10 Best Jack White Moments

2. De Stijl (Sympathy for the Record Industry)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMwF_l2_4es The White Stripes' second album - released in 2000 - has been largely overshadowed by more commercially recognised releases. As it was initially issued on iconic indie label Sympathy for the Record Industry when the band was virtually unknown, this is perhaps not astonishing, but certainly unjust. A quieter offering than any other White Stripes release (on the whole, at least), De Stijl is a gentle and occasionally poignant album of blues-driven pop. The quality of the tracks speak for themselves in that the brilliantly nonsensical Hello Operator, along with their intense cover of Son House's Death Letter, became live favourites in later years. Fun fact: The album's art and title is inspired by the Dutch art movement of the same name. Standout tracks: Truth Doesn't Make a Noise, You're Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl), Sister Do You Know My Name