The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights, White Stripes Bring Their Canadian Tour to the Big Screen. | Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Directed by Emmett Malloy. As part of their fun, they brought along music video director Emmett Malloy to film the experience and give the fans a glance behind the curtain. Directed by Emmett Malloy. And then, even, not great. It was simply an amazing experience, the moments captured in this documentary are priceless along with the the many unusual and interesting setting and venues that they played! The 180 gram double LP features 16 live tracks and is also…. Tracks are numbered 1 to 16 in track list on back of LP, separated into four sides as shown. Live Recordings Selected from the 2007 Canadian Tour Featured in the Documentary Film "The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights". I had the pleasure of attending the world premiere of "The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights" last night at the Toronto International Film Festival, and it was a fantastic event. Interesting only if, like me, you're a White Stripes fan. Leave feedback. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. From the packaging, to the artwork, to the look/feel of the vinyl, it is amazing. With Alex Debogorski, Maria Durham, Jack White, Meg White. Please try again. 01. The camera work, the editing, the use of black and white and other filters, all made this an absolute joy to watch. Under Great White Northern Lights contains material from Jack and Meg's cross-country Canadian tour in the summer of 2007. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Under Great White Northern Lights contains material from Jack and Meg's cross-country Canadian tour in the summer of 2007. Doesn't really give any great background info on the band, or allow you to feel what their lives are like. In 2007 the legendary American duo White Stripes toured Canada. The end result was Under Great White Northern Lights. I could hardly sit still during this film, due to the many fantastic songs being played in versions that make them even better than the recorded ones. Well the answer is NO but this documentary and live cd are well worth purchasing anyway, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2020. The documentary was released on DVD and Blu-ray, and the album was released on CD as well as 180-gram vinyl LP. I wonder if he learned anything while there? | This is a really cool long video of the WS in Canada. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2013. But then again the White Stripes aren't the 'usual' rock band. I believe that every fan of The White Stripes and music in general will appreciate this documentary. Live Recordings Selected from the 2007 Canadian Tour Featured in the Documentary Film "The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights". Every slight change to the songs is electric and this live album has a soul of its own. The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights was an official selection at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. One of the members (Jack) does the majority of the talking (Meg even needs subtitles at points to be understood on camera, a point Jack makes fun of at one point on camera), and their 'tour' is both the traditional concert-venue variety and a more spontaneous form of performing on buses, in bowling alleys, in parks, just anywhere. But the CD is great. Under Great White Northern Lights contains material from Jack and Meg's cross-country Canadian tour in the summer of 2007. It contains live concert and off-stage footage. Recorded at various venues across Canada Mixed at Blackbird Studio C in Nashville, Tennessee, 2009. Equipped with a couple of 16mm cameras, and a few other documenting devices, the band and crew all headed north. The 180 gram double L…, Under Great White Northern Lights contains material from Jack and Meg's cross-country Canadian tour in the summer of 2007. If you're looking for something like that, check out 'Under Black Pool Lights. | Not sure why I missed the White Stripes when they were together (apart from Seven Nation Army), but now wish I'd gone to see them. For the first time in a long time, no one knew who they were and they had to make a first impression with their music. Although there are a few performances throughout, this is not a live show film. Powerful live versions of the songs, great moments with Jack and Meg that make you love them both even more! Beyond the live footage, some of the films most memorable moments happen off-stage - offering an insightful look into the very private and complex world that is The White Stripes. "We wanted to play out of the way towns that don't usually get shows...the shows are better, it's better for the people, it's a better experience, it's way more unique, something interesting is going to happen...hopefully." Tracks are numbered 1 to 16 in track list on back of LP, separated into four sides as shown. In 2007 the legendary American duo White Stripes toured Canada. Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2013, After having my DVD copy confiscated by my kid brother, I decided to order the Blu-ray copy. It was shortly after this tour that The White Stripes cancelled their fall tour of the United States - making the ten year anniversary a truly pivotal milestone for this legendary band.CD:Contains 16 live songs from various shows in CanadaFirst White Stripes live CD ever releasedDVD and Blu-Ray:92 minute documentary containing footage from Canadian tour shot and directed by Emmett Malloy. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. | Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019. My long, long, list of movies of a lifetime. Im a big white stripes fan and sat through this entire film with a huge smile on my face! Metacritic Reviews. The film's accompanying album is a collection of various recordings from throughout the tour. The LP was released on March 16 2010. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. "Having never done a tour of Canada, Meg and I thought it was high time to go whole hog...from the ocean to the permafrost" says Jack White. 01. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Unable to add item to List. After failing to truly tour Canada throughout the majority of their 10 year existence as a band, the Stripes decided to go all out with a tour that saw them play in every single Canadian province. Only for fans, and then still a bit disappointing. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. "Under Great White Northern Lights" is half concert film, half behind the scenes look at one of the great American bands of the modern era, The White Stripes. The 180 gram double LP features 16 live tracks and is also the soundtrack to the documentary film of the 2007 Canadian White Stripes Tour. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Filmed live on the Canadian leg of their 2007 tour for their album Icky Thump, we follow The White Stripes around on their tenth anniversary tour as they do things like play the worlds shortest gig (only Jack White could pull something like that off)Jack who is a keen bowler has them play in a bowling alley, on a boat as well as a on a moving bus! Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I like the CD - but not my favorite - in fact my least favorite White Stripes cd. =) I walked away from this film feeling inspired and uplifted! But then again the White Stripes aren't the 'usual' rock band. The LP was released on March 16 2010. FAQ ~ Mark Deming, Rovi. External Reviews Time for Heroes - The Best of the Libertines, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. But he didn't and allowed himself to be a gentleman teacher/student. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Recorded at various venues across Canada Mixed at Blackbird Studio C in Nashville, Tennessee, 2009. Besides playing the usual venues they challenged themselves and played in buses, cafés and for Indian tribal elders. I had to have it because I had all the other cds. Please try again. I really enjoyed watching it. And most of the time a single voice. Emmett Malloy on Under Great White Northern Lights By Tim Grierson In the summer of 2007, the White Stripes embarked on an ambitious tenth-anniversary tour of every Canadian province and territory. Some of these towns were so small that many of the locals had no idea who The White Stripes were - they just knew something big was going on in their town. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2012. One guitar. Unusual take on a tour skipping around the outposts of Canada - gives it a real charm. White called upon filmmaker Emmett Malloy to come and document this trek for the band. I got this for my other half's christmas present and he was over the moon, it has everything that a big fan could want and needless to say it is kept in pride of place by his record player, it is expensive but the art work is fantastic an I havent seen all the items from the contence anywhere other than in this box set. Go directly to shout page. I'm surprised they didn't perform in a bathroom. A drum kit. This still gets 5 stars because I bought it for the CD which is great and exactly what I wanted. Under the Great Northern Lights is superb because it doesn't take the usual approach that documentaries following a band on-the-road do. The film documents the band playing shows all over Canada; from local bowling alleys, to city buses, and onward to the legendary Savoy Theater for the 10th Anniversary show. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Loved the documentary and when I saw the soundtrack available, had to have it. Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2016, Beautiful record, beautiful sound quality. Lets Shake Hands 02. The plan was to play a show in every province and territory in Canada, from B.C. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. So my collection is complete - but don't listen to very much. The White Stripes are minimal with a capital M. In 2007, to support their new album Icky Thump and to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Jack and Meg White took to Canada to tour. Great Live album.-0, If you're a fan this will make you even more of one, Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2010. Jack & Meg, you are such cool cats! Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. User Ratings For those that don't know, The White Stripes have blazed a trail of blues havoc across the musical frontier for many years. to Newfoundland to Nunavut. So with this new documentary Under Great White Northern Lights do we suddenly get to know her better and find out what she's really like. A show that turned out to be the longest show the band had ever done on stage together. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Besides playing the usual venues they challenged themselves and played in buses, cafés and for Indian tribal elders. This forced a band that had been together for a decade to go back to a place reminiscent of the first shows they ever played together. With Alex Debogorski, Maria Durham, Jack White, Meg White. As usual, Jack White only puts out quality pieces on vinyl. What Northern Lights does best, is document one of the biggest bands in the world, playing to local crowds in small towns. In the summer of 2007, shortly after the release of their 6th album Icky Thump, The White Stripes headed north of their hometown of Detroit to embark on an ambitious journey across Canada. Under the Great Northern Lights is superb because it doesn't take the usual approach that documentaries following a band on-the-road do. It offers an in-depth look of the band on their tour of Canada, capturing great live performances as well as interesting interviews.