Reviews (page 11 of 13)
Blue orchid is the clear standout. Some of the songs that are super stripped down and don’t have the rock feel are not my fav. Overall enjoyed listening!
first track was amazing, the rest of the songs struggled to keep the same standard in my opinion, wasn’t a bad listen, few good songs
I'm not listening as i know i dont like the WS Not in the spirit of this think I know but I dont have the time for R O C K
Favourite songs: Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, The Denial Twist, Instinct Blues, Little Ghost Least favourite songs: The Nurse, As Ugly As I Seem, Red Rain (fucking xylophones should be left in the kindergarten classroom) 4/5
Forgettable, the songs just ended up blending together
I never understood the appeal of Jack White. I thought the songs were cringe worthy. He's a lousy singer. Even skimming the songs I got bored.
It’s the White Stripes, a band that I want to like more than I actually do. The gritty guitars and drums mixed with Jack’s nasally snarl is fun but gets a little samey eventually. It’s cool but but while there are some sweet grooves, it’s not particularly pleasant to listen to after a 5 or so songs.
Elephant is a much, much better album, I’m hoping that’s on the list somewhere.
Add it to the list of mid rock albums. The acoustic stripped down moments shine amongst a cloud of mediocre rock songs. 3/10
- the music sounds so classic but wasn’t made too long ago it’s very interesting - good variety of sounds on here - 3.5
- Blue Orchid is a great opener - Variety of sounds, liked some but not all - Fantastic closer
White stripes: Don’t like their voices. Can be cool to be minimal and quirky but it all seems kinda thrown together or like it’s not quite done and none of the songs really do anything for me. I don’t really get it. Favorite song: Nurse Instinct blues I could do without the low harmony on “Little Ghost
I wanted to like this but it kind of fell flat for me. I like the weird moments and JWs take on the blues. The guitars sounds and the overall sound of the record is pretty cool. The tambourine groove on doorbell and denial were my fav parts. Megs voice is a bummer.
I wanted this to be so much better than it was.
Great! I especially enjoyed the opening track.
Excellent
Not entirely sure I needed to hear this album before I died haha
Not as memorable as other WS/Jack White albums but still excellent
I don't know why this, of all White Stripes albums, is on this list.
this is unarguably the worst white stripes album why have the authors of this book done this to us? it's fine. it's got a couple singles that were fine to hear in a 00s alt rock shuffled playlist, but they are scattered throughout a desert of jack white being unproductively weird. a horrendous full-album listening experience.
Did not love his voice, but I enjoyed the music. I liked the 11/4 section in “Take Take Take” bc I love when songs play with the time signature.
2.5
Tough one, because I remember this the first time and the singles being all over MTV. I think "My Doorbell" is slightly less annoying now that it's not over saturated. The album overall was mostly ignorable.
some interesting musical ideas but mostly it was so stupid and the lyrics were stupid and singing was not my style and i wanted to skip the last minute of every song
I know it's an undercurrent in all of their albums to some extent, but the faux incestuousness in this one started to become a bit too much. That aside, it was still a great folk rock album with the white stripes signature sound. I liked blue orchid and little ghost and not to contribute to another talking point, but there were couple tracks that I really disliked and I realized it was because the production, mainly drums, sounded worse than all the other tracks.
Good album but a little slick for my tastes when it comes to the white stripes
Get Behind Me Satan is, I think, the second White Stripes album I ever bought, but the last one I got into. When I was young and impatient, I listened to Blue Orchid and loved it, but was always put off from the rest of the album because of The Nurse and it’s marimba. It’s an odd album, and less immediately satisfying for that oddness, but it’s also the White Stripes album I think merits the most replays, because it reveals more of itself over repeated listens. And their is a lot to enjoy, from the gorgeous piano balladry of White Moon, the acoustic guitar work outs Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) and As Ugly As I Seem, and just a straight up Country heart break song in Little Ghost, the best song on the album. But I agree that it isn’t without it’s flaws. Blue Orchid, much as I love it, does feel out of place, and that’s a complaint I have with the other harder songs as well. I also find some of the songs a bit difficult to differentiate by title alone, but the reason for that is that I spend most of my time with the album just letting it wash over me, rather than obsessing over the track listing. I was reading a discussion about the Like feature of Letterbox and the gulf between a moderately reviewed film with a like and a perfect or near perfect review without one. Get Behind Me Satan is a four, but it’s a four with a like. It’s not the best White Stripes album, and I’m sure the other ones that come up on the list will be better rated. But I do have a sneaking suspicion that it’s my favourite
Голос певца раздражает, хотя некоторые треки интересны как эксперименты.
It’s ok
Eh
Disco-Metal kannte ich noch nicht … Wirklich abwechslungsreich.
Hadn’t listened to this in a while. A game changer.
Started strong—good energy; I really liked the drum work. Found my attention wandering for the last half.
Messy and lo-fi and chaotic, but you have to hand it to Jack and Meg for not letting the fame and money from "Seven Nation Army" go to their head, and just carrying on with what they do best.
vibing, not their best but still vibey
TBH I haven't done a ton of The White Stripes; this is a first run through of this particular album. Opens with their distinctly stripped-down sound lead by a quintessential Jack White guitar riff. Despite the "minimal" composition, the mixing is very maximal, pushing for a completely blown-out sound in the drums. Blue Orchid is just riffing along when the carpet is completely pulled into some island-infused xylophone on The Nurse; weird to say the least. Take, Take, Take stands out to me. Feels a bit like a Cage the Elephant song, but I feel like there is a catchiness to it that is hard not to get sucked into. This run through Red Rain is very solid White Stripes. I will say that of the White Stripes albums I have listened to, this is not among my favorites. That said, there is an undeniable talent and energy that came out of their unique union and there are plenty of glimpses of what made them so special here. I find this to be a soft 3 as nothing is outright offensive, but it fails to be truly stimulating. Not to mention, I feel like many of the quirky elements throughout were cheap attempts to be "interesting" rather than actually worthwhile experiments.
Great album name. My Doorbell was fun. Everything else was just some alternative rock to me.
It took me a long time to appreciate the White Stripes style but now I am all about it. The raw, seemingly unorganized format is awesome and I am happy that we have had 3 albums now. Blue Orchid absolutely rocks as the beginning of the album with the iconic guitar riff. And I'm Lonely is a great way to send off the album with just the piano and singing. Everything in between is great as well.
I'm not as familiar with this album as other White Stripes, but excited nonetheless because Jack White fuckin rocks. Blue Orchid gets me hype every time. Such a great opener. Love the juxtaposition of the peaceful xylophone mixed in with the heaviness of the guitar and drums on the Nurse. I like My Doorbell but it gets so repetitive I'm ready for it to end when it does. Always rare to hear a Meg White lead vocal song. Take Take Take has one random part where the vocals go from left to right and back. Was pretty crazy I liked it. This album flows well and sounds great, but doesn't do so much as the other White Stripes albums we've had. High 3.
Nice
fernando van der burg hardstyle 80s
Enjoyed that.
Top top songs
Highlights: Blue Orchid, The Denial Twist. In a nutshell: a hard act to follow The inclusion of a xylophone (The Nurse) and a toy piano (Red Rain) was jarring for me. The ukelele thrash was nice (Little Ghost). What I struggled with most is the lack of variation with guitar, piano and percussion. Does My Doorbell and The Denial Twist sound similar? I swear I heard similar drum beat and piano chords here and throughout the album. Overall: 4/10
Blue Orchid was great, everything else less so. Bit boring overall.
Interesting sound…some songs decent, some not so much. Not a fan of the vocals.
Didn't hear them before. Not really good, not so bad
Not bad - I saw them At the Houston Free Press Summer Fest and enjoyed the show.
Solid album. Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, The Denial Twist, Instinct Blues, and Take, Take, Take are my favorites. Probably a couple songs that I really enjoyed at the end of the album too, but I'd have to give it another listen. Overall a solid 8/10.
It aight - 6/10
Not bad sounding, there were some songs that I liked. For an album called Get Behind Me Satan I was not expecting something so laid back
I did not enjoy listening to this. it wasn't bad but like I felt the same ab this as silence. like I can brush my teeth and put my hair up and walk down the stairs and make a cream cheese and bread sandwich(pathetic breakfast but tbh it tastes not so bad and food is food) in silence and it'd be fine but instead I listened to this album while doing all that and its was fine. didn't add anything to my life, and ig not adding anything kind of a negative bc I could listen to something else that would be making my mundane morning taste more enjoyable. I guess 5/10
Is White Stripes a one hit band? I just didn’t like this album that much. Their voices were nasal and annoying sometimes, especially in the ghost song. My Doorbell was funny though, I enjoyed that. A lot of the songs sounded similar. Also, I think I’m gonna start being more honest with my reviews. All these mid rock albums I’ve been giving 6.5’s and 7’s to? They’re more like 4’s. How hard is it to make a good album? 4/10 Side note, I thought I was caught up 2 days ago, but that was cap, I’m actually caught up today.
5/10 - His voice sounded kind of whiny. I did not hate any pieces and I only sort of liked As Ugly as I seem. Although the Nurse was interesting since it sounded like a marimba mixed with random rock accents.
Guitar was pretty sick, enjoyed the album a lot 8/10
I was locked in on super auto pets listening to this, but I think it was pretty good. 8/10
Many of these songs have real potential to be quite good, but most never go anywhere. A lot go on far too long or get annoying after a few measures.
Bangers on top of bangers on top of bangers.
It’s a perfectly fine White Stripes album but serves as background music for my tastes.
With the White Stripes, you always hear songs that could have been on earlier albums. That’s what makes them so good. If you like one album, you like them all. This isn’t their best album. If you haven’t listened to The White Stripes before, start at the first album and work your way in. Choice cut: My Doorbell
Good album, though I'm biased because I'm a massive fan of Jack White when he shreds with his guitar. Not a big fan of his more folkish sound, which is the main sound of this album. Also, I love Meg's massive drumming, but this one does not give her that much room to shine.
2.5
Meh. The White Stripes had some good singles, but this album didn't do much of anything for me.
A little surprised this is on the list as I rate their first three albums all higher. The importance of the White Stripes might be undersold and may have been lost by this album. The simplicity of the band hid the talent and focused on the song writing. I sure hope their earlier albums are on this list.
A solid album from a solid band.
Always like them
This was very pleasantly surprising! I really liked the range of styles and the variety of sounds used.
Such a unique sound. While not super melodic, the driving rhythms and interesting lyrics make this album memorable.
Meh
Hard to find a Jack White album less than listenable to, and this sees them stretch their sound with more piano and instrumentation beyond the blues guitar and drums. My Doorbell is - a banger - and it's great all the way through.
A complete structureless mess that has no idea what it's doing, what it wants to be doing, and if it's doing what it wants to be doing. Feels like a bunch of throwaway songs randomly strung together for 44 minutes. I dislike "Elephant" so there was no way I would enjoy this. Two outta five.
Like a sad little floppy fish, not really my thing (but the album art is amazing and they have 1 or 2 bangers). Maybe its just the feeling this makes in me, like a ping of anxiety.
Good album but not the best work by The White Stripes by a long shot
It is an ok album. A couple of songs are very good.
White stripes are good. Respect the music
Huge fan of the white stripes! It's unfortunate they chose this album - I would rank this as their 4th best album - and I assume it'll be the only one they see. Very unfortunate. Overall, this is a great album! Blue orchid and denial twist are great songs, the rest are decent with some filler. If I had to choose one album by the white stripes, it would be white blood cells or elephant for sure!
Greatness
This is good stuff.
Pretty ok
That was all over the place.
Some good tunes, and some that don't hit the mark for me
It sounds like a wannabee Modest Mouse trying to be Modest Mouse but edgy
Not a fan of the album however I loved the “Little Ghost” track
Talk about judging a book by its cover. I proper enjoyed this and thought it was gonna suck.
Genius
I feel like this album was chosen by throwing a dart at the white stripes discography. This is not their best album. Normally, white stripes albums are characterized by jacks ripping guitar, and the little elementary diddies serve as a port in the storm. Instead, here, they are featured heavily and it falls flat with me.
Another album I listened a lot back in my youth. Jack White is a national treasure, and Meg White is well, she was there. Hearing this today, it's aged reasonably well, it's a weird album, but far from too weird. But The White Stripes have for sure made some better music than this album. It's enjoyable though! Standout tracks: Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, Little Ghost, I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) 6,5 out of 10
On sait que les White Stripes maîtrisent leur popolopopopo mais on aimerait les entendre chanter autre chose ou au moins d'autres onomatopées que po et lo.
Toujours plutôt sympa nos amis des White Stripe, même si on émet encore une fois des reserves sur les multiples popolopopopo utilisés tout au long de l'album. On adore cette mélodie, mais là ça en devient indigeste.
Fuller sound, like the tunes less than White Blood Cells
Ik was een beetje vergeten dat dit duo bestond. Ik heb Jack White live zien spelen, hij was de gitarist bij een show van Paul McCartney, zo’n 15 jaar geleden gok ik. Ik mocht voor de railing staan, ongeveer naast het vuurwerkkanon (dat bij live and let die min of meer ontplofte). Een 9-jarig jochie als ik stond door alles aardig versteld, ook door de riffs en solo’s van Jack White. Een gitaarheld was en is het zeker. Dit album is door broer en zus samengesteld en gespeeld. Dat is toch wel benoemenswaardig, een duo dat zo’n geluid kan maken zie je niet heel veel. Ik denk meteen aan the Black Keys en Death From Above 1979. Maar nu komt de mindfuck: het schijnt dus de twee gewoon een stel geweest zijn. Mijn leven is een leugen geweest. Het album zit vol bluesrock, met hier en daar wat country en folk invloeden. Ik word er niet heel heet van. Al is het slidegitaartje bij Red Rain wel lekker. De jammerstem van Jack gaat na 6 nummers tochh een beetje irriteren. Highlights: Take, Take, Take, Red Rain. Rating: 6
De ultieme blues-fueled garagerock band van de zero's, The White Stripes, maken me het erg lastig met dit album. Allereerst was het voor mij een raadsel welke plaat er nou eigenlijk geluisterd moest worden, gezien de esthetische rood-zwart-witte draad door hun catalogus. Ben niet echt heel erg thuis in hun werk, dus voor mij zijn vooral de eerste 5 albums met soortgelijke artworks eigenlijk gewoon één album. Dit is wellicht zelfs de eerste keer dat ik een compleet album heb geluisterd, en mijn oordeel is gemixt positief. 'Blue Orchid' is classic Jack White, zijn electrifying riff en de stompende drums van Meg White zetten direct de toon voor een typisch garage album. Of toch niet.. Want eigenlijk verraste de algehele tendens van de plaat me, waar de band wat dieper leek te graven in verschillende Americana genres. De Blues zijn altijd wel terug te vinden in het werk van the Stripes, maar nog niet eerder hoorde ik zoveel belletjes, marimba's en tamboerijnen. Nummers als 'The Denial Twist' en 'Take Take Take' are undeniably garage rock, maar worden ook gedreven door een piano die het hele album op sleeptouw neemt. Je voelt in deze nummers dat het zijproject van Jack White - The Raconteurs - er aan zat te komen, schijnbaar een jaartje later. De song die naar mijn weten breekt met het vaste recept van de band is 'My Doorbell'. Waar de eerdere producties van het duo (of stel???? nobody knows) echt draaiden om de smerige, snijdende gitaarsolo's, wordt dit nummer voortgestuwd door bonzende drums en een jolige piano. Het resultaat is een aanstekelijk nummertje die niet lijkt te vervelen, en hij staat qua stijl wel symbool voor het album denk ik. De piano wordt vervangen door de marimba in het opvolgende nummer 'Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)'. Voor mij de ontdekking van het album, die laat zien dat een stevige rock song verrassend genoeg best goed kan werken met liefelijke instrumenten die ik sinds muziekles op de basisschool niet meer heb gehoord. Ik heb bij The White Stripes altijd een beetje de moeite om telkens weer te dealen met die distorted guitaren van Jack, waar we nu wel van weten dat ze hard gaan (zie 'Ball and Biscuit' op Elephant). En daarnaast heeft Meg er een handje van om met één stevig drumritme een gros van de muziek vorm te geven. Het is een recept dat ze een hoop successen heeft opgeleverd, en daardoor moeilijk is om afstand van te nemen. Toch laat dit album mijn inziens een opvallende turn zien, waar de band zich na 4 albums openstelt voor nieuwe geluiden. Dit levert een aantal ijzersterke creaties op, die lekker samengaan met de wat klassiekere sound. Maar er zit ook nog te veel muziek tussen die de oude template uitmelkt, en had ik ze liever all the way een nieuwe stijl zien omarmen. Maar dat is dan vooral wenselijk voor iemand die niet echt fan is van pure elektrische gitaarrock. 7/10 Highlights: Blue Orchid My Doorbell Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)
Hun?! Blijkbaar gebruikt Draadstaal de intro van Blue Orchid tussen haar sketches. Leuk ontdekking maar een wat aparte start van dit album. Ik heb the White Stripes altijd een band gevonden die ik volgens mij intrinsiek heel vet zou kunnen vinden. Maar heeft nooit bij me aangeslagen. Dat leeft dit album weer. Het pakt me niet en is vaak net iets te veel van hetzelfde. Wat wil je ook met een band bestaande uit 2 leden... My Doorbell is een uitzondering. Niet dat dit nummer nou zozeer iets anders doet (integendeel) maar My Doorbell en ik gaan way back. Vroeger heel veel naar die song geluisterd en vind m nog steeds geniaal. Dus daar van genoten. De rest lijkt het verdomde veel op maar pakt me niet op dezelfde manier. Desondanks blijven the White Stripes een beetje mysterieuze band die ik in potentie vet kan vinden. 7/10 Highlights My Doorbell! Take, take, take
Pensaba que Jack y Meg eran hermanos desde siempre, hoy me enteron que estuvieron casados !!! y que siguieron en the white stripes incluso después del divorcio !!!! pero volviendo al disco, meh el blues-rock no es para mi
Me ha motivado a comprarme una marimba, gracias hermanos/esposos White
Horrible. Creepy.
A quiet album but it felt like rock for some reason. Really good album with a large sélection. Whole thing and not a single un enjoyable song. 3.7/5 Favorite: the denial twist Worst: none
dnf. i cant explain why, but it just felt juvenile. kinda just amateurish and pretentious at the same time.
Not sure why this one is here but most likely to listen again of the ones so far
YEAH
So good. Brightened my morning to see this one.
White Stripes is one of those bands that gets better the old you get. They’re weird wall of sound and sonic explosion was so different from everything on the radio it takes a few listens to love from “what is this” to a state of true appreciation. Favorite tracks are the blues-based My Doorbell and oddly The Nurse (rock xylophone…who knew?!) There is genius in each spin!
I forgot how much this album kicks ass! So fun to revisit some of my jams from the mid-2000s. At first, I thought they picked the wrong White Stripes album and thought it should have been Elephant. But this album actually is probably as good, maybe even better. Blue Orchid kicks major ass and is a great opening track but is definitely an outlier in terms of sound for this record. "The Nurse" with the cool marimbas featured lets you know this album covers a lot of ground. There are a few country-like offerings ("Little Ghost") and then one of my favorite White Stripes tracks on here is "Take, Take, Take". "Red Rain", "My Doorbell", and "The Denial Twist" are other standouts. I was excited to listen to this one twice!
3.5
Forgot how much of a banger this album is
Solid rock album
Some good songs but it didn't flow well
A solid album. I think I like this more than most white stripes I've heard. While I enjoyed this, I don't think it's something I would put on without prompting or for a specific reason (like the 1001 Albums project :) ). It's certainly not music to relax to. It's a band I'd love to see live, it just requires a level of activity and attention that listening on the stereo can't provide. And for that, 3 stars.
An okay album. Nothing really great, but nothing that bad. 3/5 Probably won’t listen again
Weird little album. Every time you think they’re about to play it straight some more weirdness breaks out. The instrumentation, percussion and mannered singing are jarring but in a good way. A jagged little anti-pop, almost-masterpiece.
Good group. Didn’t stay around long enough. Great videos, good songs.
bastante darks alternative. definitivamente es una fase y estos dos ahora regentan una granja de conejos algo así
Groundbreaking, interesting, crazy talented. Fantastic!
I respect them, I like them but I don't love 'em.
I hate the white stripes. This was like sonic torture. Got halfway through before I folded.
Such a great album. The lyrics are excellent, the frantic off-beat-just-right sounds keeping me moving around. So much character of the sound was captured in the recording too. Love this one.
I don't think I would have previously defined this as the 'Jack White Piano album,' but when listening back again it certainly takes the center stage on most songs. Shows maturity compared to some of the White Stripes previous albums in both sound and lyrical content.3.5/5
I vibe partially 💯
Amazing album
Blue Orchid - liked it, even with the fuzzy, choppy vocals. The Nurse - crap My Doorbell - not bad Little Ghost - crap The Denial Twist - I liked Instinct Blues - I liked The vocals are crap, so the album is deliberately overproduced to try to do it's best to hide this flaw. Torn between a 2 and 3, but the 2 wins out
An interesting departure from previous albums. This has an endearing, ramshackle sound that lends itself to the style of music. Kind of like a loose gathering late at night. A very enjoyable album once you stop expecting it to be your typical White Stripes album.
First song - A bit of an odd into? - Very good beat - the guys voice is pretty good too Second song - The calm intro is surprising - Still love the vibe though - Lyrics are cool Third song -LOVE THE VIBE -Lyrics are a bop -Meaning is amazing -The instruments go so well with his voice Fourth song -Good vibes -almost Hozier core -Like it :) Fifth song -Love the vibe again -Melody is amazing and the voices fit so nicely -Cute lyrics Sixth song -Damn this playlist is just a vibe -LOVE THE SONG AA -The dude's voice is so good here Seventh song -Love how the playlist switches up the vibe so much -Nice intro that fades into more drums and stuff -Overall good song Eighth song -Bit of an odd intro imo -Meh -Probably going to be my least fav of the playlist, skipping it Ninth song -Now this is very nice -The lyric meaning is cool -Fire beat actually :) Tenth Song -Pretty good beat -Like the lyrics -Not AMAZING, but I still like it, nothing much else to say abt it 11th song -Nice intro -Like the drums and guitar -Lyrics are cool!! 12th song -Intro is very interesting in a good way :) -Love the sudden burst of guitar -Overall a bop -Cool ending actually 13th song -Again good vibe -Lyrics are cool -Like the song a good deal :) Overall: 7.5/10 playlist, I really liked it!
It came out of the gate swinging, but I found myself repeatedly, checking the tracklist to see how soon it would end. Sophomore lyrics over derivative music made for a boring listen.
the white stripes are well known for their garage band sound, but get behind me satan has a stronger garage band presence than i've heard on elephant or one of jack white's solo albums (both as part of this album project). for being released after elephant (the album that skyrocketed the white stripes into popular culture), this album is way more bare bones. in some ways, i hear a lot of early seventies style inspiration--somewhat reminiscent of the doors. though this album was just okay for me, i am obsessed with this album title.
I had never heard this particular White Stripes album in full, but was excited to dive in, considering it happens to hold my favorite Stripes song (Blue Orchid)! I wouldn't say I was disappointed with what the album held, but it was ultimately less interesting to me than the previous two albums, Elephant and White Blood Cells, both of which are found on this project. The White Stripes are still excellently creative on this album, but they've definitely shed a lot of the garage rock and even blues rock sounds that made them so interesting to me. Don't get me wrong, the sounds are still there, albeit more subtle and stripped. Things feel and sound a lot more generally indie on this album, and at times, even a bit avant-garde. This is about a 3 in my book, which is what I have rated their other albums on this project. That said, this album is probably the weakest of the three inclusions, in my opinion.
It opens strong tales off a bit but I enjoyed the variety
Cool production and sound-panning. The vocalist reminds me of early-career Robert Plant (a la Led Zeppelin III, 1970). Tracks like The Denial Twist and Instinct Blues really capture this classic-rock energy, which is also present in other tracks with a really nifty modern spin. Some unusual instrumentation in The Nurse incorporates this modern spin especially effectively. Add to that Blue Orchid, an excellent, catchy pop-rock track, and you have a pretty darn good album. One issue that prevents this from attaining a 5th star is that the filler is noticeable (Forever For Her, Passive Manipulation, Red Rain) because you notice several weaker hooks being haphazardly thrown together to make up for the fact that they're weak (think "Jet" by Paul McCartney + Wings). The instrumentation is also a little inconsistent, making it hard to recall the band's sound other than "modern garage rock with, uh, some guitars and pianos? I think?" Other than that, though? Fire. Key tracks: Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, Little Ghost, The Denial Twist, Instinct Blues
Good gems on here. 3.5 solid
A classic that I like from before.
Eerste nummer was nice de rest meh
No more Jack White, please!
Have you ever worked with someone talented who was then promoted and turned out to be a disaster at managing things? That is how I feel about Jack White. Probably a talented musician but should be under a grown up’s direction. This album feels like a bunch of half formed ideas from a jam session rather than thoughtful finished songs. I started listening in a relatively good mood and by the time it ended I was fairly annoyed.
Eh. Too close to the last album by same group.
Ok ok. I’m done with Jack White/White Stripes. I did like this one better than the last but still just a 2.
Jack should stick with playing guitar rather than tinkering around with marimba, tambourine, and maracas. But I guess it’s hard to jam out with the guitar when you are singing about doorbells.
Love white stripes
This did not age well.
Cool vibe. Some songs don’t appeal to me but solid rock album!
A good album from generational talents. Get Behind Me Satan is quirkier than Elephant, but no less interesting.
This is a White Stripes album on this list??? Why? White Blood Cells and De Stij better be on here too or I’m going to flip a table. I mean this one’s fine, but the other two are masterpieces
I have mixed feeling about the White Stripes and this album. I really like the musically and would rate the instruments almost a 5/5. But the lyrics just don’t do it for me. Like a 2/5 for me.
Rock n roll, every song has stuck in your head/sing a long potential, the pure simple drum feels like you could play it, jack shreds
Genre: Garage rock, alternative rock, blues rock 2005 Standouts: Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, Denial Twist, I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) Excellent: 4/5
Wasn't into it during the first stretch of the album but I warmed up to it pretty quickly. Once again fun, a bit quirky, and interesting vocals. Truly unique for its time. Reminds me somewhat of Arcade Fire.
Slick riffs and plain drums Energetic fun blues blend Twisted charisma
Solid.
Not nearly as good as Elephant
Interesting direction The White Stripes went in. I really enjoyed this album.
I don't know why every time I listen to Blue Orchid I think of Seven Nation Army. Dig this album.
Love the White Stripes. I've listened to this album a ton so I knew every song. Still regret never seeing them live.
I liked most of it
Always great to have some jack and meg on the list
4/5. While Jack White’s high pitch voice usually annoys me, I really enjoyed many of the songs on this album. I thought there was great diversity between tracks and showed a well-rounded White Stripes.
Not as good as white elephant but I like the doorbell song
It was okay.
This album is excellent. From beginning to end, there's not a down track to be found. Little Ghost was an unexpected treat.
Blue orchid good but this is more folksy than I thiught
Tough to follow up one of the decades best. I still love the drum work especially on this. The slow drumming is what makes White Stripes great. Jack White is free now to use whatever the most talented session musicians to make whatever music he thinks he couldn’t do before. I just do not care about it. Constraints breed creativity.
Very good album, enjoyed most of the songs
Part of the appeal of The White Stripes is Meg’s rudimentary yet powerful drumming and Jack’s sloppy but memorable guitar riffs. On this album, they seem to have taken that ethos and applied it to piano, but I’m not sure it pays off in the same way. There are a couple excellent tracks on this record (“Blue Orchid,” “My Doorbell”), but a lot of it just doesn’t quite work. Still, I like listening to it. My heart says it’s a 4, but my brain says 3… I think my brain wins.
Very good. Liked just about everything.
Of popular garage rock revival bands, the White Strips is perhaps my least favorite. This album, however, switches things up on occasion with more innovative songwriting. So it's pretty good.
Heel fijn album, van genoten. Jack White is echt een goede songwriter, zoveel variatie maar alles werkt. Ik moet echt meer van hun discografie gaan ontdekken.
Dissonant in a good way
Blue Orchid opens exactly as you'd predict for a White Stripes album, and from there it explores a bunch of new places. PIano, marimba, bluegrass etc. Great all the way through.
Woah now, piano? Little bit high production now for them isn’t it. Calm down
Surprised to see this one before Elephant. It started strong, but got weak in the back half. I appreciate them branching out but meh. 3*. Highlights: blue orchid (goes hard for an opener), my doorbell, the denial twist (similar groove to my doorbell)
It's not that its bad, just that it's nothing. They had the crazy idea to make stripped back blues based rock music with some fuzzy distorted guitars and emphasis on big riffs, for some reason this is very exciting to a large number of people and they're treated as important artists. They'd be a fun local band to see live doing throw-back rock, but 7 Nation Army catching on as a stadium rock anthem elevated them way out of their league. I guess being one of the last big bands standing holding a guitar and being very deferential towards rock tradition has meant they're carrying the torch for rock dudes. But they're scrapping the bottom of that barrel and coming up with pretty minimal ideas.
Just, so great. I've never listened to the whole album before, but I'm so glad I did, it tells a story that I've obviously missed out on. Love you, Little Ghost.
Missed this one of theirs at the time, but really enjoyed. A mostly successful, occasionally great, experiment with their sound and songwriting.
get a bass player, white stripes! jk they’re all right
An okay album but no real standouts for me.
Some pretty solid tracks. 60s era rock/folk vibes, but on the best sounding tracks I feel like I am listening to a slightly tweaked cover of an older song I can't quite place.
A little repetitious for my liking. Makes good background music.
It's in the lower half of White Stripes albums, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Four absolute greats and some toot basically.
Solid, hard rocking album with some interesting forays into a rootsier sound. Jack White makes good albums, full stop. I'm still unconvinced though whether he can make a great one. Overall quality is a bit uneven, with a few outstanding tracks and more than a few skippable ones. Fave Songs: Blue Orchid; My Doorbell; The Denial Twist; Take, Take, Take; Red Rain
A jaunty little album with some good tunes. A lot more piano than I was expecting
I alternated between "wait this is kinda cool" and "they're losing me now" so many times that it made me dizzy. First track is great, My Doorbell is fun, Little Ghost has a fake country accent. Definition of a 3-star album.
different than the rest of the band’s stuff and very charming as well
Didn’t really like any songs until Little Ghost. After that I enjoyed pretty much all the songs, though I don’t think I’ll come back to this album anytime soon. Favorite songs: Little Ghost, As Ugly As I Seem.
Production heavy, guitar focused blues outlined the true power of The White Stripes.
Lyrically its too generic for me, i feel like i've heard these lyrics hundreds of times. I love its structure and arrangement, the experimental sound is really refreshing with the use of piano and marimba.
Weirder than I thought it would be
Own and enjoy this album - hard to give it a fresh listen, but I managed. A style change for the duo, but White us the master of many genres, styles and instruments. What other artist goes from punk rock to producing grammy winning country albums. He is a master and I really enjoy this stripped down, rocky musicality. Great live show with him and Meg.
Very strong beginning, kinda flat ending
Just not much of a White Stripes fan
I was really surprised at how much I liked this album. It is not something I would have likely listened to on my own. I put it with a group like the Black Keys….I could put songs from that album in my rotation and enjoy them. While I can’t pick a favorite, that might take a couple of listens, I enjoyed the album as a whole.
Pretty enjoyable album. Little rocky and feels very 2000s. A couple songs I really liked, but it fell off a little at the end.
I just don't like The White Stripes or what they do. I can appreciate some "garage rock" for the energy and a lot of rhythm guitar riffs, but the simplified bluesy take of The White Stripes doesn't do anything for me.
B- Blue Orchid 3 The Nurse 3 My Doorbell 3 Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) 3 Little Ghost 3 The Denial Twist 3 White Moon 3 Instinct Blues 3 Passive Manipulation 3 Take, Take, Take 3 As Ugly As I Seem 3 Red Rain 3 I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) 3 The White Stripes? More like The Overrated Stripes! Ha!
Lite on the hits, but still a solid WS album. You know what to find here.
Rock, Country, what is it?
Got to admit the effort to try to sound different and props for the marimba but this was quite annoying. No objection here for leaving it out of the current book list.
Not my genre
Solid.
I liked the white stripes in the 00s but listening for the first time in 10-15 years I didn't find as enjoyable, the singles are good but rest of the album feels like it's padded out with fillers, hasn't aged that well in terms of my tastes but not a bad album overall
Like before but with more piano and less magic
The drumming varies far more between songs than on their previous album, making it less one-note and monotonous. Meg's vocals add more texture and harmony than before as well. Despite not knowing any of the tracks, actually enjoyed it more than Elephant.
I think Jack White is a very talented musician, but this album feels like all their others too me. It's too scattered in the attempt to show its range that it comes off as shallow, and this lack of depth fails to pull it out of the hollow morass it's stuck in.
Very raw, some rock, some not quite. Style of music jumps around quite a bit. Didn't know they were such songwriters.
Great listen and album.
3.5
Meh
Ok
Favorite track: My Doorbell
Jack White proved with this album that he can write songs using random objects he found around the house. Distortion is a lot harder for me to get down with these days.
Overall, a quiet album, which I wasn't expecting but felt intimate and personal because of it. I enjoyed this more than I expected. 4
Trying too hard
Loving this! It's so stripped down and raw, but does so much with just a guitar/piano, a drumkit and a voice. The syncopation and playing on the offbeat always keeps you interested and on edge, and the rhythmic modulation just shows how in tune this pair were. Very distinctive sounds, very unorthodox approach, but still with those classic blues rock influences clear and present. I'm sad that I missed this the first time around, but I'm glad I'm getting to discover it now for real.
Not totally my album, even though I like the White Stripes and love Jack White.
It’s alright. Some of the songs were fantastic; others, meh. I don’t really dig Jack whites voice, so this isn’t the most fun thing to listen to.
Blue Orchid 7/10 The Nurse 6/10 My Doorbell 8/10 Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) 7/10 Little Ghost 7/10 The Denial Twist 7/10 White Moon 5/10 Instinct Blues 6/10 Passive Manipolation 6/10 Take, Take, Take 7/10 As Ugly As I Seem 6/10 Red Rain 6/10 I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) 5/10
Very creative album. Knew the title but never listen to before.
I liked this more than I thought I would!
I really don't like the melodies on many of these songs here. They come across almost as nursery rhymes. Was that intentional?
So Awesome. I really enjoy Jack White's music.
Love it. Great guitar tracks. Jack White does some really cool stuff.
Banger
Don't see the allure
Personally, I'm a little hit and miss with The White Stripes, but this was a pretty good one.
I prefer Elephant- but there are some jams on this album too. Little Ghost has always been a song I loved.
It was pretty good. Made me want to fix my doorbell
Liked this more than their debut actually, but I’m glad the editors of the book realized 3 White Stripes was a lot early on. Aka, I don’t mind that this was removed. White & White try a lot on this album, and pretty much all of it works. Special s/o to the country “Little Ghost” and the supremely catchy “Doorbell” HL: “Blue Orchid”, “My Doorbell”, “Forever For Her”, “Little Ghost”, “Instinct Blues” Also January 21st, 2024
Richtig angenehm, mit kräftigen, nicht immer üblichen Sounds.
Ok
Niceee
White Stripes are one of those bands that everyone gushed about during the early 2000's. But I know more about their image than their music. The whole Red/White/Black thing... Were they siblings? Spouses? Both!?!?! And Jack White being touted as the greatest guitarist of the millennia. The only song I could identify as their was 7 Nation Army, which is one of the most overplayed bits in ages. Anyway, on to the music: Overall, this is fine. Pretty good even. Not my favorite, but certainly solid. Probably the closest I have in collection to this is Them Crooked Vultures. The highpoint was "The Denial Twist", because I'm quite familiar with Weird Al's parody "CNR". You know how it is. or you should. Anyway, yeah it's good. Certainly NOT boring. I'd probably go 3.5 if I could. But this one'll round down to 3 3/5
I thought I would like this more. There were a few songs I really wasn't into but I have to give at least 3 for blue orchid and denial twist
The driving rock is infectious. There is an interesting range of sounds on the album though, showing folk influences at times as well.
I am generally a fan of the white stripes. For me they have unbelievable peaks, but some pretty big misses. I had avoided this album and just about every song on it and it completely surprised me. It was not the style expected it was quite experimental. Upon one listen I think it might be my favorite album of theirs although maybe without a peak as high as their previous 3. We’ll see how this sits with me over time, but excellent upon first listen.
White Blood Cells was the breakthrough album and likely deserves to be in the book. Everything before and after that is either building or rehashing the sound that was best exemplified on White Blood Cells. Pass on this.
I much preferred The White Stripes' guitar based sound over what Satan has to offer. On the other hand, this is still very high quality rock music, and the duo has to be commended for not staying in place. Which side wins? I'll put it this way, this album does not light my fire. I wonder if I would have paid it much attention if it wasn't for the band's name and its past glory.
Blue Orchid - Harsh, dirty, JUST MY STYLE. The Nurse - Sounds like the Yooka-Laylee OST but performed by emos. My Doorbell - The Beatles meets a white rapper and a drummer who's dressed like Shakespeare. Forever For Her - The Marimba sounds nice. Little Ghost - Too cheesy for me, but is fine. The Denial Twist - Not fan of this. White Moon - Better than the other songs, except for Blue Orchid. Instinct Blues - Some Rock Blues for the song, I want to believe that this is the best half of the album. Passive Manipulation - Too passive. Take, Take, Take - Too passive, but the harmony is good. As Ugly As I Seem - I can vibe with this, this is good. Red Rain - Spongebob music with distortion, now I want to live in the ocean. I'm Lonely - Meh, not a big fan. Although is a pretty solid album, it didn't matched with me. Top 3 Blue Orchid Red Rain As Ugly As I Seem
Love it. Loved it the first time. That said White Elephant better make the list too.
I’ve liked some of their music but this one was super lackluster; the songwriting and drumming and guitar riffs are all bland and basic. It is funny how much this one sounds like a poor parody of their better work Definitely doesn’t need to be on the list since this group has two other albums that do everything this one does better
Not a new album to me, I was a huge fan of the White Stripes in high school and in my early 20s so this took me back.
Solid album. I've slept on The White Stripes as I can only listen to Jack Whites voice in small quantities. That being said, he is a very under rated musician. And hardly spoken about as a guitar player. At least to my knowledge. This album isn't perfect, there's some songs that I've already forgotten but there are some solid songs on that I won't forget: Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, Little Ghost to name a few. Enjoyed this album but it isn't my favourite. I'm glad to see how much Jack White as progressed from his years in White Stripes.
I do love the white stripes but not my fave album .. I feel like Meg can unleash way more drumming prowess
Mid stripes
jack white at his most obnoxious - unlike white blood cells no bangers to be found + i felt some of the ~instrumentation experimentation~ to be tedious
Just not worth listening to imo. A couple okay songs but mostly boring throughout. Nothing interesting really done in the whole thing. Never gonna revisit tbh
Stopped listening half way through 4th track. Every song is completely ruined by cymbal crashing, it's just awful. My ears hurt.
I've listened to a few of the songs on this album before. They all sound pretty similar. White Moon is a cool song. I wasn't a fan of Little Ghost. Instinct Blues is also cool.
Last half kind of shits itself 3/5
Enjoyed, lots of drumming
This is a White Stripes album I wasn't familiar with before listening, but I am really pleasantly surprised and liked it much more than I initially thought I would. It is different enough from the "famous" White Stripes sound (which isn't bad, just majorly overplayed) to be interesting. Loving the marimba – who knew the White Stripes have range. After listening to it 3+ times, I would even go as far as to call it my current favourite White Stripes output just because of its energy, originality, varied sound. Since this came after White Blood Cells and Elephant, the albums with some of their most well known songs (hello, Seven Nation Army), I really admire the fact that they didn't just go the "copy paste" route that some musicians sometimes go just trying to reproduce their famous sound to infinity. I'm not familiar enough with the complete White Stripes discography to comment on this more in depth, but this was an unexpected and a very welcome discovery.
1.15.24
A pleasant surprise today as an album I know well from when it was new. It’s not quite ‘White Blood Cells’ but the White Stripes in their prime were exciting and consistent, bashing out their unique brand of blues-rock. Equally capable of creating a catchy rocker like Blue Orchid or My Doorbell as a tender but accomplished piano ballad like I’m Lonely or Forever for Her. Great album and very close to a 5. Comfortably a 4.5.
Love everything they do. 5⭐️
I wonder why this album is even on this list. I just cannot bring myself to enjoy this at all and my ears had a visceral reaction while listening. The vocalist is not in tune in some points(which can work but not how he does it) and his tone just makes my ears uncomfortable. The tunes stick in your head but you get a headache as a result. I hate speaking negatively on any type of music but this album truly dissapointed me and was very hard to even try listen to without wanting to rip out my ears.
shit
Thought it was mid tbh , nothing rememberable at all , I can’t even say they’re like extremely bad but it’s all just the same amount of rock shite tossed together. Id give it a 2 or 3/10
White Stripes are interesting guys, authentic sound, over the top drive, interesting approach to performance. But it's not really my style. Nevertheless, they are definitely authentic, bright and the album is solid and high quality.
It’s ok I guess, nothing special but I like it.
Some pretty good tracks.
While this isn't the strongest White Stripes album, it's super solid. I love their sound and influence of blues and garage rock.
Not his sister!!!!!!
Previous Familiarity: High. Bought this album when it came out. My first exposure to the White Stripes was their 3rd album "White Blood Cells". That album, to me, sounded like a mix of Led Zeppelin and the Violent Femmes. I loved it! A unique take on the blues-rock genre and not only fun, but excellent display of guitar and drum techniques. This album expands the sound a bit to draw in a few more folky sounds like haunting marimba, plunky piano, and Appalachian jug band jams. The crashing stomper of "My Doorbell" is a top-tier Stripes song, featuring Jack White's folk-blues lyrics and distinctive wail and Meg's balls-to-the-wall percussion. Perfect simple-sweet chaos. This album isn't the White Stripes most concise work of art, but the direction is still there. Still sounds like a band that's trying to push themselves and still sound unmistakably like the White Stripes, and that's good enough for me.
Honestly it’s felt all over the place and just not an enjoyable listen from to back. Really appreciate the white stripes but unfortunately this album misses the mark with me.
I like the White Stripes but this album wasn’t my favorite of theirs.
I like its feeling of immediacy and somewhat throw away nature, the feeling that it was put together quickly and spontaneously. It’s no world beater, or as polished as say ‘Elephant’, but ‘Get Behind Me Satan’ is still charming in its own way, and certainly better than a lot of this type of album from the 2000s. 3.5/5, but feeling generous today and rounding up rather than down.
Starts really strong and fades. Good album overall.
Interestingly unexpected. Not too many things I like over all. Kind of expected better but I guess that's just me not realizing what kind of artist they were
Chaotic is first impression. Not a huge White Stripes fan, but not a terrible album.
Having heard more now from other acts ascending in Detroit around this time, White Stripes even more solidified as an oasis in the desert of mid-aughts pop culture
Easily, one of my desert island albums.
YES <3
I enjoyed how a portion of the songs carried on the same melody. Can't unsee all the drummer hate though
Album is based on bible, quite a name then. First song is about child abuse and particularly old russian child pornography organisation. I like the sound of the guitar, plus the start was amazing. Nothing unique yet but still. Second song has a tropical sound and crashes in it, also it's a little progressive when chorus comes, love thaat. Dunno about the meaning. So many weird sounds, like that piano coming and going, guitar crash, and some tropical instrument. Third song's lyric tempo is so fun, the way he says it fast. Love the piano here, drums are low key annoying (nvm, got a little better). It has a literal meaning I suppose. 4th song nice to hear, piano like instrument plus drums do a good job. It's about a relationship, as the 2nd one. Well 5th song delivered Appalachian-style tune which sounds so good. And it's about a woman who is quiet like a ghost and the narrator is scared of her, and thinks public will judge him for loving such person, best song so far. 6th song is actuallyyy denial twist. Basically whole song is upbeat and fun, until at the end the narrator realises he's in disillusion and denial, she doesn't actually love him, and he's been reading signs too wrong, loved this song lyrically. 7th song mentions guitar which is named Rita after Hayworth. smn said he sold his soul to devil and found Rita, but Rita doesn't want him because of his money so leaves him? Confuseddd. Pluss song wasn't a standout. 8th song is apparently about sex and how he isn't good at it? Idk seems too simple. Also guitar isss doing her jobbb, loved that at the end. The whole song was a little meh I think. There is interlude, small one, where the girl sings, love her voice, should be used more. Well 10th song smn said is about fans taking taking and taking stuff from him(not literally), and acting like he owes them smth, even after they get autograph and a photo. So he's struggling about this matter, whether he should be kind to them unconditionally. Again songs have the same vibe but I do like the way he says take. 11th song is not as good as I thought it would be. Idek the meaning of it, guitar is pleasing but not enough, though drums is a bit amusing, but I'm quite bored. Now 12th song is special, and the quick tempo change is fun to listen to, also love how he says red rain. Song is about a girl who's hiding herself, not telling the truth(?), one of the best I've listened to. 13th song is quite slow Elton John vibes with the piano. Song is about a relationship again, genius has no specific meaning(annoying). But it is about loneliness and it's results. There's no more songs(there should be I think) so what I've listened to was very good, but not something I wanted from white stripes, this was better than Floyd, but worse than purple, so 3 stars, but I'd say 2.5.
i'm not a huge fan of the white stripes even in the best of times, and this is far from the best of times for the white stripes
GREAT Album. Big Fan of them, but I've never heard this one before! Singles: ----------------------------------- Blue Orchid (UK #7, US ALT #9) My Doorbell (UK #10, US ALT #13) The Denial Twist (UK #10, US ALT #5) Standouts: Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, The Denial Twist, The Nurse, I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely) 4/5
Opening song was okay, rest was dogsh*t
Such a slay. Loved it. 9/10
YES YES YES!!!!!!!
YES!!! ok happy this one came across - haven't listened to the White Stripes in forever
Listening to the style of this album reminded me a lot of one of my favorite alternative rock bands The Black Keys. There's a nice mix of piano and electric guitar. I'm not in love with the amount of pacing bread downs throughout the course of the album where the songs would slow down to a screeching halt like in White Moon. I much prefer the more up tempo songs like Blue Orchid and My Doorbell.
A more adventurous White Stripes LP with what I believe is the best WS track ('Blue Orchid'). Outside of the pitch-shifted madness, though, this was a big step for the Stripes instrumentation-wise and a preview of Jack White's solo career to come. Lots of varied tempos, track lengths, and marimba make this a lively, breathing LP that's still definitively a Stripes product, just a bit more fluid and out there. Great album, wish we could return to this rock revival era where guitars were cool again.
Love this album. Great guitar parts and sound, with a lot of variety in genre, as far as rock goes.
Listened some. NOt too my taste.
As expected, guitar and piano driven rock. Some great blues-centric ditties. More piano than expected. My Doorbell and Denial Twist are highlights. Some songs sound like jam sessions (Instinct Blues for example) that are just kinda noisy and don't really go anywhere or do anything for me.
I’m a White Stripes fan, but this is not an album I listen to often. Jack White is definitely experimenting with some different sounds on this, and while it does get loud and rock a lot, it just feels a little off.
Terrific. Musically spans numerous genres but each song is stripped down to its core essence. Thematically from highs to lows and back again. A great American rock album.
Indie and blues style. not really my thing but not bad. Knew Blue Orchid and others favs off of this were The Denial Twist and Take, Take, Take.
I can't get into this band's music
I do like jack white but idk about this one, songs seemed a bit repetitive and I was looking forward to the album ending so leaving towards a dislike for me
Liked the variety of instruments, Jack White's voice, and especially the song I'm Lonely. I could relate - and - it made me laugh. But overall - not my style of music. Some of the songs sounded very screechy.
Not for me.
Awesome
Nostalgic at most- couple of good hits on there
5ème album. Style différent, plus de chansons au piano. Classique Blue orchid sinon album un peu inégal.
It's just totally fine. Nothing remarkable in the slightest, but nothing bad and nothing I'd choose to listen to again.
The stripes first major pull away from the charming indie of their early days into a much grander, larger sound. The album is lush and epic, in some ways the antithesis of their early days. Too bad these guys pretty much lose all their intrigue once the intimate, quirky arrangements are taken out, and as such this album borders on shapelessness.
Only half listened. It was not bad.
The more I listen to it the more I like it. Strong 4 stars.
Bleh
Classic White Stripes with a good mix of dirty high octane songs, and minimalistic numbers.
A mix of folk and punk, rock. Interesting mix. Not sure if I liked it
Still love this
Like a zebra, I guess.
Ok gute Gitarre