The Right Stripes

The stellar lineup at the years Ottawa Blues fest headlined by acts such as Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and Kanye West is terrific, but Sunday night possibly the best act of the week and a half festival hit the stage when the White Stripes played. They were phenomenal - both of them. There are only two of them...It's hard to imagine that a band with such a great sound only has two people on stage. They don't rely on backup or lip sync complicated stuff, they just rock - old school. OK, that sounded a little lame but it is true nonetheless. They are amazing musicians and song writers and their bluesish sound more than let them fit in at the festival. Jack White simply got on stage and played his guitar, while Meg kept a beat. Simple enough one would imagine, but he is such a great guitar player and the raw sound almost memorizes you while listening to it. The show is entertaining and exciting while allowing you to hear pure rock sound. I would gladly see them any time again, and recommend you go check them out. They sound so good live it's almost unbelievable. I would also like to note that they are touring all over Canada this month, and are probably one of, if not thee biggest band to ever attempt to do this. Playing anywhere and everywhere along the way simply for the joy of playing, gotta love that. Also, the white and red colours the band frequently sport don't hurt either...