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Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

2005

Get Behind Me Satan
Album Summary

Get Behind Me Satan is the fifth studio album by the American rock duo the White Stripes, released on June 7, 2005, on V2 Records. Though still basic in production style, the album marked a distinct change from its guitar-heavy 2003 predecessor, Elephant. With its reliance on piano-driven melodies and experimentation with marimba on "The Nurse" and "Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)", Get Behind Me Satan plays down the punk, garage rock and blues influences that dominated earlier White Stripes albums. Frontman Jack White plays with different technique than in the past, replacing electric guitar with piano, mandolin, and acoustic guitar on all but a handful of tracks, as his usual riff-conscious lead guitar style is overtaken by a predominantly rhythmic approach. Get Behind Me Satan was positively received by critics. Rolling Stone ranked it the third best album of the year[4] and it received the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 2006. As of February 2007, Get Behind Me Satan had sold 850,000 units in the United States.

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Mon Aug 21 2023
5

Some of the artists with repeat albums on this list leave me wondering why we need all of them. The previous album from The White Stripes (White Blood Cells) and Get Behind Me Satan are pretty different, so I can see how they both coexist here. There’s a lot of piano, some always welcome Marimba, and less a 70s rock vibe than that previous album. Both albums, though, are quite great! Glad to have heard them both!

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Tue Sep 26 2023
5

The facial hair situation on this album freaks me out but it doesn't detracting from the quality tunes

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Fri Aug 25 2023
2

A few good singles, but the rest isn't particularly interesting as an album

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Wed Sep 06 2023
2

No write up in the book as it's been removed. Makes sense, two white stripes albums still in there is excessive, three would be insane. My interest was also waning considerably by this point also. The single, opener track was decent though. For a 45 minutes long album this somehow way outstays it's welcome. So many jobbing blues jam songs. Tbh I don't think I would give any white stripes album more than 6.5/10, I'm always bored partway through.

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Fri Sep 29 2023
2

Blue Orchid is the type of catchy and rocking song I want and enjoy from The White Stripes. The rest is not. Pretty solid 2.

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Mon Aug 21 2023
5

I just love the sound of this band and the variety of styles on this album. Lots of great songs.

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Thu Sep 28 2023
5

There is no way this is objectively their best album, but it's probably my favorite. It's weird and so different from everything else that it's obviously a bit of a passion project, and that comes across. Not everybody can pull this kind of nonsense off. Best track: My Doorbell

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Mon Oct 02 2023
5

I was very deeply into this record. From the more headbanger-ish tracks to the more acoustic tracks.

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Sat Oct 07 2023
5

Excellent! So, so good. It’s my exact style of indie WITH A MARIMBA FOR GOD’S SAKE! ARGQHQ Fave songs: all of them tbh

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Tue Sep 26 2023
4

Meg White is such an underrated drummer; she is the unmistakeable sound of The White Stripes.

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Wed Aug 09 2023
3

Quite an average album from The White Stripes. Their crazy garage rock image was replaced by quirky garage drum and vocal, which was pretty fun, but not for the whole record. You can just listen to "Doorbell" 12 times or so, and I would have the same effect as listening to Get Behind Me Satan. I think I might mix a song or two into my daily listening list, but probably I won't come back to this album anytime soon.

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Tue Nov 14 2023
3

Blue Orchid is good, but the next few songs sound like filler dross that could have been on their last album. Then it picks up and becomes a pretty catchy blues-infused rock album. It's better than White Blood Cells, and it has some genuinely good songs. Yet again, I wish I could rate in half stars, but I think This one deserves a 3.

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Mon Nov 20 2023
3

I assume there are other white stripes albums on this list? This seems like one of their less essential ones? Still decent though I guess

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Tue Aug 15 2023
2

Not quite the heights of White Blood Cells or Elephant, but an okay effort that has a bit of shit filler. Shouldn't be on this list. Are they husband and wife or married though, the creepy incestuous weirdos.

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Tue Aug 15 2023
2

i'm a white stripes fan, but this album is comfortably their shittest album. started to believe his own hype didn't he. it's like he just forgot to bother actually writing any songs so just jabbed at his guitar and when he wasn't doing that he was fucking around on a marimba. nonsense album.

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Thu Aug 10 2023
1

I was debating to give either 1 or 2, but it got worse as it went on. His voice sounds very congested with a bubble in his throat that he’s had for days. I am not a fan. Of the music either- got too radical in a bad way.

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Fri Aug 18 2023
1

en tarvinnut tätä tänään en tarvinnut tätä tänään, eilen lähti moderaattoreille viestinvilutusta että huomiselle jotain kivaa, huomiselle jotain hyvää ottivat ilmeisesti semmoisena vittuiluna että lätkäytti tämmöstä EI USKALLETA ENÄÄN YY VEESEEN PISTÄÄ POSTIA... tämä parivaljakko huhuillut vilkuillut pitkin projektia pikku pirulaiset alkaa pikku. hiljaan. vituttaan. tämä. as ugly as i seem

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Mon Aug 21 2023
5

I guess I forgot that I liked The White Stripes.

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Mon Aug 21 2023
5

Our last White Stripes album was White Blood Cells, which was about 650 albums ago. It seems I had to really work to appreciate that one, but certainly did in the end. This one came across as a favorite right away. Its varied styles held my interest all through, and I think it's brilliant.

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Thu Sep 21 2023
5

Jack White is one of my absolute favorites. The verses have such a unique groove to them that only he can provide with his guitar and vocals. The string of four songs: My Doorbell, Forever For Her (Is Over For Me), Little Ghost, and The Denial Twist is one of my favorite sets of any album of all time. Every time I’ve heard “My Doorbell” over the past 15 years, it constantly plays on repeat in my head. Great song, great album, great band.

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Tue Sep 26 2023
5

The White Stripes, een band waar je voor moet zijn of niet. En ik hoor Het duo heel graag bezig. Zeer typische stijl van riffs en drumritmes. En de nasale stem van Jack. Topplaat voor mij

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Sat Oct 07 2023
5

That was such a great listen. I had forgotten I had a healthy White Stripes phase while I was living in Nashville, which was also the same time Jack White was living there. Once, he came into J.Alexander's (it was the flagship restaurant & lots of celebrities liked it for some reason) and dude was dressed head to toe in a crushed purple velvet pimp suit complete with pimp hat & cane. It's surreal & bad ass. He was nice as hell, too. I once ate one of his onion rings...a big deal for me since he was my top crush at the time. This album, along with Meg White's drumming, is solid 2000s rock. Meg deserves far more credit than she gets. Girlfriend is talented as hell, and Jack ain't bad either. My favorites are Blue Orchid & My Doorbell, and I like the mix of garage, blues, and pop. I'm so glad this popped up. I was also a big fan of their album, Icky Thump, so I'm taking this as a reminder to revisit their catalog. 4.5 stars.

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Fri Oct 13 2023
5

Loved this, it’s right up my alley.

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Tue Oct 17 2023
5

A million stars. Surely the best band of the century.

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Sun Oct 22 2023
5

I don't believe there exists a White Stripes album that isn't a 5 star album for me. I probably prefer some of the earlier, rawer work, but this is also brilliant.

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Fri Oct 27 2023
5

Solid White Stripes, nice hearing Meg sing and different instrumentation

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Sat Oct 28 2023
5

One of the greatest albums ever, I don't even need to listen to it AGAIN to give a review. Meg's drums and Jack's mad riffs and perfectly executed harmonies shaped my teenage years.

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Thu Nov 02 2023
5

9/10. Absolutely loved it and was nice to branch out.

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Mon Nov 06 2023
5

This is awesome! Especially liked the Little Ghost and Nurse. A bit of horror with a hefty dose of twang.

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Mon Nov 06 2023
5

From the very jump, masterpiece garage rock. Blue Orchid kicks ass. In the 2000s, I never "got it" with the White Stripes; I "get it" now. They're electric, they're whimsical, and they're unpredictable. What more could you want? The whole album is great, but the acoustic track "As Ugly As I Seem" sticks out to me. A great example of Jack's fine acoustic work.

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Tue Nov 07 2023
5

This is like channel surfing inside Jack White's brain.

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Fri Nov 10 2023
5

Not my favorite white strips album, but a great album nonetheless

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Sun Nov 12 2023
5

I mean, it is the White Stripes. No notes.

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Thu Nov 16 2023
5

Their most complete album, and arguably their best. Which is interesting since I'm always excited when they put their stamp on cover songs, and this is all original material. At times it sounds like their White Album, which I guess stays with their whole color scheme. One also gets the feeling Meg had just about had enough of Jack's shit. That tends to happen when you're forced to hang around with your ex-husband after trying to convince the world you were brother and sister.

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Mon Nov 20 2023
5

I fucking love My Doorbell. The White Stripes can ring it all day long if they want to. They are at peak weirdo rocking powers here and I dig it. This whole album is a delightful journey of jarring noisy rock oddities that just work; the sum is greater than all of the parts.

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Mon Jul 17 2023
4

dude i had severely underestimated the white stripes - this is as good as elephant

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Tue Jul 18 2023
4

There's a reason the only hit from the album was the Denial Twist. It's not a bad album, but that's a transcendent song, and the rest is pedestrian. Still enough to elevate to another listen.

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Wed Jul 19 2023
4

Curti um bocado, pois não reconheci hits e deste modo não me pareceu datado. Impressionou-me especialmente as guitarras.

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Sat Jul 22 2023
4

un très bon album rock/blues, ils ont un son les white stripes et c'est tr`s bon. 4.75

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Mon Jul 24 2023
4

I love the white stripes. Constraints yield creativity. Just not their best album.

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Fri Jul 28 2023
4

Some good songs could be into if I knew them better, a little repetitive at times

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Sun Jul 30 2023
4

Not really familiar with the White Stripes, but I liked this a lot. Good variety. Loved the drums and piano.

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Tue Aug 08 2023
4

pretty good but i personally could use a few more jams

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Thu Aug 10 2023
4

This duo is enormously talented, and Jack White is truly remarkable on many instruments, especially guitar. I always like the way they -- and then when he went solo, he -- seem to stay very true to themselves and enjoy creating music. I haven't listened to enough of their work, so I'm glad this album came up. I didn't expect this, but at times they reminded me a little bit of Prince (in a high compliment way). Very good album.

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Thu Aug 17 2023
4

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Blue orchid, My doorbell

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Fri Aug 18 2023
4

Love this. Really good stuff. Doorbell is an ear worm for sure.

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Fri Aug 18 2023
4

I enjoyed the eclectic collection of songs.

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Fri Aug 18 2023
4

I really enjoyed the variety of styles in this one album. Fun!

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Fri Aug 18 2023
4

Favourite tracks: blue orchid; my doorbell; denial twist; instinct blues

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Tue Aug 22 2023
4

Excellent different Jack White.

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Wed Aug 23 2023
4

I forgot how good this album is. This is definitely one of, or hell maybe it is their best album. Regardless this is White Stripes really hitting it out of the park. It's just not good enough for a 5 you feel me?

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Sat Aug 26 2023
4

I'd say if some of the songs on here weren't so strong, then this would be a three. It's a light four. Some of the music I didn't care about, but I liked enough on here to barely give it a 4. Some of songs sounded a bit similar to each other. In conclusion, I have a couple issues with the album, but it's still good. My favourite songs were Blue Orchid and My Doorbell.

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Sat Aug 26 2023
4

No stand outs but I feel I could listen to it again and again

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Tue Aug 29 2023
4

Pretty solid rock album. Really good chemistry as usual when it comes to this band, and they deliver another collection of bopping and bluesy songs to chuck on a drive or while studying. Strong three and a half. Fave track: My Doorbell

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Sat Sep 02 2023
4

Get Behind Me Satan is peak Jack White, so it's telling that the record was part of the White Stripes period. Odd drums start the record, and, while the sound is clean throughout, the band adds new touches here and there to keep things flowing. That's perfect for the first half to two-thirds: Variety that avoids becoming the grab bag of Blunderbuss from earlier this week. Momentum slackens just a bit for fifteen or so closing minutes; I might prefer the vinyl sequencing.

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Tue Sep 05 2023
4

Fun catchy album. A lot of little riffs and melodies that got stuck in my head

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Mon Sep 11 2023
4

It may not be his best album, but Jack White is a musical genius and you can't hate on him! Great listen!

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Thu Sep 14 2023
4

I'm not sure the addition of piano is the fundamental change to The White Stripes' sound that has been suggested. However, this is a moot point as whichever way you cut it, this album is ace. It's way more consistent and, in my opinion, head and shoulders above the other White Stripes albums on this list. The first half largely comprises 2 to 3 minute garage rock bangers, whilst the second half has a bit more space. It's all great, though. Rating: 4.5/5 Playlist track: My Doorbell Date listened: 13/09/23

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Sat Sep 16 2023
4

Apparently i really like the White Stripes. who knew?

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Thu Sep 21 2023
4

typically when a band departs from their down and dirty roots, i take the grumpy old man position, pining for their glory days of "true" sound. But this turn for the white stripes away jack white's garage-blues jam sessions on their previous records is a big step forward for them, IMO. This album really broadened the scope of what they were doing artistically from their full reliance on jack white as a riff machine. (not hating on that, white blood cells still takes top position for me for white stripes albums) I dig it.

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Thu Sep 21 2023
4

I love the characters and story of the band even more than the actual music. For instance: -Jack and Meg met in high school, got married in 1996, he took her last name, and as they launched their musical career they pretended to be siblings for the first 4 years. -They recorded many of their albums in their living room or garage, one album was recorded on an 8 track. -They wrote and produced this entire album in 2 weeks, and then it went on to win a Grammy. What?!?!

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Thu Sep 21 2023
4

just thinking bout the doorbell!

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Sat Sep 23 2023
4

Another exercise in doing more with less. Nicely done

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Sat Sep 23 2023
4

Excellent album. I don't think there was one bad album in the White Stripes discography.

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Fri Oct 06 2023
4

Falls off at the end but enough bangers

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Fri Oct 06 2023
4

Better than I remember; I got many of the tracks confused with Icky Thump. I put both in the 'lesser Stripes' category but I may have been wrong about this one.

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Fri Oct 06 2023
4

Another fun Jack White installment. They have a bit more mature polished sound here, but they're just as chaotic as ever with Meg acting like a toddler playing with her percussion toys (apparently Jack plays the marimba). We have some new styles here, with the heavy metal "Instinct Blues", bluegrass "Little Ghost", folk "As Ugly As I Seem", and a couple piano ballads. I find this to be their most innovative album. A lot of cool tricks and styles on here you don't really see on any other album. It's not as rough or energetic as the rest of their catalog, but still fits their insane personality. I feel like this album was a way for Jack to express his creativity. The downside is the songs don't hit as hard as the rest of their catalog. They feel a bit incomplete, as if there's more to execute to make the songs lovable by audiences. But I found plenty to enjoy out of every song, and makes me excited to see what else Jack White has in store.

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Mon Oct 09 2023
4

Couple of songs were ok. Overall I thought it was a mess.

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Fri Oct 13 2023
4

It was good. I liked most of the songs. Some were meh

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Fri Oct 13 2023
4

Solid record, picked up a few more songs.

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Mon Oct 16 2023
4

First song is great, solid album

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Mon Oct 16 2023
4

4 Metallica releases is overkill, but 4 Jack White releases is acceptable. This one mixes up the genres a fair bit and introduces the piano as a lead instrument. The songs with occasional heavy guitar bombardment are less interesting. Jack sounds a bit Robert Plant-ish at times. Meg's singing is on par with her drumming.

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Mon Oct 16 2023
4

8/10. It's The White Stripes

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Tue Oct 17 2023
4

Typical White Stripes, raw and simple yet still catches my attention and sticks with me all day. It’s a magic touch.

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Tue Oct 17 2023
4

Not my favorite by the White Stripes but it's always fun to see what these two come up with. It definitely has some stand out tracks, particularly "Blue Orchid" and "My Doorbell".

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Fri Oct 20 2023
4

I really enjoyed this album. I'd only ever heard their singles before so it was really nice to hear a wider selection. Lots if different genres hit in their unique stripped back way. Favourite track was Little Ghost.

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