Get Behind Me Satan

Not as good as elephant and not as strong of an album overall. It starts out strong for the first few songs and then starts to dip and never really recovers. Their sound is good when it includes more upbeat drums. The slower songs don’t show their strengths as much. Good album but not fear. 6.6/10

Was aight, not their best work by far but had some good moments

"Get Behind Me Satan" is the fifth studio album by American rock duo the White Stripes. This album was a change from their guitar-based previous album "Elephant" with more piano and acoustic-based melodies and rhythmic experimentation using instruments like marimbas: less guitar riffs and plays down punk, garage rock and blues to a certain extent. According to lead singer and guitarist Jack White, it has a theme of truth in the songs which is mostly told through relationships. The album was widely acclaimed and reached #3 in both the UK and US. Jack uses a falsetto throughout the opener "Blue Orchid." A fuzzed-up guitar driving the melody. The typical White Stirpes drum beat provided by Meg White. The song is about the devastation of something valuable and some think it's about Jack's break-up with Renee Zellweger. "My Doorbell" is piano soul with a prominent drum beat and actually one of my favorite drumming on any White Stripes' song. He's waiting for death. "Little Ghost" brings the bluegrass with a fast-paced acoustic guitar. Layered vocals. This is unique for them. "The Denial Twist" has hard piano notes. The classic Meg drum beat with a tambourine. I think he's giving advice to someone who's been dumped. "As Ugly as I Seem" also has an acoustic guitar and real nice melody. A slow song. Jack's best vocals on the album. A good deep cut. "Red Rain" alternates between a blues and rockin'-distorted guitar. It's goes soft-loud-soft (always a fan). No, not a Peter Gabriel song. All six White Stripes' albums are worth listening to and this is no different. These songs are slower than the typical White Stripes and I do like the variety of instruments carrying the melodies. I wish they could have flushed out some of the piano and acoustic guitar songs with a band but I guess that would be what Jack did with other bands and solo. There seems to be more there with the melodies he created.

I liked it more than I thought I might, especially the second half of the album

After the insultingly-terrible White Blood Cells I was actively not wanting any more of this band, but this is demonstrably better (which, when the bar is the floor is almost literally impossible to not meet that criteria) - it's rather apparent within a song or two that this is definitely more constructed, a little more full-sounding ... aside: wtf I have never understood the enjoyment of what is generously called stripped-down or raw music but in every single way is just a euphemism for "...ehh...more than half the band didn't show up for recording but we're gonna lay down the track anyways! can you play drums?" Ok anger abated (yes White Blood Cells angered me). There's more experimentation here as well, some harmonies, I like the liberal addition of piano, plus a few interesting (guitar) effects to broaden it a bit. I still don't like all of it - e.g. "Instinct Blues" is more indicative of the sloppy/gross earlier sound. I think by the time the 2nd half comes around I'm like "ok enough already" I suppose this also reenforces one goal of the exercise for me; I had absolutely (ill)formed an opinion about this band based on White Blood Cells and a few singles I loathed, and even if I'm not gonna put this record on I (finally?) get it here. Hell maybe they (like almost every act) simply needed to mature. Just didn't need to release anything before this that sounded like bad demos... Drummer is still an unprofessional shambles though that if anything actually detracts from the songs. Come on. 5/10 3 stars.

Enjoyed this, I really like and respect The White Stripes.

Not in my edition of the book! 2005. 3.5 stars. Perfectly acceptable stripped down millennium rock. Not their best work - see The White Stripes or Elephant for that - but still good. 4 stars if you like their sound, 3 stars if you don't.

He fell off

Glad to get this since it’s a White Stripes I haven’t heard before. Personally I would choose Icky Thump, Elephant, and White Blood Cells before this one. So maybe there’s multiple white stripes on the list? Which is egregious imo. Wish this project was more Blue Orchid than Little Ghost

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The only White Stripes album I actively don't like, this has no place on the list.

Always a fun sound but definitely an unnecessary amount of album inclusions for them.

Another white Stripes album, another 3 stars. Solid rock music but not more

Not what I was expecting, a mix of stuff on here. Some nice tracks

3.6 - I like this record and I like Jack White but he's clearly overrepresented on this list. What I like best about this particular album is that he's muted the thrashier and yelpier parts of his voice, choosing to go warmer and more mellow. I like the use of acoustic piano and folky guitar. But he's too often playing the bluesman again, scatting and rapping his blend of down-home lingo. I do enjoy the poppier tracks here ("Doorbell", "The Denial Twist"), as well as some of the downtempo experiments ("Blue Orchid", "The Nurse"). But the rest I find just a little annoying, or forgettable probably because I'm burnt out on Jack White and wish he'd fuck off for a decade.

Honestly, not White Stripes best work. A lot of filler and songs with the same chord progressions.

Best Song: Blue Orchid. Jack White's ability to occasionally construct an absolutely chunky riff rears its head once again. Worst Song: The Nurse. Why play one bad song at once when you could instead play three bad songs at the same time? Overall: A classic White Stripes album in that it's packed full of bite-sized bits of "okay". A couple iconic riffs, a few nifty little ditties, and a lot of forgettable thrashing in between.

I wouldn't say I've followed these guys super closely but I did know there was a point where Jack disappeared up his own arse and Meg fell off the radar. I guess this is that point. Talented guy but dial it back with the weird hillbilly folk nonsense, fella. 3/5.

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Track 1 - Blue Orchid Thudding bass drum beat, thick sludgy guitar, crashing cymbals, jacks incredibly unique almost feminine voice contrasts the thickness of the guitar, vocals and guitar share melodies throughout the song, great opener 7.5/10 Track 2 - The Nurse Incredibly unexpected marimba intro, carefree and melodic opening, increasingly out of time guitar and drum clash with marimba rhythm, chaotic cacophony of thundering guitar and drum blasts, palm muted pulsing guitar riff, deep underlying drone of vocals in the instrumental interlude contrasts the light marimba rhythm, random bursts of piano, guitar and drums, really random song 6/10 Track 3 - My Doorbell Playful piano melody, rattley drums, crashing cymbals, megs signature drumming clear as ever, maracas add an extra dimension, jacks vocals sound distanced from time to time, like he’s in a corner, a lot different from the guitar dependency from elephant, gets a bit repetitive, still entertaining 6.5/10 Track 4 - Forever For Her (Is Forever For Me) Jacks signature winey vocals shine through, once again piano reliant, light acoustic guitar, return of the marimba, light maraca shakes, solid chorus, twiddling piano line for chorus that continues through fade out 7/10 Track 5 - Little Ghost Fast paced bouncy country guitar, unlike anything on the album so far, very country based with simple tambourine accompaniment, a little more twang in the vocals, banjo type chords, experimental 7/10 Track 6 - The Denial Twist Swaggering drums and thudding piano chords, changes time sig in chorus, fuzzy dull bass line, draws from classic rock and roll influence 8/10 Track 7 - White Moon Sad reflective piano, simple kick beat with maraca, smart rhyming in the lyrics from jack, picks up more before heading back into the normal verse, shows the vulnerable side of jacks voice, long drawn out resonant piano notes 6.8/10 Track 8 - Instinct Blues Very raw recording style, like early delta blues recordings, swaggering riff with pounding drums, jacks signature boosted vocals, some awesome guitar lines, crashing drums, changes in tone back to the start of the song, simple lyrics, heavily driven octave guitar, classic blues phrasing, passionate vocal and instrumental performance, rumble of feedback present throughout the whole song, big punching end 9/10 Track 9 - Passive Manipulation Short little interlude with Meg on vocals, nothing to see really Interlude/10 Track 10 - Take, Take, Take Acoustic and piano, simple drums with maracas, acoustic and piano shares same melodies off and on, sounds like two slightly different vocals coming through each ear, clever vocal panning to and fro from left and right speaker 7/10 Track 11 - As Ugly As I Seem Plodding acoustic guitar, simple beat on some percussion instrument, nice balance between lead lines and chords on the guitar, instrumental doesn’t have too many changes throughout the song, repetitive again 7/10 Track 12 - Red Rain Echoey slide guitar, interesting bell melody, thudding guitar and drum lines, very roots focused, swaggering drums, bluesy slide, warped vocals, song fades and comes back in strong, song goes full circle, ends with echoey slide and bells 9/10 Track 13 - I’m Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet Powerful but melancholy big chords, bluesy piano solo, sounds a bit like a billy joel type song but more drunken saloon diddy, reflective lyrics, jacks vulnerable side to his voice on display, chords and vocals die out but comes back in for a final finish, great closing track 8/10 Final Thoughts: This album is like night and day to their previous album, the meteoric garage rock landmark, Elephant, This album is a lot more experimental than Elephant, using the marimba on tracks like The Nurse and Forever For Her and was strikingly different to the raucous riff-laden Elephant by the fact most of the songs were piano led. This album also sees a change in style for the band, turning to their roots influences in blues and country, whilst still regaining the rawness, dirtiness and simplicity of the production on their previous LP’s, as shown in the swaggering, swampy riffs of Red Rain and in the fast bouncy country rhythms of Little Ghost. The album was well received and received a Grammy for best alternative album in 2006. This album showcased the versatility of Jacks writing and musical talents, whilst also reaffirming megs simple but effective playing style and it’s key place in the creation of that signature white stripes sound. The album also showed that their is space for experimentation in even the most simplistic of musical styles, as well as pushing the boundaries of what could be done in the sonic toybox of garage rock and alternative music as a whole. Final Rating: 7.25/10 Best Song: Instinct Blues or Red Rain Worst Song: As Ugly As I Seem Most Underrated Song: The Denial Twist

Overdone, particularly in the loud-quiet-loud sense. Those tensions put one on edge while listening and so even the cool bits ("The Nurse," say, with the interesting marimba bits) become disconcerting to listen to. The virtue of simplicity is the power it can create, somewhat counterintuitively, but this lot way overplays its hand (see "My Doorbell" also with marimbas), leading to a too-close similarity across songs (see "Doorbell" to "Forever for Her"). One just doesn't see (or hear) this anywhere near as cool as Jack and Meg seem to want one to. This just isn't as surprising or strong as the earlier records.

Not my fave

This album had two really good songs (blue orchid and the denial twist) and the rest of the album was just okay.

I have to admit, I enjoyed the White Stripes previous albums to Get Behind Me Satan. I know some duo artists are suppose to expand their sparse sound by introducing additional instruments, but I prefer the guitar-heavy sound from the pair. No wonder White preferred in a larger band format after the Stripes, so you can't deny a guy for expanding his musical horizons.

I wanted to like this, I really did, but I got extremely bored very quickly. One continuous noise for 45 minutes as far as I could make out. Jack’s nasal whining did nothing for me, but Meg’s drum work did offer a little bit of salvation. Not enough though. 2/5.

More interesting than good

Inte min sorts rock

favs: blue orchid instinct blues take, take, take red rain im lonely (but i ain’t that lonely yet) rating 1.9/5

On today's episode of "this is the worst album by an already mid artist but you should listen to it first!"... The White Stripes! Seriously, why do I have to listen to this? I wasn't too averse to listening to an album by this band but I heard the first song and it was alright but it didn't really go anywhere and ended weirdly, but then I listened to the next song and it did the exact same thing. Then, I checked on AOTY to see how this was rated and see people say the first song is the best? Oh god, I knew I wasn't going to enjoy it very much. The vocals are actively bad throughout, I'm not going to lie. The guitar parts are fine, but boring and don't do much. The piano is corny and awful, and I know they were trying to do something different here but I don't know how they weren't afraid to even put these songs out. Well, it was actually probably just for the money actually. It just feels like they're trying so hard to do some different but have no idea what that is and just end up sounding really stupid, and the lyrcis and their delivery (in all ways) is awful. It's not good.

Album #137: Get Behind Me Satan - White Stripes Genre (W): Alternative rock, blues rock, blues, pop, country, experimental Singles: Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, The Denial Twist I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: Normally I enjoy albums that are extremely versatile. However, with this one, I feel like the White Stripes are trying too hard to do multiple styles at once. What worked with Gorillaz was that they stuck to a core sound, which was hip-hop. However, with this one, it just seems to jump from genre to genre without warning. It makes for a strange, unpleasant listen. Favorite tracks: Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, Little Ghost, The Denial Twist

I liked “The Denial Twist” and some of the instrumentals, but Jack White’s voice really does not work for me.

Not my favorite white stripes

I like The White Stripes and all but what exactly were they thinking here? A bunch of little half-formed ideas here that lack the bite of their best stuff.

Kinda interesting music, dog dirt vocals.

I feel truly neutral about this album. Nothing to keep me here and nothing to make me walk away. Just OK

Nothing stood out and made me want to listen again.

I thought I was ready for something besides angsty singing while someone slams their hands onto the piano. They proved me wrong by having someone angsty sing while someone angrily strums a guitar repeatedly without changing chord. I guess different isn't always better.

just noisy tbh…… did not love

I remember having mixed feelings about this when it was released, and this is the first time I've listened to it since then. The album opens with a strong guitar riff, typical of their earlier work. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. But I because quite frustrated with the album by the time Little Ghost came on. Much of this album seems to be trying to position itself as experimental and eclectic at the same time. I think these two ideas contradict each other. The result is an album which seems to wear its influences as costume rather than celebrate them, as if the image is more important than the sound. This just made the entire thing sound hollow and insincere to me. Some good riffs saves it at times, but I found the rest of it a bit grating. I can't explain it.

Not my style

An interesying listen? I'd always heard about the White Stripes and was expecting more.

Seth - 3.1/5 Logan 1/5

i just don’t really like the white stripes sorry the music doesn’t hold up very well with time

Boring tbh, after the first 3/4 songs it really starts to fall a bit flat and sort of feels like you’re at the end of a drawn out jamming session. White Stripes definitely have some bangers and were a good band, but this album doesn’t massively advertise that. 2.0/5.0 Best Song: Blue Orchid

Dull, not their best by any metric. Just the same vibe riff over and over.

I don't get the hype behind The White Stripes. Never have and thought I'd try this an be open minded but it just wasn't for me

White Oichid babay!

Les musiques en elles-même sont écoutables, par contre il n’y pas de cohérence entre les musiques qui s’enchaînent. On passe un peu du coq à l’âne…

I got the White Blood Cells CD when it came out and dug it, didn't really follow them after that. This Get Behind Me Satan album is very mediocre, so much so that I listened to WBC for the first time in 20 years to see if I still like it and I do, it fucking rocks. Perused the other later albums and they also rock. I think this might be their worst album. Not sure why it's on the list!

white blood cells clears

Get a bass player! Or play Seven Nation Army

This album feels like being edged by a better album where every track circles being interesting but never actually gets there. No standout tracks to me. Rating: 2

I am sad to say I did not enjoy this. The production quality is low, which from a band as big as The White Stripes at this point in their career was clearly a choice, but I don’t think this works as a cohesive album. To its credit it often reminded me of a 2000s Hunky Dory, but without much of its charm. The singles I know, and enjoy, but beyond those there wasn’t much to love about this album.

I don't understand the hype around Jack White at all. He's prolific - I'll give him that - but I can't stand any of it, really. And, this album cover is pretentious and off-putting. 2 stars.

Trying to fill shoes too big for them

I don’t really like the white stripes that much. this album not for me.

For me part of maturing and getting to an age where I give pretty much no fucks about other people’s opinion of me is admitting that The White Stripes are overrated, they have a handful of really good songs across their catalogue and hats off for showing that a two piece band can fill large venues but a lot of this album is pretty rudimentary and boring, Jack Whites voice grates almost as much as Meg Whites drumming and their best songs/ ideas are on the singles so you need not buy the whole album 2.3

++: Blue Orchid, Forever for Her (Is Over for Me), I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) +: My Doorbell, Little Ghost, As Ugly as I Seem +-: The Denial Twist, Instinct Blues, Take, Take, Take -: The Nurse, White Moon, Red Rain --: Passive Manipulation 4,0/10

This album was big when it came out, and we couldn't escape the White Stripes. We still can't escape Jack White. I myself prefer Jack Black - funnier, more range, and seems like a great human overall. Jack White kinda gives this lady the ick. The album itself has some overplayed tracks and then some boredom. If you've heard the hits, you have a fair sense of what the rest of this will sound like.

Interesante

really? in a vacuum i would give this a respectable if unremarkable and sometimes irritating 3. (i can only be made to hear about jack white's problems with women for so long before i start to resent it.) but because it has been presented to me as one of the most important albums of all time i have to give it a 2. presumably it was removed from the book once the contributor(s) recovered from mid white guy blues-rock fever #previously listened (partial)

Was nice to get this behind me

Did not like it as much as I thought I would.

Eh

Not their greatest album, but still a good listen. I start to get bored towards the end

Blue Orchid - firmly eh. The Nurse - I didn’t like it but it caught my interest. My Doorbell - Liked some of the gimmick and the rhythm. Forever for Her (Is Over For Me) - Okay. Little Ghost - Fun!! The Denial Twist - Enjoyable. White Moon - Marginally better than Blue Orchid. Instinct Blues - Okay again. Passive Manipulation - Really could use better delivery. Take, Take, Take - I really like Rita as a name. Besides that, felt like I got something from this one. As Ugly As I Seem - Kinda felt that. Red Rain - Alright. I’m Lonely - Finally peak. At its best when it commits to the blues. Also, beautiful album cover.

Hits a nostalgic cord for me, but pretty meh for otherwise.

Its pretty obvious that this album is meant to be experimental, and thats completely okay! Most of the songs on here are just not for me. Some good songs but as an album? Not my cup of tea Songs I genuinely liked: White Moon, Instinct Blues, Red Rain (this one was half good half meh)

this album makes me think its creators really like led zeppelin and then it makes me think I should listen to led zeppelin, track 1 is a 3.5 but the rest brings it down, I got very bored

It opens on the best song, then I kinda didn't process the rest of the album after that.

Not for me.. I just couldn't really get into it.

Jack White is a talented dude and has not only depth and breadth of knowledge of American music but also the skill to rearrange and reconstitute it to match his vision. This record is no different - White flexes his talents as singer and guitarist across these various tracks, all of which are stamped with his style and personality. Trouble is that, aside from "My Doorbell", the music on this disk (or pretty much any White Stripes record) ain't really my cup of tea.

Pre Listen: The only White Stripes song I know off the top of my head is "Seven Nation Army". That song defined a genre for a while, and also somehow got associated with "gamers" if I recall right. I think it's a decent enough song, a bit overplayed, but fine. Taking those expectations going in. Notable Tracks: The Nurse - What were they even trying to cook here? What a mess, horrible all around. Least favorite song on the album, skipped 3/4ths through. Little Ghost - My favorite on the album. Wasn't expecting a folk sounding song on here, and it felt like coming up for a breath of air while drowning in cringe. White Moon - Another low point. Skipped at 3/4th through as well, just wanted to tell the vocalist to shut up already. Post Listen: This album sucks. Overall the instruments, vocals, lyrics, pacing, theme, style, all of it sucks. It sounds amateurish at best, shitty theatre-kid melodramatic on average, and intentionally piss-poor amateurish at worst. They employ random experimental music techniques here and there like audio chopping, stereo manipulation, and distortions, but none of it works, it's just at random. Credit where credit is due, the variety in styles between songs is noteworthy. The inclusion of a marimba on some songs is unique, even if they didn't pull it off. The sound mixing is very well done. Those three reasons, and how this album isn't entirely unlistenable, saves it from being a 1. I can see emotionally stunted young adults and teenagers adoring this album because they struggle to comprehend feelings of sadness, and believe they're irreparably depressed after breaking up with a partner they've had for less than a month. I'm not looking forward to the 2 other albums from these dweebs on this project. Low 2/5.

This album feels… tired. The rhymes are tired. The playing is tired. Even the rhythm is tired. It’s making me tired. Loved Elephant. Honestly. This is making me… sad. Get behind me tapped out White Stripes. 2 Boolean: false

First track is one I know and it's pretty decent, if a bit on the repetitive side (which is pretty much my impression of The White Stripes based on their big singles anyway). Aaand then the second track started and it immediately became pretentious crap that's unpleasant to listen to. This album definitely deserves _some_ credit for the variety and instrumentation (plus it has piano so yay); there's some interesting choices here that were quite refreshing but it's a shame the music itself isn't better. Really don't like the vocals. They're so grating throughout. Just really not for me, and don't understand how this has received so many high ratings. Far too much of it is just naff. Saved from a 1 by the piano bits.

The 2nd song was in your face in a very cool way. Unfortunately that challenging music experimentation only seemed to last that song. Ah well. The rest was boring 2

Rock that didn't excite me at all.

(53/100)

Despite enjoying them when I was younger, I just really don't get this band that much. These songs aren't that good. 2.

A little corny, nothing as electric as Seven Nation Army

This album is kind of a mixed bag for me, many portions and songs like Red Rain are so good, however, songs like take take take are genuinely some of the worst songs ive ever heard. Theres this one portion in take take take where the band had structured the audio to rapidly switch between earbuds and it was genuinely sooo bad and it hurt my ears. 4/10

I'm sorry this is really bad!! I haven't thought about The White Stripes since about 2007 (who has no offence) and I thought that maybe with fresh ears I'd actually be into this but..... it's early 00s indie slop and not good. It's channel 4 core and with no Don't Tell the Bride or Dinner Date for visual stimulation it is not enjoyable at all...

Couldn't get with the different sound or whatever they were going for. I am all for artistic growth and what have you, don't need to have every album sound the same, I get it, but this just wasn't it and not what it wants to be.

i hated this ngl i like to say that i am a person who can listen to almost anything and i stand by that but this is my almost i just want a fan blue orchid wasnt bad but it just wasnt playlist worthy day 2!

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Blues rock and garage rock built from marimba-driven grooves, raw percussion, piano, sparse guitar work, and expressive vocals feels like watching a street magician deliberately throw away half his tricks just to prove he can still hold a crowd—eccentric, unpredictable, and more interesting than consistently satisfying. The album abandons many of the duo's established strengths in favor of experimentation and texture. The results are uneven, but rarely boring.

Not good.

I don't like the style

3/10

5/10 - hmm i remember this from my late teenage days but it's not really stood the test of time, a couple of known tunes but just kind of ends with no real highlights.

I've never really been a fan of The White Stripes, and this album does nothing to convince me otherwise. It starts off with "Blue Orchid" who fools fans of previous album Elephant into believes that this will be more of the same. It is not, and Jack White's guitar takes a backseat in this album of strange numbers, including the Broadway-esque "My Doorbell" and an almost comedic blues number "The Denial Twist".

Not my type

Какой-то кантри хазбин отель ватафак вообще ну хер знает 2,5 бы поставила, а так два

Before this album most of my knowledge of The White Stripes came from a The Simpsons bit. "Get Behind Me Satan" was fine. I didn't connect to it much in any way. The last track "I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) was probably the closest I got. It's sentimental in that specific way I'm a sucker for. There is a twang to Jack's singing that I appreciate, but "Passive Manipulation" made me realize I might prefer Meg as lead vocalist. I wish that track was longer. The instrumentation all seems pretty simple (positive). There was a marimba (I think) used in a couple tracks in the first third that gave the vibes of like some sinister beach. "Red Rain" incorporated a xylophone in a really stilted but pleasing way. Jack White is really good at creating new vocal and auditory stims: "I'm thinkinAboutTheDoorbell".

This album was a really weird one for me. Liked the intro track, then my interest drastically faded in the middle of the album. Cool guitars can only take you so far. The highs were high, but the lows were lower. Can't say I'll be revisiting soon. Rating: 5/10 Favorite song: As Ugly As I Seem

Felt gay while listening to this album

Couldn’t do it. I do not like his voice…

Was not a fan of this album, i do like the white stripes, but i feel like they have better ones than this, there were a couple of a good ones on here such as the opener

It's not their best work, in my opinion.

Kinda came and went. Rarely did I stop and think to myself "oh this sounds good", mostly did I stop and think to myself "how many more songs". Not offensively bad, but pretty meh.

Not a huge fan of the songs. Not bad just not my style, the voice and the lyrics didn't convince me. The instrumental was good though

It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t memorable either.

A couple of catchy tunes but otherwise a bit throwaway

empezó bacano pero se puso todo aburrido después

My Doorbell was ok-ish, the rest just droned on with nothing remarkable. My last White Stripes album on this list.

This is #day631 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… time to cross out another band from the list, as this is my third and final record by The White Stripes. I really do think Elephant alone would've been just enough. Instead, you get two more records you supposedly must hear before you die. Well, I don't think so. This isn't a bad album by any means. It's quite experimental, which is fun, but… Not for me. This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day632.

meh.. já sabia minha reação antes mesmo de ouvir. pensei que seria pior, nota 2.5

boring but inoffensive

Some very hooky riffs and moments, but I just can't get past the archness of it all. Feels so self-consciously louche, like Johnny Depp in a perfume ad. Also, if ever a band showed why all other bands have bassists, this is it. The songs would have so much more punch if they had some bottom, instead of sounding like they're being played on a gramophone.

not bad but not for me

The singers voice ruins it for me, somehow i can stand dave mustaine but not him lol.

Despite a handful of strong songs, this is one of their weaker albums - the rock swagger overshadowed by more piano-led melodies, and it loses some of their charm and energy as a result

hmm its not good atleast i didnt like it

Beyond Blue Orchid, I was actively waiting for this album to end. Congrats to Jack White for being my first ever 2, and continuing the trend over half a year later Favorite Song: Blue Orchid

I've listened to every White Stripes album multiple times except for this one. I couldn't remember why I always skipped this one on Stripes revisits but now I recall - it's because it's not very good. There are songs I like on here a fair bit but they are almost exclusively the slower tracks like As Ugly As I Seem, I'm Only, or The Nurse. The usual blues rock tracks are fine and all but some of the weakest efforts of their career when compared to what came before & even after on Icky Thump.

Exploración de diferentes estilos durante el álbum, predominando blues en esencia La primera canción del álbum es un clásico En las demás tal vez se podría encontrar algo underrated Lo disfruté, pero me parece que definitivamente no es lo mejor del grupo ni de Jack White si incluimos su carrera solista Por eso le doy un 2.4

Blue Orchid starts this album off with a bang - a fantastic track that smacks you in the face with memorable guitar riffs and iconic vocals. However, the album wanes for me as it goes on, with the rest of the tracks not landing as well. In all honesty I’ve never been the biggest fan of The White Stripes and maybe their style just isn’t for me, but I can’t help but feel the rest of the album lacks something.

4/10 Blue Orchid is a good song, but the rest of the album... meh

badass album name, unfortunately doesn't live up to it. ive listened to a couple songs by these guys and enjoyed them but this album just feels so boring fav song: The Denial Twist

couple of songs that broken through a bit, but mostly just a slow listen.

Dentro de todo es escuchable.

Millennial, raw, and tolerable.

I should like White Stripes but I dont.

Does not having heard a White Stripes album before now make me a bad Michigander? Not sure, but with Jack White being a saint around these parts, it was about time I gave an album a shot. This was fine, I guess. I think I would have preferred to listen to something that was more garage-y like their earlier stuff, because I was not expecting the level of production that this album brought. They do a good job of creating a full sound with just the two of them, just wasn't what I wanted to hear from them. Final note: I am firmly on the side of Meg White being a great drummer. You don't need to be a virtuoso to be impactful and play with feeling, and damn I felt every fucking hit she made on that kit.

Favorite songs: Blue Orchid, The Denial Twist, As Ugly as I Seem I remember enjoying the earlier White Stripes albums when they were released. I didn't enjoy this one.

I've been a casual Jack White fan for a while, but this just didn't click with me.

Not a classic by any means, but there are a few good tracks on here. Always had a soft spot for Blue Orchid

This was a 1 or a 2 but maybe just edged a 2 but it’s not one I’m likely to listen to again

One can only hope there are more White Stripes albums to come, what this one is doing on this list is anyone’s guess…2 stars. Tom.

Such a weird choice for the list. The whole album feels uncomfortable. Like they’ve had an identity crisis and are trying to prove that they’re more than the white stripes. Despite the whites stripes being awesome.

I was 16 when this came out and loved White Stripes. De Stijl, White Blood Cells & Elephant were all 10/10 to me. I taped the first radio play of Blue Orchid off the Zane Lowe show and must have listened back to it a hundred times before the album came out. It might be one of their best songs ever. I was psyched. Then I bought the album and found out 10 of the 13 songs here are meh. 2 stars because the good songs are very good.

Oh it's the band who sings seven nations army ... nevermind

Bizzare album - 2.5. White Stipes most well know songs are all punky but most of this album was not that. Ive always liked Blue Orchid. Also quite liked Instinct Blues and Red Rain. The rest not so much. This is another 2.5 but I think I'll give it a 3 cuz id much rather re-listen to this than that Bowie album.

the nurse is diabolical. So bad. it sounds like if 'silence occasionally interrupted by metal clanging pipes' was 'pretty mid but cutesy primary school song occasionally interrupted by a guitar with murderous intent' im genuinely unsure how they have managed to gaslight themselves into thinking this was something the world needed to hear. this song makes the album Irredeemable but I will say some nice things red rain is the right around of weird for me. its probs my fave. the other less experimental songs are also fine or decent, sounds like a disorganised mika sometimes which isn't terrible. it did go a bit yee haw ? at times which wasn't my favourite but wasn't terrible

a very experimental album, and a real mixed bag... ★★★☆☆ BLUE ORCHID - good, annoying vocals ☆☆☆☆☆ THE NURSE - abhorrent (one of the worst songs I've ever heard) ★★★☆☆ MY DOORBELL - alright, reminds me of MIKA ★☆☆☆☆ FOREVER FOR HER - didn't enjoy ☆☆☆☆☆ LITTLE GHOST - really hated this, country is not for me ★★★★★ THE DENIAL TWIST - my favourite, I love this sound ★☆☆☆☆ WHITE MOON - annoying ★★★★☆ INSTICT BLUES - pretty good too ★☆☆☆☆ PASSIVE MANIPULATION - short and bad ★★★★☆ TAKE, TAKE, TAKE - I liked this a lot! ★★★☆☆ AS UGLY AS I SEEM - I don't enjoy ballads like this much, but it wasn't bad ★★★☆☆ RED RAIN - I like the heavier sound, but still found the song a bit annoying ★★☆☆☆ I'M LONELY - yeah man whatever AVERAGE = 2.31 at least nobody can call this album samey. for the most part I found it annoying

Me saca un poco de mi zona de confort tbh, no estuvo taaan mal, pero si fueron pocas las canciones q agregué a la playlist 🫢

This is my first time listening to alternative rock, so I was not used to it at the start. It got better towards the middle when it had more of a melodic line. The whole album is very experimental and slightly incohesive, sometimes resembling random sounds bashed together. 2/5. Favourite song: The Denial Twist

Overhyped

J’aime beaucoup certains sons et j’adore the White Stripes mais celui ci ne m’a pas marqué

What the fuck. The album starts super strong with blue orchid and then it just falls to absolute trash. Maybe I just don't get the vision but this was absolutely crazy. And not in a good way. Every single aspect of the tracks felt wrong. Anyways I can't give it a one start because the first few songs were okay but that was a hard listen. Rating : 3.2 Favorite track : Blue Orchid

no es mi tipo de música pero mencion especial a "the denial twist" que me encantó

Not for me but cool

no es para mí este álbum jijis

Sometimes may be good, sometimes may be shit

meh

248/1089 i’m sorry but at some point i really checked out of this one and all the songs started to sound the same to me. It’s not necessarily that i think they’re “bad” it just couldn’t hold my interest at all Blue Orchid was the clear standout 30/100

Help. They have one good song and it’s not in this album.

Not my favorite White Stripes album. Favorite song: Blue Orchid

Top ugly

I’ve wanted to listen to more from them! They’re really talented. Fav song is ‘The Denial Twist’.

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The White Stripes were no strangers to experimentation at this point, as their previous two albums contained a fair number of detours. This one pushes even further beyond garage rock, but it mostly just proves they're better as a garage rock band. There is some good stuff here: "Little Ghost" is a fun folk romp and "Take, Take, Take" adds new elements to their raw rock sound. But a lot of the rest of the songs fall flat or are underwritten. "The Nurse" just doesn't work, the piano songs all kind of blur together, and "Instinct Blues" sounds goofy despite its dirty blues. That goofiness also does the album in, as many of the songs here attempt a quirky or cutesy feel, to mixed results. Kudos to the band for not writing another "Seven Nation Army," but this one just doesn't come together cohesively.

I liked Little Ghost - overall not really my cuppa.

Haven't we already had a White Stripes album? I could just about see how they might make the list once but twice makes me feel there's a backhander somewhere. It's fine just... ordinary.

Ikke så stor fan nå heller

Some bangers for sure, bags a lot in the middle & end. Not their best, not my favorite.

Did not like this one as much

You know, I really find Jack White annoying. I've given his music a chance on numerous occasions including this one and I just can't get into it. I find it to be retro in all the worst kind of ways. Palatable tracks: "Passive Manipulation" and "Red Rain"

please shut up. don’t make me listen to this again.

this album felt neverending and jack white’s voice is grating me. these songs are literally doing NOTHING. make it stop!!!!!!!!

Well I get why they took this one out. For one it is a transitional album, they get properly weird on Icky Thump for the whole thing (still a very patchy and goofy album that I don't like). This one lays their influences barer and I like that idea in theory but the songs are just not there. This isn't even a band I like but I want there to be electric guitar if I'm going to listen to them and a weird amount of songs here don't even have THAT .

terrible idea.... unbearable

It's weird going from a banger that is Blue Orchid to a song with a xylophone but alright. And the rest of the songs are head-scratchers too... Standout: Blue Orchid

They hit a wall that every two-piece band hits, the direction they chose to go in was incredibly annoying

Eh, it was fine for a moment. Not interesting

Production is good but it’s not great even for the white stripes

Un poco decepcionante, aburrido, sin alma. Un paso atrás para su discografía.

Good listen but probably won't return. There are some very low lows in this album.

I get why some people love this, but it’s not for me. Not totally unlistenable, though.

Enfadonho.

I’m bored but guess I liked blue orchid

Scrapbook dog ends

Just … okay? Some spots are higher points than the lower lows.

iconic album name

My 4th favorite WS album

I get them confused with The Black Keys, and I am always disappointed when it is not the real The Black Keys.

Just didn’t do it for me.

It's like Black Orchid is from a different album, as the album quickly degrades afterwards. Disappointing.

I thought I liked the White Stripes, turns out I like that one song from the White Stripes. Blue Orchid was okay, but the album quickly descended into what seemed like shit David Bowie impressions and weird noises (David Bowie basically). "The Nurse" was particularly difficult to get through and took me back to an encounter I had with a nurse when I was a kid. I had my TB injection at school but had a reaction that made my arm swell up enormously, so I had to spend a week in the children's hospital and missed my school trip to the millennium dome.. the one stand out memory I had was the nurse that would come in at night and give me my injections.. I pretended to be asleep whilst she did it, because she was horrible. Jammed the needles in and seemed to make sure it hurt.. you know, real Letby vibes.. for all I know it could have been her, before she got famous.. I was around for her earlier work. I'm glad I wasn't around for the White Stripes earlier work, as that feels like it would have been marginally worse. 2 stars because apparently the Millennium Dome was quite shit anyway.

I genuinely can’t tell if they were trying while making this. Except for on Blue Orchid

Ikke helt forståeligt med så meget Jack White på den her liste.

I enjoyed the radio songs, the rest were absolutely forgettable.

No one can convince me this belongs on the list

I thought I'd like this. But I didn't. "My Doorbell" is a simplistic nursey rhyme of a track in the same shit league as Lennon's "Imagine". How either song became a hit is anybody's guess. Other tracks are in a similar vein. The whole album sounds tinny and, although others have complimented the drumming, I found the drum sound is weak and like it's been recorded on a toy set. "Instinct Blues" is a tune up? And Meg White can't sing. Anything else? No I think I'm done here.

Kinda amateurish, not really a fan of the songs or their sound

This didn’t really do anything for me

I was well and truly over any interest in the Stripes by 2005 so I’d never heard this. What is this project without a gimmick? Merely a collection of OK blues songs.

Not for me. Can't get over Jack White's annoying voice.

Feb 3, 2026 - I'm having trouble....catching this album's vibe?

I will probably never get into The White Stripes, not my style. But shoutout to Meg White, she's the way cooler one. Despite her drumming being mostly quarter note bass + snare beats while hammering on a crash cymbal. She learned drums on a whim just dicking around on her boyfriends set, then married the guy, HE took HER last name, and that guy is still recognized by that last name and the name of the band. Jacks a coward, I hope Meg is doing well and rich AF and getting piped up on a beach in the Caribbean.

Este es uno de esos grupos, y su líder igual, que no termino de disfrutar. Se considera todo como una maravilla del rock, pero yo no lo disfruto. Con este disco me ha pasado igual. Está muy lejos de ser malo, pero no me guardo nada en una primera escucha y no sé si darle 2 o 3 estrellas. Debería ser 2,5.

So as someone who has only heard 7 Nation Army and Jack White solos in other tracks, I expected this album to hit harder. While I appreciate the vocals in places, there were far more lullabies and steel drums than I'd have ordered on this album. Nothing really grabbed me and I'm not sure why this album made the list (perhaps the other 2 white stripes albums are worthwhile?) 3/10

(from my previous WS review) - Jack White seems like an aggro creep. Yes, he speaks out against the current Fascist regime in the US, but he assaults people and thinks "honour" is a reason to do so, doesn't speak about and blocks people who ask him about his views on genocide, and harassed Karen Elson. So, yet another band to add to the boycott list. - I listened to this album when it came out and got tired of it pretty quickly. Like all White Stripes albums, it has about a handful of bangers (this one is super front loaded) and the rest is totally skippable/forgettable filler that go on way too long, too. - His voice was particularly bad on this album - just so obviously out of tune. The songs felt too overdone/polished to make the bad singing work - it needs to be more garage-y for that to work for me, so his strained voice stood out too much here. - On the bangers, I like the instrumentation (piano, marimba, cool guitar licks), restrained at points and huge in others (e.g., The Nurse). - Wavering between a 2 and 3... are the bangers good enough to push it to a 3? I don't think so... I was pretty bored after the first handful of songs.

Listened Before? N IDK man, this one didn't really do it for me like the other WS albums. I think it's just getting kind of old at this point, and I miss the guitars. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: My Doorbell

I love the White Stripes but this album did not do it for me.

After hearing the (pleasant) instrumental of My Doorbell in so many car commercials, I was surprised to find Jack White giving one of the most annoying vocals of all time here.

Last White Stripes album from the generator, thank god. The older I get the more annoying their music gets. The 2nd song where Meg hits those drums like Slayer just hired her gave me a headache and the rest of the album after that was a miserable experience. Genuinely maybe just 3 good songs on the whole thing 2/5

C’est globalement bien mais c’est avant tout bof

Hit or miss for me. Some of the grooves I really got into, but ultimately wasn't enough for me give it more than 2 stars.

I really thought I liked White stripes before hearing this album. Hard to listen to for sure. Would not recommend.

Not offensive

Blue Orchid er en banger. Marimbaen i The Nurse høres ut som noe fra debuten til The The. Låta bygger seg opp til noe som aldri kommer. The Doorbell kommer, men høres ikke ut som låta vi ble lovet av The Nurse. Etter de første tre låtene må man vente helt til Take, Take, Take før det kommer en ny låt som får meg til å se opp fra det jeg driver med for å se hva det er White Stripes driver med. Imellomtiden driver de med litt vel mye country og blues og piano. Red Rain er kul, men ikke like kul som det kule White Stripes er kjent for å lage. Pianoet i siste låta er Changes (Sabbath). Synes det er slapt. Slapp skive fra et band som pleier å være strammere.

No podría decir que me gustó. Me costó escucharlo. Es distinto a lo que escucho y no se si puedo acomodar mi oído al rock intenso. Las que mas me gustaron fueron las tranquis. No lo recomendaría. Aún así, le daría una oportunidad. La canción que a todos les gusta a mi me pareció muy meh pero en la segunda escucha me gustó. Quizás fue el shock. Me puedo llegar a gustar si lo escucho seguido. O no.

like mid...im not gonna listen again

not really my thing, first two songs feel very stagnant. Whenever I listened to a track I felt the urge to skip it Favourite track: n/a

Semmi érdekes nem történik, a dob csörömpölésnek hat, tucat számok

Interesting

For me the White Stripes are almost good. I generally like the sound, good driving rock. I just do not like the vocals, which makes it hard to listen to. I had a previous White Stripes album that was a solid 3, I like the vocals even less here, so despite this having potential with a good sound, it only musters a 2 as I really dont want to hear it again.

An un-Stripesy White Stripes outing: marimba, piano, weird arrangements. I liked the first and last songs, but the kooky morass in the middle was weak.

Listened while working. Not particularly engaging. interesting sonically, but didnt bang. Had some highs towards the end though

Not for meeee

Veel harde instrumenten dus stemmen lastig te horen vooral veel drum hoeverder in het album hoe zachter de liedjes werden ook steeds betere liedjes

This felt like a weird detour of what the White Stripes are good at, to something nowhere near as compelling. The switch from guitars to piano and marimba didn’t open the album up for me — it mostly flattened the energy. Jack White’s theatrical vocals feel more like a bit than a breakthrough here, and they rarely land with much weight. A couple songs stick, but most of it just drifts by without leaving much of an impression. Not bad, just oddly forgettable.

truly terrible but at least they're attempting something interesting also why is the mixing so gross

It was alright. I feel like they have way better stuff than this? More blues inspired than I realised. There wasn’t a song I hated and I LOVED Passive Manipulation, Meg rocks. Fine album.

This my second album of theirs - White Blood Cells was first - which I quite liked, it was a strong 3, so I rated it a 4; I just rounded up. I'm not sure what they did since that album to this one but this one fell off a giant cliff after "Blue Orchid." I feel like Jack White's voice got more squeaky and fragil-sounding, which I feel impacted my listening experience. The instrumentation was quite lacking except for "Blue Orchid" and "Red Rain" which also contributed. Highlight Song/s: "Blue Orchid"

Rating: 5/10 So weird and unnecessary that this White Stripes album is here. This has to be their worst one, it’s like they forgot the songwriting on this collection, they drag on and don’t really do much interesting stuff, and typically don’t even rock too hard with more of a focus on bluesy piano and softer songs. It’s ok at best. Highlights are opening track Blue Orchid and The Denial Twist, if the rest of the songs were fun like this I would have enjoyed it quite a bit more

I thought I knew The White Stripes, but I realized I only know Seven Nation Army. It's like half kinda decent, half these guys accidentally made a song thirteen times in a row 4.6/10

Quite poor.

two stars for Meg White. what a drummer

Dynamics in the early aughts was a rarity. Good stuff, but mostly well trod by them by the time this was released.

....ehhh..? I didn't hate it but it's not for me. Standout: The Denial Twist • I'm Lonely (But Ain't That Lonely Yet)

Actually quite irritating

Don’t like nearly as much as icky thump

Not a fan of The White Stripes. There are other albums from this band that are more palletable.

Fine

likes: blue orchid, the denial twist, take,take,take

Given their rep, I thought I'd like it more. There's obviously a lot of musicality here, but I'm not digging White's vocal style nor the artsy tracks on the album.

Obnoxiously experimental

Good album, not great. Best two songs have the exact same backing track and you can’t convince me otherwise

Not really my vibe for the majority of it

Meh.

A real head scratcher for sure. There are a few good tracks but what on earth were they thinking with some of the vocal effects and instrumentation. Definitely not their best effort

OVERALL: I don't know what happened between White Blood Cells and this, but something went wrong. I gave WBC a 3, which I would probably increase if I could, but this feels like a clear drop off in quality. The songs here feel less connected, both as an album and as standalone songs. It's also a lot more focused on piano and blues, which I like but don't really work for the White Stripes. Blue Orchid is the clear best song here, while The Denial Twist and Red Rain are small bumps in quality. Little Ghost is so annoying that I really wanted to skip it after 30 seconds. With that said, the lyrics on this album are great. The stories told on many songs are pretty compelling and have great messages, they're just ruined by a dry or forgettable instrumental. It's not horrible, but comparing this to other albums on this list makes this look much worse. It's not getting a 3 because I think WBC is better, so unfortunately this gets a 2. SONG AVG: 6.5208333/10 PERSONAL RATING: 5.75/10 Blue Orchid: Second stripes album from this generator. I don't like the vocals, but I really enjoy the energy. Pretty simple musically, but works very well. Very intense. 9/10 The Nurse: What the fuck? How did we go from the intensity and rawness of Blue Orchid to this? The beat is so goofy and doesn't really fit their style. The marimba does not fit in at all, and the song gets worse as more instruments are introduced, especially the piano seizure. I guess it's good lyrically, and it gets a little better at the end, but I don't like it that much otherwise. 4/10 My Doorbell: Another major stylistic shift. The piano stands out, but I can't tell if I like it or not. Jack's singing is fine, and Meg's drumming is fine as well, but this track doesn't really seem like their style. Pretty catchy, though. 7/10 Forever For Her (Is Over For Me): I like the lyrics and the story, but the marimba/piano thingy sounds so out of place (not the main loud one). It's just kinda okay other than that, the chorus is nice I guess. 6.75/10 Little Ghost: This ain't it, man. I only like the lyrics, literally everything else is annoying. 2/10 The Denial Twist: I guess this is good? I like what Jack does with the lyrics, and the instrumentation is actually good this time. I guess his vocals could be a bit better, but they're fine. 8.25/10 White Moon: It's so mid. Longest 4 minute song of my life, although the lyrics are good I guess. 6/10 Instinct Blues: Literally the opposite of most of the previous songs, great musically and pretty interesting but awful lyrically. I did not need to hear Jack White tell me how much he wants to have sex. It does sound good, but the lyrics heavily limit the rating. 7.25/10 Passive Manipulation: Interlude. I guess this works well as an interlude, nice to hear what Meg's singing sounds like. I guess it could be a bit more interesting, but I probably shouldn't expect much from an interlude. INTERLUDE/10 Take, Take, Take: Nice story, but the song doesn't really have anything interesting going on. The instrumentals are solid, but pretty repetitive. You could hear like 10 seconds and know what the whole song sounds like. Carried very hard by the lyrics. 6.75/10 As Ugly As I Seem: Pretty nice ballad, I like the lyrics. It has no chorus, which is pretty interesting. The use of hand drums are fine, they work well with songs like this. The instrumental is boring, but that is to be expected for something like this. I don't know if I like it, but it's probably objectively good enough to warrant a decently good score. 7/10 Red Rain: There are parts of a good song here, whenever there are lyrics it's good, but between all the verses and bridges and stuff, not much is going on. It's still mostly good, so that's nice. 7.75/10 I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet): I guess this is a good album closer, but this is not what I think of when I think White Stripes. Once again, another song that's really good lyrically but not anything special otherwise. 6.5/10

“You’re given a flower But I guess that there’s just no pleasing you Your lip tastes sour But you think that it’s just me teasing you” I have often been unconvinced by The White Stripes. Their hits are undeniably brilliant and when they are good they are great. The same can be said of Jack White’s playing. Stellar in places but some hail him as one of the all time greats and this leaves me slightly perplexed. This album did little to change my mind. The opener “Blue Orchid” is one of the certified moments of brilliance I’m talking about. A thumping riff backed by Meg White’s exemplary drumming, and over the top of this kind of instrumental Jack White’s voice sits perfectly. Unfortunately, the album immediately begins to go awry. The guitar gives way to a more relaxed piano backing which in my opinion suits neither Meg’s drumming nor Jack’s vocals. The piano playing itself also lacks character and makes me long for the return of the distorted guitar. There are flashes where the piano works such as on “The Denial Twist” which feels much heavier and more what you would expect from a White Stripes track where the guitar is swapped out for the piano. The keys are being slapped in a more Fiona Apple-esque way and this makes for much more energy. We get a nice taste of Jack’s playing on “Instinct Blues” which comes across as quite improvisational. I may be being overly critical but it does often seem like the heavy distortion masks a lack of soul and technical ability when it comes to Jack White. He has always seemed capable of writing excellent catchy riffs but falls down a tad when it comes to anything beyond that. I really really wanted to like “Take, Take, Take” but structurally it is just all over the place in a way that I found tremendously distracting rather than it enhancing the song. Despite my criticism of the piano earlier on the album I actually quite liked the closer “I’m Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet)”. I can’t particularly explain this, it just seemed to round everything out nicely. This is not The White Stripes’ best album by any stretch of the imagination. I much prefer “Icky Thump” and from the songs I know are on “Elephant” I would expect to enjoy that far more as well. However, it was worth listening to it to get to hear the high points and “Blue Orchid” absolutely slaps.

The second White Stripes album that I’ve listened to and unfortunately, I’m still unimpressed.

I was struggling to come up with some rationale for why this album showed up, since I don't really like Jack White. Thinking about 2005 in music, yeah, I guess this was probably pretty popular since people who liked 7 Nation Army would have propped this up. I belong to neither of those categories, so I have some difficulty in defending this album's presence on this list. I have to therefore assume the author included this on the two bases I cited before, and thus conclude that the list author continues to exhibit a lack of (a) taste, (b) interest, and (c) depth. Listening to this, I pondered: what was I listening to in the mid-2000s instead of this? Of that, what best-fit White Stripes substitute would I nominate in this album's place? In seeking my answer to that curiosity, I discovered yet another abysmal truth: Neither Tool nor Audioslave appears on this list, NOR DOES FUCKING "SONGS FOR THE DEAF". Outrageous. Go listen to Songs for the Deaf instead of this, and understand why I will now have a monumental difficulty in continuing with this project. Fuck you and your shitty taste in music, Robert Dimery.

Pa znaš šta, nije ni toliko loše koliko sam zamišljala, nisam ih nikad zapravo preslušavala, znam par hitova. 2/5, 3.5/10

It’s a 2.46 but it gave nothing

I went from unenthused to vomiting

noioso

Couldn’t get into it

Interesting ideas but I mostly wanted him to plug the guitar back in

the whiplash I experienced coming from Zeppelin 3 (good drums) to this (bad drums, and if you disagree, ya wrong). Singles were great and gave a good nostalgia buzz, the rest was fairly yite. 2.5

Naah. "Thinking about my Dolphin when they are gonna wing it" must be one of the more funny things I misheard.

No

I think satan didn't get behind them

Probably my least favourite White Stripes album and I think a definite start of the end of the band. Meg isn't a great drummer and it shows on this album as they tried to move away from their signature power sound into something more subtle. Some of that clumsy charm that carried through the first few albums started to wear off a little.

Not typically my favorite genre of music. Enjoyed some songs in the moment and some I was just waiting for to be over. Felt slow and repetitive. Probably won’t listen to again Tops songs: Blue orchid Take take take Skips: The nurse My doorbell Little ghost

I find an entire album of The White Stripes too much, I don't mind the individual tracks but as a whole I'm not really into it. 4/10

Not my taste, did not feel thought through

So whatever the White Stripes had going that made me love Elephant so much, this ain’t it. I respect the idea to go into a different direction coming off of Elephant. But did it have to be this? It feels like they shifted way too much into the blues rock territory, and what the fuck is with the marimba? Most of the songs feel annoying to me, which never really was the case with Jack White. Half the time, I’d check how much time a song had left and it would be only halfway. I hope to God this was a weird one-off, because this was very disappointing. Favorite track: Blue Orchid Other hits: The Nurse, Take,Take,Take, I’m Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet)

Tyvärr mycket tråkigare än elephant. Ett par bangers

2.3

Millennial rock, not my thing.

Shouldn’t be on here when compared to their other albums. Some pretty forgettable numbers in here, but a couple good songs: Denial Twist is a standout, and so is white moon. I also think My Doorbell is fun and kind of like their early stuff.

A little disappointed by this one. I really thought I was gonna enjoy it more but found it just okay. Parts reminded me of Physical Graffiti, last song sounded like Black Sabbath’s rendition of Changes.

Not biggest fan of white stripes but good I guess?

Old style! Starts out as a 4.

Best: "My Doorbell" Worst: "The Nurse"

Honestly, it was fine? Not a big fan, but didn't hate it. No takeaways

Never really cared for the White Stripes. Jack's voice grates on me. This album's no different.

it feels very empty

Track 1 started on a positive note, downhill from there.

Didn’t really enjoy it. I like some White Strips songs but they weren’t on this album. However, I really enjoyed “I’m lonely, but I ain’t that lonely yet”. If you like this genre I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, but it wasn’t for me.

Hva faen er The Nurse? Drepte momentet helt fra åpneren. Helt ålreit ellers, var nære å skippe et par av sangene her. Syntes de mangler noe i lydbildet i og med at de bare har to instrumenter av gangen, men det er sikkert litt smak og behag.

For me, this album contains interesting material that needed a lot more work to be ready for release These sound like demo sessions where ideas are simply being thrown out for consideration, rather than for our listening pleasure

Rating: 5/10 Was not feeling this one, sounds like more of the same thing they always do but watered down.

OK - I don't get it - a lot of quirky music with the production values of a lousy garage band.

This is the second White Stripes album I’ve encountered on the 1001 Albums list, and I’m finding them increasingly hard to enjoy. Overall, Get Behind Me Satan feels fairly boring, lacking the energy or inventiveness I’d hoped for. “My Doorbell” stands out as a fun, catchy moment, but it’s not enough to lift the album as a whole. What I’ve realised is that my main issue with the White Stripes is Jack White’s voice—it grates on me in a way I didn’t expect, especially considering I’m a fan of Opeth, whose vocals are far more extreme. It’s not the rawness or pitch, but something about the delivery that just doesn’t sit right.

The opening track is a banger even though i’m not a fan of Meg White’s drumming. There’s a stripped back quality to this that makes me wonder if i could set up a four track and produce something - in terms of production quality maybe. The album is mostly carried by Jack White’s singing. Some good tracks, some meh.

Meh not bad but not my fav

Mouais je suis pas fan du style en fait je croi

Novel sound. Cool to hear the marimba in this context

This is boring :(

yeah i dont know why this is on here... this is their worst album by a good amount, i think the other 2 albums already here (white blood cells and elephant) are the only 2 needed ones, if there had to be a 3rd it should have been icky thump, not this mediocre boring album

never been my thing but go off

Maybe a 5/10. Give it a generous 3/5 Track 2 sounds like the rug rats theme tune

I listened to it and it was ok? I guess? Just makes me feel absolutely nothing. My only standout was Instinct Blues which I didn't quite like that much.

Getting flashbacks to listening to Blur's self-titled album here because the White Stripes are also a band that I could only have named one song by ("Seven Nation Army") before today and I'm once again starting my journey into their discography with a mid-career album that I feel like I'm missing some context on. I can imagine that either White Blood Cells or Elephant probably would have been a better place to start, but hey... can't win 'em all! From the opening moments of Get Behind Me Satan, it was obvious that this album wasn't going to be for me. The vocals on "Blue Orchid" are so grating and the instrumental is fast yet fairly straightforward – it just doesn't come together in a satisfying way to me. I had similar feelings about the rest of the album, though there were a few key moments that stood out (which I'll detail below). The Nurse: This song is composed in such a funny way – genuinely gives me a similar sensation to listening to 100 gecs (and GBMS came out like 12 years before they were even a thing). Little Ghost: A fun little dip into bluegrass! Still not really into the vocal style on this album, but I feel like it works better here than on other tracks. Apparently Jack White wrote it in 10 minutes at a friend's house, which checks out. The Denial Twist: This is the kind of music I actually expected to hear on a White Stripes album and it's not bad! I could see myself coming back to this track from time to time. I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet): A stripped-back, emotional closer to the album. I wish it was capping off something I enjoyed more, but I can appreciate it for what it is. I'd be interested in hearing the first take with the mandolin and drums included. Highlights: The Nurse, Little Ghost, The Denial Twist, I’m Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet)

Boring, frontloaded, bad mix (sounds flat)

One White Stripes album, I can understand that. But three? That's plain ridiculous!

- not what I would consider the best of the White Stripes' career. the one thing I knew about the band growing up was "whoa, they don't have a bassist!", but putting the guitar in a bass role while making the piano the main instrument in more than one song here just isn't it. the guitar doesn't function well as a bass tone-wise, and the fact that there's a vocal doubling effect in some songs just doesn't sound like it has the same spirit as their other music - I heard the marimba (vibraphone? unsure) pop up in one song and thought it was a nice surprise, but then when it came up again in the very next one, I thought "oh, I guess this the new gimmick for this album" (it did indeed pop up a few more times) - the lyrics were fun, though; "Little Ghost" felt like something out of Adventure Time that Finn might sing. I enjoy the whimsicality of the White Stripes' discography in general, and it seems especially present here, but it comes across as less participatory and not as sing-along-able as White Blood Cells or their other efforts to me

I'm bored. Maybe the simple arrangements could be forgiven if there were any substance to the lyrics, but there isn't.

nah

this was... fine. i feel like it was really daring in a lot of ways, but also a series of unfinished ideas.

Started off strong, but that dropped down right after that.

MULTIPLE White Stripes albums??? Are you kidding me???

A few good moments, but not an exciting album really. And from a brilliant band, what can ya do.

Not for me. Expected more from white stripes but you can’t win em all

Very white stripesy- sounds good in headphones but not sure about the content

i want to like The White Stripes, but they just don't do it for me. It may be the leads voice or the genre itself, I'm not sure. The first two songs were fun and full of energy, but the rest of the album felt meh. I found myself liking parts of some songs, but they were missing something that kept me from giving it a like.

found this vaguely annoying. i just don’t find the added instrumentation interesting and this is not a hot take, but jack whites voice is so whiny. 2/5

I have to say, I do respect, yak, white and his musical prowess.I'm a rack and tears listener.However, this is where the white stripes really just outstayed their welcome.I mean, it's called garage rock.Revival, and you revived it like five years before this.So what's there left to revive?You're still doing the same loud punchy things.I mean, I do like the doorbell song.I think it's fun and an interesting concept.But the rest gets a little same

Nicht meins

Fine garage rock, doesn't grip me. 5/10

Disjointed

Is this really gonna be another album where the first song is a giga rager and the rest is abyssmal dogshit? Well not abyssmal dogshit but not good I guess

Too many songs feel like pastiches of better artists' songs: I hear Paul McCartney, (lots of) Led Zeppelin, and even Tom Waits- lending the record an identity crisis. Just go full alt rock, or full blues, or full "marimba rock" or whatever those first few songs were. Blue Orchid makes for a great opener, though. This is ultimately Greta Van Fleet-core with better production.

White Stripes have always been one of those bands i like the singles of, but not them more generally. I really like Jack White’s solo stuff and his work with the Raconteurs, but just not the White Stripes. I’ve suspected my issue is Meg’s drumming and this confirms that view. She makes the majority of the songs sound the same, which is why other than the singles ‘As Ugly As I Seem’ and to some extent ‘red rain’ (although the drumming nearly ruins the latter) due to her more limited contribution .