Is Seven Nation Army Just Annoying Now?
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2022
- Is this the best riff of all time?! How have they done this? The White Stripes created one of the most iconic, repetitive and addictive songs of the 2000s. It is sung at sporting events, other people's gigs, it gets stuck in our heads, it's the song most young guitarist learn first. WHAT IS ABOUT THIS SONG?! Somebody...please, help me. Explain.
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"The wrong note, played with enough conviction, is the right note" ... great quote!
Lol its basically the definition for punk music lol.
I love that
I heard Myles Kennedy when asked about playing guitar on stage... "if you make a mistake and hit the wrong note, just hit it again"
This is crazy to me how Justin Hawkins comes off like a regular UA-camr but you forget he has sold millions of records
"We are watching a sports match, we are watching a nice sporting match" really gets the home team going and is responsible for the outcomes of many final scores.
Something Jordan Schlansky would say to Conan. Really gets the home team going in various ways, too.
Its just such a primal riff, like Smoke On The Water, feels like it's always existed and hard to think how music got so far without it? The sort of riff everyone wishes they had stumbled on
It's a straight RIP off from Anton Bruckner 5th Symph. 150 year-old piece so no copyright. But he developed the Riff into a great song so credit due.
@@AnonYmous-ez4es And Anton Bruckner wasn't hiding his chord's major and minor notes haha.
I don’t 🤣
And I wonder how many more there are? I also wonder how many times guitarists around the world played that exact riff whilst noodling around at home before Jack cemented it as something? Was he the first person to ever play that riff? Did someone else play the Teen Spirit riff before Kurt? And how many bedroom guitarists have written riffs that would have become just as iconic but never did anything with it? So many fascinating questions.
@@richardhorrocks1460 4:24 Ditto Blur’s Song 2. I pretty much came up with the same riff while faffing about in a rehearsal room with a bunch of deadbeats, sorry, my band, around 1988. Still got a slightly wobbly old TDK cassette of same rehearsal just to prove to myself that Dr Alzheimer isn’t knocking at the door. But it’s just a coincidence - never met Graham Coxon or anyone else from Blur. Only so many chords out there.
Being a relatively simple riff, this makes you wonder, how many times have little town bands/bedroom players "stumbled" upon a riff that WOULD be iconic, but didn't think anything of it and just never played it again?
The amount of times i drifted to sleep as a music student thinking i'd just come up with the greatest thing ever, only to dream and forget it by the morning, is impossible to count xD. So i totally think it's happened endless times.
I can't listen to this without singing "we are watching a sports match" now. Thanks Justin
This song was recorded at the bottom of my road down a little inconspicuous and drab driveway in lower Clapton, Hackney. Still blows my mind every time I walk past.
As Ritchie Blackmore has said : “ if the mailman can whistle it while delivering the mail , it’s a hit “
My mailman whistles Winds of Change by The Scorpions.
I don’t think it should be whistled.
Worked for John Prine (was mail man before, and wrote several songs while on route.)
My mailman whistles Flight of the Bumble Bees.
The mailman can't whistle anything anymore because he no longer exists.
@@j_freed it literally starts with a whistle part...
"I did not expect the song to be in E minor" has to be the second least uttered phrase in rock music right after "thanks, I won't have another beer"
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True dat.
And "I'll just turn down my guitar's distortion!"
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The least uttered phrase actually being "wait, that's in locrian?!"
Man… what is it about your videos, dude? So freaking good. Authentic, informative, funny… make these forever please, I can’t get enough, Justin 🤓
Passion, authenticity, and personality
Your breakdown of this song was exceptional.
The part about why people hear songs differently blew my mind, I’d never thought of it like that before.
I fucking love this man.
I can honestly say my day is improved after watching this channel. Thanks Justin! What would obviously make this song better is the inclusion of cowbell.
Yo! One thing I didn’t hear you mention. The chord progression this song uses is called the Andalusian Cadence, common in Flamenco music and countless pop and rock songs (Stray Cat Strut, Sultans of Swing, etc etc). Everyone loves this progression. Love these breakdowns…thanks Justin!
I bloody love how rough and messy 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues off of Icky Thump sounds. The whole album has this crazy textural quality to it that always makes it stand out to me.
I adore Jack White! I'm from Detroit and am glad to claim him as our own!!! BTW I'm 69 years old in July. Music is truly ageless!!!
I'll be 59 in September, and I'm a huge fan of the Darkness. My daughter dragged me into the living room to see this video and I'm going to love it and yada. I saw your cute little butt and listened to I Believe in a Thing Called Love, and it was love at first hear? Viewing? Whatever. I love you Justin!😁
Nice
Well congratulations on getting to the coolest age there is.
Yeah, but Detroit also must claim Robert Richie. The trade offs.
Music transcends age, race, gender and even species. Only little bump on the road is fundamentalist religion, but let's not open that can of worms and agree to disagree.
Great break down on this song. One of those songs that when it comes on the radio you can’t help but turn up and sing along. Love that Gibson acoustic by the way. From a fellow Lowestoftian keep up the good work, great show. Peace
Love the energy and in-depth musical knowledge. Thanks for sharing
Recently he has moved on to guitars that are really easy to play and can "do everything". In his past he loved fighting with the guitar and played "cheap" guitars to get his creativity flowing but now he is doing the exact opposite and that is why I love him. He never stays in one box and is always switching it up. Never resting on his laurels.
He does love to experiment and try different things. That being said, I really hope he makes another album in the style of The White Stripes before he hangs it up, but I don't expect it to ever happen.
He's been mucking about with that poor Tele for years now... b-benders and kill switches galore.
Simplicity itself was the whole concept wasn't it ? - didn't they release an album called De Stijl based on the Dutch minimalist art movement where they only used three elements to express whatever they had to say - hence the black white and red - or something like that - its genius - I saw them at a concert called Livid in Sydney in the early 2000s - they were in a tent - just Jack and Meg a guitar and her drumkit on a tiny stage - Linkin Park were playing the main stage at the same time with huge Synth banks, 9 bandmembers, 12 guitars, fireworks and a light show - There were ten people watching Linkin Park and the the tent was overflowing with 3 or 4000 - It was so stark - it seemed like it almost had to have been engineered by Jack because that was their thing - true story
New to your channel Justin, been binge watching videos today. Such a refreshing new take on classic tunes! As a very basic guitar player that has messed around for 20 years I love your natural style and knowledge. Well done sir!
“Word Up” is a gift. Thank you for bringing it to the conversation.
This man saved my life. I was on the edge 2 weeks ago and discovered this show. I laughed. I learned. I live.
Ditto Edward my friend, ditto
Stay well brother.
@@brianmorrissey554 thanks. You too my friend
Hang in there Edward. It’s all we can do sometimes. 🤷♀️ Thinking of you. Xx
Be safe pal. Greeting from Norway
I only found your channel a short while ago but it’s become one of my daily highlights and the good thing is that I have been able to access your back catalogue of UA-cam videos!! SNA is definitely an iconic song and one I thought everyone would know until last week when Jack White played at Glastonbury and I was trying to hum song to my husband he reckoned he’d never heard of it lol!! As a pre split darkness fan I was unaware that you guys had reformed and also had the privilege of seeing your Download set. I also look forward to seeing the Darkness in future :)
Wow your guitar knowledge all the theory and techniques, with the ease that you glean out all the best cool parts of the songs, Simply amazing. You have quickly become one of my few favorite Musicians (guitarists) of all time. Thank you for being yourself and not compromising.
I absolutely adore watching you talk. Thank you❤
I'm thouroughly enjoying watching your videos while learning about song writing along the way. So just wanna say thanks and also..
Speaking of the white stripes their track Stop Breaking Down sounds incredible!
Justin , you have me buzzing around throughout the day singing , Justin Hawkins rides , again. Lol , talk about a great riff bro !
I remember that year. I got their album along with yours. I was about 13 and just started getting really into my music. I rebought those albums recently and they take me right back. Both great albums, and what a great year that was.
Thanks for the mention, that man - much appreciated! I also had the good fortune to be at the studio (Toe-Rag) when that riff was first played - and it sounded even better 'in the flesh'! It made me think of John Barry at the time. (Oh yeah - I got to make them tea, as well.)
Considered, intelligent and knowledgeable! How did you get on UA-cam? Thanks, Justin. I love your takes on these songs and artists (usually). Long may it continue, I learn so much every episode, even if I don’t dig the song or artist. 👍
Doesn’t matter what’re the topic, I love listening to Justin’s take on anything really . I love the Darkness, but even if I didn’t I reckon I’d still watch this. Analysis of musical riffery by a riffmaster . Great stuff .
Immersive and approachable analysis - thank you for sharing
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Love it. Great shirt.
P.S. thanks for being super lovely when I met you in Melbourne outside the show. Hope I didn't ruin your smoko
These shows are fantastic. Great to hear a musicians insight. Plus I love looking at that Gibson... 👍
hands down one of my favorite of your videos!
Thxs again keep'em coming Sir Justin
When I saw The White Stripes play in 2006 (I think!) Jack was using a beat up f-hole hollow body with gaffa tape for this song which was screaming with feedback every second it wasn't being played and seemed quite brave and was absolutely brilliant as a live show
And he still uses that guitar to this day when playing this song live. Saw him just last week (for nearly the the dozen’th time)
@@bagerswell he was given that guitar by his brother for helping him deliver a refrigerator well before they were big. played it on their first grammy appearance. its a very cheap Kay. but he can make it sound spectacular... check death letter from 'blackpool lights'
@@kevincason5309 The Blackpool lights version of Death letter is what I show people who don't get my love of the Stripes. Usually I make a convert of them.
Dear Justin,
Until recently I though an Austin Arto was a car my Grandfather drove in the late 60’s so thanks for the education and your effervescent humour too, what a super channel!
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Thank you for dissecting. Appreciate the breakdown and perspective. When folks say they don’t know who Jack White is, i
I say, “yes, you do,” and hum the riff. And then I think to myself, you are missing out if you don’t know who is. So much more to his catalog than just the brilliant Seven Nation Army. And if he comes to your town, GOOOOOO,!!! Justin so glad you appreciate Jack’s contribution and artistry. And yes to the white trousers, . #jackwhite #whitestripes #justinhawkins
Great video! I love hearing musicians break down songs like this.
I also love 12tone's breakdown of this song, definitely check out his channel, he is a music theorist but covers a lot of rock and metal songs. Super interesting!
Here's the video: m.ua-cam.com/video/ZeytZ8qvbTk/v-deo.html
Yeah 🙌 this is now one of my favourite videos of the channel 🤩🤩🤩
Jack wanted Megs drumming to be almost child like as well as his songs , He loved that vibe! That's the secret to their playing if there ever was one.
It's the anyone can be a musician thing. That's why the Stripes got so big. After they came out I knew so many guitar players who forced there girlfriends to pick up drums.
Great stuff Justin! Jack is definitely, in my opinion, keeping Rock alive! And he is representing Detroit, which gets a bit of a raw deal sometimes in the musical world. Love him!
And Love You and Your channel! Cheers!
Detroit is a top Five Rock City Town. If not top 3
Love the throughline to Cameo. Bravo
Thanks for checking them out. Love Jack White, and the Stripes are one of the best 2000s rock groups - although, most of their work is obviously overshadowed by this mega hit.
It's great that you're doing these analyses on bands from this era (QOTSA, White Stripes, etc.). Man, that's when I got into music - 2003, which coincidentally was when I bought one of my first albums: 'Permission to Land'. Thank you Justin for your music! And just a thought - it would be amazing if you could interview other bands on the road for your UA-cam audience (if that's not too exhausting!). Cheers
Great Justin!!!
The drums are somehow funky, when juxtaposed with that riff, and I love the little syncopation that happens when the tune gets heavier!
This and Come As You Are were the first riffs I learnt on guitar. Simple but instantly recognisable.
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Come As You Are sounds similar to "Eighties" by Killing Joke. I wonder if Kurt accidentally ripped off that riff?
Ball and biscuit is the best song on the elephant album. Brilliant
Did you see it at Glastonbury?
@@Redplanetfilms1 I saw it on UA-cam yesterday. Prefer the record version
Thank you for teaching me the word omnipotent. I thought I couldn’t love you more. ❤️🤘🏼
I love your intro/outro tune, Sir.
I love when you talk about the excitement of hearing musicians playing in the edge of catastrophe. I always think of seeing the Meat Puppets in a brightly lit cafeteria in 1985ish. Curt Kirkwood’s playing always did that for me. Would love to hear your take on something like “Magic Toy Missing” from Meat Puppets II.
Yes, from the first track to the last, C. Kirkwood was playing guitar like I'd never heard before on MP II. And live in the mid-80s he played w/ a kind of frenzied euphoria that was fascinating to watch and to hear. MPII is a one-of-a-kind magical record.
never seen anyone use a mic as a slide. you killed it mate.
Love this one! And your outfit 😍
Saw Jack White reacting to the question about how he feels about it taking on this life as a chant, and he said he was a bit perplexed, but what greater honour could you get? Your song is literally now "folk music". Music of the people.
When I was 18 back in 2003, The Darkness and the White Stripes, albeit radically different, were my absolute favourite contemporary bands. Permission to Land and Elephant are eternal masterpieces.
It got a bit repetitive, because it was played everywhere all the time. But it never gets boring because it's a blues song which is timeless. Same reason we can listen to 12 bar blues all day long. Same old riffs and chord structures with different lyrics conveying something else every time. D'ya know wot ah mean by that?
Speak for yourself, 12-bar blues is boring AF!! But blues *influenced* music is great.
@@suburbanindie the number of bars really matters I guess.
Blues ahhh No it’s definitely NOT BLUES
@@rosscromar5468 I have it on good authority that Seven Nation Army is blues. Its been described as such by the man who wrote it.
I did not expect you to be so knowledgeable about sports! Bravo 👏 👏 👏
It is a badge of courage to make an album for only 20k. It speaks volumes for the skill and discernment of the writers, players, producer, engineer - the whole shebang - to pull that off. 👍🏽
I’m going to go out on a limb here Justin and guess your not a big sports fan 😂 some of the lyrics what have been fitted into the song are quite good tbh. Keep up the great vids 👍🏻
Heard an interview with Jack where he talks about how honored he is to have wrote a song that is so ingrained into the culture. Such a wise and unpretentious response to the question. The White Stripes are such a special band, maybe the last truly great rock band. They had a 5 album run of quality ROCK music. I saw them in 2004, best show I've ever seen. The energy 2 people could make, blew me away.
Edit: I'd like to add that in this era at least, anything he did in higher octaves was the whammy pedal. I always got the vibe he had a lot of intonation problems with the airline and other guitars, seems like he worked the whammy pedal into his style as a way to get past that problem and ended up getting a really unique style because of it.
His Airline only had 20 frets, so it is nice having the whammy to do solos that you'd miss not having higher frets. Plus, his wild solos with the whammy are basically a signature Stripes sound. Brilliant band with SIX amazing albums. All progressive to the final sound of the band at Icky Thump.
They had 6 albums. Sorry had to say it.
@@invisibot6 I didn't like anything after get behind me satan, Imo the first 5, the run of 5 I talked about, was amazing. Reading comprehension. Even GBMS took me awhile to get into, def the weakest of the first 5. It has its charms though in the context of their discography/long live set.
@steven milstead Yah QotSA are amazing. I always think of them as a 90s band for some reason, I just looked it up and sure enough they have a similar timeline as TWS. 2001-2003 was such a good time for rock music.
It's in E minor but he uses the parallel major for the I chord. And there are parts of the song when the slide part is moving parallel major triads around: )
Love seeing about your channel!!
Well, who knew? Justin Hawkins Rides Again has been coming up in my recommendation for weeks now. And until today I have resisted. But you know what? I caved in today and who knew that Justin Hawkins Rides Again is actually funny, informative and moreish? Bravo Justin Hawkins... I might even subscribe in a minute!
Hey Justin. Love your channel and breakdown of songs. Your analysis is both humorous and enlightening. Would it be possible for you to give your take on Queen's "Prophet's Song"? It is a complex hidden "gem" in my opinion .
Nice one. Thanks!
I think the thing that makes it great is the imaginative spark we get during the riff, like there's always this impication of more to come, every section is some sort of callback or foreshadowing. It's kind of like techno where the intro drums are super repatative but it kind of amps you up because they remind us of the riff or drop
I do remember “Thing Called Love” and “Seven Nation Army” coming out the same spring/summer
What a brilliant insight into such a passé riff. Yeah, White Stripes struck gold with this one. But Jack White is also a total killer. Game recognize game Mr. Hawkins. Thanks for this.
Love Jack, particularly this era, (although his latest record is also great) He manages to achieve so much while rarely straying outside of the minor pentatonic. There are plenty of guitarists out there who will use many more notes and much more harmonic information and achieve less. I have never been bored while listening to his music and that's one of the biggest compliments I think you can give a musician.
Pleased to hear Bruce Brand getting a mention! Enjoyed the video.
It would DEFINITELY be worth watching him perform this song from last week at Glastonbury! It’s soooo good. ❤️ you Justin!
Agreed! He made the song new again with that version and he really knew his audience who were great at filling in the gaps and hyping the band up. Amazing performance
there's a video of ships in a harbour blasting the riff on their foghorns, each ship playing a different note. very cool.
It's clear by listening to you Justin I don't put enough thought in to listening to music? I don't analyse, I just enjoy? Each to their own, enjoyment is subjective? Surely? I've got an headache now. Great channel, great content, great bloke. 👍👍👍👊✌️.
Another good video Justin , Seven Nation Army, Welcome to the Jungle , ( the opening riff to Sweet Child of Mine) & Hells Bells are all great classic rock songs that have been way beyond over played at sporting events especially NHL hockey games .... they have unfortunately become what I call annoying offenders at sporting events, but yet I still turn up the volume on the car radio & rock on when any of these songs come on...😂 Jack White is a really brilliant artist, I loved the film It Might Get Loud with jack White, Jimmy Page & the Edge .
Love the Lidl flip flops! Went to see JW last Monday in Hammersmith but missed this one (that's if he played it) as we had to leave early to get the last train back to the wilds of Kent.
Please 🙏 do a review of Andy and the Oddsocks!!! Love this channel Justin!
I would love if you'll make another yt channel teaching how to play guitar/to sing or making guitar tutorials!
Nice how you chose the colours of your clothes in line to the The White Stripes colour scheme. ^_^
Garage rock at it's best - but ultimately White Blood Cells blew my mind awake whilst sleeping in the back of the car on the way to Donegal 25 years ago. Dead Leaves in The Dirty Ground - dug out out my soul straight outta my mind. Love ya Justin x
I think the reason why I don't get bored with it is the simplicity. Good riff & groove and I do not have to think too much, just sit back an enjoy. I feel the same way about "Open Fire", good riff and groove which is easy to enjoy.
A true artist is they one that has all of these incredible influences and sounds like none of them.
Great videos Justin. You nailed it.
I was mesmerized by the song when it came out, then I listened to it a dozen times in a row on a train ride. I sang it for hours when I marched up a mountain in India.
I did not care when it became a stadium chant and I didn't notice when it got remixed I clubs. And I could not be touched when anybody says it's tedious.
This song belongs to me and only me whenever I listen to it.
About the white stripes being simplistic, jack white said something about the number 3 - how it is the minimum number of legs for a table to stay upright :) cool stuff. Bare necessity
What i love about the track being a self taught guitarist is its very easy to play, and real fun to. I've mentioned this alot, but you gave me inspiration to not only pick up my guitar again but also try learning what I'm actually playing, but am i right in saying you mentioned you can't read music? Because if so how does having so much music theory come without reading music? Is that even possible? But then saying that i learned the pentonic scale without knowing what key I'm playing, i just use patterns so for me the scale is made up of boxes, infact that's how i learn stuff, by shape not chord name, and obviously an incredible ear for sound, doesn't take me long to work out a track, i now know i use the root note and work from that, atleast i think it's how it works lol. I wish i learned all this years ago when i first started playing, I'm 51 now and trying to get past the "am i too old to start from scratch", stupid i know, but I've noticed for ages i pretty much play the same improvised stuff, so my logic is if i learn some songs ill inevitably learn new chords, but i just love making noise but I'm getting to the point i need structure, i even downloaded an app that reports to teach you songs, i won't say what app, only to say its advertised by Metallica lol, which suits me because i love some Metallica. I actually would love to meet you, and pick your brains about guitar playing, since you are a very good guitarist. I can wish right? 😆.
As riffs go it’s a bloody good one ☝️ and it’s gotta be up near the top of the tables if they count for anything. He’s a real all time talent and together the White Stripes are fabulous 👌
OMG!! It does have the same characteristics of Cameo's Word Up. I just learned how to play Seven Nation Army on the Bass last week.
Lahv this channel and our bloke!
Justin, I have Covid.
And watching your videos has made the this horrible virus easier to deal with.
Thank you
It is legendary! I saw the White stripes live 5 times…thank you God!
Hi Justin, your acoustic twiddling around the main riff reminded me: can you do a video on twee acoustic versions of rock songs in adverts? There was a particularly egregious example of Seven Nation Army recently, I forget the company it was advertising
I agree, I'll be happy if I never hear it again. Having said that, 40 odd years of gig going and White Stripes at Blackpool Empress Ballroom in November 2005 is the best I've ever seen. A magical night.
Got to stand on stage just behind Meg and watch an entire white stripes show with a huge crowd … it was awesome 😎
I'm loving your channel and completely agree that Jack White is a great guitarist and song writer. This song is in open A tuning and is a great way to play just with the slide
Blue orchid is my favourite White Stripes track.
As an absolute novice guitar player (if that) my baby fingers can feel every time your fingers slide down the strings, tingles my spine.
Thank you for comparing Seven Nation Army to Word Up! You made my day :)
12:00 that chord structure is also used in SHE’S COME UNDONE by The Guess Who.
Da dun dun net ball goal..... Thanks that's gonna be stuck in my head for a while
I love these vids. I had never heard of The Darkness before. What Darkness song is the best for a first listen?
I did an induction today for a job as a employment consultant. It had a segment if youre doing your dream job.
Had a picture of Mr Justin Hawkins.
Perfect.