming for The White Stripes | Drumeo [12:38]
ModestMeme@lemm.ee 1 week ago
She was on par (or better) than all her 90’s indy rock contemporaries. The “novice” criticisms were 100% because she’s a woman.
TehBamski@lemmy.world 1 week ago
just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It was because she(seemingly) had troubles keeping steady time…as an amateur drummer does. Nothing to do with being a woman.
Walican132@lemmy.today 1 week ago
I don’t know that I agree that they are 100% because she is a woman. There aren’t that many bands from the 90s indie rock or early 2000 rock where a layman is going to know the name of the drummer. I think one of the things with the white stripes being a two person band was everyone knew Jack and Meg White, if you knew who the white stripes were. And then their biggest hits that got radio playtime, seven nation obviously and dead leaves on the dirty ground have relatively simple sounding drums. I think anyone who actually listened to the catalog from the band would not have those criticisms. But if you only know the radio hits 🤷🏻♂️.
I enjoyed the White Stripes a lot when I was younger, and I’ve never really enjoyed any of jacks other bands as much.
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I agree with this. Unfortunately it was mostly because she’s a woman. But it’s also because she hits towards the end of the window of each beat. To a lot of people that makes it sound like she’s late or that her timing is wrong. But technically that’s not accurate. It’s the same problem Ringo Starr had. He got a lot of shit for the same thing, but he was also a good drummer.
NielsBohron@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I thought The Raconteurs were ok, but the Dead Weather really got my attention.
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
But it’s Meg’s vicious groove that gives Seven Nation Army that power.