I became a fan of The White Stripes almost two years ago when watching a DVD they released. From there I've also been following what Jack White is doing since The White Stripes ended. His solo album, Blunderbuss, was released a couple of years ago, and it shows that Jack White is great even on his own by creating a funky mix of blues rock with other genres like country and other elements to make for a creative album.
History: The backing band that Jack White used to put together this album has always varied. To record he used a band that traveled to Nashville, to record with him and RZA, but since he was unable to show he went ahead and recorded some different songs with them. This led to different bands being able to back like when he played SNL where he swapped between two groups to back on the instruments, one all female, and the other all male. The album would be a critical success the year it was released, making #3 on Rolling Stones' album of the year 2012 list. It also would be a hit with audiences, and find itself with Grammy nominations.
