Reviews (page 11 of 12)
Great album name and short, snappy songs, but that’s about the height of the positives I have about this album. At least 3 of those songs sounded the same, and I don’t mean “had the same vibes” - I’m saying they were a literal copy and paste job between tracks. You’re not an actual garage band; you are literal Grammy winners. Come on, now. I have also never understood what there is to like about Meg White’s drumming but it does give hope to us all that we, too, can become actual Grammy winning rockstars.
Figured they would have more bangers considering how popular 7 nation army is...
I’ve never really listened to the White Stripes, but know a series of people who like them. And since Seven Nation Army is an excellent song, I was interested to see how this was. Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed with this album. The songs are pretty simple with limited hooks. The singing is below par. I read that it cost less than $10k to produce this record and it shows. A subpar effort.
There’s something a bit irritating about this album. For the first few tracks, I even start to fear it’ll become contagious; I’ll take my earbuds out, greet a colleague, and immediately get punched in the face on account of how fucking obnoxious I am. It isn’t the guitar tone, which is often exquisitely produced. It isn’t the drums, which do that disarmingly simple thing they always do on White Stripes records and always pretty much rule. It isn’t even necessarily Jack White’s voice which is… no, it’s that. Anyway, pettiness aside, we can forgive him. Once you open up to it, this is a perfectly OK album. There’s most of the usual White Stripes stuff, just nothing as energetic or iconic as on previous records. Really, if I’m being harsh, it sounds a bit like Jack and Meg are themselves beginning to bore of being White Stripes by the time “Passive Manipulation” – are those lyrics saying what I think they’re saying? – and “Take, Take, Take” roll around. Anyway, not to worry – this record still probably sold about a billion units, and helped deliver us into a truly dreadful era of shit “Blue Orchid” inspired arena friendly blues n’roll bullshit. On reflection, turns out it was contagious after all.
Not for me i think
Not a fan of the vocals or the way the songs end so abruptly. The songs don't tie in well together. It doesn't feel like a collection of songs that belong together
- Verassend plezant - 2 nummers toegevoegd aan MMMM
They were in decline by this point.
Get Behind Me Satan feels like The White Stripes got bored and threw together a weird mix of ideas that’s hit or miss at best
iha ok
Ja da hanis eigentlich scho immer gwüsst: Kei "seven nation army" kein Timon. Selberschuld. Irgendwie au komisch wie d band vomene weltwiite banger eigentlich doch nur e recht durchschnittlichi biz-rock-biz-indie-biz-irgendwas-band isch. Irgendenwas het mi irgendwie gnervt, weiss aber selber ned genau was. Darum "two nation timon" - ab is Bett!
Not a bad album, the instrumentation is quite intiguing with a mix of very different sounds that sometimes go surprisingly well together, but sometimes fall flat. I don’t care much for the singing, which feels like generic pop (or pop-country) to me. Lyrics are super boring. The guitar is nice though, too bad they don’t use it more often ! And the blues parts (like Insting Blues) were definitely more exciting. An interesting experiment that unfortunately shows the inherent limitations of duo formations – it lacks in depth and complexity, and I think they would have really benefited from a third musician. Not something I’d listen to again, but I’ll give them a 2,5* for effort and originality.
The opening track was great! The rest was pretty dire
seemed more subdued than white stripes more popular songs. Jack White gives it his all, caterwauling all over the place. I appreciate the passion. The production didn’t do anything for me though. Not my cup of tea
Wasn't my favorite, Jack White's voice was annoying me and some of the songs felt really annoying outside of Jack White.
Came in with no expectations, and couldn't find any tracks to latch onto.
It’s really not my style of music but there were some tunes that I liked
Definitely some catchy bits here but not really my style
It has such a great start and then it keeps going down. Blue Orchid and My doorbell save the album.
Turns out minimalist watered down blues rock still isn’t my thing.
Didn't care for it, not my preferred music choice.
Not a favorite of mine but listenable for the most part.
This one felt pretty mailed in. Either he wrote this in a couple weeks or the well ran dry. I do enjoy the arrangements more so than on their earlier records. As I've said, I felt they leaned on the novelty of not having a bass or other instruments a bit. On the first few tracks having the piano and bass is additive. He's got a pretty good guitar sound on a lot of this.
Sounds like Jack white ran out of ideas on this album, and Meg doesn’t have the chops to help him out. You can really hear her lack of contributions here, as every song has the same basic, repetitive, and straightforward beat with very little variation. I suppose that could be that the songs themselves were written that way, but they still could have been vastly improved by a band member with some actual input. Either way after blue orchid and my doorbell, the rest of the songs are pretty workmanlike and dull. Sort of feels like watching LeBron in like 2008 with the cavs. Impressive what he could accomplish by himself, but it was time to get some better teammates if he wanted to have a real shot at the chip.
Boring honestly. 2/5
Doesn't stand the test of time. Belongs back in 2005
I came in with hope. It left around track two.
I really like the hits in this album. The rest of it is so forgettable that I had to go back and re-listen to some of the 2nd half of the album. I'm all for White Stripes, but why THIS album on this list?
I like a few songs, but the album becomes really samie after a while.
I was into it here and there. Was that country? I did not even know Satan was addressed.
It didn’t click for me, maybe I needed more sonic cohesion. 2.5/5
I thought this might be good at one point and then it wasn’t
The Hardest Button to Button (jk not hard at all)
3/10
Blue Orchid is fun. LOVING the 'Under the Sea' sound off The Nurse. My Doorbell and Forever For Her isn't bad. Little Ghost is fun - I like their duet whimsical ones. As Ugly As I Seem is good. I'm Lonely is good - funny lyrics too. The rest are alright.
Started strong then turned abysmal.
I think it was ok
Нет, не интересно, иногда даже раздражает
Meh, not really for me.
I like the white stripes but this albums pretty mid
the white stripes are kinda bland sadly
2.5
feels so painfully millenial i might open a burger restaurant with exposed brick wall and metal furniture.
Ugh
Kept waiting for Seven Nation Army that never came (idk any other white stripes music). It was okay I guess
As with most White Stripes stuff, this album leaves me kinda cold. I don't mind it, but it doesn't really do anything for me. I know Jack has a reputation for being experimental, and I would normally like that, but it feels on the ordinary side of experimental.
Eh
Meh.
Pues nose, no me aportó nada. Tienen un sonido unico y reconocible. El hecho de que sean un dúo tiene merito, pero al mismo tiempo hace que suene todo muy seco nose. La producción es bastante mala, especialmente en las baterías y no me gusta especialmente como canta. Destaca "As ugly as i seem". Subjetivamente no me gustó mucho y objetivamente tiene puntos buenos y malos. 5/10
Surprisingly did not like this much at all. I normale quite enjoy anything Jack White, but the marimba and weird choices in songs caught me off guard constantly in a negative way. You can still appreciate the talent, but it's not for me
I liked some of the White Stripes stuff growing up, but this album was pretty disappointing to me. I like the first song and the last song, but the rest was “meh” at best.
Ngl. I was falling asleep.
This album felt a bit like one extremely long song that meandered around until it finally ended. I didn't really enjoy it, so it gets 2 stars.
Never liked them, still don't.
There are great tracks on this album but I found a the transitions jarring. A glam rock power house start gives way to a a-tonal song that I'm not sure has an end. Then what follows is a fun series of rock/folk/punk tracks that I'm not sure count as any thing more than high fidelity experiments. 3 stand out tracks. I'd have kept the three good tracks and the finale and kept working. Blue Orchid, My Doorbell and The Denial Twist plus I'm Lonley as it's a solid answer to a question that wasn't quite asked.
This is not what I was expecting from a White Stripes album. Most of these songs felt like unfinished demo tracks. Why did they decide to put a xylophone/marimba on so many songs??? A couple of good White Stripes classics, but overall I was disappointed.
Okay. Not a popular take, but this record is not my jam. A couple of high notes, but overall, pretty meh. He rebounded like a mother, though.
(meme of me pointing at a pic of Jack White) I've had enough of this guy
This sounds like it was recorded in a toilet. It's an interesting departure from the usual meat 'n' two veg of The White Stripes. But I think they work best with a back to basics approach.
Tercer álbum de The White Stripes que me toca escuchar. Más experimental que los anteriores, con menos protagonismo de la guitarra y una instrumentación más variada (piano, marimbas). Por otro lado, la percusión de Meg White sigue siendo tan particular como siempre. Es un buen álbum, y no me deja de sorprender la capacidad creativa de esta pareja, que son capaces de hacer una especie de blues experimental, complejo y en capas muy interesante. Sin embargo, tres álbumes de este grupo me parecen demasiados. Además, algunas canciones son un tostón. Creo que una duración de media hora hubiera sido ideal.
-ehhh, didnt love it
Really did not care for the instrumentals on here.
ykw i didn't like this as much as I should, just based on whatever else I listen to. I didn't hate it per se but I don't think I'll be coming back to this one. dare I say it was a touch gimmicky? outrageous I know coming from ME but maybe if I discovered this 10 years ago and formed an emotional attachment to it then, this would be a very different review but alas here we are.
Not my favourite offering from Jack White. Some decent rock tracks but also has a tendency towards quite cutesy songs that sound like they should be in a children's programme. Also some tracks where it's a single hook that gets over repeated.
Didn't do it for me
I appreciate that they tried a new sound with this album, but this was just not for me.
I tried, honestly I did. Just not for me.
Big mix - marimba, and rock, and ballad and soulful piano? Lots of intention behind this, but it’s a little bland in terms of rhythm consistency and I’m not a big fan of the vocals. Anywho, 2/5.
I really thought I liked this but NO, I really don't. it isn't what I remember and I only got through 3 or 4 songs. I'd have it as a 1 star but kept one because at some point I did enjoy.
uhm once again an album started off great and then fell off for me. really weird. just odd. got really intense randomly and it just didn’t hit for me. i don’t get why there this but there’s no dave matthews band on this list at all.
first song was fun but it got really annoying after that
Not for me - I can't get past the squeaky voice and the terrible drumming.
I didn’t hate this album as much as I thought I would! I didn’t recognize any of the songs and I probably wouldn’t ever listen to it again, but it wasn’t too bad.
The White Stripes have made some great songs, but they're not on this record.
Wanted to like this more than I did but it was underwhelming overall
1-2 good songs, not enjoyable as a whole
I didn't like this one that much. Jack White's squirrely voice can be something that sets his music apart from the rest or makes me want to never hear him again. "The Nurse" was an interesting narrative exploration but a terrible song. "Little Ghost" is one of the worst songs we've had to get through in this entire album project. The second half of this album is thankfully much tighter. "Instinct Blues" and " Take, Take, Take" were my favorites with "Red Rain" being a nice piano ballad and witch up too.
The first song was incredible, the thundering guitars really struck me, but it didn’t keep the energy, and managed to fail at their different approach
Not my favorite album of theirs. 2/5
Not my type, however decent album
not my thing
White stripes without 7 nation army? What!? I kid, it's nice to see an album from a band that for most is a one hit wonder. That said, this album was not for me. I wouldn't choose to put this on.
2 Stars (5/15)
The novelty had worn off for me by this point to be honest - White Blood Cells was definitely the peak for Jack and Meg in my opinion. There are highlights, and when it grooves it still sounds as good as The White Stripes have ever sounded. In the end though, the self-inflicted manifesto that set them apart from the crowd early in their career only offers diminishing returns here and the attempts to branch out with more varied instrumentation only highlights the limitations of the punk-blues jam format.
A very unique sound that is not for me
it was okay
Meh! 2/5
In the goal of constant reinvention, they forgot to write good songs
I like the White Stripes, but they’ve always been kind of quirky and weird. This album is especially hit or miss. Some tracks I really like, and others left me saying to myself “what the hell was that?”. Overall it was ok. Maybe I’m just a greatest hits kind of guy when it comes to them.
Hmm. At best, two White Stripes albums should be on this list. Probably not this one. God, My Doorbell is an annoying song. Strong memories of turning the radio off whenever Colin and Edith played it on Radio 1. Most other songs are just boring.
Overall opinion: Meh. I mean..the album had some interesting sounds/instruments that i haven’t heard a lot in other albums, but it was lacking a lot. Just meh. The only song in the album I actually enjoyed and wasn’t waiting for to finish was as ugly as I seem, I didn’t mind that one.
I like this even less than their other albums on here.
Little underwhelming, I love jack white but this one didn't quite do it for me. Not many memorable songs, but still fun. There are other albums I would put over this one for the white stripes/jack white
Nope don't need to listen this before you die. Maybe 2 good songs.
I don’t know how else to describe it besides it sounded like a middle school blues band. Love the white stripes but this wasn’t it for me.
jack white and the white stripes make shitty music that’s unpleasant to listen to. probably my biggest qualm about this list is how much i’ve had to listen to these people
holy shit they made the song from paranorman. my little sister was really scared of the song little ghost so when we got to the credits of that movie she'd lose her shit for some reason. she must been scared of mediocre music, idk i wasn't feeling this one. not bad just whatever
This album was just not for me. I was more confused the whole time rather than enjoying it. ;(
I like the acoustic tracks, but the rest left me cold
It is fine but definitely not essential listening.
Nej, det här är inte min grej. Gillar inte garagesoundet på merparten av låtarna, gillar inte hans röst, gillar inte det experimentella försöken, gillar faktiskt inte ens någon av singlarna särskilt mycket med ett litet undantag för The denial twist som är helt okej. White blood cells var bättre.
Unique
I criticised Elephant for being too simplistic. This one if far from that in all fairness. But that doesn't make it better. Like Elephant, the slower songs are the weaker ones, which seems to make up a majority of the album. Some stuff was catchy, sure, but it wasn't anything special. Blue Orchid on this album is what Seven Nation Army is on Elephant. It sets such a high standard for the rest of the album that the rest of the songs just are nowhere near. I appreciate the variety of the songs, and I'm all for experimentation, but this wasn't it.
I know and like the first song, but apart from that this is an average, not that great rock album... It sounds very flat. Is it because of the production? Or because there is no bass? It feels like something is missing
Okay, this is a very mixed album for me. It has some great songs; next to that also a lot of songs I would normally skip. In the end, it will not be added to my recommended albums I would advice to friends.
They're one of those bands that you think you SHOULD like because they're cool....but whenever I try to listen to them I'm bored. It's a sloppy album, and they are not strong vocalists. I can hear other artists' influence on THEM but I fail to hear their influence on others.
What ???
eh
Repetitive crash/bang neo-garage rock. It's fine, I guess, but doesn't really do much. Never really understood the Jack White obsession. Feels uninspired. Couldn't wait for it to be over. Not for me.
To me, this sounds more like half finished ideas than a complete album. Maybe that's what they're going for. It's an album of song pitches.
Not a huge white stripes fan. But there were some good songs in an overall forgettable package.
По мнению А: 3/5 По мнению С: 2/5 ИТОГОВАЯ ОЦЕНКА: 2/5 (31.01.2025)
Thought I'd like it, but no.
Meh. Would have been quite content never listening to this album. 2 stars given for the noughties indie club scene nostalgia that Blue Orchid and My Doorbell bring.
Found it somewhat reductive compared to earlier and later garage rock.
Ok
Sinänsä kiinnostava instrumentaatio ja ihan ok biisejä, mutta ei vaan tunnu missään kohtaa "lähtevän". 2/5
Completely unknown band. Some nice surprises sound wise. Weird in other ways. I managed to listen to the whole album. It was OK.
Started somewhat strong, but became stale pretty fast. The White Stripes just aren't my jam. 2/5
I like listening to Jack White talk about music…
говно, только норм первый трек из гитар хиро 5
The first part was solid, the B-side less so.
Just not a jack white guy
Groupe connu, il est impossible d'avoir échappé à "Seven Nation Army" de l'album précédent. Mais à part ce tube le reste de 'Elephant' n'était pas très passionnant. Il faut être un peu plus que deux pour faire du rock ! Même constat avec ce nouvel album, la seule différence étant ... qu'il ne contient pas de tube. Les morceaux sont peu variés et plutôt ennuyeux. Pas désagréable mais rien de bien original. Je n'y reviendrais pas. =>2/5
Ick. I don’t like this at all. No energy to elaborate.
It was not for me. Very weird and not in the way I like.
Know this one too. Some decent tunes here, but big dropoff from the three that came before it: Elephant, White Blood Cells, and De Stijl
Not my thing
Out on the stripes. I'm OUT
Still stripped down to the basics like their other stuff. I'm having trouble loving this album, though. Not as good as their other efforts. If I hadn't known it was the White Stripes, I would have turned it off sooner.
I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet).
Fácil y sencillo para toda la familia
It's hard to pinpoint exactly where it went wrong but I did not enjoy this one. The album cover is also terrible. Favorites: The Denial Twist Least Favorites: The Nurse, Little Ghost
Nothing to offend. Nothing to excite. 2* is harsh but I want something to revisit if I give 3.
Bought this at the time and remember being disappointed. Few good songs but the rest of it is poor.
The Shite Stripes
not bad but about half way through I was kind of bored with it
Jack White really does seem to think he’s better than he actually is. A long way short of the White Stripes best.
Blue Orchid, Denial Twist, and Red Rain are great, rest are kinda meh
meh
I didn't really care for this like I did the other one we listened to.
Wasn't a bad album but man it took me three days to get through this so I dunno what to rank it as. 3 for being mid? 1 for taking three days? Middle ground it is
sounds like pop indie
Blues rock sounds that you've come to expect from The White Stripes. Not my favourite, but still not bad. I can see this being hard to listen to, if you don't already like Jack White or The White Stripes.
I was fully expecting this to be a drawn-out celebration of all that is mediocre in rock. And about half of it was. The other half, however, teeter-tottered between above-average enjoyable blues rock numbers and other songs that made me genuinely question; A: if they were genuinely songs that the Whites thought were worthy of releasing, or if they were satirisations of themselves, or B: if any self-proclaimed ‘fans’ of this band could genuinely unironically say they liked them. Besides these few songs that baffled me, e.g. “The Nurse”, it was for the most part what I outlined. The most mid-2000s chart-topping attempts at rock possible.
Some good songs but different for me than i expected
I stopped listening to The White Stripes after Seven Nation Army song hit so hard it was everywhere. I loved the first few albums by the White Stripes but as they became more produced the sound became more classic blues rock vs. sparse garage rock. A subtle distinction. That said, I did really like some of the less well known tunes on this album. And Meg White is a treasure -- seriously her drumming and singing is the best. If they removed the two massive hits (Blue Orchid and My Doorbell) I would listen a lot more. (I think Jack White got high and was waiting for pizza to be delivered when he wrote the Doorbell song.) Blue Orchid is far too overplayed at this point which can ruin any good song.
Far more shit then I remember it being :(
One or two songs aside, I’m convinced that anyone with a weeks practice with a guitar, a piano, plus a bottle of Jim Beam could get pretty close to the producing a similar work.
meio nada a ver com nada ouvi a primeira vez fazendo outras coisas e esqueci que tinha alguma coisa tocando ouvi a segunda vez prestando atenção e parecia a primeira nada realmente ruim mas n teve uma única coisa q eu gostasse além da primeira musica q eh meia bomba a capa eh feia a ponto de me incomodar tb o unico motivo desse album n ter sido feito por uma AI é que ele saiu em 2005 duas estrelas pq pelo menos não é ofensivo
What an oddball album ....maybe the word to use is eccentric? I've never really listened to a White Stripes album, but there are some cool sounds on it. The music is kind of all over the place feel wise. It's not that I disliked it,.but it seems like the kind of album that would need some time to grow on you.
I've always been pretty hot and cold with Jack White and his musical escapades. I've found that I don't really care for his style of blues-rock (or any blues-rock for that matter) and most of his works have 1 or 2 good tracks a piece. Get Behind Me Satan falls right in line with my opinion and didn't do anything to change it. Blue Orchid and My Doorbell are the only songs I truly enjoy without any sort of rationalizing. 2
Gonna let you in on a little secret: when it came to the great color-coded blues rock duo rivalry, I prefer the Black Keys. That isn't to say I don't like the White Stripes either though. If anything, they have a "rawer" sound that's a bit less informed by psychedelic soul and Led Zeppelin and a bit more informed by classic garage rock, mod i.e. classic Who, etc. They're both at the top of the genre in their respective era, but I listen to them for two very different things. That being said, this is the most perplexing addition to the list so far. Every song (besides the incredible opener Blue Orchid) sounds like a minor variation of the exact same song. It's so forgettable compared to White Blood Cells or Elephant with nary a standout track. I'm on the ropes here, it's not particularly awful but it sets a high bar at the start and IMMEDIATELY disappoints. Unfortunate start to the hard rock selection of the list. 5/10
Rock, but kind of covers a broad genre - some is folksy, others are experimental or harder rock, ballad, but none of it is my thing
Vocally I want to die. I don't like it that much so far. Instrumentally it's decent enough. Didn't like.
This is the third White Stripes album in the list. Please don’t force me to listen to any more of Meg’s drumming. A big plus that she actually isn’t doing a lot of drumming on this one, but at the same time it’s definitely not Jack White’s songwriting at his strongest.
On paper I should love the white stripes, but I do not. I've listened to this and I think it's because I don't like Jake Whites singing style, or just his voice, on little ghost it's an unbearable country style. The best track for me is passive manipulation, the throwaway song that Meg sings.
It's okay.
One of the least likely Big Rockbands ever. In the nineties I used to listen to quite a few garage rock bands - lots of bands on the Crypt label; New Bomb Turks etc - and see them live when possible. They always played small, sweaty venues and were usually great fun. My first impression of the White Stripes was that they were the latest incarnation of this strand of bands. Some of their riffs were bigger and better than those of the bands before but the difference was marginal and it puzzled me why they broke through in the way they did. Get Behind Me Satan doesn't really help explain it either. It's one of the ones after Seven Nation Army and they try very hard to broaden their sound - pianos, marimbas - but also still have room for simplistic, fun songs like My Doorbell.
Kan huske den her plade fra da jeg var en knejt! Synes ikke den er ældet vildt godt, det er lidt noget rod, men der er nogen bangers på
On paper I should like the White Stripes way more than I actually do. The odd song here and there I vibe with, but overall it's just not for me.
So I stopped doing this for a little while and came back to this one. Did I really enjoy it? Not really. I think the country stuff is okay, and he's a great musician, but I don't think it has much soul. Maybe he sold it to Satan?
Unique album. Most of the songs were not my cup of tea. great/good songs were blue orchid, my doorbell, little ghost and the denial twist. The rest were mid to bad for me.
I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet).
Honestly very grating and mid. I'm not necessarily a Jack White hater, but this was kinda a slog for me. Too many annoying basic songs. Not the White Stripes best 🤷
kk
Not my groove
Blue Orchid is a fun song, but 90% of this album is some kind of forgettable background dross that only stays at the front of your brain bc Jack White’s screechy voice keeps stabbing your eardrums.
There were parts of songs I liked but nothing I liked in its entirety. The music itself was well written and produced it just isn’t my vibe
White stripes fell of with their last couple records. It's not a hard listen by any means. Just boring af. Would never have relistened if not for this site
Not my favourite, I tend to enjoy Jack White's solo work and Raconteurs more than The White Stripes in general and this was the weakest collection I've heard so far
I think the White Stripes had peaked before this - pretty ordinary.
There are only a handful of White Stripes songs I really enjoy, and none of em belong to this album. It isn't bad, but if I'm in the mood for White Stripes, I'm listening to the hits and moving on.
Giving headache.
meme
A few bangers. Mostly random harmonies / production.
I didn't really like this. At this stage he became a bit annoying to me, sounds like he's trying to be too smart, believing the hype. Nothing here comes close to Hotel Yorba!
This album comes out with its strongest song, White Orchid, and then just fades slowly. White Stripes have a cool cool sound but it doesn’t necessarily translate over a full album. Most of their best songs aren’t on here, either (see Icky Thump, Fell In Love With A Girl, Seven Nation Army)
Another album I thought I would enjoy more than I did. Quite a disjointed album, wasn’t particularly rocky and never felt like it got going. I like a few White Stripes singles so was expecting a little more.
Liked a handful of songs - Denial Twist and Take, Take, Take. Found it repetitive and somewhat boring.
Boring with a couple of good songs
**An ok album, not my cup of tea, but endurable
I love the white stripes and Jack White but this album just screams mid 2000 commercial music. Still, not the worse but probably my least favorite White Stripes album. Fav songs: Blue Orchid (slaps), my doorbell and denial twist
This album is all over the place, and not in a good way. Most of the songs feel half-baked or just weird for the sake of being weird. There’s barely any of the raw energy that made The White Stripes interesting in the first place. Jack White tries to experiment, but most of it falls flat. The songwriting is forgettable and the whole thing drags on without any real payoff. I kept hoping for a standout track, but nothing stuck. For me, this was a sloppy, directionless mess that’s easy to forget.
Overrated
Not a huge fan. It's a hit or miss train with these songs and they often miss more than they hit. Lots of out there instrumentals, sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. Funnily enough I think when they stick to the more traditional songs are the songs I like, although the Marimba stuff is fun.
Not sure what inspired this album from these two, but I found this one pretty boring. It falls off dramatically after Blue Orchid. A rare miss, I guess
I am not a massive fan and this is OK but just grates a bit.
Not my vibe
I don't get this one either. It's just obnoxious.
I don't know. Empezó bien pero luego ya no mucho :((
Too noisy
I feel like this is a really disappointing follow up to Elephant. It definitely had its moments, but I this felt a little too forced to be quirky and out there for no reason. Has a very "look we can be weird" vibe that doesn't really land for me. Top tracks: Blue Orchid, I'm Lonely
It started off good with Blue Orchid but after that it just turns into a snooze fest. I wasn't a fan of Jack White's vocals it felt crude with no substance. Only positive thing I can say was that the real star of the show was the production. Other than that I wished that I had liked this album enough to give it a 3. Best - Blue Orchid Worse - The Nurse, My Doorbell, Passive Manipulation, I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) 2.50/5
Eh. I respect the talent, but nothing on this one resonates.
can't get into this. references too obscure, experimental in sound whilst formulaic in structure.
Not quite sure why this one was on here. Quite forgettable album
Уснул пока слушал, поэтому нихуя не понял. Да, я безответственный хуй
Eh not as good as I thought it was gonna be
I love it when Satan does me from behind. I really do not love it when I'm asked to listen to this pap. Testament to mediocrity.
Nothing to add to my two previous 2-star White Stripes reviews: Seven Nation Army is an amazing track, but seems to have been a one-off success. In general, rock music greatly benefits from bass guitars. The music lacks oomph and is ultimately pretty boring. These sound like unfinished demo tracks at best.
Dude om jag lärt mig något av listorna är det att jag ogillar Jack White... allt känns som poänglös pastiche utan att han investerar sig känslomässigt, allt är på en finurlig och ironisk distans....
OK, not the best white stripes album
Blue Orchid My Doorbell The Denial Twist
Boring emo rock bs not for me Sorry!
brzmi tak jak wygląda okładka, nie mój styl
Elephant is a better album
Starts good but then just okay
Really did not do it for me. I loved elephant but didn’t like this album at all. Good production and Jack Black is a great player but felt quite soulless
4/26/24
2.5. Some songs were listenable but overall it felt like they were trying to parody the Stones (and it didn’t work).
My trouble with the White Stripes is I really like what they did musically a lot the time but Jack White's vocal affectations just get on my nerves.
The drums are the best bit. Nah, only kidding. And yet... that might be the best way of summing up my review. We spoke in the group chat last week about how we don't listen to The White Stripes that much which seemed like an odd omission. Well, I think I've figured out why (at least for me.) There's something about Jack White that's a bit like fingernails down a chalkboard. His guitar tone is very screechy. His voice is a bit whiny. But his music is really good. So it's a bit of a quandary. But it's that quality that makes me listen to other things instead. It's a sort of annoying smug hipsterism. Well, I say the music is really good, but having listened to a whole album, I'm wondering if it's just the "hits" that are good. Apart from "Blue Orchid" and "My Doorbell," I like the marimba on "The Nurse" and I quite like "Take, Take, Take" and the guitar on "As Ugly as I Seem" (maybe because it's acoustic and can't be made to screech.) Two classic songs though so 2/5 - a star for each song.
It’s alright? It lacks the bite of their other work, and frankly, it all feels like B-sides. Nothing stands out as a single or feels particularly catchy, the album just isn’t very memorable. The switch to piano over guitar makes it feel like sort of a strange broadway musical tangent.
This was really boring for me. Uninteresting, bot catchy, and samey end to end. Might be the most songs I've had to skip in any of these albums so far. For once I think the most well known song on the album is actually the best.
Not big on the simple instrumentation.
More depressing rock, this time with lunatic cymbals crashing all over every track like hooligans cascading down a football terrace.
It's varied, it's unique, but I don't think it's very good. I like Blue Orchid, The Denial Twist, and Instinct Blues, but there were just some really weird decisions here. Nowhere near as good as some of their other stuff.
Love Jack White, incredible guitar player, and fun live concert. Don't love this album.
This is my second listen to this album, although I'll admit it's been a while. I've gone through most of "The White Stripes" catalog once before and I'll admit, I was never a fan of them. There are certainly some standout songs like "Fell in Love with a Girl" and "Hotel Yorba" being my favorites, but in general, I was never a fan of the more skeletal alt style that the band pursued. I mean there are certainly some alright songs on this album, I love the dirty distortion of "Instinct Blues", it sounds like an incredible spin on new-era blues and alternative rock. The guitar playing is great in this song. I do like the more eerie nature of the song "The Nurse" as well. I do think Jack and Meg White are talented and creative musicians, and if there's something I can compliment this album on endlessly, it's the interesting songwriting. Vocally though, aside from a few songs, I was never a fan of Jack's higher-pitched, shacky, and slurred style of singing. At its very worst, it flat-out annoys me. There are little glimpses of interesting moments in these songs, but as a whole, there's no song here that sticks with me as great. An example is the little transitional keyboard and guitar interlude on "Take, Take, Take", I like it but the rest of the song bores me. Most of the acoustic cuts here, like the following "As Ugly, As I Seem" I find very one note and dry. The more distorted alt cuts are what hold this thing together. I already mentioned "Instinct Blues" but the opener "Blue Orchid" is quite a decent cut. I think "Blue Orchid" is one of the examples where this bands skeletal and simple style works at least somewhat in their favor. "My Doorbell" is fun but grows tiresome after the halfway mark for me. I think my biggest issue with this thing is it all feels so one-note and hollow, not in a way that benefits the album, but more in a way that yields bland results. It's like the band took a set of rudimentary, yet diverse sounds and sort of molded them together. I can see why some may enjoy it but to me, it all comes off as very inconsistent, messy, and empty. The guitar playing and writing are good enough, but when it comes to enjoying the songs here, I don't find much.
This was one of the most disappointing albums. I don't listen to the white stripes so when I saw the cover I got excited. The title and the aesthetic had me ready for something weird and eclectic (like maybe a strange style like Tom Waits or the bonkers themes of Voltaire). What I got was kinda ok alt versions of music I prefer in its original form. Outside a couple of stand out tracks this was a painfully below average miss.
I have rated this as if I don't know, and don't like, the two famous songs that they have. Without knowing that they are popular, you would think that the Little Ghost song sounds relatively smart but that's it, not a very exciting album, but it's nice and peaceful.
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.
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
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
Not entirely sure I needed to hear this album before I died haha
I don't know why this, of all White Stripes albums, is on this list.
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
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
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.
It’s a perfectly fine White Stripes album but serves as background music for my tastes.
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.
Meh
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.
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
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.
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
Good group. Didn’t stay around long enough. Great videos, good songs.
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.
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
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.
No more Jack White, please!
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.
This did not age well.
An okay album but no real standouts for me.
Weirder than I thought it would be
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.
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.
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.
Meh
Ok
Trying too hard
I really don't like the melodies on many of these songs here. They come across almost as nursery rhymes. Was that intentional?
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
Mid stripes
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
shit
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.
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.
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
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
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.
It's just totally fine. Nothing remarkable in the slightest, but nothing bad and nothing I'd choose to listen to again.
Bleh
Like a zebra, I guess.
It was too minimalist for me, and I didn't enjoy a lot of the alternative percussion. I went in expecting something heavier based on the album title, so maybe I would have a different experience if I knew what to expect.
This is my second White Stripes album to review, after White Blood Cells. The only song I was familiar with before listening to this album was "Blue Orchid," which I thought was fantastic. I loved Jack White's falsetto singing, the crashing cymbals, and the heavier-than-a-ton-of-bricks guitar riff. I also enjoyed "My Doorbell," with its chorus of up-tempo vocals and the bluesy "Little Ghost" with its tambourine and mandolin playing. Other than those songs though, I thought this album was pretty boring. The other songs felt like filler, and they didn't offer anything unique and they didn't expand on the sound established by the stronger songs. I think The White Stripes are talented, but their albums just don't hit the mark for me.
To be honest, the only song I already knew, was 7 Nation Army. IMHO that‘s the only song worth listening to. Absolutely not my taste.
It's not the greatest of there's TBH and there is Meg's singing....
Ei tuhoa miestä, mutta harmillisen tylsähköä ja matalan oksan hedelmien poimintaa..
2/5 forgetful
meh
I actually quite like Jack White and The White Stripes but I don't dig this record so much. It's like they're only half there, or trying to do something they can't/shouldn't. It's fine but not something I would put on for fun.
White stripes heb ik nooit echt gewaardeerd op 7 nations na, dit album vond ik zeer saai
Jesus Christ, definitely not for me, even though I like some of The White Stripes' songs.
Just a few note worthy songs on this album. Generally more rock-blues piano-based than their previous guitar-led albums. Starts well, but gets less interesting as it goes along. Overall a bit disappointing really.
Some absolute stinkers amongst some decent songs. Blue Orchid, My Doorbell and The Denial Twist stood out. A few of these just sounded like bad demo tapes though. It's chaotic but not in a way that makes sense. It's like they knew what their good songs were and spaced them out between some absolute garbage in between, just hoping that no one noticed.
I had White Blood Cells and Elephant on cd back in the day, but skipped this one. I think Doorbell is still a jam. This should be a good Monday album. Actually, it kind of sucks. Blue Orchid sounds like they were trying to recapture the jock jam power of Seven Nation Army again, it's decent. The Nurse is meh, marimba is cool I guess but the song is not. My Doorbell is pretty good, but not as good as I remembered. Forever For Her is plodding and silly plus marimba. Little Ghost is a moment of bluegrass but it's hard to listen to Jack's put-on Appalachia quaver. Denial Twist is a proper jam. White Moon is a bore. Instinct Blues is just Jack White doing blues noodling on his guitar and singing about different creatures being horny. Passive Manipulation is a 35 second weirdly incestuous refrain sung by Meg. Take, Take, Take is not good enough for Rita Hayworth. Ugly As I Seem is a bore. Red Rain is bordering unlistenable. I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) is a jokey blues tune a la "Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz"
Some good, some bad. Can't see me listening to the whole album again.
Backyard Band
Eh. Something about Jack White's voice hits me wrong. Musically good.
Jack weet mij meestal wel te raken met zijn linkse en rechtse hoek, maar dit waren echt te veel gemiste kansen voor een technische KO.
Instrumentals were great, but hate the lead singers style.
Franchement chiant au point où c'est drôle xD genre parfois c'est lourd mais ça répète la même chose pendant genre 3 minutes
It’s like shitty rock-opera: 2 star
Eh... Blue orchid 💙🌸 The Denial Twist 👀😌 Passive Manipulation 🔥✨
I love how experimental it is. However, this album is not something that I would like to listen to in the background. Great blend of genres though. A little too chaotic
Blue Orchid i The Denial Twist ok.