So I'm completely laying myself open to all kinds of insults on this because it seems The Whole World disagrees with me, but I'm gonna say it anyways. I don't see what the fuss over The White Stripes is about. I don't think they're all that good. "Fell in Love with a Girl" is a kickass song and the video for that is brilliant, but aside from that, I'm not so enamored with the band. Everyone acts like Jack & Meg White are going to save alternative music, and I really can't see them doing it. Their latest album, Elephant, is getting critical acclaim and everyone seems to love it, but I'm sitting here listening to it and thinking, "They recorded this album in two weeks -- and it sounds like it." And no, I'm not just saying this to be difficult or to be a contrarian or for the ability to say "Look, I'm anti-Establishment!" or because I think I'm cool because I'm different from everyone else. I'm just saying it because... well, I just don't see the appeal.