Under Great White Northern Lights.. -Deluxe Box Set-

Now everybody knows Jack White can be a little bit different but there's no doubt about his talent whether it be with The White Stripes, The Racounteurs or latest band the Dead Weather however how much do we actually know about the other half of The White Stripes, drummer and some time vocalist Meg White? Its safe to say all we really know is that she used to be married to Jack and is married now to Patti Smiths son. So with this new documentary Under Great White Northern Lights do we suddenly get to know her better and find out what she's really like. Well the answer is NO but this documentary and live cd are well worth purchasing anywayFilmed live on the Canadian leg of their 2007 tour for their album Icky Thump, we follow The White Stripes around on their tenth anniversary tour as they do things like play the worlds shortest gig(only Jack White could pull something like that off)Jack who is a keen bowler has them play in a bowling alley, on a boat as well as a on a moving bus! However its the relationship(or lack of) between Jack and Meg thats the real selling point of this documentary. Meg is really shy and you can tell she does not like being followed around by the camera. Of course after this Canadian tour they cancelled their US leg of the tour as Meg was suffering from acute anxiety so are we really watching Meg meltdown before our very eyes? One of the highlights is when Meg break down in tears as Jack performs White Moon in the studio.The documentary is wonderfully shot in black and white with a hint of red by film maker Emmett Malloy, the live footage is great and shows what a great live band they have become and shows how that two people playing can be as just as loud as a full 5 or 6 piece band. Remember for this region 1 blu-ray you will need a region one or multi region blu-ray player to watch this.

Every slight change to the songs is electric and this live album has a soul of its own. A true beast of an experience.

Great live album

I got this for my other half's christmas present and he was over the moon, it has everything that a big fan could want and needless to say it is kept in pride of place by his record player, it is expensive but the art work is fantastic an I havent seen all the items from the contence anywhere other than in this box set.

This still gets 5 stars because I bought it for the CD which is great and exactly what I wanted. It does come with a free DVD which is okay but its pretty low spec and I only gave it a cursory watch before putting it back in the case. But the CD is great.

Not sure why I missed the White Stripes when they were together (apart from Seven Nation Army), but now wish I'd gone to see them. Unusual take on a tour skipping around the outposts of Canada - gives it a real charm.Also works fine on UK Blu ray player.

Good buy will shop

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