Elephant

A nostalgic 3 but this has aged badly.

If these bozos didn’t wear red trousers they’d still be playing in pubs in Detroit

Seven Nation Army is not the only good song! They are not one hit wonders!!!

It was fine. I felt like all of the songs had the same tone and it got monotonous after a while.

Great guitar riffs, driving drums, and lively vocals. Not sure what Jack White is saying on some of the songs, but it also doesn't really bother me all that much. The duo brings garage-rock energy on some tracks, folk/country on others, and consistently good instrumentals across the board. Oh, and the last track was a surprising treat. Fav Track(s): Seven Nation Army, Black Math, Ball and Biscuit, Hypnotize

Definitely my favorite so far. Fun guitars, made me want to dance more than Aftermath. Obviously, started off strong with Seven Nation Army but unlike the albums from the last 2 days, individual songs on this one stood out to me as I was listening, even if I was distracted doing other things. Highlight would have to be a fun and different song to end the album with that didn't blend in with the rest, even if it wasn't my favorite track on the album, it was a unique song that stood out on its own and marked the end. Favorite song: There's No Home For You Here

Rating this on the strength of the track listing alone

Begin haperde wat Minder goede mixing, maar heeft z'n charme wel in meer simpele nummers zoals I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself Goeie rockmelodieën, spoken word nummers gaan goed Leuk einde

Simple rock in the best way.

Not a huge fan, wanted to like it more. Seven Nation Army is great

seven nation army 5/5 rest of album 2.5/5

Nothing I hated Only 1 stand out track

i just don’t like the vocals or lyrics

Not my cup of tea

Surprisingly classic, starts as 00’s rock then goes back in time

One of the few rock albums from the 2000s that feels timeless. Meg and Jack White captured lightning in a bottle with this album. The sheer fuzzy tone of the guitars and thunderous drums make it a great album, but the actual songs are amazing. Apart from the "newest folk song in the canon "Seven Nation Army", the hypnotic "The Hardest Button to Button", the mesmerizing "Black Math", and one of the rawest recordings of the white man's blues "Ball and Biscuit", this album has lots of hidden gems for everyone. The only reason why I give it only four stars is because it lacks a proper closer that makes justice to the overall album experience.

Solid album. Nice to revisit

Probably the best White Stripes album that they ever released, and for me personally, how can it not be as Seven Nation Army was one of the first songs I learnt on guitar. The simplicity of the duo which focused on 3 main components of a song at any one time so they could perform live shows is genius. Best: Seven Nation Army; The Hardest Button To Button Worst: It's True That We Love One Another

The classic. Solid from start to finish

Meh, didn't offend but nothing really stood out either

Really bloody liked it. Pleasantly surprised

Pretty cool album, I only knew 7 Nation Army :)

November 29, 2023 One of the greats. Riffs for days, Meg on mic, this one goes.

Good

Fun, but a little too raw

Great album!

Always love the white stripes. This album specifically I can listen on repeat for a week.

Key album

Mmmm... Give me something interesting

Nice

Like it more definitely than the other album they have

Nice

I did have individual ratings for everything but for some reason they didn't save. I've always liked the white stripes and jack white. This album has a lot of really good songs and a couple that fall short for me. Overall, probably a high 4. But I'm giving them a 5, because you should hear some of the other shot on this list of 1001.

Mye bedre enn forventet, så for meg en one hit banger med litt ymse gode sanger, men dette leverte stort! Basstromma jobber på overtid, gitar er rockete og vokalen er gaulete og rå. Til tider kommer roligere sanger som You've got her in your pocket og avslutningslåta It's true that we love another. De kommer ikke bare som gode pust fra rockinga, men heller som noen av de beste bidragene til skiva. Highlights er Seven nation army(duh), You've got her in your pocket og Little acorns, med en helt rå skit på starten.

A couple songs which stood out but overall too much filler

A mid album carried from 2 stars to 3 by one of the biggest songs ever released.

Going into this album I didn't think it would be for me. Starts out with an all time classic and it had me on the rocks for the next few songs but once I settled in and understood the ride it wanted to take me on I got so much more out of it then I thought I would. I found myself tapping my feet and nodding my head. My favourite thing about this album is the variety across it and the way instruments are panned.

Good album

Two White Stripes albums within the first 50 albums we’ve listened to. I was much less familiar with this album vs White Blood Cells, but very familiar with the powerhouse opener “Seven Nation Army.” That alone elevates this album, as I think it’s one of the greatest songs of the 2000s, but overall this is a darker brooding album that seems more introspective than White Blood Cells. And “Ball and Biscuit” was the sleeper hit for me, a song I don’t think I’ve ever heard before but was really bluesy and excellent. Might not be as good as White Blood Cells, but that could be the nostalgia talking. Either way, it’s splitting hairs over another great album.

Good album, a little played out at this point. I can't listen to it often due to that, but there are some bangers.

Meh

The Hardest Button to Button was pretty good. Nice riffs on Acorns and Hypnotize. Second half better.

some good songs

This album is just good fun. It's upbeat, energetic, gritty and doesn't take itself too seriously. Enjoyable but not mind blowing.

YES

A super fun and iconic record, easily White Stripes best and one of the highlights of the century so far

Phenomenal bass lines and a super clean mix. One song was unavailable on Spotify which was weird, would love to sit down and learn some of these bass lines. Added 3, skipped 1.

Hood classic

Excellent

I've always loved the simplicity and tones of the White Stripes, especially the guitar tone on Ball and Biscuit which is incredible. There's a handful of songs that didn't click with me, however it's still great modern rock record with blues and garage rock influence and I'm always up for more of that in the world.

Just so solid.

More meh than I thought it would be. Outside of the two songs I knew well I didn’t really connect with many of them.

very good heard before obvs

A true classic

Brilliant album

Pleasantly surprised! Really enjoyed some of the deeper cuts, I can see why 7NA was the hit but solid effort

Absolutely love this album. Every song is amazing. No fillers. Brings back lots of memories :)

Great album. First time a woman appeared in my feed, given that, does Jack White really need to have two albums on this list. No. He’s a great guitarist but this is so much better than his solo effort.

Ball and Biscuit is a super sludgy, bluesy number. I didn't think anything could topple Seven Nation Army from the top spot of my favourite song on the record, but this song is fantastic. Favourite songs: Ball and Biscuit, Seven Nation Army, The Hardest Button to Button, Black Math, I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself, You've Got Her In Your Pocket, "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine", Hypnotise Least favourite songs: Little Acorns, "In The Cold, Cold Night" 4/5

Very guitar and drum heavy. Gives mysterious. I know the first song! It's played at every football game ever. I liked the monolog at the beginning of Little Acorns. Last song was different, and a good close to the album.

Known before: Yes Standouts: Black Math 5

Known before: some songs Standouts: 1. Seven Nation Army 7. You've Got Her in Your Pocket 5.0

Known before: album Standouts: 08. Ball and a biscuit 09. The Hardest button to button 7.0

Known Before: Band/Lot of the songs Standouts: Seven Nation Army, I just Don't Know what to Do With Myself 8.0

who i aspire to be

are they related or married though fr.

Not the worst

I could live in these guitars

Cohesive & fun!

This album had pretty much everything you can ask for: it was sonically varied yet cohesive, and every song was good. Nothing to take it to the next level, though.

Obviously Seven Nation Army stands out here. But I didn't expect the rest of the album to be sort of mid and forgettable.

White Stripesin se levy. Oli kyllä hyvää semmosta perus vähän simppelimpää rockia. You've got her in your pocket kiinnitti melodiallaan huomion, kun se kuullosti samalta kuin Rushin 2112 yks osa. Mutta hyvä biisi oli

Volgens mij heb ik die openingstrack wel eens eerder gehoord. Een album vol ontzettend ruwe gitaar en kinderlijk eenvoudige drums. Na 3 of 4 tracks ben je even toe aan wat ademruimte en dat krijg je dan ook, met wat rustiger nummers. Ik vraag me wel af hoeveel mensen dit album kochten voor Seven Nation Army en vervolgens het album na het horen van track 2 en 3 nooit meer hebben aangezet. Die moeten er zijn. Ik kan er zeker van genieten als kapitein Jack vol inzet op de blues. Wat is dat fuzzy gitaargeluid toch perfect, met "Ball and Biscuit" als absoluut hoogtepunt. Het maakt me nu zelfs niet meer uit dat tante Meg eigenlijk niet kan drummen. Ontzettend sterk album. Lichte 5, ondanks dat ik hem luister op een maandag.

Fuck yeah. The white stripes take fundamental blues rock ideas and make them totally their own through unique drumming and guitar playing in the weirdo dimension

i’m not as nervous going in cause i’ve listened to the white stripes before and know they have some bangers, but i haven’t listened in depth so let’s just see how it goes i guess. it was better than i expected for some and i might put 1 or 2 in my playlists, but i’m happy with just acknowledging that they’re good and probably never listening to the whole album again. They are good they’re just not my style so idk how to vote for that, but i think it’ll have to be a 3.

Fun garage band - great music!

Upbeat rock with a few mellow songs, distinctively 80s with a couple of tracks that just screech in your ears… seven nation army is the most memorable

Seven Nation Army - Timeless classic, extremely simple song with great flow and powerful Instruments, Maybe a little overplayed but that doesn't mean is any less good, very solid start for the album. Black Math - Now i go into uncharted territory and I'm pleasantly surprised, i really like the muddy feel of the instruments and how powerful the song is i liked the changes in beat a lot too, it gave the song lots of spice. There's No Home For You Here - Great start of the song setting up the mood and the scene, although the song is on the softer side on the verses it gives great buildup to every chorus, with great guitars and bass al the way. Really like this song, lyrics are nothing to brag about tho and i believe most of the album will be the same. -- "Now that i have a little bit of feel of the first few songs i can say i will like this album, the lyrics are really not that profound, but that is not always bad, instruments are very well put in each song" -- I just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Conveys the vibes it wants very well, the instruments match the lyrics perfectly, just a loud song to scream and complain. In the Cold, Cold Night - Sudden change of pace with a slower tempo and softer quieter song, its refreshing, also very good rhythm, its a bop. I Want To Be The Boy... - Desperate love song from a boy with keyboard base, great guitar solo not much too say about this one, its good but kinda seems out of place. You've Got Her In Your Pocket - Soft acoustic guitar song, I like the lyrics and how they talk about to appreciate your partner, also seems kinda out place but its better because of the last song setting the mood. Ball And Biscuit - Great Song with amazing guitar intervention, not much to say if you like blues and rock you will like this song. The hardest button to button - We come back again to a more classic rock style song with this one but is not really that flashy as the other ones. Little Acorns - Another rock heavy song leaning more to the heavy and dirty side, Good intro and good pacing overall.

The album is a classic. The songs are simple in structure, but they convey complex emotions. The guitar playing on this album is simply jaw-dropping.

Oh I already know I like this one. I owned this one. Nice trip down memory lane.

first song is best, liked the visualizers, acorn and air between

Ok tier

Not as good as the other album

1. 7 nation army - 1.5 2. black math - 1 3. therez no home for you here - 1 4. dont knouu uuhat to do uuith myzelf - 1 5. in the cold night - 1.5 6. i uuant to be the boy - 1 7. youve got her in your pocket - 1 8. ball and bizcuit - 1.5 9. the hardezt button to button - 1 10. little acornz - 1 11. hypnotize - 1 12. the air near my fingerz - 1 13. girl you have no faith in medicine - 1.5 14. itz true that uue love one another - 1

Some great hits on the album, it didn't quite break through for me though

Really good. I've learned that I like Jack White.

always loved Ball and Biscuit, but the rest just doesn't do that much for me

I've grown up listening to this album and still love it. I listened to it multiple times just for this rating. The music is good and their aesthetic is cool, what else can I really say?

Earworms coming out the wazoo. That last song is so damn sweet it hurts, reminds me of I'm Sticking With You by Velvet Underground.

Good for what it is. Not my jam tho

I havent listened to another of their albums all the way through but I have to imagine that this is their masterpiece. solid throughout.

Hard rocking guitars with a streak of the blues mixed in. Some track are a little heavy for me, but overall enjoyable. High 3.

Banger. It impresses me how much can be done with so little.

Still an awesome album. Great guitar. Bit more experimental than I remembered

a classic album, really enjoy when an album has a nice flow to it and i felt like this one did. would happily listen to again.

Absolutely class. 5/5

Seven Nation Army // Black Math // There’s No Home For You Here // The Hardest Button to Button //

Not quite as enjoyable as I remember, still good.

Not gonna lie but this is going to be on the list of albums that require a relisten. My brain unexpectedly turned off when I played this album. Not because I didn't listen to what was happening but because I feel like I didn't capture what was supposed to be captured. Yes, both of the Whites came through and provided a technically solid rock based experience..... but I feel like I missed something. People highly rever this album and Jack White (who I hope pops up somewhere on this list later) and here I am dumfounded as to why. It was good but I'm looking more for the reasoning behind the "classic" status. 3 out of 5 stars.

Niiiiiiice. 1st one Seven nation army classsssique. Moins de wow je pensais, Très cool style quand même.

Lekker voor op de achtergrond, paar gare nummertjes maar generally wel vermakelijk.

Its okay, but not superb

This is in the regular rotation as it is. 'Seven Nation Army' is an all-time rock anthem for that riff alone. The best part of this album isn't the rocking, but the simplicity of the music. It is simple, but powerful. 5/5

I liked it okay, it was good. Favorite song: In the Cold, Cold Night (just because it’s so different and I like the guitar melody)

classic.

Not a fan, this is when the white stripes got bad. Lots of thumping, no soul. low effort song writing

I'm getting whiplash on the garage rock and the rock ballads

Pretty much peak Stripes, listening again reminded me how much they wrought out of so little. But how much was Meg? That we will never know.

it has an absolutely iconic song! the album was good and interesting. i liked it and it has couple more songs i gonna revisit!

Very interesting album to listen to. Love the blend of classic rock, blues and even some punk rock here. This is quintessential indie rock and I am 100% here for it

Very good. Will listen to again. Great stripped down rock.

Pretty good album overall, but some of the B'sides are not fantastic.

Seven Nation Army is good :)

Really enjoyed listening to this and pleased to discover that there is a lot more to White Stripes than (the admittedly great) Seven Man Army. It's an album that carries lots of influences, including Stones, Small Faces and late 60s psych-pop. The riffs and soloing are both fantastic

One of my all time favorites.

Album 196 of 1001 The White Stripes - Elephant Rating : 5 / 5 Favorite Tracks : Ball and Biscuit / Little Acorns White Stripes are a favorite. It is going to take a lot for me not to like something of theirs. Also one of the most enjoyable live shows I've seen. Most of the songs from this album are already on my "Liked Songs" list. I had forgotten just how much I like this album. I was happy to see this pop up for album of the day. You should make it yours, as well. Then go check out The Raconteurs, another band with Jack White.

Menee vähän jumittamiseksi, mut tuntuu silti kulmakivilevyltä. Kiteyttää tän kaksikon tyylin, ja Whiteltähän vaikuttavaa on musaa riittänyt. Eli ansaittu paikka, ei täydellinen albumi. Mutta särökitaraa ei voi vastustaa.

Kuulostaa bändiltä, jolla on kiva soundi, mutta ei sisältöä, mutta onkin bändi, jolla on myös sisältöä. Hirviömäinen alku (hyvässä mielessä), välissä enimmäkseen hitaampaa roots-promootiota, ja helvetin piristävä loppuratkaisu.

Wow I really liked this one. The first few tracks are really excellent. And the album is a fun ride through. Surprised it’s been this long before I’ve listened to it

Yeah, this is a great album. Such a lot of passion, feeling and pace for a guitar/drum/vocal band.

Solid album. Starting out with seven nation army is hype.

Det er sgu ret godt

Between this and “White Blood Cells”, I preferred this more.

Pretty good

Aside from the last track, a pretty rocking album. Not that I hate the last track, I feel torn about it as a closer because it doesn’t burn down the house but it does feel like the credits at the end of a low budget movie.

It's alright, too country-ish at times but that's the white stripes for you 3/5

What a banger of an album. Thank you for reminding me of its existence

The album had nice riffs and drums and vocals. But some of them became repetitive. The songs with just the guitar or piano were boring and weighed the album down a ton. But overall a great listen.

"Seven Nations Army" all timer

Hardest Button to Button rules. I wasn't really into this 'bare' sound when it came out, but it holds up. Thing is, I'm never really in the mood to do a whole White Stripes album in one go.

better than the other white stripes album

More bangers, still some weird and overly-artsy tracks that I appreciate but don't particularly enjoy

Streit, lenge siden sist

I remember listening to this when I was in college many moons ago. Believe it or not, there was once a time when Seven Nation Army wasn’t a football chant. I’m quite looking forward to coming back to it again today. Let’s listen! Songs I already knew: all of them to some degree Favourites: I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself, In The Cold Cold Night There are a good few songs that are exceptional, but there are also a some songs that just don’t hold as strongly. I do unfortunately think that Seven Nation Army has long some of its magic over time. It’s certainly no fault of this album, but when a song because that overplayed it starts to grate a little. As a whole album, I did still enjoy this a lot, it just isn’t as great now as it once was.

Balls and biscuits baby Ben like a squirl baby

Ok. Good music not great lyrics. All songs sound the same

A couple of good tracks but this has really aged poorly, student lyrics, monotone music

-i know this album and this band -specifically because of seven nation army -i haven’t heard all the songs on this album tho, but i have heard a lot from these guys -UGH what a way to start an album this song is a CLASSIC (and also incredible) -this heavy guitar is just what makes the white stripes who they are. its amazing -i really like the guitar in ball and biscuit -some of these songs are misses for me but thats okay -it kinda sucks that i didn’t like this album as much as i was hoping

Know this album very well, but been a while, so cool first one it is. overall 9/10 best song Ball and Biscuit

Starting feeling in a pub on a Tuesday night to be in a bar in the American country on a Friday night

Seven Nation Army. Too rocky

Started out well, the rest melded together really

Overall, the album is perfectly fine. No huge standouts for me, but a few good tracks. Everything kind of sounded similar, aside from a couple softer acoustic tracks. They peaked with Seven Nation Army, and they sort of stayed in that same place musically. And I probably only like that song as much as I do because it’s so famous. 6/10 Top 3 tracks: 1. Seven Nation Army (obviously) 2. You’ve Got Her In Your Pocket 3. Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine

Great album. Wish I had listened to it when it first came out.

10/5/23

Better than I expected, actually. Only having listened to the radio stuff

Muy fome, ni siquiera el hit del álbum es emocionante o hace sentir algo tbh. Mi favorita fue "In the cold, cold night", pero no la escucharía por gusto. Ya que no se pueden poner medias estrellas, dejo mi registro acá. 1 1/2 estrellas

Great album, but my one gripe with TWS (and this is probably just Jack's writing) is that they will take the same chord progression and re-use it on 3 or 4 tracks. A little bit of creativity to write different songs with the same music, but ultimately they aren't different enough. Better than Get Behind Me Satan, but still no White Blood Cells.

OMG!! The iconic, ever-exciting- Seven Nation Army. It never fails to make me jam to it. The rest of the album is a delight- no electronic synthesizing, just bass and percussions. I particularly enjoyed the last track, very tongue in cheek

Pretty good

Un classic, super!

Even though "Seven Nation Army" is a done-to-death song, it still somehow is a track that is *very* hard to get sick of. The rest of the album unfortunately stands in it's shadow, but the rest is fine. Not much that stood out, but nothing bad either

i am a bit biased when it comes to this album, i like the white stripes a lot and loved this album when it came out. even though i think seven nation army has been played to death at this point, i think the whole album still sounds fresh and as good as i remember it did upon release.

I did not appreciate The White Stripes at all during their heyday, but I sure do love them now. They've stood the test of time as a fantastically talented and offbeat duo who are worthy of all my long overdue praise and appreciation. It’s a great listen, I’m into it.

Solid project. I feel like my favourite ones are the one that "explodes" in sense where it starts pretty relaxed and goes to this enormous energy of pure rock. I didnt enjoy many songs in the first half or maybe they are just more forgettable but the second half was perfect. Jack White has something special.

iconic blusey indie grunge with a few legendary songs. Nostalgic scenes from my hipster high school friends. Maybe a bit... same-y at times

7/10

Taking me back to my uni halls of residence days. Haven't listened to this for years for some reason - it was a joy to be reminded of each and every song. No filler whatsoever.

Quite the rocker here from the Stripes with enough variety to make it interesting.

Solid. Toss up between this and White Blood Cells for my favorite White Stripes.

I want to love this more but I think the only musician better than Jack White is the musician Jack White thinks he is. There's so much pretentiousness on the album creeping through that it rubs me the wrong way.

/ 7NA - we playin some football now /black math- good riff. Very cool middle section, sounds like carti. Badass song, had to run it back /there’s no home for you - dude is not having it with this broad, always appreciate a good quiet/loud song, the chorus gets old but the 3rd verse is hard /I just don’t know what to do with myself - sounds like a garage rock Beatles song. Picks up in the second half. Jack whites vocals is almost bowie like at times. These fellers know how to make a good chorus. /in the cold cold night - Meg white sounds good on it. Makes me feel like a detective that is on the verge of finding a clue and cracking the whole puzzle. /I wanna be the boy to warm mothers heart -Guitar solo was nice. Not my favorite /you’ve got her in your pocket - instrumentally might be my least fav so far but lyrically it might be the best so far. Dude thought he had her in the bag. Went from sounding manipulative and controlling but by the end I get what he means /ball and biscuit - these 2 cats know how to jam. Every time that distortion on the guitar hits. makes me wanna slick my hair back, wear a leather jacket, keep a toothpick in my mouth and lean against a gas pump. /the hardest button to button - ha celebrity deathmatch. Good buildup, I already know their gonna deliver a crazy break down. Meg is one of the best drummers in the game. Jack coulda came a little harder vocally but the music video makes up for it. /little acorns - intro scared me, thought I got an ad. Damn Janets life sucks, pretty good advice though. Vocals aren’t having the energy to match the guitar and drums. /hypnotize- sounds like sex bobomb. The guitar riff going into the last verse makes me feel like a surfer dude. /the air near my fingers- good transition. Cornball lyrics. Not my favorite /girl you have no faith in medicine - finally dude brings back some of the energy. Meg white tears the drums up as usual, she’s the mvp of this album. /it’s true we love one another - never liked this kinda sound. Idk who the goddamn holly is. I guess it’s cool how the song sounds like a conversation. Goddamn brits >instrumentally this album is perfect. Meg white gotta be top 3 drummers of the 2000s. Jack white has a good voice but it gets annoying on some songs, but he’s a dog on the guitar. The distortion on a lot of it gives it the perfect sound. Ending was a little weak. Fav: black math, I just don’t know what to do, you’ve got her in your pocket Least fav: it’s true we love eachother Overall : 77/100

Decent, but pretty sloppy. Not as hard rock as I thought. May have been better to experience when released. 3.0

Non esattamente il mio genere, ma molto apprezzabile. Certi brani mi hanno stupito; preferito: Ball and Biscuit

Have it

Ok

Really good, I’d only ever heard Seven Nation Army before but the whole album was great. It’s packed full with great songs. Fav tracks: It’s True That We Love One Another, In The Cold, Cold Night, There’s No Home For You Here, You’ve Got Her In Your Pocket

Probably my favorite album by one of my favorite bands. Alfa guitar and drums.

20-30 minutes too long. 3.5 seven nation army, ball and biscuit

snaiags

This Jack White guy is good at playing guitar.

I liked this more than the previous White Stripes album I got.

Blij verrast echt leuk album would listen again

Fun to revisit but a little odd. Decent bluesy garage rock with strong pop sensibilities with Jack White channeling less Page and Plant and more Cobain and Corgan. Elephant has great production with a consistent set of songs but something about it feels fractured and a bit awkward in places. Perhaps there was increased tension between Jack and Meg due to their recent divorce or they were both wrestling with their increased fame and visibility without knowing too well how to navigate. Both may have factored in because the album seems unsure of itself and some lyrics and song titles come off a bit pointed. The album closer feels very odd with the inclusion of Holly Golightly, which I imagine was the point, but it probably would have ended things better if the song was a duet between Jack and Meg instead. And then the listener is teased with the possibility of a hidden track. Elephant is a fine album with some songs I really enjoy but I wouldn't find myself coming back to it very often.

Really felt like an improvement in front of their previous album. Less repetitive but maintaining what makes their music so catchy: drums, guitar and something?

Enjoyed it. Listened to this while on the train that had to stop earlier because of an accident on the tracks. + Seven Nation Army + Black Math + I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself + The Hardest Button To Button + Little Acorns (this was funny) + It's True That We Love One Another

My favorite single White Stripes. hands down. And no, not because of the Seven Nation Army, which is a bop, but not the best track. All of the play that punctuates the White Stripes is on full display here. Constraints breed creativity. This is the apex of the White Stripes' evolutionary curve.

Seven Nation Army is one of the greatest rock songs ever that still sounds amazing despite 20 years of being played everywhere. How does the rest of it hold up? Pretty bloody well is the answer! The opening four tracks in particular are blistering. The quieter tracks don’t land with the same punch as the rockier ones so it does somewhat lose its way after the Dusty cover. But Button to Button and Hypnotize are great in the later part of the album

Mér finnst eiginlega allt skemmtilegt hér og flott. Mikið úr litlu. Og eitthvað nostalgískt líka. Er það fjarki eða fimma? Er í góðu skapi í dag.

Wát een opener zeg, tering. In the cold, cold night is nou echt een lief liedje. Sowieso is The White Stripes vrij minimalistisch qua muziek. Ga wel lekker op dat minimalistische vandaag merk ik. Het is een beetje een bluesy album op tijden en ikvind die nummers een stuk fijner dan de scheurende gitaren die er soms ook in zitten. FAVO: Seven nation army(duh) , in the cold cold night, You've got her in your pocket

Je merkt duidelijk dat dit een moderner rock-album is ofzo. De manier waarop de gitaren schreeuwen doet me wel een beetje denken aan dingen als de Black Keys of Queens of the Stone Age. In veel opzichten is dit album ook vaak rustiger, wel een interessante dynamiek. Al met al niet mijn smaak, maar geen verschrikkelijk album Favorieten: Seven Nation Army

felt like it blurred into one another besides the actual hits - Black Math was a banger tho

One of my fave albums of all time. Crazy that it was the first album that appeared for me out of so many! Insanely good - Megs drumming is the key to the White Stripes - the way the rhythm drags it’s just so tasty.

Though maybe not as charismatic as their earlier work, it turns out White Blood Cells was just a warm up. This is an epic, maximalist statement which turns everything up to 11. There are gargantuan blues "Ball and Biscuit", unsettling, moody ballads "In The Cold, Cold Night" and Stadium sized rock anthems with and instrumental chorus. One of the essential rock albums of the century.

My favorite album ever!!

I remember buying this CD at 12 years old when it first came out. I didn't "get" it then. I get it now, though. STRONG 4/5.

already listened, didn’t resonate with it much… except for a few of the songs, it became redundant for me

Meh. Alguna canción chula, pero ya está.

An absolute classic

Heard before: some First off, this sounds GREAT. The guitars are 1,000 feet tall, and the drums are just about as deep. But it leaves me struggling with my Jack White conundrum. I just don't connect with his scuzzy faux-bluesman persona at all. Tough to explain; I like Jon Spencer, Nick Cave, Tom Waits - any number of modern arch-blues dudes - but there's something about Jack. By the time I get to the pretty good guitar solo on the 13th track, I can barely pay attention. But man, the guitars on Ball and Biscuit sound so good. Shame the song is so dull. Top tracks: There's No Home For You Here, Girl You Have No Faith In Medicine, In The Cold Cold Night

One of the best records of the 2000s the hardest button to button is one of my favourite songs Ever

Except for the singles, I've never actually heard this album until now. I love the grooves a lot, right up my street for a good nod-along, my favourite being Ball & Biscuit. Saved to the library!

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Seven nation army, Black math, I just don’t know what to do with myself, Little acorns

nebylo to uplne hrozny, kinda mid tho

One of my favourite albums

Algjört uppáhald.

One of the finest opening songs of any album within the rock genre. Seven Nation Army is however a song that had that unique ability to transcend not only genres but generations. Having been stood in a festival field watching this ring out I witnessed the euphoric reaction to this song, and it was a real highlight. Over the course of a whole album I generally tire of the sound. But this is a great record and worthy on inclusion here.

Fine. Sometimes I felt like it could be timeless and then other times I felt very much it was from the early 2000s and sounded very similar to Weezer and Cake.

Fantastic album.

Listened to this in college (or attempted to?) and it didn't catch me. Now it did. Wow!

overall rating: 10/10 favourite song: seven nation army ( 10/10 ) runner up favourite: black math ( 10/10 ) least favourite: in the cold cold night ( 5.5/10 ) album cover: 10/10 vocals: 8/10 instrumentals: 10/10 would i recommend ? : YESSS other: one of my friends is obsessed with the white stripes , they have similar taste to me so i think ill like this. i love the radio sounding voice. the instrumentals are very impressive.

really like it

I enjoyed this album, I like the dynamic between the two members, and Jack White’s guitar tones really shine. I feel like my problem with 2 piece bands is that they can only go so far without that extra harmonic layer of another member. I really liked the heavier tracks like ‘Girl you have no faith in medicine’, where I’m sure the echoey ‘woo!’ at the beginning was later copied by The Oh sees/Ty Segall / King Gizzard. Overall it’s a great album by a great band who have their own trademark sound.

really quite shite

sososososso goddam boring

First listen left me feeling this album was pretty overrated, second listen I liked it much more. They don’t really do anything new, but i think they did kind of repopularize the heavy bluesy rock type sound. Not the biggest Jack white or bluesy rock fan but still liked this one, feel like they mix the guitar and vocals well: the guitar is loud and up front but it doesn’t cover up the softer vocals

good

Les White Stripes avaient la dernière fois été privés de leur tube mais se sont tout de même efforcés de produire quelque chose d'à peu près satisfaisant. On les sent ici totalement libérés, s'égosillant à coups d'interminables popolopopopo du début jusqu'à la fin de l'album. Un très bon moment.

Quelle ambiance sur cet album ! La folie a gagné la soirée, et tout le monde s'est mis à chanter popolopopopopo jusqu'au bout de la nuit.

I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Probably won't listen to any more of their stuff as it doesn't quite draw me in, but I see the value in it.

Sort of forgot how good this album is, made me wonder why I took so long to get back to it.

This album can only be described as raw. Just guitar and drums, nothing else. It is both expansive and minimalist. Jack's guitar work is conventional and experimental sometimes in the same song. This album perfectly encapsulates the white stripes. Overall great album from start to finish

Great album. Right up my alley. Another album with an all-star track 1. Even three songs in, you can capture a lot of the essence of Jack White's projects. Fortunately for me, I love Jack White's other projects.

Seven Nation Army will stand as one of the most recognizable songs ever. Overall album was excellent with the exception of the acoustic songs which personally did not enjoy.

Het is prima!

Seven Nation Army is one of the best songs ever made. The rest of the album got kind of monotonous to listen to, though.

More country than I expected

I really miss this band. Meticulous yet gritty, this is perfect rock and roll.

Not bad

Jack White förstod inte the Beatles

Classic album. Seven Nation and Hardest Button are hits. Nice sounding album as well. Does seem like some filler, though. 4/5

4/5 I loved Jack White's lyrics. I went on a lyrical journey. Some are fantastical and absurd, but some had really proud meanings and all had a raw kind of emotion I connected with. The music is simple enough to allow the lyrics to stand out. It's really fun, (albeit pretty predictable rock chord progressions), that gave me old rock vibes like Beatles in some songs and the old punk bands in others. (The Pixies came on after the album was over). I was surprised that I enjoyed Jack's voice more than Holly's. That's rare for me. Stand outs for me were, You've Got Her In Your Pocket, Little Acorns, I Want To Be The Boy, There's No Home For You Here, The Hardest Button To Button and of course Seven Nation Army. So, basically I really liked the whole album.

In many other weeks this one may have taken the top spot, HOWEVER... A great start, some real foot tapping stuff, but, thanks to the deliberately spartan style, it did become a little repetitive as the repeated chord progression was rather obvious. One I'll happily revisit but not an all time favourite.

Low 4

One of my all time favorites. So repayable

There's only so much Jack White I can take in one sitting, but if this were playing in a bar I wouldn't complain.

What an opener; Seven Nation Army is sooo good. But immediately followed up by Black Math which also kicks ass. Love the understated guitar solo in "I Want to be the Boy". Amazing that twelve bar blues went from Fats Domino to "Ball and Biscuit". The Hardest Button to Button might be the best track on the album. Easiest 5 stars since PJ Harvey.

i meant to give it another listen before rating, but oh well. i liked it a little bit more than talking heads, i think, but it still didn't resonate with me that much. seven nation army felt like it didn't mesh with the rest of the album (also i don't think it's an amazing song). i dunno

One of the defining rock albums of the 2000s Meg White’s simplistic but effective drumming blends greatly with Jack’s loud and iconic riffs Favourite tracks: Seven Nation Army, I Just Don’t Know…, You’ve Got Her In Your Pocket, Ball And Biscuit, Little Acorns

7 Nation army 🥰 Bin uf dä Reschte gspannt. Punk. Aber singe chönds! Ich mags. 4 Stern

Never listened to this album outside of the singles. It’s pretty wacky. I like it. And I think… I love it. But jack white clearly knows how to get the most out of two people.

Helt ok med ett par fina bitar och en monsterhockeyhit. Men som album?

Awesome production, I was worried every song would have the same flavor but this goes a lot of different ways. Fun to listen to. 7NA might be one of the weaker overall tracks honestly.

Undeniable

picado

are you kidding me

holy shit this gets so depressing so fast. fucking alton towers level of an emotional rollercoaster. fav songs: in the cold cold night, i just dont know what to do with myself, youve got her in your pocket, the hardest button to button.

Their fourth studio album released in 2003. Hard blues rock with incredible crunchy guitar tones, punchy percussion and story telling that brings you to the scene. The main track standouts are Seven Nation Army (ofc) and In the Cold, Cold Night. I do love a lot of Jack Whites work but this album falls a little flat for me with a few too many tracks I could miss.

A favourite

I am not fully bought into the Jack White hypetrain, but I do enjoy the sound that he made as a part of The White Stripes. This album blasts out of the gate with Seven Nation Army. A couple of forgettable tracks, then I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself > In The Cold, Cold Night; both great songs for different reasons. Ball And Biscuit is a pure classic rock jam -- digging the energy it evokes. Feels like something that The Black Keys aspire to. The Hardest Button to Button has long been in contention for my favorite White Stripes song. Always found it to be a weird radio hit, but I love it. This is a soft 5 for me. If I could I would give it a 4.5

Creepy fucking people

Couple shining moments in this one. It's better than most rock from the early 2000's from a technical standpoint, but a lot of songs felt pretty repetitive and similar. Overall this probably warrants a re-listen just based on Jack White's ability.

This is an album that I have always wanted to listen to but never have so I'm glad it came up. That guitar sound tho!! I know it's a band of two but they somehow make sound like there are 4 people. I really like that they both have songs that they sing. I really wish that Seven Nation Army wasn't ruined by being played at every single sporting event because that is such an epic song. I always love albums that have a combo of slower and faster songs Ball and Biscuit is a jam

Tim I'm down to Metro this weekend. I'll be there tomorrow around 7pm. This album fucking slaps. IDGAF that Seven Nation Army is overplayed to shit it's such a jam when you aren't hearing it at a game or whatever. Ball & Biscuit --> Hardest Button to Button --> Little Acorns is an insane 3 song run. Might be one of my fav's of all time. Still remember watching the Hardest Button music vid on MTV or VH1 every morning in middle school. So fucking good.

Own on Vinyl

Seven Nation Army Ball And Biscuit The Hardest Button to Button The Air Near My Fingers Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine It's True That We Love One Another (Jack & Meg with guest singer Holly Golightly) I Just Don't Know What to do With Myself is a remake of the Burt Bacharach / Dionne Warwick song 'Hypnotize' can't be played on Spotify!?

Glad I listened to this. I hadn’t before. However, aside from the obvious seven nation army it didn’t really grab me as anything new. Solid but not really a standout.

Excellent

Enjoyed this so much. Even without SNA and HBTB it's great. Ball and biscuit absolutely slaps.

4.25

Not my usual music but I liked it

It's quite possible that I'm your third man, girl But it's a fact that I'm the seventh son It's quite possible that I'm your third man, girl But it's a fact that I'm the seventh son And right now, you could care less about me But soon enough, you will care by the time I'm done This is an excellent album. Its exceptional in theme and in replay-ability, I dont think that theres anything else that directly compares to it in terms of a blues-rock album. 5/5

Jack White is a top 5 guitarist of all time. Ferocious.

This is a modern classic type album from the white stripes. Jack white is a Detroit et which makes him a little bit cooler too. You can’t go to one sporting event without hearing seven nation army. A song that will be heard for years. This whole album is solid too. Jack and Meg white had a good hold on alt music in the early 2000s and for good reason. They rocked hard. This is a good album. 7.8/10

I'd happily never hear Seven Nation Army again. That aside, the album isn't half bad. A few particularly enjoyable tracks.

This rocking, energetic, and influential rock album from 2003 starts with a bang: Seven Nation Army! Yes! It continues to keep my body parts tapping and/or playing air drums and air guitar. This is my first full listen to this record. It's got some great songs and some decent ones. Overall I did add a couple of tunes to my library, but not the whole album.

The White Stripes have always been one of those bands that I SHOULD really love, but they have never quite clicked for me. Elephant is good! Seven Nation Army is a classic! It just doesn't quite resonate with me like it does for a lot of people.

A few different styles going on in the one album. Bops - Seven Nation Army, Ball and Biscuit, The Hardest Button to Button & Hypnotize.

Nice

That was jolly good.

For whatever reason (young kids I suppose) I never paid this album that much attention when it was released, though Seven Nation Army was hard to escape of course. I missed something - it's a great collection. For the record, I love the drumming on this album.

excellent album. Really enjoyed it!

Good album, Seven Nation Army is a powerful song, I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself is a great cover and The Hardest Button to Button stood out too.

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Another record that I loved in my youth but kind of slept on these last years. Revisiting this one is great though. The white stripes can write riffs for days. Their music isn’t too complex but they keep it interesting. Jack White is one of the best in the business. 9 out of 10

A modern classic

Honestly expected it to hold up worse. Once upon a time I listened to this a ton, but even then I feel like I remember thinking it was very uneven. Not how I feel now! So many bangers and I love the weird stuff.

Solid album, start to finish. Fav track: Hardest Button to Button.

It’s a great start to an album. Maybe the best opening riff of them all? But can the rest of the album maintain that simplistic genius of those first 16 notes? No, not for me. I like the striped back, 8 track ethos but it’s a bit sparse for me. Didn’t really maintain my attention to the end.

I loved this album when it first came out and I’m glad to have it reintroduced to me years after the last time I gave it an entire listen. Jack White’s crunchy guitar licks are the stuff of legends!

Ooh, Jeremy Corbyn …

Na zo'n vet openingsnummer kan de rest alleen nog maar tegenvallen... en dat doet het ook een beetje. De andere nummers zijn bij lange na niet zo onderscheidend, en wapperen qua genre ook een beetje alle kanten op. Wat Doors-achtige dingen, maar ook een soort songbook-niemendalletje, allemaal zonder veel attentiewaarde.

Dit album springt alle kanten op. Van feestrock tot bijna punk. En soms een flinke uitstap naar bijvoorbeeld een 'singer-songwriter' track met een zangeres. Er wordt heel wat afgespeeld. Enerzijds maakt dat het interessant. Anderzijds levert het soms een gebrek aan harmony op. Alsof het laatste puzzelstukje er met een hamer in wordt geramd. Uiteindelijk past het. Dat wel.

The White Stripes is een van de grote bands uit de zeroes. Ik heb ze zelf 1x gezien op Lowlands. Toen een van de eerste of enige bands die met 2 muzikanten een compleet geluid kon laten horen. Of althans, compleet, Jack White gooit er wat minimale scheurende gitaren in en Meg White doet boem-taka-boem-taka en mept ondertussen zo vaak als ze kan op de high hats. Als je daar al een nominatie voor beste 100 drummers aller tijden mee kan verdienen, dan zijn er heel veel beste drummers aller tijden. Maar het album is voor mij dus een feest der herkenning. Ooit nog eens een hele vakantie lang geluisterd in het zuiden van Spanje. Verder was daar ook geen fluit te doen, in het dorpje waar mi padre destijds vertoefde. Er was een Ierse pub, een zwembadje, en een snackbar waar je tapas Holandesi kon krijgen, oftewel een frikandel en een kroket. Nostalgie dus. En voor de nostalgie krijgt het 4 sterren. Want het is toch best wel minimalistisch en hunkert zelf ook iets teveel naar nostalgie uit vervlogen tijden. En tegenwoordig zijn er betere bands bestaande uit 2 muzikanten, ik noem een Royal Blood.

Really cool album. Impressive how they manage to get such a big sounds from just a pair of drums and a guitar. Each song feels unique as well, overall really how bar. Definitely seeing this being something that could become a 5 for me if I listen to it more.

The most early 00s album of the early 00s, from the aesthetics of the album cover, the singing style and music style. I think they really spearheaded the 00s garage rock revival. I remember reading the The white stripes mostly wanted to play blues in the begging and I think their blues roots shine through on some of the tracks. There are a lot of classics on here, Seven Nation army, the Hardest button to Button and Black Math to name a few. I really enjoyed the mix of fast paced Black Math compared to slower songs like the bluesy Ball and Biscuit. The ending song "It's True that we love one Another" feels more like a Moldy Peaches song and was a nice surprise and depature from the rest of the album. All in all it might not be my favorite White Stripes album but I think it is their most significant.

A couple of decent tracks. A couple of easy skips. Given it's from 2003, it not being a literal recording of camel flatulence means it has to be better than 95% of music released around then. Being better than a lot of things from 2003 doesn't make it a must-hear album.

Great fun, good riffs. Nicely paying homage to 50s/60s rock and blues. Good link to Raconteurs and Brendan Benson's power pop work.

Excellent. Perfect. Extraordinary. Rock at its finest.

A great album with very familiar songs. All in all, enjoyed!

One of the first albums I bought. Great stuff.

It was okay. Seven Nation Army is a banger but the rest wasn’t that great imo

Not available on spotify

Love love love this album. Just good, fun music.

listened to again bonafide classic and rock royalty

Wow one I'm actually familiar with. No complaints, catchy.

Très proche de 5 étoiles pour moi. Il y a certains moments plus proches du cabotinage ou du remplissage, mais sinon j'aime le minimalisme et l'efficacité, qui ne sacrifie rien à la présence et à la densité.

som massa

😌👍

Very cool guitar and throwback sound. Listened to this album quite a bit as I had it on CD on my car. I prefer their debut album to this, but this is still like a 3.5/5 for me

Ok

It's Garage Rock, and the best of its era. You'll enjoy every song. There isn't a skip-track on it.

Not too into garage rock/ blues revival records, but this is one of the seminal records of the era.

First half was slow (with some notable exceptions) but second half rocked

4.5/5. Wanted to rate this using 🐘 but you can’t cut an elephant in half. Oh well 🐘

Banger.

I love the white stripes so much!!

Fuck. Yes.

blum...blum blum blum blum blam... blam... alkaa albumi, ja samalla vitutus.. PASKAA!!!!! ei voi muuta sanoa kun 0/5!!"Elephant is elemental music, painted in primary colors. There is no shading to speak of. The instrumentation is unadorned aside from a little distortion here, a little reverb or echo there." elefantti lephants are sacred animals to Hindus. It is the living incarnation of one of their most important gods: Ganesh, an elephant-headed deity who rides atop a tiny mouse. hä? ball and biscuit

Not really a White Stripes fan but this album is amazing. So mamy great songs