Album reviews: The White Stripes Greatest Hits; Jamie Cullum at Christmas 

Not everything stands up as well as 'Seven Nation Army', but the rockers' collection is good reminder of how good they were. Meanwhile, the jazz pianist brings a level of sophistication to his album of seasonal hits 
Album reviews: The White Stripes Greatest Hits; Jamie Cullum at Christmas 

The White Stripes: Jack and Meg.

The White Stripes - Greatest Hits (****) 

Along with The Strokes, The White Stripes were heralded as saviours of rock’n'roll when they burst onto the indie scene some 20 years ago. But with hindsight it is now clear that, rather than saving rock, they represented one final hurrah before the genre was eclipsed, seemingly for good, by pop and hip-hop.

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