Well sure. Rather listen to Nancy Sinatra too.

They're pretty awesome.

I really hate them.

Old Offspring isn't bad, just stay away from anything they have done in pretty much the last 10 years. Ignition and Ixney On The Hombre are good IMO.

I really like the white stripes in theory. I'll listen to them when I am in the mood.

Failing that there's no "I'd rather stick my dick in a toaster than listen to a White Stripes album" option, I went with "they suck."

The White Stripes are HORRIBLE. Usually I can stomach most mainstream bands but there really isn't anything good about that band at all.

I bought all of their records when I was 15. I like everything they've done, except Icky Thump which is terrible in my opinion. They sure have some really good songs

Hahaha. This is one of the funniest things I've read on this board. It's all about timing.

hahaha.. Not her at all

good band

Haha! I know, Canadians are funny.

yeah, but everything they've done sound too similiar I think. I like only couple of songs.

These people have no right to exist. What a load of fucking shite.

Where's the 'what a load of shite' option on the poll?

white stripes bring the RAWK. love it

there is plenty of room for more guitar squalls and simple beats

Yeah they pretty much always do the same thing over and over. Except on Get Behind Me Satan - which is rather good in my opinion - and on Icky Thump - which uber sucks

In the "minimal rock duo" thing, I prefer The Kills a lot

why can people stand to listen to The White Stripes? it's a question that's pondered my mind for a lifetime.

cuz we like to hear guitar squalls and stomping beats? fucking A man, when the shit builds in the song "There's No Home For You Here" and the guitar sounds liek a goddamn 747 hjet taking off in yr living room...

some of us love to rock. the white stripes bring the rock.

saying they do the same thing over and over again is ridiculous. the same meaningless crap could be said for Mudhoney, or the melvins, or even sonic youth, whose song structures have remained pretty standard for the past 12 years.

I love overdriven distortion filled guitar

flash in the pan

they have some quite good songs but as far as garagey sounding stuff goes there are plenty of other things i'd rather listen to instead

There's nothing wrong in my opinion with a group that always does the same thing if they do it well. However, saying that about the Melvins would be just flat out wrong. While the Melvins certainly have quite a few very slow heavy rock songs, they also have one of the most diverse discographies overall a band could demonstrate over 25 years. Their earliest stuff is total hardcore and relatively fast, the slow proto grunge is really not the same from record to record and is certainly not at all like the major label records were, and the weird experimental stuff like Crybaby and Bootlicker is even more out from that. Then there's the singles double cd which has like 24 tracks that are all completely different from each other and cover every style imaginable. And then there the Snivlem album...

Mudhoney, yeah they do the same thing over and over and sometimes it's better than others, but the Melvins are anything but redundant.

i prefer discount.

the kills are maybe the worst band ever to exist and i have to question the integrity and mental faculties of anyone who likes them

@Dead Air: I agree with the Mudhoney, I heard 3 or 4 albums by them, and it's the same same.

I don't care for their last 3 albums much, though there are a some good songs from each. There first 3 albums were pretty good.

Do not question yourself any longer: I am totally retarded

The White Stripes' brand of rock is shite. Some other rock is not.