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Blah. Stop comparing bands already. The Smashing Pumpkins, at their peak were amazing. Jack White does not sound like Billy at all. Their music does not sound like Pumpkins at all.
However...
The White Stripes are a great duo. When I first realised that it was only two people, it was kinda shocked. Jack White can make his guitar sound pretty crazy. I thought for sure there would be a bassist, but he's doing double duty. He's good with a slide, he is making music from a good variety of influences (not mainstream either) and the lyrics are decent. Meg White, although she is not a spectacular drummer, can manage for the type of music that they play (and she's cute... but that's besides the point). If you take them at face value, they aren't anything special.
Seeing them play together live in concert (or on TV, kazaa, etc) is a whole other thing. They have this incredible chemistry and they look like they really get immersed in the music when playing.
With that said, I like them (I've got Elephant and WBC). They are something different, and their music is a nice, refreshing change to what industry is trying to shove down our throats.
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