Elephant

I could never really get on the White Stripes hype train and Jack White always struck me as a bit of a bell whiff. I probably didn't give this album much time upon its release because I was already well and truly over the colour coded sister shagging shtick but listening to it now, it is really strong. It has a timeless quality to it that a lot of early '00s indie certainly does not. Jack White obviously has a deep passion for the blues and it is ever present as an influence but, for the most part, it never feels like a straight up homage/rip-off (delete as appropriate). Yer man's own 21st century twist is always present. It's certainly a million miles away from the Black Keys and their ilk who seemingly listened to one Howlin' Wolf best of album and regurgitated it ad infinitum. And let's face it, no matter how many times you hear it, and we've all heard it A LOT, Seven Nation Army is an absolute monster. Still I stand by my gut instinct that Jack White is probably an ass-hat.

Damn this is a good album I have always been partial to White Blood Cells but Elephant stock is on the rise. It also helps that it opens with The Strips greatest anthem....and it really is an anthem; Seven Nation Army. And there's not much let up; There's no Home For You Here, Ball and Buscuit, The Hardest Button to Button to name just three. And the slower songs too all uniformly strong. Ever time I listen to thus album my esteem for it grows. 4.5 🌟

SOLIDE Prefs: Black Math, There's No Home For You Here, I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart, You've Got Her In Your Pocket, Ball And Biscuit, The Hardest Button To Button, Hypnotize, The Air Near My Fingers, Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine Moins pref: Well It's True That We Love One Another

While low fidelity garage grunge isn't usually my thing, I really enjoyed this album a lot. Seven Nation Army is the obvious single, but the whole album is filled with emotional and powerful lyrics that grind against the grain.

This was a really good album. I haven't listened to a lot of White Stripes but really enjoyed the whole feel of this ablum.

Original, drums and bass are amazing, catchy songs.

Love the garage rock revival that the White Stripes helped to popularize. These guys are phenomenal

Estaven en ratxa. Després del formidable 'White Blood Cells', que semblava insuperable, presenten aquest 'Elephant' que comença ni més ni menys que amb un dels himnes incontestables dels 00s, 'Seven Nation Army'. Rock de garatge de primer nivell, amb els dos White en el punt culminant de la seva carrera. Molt a prop de les 5*

Very gud

It's a good album. It just doesn't live up to the promise of Seven Nation Army.

Actually wound up liking this rather more than I expected to, given I wasn't a big fan of them at the time and "Seven Nation Army" is one of the most overplayed songs of the oughts. But, nearly 20 years later, I've finally heard the album in full, and I actually got into it. Much more fun than I thought it would be.

I mean, "Seven Nation Army". And I like that it isn't just noise as it was in white Bloodcells. Not bad at all. 4

This album is a high 4, for sure. Probaby would've gotten a 5 just for how much cultural significance it had, particularly where in Michigan, but boy that last song was so weird LMAO.

The White Stripes are so weird, and I love that. This album had a lot of songs that were very fun to listen to, and several that will make it to my playlist. If I weren't listening to so much new music rn I would probably listen to a few other white stripes albums.

Ja gut, Jack White halt. Hat ein paar Schwächen. Aber trotzdem großes Album.

Another fab fab White Stripes album. Love their cover of I just don't know what to do with myself, love In the Cold, cold night, Love little acorns. Some really cool unusual stuff going on on this album which is interesting and fun. I hadn't heard all these tracks before. Seven Nation Army is a banger and a classic which reminds me of everyone in school Music lessons trying to learn to play the keyboard hehe.

I well loved listening to this. White Stripes aren't a band I've ever been hugely into, and not for lack of liking them! I just never really pursued it for some reason. But I have to say I enjoyed this more than the last album we had on the list - a really entertaining mix of just fun catchy bangers, heavier stuff and some more gentle songs. Really loved the variety!

Classic from my teens. Still as good

Great album with a couple of standout classics. Still not their best effort, with that honour going to De Stijl, which best captures their down-and-dirty take on classic blues.

Red, white and blues.

if the jaws theme had a groove on it

Some bangers but a little all over the place, with the low point being the line, “be like the squirrel, girl.”

This album is so good. Just wonderfully quirky with incredible guitar parts.

Ca commence par 7 nation army. Je connaissais pas l'artiste en fait. Intéressant

It's deceptively dirty roots rock while being beautifully poppy around the edges. This is the White Stripes at or nearing their peak.

duh

I love these American alternative rock bands- no matter how derivative they still sound fresh and lively. I like all the quirky bits inbetween and they really know how to go for it when they do. So much noise generated I have to whack the volume up.

I mean, Seven Nation Army will always be a classic. I love the white stripes! Such a unique sound.

Rough and chaotic, such a unique sound for the time frame

Finísimo.

New age Rock and Roll

Not on the level of White Blood Cells, and I think it comes down to some pretty weak deep cuts. The hits really hit though, and not all the B-Sides are bad, so still worth a listen

Rock, punk

I want to give this album the praise it deserves but am at a loss for words. This was a really enjoyable and unique listen. Seven Nation Army, while definitely good, is sitting among the greats with these other songs. There's nothing here that I would skip, but might need another run through before I declare it a 5.

Name the last time divorcees-posing-as-siblings sounded so formidable. I'll immediately shout over you with the "Seven Nation Army" riff until my throat is raw and the earth is scorched beneath my feet. "Elephant" is that kind of album. Hearing it one week after Green Day's pristine, sugar-coated "American Idiot" (from one year later) makes its strength all the more pronounced: approaching early noughties rock from a different side of the same coin, "Elephant" is primal, savage, rough-around-the-edges... and it's brilliant. Nearly 20 years after release, almost every track on here doesn't feel like it has aged much at all. This is testament in part to "Elephant"'s raw, lean format: there are no production effects pigeon-holing it, no fanciful concepts or noodling instrumentation. But the album's true power comes from the sheer musical talent on show- mostly from a guitarist's standpoint. Jack White's exceptional performance is rooted in blues licks and scales, but every note is mined for sonic possibilities, whether using pitch-shift pedals or distinctive tone and expression. Listen to his blistering turn towards the end of "Black Math", the fills in "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine", the entirety of "Ball and Biscuit". It's frenzied and chaotic without being over-flashy, precise while still coming over spontaneous... in short, it's uniquely expressive playing. Guitar playing aside, the songs forming the bones of this album are excellent. "There's No Home For You Here"'s stop-start riff and layered vocals scream Led Zeppelin. "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" is an inspired cover that seems to reinvent the original while retaining its essence. "Hypnotize", "The Air Near My Fingers" and "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" form a stunning run of high-octane, catchy songs, driven by their simplicity. The slower acoustic numbers ("You've Got Her In Your Pocket", "Well It's True That We Love One Another") add a nice bit of variation to the album, if being rather lacklustre in isolation. Because it doesn't quite end as emphatically as I'd hoped, and for the occasional dips in pace and impact, I'm being harsh and giving this a 4*- but could easily see it growing in future. To hear "Elephant" is to experience the guitar becoming rough, raw and sexual again.

The worst thing about this album is it gave the English something to chant at football matches.

Very nice

Holds up

Elephant is the fourth album by the rock duo the White Stripes. The album was critically acclaimed and commercially successful. It won Best Alternative Music Album at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004. In recent years, this album has been cited as the White Stripes' best and one of the best albums of the 2000s. Critics have stated this album is one of the few that started a garage rock revival in the 2000's. It has some amazing punk rock style songs with a lot of bass - which I really like personally. This album solidified the White Stripes as a duo that knows what they're doing in this genre's space.

Dit was wel een welkome afwisseling van de middelmatige dingen van de afgelopen weken. Nooit een enorme White Stripes fan geweest maar vond dit een prima album!

Lekker rocken!

8/10

Such a fun album. Wish I had listened to White Stripes more when they were together

"I got a backyard with nothing in it Except a stick, a dog, and a box with something in it" My car has had something in it since 2015 and it is this CD in it's CD player. This is mostly because I no longer posses many CDs. But it is an awesome album that I will listen through while driving every so often. There's No Home For You Here and The Air Near My Fingers have always been favorites of mine.

tons of bangers, middle lags and gets a little navel gazey.

great one!

Knew it, loved it.

If you like The White Stripes you love this album. If you don't like The White Stripes, I spurn you with my toe.

Great opening song. I thought the album was pretty good, not necessarily my style, but I enjoyed listening to it. I liked "I just don't know what to do with myself," reminded me of a much older song.

Elephant is a classic. It starts strong with some big tunes scattered throughout but it does hit in waves. Definitely an album I go back to but not enough to warrant a 5/5.

What an album! Filled with banger after banger on my train journey, and I enjoyed bopping along to it as it played on repeat... And who am I kidding I will be listening to it more on my train journey home.

“A work of pulverizing perfection.”

Only song I had listened to prior was Seven Nation Army and this album did not disappoint. Much better than White Blood Cells that I got earlier in the week. Probably a 4, but could see this go to a 5 with some more listens.

Musical dustbins getting thrown downstairs. Great. Best Tracks: Seven Nation Army; Ball and Biscuit; The Hardest Button To Button

There is so much sparsity in this stripped-down ripper of an album, and yet it feels completely full. This is a testament to the passion and prowess of Jack White who throws all of himself into every song he performs. Hits aside, the quality of each track on this album from a lyrical, rock-n-roll standpoint is elite - there are no fillers. I defy you to complain when the needle touches down on this record.

Lots of great songs, but did not keep my attention the way I had hoped.

Yeah this one rocks!

Great album, 7 nation army. Ball in a biscuit.

So so good.

Un bon album qui va au delà de la 1ere toune. J'aime le style 4

It's the White Stripes at arguably the peak of their game (I'd actually argue that White Blood Cells is better but I digress). The high tempo songs are extremely manic and energetic. The lower tempo songs are very soft and sweet. If I had one issue with it it's that the album sounds like a lot of garage rock. I feel like there's nothing innovative or special about it. Then I think about it and the White Stripes are basically the reason for me feeling that way at all. In short, I think it's a great album. However, I don't think it's the Stripe's very best, and I don't think that it's the best album to do the same sound either.

4/5

Really like the album, the guitar riffs are insanely catchy and groovy. Fav song list seven nation army (love this one) I just don't know what to do with my life (lol I really don't know irl) in the cold cold night you've got her in your pocket ball and biscuit the hardest button to button little acorns the air near my finger

Good album. 3.5 stars for originality and 2 man band

A great album, to be clear, but I feel like it's both overplayed and overrated in the White Stripes' discography off the back of Seven Nation Army. At this point in my life, I'd rather listen to any of their first three albums or Icky Thump (which I feel is extremely underrated in their discography). Not that I'd rank it as fifth overall - it's better than their debut and arguments can be made for how it fares against the others - but (much like OutKast's Stankonia), it drops down in my personal ranking just based on how ubiquitous it's become. There is a certain charm to being an earlier album by a band that exploded in popularity and having just as strong of songwriting but having some grit over polish. De Stijl (and in OutKast's case, since I'm using them as a comparison, Aquemini) are those albums for me. But White Stripes are one of those rare bands with almost no duds - outside of Get Behind Me Satan, I feel like they have a perfect discography. It's a shame Jack White hasn't released a single good album since they disbanded.

A surprise yet contributive member of the garage rock revival movement of the early 2000s. Why do I say that? Unlike The Strokes or AM or who stay true to their formula from start to end, The White Stripes makes gradual shifts in genres from track to track. It starts out with "Seven Nation Army." I know what this song is. You do too. The deaf know it. It's become an international sports anthem. It's simple yet beautiful, and between the lofi technology and raw energy, it's distinctively garage rock while at the same time sounding nothing like the band's peers. After that we get into a song "Black Math" that actually does like the garage rock of their peers. Both of these songs demonstrate Jack's masterful craftmanship of fuzz reminiscent of 60s and 70s artists that serves as the source of garage rock. Next we have a Beatlesesque garage rock track, a power pop fusion track, a minimalist blues track, another power pop fusion, then a folk-rock track. They're all great memorable tracks that sound nothing like each other while still remaining perfectly coherent in the coherency of the album. The first four tracks have recognizable melodies. "In The Cold, Cold Night" is a bit simple, with Meg giving a go at the vocals. And although she's very much a novice, the track is pleasant, smooth, and has its own place. Maybe it's the echoey lofi sound that I can snap to. The second half songs starts with a long blues rock track "Ball and Biscuit" that best demonstrates the fuzzy distortion that reminds us of the likes of Deep Purple and Jimi Hendrix. It's a decently good track, and doesn't feel like it drags on. From there, the rest of the album (except the last) is rooted back to garage rock. I really enjoy most of these tracks, despite not loving any of them besides maybe three of them. I noticed that it feels more like a solo album, with Jack leading on instruments, vocals, and artistic direction, but I love the simplicity in the drums (and some vocals) that Meg offers to the songs, that amplify the lofi effect and carries on the spirit that it really does sound like something from a garage. Of course with such a small team, it relies much on double tracking, which isn't a problem. It makes the album feel more modern and ironically better produced. I really enjoy the direction that the album took with genres. Good track order. It felt refreshing and exciting. I felt like if the second tracks 9-13 were moved near the front, it would feel boring and repetitive. But the end had us rocking after becoming familiar with their personality and tricks. I feel like I'm underrating this. I definitely will rotate this album with the rest, but I'm not in love with the tracks as I'd like to be. Note I never heard any White Stripes songs beyond 2 or 3 of them, so it'll take some time. But for now, it's a fantastic garage rock album with a distinctive sound and more strengths than I could count.

Simple yet satisfying

How would it sound if they had a good drummer?…..decent album though

Definitely an album I should have explored more... Very nice.

It's a very good album but a notch below White Blood Celks which is a more consistently satisfying listen. An extra 1/2 pojnt for Seven Nation Army; Jack White's most iconic song. 4.5 🌟

Excellent album. Yes Seven Nation Army is overplayed to the point of parody now but the rest of the album has songs running the gambit of fuzzed out blues, heartbreaking acoustic and jangly noisy garage punk. Even Meg sings and I didn't hate it even if it did remind me of The Shaggs at times.

Drugie stripsy na liscie, tym razem elephant z ktorego pochodzi najbardziej znany trak zespolu czyli seven nation army, jak kawalek o tym jak sie jest wkurwionym na to, ze ktos caly czas opowiada o relacji whitow w bandzie za ich plecami stal sie hymnem pilkarskim i byl chantowany nawet na world cupie 2k18, pewnie ma z tym cos wspolnego budowa traczka, bo jak wszystkie kompozycje pana whita wowodza sie z filozofii mniej to wiecej, tak samo tutaj dwu osobowa banda z pomoca jedynie drumsow walacych w zakresie serduchowym i gitarki, ktora jest puszczona przez pedala digitech whammy, ktory z semi akustyka stworzyl tu cos co brzmi jak bas, najbardziej czuc to podczas chorusa bezlirykowego, ktory jest wizytowka kawalka, na popularnosc numeru mialo wplyw tez pewnie widelo, bo jest to jeden z najbardziej zapadajacych w pamiec teledyskow ery mtviowej, takze obrazowo minimalistyczny z kalejdoskopowymi przejsciami, ktore dodatkowo zmieniaja czas tranzycji w zaleznosci od tego co sie dzieje na beacie, prosty acz tak satysfakcjonujacy zabieg, a to dopiero pierwszy trak z 14 ktore ma do zaoferowania plyta, ktorej laczny czas grania to 50 minut, motywem przewodnim plyty sa love songi z innej perspektywy, bo duet juz wtedy oficjalnie nie byl para, ale na tak dobrych termach sie rozeszli, ze nadal pozostali panstwem whitow, najbardziej oczywistym przykladem tego bedzie zamykajacy well tts true That we love one another, ktory featuruje Holly Golightly, dokladnie jak w sniadaniu u tiffaniego, song oparty na akustyku jacka i tamburynowaniu meg na trzy glosy, ktore prowadza ze soba dialog w ktorych mozna doszukac sie nawiazan do sniadania tiffaniego jak i relacji megowo jackowej, caly song przypomina mi hotel yerobe z blood cellow, nie jest to jedyny kawalek akustykowy, bo znajdzie sie ich conajmniej kilka, przy czym jest nawet traczek calkowicie megowy, jesli chodzi o wokal, czego nie bylo na poprzedniej plycie, troche plejkowych piczkow sie uzbieralo, bo poza seven nation army, ktory juz byl dodam zamykajacego songa na trzy glosy, the air near my fingers, traczek coverowy czyli i just dont know what to do with myslef autorstwa Bacharach i Davida i the hardest button to button, ktory takze ma bardzo orginalny pomysl na swoje video, szotowany przez 3 dni przy wykorzystaniu 32 drumowych kitow i 32 ampow i 16 mikrofonowych stendow, prawdziwy slajdszol, ktory warto obejrzec, jesli poprzedni albumik sprzedal dla mnie bande, tak ten jeszcze bardziej utwierdzil mnie w przekonaniu, ze ten duet potrafi przechodzic od minimalizmu brzmieniowego w maksymalizm, jesli da sie to tak okresic, a przy wykorzystaniu jak najmniejszych zasobow tworzyc roznorodne brzmienia, od folko balladowych bluesowych brzmien po garazowe granie, a to wszystko z pomoca wylacznie drumow, gitarek przesterowanych na roznorakie sposoby i okazjonalnych klawiszy czy tamburinow

this was good

I don’t think I’d listened to a full White Stripes album before. There was a period where a few songs were very heavy on a certain kind of radio and I got sick of it but listening to this I think I short changed it. Though the style, particularly of the signing, does wear thin.

August 5, 2021 (Aug 11-12) I enjoyed the back half of this album much more than the front half. It's all pretty good but the drums are just distracting to start with.

I have to say first that I don't like Jack White as a person, it seems to me like he's an arrogant douchebag that thinks too high of himself and his music. And though I find this album just a little bit too long, I have to admit that it is good. Maybe it's my 9 year old self's fault that tried to listen and listen to this until I got convinced that it was cool. But yes, I think that this was important to music and well it has Seven Nation Army which somehow became kind an hymn to 2000s rock.

Ein paar supercoole Lieder. Ein paar sind mir zu rockig.

Great garage rock. Not my favorite personally, but I’m still a fan

seven nation army is a good song ruined by being used by every mid-rate sports team around the world. happy for jack though, that big time royalty $$$

The most recognizable White Stripes album due to Seven Nation Army. Inclusion of more piano started to show some change for the band. Contains the best Meg song (In the Cold Cold Night) and one of my favourites, Ball and Biscuit.

This truly is a great album. Every song goes hard. Variety of rock genres and Jack Whites voice is fire. Top tracks Hardest button to button - Hypnotize - There’s no home for you here - Black Math Iconic Track Status - Seven Nation Army

Modern blues rock classic with the signature White Stripes sound pouring out of Jack White's falsetto guitar and Meg's rhythmic drumming

Def got some classic rock feels in a lot of the songs. Curb my sexism, but preferred male vocalist to female vocalist. Also why is there like a minute of silence at the end of the album? Fav: (besides Seven Nation Army of course) You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket LF: In the Cold, Cold Night

very good

Really fun guitar and really solid garage rock songs Great one

overall thoughts: had already heard this 1 before but not fully. enjoyed it overall, even if there were some meh songs I'd skip over (like cold, cold night .. sorry meg). handful of goodies tho, i'd consider this a classic LP from the 2000s indie/garage rock era. the bluesy influence is pretty alright. 3.7/5. fave tracks: 7 nation army, black math, I just don't know what to do w/ myself, hardest button to button, hypnotize, no faith in meds

Love this album and the white stripes as a whole, great vibes, great times

Classic album, I enjoyed it as much as I did with Green Day

Now this album was fun. This is more my kinda rock, jangly guitars and all. Fantastic production and style overall. Get some Bowie and Led Zeppelin vibes here and there, which is awesome. Plus it has Seven Nation Army ‼️‼️‼️ Favorite song: Black Math

I kind of think Jack White is a boring and uncreative guitarist and think the hate Meg gets for not being a good drummer is misplaced. All of the riffs are basically rip-offs. That said, this album kind of proves that musical virtuosity isn’t needed to sound good, and often gets in the way. These songs sound basic, but in a good way. Favourite track: “Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine”

Loved it

Great album with a few killer tracks and some less good ones

Jack white

groovy near but i ned something different

Actually never really listened to this when it came out. Turns out it’s full of great tunes that I recognise and have endured through the ages. Yep. I’m well into it.

Guitar-laden joy ride.

Some fantastic Detroit garage rock and blues. 8.3/10 Best Track: "Seven Nation Army"

Not my favourite White Stripes album but has some great tracks.

Brilliant bluesy rock showing off Jack White’s abilities

Footy! Really great album all around.

One of the most solid blues rock records of the 2000s. Heavy riffs and raw playing contrast with some beautiful songwriting and touching lower energy moments. Top Tracks: There’s No Home for You Here, Ball and Biscuit, Acorns, Hypnotize, Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine Worst Tracks: Black Math, I Want to be the Boy to Warm Your Mother’s Heart

Clásico discazo de los White Stripes con su Seven Nations Army. El disco en sí está de puta madre. Para animar a las masas.

one of the most hype songs ever follow by one of the most raw segments you'll find in music. Very fun, all over the place in terms of hype. Diversity!

Sehr gut!

This album helped cement Jack White as one of the most unique and influential sounds in modern rock. While also proving that the White Stripes could serve as leaders in the genre.

Il meritato successo commerciale di Jack & Meg.

Very good to listen to when in a mad / stressed out mood! Fave tracks In the Cold Cold Night, Well it’s true that we love one another and You’ve got her in her pocket

Banger after banger, a rock album with only a couple of missteps.

simple yet so good

Big fan of this album. I don’t remember why we do this, but whenever my wife and I would hear Seven Nation Army come on the radio we would say “hey, our song is on”. Just a weird inside joke that neither of us remembers the origin for.

Enjoyed this more than I remembered. 4*

Almost every song is a foot tapper and really good, just not special enough to bump it up to a 5

Don't remember ever listening to this album but I know most of the songs. Is really good.

Nice to listen to this album again. Still find it bonkers the sort of sound they make with just two of them.

Super enjoyable, just find the white stripes missing something a bit though

Great album. Some songs are a bit whiny tho, maybe a bit cliché and overplayed at this point

Really liked this. Heavier and more consistently good than White Blood Cells, which is also on this list. Seven Nation Army an absolute classic - must be song of the decade for the 2000s given the presence of the riff in popular culture and the public consciousness.

Jack White is pretty cool

Pues me ha gustado más de lo esperado

8

Buenos acordes. Rock sin estridencias. Fácil de escuchar

8/10 si ta gueno ya no me acordaba jejeje

Can you see this Chris?

8/10 me recordó la prepa, hay canciones que se oyen muy bien, otras pues son desechables, como paja en el disco.

It’s a great garage rock album. Unique and memorable from the early 2000s.

Excellent

Good album, maybe has too much hype but it’s good

Make me feel like a badass

Not my favorite WS album, but it's got some of the biggest hits.

Nice rock

Reminds me of youth. When Jack White was at the height of his powers - excellent choruses and hooks.

Very raw and full of energy, a good listen and some great tracks on there

Holds up ok. I like the earlier stuff better. 3.5

Great production and some memorable tracks.

Just as you'd expect

Me trouxe lembranças

What a great album. I forgot how much I enjoyed early white stripes.

Still sounds good.

loved it

Not bad. Good background for relaxing. 4.5

Some are good. Seven Nation Army is of course too iconic to not mention.

A fun, rebellious, heartbroken album. I'm not (currently) heartbroken so maybe it doesn't hit that hard at the moment, but I like the more rowdy and rebellious tracks. Standout Tracks: Seven Nation Army, In The Cold, Cold Night, Ball and Biscuit, Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine

I like the increased diversity in the style of the songs on the album. A lot of energetic badass songs, but there is also a lot of subtly in the songs. Closer to a 4.5

Never outright listened to this full album but I know Peppa used to listen to it all the time when we lived together... interested to see if I like it 15 years later haha. I've always kinda had an admiration for their style/weirdness etc, even if I never liked the music much. Ok, way better than I gave it credit for at the time. It's got a cool energy to it. Meg can't sing, but she bashes the drums good. Jack has shit together. Songs are varied and it doesn't seem to drag. 4/5 will probably even listen again someday haha.

I really appreciate that this brought garage rock to a whole new generation. The songs are good, the lyrics are bad, but Jack White isn't a one t ick pony. He's just a trick pony - everything is a gimmick or trick, he just happens to pull them off more often than not.

This is the second White Stripes album in here and it's ok, but it's not my thing.

Seven Nation Army is a classic and one of the few White Stripes songs I actually really enjoy, except for when sports fans choose to do it while hammered at sporting events, then it's annoying. The rest of the album is good, not great

I detested this band back then. HATED them. The pretentious art-rock hard-rock thing just PISSED me off. They SUCKED. Just SUCKED. Right? Then I heard "Seven Nation Army" and was wowed. That's an impressive fretboard display and cool bass sounds (made by a guitar). Loved it. Still do. Don't love this "band", but I've gained an appreciation in the ensuing decades. They're much better than my visceral hatred... ish. I do like what he does with a guitar.

A record i. loved back in the day......relistering now the love hasn't faded much, but I wouldn't be upset if I never heard 7 Nation Army ever again. Still very good, but not something I'd go out of my way to.put on these days....Gotta love Meg though.. Have always liked the Dusty cover. In a word; Crunchy. 3 stars, point removed for 7NA

A classic from back in the day. I recall the lengths they went to in order to get that warm analogue production quality reminiscent of recordings from the late 60s early 70s, and there they truly nailed it, this album sounds great, the drums really sound like drums, not bass infused explosions, the guitars warm and fuzzy, the vocals clear and crisp. Why it was touted by the critics as the saviour of rock music I've no idea given the quality of music coming out in the late 90s early noughties. Maybe they just missed the charts being dominated by it? Well Seven Nation Army certainly caught the imagination, if only on the terraces, and it still holds up just about, but the rest of the album meanders a bit. It certainly doesn't make me want to go back to it, even though i loved it back in the day. Good but probably overhyped, influential without, you know, influencing much as music became far more eclectic in its references as it moved forward rather than rooting itself in a bygone past, where this album now resolutely sits.

The middest mid that has ever midded.

Some iconic rock right here.

Fun and inoffensive

Fine

Used to be an utter fixture in my listening habits. Now returning to it I see how much I have grown out of Jack White since. His guitar wizardry still does marvel me a fair bit, but I sorta think the greater artistry suffers + Meg brutally stripesmogs him on In the Cold Cold Night

3,5

Besides the first and last songs (Seven Nation Army, It’s True That We Love One Another) nothing really stood out to me. Nothing was bad, just not great

Good stuff

Paar leuke liedjes, rock achting, soms gebeurt er teveel voor mij.

Nice

I like the lead singer’s voice and there are some catchy tunes on this album, but nothing that special

3.6/5

7/10 Me gusto, buen album. No aburre, no jode, esta piola

Pretty good not so much my taste of music.

This was good, not great. Can appreciate it but won’t be going back to it regularly

While it’s my favorite of their albums, I can only handle the White Stripes in small doses. Probably because I worked in a record store when they debuted and most of my coworkers had them in near-constant rotation.

It’s aight. Feels like nothing is as iconic/memorable as the opening. A nice garage rock sound but that leaves me rather unimpressed, oftentimes.

mi fa venire voglia di correre e spaccare un muro a tratti ball and biscuit stra interessante, seven nation army ovviamente

It is alright, but this I say from general knowledge and expectations. I did not listen to the album yet. Please do so in the future, cause it does have potential I'd say.

3/5

If this was the only White Stripes album on the list I would probably have given it more as it had more variety than previous albums (which is a qualified statement given their early propensity to do variations in the same riff). SNA is highly infectious in its simplicity but it is well structured (and the video was pretty iconic as well). Ball and Biscuit has a visceral quality. All good things, but this is at least the 4th Jack White album so far and I think there are more to come. This is too much. Far too much. For the sake of the children, no more.

Another reviewer said that listening to the white stripes is like painting with primary colours. I quite like that analogy as they don’t make any excuses that it is simplistic, but with very little room to hide as a consequence. Meg’s drumming gets a bad rap but it’s extremely effective and punches through particularly when Jack’s guitar is heavily overdriven. There are some decent songs on this particular album (‘I just don’t know what to do with myself’, ‘the hardest button to button’, and I have a particular fondness for ‘it’s true that we love one another’) but that’s contrasted with my dislike of seven nation army (mostly because it’s been co-oped many a mass drunken gathering since) and ‘there’s no home for you here’ (it’s just ‘dead leaves on the dirty ground’ recycled). There are better white stripes albums than this though.

I like the distinctiveness of Jack White’s voice, and I love the personality that comes through on this album. Overall though at times I found it a little jarring for a reason I couldn’t put my finger on, enjoyable but in an uncomfortable sort of way.

Yeah, fine

GOOD

Seven Nation Army is admittedly a banger, but the album really just has nowhere to go but down from there. Last track was a bit jarring.

It lagged in the middle.

3-4 et sted, men runder ned. Kritisert og mye omtalt, men jeg synes det fenger ganske greit og det var det jeg trengte nå.

Spännande att höra de andra låtarna på detta album. Tyckte soundet var coolt men inget som fastnade för mig 6/10

Some really, really strong songs especially the singles and the more bluesy numbers. Also some filler. I like a lot of songs on this album but this isn’t one of the White Stripes albums I’d want to listen to all the way through again.

love you <3

Some nice songs, but has always been only OK to me.

It's pretty okay.

Этот альбом однозначно лучше, чем пластинка 2001 года. У него гораздо более взрослое и осмысленное звучание. Плюс на этом альбоме есть две песни, которые мне очень нравятся: конечно же Seven nation army, но главное – The air near my fingers – лучшая песня Белых полос, на мой вкус

Oh Santi Cazorla! 5 stars for Seven Nation Army and the hours I've spent singing football chants to it. Probably a 2 or the rest of the Detroit Noise Blues. The uptempo stompers are good, but overall the gimmick wears thin after a few albums.

Musically, I recognize the band's brilliance--creative; great drumming; top notch guitar. But I really don't like Jack White's voice. And the dude overdoes the fuzz pedal (or maybe it's distortion, I don't know the difference). There's something deeply annoying to me about this band. They are clearly very talented, but not my cuppa tea. My husband reminded me of his recording studio, LP press, and all the cool things Jack White has done since this album. I get it. I can respect his work and not want to listen to it.

I'm rating this a 3 in the context of reviewing an album which I loved and voted a 4. Perhaps I should think again my reviewing process. I have a mildly unsupported theory that duos feel the need to have much more energy to make up for the lack of a wider group, for which White Stripes do, my other example being Royal Blood. Many of the songs pack a punch, 'Seven Nation Army', 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself', 'Ball and Biscuit'. That punch is built up of Jack's guitar, which is incredible, along with Meg's drums. Really enjoyed the album, perhaps a 3 doesn't do it justice. Let's say 3.75.

Debuutalbum dat indruk achterlaat

A: WTF är det här albumet??? Vill shitta på det pga Seven nation army (som skulle vara en bra låt om int den sku ha dendä basslinen) men liksom de hände så mycket??? Dom är en onehitwonder truly (+ dendä irriterande YLP! låten). Men sen började hända allt möjligt???? Liksom what. De va en kvinna som sjöng (YAYYAYAYAYAY). De va soul? De va irriterande gitarrer? De va int irriterande gitarrer?? Oklart vad jag tycker. Inte ett enhetligt album alls, älskade den aspekten. 3/5 (BA-tier) D: Skulle aldrig ha tänkt mig att Seven Nations Army var på detta album. Helt galet album överlag, sådär prime millennial rock. Otroligt hoppigt till den grad att den inte går att lyssna på som en helhet. Resten av låtarna väl ganska ok men eh (Agnescore). 2/5.

Its okay

americana for the sake of americana? never really got the hype

I was enjoying it but then it got monotonous. I didn't add it, but I will explore Jack White's other music.

good but i will be a seven nation army hater for life

great voice and energy but little development throughout each song

Amazing opening, but many other standouts.

Weird, I think, to hear actual Seven Nation Army, and not a load of oafs singing Michael Van Gerwen/Robin Van Persie/something else with five syllables. Weird and actually strangely not that good a song in the end. The rest of this album is fairly standard fare from the White Stripes. Pretty good - definitely something that you're glad exists - but not pushing the dial particularly. Jack White, I think, has carved out an amazing reputation as a boundary pusher without ever getting very near the boundary at all. None of that is to say that it's bad, but maybe the fact that the best song is a cover of a Burt Bacharach song is quite telling.

This was good, not great. Can appreciate it but won’t be going back to it regularly

Enjoyable from start to finish but nothing stands out to me.

I didn't enjoy this as much as I wanted to. Jack's a competent, exciting guitarist, but he doesn't have the charisma to carry the repetitive song structures or boring rhythm section.

I still need some happy

Not bad could get into it with more listening

Pretty good.

The White Stripes are... fine in my opinion. Jack White is a phenomenal guitar player, but I honestly generally prefer his solo and side projects. Still, there are a handful of solid, memorable tunes on here.

Not bad, but I just couldn't really get into.

I recognize Seven Nation Army; some of the songs rock my ears off the others are cozy and chill. Great for a fun car talk, moving into a serious tea-spilling session. The verses “I wanna hold your little hand if I can be so bold And be your right hand man until your hands get old And when all the feelings' gone decide if you want to keep holding on. " This is adorable. Some are kinda weird Hmm some are weird. I like 3 songs. So 21%. Ending was a weird aftertaste

some great guitar riffs, they do the garage rock and laid back acoustics well 3 1/2 stars

This is fine, some songs are pretty good.

I'd rate it a 6/10. Playing ROR2 while listening but many songs kinda felt the same and i only really liked one. Didn't like the singing guy and some lyrics were boring.

It’s okay, the first song of the album set a tone that I expected for the whole album, but it quickly fell off and some songs just felt like auditory NyQuil, some decent here and there and some uninteresting to me and didn’t do much, but I think the last song is cute and unique and it’s definitely different album from most alt rock I hear.

I've gained a lot of respect for Jack White over the years as a producer and a musician. I hadn't listened to this all the way and there's some surprises throughout - "Ball and Biscuit" is one of my favorite new guitar tracks. Growing up watching Michel Gondry's music videos of the White Stripes, I still love all the hits, but there's quite a lot of filler and sameness throughout, even for a garage rock inspired band. Still, their sound is undeniably back to the basics for the time, especially Meg's drumming, which is still one of my favorites to this day with its hard-hitting, minimalist approach. 3.5 stars.

seven nation army is just timeless

Seven Nation Army headlines the album. Rest of the first half was fine, but picked up in the second half.

just fine

- first hi-res lossless - There’s no home for you is a jam - In the cold cold night is a nice break - Hardest button to button is on this!

Seven nation Army carries this album Cold cold night is a solid song Little acorns is unique, but not my taste 4/10

2000s rock album - funny how much I heard Seven Nation Army played. Can't say I love this album aside from that - nothing really seems to stand out and I don't love the lack of a bass.

two stars for the song tears also come on a twenty minute song is way to much

Day 343 The White Stripes - Elephant A similar story to White Blood Cells. A bunch of phenomenal tracks mixed with a bunch of forgettable ones. Still, the duo is so damn charming that the album never becomes dull or annoying. However, as I said, it's a bit of a mixed bag. I think that the only Jack White album I'd consider consistently great is No Name. Favourite track: Ball and Biscuit A strong 3/5

Point of no return in the history of football chants

A decent start to the album with a track that is one of my rugby teams chants! However after that the tracks sound like they’ve been made in the bedroom By a couple of teenagers. A couple of ok tracks but nothing to shout about in the form of ‘I just don’t know what to do’ ‘the air near my fingers’ ‘girl You have no faith in medicine’ and ‘it’s true that we live one another’ was interesting! ‘Little acorns’ was all about the story at the beginning… But who told these two that they were good at making music 🤷‍♂️ Best track- ‘the air near my fingers’ Worst track- ‘you’ve got her in your pocket’ Slightly above Average 6/10

I like many of the songs, but there's just something half-baked, half-stiff, half-done, and half-and-half about most of this (and most Jack White projects in general). Like a half-pale impression abandoned mid-way.

If Meg White were named Mark White, no one would be pissy about the drumming. Some great songs, but they get repetitive after a while.

I rate this album 6/10 not really a rock fan but it’s a good classic album tho. My favorite track on the album is Little Acorns because I like the story of how Miss Janet was going through a lot in life and how she saw the squirrel’s self determination to survive for the winter. If the squirrel can over come this winter so can Miss Janet.

Good songs, good sound. It sounds like a Movie Music even if you ever heard in a Movie. Could have a better order but, anyways, great ambum

It’s just a pretty average rock album

Enjoyed the album but didn’t join me or change my life. Felt a bit repetitive at times.

me gusta la variedad de sonidos. Solido álbum

It's not bad.

One massive hit to start and then some interesting tunes. Two more albums on this list seems excessive 'tho.

7/10, I do like it and may even save a few songs.

With Seven Nation Army as the first track, this album has a very strong opening - that riff is a classic. (US fans singing it all the World Cup in 2026)

I don't have enough fun with this band to lift them high in my mind, it feels like I ordered a meal at a popular restaurant and am disappointed by a very normal experience, not bad though

Yeah pretty good this

Garage rock and blues rock built from ferocious guitar riffs, pounding drums, raw production, and urgent vocals feels like watching someone kick open every door in a house just to prove they can—messy, energetic, and frequently exhilarating. The album thrives on simplicity, turning a minimal setup into something far larger than its components should allow. Best of all: It starts with the iconic song "Seven Nation Army". Unfortunately it doesn't keep the promise of genius it starts with

Riddled with hits, maybe not my jam currently. I really love Seven Nation Army, There’s no Home for You Here and the start of Little Acorn really made me laugh. One thing that pleased me was this “back-to-basics” approach they quote for this album. I think anytime an artists gets to return to form will be a good time.

Straight back to high school. There is a ton of singles but nothing touches the behemoth seven nation army.

Dwarfed by their signature track, this album retains the blues, garage rock aspect with some country elements. I’m not to keen on the Bacharach & David cover, but it may have helped them go overground as the early/mid 2000s alternative rock darlings. Jack white is one heck of a talent.

Medio decepción, arranca con un temón, pero después se me hicieron largos y aburridos otros temas. Quizá lo pondría algún día que quiera escuchar algo de este estilo.

Yeah nice

Well, I hear 7 nation army at virtually every school concert I go to these days, so it was nice to be reminded that it is actually a good song 🤣 the rest didn't do much for me though, won't be making it onto my regular playlist.

I recognize the talent here and can understand why they’re well loved, but The White Stripes just aren’t for me. 3rd album of theirs, and only one of them I’ve really enjoyed.

I don’t dislike The White Stripes, but as someone who was a teenager in the early 2000s they just feel very “of their time” and not in a good way? It’s hard to describe. “Seven Nation Army” and “The Hardest Button To Button” are all time bangers, and “Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine” was an unexpected surprise, but the rest were just alright. Not bad but largely sounded the same. “It’s True That We Love One Another” was so unnecessary, though, and totally killed the vibe I was riding after the far superior previous song. Should The White Stripes have an album on this list? Probably. But all in all it’s just okay.

Cooool

I really dislike Jack White's voice when singing, but the album is well put together musically. There are some interesting compositions on this album. Lyrically also the album just isn't very strong in my opinion. A mixed bag, so a mixed rating for this one. 3/5

primer tema es un temon, despues baja bastante, no m egustaron los tranquilos. me gusta mucho el bajo igual.

Pretty adventurous but consistent. The wild instrumentals fit very cleanly. Highlights: "Seven Nation Army", "There's No Home For You Here", "You've Got Her In Your Pocket"

un album avec certains bon titres mais pas du tout cohérent

Emo rokkia.

6.5/10 - I think it’s easy for Garage Rock to fall prey to the same pitfalls that thrash metal does in terms of album pacing. It’s all go, go, go but the brain starts to check out a bit after a while.

I like garage rock but only in moderation. There are some amazing songs on here but by the end I'm kind of over it as it starts to sound samesy. Light 7/10

Stripped back hook heavy anthemic

7 Nation Army sets an expectation that cannot be met elsewhere, except for flashes here and there. I like the lazy 12 bar blues of Ball and Biscuit. The stripped back production is effective.

Given its reputation I was expecting more from Elephant. The singles are very effective - rough and bolshy garage rock with broad appeal. The Hardest Button to Button has a simple but gnarly hook at the centre of it which is perfectly exploited. However the basic, stripped back songwriting does not translate as well to the folkier numbers. I am a huge fan of folk rock, and even whimsical twee folk, but I did not find much enjoyment in any of these cuter songs. When they then switched back to the simple and bold rock songs it began to sound a bit one note. A songwriting approach this straightforward would probably lend itself better to a half hour LP.

Elephant gets a high 3 from me, the first 3 tracks and Hardest Button hit hard and this is how i like the band. The folksier numbers and the goofy bits are not for me in this context and that’s about half the runtime here.

Sparse. And very hit and miss.

Best of Album: - Seven Nation Army - The Hardest Button to Button

Another one that’s unfortunately just okay!

Hardest button, seven nation army = great Hypnotize reminds me of the Violent Femmes 3.5 rating

Obviously had one of the most iconic songs of the past 20 years and that song is great. I liked the album, it just wasn't a whole album to me.

Somewhat above-average blues rock enlivened by Jack White's oddball personality.

This should be right in my wheel house…but… …beyond 7NA I just can’t warm to this album at all 😕

A classic that holds up

A few tracks from the start were quite cacthy! But didn’t catch much of my attention towards the end of the album. Moderate I would say…

Solid mid 2000s rock

Incredible start with seven nation army , but the rest of it don’t get me as amped up as I thought it would. To me the other songs didn’t work as well as the first, still a good album

Great opening track, after that not really my thing.

3.5

Seven Nation Army is an insane opener. The rest of this album is a massive step down from that.

Battlefield 1 ahh first song but so good. Rest of album is okay i particularly like cold cold night and you've got her in your pocket.

Gave this a few listens to really make up my mind, and although in the moment I'm consistently rocking out and having a good time, by the end I feel like it fails to make a huge impression on me overall. I really want to like it and am tempted by the 4-star, but it's not quite there yet! Standouts: Seven Nation Army • Black Math • There's No Home For You Here • Ball And Biscuit • In The Cold, Cold Night

Had higher hopes

I said my dick is small And my balls are too small too They said my penis could not get hard at all Unless I looked at a man Ps. Never realised Meg White actually IS shit at drumming

hay unas canciones bueeenas y otras medio monótonas, pero es un álbum con vibes de soundtrack de una peli en los 90s

Ehhh

Seven Nation Army was great but the rest of the album didn't grab me.

It's fine. 7 nation army carries. I can see why people like it though.3

Niet mijn go to genre maar wel leuk

Garagerock från tidigt 2000-tal. Det låter nästan "klassiskt/retro" idag även om det inte känns så längesedan. Låter högstadiet. Bra.

What do you say when you have nothing to say? Considering this is an optional field, I can technically say nothing and allow my brain to fall further into the rotten stagnation that I am presently encumbered with. Can one become enCucumbered? To perhaps possess a cucumber that is of no use to you. The thought of wasting it creates a surprisingly heavy dread, and the use of said cucumber feels impossible considering taste and present ambitions. What is a casual online music reviewer to do? Lie, and call himself a music reviewer? Do I ever have any answers to my rhetorical questions? Well these shall remain no different. Put down that cucumber, you jackass, and listen to this White Stripes record. The hits on Elephant are as leathery and tough as the titular pachyderm and are often sweet, even more often heavy, or a mixture of both (The Hardest Button to Button, Hypnotize, In The Cold, Cold Night). The few misses on the record are still pretty likeable. Elephant is just a really fun modern rock record chock full of creativity, that doesn't skimp on the you know, rock part. 3.5 GENRE: Circus animal’s revenge.

No está mal

3,5/4

É assim que eu imagino a fase rock da charlixcx. Só que menos pai.

music that you hear in movie/50yr olds car

Album 189. Elephant (https://open.spotify.com/album/0rRNLpdA8nA8Sm8Fk490b9?si=8vo4b4sPQV21PgCl5njNUA) — The White Stripes (2003) aaaghh, not much better than their previous two albums. Seven Nation Army can't save the whole album. 3/5 Liked: — Seven Nation Army

We can’t really judge The White Stripes by how they are now, and have to deal with the record as it is. For that is a great rock album, solid rock ability vibes, amazing guitars, drums just meh, singing only okay. Seven nation army obviously kicks things to a high gear right at the start, but it’s hard to regain those heights. Ultimately good but not standout.

The largest land animal in the world.

3,4 Highlights: Seven Nation Army; In the Cold, Cold Night

It's a nice 2000s rock album, not quite my style of rock, but still a enjoyable listen, though nothing really stick to me.

7/10

Best Songs: Hardest Button to Button

Very good record. A 3,5

It makes sense how Seven Nation Army is the only thing that survived this album, but I don't think it merits being on this list. The White Stripes had a sound that I think people looking for a specific feeling would enjoy. 2.5 rounded up to a 3.

so many songsss liked some, didnt like some much, loved some

6.5/10

I know the hits of course, but this was my first complete listen. The simplicity is its strength, and Jack’s voice sometimes is akin to Robert Plant’s early voice. Never noticed that before. Good album overall. 3.7/5.0

Track #11 (“Hypnotize”) is missing from the album on the Spotify app so I had to listen to that one separately. This is the album with the hit “Seven Nation Army”. “Ball and Biscuit” is a bluesy rock number that has a George Thorogood vibe. The last track, based on “Creeque Alley” also was pretty good.

This is the canonical White Stripes album, when they really blew up on the Rock Countdown scene. Hard to believe it was 23 years ago. Anyway, I kinda think 1 White Stripes album would suffice for this list, but what can you do. I do appreciate their consistent color aesthetic. Also, every Jack solo song sounds a little bit the same (prosodically speaking). Good quote from J. White: "Our idea was to see how far we could go with an eight track recorder, and I think how far we went is too far." Highlight: 'Little Acorns' (love an inspirational squirrel, and the pronunciation [eɪkɚn])

rest of the album after the seven nation army song is kinda interesting

Probably White Stripes’ best. There’s already been two of their albums here. Hopefully, there won't be any more.