The White Stripes
Live at the Magic Stick
Detroit, MI
May 30th, 1999
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With a poetic introduction by resident punk Tim Vulgar of the Clone Defects, the release show for the White Stripes' debut album is a proper middle ground document of no live debuts, no unique covers, nothing of "holy shit" magnitude but a rather workman-like effort of solidly getting the job done. Here marks the first public outing of the soon-to-be-iconic Airline guitar, choice stage banter separately referencing both trench warfare and Japanese grenades and what would, at that point, be the largest crowd the Stripes had ever played in front of at 400 and some change. The audio is rough around the edges, but so were Jack and Meg.
1. I'm Bored
2. Broken Bricks
3. The Big Three Killed My Baby
4. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
5. Jimmy The Exploder
6. St. James Infirmary Blues
7. Astro
8. Cannon
9. John the Revelator / Grinning In Your Face
10. Cannon (reprise)
11. Stop Breaking Down
12. The Same Boy You've Always Known
13. Wasting My Time
14. When I Hear My Name
15. Lafayette Blues
16. Sugar Never Tasted So Good
17. Let's Shake Hands
audio restoration and mastering by Bill Skibbe at Third Man Mastering
