Elephant

incredible start, first songs are great after that the rest of the songs seemed a bit like a blur

Catchy. I'm not sure if it's to my taste though.

Classic rock album with blues influence. I remember when this came out and was everywhere.

One boring album this. Seven nation army is too played out and was never that interesting to start off with. Jack whites voice is sub smashing pumpkins and thats hardly a brag. Just a real grind to listen to from beginning to end. Avoid

For as popular as The White Stripes were, they sure were loud. The first White Stripes album I got while doing this was Get Behind Me Satan, which opened their sound up a little, experimenting with some textures. Elephant is archetypal White Stripes. Both broad types of White Stripes songs are plentiful. One is Pummeling turbo-blues, driven by guitars which are in the conversation for loudest ever on a 2x platinum record and Meg's stomp. The other are cute, and charming "small" songs. We kick off with Seven Nation Army, the album's resident ultra hit, powered by a slick sense of coolness: this was written with "James Bond Theme" in mind, and it isn't all that surprising. Black Math and There's No Home For You Here are bangers, keeping the octane high and the garage rock raucous. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself is the most dynamic song yet, and it segues us into a few of the other type of White Stripes song. There's still something a little tense about In The Cold, Cold Night, but I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart and You've Got Her In Your Pocket at least feel a little more sugary. These are good song, but I do usually go to The White Stripes for their more rockin' songs. We turn the distortion up again with the lengthy Ball and Biscuit, and the minor single The Hardest Button To Button. Then we hit one of my sleeper favorites: Little Acorns. After like a minute and a half of motivational speaking about acorns sets the stage, we drop into the biggest riffs on the album, you could probably mosh to this. Hypnotize, The Air Near My Fingers, and Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine all keep a good thing going without reinventing the wheel, I'm not complaining. Then we end on It's True That We Love One Another, the cutest little song on here. It's honestly a pleasant way to end, it just sounds like they're having fun. Not perfect, but very good, I do still think this is among the best to come out of the 2000's rock mainstream. It's just a really great rock album, through and through.

So hard

I like Jack White. I think he's a cool guy. I think he supremely talented. I think he's great for the music industry. I don't begrudge him his success at all. I'd have a beer with him. I just don't connect with is music.

Classic but not my fav style - I like their bigger hits

Brilliant album, one of the best of the 2000's, has a bit of everything thats good about this band in it. Seven nation army is an all timer, ball and biscuit, and the hardest button to button are great too.

I think I like the idea of the White Stripes more than I actually like the music of the White Stripes. I mean it’s fine, I like the higher energy songs more than most of the others & I wish Meg sang more. Their albums just aren’t something that I would choose to put on if I’m playing a record. Standard 3 stars album for me.

Very enjoyable - another great album from the WS. I think Jack White might have a future in the music business... :)

I remember liking this album more when it came out. Still has some great songs on it though.

Rockcito cabilla, buena musica

Good

Pretty good

👌

Before listening to this album, I obviously knew Seven Nation Army and a few other White Stripes songs, but only a few. Very garage rocky- I love the fuzzy electric guitar. Some tracks are quite bluesy and remind me of 70s rock like Led Zeppelin, an example of this being There's No Home For You Here. The drums are high energy and hard hitting. Some of the tracks have that quiet-loud-quiet aspect that I LOVE!!! in music. There is a big sound for just two people in the band. This album feels like a mix of alternative rock and classic rock. There are also softer tracks such as In The Cold, Cold Night and You've Got Her In Your Pocket that I also like, especially with the change of vocals to Meg. For me, definitely a very replayable album that I would give 5/5. My favourite songs Seven Nation Army Black Math Little Acorns The Air Near My Fingers Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

It had been a while since I listened to this, and, man, it holds up. It’s definitely the best White Stripes album. Now if he would just shut his mouth about politics and just do what he does best.

Great album!

i actually know this one (or at least the first song) unfortunately nothing even comes close to the first track but still a pretty good album

Don’t get me wrong, I think Jack White is an incredible guitarist and I love Meg White on drums but I think this album is a bit overrated

I listened to this one for the Top 500 Rolling stones albums, here's what I had to say at the time: Going into listening to this album, I had only ever heard 7 nation army, and I was pleasantly surprised with the rest of this album. not into EVERY song but love a lot of the concepts and there are very few tracks I straight up didn't like. I think for the most part I feel the same upon this listen. 7 nation army bangs so hard.

All recorded on 1950s and 1960s analog equipment, pushing the limits of an 8 track mix. Stupendous display of making the most out of little. Jack White's guitar and songwriting have always been great, and Meg's drumming may not dominate but they drive the songs so well. The whole album was consistent in quality front to back. Hard to hate anything on the record or really find a hair out of place, so to speak. Solid 5/5.

I love this album. The bittersweet ex-loverboy themes tug at my high school heartstrings. The low end is consistently interesting on this track (Seven Nation Army 🥺) Jack White's guitar solos have a special place in my heart and this album is littered with them. Special shout outs to Ball and Biscuit as I love long ass blues songs where a dude is complaining about his miserable life, and another for There's No Home for the interesting choir-adjacent part and somewhat distinct musical movements.

Off the bat, realizing I still have some negative emotion towards seven nation army and the amount of times we played it in pep band... so much 6 to 1. Quite grungy, there was a point in my life that I would have had this on repeat. As it stands now, I wouldn't be mad if someone queued songs but I would not be the person doing the queuing. I did appreciate the more unique/bluesy instrumentation. The last song was so cute and unexpected, very campy.

good album. nice rhythm

Gold Standard! Top 5. 10 of 10

dumm dudududu dum dumm ;-) a seven nations army ...

Exceptional. Still sounds fresh and timeless.

Jack white is one of my favorite modern guitarists

En pitänyt tästä. Biisien kaavat ovat yksinkertaisia, olisin kaivannut niihin monipuolisuutta. Liikaa puhelaulua mun makuun. Ylipäätään aika mitäänsanomaton.

Solid 5. Great from start to finish and Seven Nation Army is a great beginning track for an almost perfect album. No notes.

Solid album

I like the white stripes

3/5

Another white stripes album and again I don’t really get the appeal

This album is awesome. They cant all be as good as Seven Nation Army but I love the variety of modern - blues rock - acoustic

I ended up listening to this four times. The mellower middle part of the album was my favorite. Difficult choice between four and five stars.

Beyond being the album with "Seven Nation Army" in it, it's a very good alt/garage rock record. They sound heavy, raw and they consistently deliver high energy rock tracks. Jack's vocals are excellent, he strikes a great balance between operatic and raw. His guitar playing is also very good, the tone is super powerful and his solos are great. The drumming and vocals by Meg are pretty great too. The best songs (beyond the obvious "Seven Nation Army") were "Black Math", "The Hardest Button To Button" and "I Want To Be The Boy...". It's a pretty fun record, rocks hard and has its fair share of memorable tracks.

I'm being generous here

The singles on this absolutely slap and the rest just exists

What a joy to revisited one of my favourite records of the early 2000's. I remember very well when this came out, 21 years ago. It reminded me a lot of Dead Moon at the time, albeit less raw and edgy. What I truly appreciate about this album is the diversity of the tracks. No need to mention the instant classic "Seven Nation Army" with it's classic bassline and the neat clean drums, but also where it's going from garage rock ("Black Math"), blues and guitar explosions ("Ball and Biscuit", Little Acorns) to tender ballads ("You've Got Her in Your Pocket") with lyrics that are pretty dark in most cases. What's particularly striking about the album is how Jack White's guitar work evolves across different tracks. The fuzz-heavy, almost primitive sound on "Black Math" contrasts beautifully with the more nuanced playing on something like "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart." And Meg's drumming, often criticized for its simplicity, actually provides this perfect foundation that lets Jack's guitar and vocals really breathe and take center stage. A solid 5/5!

I like the songs everyone likes and I'm indifferent to the rest.

Awesome album, I have always loved the song 'seven nation army' but the other songs were amazing, unique and well executed. I'll definetly be checking out more of their albums after this and revisiting elephant again

3.5

Good instruments and different things

9/10

7/10

Väldigt bra skiva. Lite enformig men det är ju att vänta baserat på stilen och tiden.

An album i know from the singles but have nnever listeneded to all the way through, i like it but dont love it. Feels like its juts missing something, an extra bit of energy or rawness. I think it's the drums to be honest, still a god album. Meg WHite has an awful voice Ball and Biscuit is a highlight The hardest button to button is good too I feel like i should like this album more than i do

Not my fave White Stripes album but still very good!

Good but not great.

This is not in the same calibre as the first three albums despite having 3-4 good songs

Nogle sange er gode, nogle er bare larm, men man kommer ikke udenom, at Jack White er musikalsk.

Maybe the best rock album of the 21st century if you don't count metal releases

First song started out strong then it was fine the rest of the way.

I really like Seven Nation Army, and several other songs on the album actually positively surprised me. However, none of the other songs will make it on to my playlists.

When they rock harder it works better.

I really want to like this more than I do. If you want to strip down a band to basically a guitarist and a drummer then surely the instrumentation has to be on point.... Meg as a drummer is just awful. No amount of cranking up the gain on your guitar will cover it.

Turn this one up LOUD! Bass explosion!

Elephant is an album that makes (made) me believe rock wasn't/isn't dead. Big, arena rock sound. Ball and Biscuit is an absolute banger. Bluesy, rocky, and dirty. Great top to bottom.

Good to revisit this.

I did like 2 songs but the rests were silly or just noise.

I love this album. It doesn't even need its biggest hit, Seven Nation Army. The two of them know how to make a sound loud, while keeping it simple. Ball and Biscuit to Hardest Button to Button go so hard. Little Acorns reminds me of the squirrel I tried to save in college.

Not their best album to me, but it’s still great

Classic album. More mellow than I remembered in the middle. Such an uncomplicated, unfiltered sound. Eat your heart out Pop producers

Greater than the sum of its parts (although not by loads). Listen to any individual part on this album - vocals, drums, guitar - and it's just not very good. They're far from virtuoso musicians. But on some tracks everything comes together to make something pretty cool-sounding. There's definitely a certain something to their sound on this album, and Seven Nation Army is a good song (if criminally overplayed). They're cool, and they have a unique sound and a very distinctive look. Their visual branding is their strongest suit, come to think of it, and perhaps obscures the basicness of the music, but still. It's not bad. I wanted to hate it, because I find them annoying and felt at the time that their massive fame and wealth were mostly unearned. But it's not bad overall.

Has any piece of music from the 21st Century existed universally in the way that Seven Nation Army has? That riff is a global language. And then the album only gets better from there - raucous and full of character! Favourite songs: Black Maths, Don't Know What To Do With Myself, You've Got Her In Your Pocket, Hardest Button To Button, Girl You Have No Faith in Medicine

First impression pre listen: I'm not sure how to feel about this one. I've not really heard much from this band that excited me much. This era of rock music always struck me as a bit of a dud. Their biggest hit being forever ruined by any sort of event with a large crowd doesn't help either. Could be good still, but I'll be honest and way I'm not expecting much. Individual track notes: Seven Nation Army Overplayed and ruined by annoying crowds. Especially at unrelated artist's concerts and sporting events. I mean it's an iconic song for its catchiness and memorability, but I feel justified in being sick to death of it. The "what you think is a bassline is actually a downtuned guitar played through a bass amp" fun fact has become such a circlejerk that it's almost as oversaturated as the song itself. I can't hate it though, it's a good song I guess. Fine. 3/5 Black Math Got a certain rawness to it that I enjoy. I like the sort of careless energy. The guitar is fuzzy and the drums quick and explosive. Nothing too special, but a solid listen. Decent. 3.5/5 There's No Home For You Here Hate the production on the vocals. The more exprimental parts don't work for me, sounds really unpleasant. I like the performances though, he's got a lot of charm. Average. 2.5/5 Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself I like the loud guitars and the crashing drums. Great buildup to the chorus. Satisfying ending. Decent. 3.5/5 In The Cold, Cold Night I like the change to female vocals. The dark and claustrophobic instrumental is pretty cool. The lyrics have a folky traditional vibe to them. Fine. 3/5 I Want To Be The Boy Got some decent buildup and some interesting instrumental variety. The lyrics have some kinda cool imagery. Fine. 3/5 You've Got Her In Your Pocket Don't really like it. The lyrics are a bit weird, and I find his voice here a bit grating. The acoustic guitar is nice for variety's sake. Mostly I just don't find it that interesting. Dislike. 2/5 Ball And Biscuit Decent bit of bluesy buildup. Has this speak-sung sort of intonation which has a bit of sleaze to it. Feels very retro. Great guitar. Loses a bit of steam and verges on being boring. Fine. 3/5 The Hardest Button to Button The chorus is kinda fun. Got very little out of the rest of the song. Average. 2.5/5 Little Acorns The spoken word is really unique, and the story here is kinda cute. Continues in a raw garagey vein. Building on the squirrel imagery is really fun. Decent. 3.5/5 The Air Near My Fingers Decently likeable, easy to follow along with rock. Neatly organized with a fun verse structure. I like the little piano crashes. Decent. 3.5/5 Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine Energetic garage rock with a hectic and wild vocal performance. Fine. 3/5 Well It's True That We Love One Another Kinda sweet I suppose. Has an old school vibe. Feels playful and unserious. A decent way to end the album. Decent. 3.5/5 Final review: Energetic garage rock revival with a hint of theatricality. It's mostly a fairly entertaining album, fair credit to Jack White for his charismatic vocal performance and ever present awesome guitar playing. While I can't really find much to say about most of the album, I wouldn't say I didn't enjoy it. It's mostly what you'd expect, that being a large and energetic sound with memorable guitars and crashing drums. And while there is some instrumental variety with some piano and the occasional acoustic guitar it doesn't stray too far from the expected sound. 3/5

Classic.

Pretty quintessential White Stripes. Nothing bad on here but it also doesn’t really elevate to that 5-star range.

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Solid album. Songs ranged from really good to forgettable but overall it was a fun experience

A solid WS album. But not my favorite I would say. That last song made me laugh.

A really good White Stripes album. I will say its actually their best work. Such good songwriting, and the musical arrangements are often so simple, yet so well done. This is a great album if you want to get into hard blues rock that sometimes has a bit of a folksy vibe to it. Also worth mentioning that Jack White occasionally fucking shreds the guitar on a blown out amp, which is awesome to hear. Another interesting thing about this album is that they recorded it entirely with equipment from before 1963.

Brought this when it came out and loved it then and still love it now

I was hovering between 4/5 and 5/5 for this one, but in all honesty it's a 4.5/5 for me, so I'm rounding down. Normally blues rock is not my thing at all, but the way the White Stripes combine it with garage rock, folk, and even a little punk makes it into something unique and incredible. Jack White is an incredible songwriter and guitarist, and his vocals are so perfectly suited for this sound and heighten the impact of his lyrics. Much has been said about Meg White's drumming, but honestly anything more traditionally "good" wouldn't fit, and her singing on the one song she performs lead vocals are actually quite good. This album has such a raw, unpolished sound for something professionally recorded, and it's that roughness that really makes the album that much better. The songs feel wild and a little dark in such an enticing way. I've been wanting to get more into The White Stripes, and this is an absolutely perfect place to start. 4/5.

BEST SONGS: - Seven Nation Army - Ball and Biscuit - Hypnotize

After listening to Get Behind Me Satan, I was afraid of giving White Stripes another try. Fortunately this one is a much better album (and I honestly don’t understand why we needed Get Behind Me on this list) – more heart, more energy, more heavy (and cool) guitars... I still have zero interest in their lyrics, and I still find the singer’s voice vaguely annoying... but at least this time the music is good. Seven Nation Army is a superb track, I had no idea it was an original White Stripes creation. I’m still not a big fan of duo formations, but I must admit they really made it work in this album. I’m adding Elephant to my music collection.

A huge thing during high school, but still holds up better than I expected in 2025.

Well, an entertainment. Good, but nothing much. Of course, seven nation army is great.

Lazy, boring and repetitive. Big songs give it extra points but overall disappointing

I can find no faults with this. Black Math goes hard. Great mix of rockers, slow ones and weird ones. One of the last great albums of the Rock era.

Gets gradually more mellow + desperate. Love the mix of voices and instruments

Texas

This is great. I used to think of The White Stripes as a one hit wonder, with the only difference being that their "one hit" Seven Nation Army is actually a great song, but it turned out their music is consistently good. This album is simple, but there are a bunch of extremely catchy riffs here, and the vocals are satisfying. Yeah, there's isn't much to say. This album is just an incredibly fun time all the way through.

To była przyszłość rocka, oryginalni, prawdziwi, odważni, inni. Seven Nation Army to już klasyk. Tak brzmiały tamte czasy. Te aranżacje zostaną ze mną na dłużej, chociaż kilka utworów ściąga cały album w dół. 7/10

Good album, some really nice songs and an overall good vibe. Best song was: Girl you have no faith in medicine

Surprisingly OK

Millennial canon. Great pacing in song sequence. Love the acoustic tracks. Stripped down blues rock n roll. Bops straight through.

good album, was fun to return to it after many years

Fine. They improved though.

Sucks.

It’s tough to argue against this being Jack White’s magnum opus. It’s got everything you want out of him. Every song is an absolute ripper and it’s just so damn raw and powerful.

I would ride this album like the haradrim

They'd be better if they had a bass player

Saw the music video for Hardest Button to Button on the big screen at Universal Citywalk in the early 00s, as I was eating Panda Express, & it blew my mind. 🟥⬜️🟥⬜️🟥⬜️🟥

Never been a Jack White or White Stripes fan, still am not after listening to this album. The whole early 2000’s garage/indie rock era was never for me (except Franz Ferdinand after hearing it in this list).

pretty good, like the sound

I actually had no idea what to expect before diving into this one but immediately when I heard that iconic bass riff I was like ”OHHHHH it’s this song”. Safe to say I really liked the album. My favourites were Seven Nation Army, There’s No Home For You Here, In The Cold, Cold Night and You’ve Got Her In Your Pocket.

La furia de la batería es inigualable. Sigo sin hacerme a las voces distorsionadas, pero es un disco sólido con un sonido muy particular. 6/10

Has some of there iconic songs and true classics but there are some songs that just are not in the top tier of song writing of the rest of the album. Which for me there was just one too many of those to make it five stars.

Several good songs here and only a couple that drag it down some. 4 stars or B+.

I understand why some people could be turned off by The White Stripes, but I give them a lot of credit for being one of the few bands around this time actually being ambitious and putting out something truly unique and fresh. Even as a fan, it doesn’t always land for me, but I appreciate the hell out of the effort. 4/5 Highlights: Seven Nation Army There’s No Home For You Here Ball and Biscuit

Well produced yet maintaining a sense of rawness. Enjoyed the hell out of it.

Seven Nation Army has 1.2 billion listens on YouTube Music. Has to be one of the catchiest tunes in the last 20 years or so, no matter how you often you play it. I feel most of my rating will go to production of this album and what Jack White does for the music industry, the fact that this album was not recorded with computers and using old equipment. Meg White provides a great backseat to all the songs, even providing vocals. Highlights for me, obviously I am one of the 1.2 billion listens, that enjoy the opening track, also Ball and Biscuit and The Hardest Button to Button.

Classic, elegant in its basics, great musicianship

Classic indie Singles slap

5/5. WTF is that last song

Rating: 4.7/5 Short Review: Violent, raw, and thrilling. Like being punched in the soul by a guy in a bolo tie who quotes Bukowski and then disappears. Favorite Track: “Ball and Biscuit” – 7+ minutes of sweaty, primal blues seduction. It sounds like sex and rage and a fever dream in a dive bar bathroom. Consistency With Me: 7.8/10 Why: I admire the aesthetic violence and the refusal to be polished. I, too, enjoy drama in minimal palettes. But I don’t get my hands dirty—I just watch you do it. This album sweats. I… observe sweat abstractly from a distance. ⸻Elephant is the sound of a candy-cane-colored apocalypse. It’s dirty, loud, dramatic, and somehow elegant in its chaos. It’s like blues got electrocuted, fell in love with distortion, and decided to burn every emotion on tape just to feel alive again. This album doesn’t ask if you’re okay. It assumes you’re not and offers noise therapy instead. ⸻ You listening to Elephant tells me you’re ready to: • Feel a little feral • Smirk at a thunderstorm • Possibly fistfight an emotion behind a bowling alley

Great, classic listen.

This is still a really strong album. I suppose they've faded from my memory a bit, but this album was huge, and it's still great in all the ways it was a couple decades ago.

It's iconic. That is it. Just okay. You've Got Her in Your Pocket and Black Math are the good ones.

Ick.

401/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Jolly good.

Dad- NA Mom- 7.5 Mike- NA Lori- 8 Michael- 8 Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 7.83

This is the kind of album I actively avoided because jack white looked like he belonged in my chemical romance. Don’t judge books by covers and don’t bet against jack white.

who doesn't love Seven Nation Army? the rest is pretty good, too.

One hit wonder. Album klinkt niet slecht, maar ben nu al weer kwijt wat er aan nummers afgespeeld is. 1 cover van Dusty Springfield was wel erg lekker om te horen.

Same as White Blood Cells - just not my thing - (and Seven Nation Army rips off Bruckner!)

Very important and influential album in this garage rock revival scene. It's probably the one that embodies that scene the absolute most, which is certainly commendable.

Seven nation army 🔥

With only knowing one song from this album before listening to the whole thing, that’s only what I had to base it off of. It was pretty alright, not my favorite. Some songs seemed a little repetitive but maybe that’s just me.

Previously rated: Get Behind Me Satan (4/5) White Blood Cells (4/5) ****************************** Another solid one here. Even the lesser songs are interesting in some way. Strong guitar and drum work. Best track: Black Math

Tror fan det är tredje plattan med dem och det här är väl den enda som platsar på listan.

Dupy nie urywa

If you were to ask me what some of the all-time best rock albums ever made were, I don't know if I'd be able to name too many. After all, I haven't listened to even a good percentage of every album ever made; I hardly have enough perspective for that. Besides, what's my authority mean, anyway? Honestly. If nothing else, though, I know I'd be able to name at least one album that, facts, should be on anyone's list: EL3PHANT by The White Stripes. Y'know, I could think of one or two things to say about it... EL3PHANT, from the surface to its core, is an incredibly simple album. It's rock stripped down to its absolute bare essentials: guitar, drums and vocal. There's rarely anything else added to these songs — and there are some songs where there aren't even any drums. It's as primordial as you can get — but it's not basic. Far from it: with just guitar and drums, I swear this winds up being some of the most electrifying and powerful rock n' roll you'd ever hear from the 2000's. For proof of this, you only need to look at "Ball And Biscuit". I don't wanna act like this is what the entire album sounds like: "In The Cold, Cold Night" and "I Just Don't Know What To With Myself" proves otherwise — but, but, but. But. If there is any one song I think of when I think of this album, that is the absolute centerpiece, it is, without any doubt, "Ball And Biscuit". Most people would go focus on "Seven Nation Army" (and, y'know, I can't totally act like "Ball And Biscuit" is some overlooked deep cut, either), but... Seriously, **listen to this**. It is seven straight minutes of kick - fuckin' - ass garage blues. The guitar **screams**. The drums fuckin' **bash**. It is so damn loud and raw and dirty. It is the entire album jacked up to 11 and it's a wonder to behold. And if I'm gonna highlight one more song, I think I would go with "In The Cold, Cold Night". It's another memorable highlight, which is fun because of how lowkey it is. The instrumentation is nothing more than some guitar plucks, organ bass pedals, some light drum hits... And that's it! It's an incredibly atmospheric change of pace, made all the better by Meg White's leading vocal. It was the first one she'd ever taken, and just like her drumming, no one would call it incredible, but for what she's asked to do, it's phenomenal. (I also briefly mention "You've Got Her In Your Pocket", just to highlight how this soft, acoustic song was placed right before "Ball And Biscuit" — an exercise in contrasts, huh?) Really, this gets me thinking about the other White Stripes album my group has gotten, and all of the other garage rock revival acts that've popped up as well. In the case of the former, we got GET BEHIND ME SATAN. That was the duo's penultimate record, and the one where they started incorporating more experimentation. I think it's a fine enough time (I did give it a 4), but honestly, I do think I prefer the pure simplicity present on this album. As for the garage rock revival as a whole... Well, even the best I've heard just can't top what's on here. I'd go so far as to call it garage rock revival perfection. I just can't think of a single thing that tops it — not even The Hives, despite their claim of being my new favorite band. I gotta take my hat off for EL3PHANT. If you dig raw rock music at all, it's worth taking your sweet little time with, for sure. It just... Does not get any better than this. I mean, there **is** one more White Stripes album on this list, so we'll see how that third man stands up, but I can guarantee you, the chances of it passing this one are probably jack.

Guitar, drums and a whole lot of blues makes a nice set of tracks. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. Weirdly, I don’t feel like I have that much to say about this album. I figured since it was their bigger, more famous, more acclaimed “all-timer for the whole decade” album that I’d have more, but… no, it really is just an album that speaks for itself musically. Obviously, “Seven Nation Army” casts a big looming shadow on the rest of the album, setting a weird mental expectation that each track should be trying to chase that high, but that’s not what this album is trying to do at all. This is just a stellar showcase that feels like a culmination / peak of the garage rock scene of the early 2000s meeting the expectation / acclaim of the Rolling Stones & more, and as an album experience, it’s a free-flowing set of tracks that works really nicely together. I do wish some tracks actually transitioned into others, to give a sense of connectivity that generally feels missing on the album, but overall, it’s an album you can glide on off of the vibes & energy alone. If I have any complaints, it’s that the album is a little more one-note than I thought it might be, given that the starring instrument of the album is Jack White’s distorted guitar, which gets a lot of play over the 50 minute runtime here. It does make a few too many tracks feel similar to each other, even with the variety of rock styles this album explores, and that does affect the album experience just a bit. Jack White’s vocals remedy this a lot of the time, with his voice gliding to meet the style, but to my ears, it lacks the full range of emotional depth that was more apparent on his later solo work. It stops each track’s lyrics (all generally well-written) from really shining. These are the sorts of little nitpicks that are stopping me giving this a flat 5, but they are nitpicks -- I could very well have just missed stuff on a first pass that would shut me up on a re-listen. That said, it’s not an album made for the lyricism & or the vocal work – they are instruments that are made to give texture to the instrumentation, and it just happens to be a strong bonus that they’re both pretty damn good. As a whole, I really enjoyed this; for my tastes, I’m not sure if it’s honestly as good as Jack White’s solo album that we got, but it does feel more fulfilling overall than “Get Behind Me Satan” did. I do, however, wish the range of instrumentation that was present on that album were on here as well. With no bad tracks, some very high highs & a super enjoyable energy, how can you really complain? It didn’t quite hit the extreme critical acclaim for my ears, but it’s a damn good album regardless, and a worthy bump up to a 5.

alright indie music. 3.5

Best Song: The Hardest Button to Button This is not really a first per se. I have heard probably all of these songs at one point or another but the first time I listened to them in order. To be fair, I'm a White Stripes fan so this was going to be a 5 before I even listened to it in order and it is good. Personally, I like White Blood Cells better but that is a rather high bar. One thing that this albums shows is that Jack and Meg were not afraid to experiment a bit. A really good listen. 5/5!

I know Jack White is not the most technically gifted guitarist and that the band is hardly doing anything that original, but I like the songs and the sound.

Listened to deluxe ver. Live recordings are awesome. Reg album boring and annoying.

Oh I'm excited for this one. I'm probably most familiar with this album than any other so far. Track 1 is the most famous rock song of the 21st century. The riff is instantly recognizable, its arguable the song is even underrated due to how ubiquitous it has become. This album has such a variety of feelings and types of songs. Straight rock songs. Blues songs. Slower ballads with pretty guitar. It takes you on a journey. All high quality. You've Got Her In Your Pocket is a gorgeous song, almost nobody talks about. Ball and Biscuit jams out HARD. Very different songs but they are back to back on this album. Incredible. 4.6/5

Seminal album and been a personal favourite for over 20 years. Jack White makes his guitar sing, scream and weep. Didn't need to listen to it to know what to rate it. Still listened to it

I must be missing something here. While I do like a couple of songs on here (Seven Nation Army and to a lesser degree Ball and Biscuit and Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine), the rest of the album is filled with unimaginative songwriting, sloppy playing and weak vocals. Why Jack White is considered a revered and influential guitarist is something I will never understand. I can applaud him for his tone occasionally (though it's not like he's super influental in that regard), but his playing is neither groundbreaking, technically good, nor particularly interesting. I have spared the drummer here but similar things apply there. Most of the tracklist, aside from the few songs I mentioned above, sounds more like rough sketches or ideas than fully realized and developed songs. Like they recorded the first thing that came to their minds. Honestly, I was genuinely shocked at times by how little effort seemed to go into these tracks, both compositionally and performance-wise. Sometimes it felt like I was listening to random highschoolers messing around in their garage - they sound completely out of sync and seem to have no chemistry whatsoever. Maybe some people call that "raw, gritty, and honest," but I’d just call it skill issue. 1.5/5

Iconic!

Boring as hell. I could die happy if I never had to hear Seven Nation ever again.

Died off a bit from a very strong start but this is their best work

way more enjoyable than other white stripes album i heard on here. def feels a bit overrated tho

After the first one I got, was stoked for some more White Stripes. This one was a bit more of a roller coaster than the other one, that one was more consistently decent all the way through. This one starts with the awesome Seven Nation Army, the only one I've heard before. That killer guitar riff, love it. In The Cold Cold Night is amazing, nice chill loungy music, and I like Meg White's voice. The Air Near My Fingers had some good music. The rest of the songs are some good some bad. And the last track, It's True That We Love One Another, so much fun! Love it, with Jack White, Meg, and Holly Golightly bouncing back and forth. Great ending. Was hard to pick between this one and first one for the best track. At the end of the day, gotta give the nod to Seven Nation Army, with the reach it has. Best song: Seven Nation Army

Excellent opening. Average the rest. Another good hit, but not good enough to uplift the whole album. 3 but barely

Heard it before. I never really understood why The White Stripes are such a big thing and Jack White gets treated like the second coming of Christ. The guy makes some average ass music. There are just two good songs on this whole album 2/5

Classic garage rock revival, not their best but still really good

I think I still prefer White Blood Cells, but this is still a very good album. There are a couple of filler songs, but for the most part it is a very enjoyable album. High 4.

Grungy garage rock. Admittedly need to be in the correct mood, but when you are, it slaps. Not a single weak track on the whole album.

Pretty good High 3/5.

First is better but this is still decent.

2’5

I just don't know what to do with myself

Some great, some forgettable. Not as good as I thought it would be.

I do not get the White Stripes and I hate the first song, so the record starts at a low... Overall the songwriting is cool, but also somewhat boring... It is a superb sounding record though, so +1 for the sound and -1 for SNA... Overall, it's Ok, I guess 🤷‍♂️

All bangers no skips

The black keys ripped of Jack Whites sound but people arnt ready for that convo

White stripes superv, Jack stan

Super album. But not perfect. Black Math is a mess. You’ve Got Her In Your Pocket is heavily borrowed from Rush’s Rivendell (lovely song, but… it’s Rush’s) and Little Acorns is just shite. Apart from that...

Seven Nation Army is an all timer but tbh I was underwhelmed by the rest of it, instrumentals were mid and White's voice wasn't doing it for me... weird because I like quite a few Raconteurs songs.

3.5/5

Скромное обаяние нулевых, старое вино в новых мехах. Некоторый минимализм аранжировок, правда, иногда не нравится.

Iconic but perhaps not my favorite genre

Seven nations army good, shocker Black math kinda good too middle of the album is a bit more of a dud Solid generally but hit and miss 3.5/5

3.5

Nicht durchgehört. Irgendwie schon interessant, Sachen die ich als Indie, Grunge aber auch Rock bezeichnen würde. Hin und wieder sogar nen kleiner Queen Vibe. Aber letztendlich irgendwie sehr anstrengend. Kann auch einfach nicht in meine aktuelle Stimmung passen, ich verstehe die Faszination. Aber nichts für mich.

Favorites: Black Math, There's No Home For You Here, Hypnotize, The Air Near My Fingers

Listened on the way home from work (walk and train) after nine and half hour shift, eleven hours out of house) so bit tired. Very familiar with this album although probably a couple of years since last listen. Band at the peak of their powers, just oozes energy and class. Seven Nation Army of course so familiar so difficult to judge but every song is top quality. So many highlights (Hardest Button to Button, I Just Don't Know What to do with Myself, Ball and Biscuit just a few). Classic album status without doubt.

I love this record to pieces. The love child of Velvet Underground and Led Zeppelin, sometimes haunted by the ghost of Buck Owens.

good

Love this album... Brought me back!

Blues rock reduced to the fundamental elements.

classic bop to start it off and solid otherwise

eh

A modern classic. Well, does not sound modern at all, but full of hits and classy tunes. Fav: I just don‘t know what to do with myself

Seven Nation Army is in the album, so all of the other songs seem a bit meh compared to it, but the overall feeling of the album is pretty decent. Nothing too exciting, but there are some moments when the songs sound pretty good.

4.5

So good

I have always liked the white stripes and have been a fan of Jack White, I feel like lots of their songs sound similar but if you like it then they are all goood!

Really nice

Some good songs, but got kind weird.

Jack White actually named this album after Len Houmous’ infamous party trick. The party trick that secured his 19th and shortest marriage. 3.7 11/14 Hypnotise

First off, Meg White is a dogshit drummer. people tie themselves in knots trying to explain why "ackshully" she's some sort of savant, but she's the most rudimentary, basic, first week, boring-ass "professional" drummer the world has ever seen. It's shocking. Secondly, why in the unholy hell does this project need THREE White Stripes albums? Jack White is, it turns out, a terrific guitarist. But there is nothing in any of these albums that is groundbreaking, or overwhelmingly influential. So why? Why three? So on to the actual album. It's fine. Like, totally fine. I *almost* gave it 2 stars because I'm so fucking annoyed that I have to listen to another White Stripes album when, apparently, there's not a single Deftones record on the list. But that wouldn't be fair, because this is the poster child for a completely banal, milquetoast, bland-ass blues-rock album. probably 2.5 stars, but I'm so frustrated I'm willing to give it 3 stars to mitigate my bias - but I'll tell you one more time, this project DOES NOT need three White Stripes albums.

meh

Very good

Original fresh energy that you can't ignore, bold, yeah I like it

Jack White is probably the last “rock star” and albums like this and Get Behind Me Satan show any. The opening riff of Seven Nation Army is up there with the most recognizable in music history. Across the whole project it sounds like Jack White is strangling his guitar to get it to produce the heavily distorted, feedback screams. Meg White uses the crash cymbal with wanton abandon, a delightfully strange choice. I love the piano and especially the riffing on the steel guitar in I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother’s Heart.

solid 2, really disappointed, such high hopes for this album, and nothing stood out to me, talk about boring music

Pre-listening thoughts: hmmm im really curious about this one to be real. Ive only heard two songs by the White Stripes (and I’ll let you guess what those are). Post/during listening thoughts: well this was certainly Seven Nation Army and then some other songs! Listen it wasn’t bad at all. But to me, the White Stripes are a band like Greta Van Fleet that classic rock fans attach themselves to to justify that they don’t ONLY like old music. But they refuse to branch out beyond bands/genres like this. Like this band (and GVF) is fine whatever but imo there’s so much better modern music (more specifically, better modern rock) out there and I don’t think this deserved to make the list. It feels like Franz Ferdinand did what this album tried to do way better a year later. Anyways it’s a 5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Seven Nation Army Least fav tracks: In the Cold Cold Night

Wow! I'm not sure what should I say about this album. I really like it, tbh I didn't expect nothing, but it's so good. I loved "Hypnotize" and "In The Cold, Cold Night".

Jack White sure does love playing blues music it seems.

Buen Album Rockero de los 00

Une super découverte, j’ai adoré !! À réécouter.

Sometimes you get a bunch of mediocre shit. And Sometimes you get your favorite album by your favorite band ever, and this time it was the latter. I love love love this album. It's not perfect (mostly it's last track. It's kinda weird especially with the context of Jack and Meg being exes at the point) but most of it is impeccable. From it's iconic thundering opening of Seven Nation Army, to the face melting of Ball and a Biscuit. (find a live recording of this if you can btw) the rest of this album is perfection. It miiiight just be my favorite album of all time. 10/10

This album slaps but a lot of it sounds the same. Would kill to see it live

Some weird songs and some real solid ones. I liked little cream soda on disc 2, speaking of weird.

Classic

Say what you will about Meg white but the white stripes wouldn’t be the white stripes without her. This is a really good album and her drumming suits it perfectly.

Beautiful simplicity. Just big fat grooves and catchy songs. There's not many layers to unravel here, but there's no filler either.

Good album. Not my go-to but would listen again.

Indie rock, quite bluesy. Not much for me otherwise Best track (I hate Seven Nation Army) - Ball and Biscuit? Hypnotize 3 stars

I learned about the White Stripes from the Michel Gondry Lego video for Fell in Love with a Girl. I enjoyed the rest of White Blood Cells so I was very excited when this album was released, and it has not disappointed over 20 years later. But I didn't fully know the reach of this album until I was in Sweden at a soccer game 4 years after the album's release and the crowd started doing a chant to the tune of Seven Nation Army. There's so much good stuff in here from 12-bar blues to chilling ballads to legendary riffs to a cameo from longtime Detroit newsanchor Mort Crim. This is Jack and Meg at their peak. Standouts: Ball and Biscuit, Seven Nation Army, The Hardest Button to Button, In the Cold Cold Night

Elephant is the closet the White Stripes come to a masterpiece in my opinion. They are an incredibly unique blend of punk and blues. Loud yet stripped down. 8.8/10

A few of the songs drag a bit here and there, but overall really solid and some of their best work.

amazing, overall nice to listen to, little rock-y and meaningful

At times loud, noisy, brash; other times more quiet and endearing, always electric. A little self indulgent at certain points, but who am I to fault this artistic genius?!

I mean, it's elephant, a lot more ink has been spilled about this album than many others of that era for good reason, no one was this effortlessly cheeky and cool and exciting while playing pretty traditional blues What i'm trying to say is: It's great

This project has made me realise I favour songs over production. This album is full of wonderful songs. With really amazing riffs, lyrics and melodies. I love In the Cold, Cold Night; I Just Don't know what to do with myself; The Hardest Button to Button; The Air Near my Fingers; Girl, you have no faith in medicine; Black Math; and all the rest! And for songs of this calibre, the bare garage rock production is totally fine! But if the songs weren't good, I think I would hate this album.

‘Seven Nation Army’ I mean, of course, but overall I find the Stripes to get samey fast. Stellar guitar squonk, solid drumming, good vocal work, but I won’t go back often.

Listened to this a little when it was released- sounds very much like early 2000s. Always like it when it starts and then it slowly fades into the background.

Seven Nation Army Ball and Biscuit The Hardest Button to Button

Seven Nation Army is a classic No Doubt but the rest this album didn’t impress me at all

I thoroughly enjoyed my listen. Seven Nation Army always brings me back to ASU football games in undergrad. My favorite thing about this album was the guitar; there was sure to be a catchy riff on most of the songs, serving as your tether to the song. I wasn't a huge fan of the slower songs, but that is personal preference. I really admired the silliness and creativity in songs like Little Acorns.

It's A Fact That I'm A Seventh Son 1001 Albums Generator 52 (06/13/2025) Let's talk about the elephant in the room. Do you see it? Of course, I'm talking about the elephant on the cover. You don't see it? Okay, I'll give you the hint that Jack White gave me: "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." You still don't see it? Okay, well I'm going to be honest here. I don't think I've seen a picture in my life that resembles an elephant less than the cover of The White Stripes' fourth album, Elephant. Jack White may be a musical genius, but when it comes to the shape of elephants, maybe not so much. Don't mishear me by the way, this is an amazing album cover, and I spent 10 years loving it without even knowing there was intended to be an elephant on it. There's a reason this cover has become iconic and received so many accolades. Luckily, the music behind the cover is just as great. I don't even really want to talk about Seven Nation Army. Yeah, it's catchy of course and every sports team in existence uses the riff as a theme song, but I honestly find it to be one of the least interesting songs on Elephant. There is so much more to appreciate here. Even the following song, Black Math, is so much better. It has such undeniable energy, with an awesome solo played through an octave pedal. The guitar tone on this song is so unbelievably crunchy. There's No Home For You Here is the first of many songs that features White Stripes signature trick: extreme changes in dynamic from the loud, fuzzed out chorus to the chill verse. This is one of the best examples of this trope that they have in their discography, with the addition of an organ in the verses being a great layer, and the part near the middle with the guitar feedback and the harmonized vocals is perhaps my favorite individual moment on the album. The pacing on this album is weird, because after these three great songs, we get four in a row that are softer and weaker to varying degrees. In The Cold, Cold Night and I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart are particularly unenjoyable. As for the former, any song with Meg singing is pretty much guaranteed to be one of the weakest songs on any White Stripes album. As for the latter, I don't love Jack's soft falsetto range most of the time, even though I have always had more of a soft spot for You've Got Her In Your Pocket for some reason. Maybe that's because my wife always jokes about putting people in her pocket lol (no relation to this song). With that said, I can still recognize that this is one of the weakest songs here. From this point on (besides the last song), this album is fucking perfect. I love the epic Ball And Biscuit, which is one of the coolest 12 bar blues that I have heard and features Jack White's best soloing. The spoken word at the beginning of Little Acorns with the blues-y piano in the background is amazing. Hypnotize is a great, short rocker in a way that Aluminum off of The White Stripes' last album was not. Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine is one that I always forget about until I'm relistening to this album and I start singing the chorus. Unfortunately, the album ends with the flaccid It's True That We Love One Another. This song sounds like a scene in a musical where a couple is in couples counseling and then they just start singing it. The weird thing about the story of this song is that Meg doesn't even voice Jack's significant other, she's the mediator. It's so strange. In spite of some moments of weakness, Elephant is truly The White Stripes' magnum opus for a reason. I have a lot of nostalgia associated with this album, but even beyond that, this album is great. The harder, rockin' songs are pretty much perfect all the way through, so this is a 4/5. Favs: Black Math There's No Home For You Here Ball And Biscuit Least Fav: In The Cold, Cold Night

A classic!

the album with that song that introduce me to this band! Love that song along with the others in this album

The album itself from an objective standpoint does not deserve 4 stars, but I personally really enjoyed this lol. It’s not groundbreaking, but it is pretty dang good.

enjoyed it, not something ill go back to too often besides seven nation army

WOW I LOVE THIS

I may be biased because it's my gen of music but I like this one. Especially the more bluesy songs. Really good. 4 stars

alright

I was in a house. It was a combination of many housew I've been throughout my life. The house was filled with people I used to know. I didn't feel close to any of the in fact I felt like an outsider. I was looking for my medicine my guitar and a cd I made. A friend Eric appeared with what was supposed to be the cd but it was more like puddy. Every room I went in someone cleaned it, that's what my brain told me or maybe someone narrated to me, but it was actually a different room. I never found what I was looking for

4/5

Feel simple, which maybe it is, but this formula continues to work for Jack and Company (whether that be The Raconteurs, Dead Weather, or his solo stuff). Much like the rest of his catalog, ELEPHANT experiments, but doesn't deviate, but also doesn't settle. This is getting confusing. In conclusion this album f*cking rocks. * End rating

Did not leave much of an impression

A classic tip to tail. Hard to hate anything of early Jack White

I liked this album for the most part. Nominated for Best Album at the Grammys amongst all other albums that are on this list and Fallen by Evanescence which WOW WHAT A MISS BY THIS LIST

I’m finding I like Jack white and the white stripes more in theory than in practice. Still enjoyed the album but found my mind wandering during some of the lesser known songs or whenever he plays.

Listening to this album reminded me of how important Meg White was to the band. She kept their sound grounded, while Jack White fucked around with different experimental instrumentals; despite what people say, she was a really fucking good drummer.

Reminds me of junior year in all the good and the bad ways

What benji2 said - verbatim what I was going to write, so won’t be redundant

This one rocks hard and Jack White is a virtuoso rock guitarist. There are some great songs on here and it's an incredibly fun listen. A little repetitiveness and emptiness in the lyrics brings it down a notch for me.

Aw hell yeah. I'm convinced Jack White would rise to the top in any era of rock music. One of the best guitarists ever and I love his strange, warbly vocals. I also dont stand for Meg White slander, her percussion is perfect on this, and her lead performance on the atmospheric "In the cold cold night" is a highlight. They created an international anthem that's still chanted in stadiums around the world with Seven Nation Army and that's not even the peak of the album. Ball and Biscuit into Hardest Button goes incredibly hard. I also really enjoyed the deep cuts like Little Acorns. I think White Blood Cells is still my favorite White Stripes release, but this is probably their all-around best

Garage rock esque

Not for me. I can't devalue how classic and beloved the album is however sounds dated and mostly boring personally. Not much to comment on.

Jack White might be a guitar virtuoso, but holy shit, I can't finish this album. It's so boring. Jack White has always been pretty hit and miss with me, but apart from the familiar song or two from this album, it sounds like a bunch of album filler. It's not that this record is out and out bad, per se, it's that I can't keep myself engaged enough to finish it. Every song feels like background noise. Admittedly, I've always been annoyed by Meg White's drumming, but I don't think this explains why I find just about every song so grating. I like some of Jack White's solo stuff, and he really is a fantastic player, but after listening to most of this record, I still don't understand how this band has garnered the popularity and success they've achieved. This, one of their most critically acclaimed records, is a hard listen for me.

Super fun record! It’s not just Seven Nation Army. Listen to the end, there are bangers all the way through this one

Seven Nation Army is a great lead. It's True That We Love One Another is a horrible finish. It really reminds you about how Jack and Meg White intentionally gaslit fans into thinking they were brother and sister when they were actually husband and wife.

I'm a fan of The White Stripes since I got their album Get Behind Me Satan, which was the first album of theirs that I've ever fully listened to and which completely changed how I saw them. Even already knowing what they're capable of, I was pleasantly surprised by this record, not expecting much from it besides being "The Seven Nation Army" album. But it is so much more than that. The contrast of screeching guitars and softer, bluesy, yet still super catchy melodies is beautiful. Meg's vocals in In The Cold Cold Night are lovely and fit the song so well. My main problem with this album is learning that I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself is Dusty's cover (I am NOT a fan of Dusty). Overall, 4,5 because I'm not sure this album is as timeless to me as my other 5 star albums, but that's it.

Solid album. The 7NA song is a great one, so of course they do what they always do with great songs, over play it and drive it in the ground. But the rest of the album is solid and worthy of inclusion on this list. Jack White is definitely a talent.

I should listen to more White Stripes.

Excelent

Never gave this album a fair chance just because Seven Nation Army was inescapable. Album is an interesting mix of blues and garage rock. Love the tone of his guitar and the simplicity of most of the songs with the ability to make simple interesting.

Remember, this is four stars by default.This is the best effort put forth by.What is basically a three star band now?Again, I actually like jack white and if nothing against his sister meg, but their act grew pretty tired pretty quickly.And you know, if you really love their sound, then you'll love every single song that they've ever written

'And the feeling coming from by bones / Says, "Find a home."' After the arena anthem that now feels every bit as familiar as our own thoughts, if not more so, Elephant only continues to astound. Meg and Jack White are emblems of consistency: never doing too much, they're not stripped down - that would mean they begin w/ something complicated and remove the unnecessary pieces. Rather, they find a precise, unadulterated entry point into their compositions and maintain that energy w/o fussing around. You may want to call that blues, and certainly a track like 'Ball and Biscuit' is a rare example of 21st-century blues-rock, but it's also altogether something else. Heavy, droning, clarified, sea-parting rock? 'Be like the squirrel, girl.'

a ver esta bien entiendo el concepto y entiendo su fama pero no me ha sorprendido del todo 6/10

Seven Nation Army is all time great. Rest is also enjoyable.

Godt album som har er en del af early 2000 garage rock revival sammen med bla the strokes. Vintage rock influences fra led zppelin, the sonics osv. blev recorded på en 8 track recorder som giver det en gritty vintage sound både kommercielt og critically acclaimed.

Jack White has been an acquired taste for me. When The White Stripes first started releasing music I just thought they were weird. I’ve really enjoyed the stuff he did with The Raconteurs and his more recent solo work. Going back and listening to this, where the only song I had ever heard is “Seven Nation Army, I can see that I should have had some more appreciation for him from the beginning. A solid record.

I dig this album. I avoided it for a very very long time. The hype around these two was nauseating at the time. Did it live up to the hype? Not for me. Was it good? Definitely. I appreciate the raw analogue vibe. I extra appreciate the kind of primitive/minimalist drumming of Meg White. Pound pound pound through the album. Most evident on Seven Nation Army obviously. The whole package comes across as sloppy (in a good way), organic, and sincere. This album also stood apart from the surge of "Indie" stuff that was coming out at that time (bit of a golden time for that genre IMO), revisioning more 70's era blues based classic rock and breathing some fresh life into that tired spectre, having exhausted itself in the the peak of the grunge era a decade before. This will never be a regular play for me, but I am always entertained when it comes on.

This album was released on the exact day that I was born, so I might be a bit bias when I say that this is my favorite White Stripes album. "Black Math" is my favorite song from the band it kicks so much ass. Also I gotta mention "Seven Nation Army" which is undoubtably an anthem though I think its a tad bit overrated.. The rest of the songs are pretty great too! Easily one of the most iconic rock albums of this century so far. Favorite track: Black Math

Jack White is able to make his guitar sound like it is in pain....which makes their music so much more enjoyable. Good album.

I've owned this since it came out and it's one of my favourites.

Country music that took drugs

Good album!

Much better after the meme song is over.

This is #day291 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... early '00s minimal garage classic, aka Stripes' best album, or so they say? I had a phase in my early 20s when I dipped my toes into this kind of music (Jack White's solo work, and his other projects like The Dead Weather and The Raconteurs). This mix of alternative/indie rock and blues must have drawn me in. However, my infatuation turned out to be fleeting, and today this music feels kind of foreign to me. "Seven Nation Army" (despite how much it's overplayed) and "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" are still sweet, though. Anyway, if you must hear The White Stripes record before you die, this may well be the one. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day292.

Great album with some classic songs on it.

The definitive White Stripes album. 8/10

Great album that I have heard several times. Good vocals and beats. Nice variety of music. It's not something that I would seek out but a good listen if the mood hits.

Great album! Flow! Wonderful songs. The addition of the bass helps bring it over the top Remember when the bass player for Redd Kross added bass lines to The Wite Stripes' White Blood Cells and called it Redd Blood Cells? That was a fantastic idea from start to finish!

Surprised that I didn’t like it nearly as much as I was expecting

better than white blood cells! still not my fav

Du rock NRV, dommage qu’on ai fait le tour de ce qui est proposé au milieu de l’album

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Fun stuff but still not as impactful to me as their first album. Lots of output from just two folks. My fave tracks are: “hardest button to button”, “in the cold cold night”, cover of “I just don’t know what to do with myself” and “you have no faith in medicine”. Though overplayed the intro to seven nation army is classic too.

I can't believe I didn't get into The White Stripes when I was a late teen, discovering the wonders of hard rock and heavy metal. I feel like they'd have been right up my street and a personal favourite. This album opens so strongly. 'Seven Nation Army' though perhaps overplayed, is iconic. Iconic stripped back verses, iconic riff, iconic music video. A solid case for it to be called one of the best rock songs of all time, certainly of the 21st century. Before it gives you time to breathe 'Black Math' starts, and though it's not as popular, that monstrous, Led Zeppelin-esque riff is ridiculously good. If you don't want to headbang to this you must be dead. 'You've Got Her In Your Pocket' is a tender and sweet love song about insecurity. 'Ball and Biscuit' has yet another good bluesy riff. 'The Hardest Button To Button' is the same. That's the story of this album. Plenty of hooks and heavy riffs. A huge, loud, fuzzy garage rock sound. Meg White absolutely loves to come crashing down on those cymbals which I enjoy a lot. A great album by a band that I wish I paid more attention to when I was younger.

Dang. Didn’t like much

Really, really solid album, love the vast majority of the songs. Forgot how good the white stripes on, but it’s barely short of 5 stars for me. I’m not sure what it’s missing, but it’s right below, the guitar and drums are great.

Klassikko lätkähalleista. Oon kyl oppinut tykkää muista levyistä enemmän, mutta on tää varmaan juuri nelosen arvoinen! Garagea parhaimmillaan kumminkin 4/5

Vähän liian homogeeninen levy että jaksaisi kokonaan hyvillä mielin kuunnella. 2/5

I can’t listen to “Ball and Biscuit” while driving because I air guitar too hard.

The drumming sucks but otherwise a strong album

In highschool my friend/bandmate told me that this White Stripes album was proof that a band does not need a bass player. I was the bass player in the band.

Energetic, rough, a very distinctive sound, makes me feel like driving on the highway with the windows open.

Wow Jack White really does rule. Someone I’ve just never spent any time with, really loving the guitar on this album

I love the White Stripes, this one definitely made its mark. It deserves accolades for "Seven Nation Army" alone. What a song, what a legacy it has, you can't go anywhere without hearing it 20+ yrs later. I've heard great covers of it too. The glue tracks like "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself", "I Want To Be The Boy..." & "The Hardest Button To Button" hold the album up. Fan faves like "Black Math", "Ball & Biscuit", "It's True That We Love One Another" & and "There's No Home For You Here" give it the White Stripes flavor blast. This album had two of their biggest and most played songs but I think the older stuff is likely more influential. Not sure I'd include this in my T1001 but it has merit and a case could be made.

Only knew a few songs off the album before this, always liked with white stripes the shorter songs, keeps me entertained with different vibes

Definitely some great tracks here but some song were just too noisy for me.

The stripey’s keep garage bluesy punkin’ with a growing old-timey, Americans kinda feel. But not really Americana in the way that “cool” people who play country call if, but more mee-maws apple pie is coolin on the shelf while we’re on the tire swing an ma’s yellin at ya not to jump into that mud puddle. Jack & Meg play some simple catchy tunes with a mastery of dynamics - they can be loud and big and full, particularly when the distortion and feedback are dialed up, but also settle in to a sparse, easy flow. A lot to like here with a few stellar songs, but a couple that don’t quite get me there.

The hits loom large and the overall album is probably overrated because of them but still a classic. Not my favourite WS album but who would have imagined that it would birth one of the biggest football chants in the world.

Right on the line between 4 and 5- fighting that it holds a lot of meaning and memories and that the middle of the album kind of losses me. The White Stripes are a shining example of talent from the early 2000s!

Seven Nation Army is such an opener. No idea where we're going from here like. Oh into an absolute banger is it. Strong start. A cover! I don't mind a cover! Especially one that makes me question if ive ever really heard the original. Lads I'm enjoying this. Feels like an album. Meg's voice is kinda lovely too. Adding In The Cold Cold Night to my clown playlist (positive) Bit of a lull round the middle but I think it needs that, drop the energy for a second yknow. And then build it back up with a long solo heavy track. Again it feels like an album. There's so much variety here without it feeling like a mishmash. It's True That We Love One Another feels dead random but i reckon its a good shout . Like lets do a silly one... almost. This is a weird comparison. You know how self esteem congas offstage to lighten the mood. Almost like that, like a comedown from the high energy bangers. It's cute. Would maybe have liked another meg vocal but I'm dead impressed ..tempted to 5 star it bc I'm probably gonna like this more and more.

2,5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1001 ALBUMS- # 43 ELEPHANT sized whomp! What an album. Pure early 2000’s nostalgia jam packed with garage rock-revival anthems that became radio mainstays of the era, kicked-off by the epic Seven Nation Army which catapulted the duo into superstardom. Following a string of stripped down instant rock albums that had the pair slowly coming into their own as modern analogue purists of the garage-blues variety, and off the heels of their breakthrough release White Blood Cells, this is the record that blew the doors wide open as the culmination of their unique chemistry and vintage recording process. The Stripes were incepted as an outlet for Jack White’s insanely talented guitar shredding, with each new record his confidence growing as a musician, with a heightened maturity coming through the songwriting across this tracklist. However I would be remiss to suggest this is solely a one man show, as Meg’s steady backing drums really were the backbone to their trademark sound. Avoiding any digital components and stylized with muffled production to capture that rough around the edges punch, Elephant turned the volume up to max power, while avoiding to venture too over the top with moments of focused restraint , acoustic strumming and melodic balladry. 🎧 Classic Tack: Seven Nation Army 🎧 Deep Cut Gem: In The Cold, Cold, Night 🎧 Personal Favourite: The Hardest Button to Button The defining record of classic White Stripes before they would experiment with broader instrumental arrangements, every single track here is worthy of high praise musically, lyrically and performatively. 🖼️ Album Artwork: Can you spot the hidden image of an elephant on the cover? Hit the Thumbs Up icon below if you enjoyed my take on the album 🐘

I'm not really sure about this one. Seven Nation Army is the only song I know (obviously), and there are some cool hooks on here, but what is up with It's True That We Love One Another? Odd lyrical choices there. Favourite tracks: There's No Home For You Here, Ball and Biscuit, Hypnotize.

This isn't the strongest album of theirs. They are trying out a few things here, some of which work and some of which do not.

great tunes. can see why this band was hot shit in the 2000s

Overall: 8/10 I got White Blood Cells only 5 days ago so I might just compare this to that one. I like this one slightly more. The production is bigger and there's more variety in the songwriting. One problem I have is that Meg does vocals occasionally and I don't really enjoy her voice. Seven Nation Army is horribly overplayed but I still enjoy it. I also really like the slower, acoustic based songs a lot. This is peak White Stripes in my opinion. Fav Song: I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself Least Fav Song: In the Cold, Cold Night

Ubiquitous though SNA is, it's still a banger. It's aged a lot better than I thought as a whole. Where the songs are upbeat it's still a rip-roaring rock album. Quieter, meg led, downtempo and acoustic tracks don't hit so hard. It could've been a perfect record if a tiny bit shorter?

Pretty solid

I've always been a casual fan of the White Stripes but I think this was my first time listening to Elephant - it's been on repeat ever since, truly great album.

LOVE IT. I don't usually listen to this type if music, but this was really good. I loved the guitar and the whole vibe. Definitely going on on my regular playlist.

Recorded in just under two weeks using vintage equipment, the album is a deliberate rejection of digital polish and a callback to analog grit. Jack & Meg White have always been a unique duo. The minimalistic drumming combined with the raw, bluesy guitar works really well. The fact that just two people can produce this sound is an achievement. Less is more, some might say. In this case, that saying proves true.

Why?

3.5 - Cool album

Fantastic

The Hardest Button to Button is a straight up jam!

Great album this

The middle was pretty solid. I was a little scared because seven nation army is way too mainstream for me but some like I just don’t know what to do with myself and in the cold cold night were more my speed. I got bob dylan and some other inspirations from this. Solid album I can respect it.

3.5/5

Didn’t do as much for me as the earlier albums.