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Elephant by The White Stripes

Elephant

The White Stripes

2003
3.83
Rating
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Distribution
Genres: Rock Styles: Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Garage Rock

Reviews (page 13 of 15)

icky thuuuuuuump

i really was expecting just another alr rock album and it sorta was but i do see where the praise comes from

AJ: Simple songs about complicated things. “I salute your solution(s)” It’s good rock & roll. I think there’s something to like about every fucking song on here. I liked just about all their singles, but a little late to the party as usual. This album and icky thump were the two I could really go start to finish with the most without getting turned off. Fucking weirdos. I love them. 🖤🤍♥️ Cat: They get so much feeling and vibe from just two people. It’s incredible. Fantastic dynamic range. Just cool. Rawk. One of the songs is greyed out? Hypnotise? Gonna have to YouTube that one.

OMG!!!!!!!!!

Some good singles but didnt ever make me go "cor blimey". The De Stijl album is a much bettet listen

If there's one thing we can all learn it's to never start an album with your best tune. The rest was alright though, plenty of variety across the album. I reckon with a few listens this could even reach the dizzy heights of 3.5.

Listened to 3/4s of it to be honest but was surprisingly disappointed after Seven Nation Army

Back when Jack White used to be the edgiest fucker in music. Are they married? Are they siblings? That’s all part of the alt-rock mystery. Probably added to their edge. Peak White Stripes. Find someone who doesn’t know Seven Nation Army. Some of the most iconic music videos of the 00’s lay in this track list. White Stripes probably get a 4/5 overall. Across their albums they’re more iconic than you think. Poses the question: are The White Stripes lame because they were the peak of 00s rock and that’s just dated now? Or are they lame because they were fucking shite really? Sot Dirty Red and White Bastards Black Math Hardest Button to Button Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine 3.5/5

Definitely their best work. Really inventive but also rootsy.

3/5. Maybe a little controversial but not a perfect album. Some definite misses and even some hit songs are skips. It’s not bad just not awesome.

Love this album. Not a bad song on it, and a nice variety considering it’s all done by 2 people. I forgot how good the White Stripes were/are.

So this album is just odd. Jack and Meg White have very different talent levels within their instruments and it shows rather heavily. You can also tell who worked on which songs more, but Jack White's lyricism really helps the album come threw in a positive manner.

I honestly don't understand how anybody can have super strong opinions on The White Stripes one way or the other. Maybe I just had to be there.

When I was a young boy I heard Seven Nation Army but didn't know who it was or what it was called. It stuck itself in my head so thoroughly that I spent a decade trying to find it. When I found it I listened to it on repeat for a week. This has biased me so much that no matte what else is on the rest of the album, it's five stars. It does help that I loved the rest.

Jack White kills on guitar on this and the songs slap

Daaaah da da da da daaaaah da. Stripped back music, retaining all the energy and fun that makes it great.

'Seven Nation Army' and 13 others. White Stripes lack of bass always annoyed me, amusing that their biggest hit has a a fake bass on it. Bass is best, why doesn't everyone know this yet?

Rock, seven nation army, ind til benet, solide riffs, en anelse punket

Yes mate probably their best. Only one i like any road.

Their best album, the rest seemed to.fade away, never recreate Seven Nation Army moment

Sometimes you just need good lyrics, a guitar and drums. This album was played on full on 6 Music the other night and a song got stuck in my head, consequently it's the third time I've listened to the album in full this week. I still enjoyed it.

Seven Nation Army is modern classic. The whole album is good and very listenable, but I'd struggle to give it a 5.

Referência do som dos anos 2000, carregado de hits.

langweiliger als erwartet

always been very close to my heart since a bunch of these songs were the first things I learned on guitar as a 4th grader

The highest quality 00’s rock. A nice dose of minimalism is here due to the lack of bass, and bluesier elements add to the music.

Detroit props. Credit for excellent guitar work. Jack White.

Jack White is so incredibly inventive and prolific. I "liked" just about every song on here. This was one of those albums that comes out once every few years that just renews your faith in music.

The White Stripes is mainly "Seven Nation Army" for me and I wasn't surprised to find that it's the opening song on the album. One other song that's also terrific from the album is "The Hardest Button to Button". They really manage to create a big sound with a minimalistic approach and there's nothing that feels like it's missing. Extremely well done. The downside is that not all the songs are that great bringing down the album a notch on the rating. It is however still an impressive album that I think most people should give a listen to.

Liked this new-to-me album quite a bit

Enjoyed lostenjng to this one, but there were still only a few songs I liked alot.

Better album than i thought it would be.

Had some bangers

Noen bangers. Ikke helt min smak.

Great grunge-rock album to play all the way through

Suffering from restless leg syndrome. Could anyone sit still through this duets album? Not me.

Kuff really doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Great album.

Pretentious but fun pop-rock. "In the Cold, Cold Night" was a good song. 3 lollypops out of 5. 🍭🍭🍭

A solid 4. I love the 'slightly more unhinged' version of Jack White on this record. Seven Nation Army, Black Math, The Hardest Button To Button -> all totally awesome tracks I could listen to every day.

I think I love this album. Turns out.

Bueno, que discazo. Es la combinacion de las mayores influecnias del rock pero se convinan y dosifican en los diferentes tracks para brindarnos una obra que con poco hace maravillas. El hitaso seven nation army encabeza el disco dejándolo en un pedestal del que es facil bajar, por suerte, logran mantenerse y agarrarse de las uñas a este, pasando por el rock, trash, garage, grunge, folk, folk-rock, blues, balad rock, entre otros tonos. Si bien son muchos apartados, los solos de guitarra y líneas de bajo, más los ataques rítmicos, son la frutilla de la torta, hace que tenga un sentido de personalidad que le finaliza de dar el toque a lo que se llama The White Stripes 9/10

Meh. I never really caught on to the white stripes hype.

This one largely passed me by back in the day. I feel that Jack listened to a lot of Cream, Led Zepp and Rolling Stones before recording this. Really very good.

What a great album from start to finish. Never listened to them before but this will be the start of listening to them.

Opening is a banger, some interesting songs but mostly fillers. Last song is proper cringe.

This was pretty good. Beginning better than the end, but overall good. Would say 3.5 so giving it benefit of the doubt.

Good, sometimes great. Best songs: Seven Nation Army, The Hardest Button to Button, In The Cold, Cold Night.

Pretty diverse album. I listened to this when I was younger and liked seven nation army, but none of the other songs really did it for me. This time around, my music tastes have expanded and I now have a greater appreciation for it. Was particularly struck by "In the Cold, Cold Night" which reminded me of "Train Song" by Vashti Bunyan.

GIVE ME A RECORD I HAVEN’T HEARD YET!!! 9/10

Most of this is that sleepy almost formless rock that ends up being mostly a let down. 7 Nation army is the stand out on the album.

Alright, kinda repetitive (listened to first half)

already heard

Good album I really like Jack White and I like how they genre bend and throw odd tracks in there

really fun and creative. jack white being able to create such an engaging album while being restricted to megs drum playing is really insane. love it

A surprising number of bangers on this one. But a lot of wasted time too. In general, I like The Whit Stripes and White himself is doing amazing things. Not sure this is one I would play over and over but I liked it.

Conocida Seven Nation Army.

In the same way that I am enthralled by the intricacy of a great prog-rock album, I absolutely love stripped down this album is.

Didn’t realize before how influenced the black keys were by the white stripes. Pretty crazy this came out in ‘03! Jack White is obviously one of the greats when it comes to guitar. His songwriting I can take or leave but overall this is a really solid album with more than a few flashes of greatness. I enjoy the fuzzy sound.

You know, this started off strongly, but kind of lost steam and meandered its way through the middle section, before coming home strong. ‘Elephant’ is still a cut above most rock albums from the last 25 years, but really, it’s a low bar to scale. ‘Seven Nation Army’, ‘There’s No Home For You Here’, ‘Hypnotize’ and ‘Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine’ are the highlights, but the rest of the album is decent too, if not as memorable as the best bits.

"Elephant" is the fourth album by American rock duo The White Stripes. It received critical acclaim and was a big commercial success hitting #1 in the UK and #6 in the US. I liked the genre descriptions of garage rock revival, blues rock and punk blues. Who makes these descriptions up? I want to be involved! The music added rhythm guitar and a bass. The album was produced by Jack White and mostly recorded in London with antiquated equipment including an 8-track tape machine and pre-60's recording equipment. I didn't mind the lo-fi approach that much; I guess Jack isn't a fan today of how it was done. Well, he did it. This album did win the 2004 Grammy for Best Alternative Album. That bass line which is actually a guitar kicks off the anthemic "Seven Nation Army" and album. A song still heard at literally every sporting event. The soft-loud-soft dynamic that I'm always a fan of. The title based on a younger Jack mis-hearing Salvation Army. An autobiographical song about gossip. The fourth and last single released has a rapping Jack in "There's No Home for You Here." A stomping fast-slow-fast song. Jack croons and does a decent job making the Burt Bacharach/Dusty Springfield "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" sound garage. It works. "Ball and Biscuit" has a slow stomping blues riff and beat. A few searing guitar solos. Supposedly, about a guy trying to impress a girl and the folklore of being the seventh son of a seventh son having supernatural powers. One of my favorite songs on the record. A good example of rhythm guitar is "The Hardest Button to Button." More in the hard rock category and an album highlight. "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" was originally written for an early album. More hard drving guitar. A screaming Jack White. This album has a number of the bigger White Stripe songs. In their catalogue, I like their earlier albums "De Stijl" and "White Blood Cells" slightly better. There are some filler and unnecessary songs but mostly there's a lot here to like.

I love this album

Impressive. I knew the first one of course, but the rest of them is even better!

Heard this and not fussed.

Ohhh Jeremy Corbyn. repeat to fade. I don't know what it is about the White Stripes, they're plainly quite good, but even at the time when I liked them, I never loved them, and I've never felt the desire to stick any of their records on in the intervening 20 years or so, even the couple I bought. Also, the big songs here were absolutely played to buggery everywhere, and the rest is kind of meh blues rock noodlings. I drifted in and out listening to this again now, mostly bored. Started as a 3, managed to work its way down to a 2. I'm noticing a theme in this project, maybe its the blues rock that doesn't do it for me. I like the blues. Shit, the cover version here just killed Burt Bacharach. Confirmed 2.

The waves of classic rock'n'roll peaked at this album and after it crashed and it's probably hard to reach these heights yet again. It's a record that condenses around half a century of blues and country influenced rock, and bottles it to perfection - yet adds it's own flavour and tint, while stripping it all down to it's most barebones ingredients - a guitar and drums and voices. It's a punctuation mark for guitar music - and whether it's a semi-colon or a fullstop - it's hard to avoid thinking that there cannot be anything beyond this album that is not derivative of it, or any of it's vast canon of influences. But, hey, guitar music, what a way to go.

Love it. What a classic opener with seven nation army.

Those siblings sure can rock. Instant classic!

Pas loin d'être un album parfait si on me demande

la première chanson aurait vraiment pu être un bop je pense dommage qu'on l'entende pas plus à la radio ou dans des reprises par exemple

4.5 stunning

Artist #886 on last.fm 15 scrobbles This record is not terrible but overrated IMO

Fun, eclectic.

5/10. i didn't dislike it but it was pretty disappointing. just felt like it didn't come together.

6/10. This was kinda a let down to me, didn't like much besides 7 Nation Army

A lot of this was just pretty boring. 6/10

A very unique band that triggered a wave of imitators. Very cool.

This album is great. Some really good rock songs and some really sweet songs too, and they mix really well together. I really liked the fact that "I just don't know what to do with myself" is right before "In the cold cold night". Such a powerful song next to a calm and sweet one. And well, of course there's "Seven nation army" at the beginning. Great experience, deserved stars.

Might be residual gripes from when it was everywhere and overhyped, but I still have a hard time listening to this.

This is rather good, Jack White is exceptionally talented, although seven nation army is the most overplayed song

Top form White Stripes

It's one of those formative teenage albums for me. I first heard it in 2004 when I was 12 and I've loved it ever since. This thing not only made me dig deep into the blues and garage rock, it pushed me to pick up an electric guitar! It still rocks and I don't think there's any weak track on the whole thing. Still, all the heavy guitar playing aside, I think my favourite is In the cold cold night. I just have so many memories come up when I hear it! Love this album, one of my all time favourites.

Un des meilleurs albums de garage rock par un des meilleurs groupe de garage rock à son peak.

Pretty much a perfect album, if I could rate higher than I 5 I would. I can't do a best tracks because I honestly don't think I could choose just a few, the whole album is just so well done.

Probably my favourite album of its decade? Songs like Seven Nation Army through Ball and Biscuit and Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine are songs I can listen to all day (and I do/did, a lot). But really, it's the entire album: Elephant provides a very vivid example for how to do rock right in the 21st century.

I was late in discovering the White Stripes, but this record broke through. One of the greatest riffs to open an album. Stellar guitar and great Melodies. Love this.

I did not love this as much as I expected to if I'm being honest. I really like Jack White but this album feels pretty scattered. I really liked all three of the songs listed on my fav tracks (guitar on "Ball and a Biscuit" is scortching!) but I didn't love most of the others. While Jack White brings grerat energy to the table and gave a us a riff for the ages to open this album, there was no one to balance him out like Brendan Benson does with The Raconteurs (my favorite project of Jack White's). I really hated Meg's singing and felt like some of the songs on this album could have been cut to give it punky and "in your face" brevity. At the same time, it's hard to think of a rock song more influential than Seven Nation Army since 2003 and I have to give credit for that. I also am now curious to go back and listen to more White Stripes so my interest was certainly piqued.

It’s just a masterpiece. I saw Jack White this last summer and went through their whole discography beforehand. It all lasts the test of time, even while it could’ve been easy to write them off as slightly gimmicky. But that is some good shit that I’ve loved since it came out when I was in middle school. And hell, I may even love it more now! Also, Seven Nation Army doesn’t even come close to being their best song… dig deeper, y’all.

I like the production of the album. Most of the songs have a good hook, but I don't like the singing on most of the songs. The cover version of I Just Don't Know What to do with Myself is an abomination. Favorite song: Seven Nation Army.

A game changer for 2000s rock. Every crunchy note is it’s own symphony. I can’t get enough of this album even after all these years.

I'm more partial to De Stijl, but this one isn't far behind. "You have no faith in medicine" is one of my favorite White Stripes tracks, and it really does showcase some of the best of what this band is about. Such a big sound from a two-piece band!

Just a smidge less good than The Stripes’ previous “White Blood Cells”, but will always be a 10/10 must listen from me.

Great album.

Started strong then I gotta pretty bored after a few songs.

Forgot how much I liked You've Got Her In Your Pocket. Never want to hear Seven Nation Army again. Little Acorns hits hard.

Any good songs seem to be hidden behind distortion and fuzz with odd lyrics. I think they write 8bars and improvise the rest. It’s catchy but I wonder what they’d do with more experience or talent.

Home run.

ponele que zafa

Overrated

Versatile amazing, can’t wait to listen to more of their music.

The White Stripes have never really done much for me. I appreciate Jack White as the strange, aloof musician he is, but it's never translated to me, music wise. It's fine, I like it when it gets super-heavy bluesy, but other than that I could take it or leave it. Favorite tracks: "Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine", "The Hardest Button to Button"

simply put, i did not enjoy listening to this album at all.

Seven Nation Army

Dum Dum Dum Dum Dum Dum Dum Everyone knows the riff and it’s one of the easiest riffs ever. The KISS principle is alive and well. This riff led to a big following for these guys but I never really understood

A couple of days ago I was listening to Jazz FM and a version (featuring some nice tenor sax) of Seven Nations Army came on. The DJ went on to provide a short analysis of the lyrics and how the song meaning has changed over the years – this is a jazz channel, remember. Outside of that anthem and future jazz standard, “Hardest Button” was the only song that was familiar to me. I was pleasantly surprised by the number of nicely crafted songs on the of the rest of the album. The power and energy, the vocals and especially the guitar-playing are all outta the top drawer. I think the fact that there are only two instruments is a plus – the empty spaces give the rest more impact. My co-judge saw them live in 2007 and still talks about it.

This is pretty solid punk-blues revival-rock with Jack White shredding his guitar on most of the songs. Seven Nation Army is the highlight of course, but his cover of Burt Bacharach's I just don't know is a nice touch also.

Listened Before? N I'm going to put this out there and its going to sound edgy but I'm serious. I wish 7-Nation Army didn't exist. Or, if it has to, I wish it wasn't on this album. It's too polished and it disrupts the flow of the album which, in the rest of it's entirety, is awesome. I love that they let Meg have some singing parts this time. Pretty good effort overall. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: In the Cold Cold Night

Can’t believe I’d never listened to this before. Now that I have, I get it!

I finally understand some sense of why Jack White's chops get so much respect. Little Acorns and Faith in Medicine are particularly impressive. Blues bones under a very creative muscle and skin. I don't think I'd put it on randomly, but it was thoroughly enjoyable to listen. But I also understand why people ragged on Meg White's chops. I'd like to think I should be charitable but it was really distracting at times. Bummer.

Good album. A decent lofi experience with some rockin’ tunes. But the lack of bass gives me the wiggins sometimes.

Fire singles, the rest is a bit meh.

"If you study the picture carefully, Meg and I are elephant ears in a head-on elephant. But it's a side view of an elephant, too, with the tusks leading off either side." - Jack White This guy was smoking some fucking insane kush, because I've been staring at the cover for the past 30 minutes and I don't see anything that even slightly resembles an elephant. I'm not a fan of The White Stripes. Their only good song is "Seven Nation Army" and putting it as the first song of the album only meant that it was downhill all the way.

Enjoyed this one

The lost art of naming your songs after the first line in the lyrics.

This was good. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did. There were two tracks that stood out but the rest was good enough for 4*

Spacebar.is.not.working! Enjoyed.bits.of.this.album.a.lot.but.there.were.also.a.couple.of.stinkers. I'll.be.generous...

Pretty banging but when it gets a bit stripped back and folksy I don't enjoy so much

Hard to set aside the edgy beginner guitar lesson associations and hear in its context. Ultimately, beyond some pretty catchy guitar on the big hits it’s not a brilliant listen. Appreciate its simplicity and do think White’s character is fun but ultimately didn’t really enjoy listening. Maybe in a different mood. Feel like the good tracks have enough in them to fill a car advert and the other tracks are just kind of odd.

The White Stripes are good! I enjoy this album but think I get a little bit lost when Jack goes off into his rocky little moments. The best siblingspouses in showbusiness. Fave song (not called 7 nation army): Little Acorns I love the squirrel bits

One 5 song, the others 3 or 4s

On first listen, kind of annoyed me a bit and wasn't really the vibe at the time, but I stuck it on the day after and didn't mind it. You really do have to be in the mood. I can appreciate why the album is raved about, it's a really cohesive set of songs, no track really feeling like filler, with punchy stripped back rock/blues production. However, it does begin to feel a bit samey after a while and I was looking forward to the album finishing at about the 40min mark. Aside from the famous tracks, I really liked The Air Near My Fingers. I would probably listen to this album again, but would need to be in the mood. I do however think it deserves a place in the 1001, mostly due to the quality of the album, but it isn't really for me. All in all, not a bad album, but relative to the other albums in the 1001, not a particularly high scorer.

Jack White is a goddamn treasure. I am usually not a bluesy sound guy, but this album is like a marriage of blues and harder rock. Seven Nation Army still gets people going after 20 years so they must have done something right. Unique sound for their time and just didn't care what everyone else was doing. Great album, need this on vinyl

Jack white is one of the most creative guitarists of our time.

In terms of image, is there a more contradictory band? This is a band, and an album, that advertises itself on its authenticity. The White Stripes purposefully recorded Elephant using 1950s equipment. And as I mentioned in my review of their previous album White Blood Cells, the White Stripes seem almost frightened, in the manner of a teacher's pet, to go beyond their declared influences of blues, country, rock and punk. Yet what band has ever seemed more artificial? Them hawking themselves on their authenticity brings the postmodern conundrum of faking sincerity in a fake way, since they were sincere all along. There's the quirkiness of the Michel Gondry videos. We have the siblings-then-lovers-then-neither business which I don't think anyone sensible cared about. Their colour scheme of white, red and black (the colours of a swastika flag, coincidentally) reminds one of the sartorial rigmarole of glam. And don't pretend that recording on 50s equipment is in any way less an affectation as a declaration that no synthesisers were used on this album. But the White Stripes always had one shield against these intellectualised jabs: they have the songs to back up the pretence. The White Stripes have continually made fantastic songs. Seven Nation Army and The Hardest Button to Button are fantastic songs. They've made enough fantastic songs to produce a corker of a greatest hits. It's cock-obvious what their best songs are. Their best songs are the ones that rock the hardest. Elephant is the White Stripes album that rocks the hardest. So yes, this is the best White Stripes album. For all the pretence of their image (is anyone else vaguely reminded of new romanticism?), the White Stripes work best as a simple, dick-in-vag rock band. Which leads us to the aptest test: how does this work as an album alongside, for instance, Back in Black or Appetite for Destruction? Well, neither of those albums had any sense of irony (it's a mistake to assume those albums are stupid, though intelligent is in no way the word to use; I'd say they're streetwise). The White Stripes, as the convolutions of their image indicate, cannot operate without a sense of irony, As I was typing this, Jack White sang "it's a fact that I'm a seventh son". That, my leviathans, is a serendipitous moment that proved to me why I felt a significant inch of distance betwixt the White Stripes and me. When I reviewed White Blood Cells, I was dissuaded by a lack of nonchalance, by Jack White the rock geek and not the rock god. Listening to this, I clocked that this prissiness extended to their use of irony. Irony should be a wonderful tool that unleashes the imagination. The White Stripes's irony is workmanlike. It's the irony of a band that's too scared to be too ironic. They could do a top-notch cover of a classic synthpop track (let's say Soft Cell's Say Hello, Wave Goodbye), but they would simply be too frightened when it came time to record. Changing avenue, the lyrics to the White Stripes are, if you're looking deeply, bollocks. But that's hardly an uncommon occurrence in the best rock albums. For instance, Noel Gallagher has never denied his lyrics try to indicate a mood rather than a meaning (which means they're semantically bollocks). But with our Noel, we all knew that, because that was part of the deal of enjoying Oasis. They make you feel good rather than philosophise. The White Stripes' lyrics are equally tonal rather than meaningful, but does Jack White know that? Horrifically, I think he thinks that, due to his diligence, everything he writes must be meaningful somehow, even though he knows rock 'n' roll needs no intellectual justification. Combining those two points is what breaks my heart about the White Stripes. They got trapped in a postmodern web of authenticity twisted with artifice, and so their brilliant songs became stuck with that whiff of untrustworthiness. Irony is like a cheap toy: if you play with it carelessly, it'll break, and your mum won't buy you another. NoRadio, signing off.

Seven Nation Army já é um clássico. Boa primeira música para começar esse projeto. Muito surpresa como nunca tinha ouvido o album todo antes. Muito bom.

mostly forgettable bluesy garage rock

What have I done to appease the generator and have such a solid run of albums of the last 10 days (with one notable Kanye-sized exception)? Is it the ritualistic imbibing of wheat grass juice I’ve adopted in the generator’s honor? Perhaps it’s the sage burning I took part in to rid my abode of the evil spirits of recommendations past? (I’m looking at you, “Blood and Chocolate” by Elvis Costello and ABC’s “Lexicon of Love”) More likely, it’s the generator taking pity upon me for the horrors I’ve had to endure over the last 150+ records…The generator has seen my suffering and is now rewarding me, graciously, with a reprieve. All hail our benevolent album generating overlord, whose limitless bounty enriches even the smallest man. Now that I’ve given thanks, I turn to the album recommendation at hand: “Elephant” by The White Stripes. Unless you live under a rock or come from an alternate dimension, you at least have an awareness of the White Stripes. Their bare bones, explosive brand of blues based garage rock is so ubiquitous in 2022 that you can’t go to a sporting event in America (and much of the world) without hearing “Seven Nation Army”. “Elephant” is solid from front to back and might be the perfect encapsulation of their sound over their career, but it runs a bit long for me. As a personal preference, I think around 40 minutes is the perfect album length, especially for a band like the White Stripes, whose love of vinyl is well documented. A record like this, explosive as it can be, you want it to come on, sock you in the face and leave you wanting more. By the end of Elephant, I was glad it it was over. Not because I didn’t enjoy it, but because it started to feel like it was repeating itself.

Surprisingly heavy, this thing just rips.

Anybody who doesn't find themselves bopping to Black Math has no pulse. There's more light and shade than I was expecting with quieter songs like You've Got Her In Your Pocket. The guitar on Ball and Biscuit is perfect, both rhythm, lead, and that muddy, squealing solo.

não esperava que fosse gostar. lembra rolling stones ou the who

Thought it was pretty good. I enjoy their style of rock. The heavy bass hits nice. Really disliked the song its true we love one another. Really liked Seven Nation Army, Black Math, and Hypnotize

Some classic tracks that are both of a particular time, but still sound relatively fresh. Could be paired down a bit. 4/5

Middle of the road for me

I loved this album when it came out. Still holds up!

This was a great album from start to finish. I enjoyed it more than Whote Blood Cells, which is why I’m giving it a 5 since that was a 4

The White Stripes are always good for some consistently fun garage rock.

I mean, I love Jack White vocally, and there is just something so potent about this sound that was so pervasive in the midst of other mainstream successes at the time.

It's nice to remember that rock and roll did not, in fact, die in the early 2000s.

I took a while to warm up to the album Elephant, much like I did with the band. The White Stripes is not an every day listen for me, but I was happy to see this album come up as a recommendation. I've listened to this album at least once before. "Seven Nation Army" is in my 'definitely re-play' list, and several other tracks ("There's No Home for You Here", "You've Got Her in Your Pocket", "Ball and Biscuit", "The Hardest Button to Button") are tracks that I will probably listen to again. This album is an odd mix of hard, grinding rock and quiet folk-leaning tunes. I can accept the changes in pace. I'd listen to this album again.

Seven Nation Army a classic, everything else feels like a guy having fun jamming on the blues and having fun. Great, but not the most exciting to me. Rounding up to a 4.

In which Jack and Meg accomplish plenty with little more than a drum set, guitar and effects pedal. The songs seem to burst out of Jack fully formed with an impulsive energy which carries the listener along. And greatness achieved with Seven Nation Army and The Hardest Button to Button. There’s a decent cover (I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself) and a silly trio song to close out which you don’t really need to hear again.

'Seven nation army' è molto bella, anche senza il mondiale vinto dall'Italia. Carino

Seven Nation Army always gets my head nodding, is it a great song or just a great riff?

Oh you know this. It's good, it's well known, and it slaps. White Stripes are a phenomenon, happy to have them recommended.

yep bem massa

Given the musical landscape into which the White Stripes emerged at the turn of the millennium, their nuts and bolts approach to the delta blues really was something quite radical. This album perhaps isn’t the best representation of what made this group so important, and it arguably overstays its welcome by a track or two. But the singles are modern rock classics and the production (though samey in parts) really focuses the band’s back-to-basics approach.

Meg White can't drum and the production sounds like shit, but not even in an interesting punk sort of way. It's also fucking boring.

seven nation army es la única canción que destaca de este álbum. el resto pasan todas sin pena ni gloria

osea bien pero 6.5/10

Var ikke helt klar for å starte uken med seven nation army. Klapper heller i takt for en encore av helgen. Jeg er overraskende hvor mye jeg har hørt av dette fra før, uten å være klar over det. Syns det begynte bra (track 2-4) og sluttet ok (10-13)

Seven Nation Army the biggest rock song of the 21st century?

Hyvä! Tykkäsin kuunnella eikä tullut tylsää. Suosikit Seven Nation Army, I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself ja In The Cold, Cold Night.

Tätä albumia ei oo tullut kuunneltua kokonaisena hetkeen, niin siinä mielessä tähän oli kiva palata! :) Suosikkeja: There's No Home For You Here, I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself, Ball and Biscuit, The Hardest Button To Button

meg white is an incredible drummer, very talented jack white is the singer

Probably Jack White's best work to date. It demonstrates his eclectic take on rock to great effect. Starting off with one of the best known riffs in music, but moving on from there to some fairly sparse blues, some highly memorable songs and a touch of prog here and there. Overall a very good album and highly recommended for those just starting with Jack.

I love the driving guitars on this. Jack White has such a distinctive tone and style.

Fav songs: - Seven Nation Army - There's No Home For You Here - In The Cold, Cold Night - I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mothers Heart - The Air Near My Fingers - Well It's True That We Love One Another

Instant 5. Jack White at the height of his considerable powers. Oh yeah Meg is good on it as well

It is just good stuff

Jaha oli joku suosittu biisi.. olikos.. heheh ve vill ve vill rock you biisi... tais olla... Heh.... Joku biisi... Heh.. ensimmäisenä... heh... Sen jälkeen.. SONNAN SOITATUSTA!!!.. Noh.. sentään saman tyylistä.. palpatusta.. kuppaloppalointia... pippulpapsulaa... Intialaisia,,, viisaita: "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." "- - these are mostly genial but part-formed blues-rock etudes. In other words, too much jam in this donut." Tekninen puoli:..... Ei bassoa

Ok some classics

It's indie rock, so I'm very biased in favour of it. Nevertheless, biases notwithstanding, this is a fantastic album. 7 Nation and Button to Button are great head banging catchy tunes, two nice stripped back tracks in the middle. More bluesy than I expected, not entirely unpleasant.

This album opens with the thunderous "Seven Nation Army" a song that will live on for ages not just because of it's awesomeness, but because every college football team in the USA now uses it as a jock jam, usually as a kick-off anthem. Despite being tired of hearing that song, I can't deny that it has to be one of the all-time greatest opening tracks on a rock album. And this IS a rock album. I actually don't think this is the best White Stripes album. Heck, I don't even think it's the best Jack White album. But, it is a very good album. It's one hard-hitting blues riff after another, with the Jack White flair we've come to expect. Personally, it's gets a bit overdone by the time I get to the end of the album and the songs all start to sound the same (to be fair, this is probably true of the White Stripes across the board). Still, there are some truly fantastic tracks that make this an album worth checking out. Not sure what's up with the final track, though...such an odd way to end the album and the song feels totally out of place on Elephant. Really wish we could give half stars. This one's a 3.5 for me. Highlights: Seven Nation Army, Ball and Biscuit, Hypnotize

With a striking 3-color aura and a ravaging blues-punk elephant of an album, The White Stripes is one of the most prominent acts of the 2000's.

Not bad. Bluesier than I thought it'd be

It's cool

I love this album. I have loved this album for almost 20 years, so I can't have a objective opinion on this. Obviously 7 nation army has grown to cultural level, people know the song even if they don't know the song. But the rest of the album is also brilliant, stripped down rock and roll blues at their best.

Classic rock

What a great album. Brought back so many lovely memories listening to this. Jack White is a genius

Singles: -------------------------------------------------- Seven Nation Army I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself The Hardest Button to Button There's No Home for You Here Standouts: Seven Nation Army, The Hardest Button to Button, I Just Don't Know What to do With Myself, Little Acorns, Hypnotize, Well It's True That We Love One Another Others: Black Math, There's No Home For You Here, In the Cold Cold Night, You've Got Her in Your Pocket

Love me some White Stripes, and not just because they are my Detroit homies. This is a great album. Great guest vocals by legendary Detroit anchorman Mort Crim, not to mention Holly Golightly's contribution on the closing track. I love Meg's highlight song In the Cold, Cold Night too. It's just a great album (did I say that already?) 4 stars.

The White Stripes do a good job of building on their rock inspiration and previous work without just copying. They found ways to still create original sounds in a dying genre. Very enjoyable and fun to listen to. 4/5

Interesting songs

Surprisingly more fun than I thought it would be.

Kinda classy but feels repetitive. Maybe I’m just tired tho.

The White Stripes never made an <4* album. At the time I thought of this album as a way of perfecting their sound. Nowadays I am a little less impressed and believe White Blood Cells, and possibly De Stijl are the better WS albums. Still it is a very good album of course.

This was my entry album to the White Stripes, and I loved it at the time. Still a good album today, but for me the wow factor has faded a bit.

Very good album although it lacks a certain rawness compared to its predecessors. And seven nation army has been spun to pieces.

Turns out they have more music than Seven Nation Army and Icky Thump. Jokes aside, I'm not familiar enough to say anything deep about this album but on the surface level, some of the tracks were quite enjoyable

First album I got on this was White Blood Cells. Lovely to have them back, even if it has got their obvious song on there, as sung by every coked up football hooligan and magic grandpa loving political losers. But also has the best Dusty Springfield cover ever, an amazing Holly Golightly duet (triet?) And The Hardest Button to Button. There's a bit of filler, but overall a cracking album.

What an amazing record!

For sure some underdeveloped songs on this album, where the sound and Jack's eclectic guitar playing can't quite carry everything. With that said, there are plenty of highlights throughout. 'Black Math' is awesome and it's refreshing to hear Meg on 'In The Cold, Cold Night'. The guitar on 'Ball and Biscuit' is so muddy and ugly, and Meg's drumming on 'The Hardest Button To Button' is vicious as hell. And then what the darn is 'Little Acorns'? I guess the only thing that's left to say is: lååå lå lå lå lå låååå låååå

While the rest of the world was falling head over heels over the White Stripes, I always had a harder time fully understanding the hype. I don't really care for Meg's simplistic drumming and Jack's heavily blues-inspired songwriting rarely hits me. That's not to say that there isn't a lot of things I really appreciate about the band and Elephant in particular. Jack's absurd guitar sound is as always a thrill (especially on "Ball and Biscuit") and there's a fair amount of great songs on this thing; not only counting the of course legendary "Seven Nation Army" and the banger "The Hardest Button to Button". In the end it all feels a bit to sparse, even with White's ear for production. I get the idea of dropping the bass, but the lack of it makes an otherwise explosive chorus as the one on "Little Acorn" feel like it was ripped directly off an early demo. A big 3. But a 3 nonetheless.

All-time classic by The White Stripes and easily one of my favorite albums of all time. The simpleness of the instrument work helps the album create some the catchiest riffs written in rock. The songs on the album range from good to fantastic with highlights being Seven Nation Army, I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself, The Hardest Button to Button, Ball and Biscuit, and Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine. The acoustic tracks, while not as instantly memorable, are nice songs that break up the constant fuzzed-out guitar tones. This album is the longest White Stripes album, but isn't dragged out by any means. If you're interested in The White Stripes, this would be my go-to album to get started with the band.

Some good songs, and I appreciate the minimalist approach to their sound. However, there are a lot of throwaway songs that just sound the same. Need more hooks and melodies to get excited about.

19th September 2022 Listened while painting the cupboards in the spare room. Bank holiday, went to the field with Js and the boys. One of my all time faves. Blistering, centred on ball and biscuit which is stunning. And of course 7 nation army.

Primeiro álbum do desafio e já é um que conheço desde a época do lançamento (ainda tenho o cd fisíco), mas fazia muito tempo que não ouvia. Continua sendo ótimo do jeito que eu lembrava (Seven Nation Army clássico atemporal)

Seven Nation Army

The album is pretty good overall. Some song were really good, my favorites are "Seven Nation Army", "Hypnotize" and "In The Cold, Cold Night". But there were a couple of boring songs to that I kinda had to force myself to sit through. Glad I listened to it.

Gotta love an album that's here to remind us that rock music will always be around in some way, shape or form. Love the bluesy guitars, the catchiness, and the overall simplicity and effortlessness of the record. Opening with Seven Nation Army certainly ups expectations for the rest of the album, but Jack and Meg hit the mark especially in the first half. It falters a bit after Ball and Biscuit, so that back half could be trimmed down somewhat. Besides the two I mentioned above, standout tracks are In the Cold, Cold Night & I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself.

The white stripes - Elephant Notes - Only really heard seven nation army from this album - Im pretty meh on jack whites solo stuff - I like the guitar tones he uses but I get a bit tired of them after a while Fav - I just don’t know what to do with myself Least fav - Ball and biscuit - Solo was cool but the rest of the song didn’t do it for me

3.8 + A certified classic upon release (5 stars in Rolling Stone?!) but this record’s glory has faded for me. Still plenty of rockers (“Black Math”, “Girl, You Have No Faith…”). But also plenty of weak moments. “In the Cold, Cold Night” is cute but turns into a popcorn fart at the bridge. “Ball and Biscuit” has some scintillating guitar work but campy, pseudo-cool lyrics delivered with a lame “daddy-o” vibe. “I Want To Be the Boy” and “You’ve Got Her…” played back to back make for a boring middle.

Pretty amazing album I really enjoyed it

Fantastic album here I really don't know how to put my feelings into words about it. It has great peaks and valleys. Hard hitting tracks and fantastically calming smooth spots that flow between each other so well. The monologue in Little Acorns. A grungy garage blur guitar tone like no other with some hard slapping drums. It's all you need.

Few classics in there. Overall okay

Thought it was mid. Might need another listen one day.

What I knew and like from Elephant arrives closer to the end. That makes sense, since Jack seems to start with a limited palette and move gradually and generally into more complex sound spaces. Song lengths and styles are nicely varied, and while there's no obvious binding conceit, it's a strong meat-and-potatoes rock record, occasionally remarkable for just how stripped-down it is.

Pretty solid if a little long

I'm very fond of this one.

Apart from that one iconic song that everyone knows, it was all a bit meh. Some almost good stuff throughout and nothing that I would actively turn off if it was playing but certainly wouldn't seek it out.

Good, really showed off how to do a minimal striped down version of drums. Made me realize that I need to double all my guitar and voice parts on left and right. Also his acoustic guitar songs were nice to listen to with the picking guitar and his voice cut through with strong Melody’s

Not entirely my cup of tea. Had a cool garage band kind of feeling to it which I liked. Standouts were Ball and Biscuit and The Hardest Button to Button.

Great album front to back

listening to it for the first time in years....holy s@*t - I forgot how great it is! Just pure loud live guitar - superb.

After three thrilling records, Elephant always felt flat to me. Senior Slump? I don't know but there are still enough stand out tracks that they pass. Listening to it again mostly confirms this for me. The good songs are really good and the ones that didn't grab me before haven't really appreciated over time.

This... isn't that great. Seven Nation Army is a good song, but the rest of the album is just.. more of it and not as good. This album is just kind of sonically annoying.

Elephant's got a lot of good stuff on here. From the iconic single to deeper cuts, it's a fun listen all around. My only gripe is that it's a bit long, but this is only the second White Stripes I've listened to so it may need more time.

Great rock album, forgot how solid it is beginning to end

Buen disco, fusiona el blues y el rock, suena minimalista y poderoso.

Surprise! The white stripes isn't only "Seven nation army", there's a whole top-tier class album behind

I've always wanted to listen to this album fully because I like what I've heard from the white stripes beyond the usual seven nation army and I think we're going to be friends. That's not to say that 7 nation army isn't a killer way to start an album that keeps you amped pretty much through the entire tracklist. The song still makes you want to run through any wall you see even after being overplayed for 20 years. Otherwise, I also liked the more (relatively) mellow closing song

Good memories of this album. Still holds up.

Okay, hear me out. This popped up today and I was like "YEEESSSSS". Seven Nation Army is definitely a MF CLASSIC and I love the song. Black Math not so much what I like, very loud and I can´t feel the groove. There´s No Home For You - WHY didn´t I know this song before?! Awesome, love the guitars and of course Jack White´s singing fits so perfectly. I really like the lyrics, too. Perfect break-up song, I dunno. I Just Don´t Know What To Do With Myself - also a classic. I totally remember the music video within the first two SECONDS of the song. I remember some chick dancing super sexy - oh it´s Mrs. Moss. Fine. I feel this songs has really strong Rolling Stones vibes. In The Cold, Cold Night - Love the bass, love the singing. Shit. I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother´s Heart - Glorified version of Stacey´s Mom? Oh Jeez, what. I GIGGLED. You´ve Got Her In Your Pocket - Sounds a little like a B-Side Song. Not really my thing. Ball and Biscuit - LOVE the guitar and the drums. Does anyone strip to this? If yes, congrats. Great song, good beat. The Hardest Button to Button - Like the guitars and the beat, but still don´t feel the song. Oh wait, not true. 2 minutes in and it´s good. Little Acorns - completely catches you off guard. Ooooohhh, piano. Like the story, like the actual lyrics. "Grab all your problems and rip them apart" spoke to me, dunno why. Hypnotize - like it. Not much to say here. Short n´ sweet. The Air Near My Fingers - really like it. Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine - I really am enjoying this song, once again. It´s fun and typical White Stripes rock. But also: random. Acetaminophen so Tylenol. Makes me laugh Well It´s True That We Love One Another - I still remember the rumors about them being lovers. So this made me laugh. Resume: Really, really, really good. You always forget about music you listened to almost 20 years ago.

Better than the previous album, but still very plodding, which is largely a rest of the pedestrian drumming. Balk and biscuit is tge best track but its highly derivative of Voodoo Chile, so no marks there. I don't like 7 nation army either - just too plodding and one paced.

10/10, loved this album for years.

Masterpiece Meg White you are a master. Good for you for taking care of yourself. This album contains some of my favourite musical moments; -Seven Nation Army opening -the sustained feedback on There’s No Home For You Here -The solos on Ball and Biscuit -I got a backyard with nothing in it, except a stick, a dog and a box with something in it. We are poorer for not having the White Stripes in our lives anymore. The bands that followed in their wake never really reached their heights. Jack Whites fine on his own, but there’s something about the raw, deliberate energy the Stripes had. I listened to this album twice today. Does not seem like it’s going to be 20 years old next year; most stuff on alternative radio hasn’t evolved since what these two put out. Incredible lineup of music videos that went with this album too. Seven Nation Army is still incredible to look at.

I really really loved this album in high school. “Ball and Biscuit” is still one of my favorite White Stripes songs — Jack White’s soloing on there made me want to play guitar. This certainly isn’t my favorite Stripes record because there’s a couple songs on here I didn’t like much (they all happen to be smack dab in the middle). What I like about them, and what most people seemed to like, is their marriage of blues and garage rock with a naughties rock production style. The aesthetics of the White Stripes and the silly story surrounding their relationship (siblings or couple?) add to their charm and mythos. Though not my favorite Stripes record, I’m inclined to give this a 5 because of the nostalgia and in case I don’t ever see another Stripes record here again (I don’t want to skew my summary up! I love the White Stripes). 5 5 5!

I really enjoy the minimalist style. True rock and roll.

Rockin and cool, some epic reach that still feels rootsy in grasp.

Enjoyed the album. Surprised it 19 years to listen to the entire album!

Listened to this after dusty, and woo boy

oh nice, Seven Nation Army: The Album but seriously, it sucks how overshadowed this album is, like yeah SNA is a great track but so is nearly the whole tracklist this is a 10/10 for me can’t decide what my favorite song is, so many to choose

I write this two short blocks from the club where the White Stripes first started and about a half-mile from Jack White's Third Man Records Detroit store. Jack White is to music like Veganism is to eating. Meaning, how do you know if someone likes Jack White / The White Stripes? Don't worry, they'll tell you. Elephant is a good garage album. The ballpark anthem Seven Nation Army is almost a cliché now, but White has some other good songs on here. There's No Home For You Here, I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself are two. But, when he strays from the raw garage sound he's known for (In The Cold, Cold Night), the problems of Jack White / The White Stripes show. White's basic songwriting isn't supported on the weaker music of off-brand songs but excel when his garage sound is paired. I love what he's done for music, record stores, and recording, but this is a middle of the road album. 3.5/5.

Swingende rock! Het openingsnummer "Seven Nations Army" is natuurlijk wereldberoemd. De rest is ook wel aardig, maar niks springt er nog zo uit. ***

A nice fusion of Led Zeppelin and John Spencer Blues Explosion with both driving a punk-ish feel to the songs. (7/10) FT: Seven Nation Army, The Hardest Button To Button, Ball and Biscuit

All it takes is one guitar riff to turn a band into rock royalty and that's what The White Stripes became with Elephant. A searing, boisterous collection of 21st Century blues and pure rock and roll, Elephant sees the Stripes approach the peak of their powers with the aura of a confident tag team ready to take home the championships. Perhaps if one needs a proper introduction to Meg and Jack, this is the best bet for a good choice; a moment in time where they became the best American rock band in the world. Favorites: Seven Nation Army, Black Math, There's No Home for You, Here, I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself, In the Cold, Cold Night, You've Got Her in Your Pocket, Ball and Biscuit,The Hardest Button to Button, Little Acorns, Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine.

Too moody for me

too moody for me

The album was good. Seven Nation Army is the most recognizable song. I still like that song even though it has been way over played. I do not care for it when fans "sing" the the main tune. I did not care the last song on the album.

I'd forgotten just how much I listened to this when it came out. It's a stomper, if a little too silly for its own good at times. Was fun to revisit.

Genius album by a genius (and Meg), never going to be any less than 5 🌟!

Aside from "Seven Nation Army," which I could be ecstatic to never hear again, I did enjoy this album. <Bass guitar? Where's the bass guitar??> Meg White's vocals were a bit... ingratiating after a while, though. Maybe as backing vocals it could have worked, but... yeah. "The Hardest Button To Button" I always liked. The video is pretty simple, but effective. So, it's a pretty good album, I enjoy the album as a whole: simple, but effective.

Here's what I love about Seven Nation Army, the first track - it is so simple (one guitar and drums) but sounds like so much more. The opening chords sound like bass but it's just Jack White playing the top couple strings. And then he switches into chords and his signature high-pitched guitar sounds for the choruses. I just love his creativity and high-tempo energy, and Meg White pounds the skins pretty good too. The album might be 5-star if they could keep it up the whole way through. There are some snoozers (tracks 5 and 14 when Meg White sings and tracks 6 & 7 although I started to dig their softness on multiple listens). But pretty much the rest of the songs are rockers. That includes the well knowns like There's No Room for You Here, I Just Don't Know What to do With Myself, Ball and Biscuit, The Hardest Button to Button and the lesser knowns like Black Math, Little Acorns (after the intro), Hypnotize, The Air Near My Fingers, and Girl You Have No Faith in Medicine (the first and last of which are freakin' awesome). It's a definite 4.5 star album since I named 10 out of 14 songs as rocking. I think I'll ignore the so-so songs and round up for the fun and awesomeness that the rest of the album provides.

I have to admit that I never jumped on the White Stripes bandwagon when they were around. Garage rock isn’t usually my thing so I kind of just ignored them as they kept putting out albums. First (and second) impression is that this is a solid album. I can’t believe it’s only the two of them except for some minimal guest vocals. There’s such a full sound on every track. Looking at the album cover Meg looks sad. I can only imagine that she stepped on some of those peanuts on the floor with her bare feet and it hurts like a mother. This album is a very strong rocking 4 for me, especially since I feel bad for poor Meg’s feet. The music kicked ass too.

Big nostalgia album! "Seven Nation Army" owns bones, the rest of this is distinctly worse, but pretty good still

Jack White is no guitar virtuoso, and Meg White may be the most unimpressive drummer to ever have been in a famous rock band. BUT, I really enjoy this album. The songwriting is great and it oozes style. Favorite tracks: Ball and Biscuit, Hypnotise (which probably had the best drums of the album), I just don’t know what to do with myself

A very good album, one I've spent a lot of time with, particularly in high school. I've always felt it's a little too long, overstays its welcome just slightly. Ball and Biscuit it one of my all-time faves.

This came out the year I lived in Providence. I think the first time I heard it I was going to a Stop and Shop grocery store when I heard "Seven Nation Army" come on over the PA system. The line about Wichita really made me perk up my ears and feel homesick after having lived in Kansas for so long. The pitched down guitar basslines really stuck out from their previous records. Seems like they got a little slicker on this record, and started throwing on more bells and whistles - much to my delight. Had a friend Brian who was living up in Detroit and helping Jack White's brother build a geodesic dome around this time. Brian made sure I became a White Stripes/Jack White believer for life. This album became a big part of the soundtrack to my life. A beautiful time when something so idiosyncratic and, how should I say... analog, could be massively mainstreamly successful. Good times.

Wish I could go back and give 5* to White Blood Cells since I like that one more. Seven Nation Army became an anthem, for better or for worse. Still plenty of bangers and The White Stripes doing what they do best.

Dat 'Seven Nation Army' zelfs niet het beste nummer is van dit album zegt genoeg. Topplaat

It's one of the best rock albums of all time.

This record is almost 20 yrs old, a 00's classic. Jack White is a tremendous musician and I think this is his best work. Favorite tracks: Black Math, I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself, Ball And Biscuit, The Air Near My Fingers

A journey of an album, what a banger!

Super special album. Saw then at Ally Pally shortly after this album was released. Great gig...

The first song obviously iconic, known to everyone, then the rest super underwhelming overall

Nope. Hey - like what you want obviously - but this whole idea that "back to basics / simple and primitive / low-fi / raw" is some sort of ROCK PURITY that counters and surpasses anything else that has more art, thought, creativity, melody, and <gasp> a goddamn bass line is utter shit and insulting. I hate this. ...ok....upon a bit more subjective reflection and listening...am boosting to 2 stars. Having been subjected to the grating banality of Seven Nation Army for years I was ready to give this 0 stars if possible but there's actually more melody in here than I'd thought or expected. e.g. "I Want To Be The Boy..." and "You've Got Her In Your Pocket" were pretty nice - I'd really like to have heard these with a full (better?) band. But overall the lack of bass gives the entire production a hollowness that's impossible to listen to; the drumming is terribly pedestrian and sloppy, and the low-fi aesthetic is something I would be surprised I'd ever rate higher than a 2. So...yay I guess for Jack White's talent - and/but I like the Ranconteurs infinitely more than this band... 3/10 2 stars.

Jack and the guitar stood out on this album. Everyone knows about "Seven Nation Army" (which deserves all its praise and acclaim), but the guitar on "Black Math" and "Ball and Biscuit" is baller! The White Stripes hit a bunch of genres here and made no bones about it. We even had a touch of folk? I don't think I imagined that. There were some unusual tracks here. I don't know if I liked it? Like, "Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine" is apt even for the year 2022, but I didn't enjoy it. Interesting, yes, but eh. But there were some good weirdness songs here. "In the Cold, Cold Night" is dark but has to be my favorite song here. Jack typically sings, but Meg really shines here. Simplistic but it grabbed me. The cover of "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" shows the White Stripes' willingness to step out of their comfort zone. There were songs that strongly reminded me of Led Zeppelin. "Ball and Biscuit" had a garage band sound, but if I didn't know the White Stripes performed it, I would have bet money on it being Led Zeppelin. So even though the White Stripes are firmly garage band, I appreciate the nod to classic rock. I did enjoy this more than their first album, but some songs were misses for me. So it receives the same ranking as the other one (3).

I looove Jack White on the guitar. He is honestly a modern day guitar genius, as far as I'm concerned. And really, it's impressive too that him and Meg do all of this themselves. Seven Nation Army is such a stellar song -- it's one of those songs that everyone knows, even if they don't know that they know it. As a whole, this album falls under "good, not great" territory for me. The dirty distortions of the guitar are outstanding, but the album is overly bluesy, and I think that falls kind of flat for my personal taste. I absolutely respect and appreciate what The White Stripes accomplish on this album, though.

Haven’t listened to this one in a while as my Dad lost my CD, but it’s actually better than I remember. I probably bought it off the back of hearing Seven Nation Army, which has now reached such a level of ubiquity that I almost discount it completely, but I don’t think the album is defined by it anyway. The rockers are full of raw but controlled energy and the slower numbers like You’ve Got Her In Your Pocket are well-written. Plus, I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself is a really great, underrated cover. I don’t feel the same affection towards The White Stripes/Jack White as I do towards other bands but I do have a lot of respect for them/him, and this album might just be their/his best.

A masterpiece

Punk but they actually do fun stuff with it. Crazy guitar simple raw drums super loud for a duo. And actually got melodies

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Do as the squirrel do.

Good, high-energy rock. There are some misses here, but I enjoyed the album overall.

Man nav vardu

What a blast! Drums hit hard, guitar rips. Great to hear more than just the biggest hits

Fantastic

Simple but very very effective

Liked it a lot. Had heard most of it before.

-Ah, yes, THIS song- -If this album is on here because of THIS song I'm going to be sorely upset -That's.....THAT'S how it ends? What a disappointment. -Black Math - this riff is fun I guess. -Where the heck did that changeup come from? Out of nowhere. -Alright now this riff is wearing down. -TNHFYH wants to be garage Queen so badly. What's with the spoken verses? At least it's different. Still not my jam. I don't mind a fade out, but that fadeout happened too fast. oh my god this album is fifty minutes long -IJDKWTDWM opens promising. I like this softer tone. Very good use of soft verse, heavy chorus. Yeah I like this song a lot more. The little doodle in the bridge is nice. But it ends out of nowhere. I'm noticing a pattern. -ITCCN - okay, a Meg song. Nice vocals. Rather simplistic song structure that I'm not a fan of. I can appreciate that the production chops are here on this album. -IWTBTBWWYMH ehhhhhhh. -YGHIYP I can do without every song starting with the title. I like the softer acoustics though. -Ball and Biscuit - more expectedness out of TWS. This is a nothing song for me. -Hypnotize is admittedly pretty catchy in its riffs. But god this album is just grating. WITTWLA - HOW IS THIS DAMN ALBUM STILL GOING. There aren't even that many songs. 14 isn't a lot esp for 2005. -One star. This was a miserable experience for the most part.

Always love the white stripes.

“Seven Nation Army” is one of the greatest rock songs of all time. What an opener! And amazingly, the rest of the album lives up to it. “There’s No Home for You Here” is another great song. I think it’s a good example of how they draw influence from a lot of different musical styles but blend them into something unique. Like, there’s no doubt who you’re listening to with that song. It’s so White Stripes. Their version of “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself” is stunning. It starts with a slinky, sexy energy and explodes into grungy hard rock. “Ball and Biscuit” is an epic one too. Scorching hard blues. 🔥 And “The Hardest Button to Button” follows it? Wild. The back half of this album is stacked with head banging hard rock. I want to list other album highlights but I feel like I’ll just end up typing out the whole track list. Great album.

Clearly one of the strongest rock albums of our generation.

"Seven Nation Army" is one of the best / coolest / anthemic songs ever written by a rock band. It sounds oxymoronic, but I love how the sound is straightforward and approachable yet also unconventional and unique. It's one of my favorite qualities of this record / the band. It's a high 4 for me.

Champion album, masterpiece of rock. Mix is perfect for the style, too.

Classic rock sound. It was fine. Pretty middle ground for me

Elephant is fine. There are some bangers on here, but it also feels like there is a lot of dead space (for me). Things I liked: Seven Nation Army, Cold, Cold Night, Ball and Biscuit (Loved the sound, but it felt like it dragged on way too long. I don't mind longer songs, but I feel there should be some evolution or change in there), The Air Near My Fingers (Loved White's cadence here). Everything else was forgettable.

Great and different at the time.

front to back this album is exceptionall great guitar playing

That's a whole lot of bangers

not particularly note worthy outside of 7na 2.5

HEAAVVVYYYY LICKS! This album was so much more than just "Seven Nation Army" and I gotta say, I'm impressed. Straight to the point. That was a weird way to end your album though.

Not my thing, but Ball and Biscuit is incredible.

This is great. 4/5. Seven Nation Army has been done to death and beyond, but it's still an amazing song, and what a way to open an album! The energy is really high right through (even though the pace changes a bit). Falls away a little towards the end (no need for the little monologue about squirrels or the weird last track), but a proper banger. Well worth the listen, will revisit for sure.

Rockin out with this one. Just a great sound, Jack White's guitar playing is excellent, one monster hit to open the album but lots of bluesy but not tired tunes.

I love this album. It so simple, so primal but at the same time so accessible and skilled. It took me ages to fully appreciate this band. I always thought they were a bit pretentious (and I still do) but Jack White's passion give the music and honest edge that is rare.

When an album opens with Seven Nation Army, you have to hope that the rest of the album holds up, and whilst it's a great album, the rest of the tracks have a hard act to follow. I'm not sure any can match the opening track, but they all give it a decent go.

The strokes i white stripes su ranih 2000ih spasili rock'n'roll i tako su i ujedno spasili cijeli svijet.

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