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Album has some nice bangers like "blue orchid" and "my doorbell"
In the first song "Blue Orchid," Jack White sings "You got a reaction, didn't you?" The simplistic driving bass drum and infectious electric guitar riffs certainly got a reaction out of me. The whole album gets a reaction out of me. My foot is still tapping along. It's delightful to hear all the ways The White Stripes play around with such a variety of instruments and sound with the tickling sounds of the marimba, soulful piano, rhythmic shaker, crashing cymbals, energetic mandolin, harmonizing vocals, as well as Jack’ infectious acoustic and electric guitars. The album takes the listener on quite a ride ranging from the upbeat speedy song of "Little Ghost" to the slow mournful piano chords of "White Moon." The lyrical word play of songs like "The Denial Twist" reminds us to listen carefully as Jack White states, "But you were hearin' a different song" and makes us want to listen to it again. I could easily listen to this album again and again.
This made me realize how much Jack White’s ability as a lyricist is too often overlooked. “The Denial Twist” was a highlight for me.
Great album, what a guy Jack White. Blue Orchid is such a banger. The range within the individual songs alone is wild. No instrument is safe!
Fantastic album 4.4
Pretty cool take on a hard rock blues album with lots of variation
Great album! Though there are better from this band. Still an easy 5.
This album can’t be highly regarded??? I am not a fan of the white stripes but this one in particular is not good…objectively speaking
Nostalgia
The best. Love it.
Pre Listen: The only White Stripes song I know off the top of my head is "Seven Nation Army". That song defined a genre for a while, and also somehow got associated with "gamers" if I recall right. I think it's a decent enough song, a bit overplayed, but fine. Taking those expectations going in. Notable Tracks: The Nurse - What were they even trying to cook here? What a mess, horrible all around. Least favorite song on the album, skipped 3/4ths through. Little Ghost - My favorite on the album. Wasn't expecting a folk sounding song on here, and it felt like coming up for a breath of air while drowning in cringe. White Moon - Another low point. Skipped at 3/4th through as well, just wanted to tell the vocalist to shut up already. Post Listen: This album sucks. Overall the instruments, vocals, lyrics, pacing, theme, style, all of it sucks. It sounds amateurish at best, shitty theatre-kid melodramatic on average, and intentionally piss-poor amateurish at worst. They employ random experimental music techniques here and there like audio chopping, stereo manipulation, and distortions, but none of it works, it's just at random. Credit where credit is due, the variety in styles between songs is noteworthy. The inclusion of a marimba on some songs is unique, even if they didn't pull it off. The sound mixing is very well done. Those three reasons, and how this album isn't entirely unlistenable, saves it from being a 1. I can see emotionally stunted young adults and teenagers adoring this album because they struggle to comprehend feelings of sadness, and believe they're irreparably depressed after breaking up with a partner they've had for less than a month. I'm not looking forward to the 2 other albums from these dweebs on this project. Low 2/5.
Forgettable schlock
This album feels… tired. The rhymes are tired. The playing is tired. Even the rhythm is tired. It’s making me tired. Loved Elephant. Honestly. This is making me… sad. Get behind me tapped out White Stripes. 2 Boolean: false
Blue Orchid and Denial Twist are bangers.
First track is one I know and it's pretty decent, if a bit on the repetitive side (which is pretty much my impression of The White Stripes based on their big singles anyway). Aaand then the second track started and it immediately became pretentious crap that's unpleasant to listen to. This album definitely deserves _some_ credit for the variety and instrumentation (plus it has piano so yay); there's some interesting choices here that were quite refreshing but it's a shame the music itself isn't better. Really don't like the vocals. They're so grating throughout. Just really not for me, and don't understand how this has received so many high ratings. Far too much of it is just naff. Saved from a 1 by the piano bits.
The 2nd song was in your face in a very cool way. Unfortunately that challenging music experimentation only seemed to last that song. Ah well. The rest was boring 2
Hadn’t revisited this for quite a long time, remember being obsessed with it when I was first exposed to it and, lo and behold, I still love it. It feels like this explosion of their simple and punchy blues garage rock sound into a bunch of different paths, absolutely full of playing and fucking around, genuine “oh that’s what we’re doing for this track” surprises as soon as the marimba or w/e else comes out, without feeling quite as unevenly expansive as Icky Thump. I could maybe take or leave White Moon but the rest basically all work or better, so it stays solid gold with me.
Beau travail avec peu de matière, simplicité, blues, trad des fois
Jack White punched a guy, got sued by his sound engineer, felt extremely betrayed by the Detroit music scene, quit smoking, rented a Steinway grand piano, dragged it into his living room, recorded an entire album in two weeks on a vintage 8-track machine with six microphones, and replaced his signature guitar sound with a marimba. This is either a man processing his feelings or a man daring you to still like him. Possibly both. Jack White's own label later called this the most misunderstood album in the White Stripes discography, which is a very polite way of saying people were confused and annoyed. The fact that it was in no way Elephant Part 2, they wrote, only further confused, infuriated, and beguiled many. That sentence contains three emotions and they are all correct. I gave Elephant a 5. Elephant was Jack White hitting you over the head with a guitar and Meg holding everything together with the confidence of someone who learned three drum patterns and decided that was enough. This album is Jack White sitting at a rented Steinway having feelings about truth, Rita Hayworth, and people who wronged him in Detroit. The marimba did not earn a Grammy by accident, but it also did not earn a fourth star today. The tape machine malfunctioned during recording. Water dripped from the ceiling. The band described the sessions as cursed. Jack White described the process as cathartic and rejuvenating. These are two very different albums being described by the same people. It also never got a vinyl release for ten years because Jack wanted to re-record the whole thing live in New Zealand, flew all the way there, and discovered the studio no longer had the equipment. This is the most Jack White sentence ever written and it tells you everything you need to know about this album. 3 out of 5. One star for Blue Orchid, which absolutely slaps. One for the marimba, which tried its best. One for Meg, who showed up, played drums, and asked no follow up questions about the Steinway. The fourth star is in New Zealand, waiting in a studio that no longer has the equipment to retrieve it.
day 2 — Get Behind Me Satan — The White Stripes (2005) genre: experimental rock? lots of blues influence as well runtime: 44 min rating: 1.5/5 fav track: idek LMFAO thoughts: i don’t know much abt the white stripes besides their song seven nation army err this one wasn’t really for me. not the type of sound i usually listen to and i wasn’t a huge fan of the vocals which kinda held it back for me. i wanted to give it a chance but none of the songs rlly did much for me and i don’t see myself coming back to this one much. from what i read this album is considered one of their most experimental works and seems to be a bit divisive among fans so i’d still be willing to check out another album from them.
Rock that didn't excite me at all.
4/5
Two incredibly intelligent and exceptionally talented artists. The vision is perfectly executed, the passion is evident. You don’t have to like the sound to appreciate how special this album is.
Jack White is a talented guitarist who knows how to write a riff. He is not a talented singer or lyricist. Some of these are just torture to get through. I don’t understand why there are multiple White Stripe albums on this list when they all sound the same.
1. orchid - 1 2. nurze - 0 3. doorbell - 0 4. her - 1 5. ghozt - 1 6. tuuizt - 1 7. moon - 1 8. bluez - 2 9. pazzive - 1 10. take - 1 11. ugly - 1 12. rain - 2 13. lonely - 1
(53/100)
Not nearly as good as Elephant for me. It's all a little same-y and repetitive. Tons of respect for Jack and Meg, this one just didn't hit.
Despite enjoying them when I was younger, I just really don't get this band that much. These songs aren't that good. 2.
Oh what nostalgia, I remember the debate if Meg and Jack White were in fact siblings or husband and wife. I associate this album with going out clubbing, when I was finally of age. What a time to be alive!
Not as strong as White Blood Cells (2001) but you can hear the sound changing before Jack spun off his side and solo projects.
Kinda cool but not my style
I had recalled this as the Stripes least interesting album, a little too weird and a little off topic. Then I listened fresh. This might be their best record, given that they stripped most of the guitars away and Jack was forced to up his game writing. This one ventures all over the place musically, rhythmically, thematically - it's also dark, ominous, and not a little impacted by whatever tensions Jack and Meg were going through. A real gem of a record that definitely deserves the love it got at the time.
They don't all work, but "My Doorbell" is phenomenal and there are a handful of good songs here, too. The addition of some piano was a welcome injection. Jack White can do plenty with just a guitar, but I get the desire to branch out by album 5 and it worked fairly well. Not my favorite White Stripes album, but still enjoyable. 4.0
Too repetitive. Some of the riffs and drums were good, but inconsistent.
Never understood all the hype behind this band.
Weird whining
01) Blue Orchid - 9,5 02) The Nurse - 8,5 03) My Doorbell - 10,0 04) Forever for Her (Is Over for Me) - 8,5 05) Little Ghost - 9,0 06) The Denial Twist - 9,5 07) White Moon - 8,5 08) Instinct Blues - 8,0 09) Passive Manipulation - / 10) Take, Take, Take - 8,5 11) As Ugly as I Seem - 8,0 12) Red Rain - 8,5 13) I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,71 (87/100) Current ranking: 120/947
High-end 4. The Nurse is the highlight but Little Ghost, Ugly as I Seem and White Moon all bangers too
The music of the White Stripes is refreshingly simple yet also complex. Meg White is a phenomenal drummer, Jack White is a phenomenal guitarist. His vocals turn me off entirely.
This was alright. There were some bright spots for sure (the guitar tone in some of the songs was just absolutely mind-blowing), but for the most part I was just kinda okay with it. There were a lot of really amateurish moments that made me not like some songs. Three stars.
A little corny, nothing as electric as Seven Nation Army
Nada que decir, sólo reminiscencias a TOP en algunos momentos.
This album is kind of a mixed bag for me, many portions and songs like Red Rain are so good, however, songs like take take take are genuinely some of the worst songs ive ever heard. Theres this one portion in take take take where the band had structured the audio to rapidly switch between earbuds and it was genuinely sooo bad and it hurt my ears. 4/10
Not the best White Stripes album but still very good.
I'm sorry this is really bad!! I haven't thought about The White Stripes since about 2007 (who has no offence) and I thought that maybe with fresh ears I'd actually be into this but..... it's early 00s indie slop and not good. It's channel 4 core and with no Don't Tell the Bride or Dinner Date for visual stimulation it is not enjoyable at all...
It's weird how dated this is tbh, it felt so fresh at the time but feels so intensely 2005 iPod advert now. Dare I say quite cringe? It also feels a bit unfocussed and all over the shop in terms of style, like is it going for wonky Americana or thudding blues rock or what. Still enjoyable enough tho!
Good album but not their greatest. Blue Orchid is great though.
Lord. Three WS albums on this list? Let's meet half way and agree there are only 998 albums I need to listen to before I die. Jack Whyte turned me off right away with his "there will probably be a fistfight" comment about getting in the same room with The Edge and Jimmy Page. There are about 1001 guitar players I would've put in that doc before JW. Granted, if you like any of these songs, you'll likely enjoy all of them. I'm still open for that White Stripes song I like. Maybe it's out there somewhere ...
As a white stripes fan this album is very different. Features a lot of piano as opposed to jack white's signature guitar. Fantastic music, key takeaways are Denial Twist and My Doorbell
C’était plutôt sympathique. Il m’a semblé plus abouti et plus recherché que celui que j’ai eu à écouter avant. On retrouve l’énergie brute du groupe mieux distillée et c’était quand même une écoute bien agréable !
It was alright. You really have to like Jack White’s voice.
die songs sind jo huuuere verschiede. blue irchid hani au scho ghört und so stelli sie mer vor. the nurse isch weeeird? marimba und denn die hits? what? my doorblell isch au unerwartet well klavier song höö. aber sehr geil. little ghost cöntry?? fun. the denial twist isch sick. findi riichtig geil. take take take isch suuuper guet, es tönt alles suuuuper warm "joooo er het uf tape ufgnoh und mit alte bändli mics und sooo". aber s tönt halt guet. Bins jetz zum zweite mol am lose und s isch würklich fantastisch guet wow. s fühlt sich seeeehr überleit aber au nöd z fest überleit aah. hammer.
iwie hani gad nöd esoo lust, sorry jakob blue orchid isch recht cool und white stripes, aber es tönt chli detached? iwie fehlt chli de bass wo alles zemmeliimt? aber ja klassisch catchy daa wirds chli experimenteller okee sie hend d drums chli funny uufgno, die cymbals simmer amigs chli vill aber jo little ghost hetmer iwie easy gfalle hahaha instinct blues isch en 10/10 titel, es tönt genau eso find vool hets zwüschedurre jz na en gitarrelastige(re) song geh ouhhh und the denial twist als abwechslig findi au seehr cool finds na cool, dass es amigs chli sloppy gspielt isch ohh I'm lonely hanii megaaa gern, so es lieblichs, sanfts lied joaaaa ich find sie hend einigi cooli sache gmacht wo chli andersch sind, als ichs vode white stripes eürd erwarte aber schlussendlich hets mi nöd mega abgholt. hii und daa hetsmer chli 60er vibes geh?
Stark angefangen, stark nachgelassen
Standouts Blue Orchid My Doorbell The Denial Twist
I’m a simple man, I see white stripes I give 5 stars. I remember being disappointed by the softness of this album after it opens heavy with blue orchid, but it grew on me over the years. Iconic imagery. Love this.
Couldn't get with the different sound or whatever they were going for. I am all for artistic growth and what have you, don't need to have every album sound the same, I get it, but this just wasn't it and not what it wants to be.
i hated this ngl i like to say that i am a person who can listen to almost anything and i stand by that but this is my almost i just want a fan blue orchid wasnt bad but it just wasnt playlist worthy day 2!
I know and like the White Stripes. I currently have 22 songs liked by them on Spotify - but most of them are on other albums. I have only 2 songs liked so far on this album - "Blue Orchid" and "My Doorbell". So, I'm hoping I discover many more cool White Stripes songs on this one. Thoughts after listening 3 times... "The Nurse" is cool. I like the experimental nature of this one and the use of marimba and piano. I'm digging the more piano based sound of several of these songs. "Forever for Her (Is Over for Me)" reminds me of a Stones song - but can't place it. One of the Stones ones where the piano is driving the song. "Little Ghost" - has a country sound, kinda funny lyrics Also liked "Denial Twist", "White Moon", "Take Take Take", "Ugly As I Seem", "I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)" I ended up liking 10 of the songs - all of the ones mentioned above. I like that they expanded their sound with different instrumentation on this one. I like their other albums too - but it's good to change things up. Cool that I got to add 8 more "new to me" songs to my Spotify library. Great job Jack and Meg! Liked songs on Spotify: 10/13 Rating: 4/5
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White Stripes things. Solid record with a range of moods and expressions. Jack White is a master of theatrics and performance. It’s just not always my type of music, but I very much appreciate it.
Oh good, another White Stripes album. Everything the White Stripes and/or Jack White has done has been given a "3" by me, because that's how I feel about the White Stripes. I liked this album the most of the three I had listened to. It felt more varied. Still, it's a "3' for me.
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i found a lot of these songs grating but the closer was great. Fav tracks: I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)
2nd White Stripes album. This is excellant esp the last song what a way to finish to ensure a 5. Didnt know i loved them until i started the 1000.
I liked it, nothing really wowed me though.
Some bangers on here. 3.5/5
Can't go wrote with The White Stripes
Blues rock and garage rock built from marimba-driven grooves, raw percussion, piano, sparse guitar work, and expressive vocals feels like watching a street magician deliberately throw away half his tricks just to prove he can still hold a crowd—eccentric, unpredictable, and more interesting than consistently satisfying. The album abandons many of the duo's established strengths in favor of experimentation and texture. The results are uneven, but rarely boring.
Not good.
Blue orchid is a bait and switch with the rest of the album
I was excited to see this come up as a White Stripes fan, though it confirmed my view that it wasn’t their best work. Blue Orchid is a great opener, and the start continues pretty strongly with the building intensity of The Nurse and the lively My Doorbell and The Denial Twist. But on the whole, this is a bit of a difficult follow up to their breakout Elephant. It just doesn’t grab you in the same way that that album and my favourite White Blood Cells does. It especially shows in the second half, where there aren’t many standouts amongst a fairly standard blues rock sound. Still a good listen, but not their best.
There were a lot of great elements to this album, and a few highlights like opener 'Blue Orchid' and 'Take, Take, Take' but I don't think it's their strongest collection of songs.
This is probably my least-favourite White Stripes album off the top of my head, but it’s still a decent listen. It’s quite different to their others, being more piano- than guitar-driven on a lot of tracks, and there’s not one but two marimba-based songs. The album suffers from comparison with its immediate predecessor, and also by opening with ‘Blue Orchid’, the best track. There’s a fair amount of stylistic variety and it’s a bit more ‘experimental’ than their other stuff, but I’m not sure any other track reaches the heights of their best work. A mixed bag, decent but inconsistent.
I always felt weird about this band but they have talent
Number: 155 Date: 06/07/2026 Artist: The White Stripes Album: Get Behind Me Satan Year: 2005 Style: Alternative Rock Familiarity: Aware (2) Rating: 3 Before: ======= Of course I'm familiar with The White Stripes name but their music never really clicked with me. I do like their red, black, and white theme that is consistent across all their album covers. Checking my favorites by years I don't find any songs from them at all, for any year. Hmm , I thought I had at least one. Well, maybe I'll find something on this album to add. During: ======= Four songs in now and so far not hearing anything that could make it on my 2005 list. For reference, here are my personal favorite albums from 2005, in order: 1)* Richard Hawley : "Coles Corner" 2) Low : "The Great Destroyer" 3) Smog : "A River Ain't Too Much To Love" 4) My Morning Jacket : "Z" 5) The Fiery Furnaces : "EP" 6) Heartless Bastards : "Stairs and Elevators" 7) I Am Kloot : "Gods and Monsters" 8) Electrelane : "Axes" 9) LCD Soundsystem : "LCD Soundsystem" 10) The American Analog Set : "Set Free" 11) Mercury Rev : "The Secret Migration" 12) Broadcast : "Tender Buttons" * Only one of these albums made it on 1001 list and that would be Richard Hawley's "Coles Corner", which I have ranked number 1 for 2005. After : ======= Holy shit! They have 3 albums on this list? No way they should more than one. That's gonna affect my rating I'm afraid. So after a little research, I have learned that this album is unique amongst their entire collection so will give a bit of a pass for suitability. As far as my personal rating, I gave all but 2 songs a 3. The Nurse and Instinct Blues got 4's. Still, I did not find anything to add to my favorites of 2005 list. ======= 3 my personal rating 3 suitability for this list 4 impact ----------------------------------------------- 3.3 composite rating
Some of that was cool. Other parts of it not so much.
OD-ed Fleetwood Mac trying to conceive Scissors Sisters or what? While I have never been a fan of The White Stripes, I can't deny that they are talented and have solid songs - but this album is just bad (and the moustache doesn't make it any better..)
This is often considered to be the White Stripes' weakest record. I'm here to say that I thought that at first and avoided it because I believed it was such a weird change of pace from how awesome Elephant was. Years later, I've actually come to like it. It's very out of the equation for the White Stripes - it only has 3 electric guitar songs - but the addition of acoustic instruments adds this exotic mystique to their repertoire. I admit it's hard to swallow, but once you get it down and think about it, it's not bad at all. It's a diversion that Jack and Meg wanted to take as artists. Artists need to change when they've reached a certain point; there was no need for Elephant 2. I recall Springsteen doing a similar move when he went from The River to Nebraska or more obviously, Radiohead with OK Computer to Kid A (though this record doesn't come close). White Blood Cells is the album I should objectively enjoy more, but that one fills up with weaker tracks near the end. This is a more matured duo - not at their best, but at their most adventurous. I also think Jack White loves Rita Hayworth. (8/10, 4/5 on this scale) (Update: 5/5 on this scale, it has since grown heavily on me)
It's alright. He has a nice voice and the music isn't bad, but nothing really jumps out at me. I skipped a bunch of the songs from the first half of the album because I just didn't like them. Instinct Blues is quite good though and I'll get that. 1/5 stars.
Much more piano-saloon compared to prior records. The magic is there, but not as impactful. Meg for sure rules.
I don't like the style
This album was fine, I didn't hate or love it as it just never clicked. I definitely enjoyed White Blood Cells more.
i have always disliked this band. his voice annoys me. the nurse sounds like a scrapped PBS kids theme song. not in a good way. am i not artsy enough to appreciate? i dont care. if i had to listen to this regularly i’d kill myself the doorbell sounds like a rip off a possibly good song. like how elvis stole music from black people except at least he was talented. little ghost sounds like a song written and sung by railroad workers. the denial twist is catchy and an improvement but sounds like no rest for the wicked but i hate that songs vibe wow this is fucking awful turn it off
how dare you? . . . how old are you now anyway?
3/10
Fun getting albums from my era of music. Was in high school when this album came out, and The White Stripes were among my few favorite bands. I’ve definitely still had them in playlists in my rotation, but been a while since I listened to this album in its entirety. Man, love that White Stripes sound when it’s working. Blue Orchid kicks it off great. I love the more widespread sound of this album. It’s bluesy at times, country at others. Just good alt rock. My Doorbell is a great catchy tune that isn’t a guitar heavy rock song. As a whole, you realize how less guitar intense this album is as a whole, which is impressive it’s still so good considering that’s Jack White’s forte. Mostly it’s piano forward. Take, Take, Take is an underrated song on the back end of this album that I really like. Really enjoying this on relisten. Always enjoy this band even if this isn’t necessarily their best album. I think because of its variety in the sound, it feels very unique. Definitely a 4, debating up to a 5. Surprised me a little how much I immediately remembered and recognized. I think that’s a sign of a really successful album to stay with you years later. It’s really different for them as a whole and it still all works for me.
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While I don't really consider any White Stripes album an essential listen, 3 songs in, and I'm already enjoying this perhaps more than any other White Stripes album. GET BEHIND ME SATAN takes production risks, right up to the line, but never goes over, and keeps the tracks accessible enough to encourage a relationship with the song. It has resulted in a much more consistently pleasurable album for me. Plenty for lyrically driven (and for people such as myself who are not lyrically driven enthusiasts) to chew on. Favorites: "Blue Orchid", "The Nurse" (love the marimba), "My Doorbell", "The Denial Twist", "Red Rain" (love the glockenspiel)
Have I listened to this album before? Yes How familiar am I with this album? I know this backwards and forwards How do I feel about this artist? Jack White is my guy Pre-Listen Thoughts: I already know what I am going to rate it, but its always a good listen Favorite track(s): White Moon, Forever For Her (Is Over For Me), Denial Twist Post-Listen Thoughts: Always a good time with these two. I love this album. One of my favorite things about this album is how different all the songs are. It shows the Stripes are a lot more than just drums and guitar. Only complaint is his stupid little goatee.
Enjoyed this one again. A big shift into blues and country on this record, which I didn't love but it was really well done. Honestly surprised to see this one on this list over Elephant and White Blood Cells, which I'm assuming at least one of are on here. It's good but no where near the highs of their last two records.
Not their best record, but still pretty great
Yes
The type of album that shouldn’t be on here because it’s the White Stripes’ 4th or 5th best offering. But it’s the White Stripes 4th or 5th best offering, so it still comes in at a low 4.
Didn't mind it.
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A low 4, it's not one of my favourites of theirs
Solid stuff!
I recently got “White Blood Cells” on this list and going to reiterate the same sentiment: Jack White is a genius, and in comparison to some of his contemporaries (The Black Keys), he takes his influences and melds them into something that sounds exciting and original, rather than just rehashing the same sounds over and over. This album really exemplifies that sentiment, after the gigantic success of Elephant, The White Stripes took a left turn that is surprising and could be alienating, but with repeated listens uncovers fascinating depths. I got this album when I was in Highschool and liked it, before listening to it again for this project I was thinking it might be 4 stars. But listening to it now, and especially after having just listened to White Blood Cells, I think this deserves 5/5 - it is an exciting departure that rewards the listener throughout the run time.
great time all around. really catchy songs that are cringe in a satisfying delightful way
Absolute musical and lyrical virtuosity from an artist at the peak of his youthful powers. A staggering achievement from one of the centuries best bands.
Let me tell you something about Jack White. In my Midwestern hometown, he visits from time to time. He still plays the small venue that helped get White Stripes off the ground. In fact, he donated a large sum of money to help that venue install a wheelchair ramp permanently. On top of that, he donated $15k to a gofundme for a bartender who served him once before she was severely injured in a hit and run. He's a real one and doesn't put it on blast. All that said, I think GBMS ranks 4th or 5th in the White Stripes discography. It's got timeless bangers on it, but not quite enough Ball and Biscuit vibes that I crave. We get a bit of that on Instinct Blues but it's limited. Elephant really is the best in the bunch.
5/10 - hmm i remember this from my late teenage days but it's not really stood the test of time, a couple of known tunes but just kind of ends with no real highlights.
I'm in with the in crowd.
Den her like æ kanskje ikke så godt som de tidligere White Stripes-albuman, men æ like det skikkelig godt likevel, så det va et trivelig gjenhør.
I've never really been a fan of The White Stripes, and this album does nothing to convince me otherwise. It starts off with "Blue Orchid" who fools fans of previous album Elephant into believes that this will be more of the same. It is not, and Jack White's guitar takes a backseat in this album of strange numbers, including the Broadway-esque "My Doorbell" and an almost comedic blues number "The Denial Twist".
Seen in another review this this is no longer in the book, genuinely not massively surprised
Not my type
As with the other Jack White/White Stripes albums we've had before, I'm ambivalent on this.
A few duds. There are better WS albums imo.
Really fun album. Probably not my favorite White Stripes album, as their experimentation in this album doesn't all land for me. But it's still very good.
Never really listened to this band. Cool sound, but nothing really grabs me.
Rough sounds and does a lot with simple riffs and rudimentary beats.
4 Some great songs on this one, feels like a bit of a random collection though rather than an album that flows together
I’m always impressed with what Jack White comes up with. Suck limited resources, but a great sound and album. Blue Orchid My Doorbell The Denial Twist Take, Take, Take
Yeah I liked this one, a welcome change from some of the dross that’s been dished up to me recently. Wouldn’t consider myself a big White Stripes fan historically but maybe I need to reconsider.
Thoroughly enjoyed this album, which I otherwise would have overlooked as it sits right in the middle of the more popular white strips records. Nothing stands out as a single to me, but the whole album is tinged with a certain stank that I sorely miss in other post 2000 rock albums.
I think they were finding their feet with this one. There's nothing quite like them and Blue Orchid is one of my favourite songs of theirs, but I think they have done better
Not a bad album, but wedged between Elephant and Icky Thump in their discography, this really isn't an essential listen, even in the context of The White Stripes themyelves.
It has some highlights but is definitely weaker than Elephant and White Blood Cells. Still — the White Stripes will always have a high floor!
Какой-то кантри хазбин отель ватафак вообще ну хер знает 2,5 бы поставила, а так два
Great. Some of my favourite White Stripes songs.
Before this album most of my knowledge of The White Stripes came from a The Simpsons bit. "Get Behind Me Satan" was fine. I didn't connect to it much in any way. The last track "I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) was probably the closest I got. It's sentimental in that specific way I'm a sucker for. There is a twang to Jack's singing that I appreciate, but "Passive Manipulation" made me realize I might prefer Meg as lead vocalist. I wish that track was longer. The instrumentation all seems pretty simple (positive). There was a marimba (I think) used in a couple tracks in the first third that gave the vibes of like some sinister beach. "Red Rain" incorporated a xylophone in a really stilted but pleasing way. Jack White is really good at creating new vocal and auditory stims: "I'm thinkinAboutTheDoorbell".
3/5 Blue Orchi - 5 The Nurse - 2 My Doorbell - 2 Forever For Her - 2 Little Ghost - 3 The Denial Twist - 5 White Moon - 2 Instinct Blues - 4 Passive Manipulation - 2 Take, Take, Take - 3 As Ugly As I am - 4 Red Rain - 4 I'm Lonely - 4
i love the first song obviously. i like whatever that percussion is in the second song, marimba or something? it feels very high school band which you don't see too much in real music i guess but we rock with it. my doorbell is very rocky. there's quite the vibe change in little ghost. it's like almost bluesy but it feels not genuine and i don't really like it. overall it's pretty good though
hace tanto no escuchaba algo tan nefasto y repudiable
Also really good. My doorbell is one of my favorites
A couple of skips. Pretty cool though
This album was a really weird one for me. Liked the intro track, then my interest drastically faded in the middle of the album. Cool guitars can only take you so far. The highs were high, but the lows were lower. Can't say I'll be revisiting soon. Rating: 5/10 Favorite song: As Ugly As I Seem
I didn’t like this as much as Elephant but it’s super solid and some really tracks throughout.
Get Behind Me Satan is probably the least essential White Stripes album on this list (according to most of the reviewers on this site, i can't say for myself since i haven't gotten to Elephant yet) but overall, i found it a fun listen. I really liked a lot of the blues elements on this album as they definitely felt different from White Blood Cells. Jack White's vocals are definitely weaker here than they were in White Blood Cells but other than that, they were pretty good and Meg White sung on a song here too well which is cool. Other than the weaker vocals, i really can't think of many bad things to say about it so all i'll say is that it is a worthy addition to their discography. Best Song: Instinct Blues Worst Song: The Nurse Side note: Is it just me or does Jack White kinda look like Johnny Depp on this cover?
Felt gay while listening to this album
Não é o melhor álbum, mas é bom.
No me gustó.
Me preparé para un exorcismo pero estuvo bien
One of my favorites
There are more keyboards, more traditional song structures, and I liked this album more than the previous ones. Maybe I'll even start listening to the White Stripes
Couldn’t do it. I do not like his voice…
DNF
"No, listen right. What if we just had basic percussion and a slightly whiney vocal AGAIN? It seemed very popular the last four times so let's not change a thing"
My toddler son and I (he's now 4) first started listening to The White Stripes at the beginning of last year, but this year has been the year we've been going through albums and videos and concerts and really immersing ourselves. The music is good (my son seems to enjoy it much more than I do for some reason and he's always ready to sing and play along on his toy guitar). The drums are simple but effective (they make quite the catchy beat) and the guitar work is amazing. This album is different than its predecessors, however. There's more piano work, different instruments, and experimentation. There's still a couple of the trademark White Stripes bangers ("Blue Orchid", "Red Rain", "Instinct Blues"). "The Denial Twist" is one of my favorite songs because it's just such a catchy earworm.The songs are very introspective and definitely softer, but I think the Stripes can do both heavy and soft well.
8.5/10
Rv
It's fine. Basic blues with a few bangers
Bof
My first TWS album. Based on the reviews, it probably shouldn’t have been my first, since it’s the most experimental of their albums but it’s what was assigned. Not bad. A few ear worm tracks, a few I would skip.
This doesn’t blow me away like Elephant, but I’m not sure these two were capable of making an album that was less than four stars. It could have been another white stripes album, but they mixed things up a bunch here, and it’s all for the better.
Was not a fan of this album, i do like the white stripes, but i feel like they have better ones than this, there were a couple of a good ones on here such as the opener
The less garage album of White Stripes. Could be the more original?
PANNING!!!!! yesters mother owns every album by these guys ou. i love this mixing already. drums are a lil behind but it does feel cool. actually it does sound like theyre struggling to stay in time a bit. HOLY FUCK A MARIMBA this album makes me feel like im in a dark room full of dodgem cars being crashed into repeatedly at times i least expect it the percussion and mixing in this goes fucking crazy and i do just love the genre. vocal mixing my sweetheart. very reminiscent of queen tbh, particularly white moon JESUS that guitar is gorgeous. i fucking love it when instruments sound messy as shit. so cool. oh wow take take take has 2 vocal recordings one mixed on either side.... TIMPANI?? TIMPANI???????? highlights: the nurse, the denial twist, instinct blues, as ugly as i seem
Faves: Take, Take, Take I'm Lonely (But I ain't that lonely yet)
It's not their best work, in my opinion.
Kinda came and went. Rarely did I stop and think to myself "oh this sounds good", mostly did I stop and think to myself "how many more songs". Not offensively bad, but pretty meh.
Look it’s certainly not a bad album but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that, during White Moon I vocally exclaimed ‘Oh my God! I’m so Bored!’
Well, we’ve already been through this once. I was wholly unimpressed by Elephant, the other White Stripes album here. Does that mean I’ll be wholly unimpressed by this one? Maybe. Yes. Definitely. There are maybe 3 good songs on this whole album. Everything else is kind of worthless. "Blue Orchid." Awesome. Great. Love it. "The Nurse." Interesting. Not great, but interesting. Then you're exposed to 5 whole songs of the most annoying, uninteresting, absolutely nothing music that you'll ever hear. It is just so wack."Instinct Blues" thankfully is incredible, and the songs following it are actually pretty bearable. Sadly the damage is already done, especially since the last two songs are trash. I don't know man. This album is really bad. I don't enjoy this much at all. There's no point, and even the good songs are pretty unimpressive. I wish it was good, but I genuinely don't know what I expected. Even the good is too formulaic to love. Even the great is too unimpressive to respect. Probably my least favorite album so far, other than MAYBE wild wood. 2.8/10
solid, early White Stripes
Not a huge fan of the songs. Not bad just not my style, the voice and the lyrics didn't convince me. The instrumental was good though
I think the White Stripes are suffering from a recency bias on this list. I really like Elephant and White Blood Cells, but this album seems like it was added because they are popular and it was their next thing. Not bad, but nowhere near as good or relevant as the other two on the list. Also, 20 years from now, nobody is going to classify the White Stripes as influential as a lot of other groups on this list. Really good at what they do, but nothing that people will point to as being majorly influential outside of alternative rock.
It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t memorable either.
A couple of catchy tunes but otherwise a bit throwaway
no
I dont like it...
Antes no me daban más. Será que he madurado o que me influyó ver a Jack White en directo. Pero muy bien.
Opens with one of my favourite White Stripe tracks. Great mix of blues and rock
🙂
boring
Creo un poco menor a sus dos primeros discos
Have enjoyed this for years
empezó bacano pero se puso todo aburrido después
Some great iconic songs here. A fair bit of filler too. But overall it left a positive impression.
I am officially a Jack White Stan.
I prefer earlier White Stripes. My Doorbell is pretty fun though.
boringg
Solid album but I prefer their earlier more raw stuff.
Not even my favorite White Stripes album. Still an easy 5 stars
I loved everything about this album. I’m sure it’s the first time I’ve ever listened to the whole album and I felt disappointed in myself for never having done so before. Every song was unique, with great lyrics and awesome guitar riffs and drum beats. And unlike most on this list, I was genuinely disappointed when it ended. I had no trouble listening to it three times back to back. I could revisit this score. 4+
While I do like the White Stripes, this one falls a little flat for me. Their other albums are driven by the iconic, brash, feisty singles. This album is mostly potatoes and no meat.
An unnecessary entry given the other white stripes and music that sounds like this, but what else is new! The doorbell song is good.
Not my favorite White Stripes album, but still very good. They blend roots, rock and roll, light metal and other genres seamlessly. Jack White is just an odd duck!
kind of strange to hear a jack white project with such little guitar work on it. I think I only knew the first track and am not surprised by that after hearing the album. This is just not his best work even if its interesting from a historcial perspective to hear him trying out other sounds. It would be a more baffling choice by the list makers if we hadn't already heard so many bad or inessential albums already
My Doorbell was ok-ish, the rest just droned on with nothing remarkable. My last White Stripes album on this list.
Thought it was gonna garbage kuz of the title but was good.
shit forgot to save again. it was a bop. doorbell stood out for its simplicity (and yet not feeling like a drag of a song at over 4min). i took lunch halfway thru which was not conducive to listening. i dunno, somewhere in the 3-4/5 range.
Not bad, but doesn't keep together well. Despite having a concrete set of themes for the album, it feels out of sorts and the movement from one song to another can feel jarring and put you out of it. This is especially noticeable from "Blue Orchard," to "The Nurse." You get the gritty, electrifying garage rock and then you move onto something that totally deflates, totally different in both matter, style, and energy. Rough. That said, there's lots of good here. The music itself is solid. Jack is a talented composer, both melody and harmony, and it all comes together pretty well. But the arrangements are hit or miss, and the ordering of the tracks feels like it was done in almost the worst way possible. A real odd listen, but rewarding all the same.
This album was pretty familiar and I think I had it downloaded as a follow up to their 2003 breakout album/single(to me), Elephant/Seven Nation Army.
I liked the first track. I kinda zoned out after that.
an interesting entry for this list because this one is maybe the least white stripes-y white stripes album. for a band that is famously "only guitar and drums" this album has quite sparse use of the guitar, instead opting for a primarily acoustic instrument set, most notably featuring piano and marimba, and lots of interesting percussion. song for song, it's not my favorite album from jack white, and i think it's a little bit of an odd choice for this list, but this was also a big album for me at the time, as a tween first exploring music outside of my parents' tastes, so i am a little nostalgia blind for it.
It's fine. It's not as good as their other work. The emphasis on the piano harmed them on this one, and someone take those bloody marimbas away. Still good, just not great.
Singer reminds me of Led Zep slightly. I enjoyed this.
This is another one of those bands that I guess I just don't understand. Just not my jam, and I'm bewildered by the popularity. Oh well. Hollow, tinny and screechy. It just makes no sense.
This is #day631 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… time to cross out another band from the list, as this is my third and final record by The White Stripes. I really do think Elephant alone would've been just enough. Instead, you get two more records you supposedly must hear before you die. Well, I don't think so. This isn't a bad album by any means. It's quite experimental, which is fun, but… Not for me. This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day632.
Standard white stripes stuff
Many styles which is good, some special instruments make sounds like “ ding-“ it’s interesting but seems like not so matched. 3.5/5
I mean, not bad, niet geweldig
Love Jack White, maar geen idee wat het minst boeiende White Stripes album in deze lijst doet.
Three WS records and this is the odd man out for me. It's solid but it’s not surprising in retrospect that it was their last. I think they had run out of gas after going 110 for the decade leading up to this. Some good tracks, but a big drop off from the several records that preceded it, as well as the JW solo records that followed.
Big fan of Jack White but I was never really into the White Stripes. I'm excited to give this a proper listen through. The album has a haunted feel to it that I like. They play with tempo changes and melodies and rhythms that shouldn't necessarily go together, but do really nicely. There's a varied use of instruments, which is cool and makes the album seem like it has many more than two musicians. The fact that they recorded the whole album in their house is really dope too. The negatives: I don't like Meg's voice. Sorry. Thankfully she's not the main focus. I can't really rag on her without also saying that Jack's vocals are also kinda whiny a lot of the time. The drumming definitely shines through when it comes into play, but its often overshadowed by the wealth of other instruments present on the albun. Get Behind Me Satan just doesn't quite click with me all the way through, but I really like most of it. Standout tracks were "The Nurse" "My Doorbell" and "Little Ghost." There's a lot to unpack here and I feel like there will be something new to discover each time you listen. It's a 4 for me.
temitas piolas, banda medio emo eso si. The nurse es a mi parecer el mejor tema del album o casi no me acuerdo mucho. Disco normalin igualmente no lo siento innovador
I liked it!
meh.. já sabia minha reação antes mesmo de ouvir. pensei que seria pior, nota 2.5
boring but inoffensive
Some very hooky riffs and moments, but I just can't get past the archness of it all. Feels so self-consciously louche, like Johnny Depp in a perfume ad. Also, if ever a band showed why all other bands have bassists, this is it. The songs would have so much more punch if they had some bottom, instead of sounding like they're being played on a gramophone.
**Get Behind Me Satan** (2005) is arguably The White Stripes' most divisive and experimental record—a deliberate rupture from the guitar-drum minimalism that had defined their first four albums. Released at the height of their fame following *Elephant* (2003), it finds Jack White largely abandoning his signature squalling Airline guitar in favor of piano, marimba, and more baroque arrangements. The result is an album that is simultaneously their most ambitious and their most uneven. --- ## Production & Sound After working with Liam Watson on *Elephant*—famously recorded with no technology made after 1965—Jack White returned to the producer’s chair for *Get Behind Me Satan* . The production is sparser and more deliberately artificial. Where *Elephant* sounded almost live, this album flaunts its studio trickery: backwards vocals, dramatic stereo panning, songs that end in mid-note, and a general sense of constructed unreality . The most radical departure is the instrumentation. Jack White plays guitar on only three of the thirteen tracks—a fact loaded with symbolic weight, given the band’s obsession with the number three (Third Man Records, the red-white-black color scheme, the traditional three-instrument setup) . In its place, piano dominates, with heavy use of marimba adding an almost exotica, 1950s-lounge quality to several tracks. "The Nurse" is the most extreme example: murmured vocals and tropical marimba are violently interrupted by sudden bursts of drums and distorted guitar, creating a sense of genuine unease . The production has been criticized by some as "hollow" or "thin," with drums that sound like they were recorded in another room . Others praise its analog warmth and the clarity with which each element—piano, percussion, voice—can be heard in isolation . --- ## Lyrics & Themes Jack White described the album as an exploration of "characters and the ideal of truth" . The title itself—*Get Behind Me Satan*—is a biblical phrase (Matthew 16:23) that Jack explained as a declaration of putting troubles behind him: "Satan is the end of any unhappiness I have" . The lyrics are overwhelmingly dark, paranoid, and accusatory. "Blue Orchid" opens with the image of a flower corrupted ("You took a white orchid and turned it blue"), a metaphor for innocence destroyed . "The Wreck" features direct confrontation: "You think not telling's the same as not lying, don’t you?" . "The Nurse" drips with suspicion ("The one that you’re trusting’s suspiciously dusting the sill"), one of the rare drug references in the White Stripes catalog . Two songs explicitly reference Rita Hayworth. "Take, Take, Take" is the album’s dramatic centerpiece—a piano-and-tympani-driven narrative about a fan pestering the 1940s film siren in a bar, asking for an autograph, then becoming outraged when she won’t pose for a photo. The chorus ("Take! Take! Take!") reads as Jack’s commentary on the vampiric nature of obsessive fandom, filtered through his own discomfort with celebrity . Meg White’s vocal turn on "Passive Manipulation" (38 seconds) delivers the eerie line: "You need to know the difference between a father and a lover"—continuing the band’s long-standing, deliberately provocative incestuous subtext . The closing track, "I’m Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet)," is a country waltz of contemptuous resignation that Loretta Lynn could have sung . --- ## Musical Range The album’s stylistic breadth is genuinely startling: - **"Blue Orchid"**: A falsetto freakout built on a relentlessly repetitive fuzz riff, weirdly reminiscent of contemporary Daft Punk - **"My Doorbell"**: The funkiest song the band ever recorded, driven by twin piano-and-drum percussion, with Jack almost rapping the tongue-twisting chorus - **"The Denial Twist"**: Adds bass guitar for depth, making a melody reminiscent of "Fell In Love With A Girl" feel heavier and more menacing - **"Little Ghost"**: Fiddle-driven hillbilly country - **"As Ugly As I Seem"**: Meditative folk with bongo drums, compared to the quieter moments of The Beatles’ White Album - **"Instinct Blues"**: The album’s concession to blues-rock traditionalists, though even here the structure is loose and unsettling --- ## Influence & Legacy *Get Behind Me Satan* is best understood as a transitional record. It represents the moment Jack White began to outgrow the self-imposed constraints that had defined the band—"the aesthetics, and the methods we use, and the instrumentation have always been purposely constrictive," he had told NME, arguing it was "tougher to stay in the box" . This album is him stepping out of that box. It prefigures Jack’s later work with The Raconteurs, his solo career, and the genre-hopping eclecticism of Third Man Records. The heavy piano presence and narrative songwriting pointed toward *Icky Thump* (2007) and beyond. For a generation of indie rock bands, it demonstrated that "stripped down" didn’t have to mean "guitar only"—that minimalism could accommodate marimbas, tympani, and country waltzes. However, critical consensus has been mixed over time. Some listeners see it as the beginning of the end for the duo, arguing that Jack’s worst instincts—self-indulgence, lack of editing, pretension—began creeping in once he abandoned the rigid limitations that had forced discipline upon him . --- ## Pros - **Fearless experimentation**: The band deliberately destroyed their own formula, risking alienation of their fanbase - **Narrative ambition**: "Take, Take, Take" and "The Nurse" represent genuine artistic growth in songwriting - **Piano-driven reinvention**: Tracks like "My Doorbell" and "The Denial Twist" prove Jack could rock without a guitar - **Atmospheric cohesion**: The album maintains a consistent mood of paranoia, spookiness, and unease despite its stylistic variety - **Strong closing stretch**: "As Ugly As I Seem," "Red Rain," and "I’m Lonely" form a powerful final act ## Cons - **Uneven quality control**: Several tracks feel like sketches or filler—"Little Ghost" and "White Moon" have been singled out as underdeveloped - **Overuse of similar piano patterns**: Multiple songs rely on the same rhythmic piano figure, creating a sense of repetition - **Marimba overexposure**: The instrument, charming in flashes, can become grating across a full album - **Deliberately alienating**: The lack of guitar will disappoint listeners who came for Jack’s virtuosic riffing - **Pacing issues**: At 13 tracks and roughly 45 minutes, the album can feel longer than it is, with momentum sagging in the middle --- ## Verdict *Get Behind Me Satan* is not The White Stripes’ most essential album—that title still belongs to *White Blood Cells* or *Elephant*—but it may be their most *interesting*. It is the sound of a band with nothing left to prove choosing to risk everything anyway. For every "Blue Orchid" or "My Doorbell" that works brilliantly, there is a "White Moon" or "Little Ghost" that feels like an unfinished experiment. Yet the album’s very messiness is part of its appeal: it captures Jack White at a moment of genuine creative restlessness, unwilling to simply repeat the formula that had made him famous. Whether that restlessness represents evolution or the first signs of artistic drift depends largely on how much patience you have for marimbas.
Sometime around the end of the 60s, "rock n roll" became "rock." This change wasn't a naturally occurring abbreviation, it signaled actual shifting values in pop music and the recording industry. Rock n roll had immediate, discernible links to blues, r&b, and country music. Rock was also clearly indebted to these traditions, but obscured them under pretensions to "high art," arena-ready anthems, and overt performativity (as opposed to the older style of rock n roll "authenticity"). If the first 4 White Stripes albums are rock n roll, this is their first rock record. Jack White's voice is in full Robert Plant-mode here, and most of the heavy guitar songs have a "hard rock drinking beer on the hood of a Chevelle" vibe rather than their earlier "paying 5 bucks to see a band in a basement" vibe. The piano/marimba songs veer closer to Queen than Fats Domino. Everything about this album feels extremely 1970s. This is basically where I get off the train with the White Stripes. They were one of my favorite bands when I was 15, and I hated this record by the time it came out when I was 17. The first 2 singles were exceptionally cringey to me then, and I still hear a certain "gloss" (as much as one can on an album recorded to 8-track tape) that signifies Jack White's readiness for ultra-mainstream media. JW was determined to find a place in the rock canon, and he has since cemented himself (along with Dave Grohl) as one of the last true torch bearers, as if he was the final surviving veteran of WWI. Good for him, I guess, but the White Stripes weren't ever great because Jack was some guitar hero who could hang with Jimmy Page and The Edge. The White Stripes were once great because they made insanely good rock n roll.
White stripes in their peak form. The blues and folk inspirations are still so strong but the white stripes make it new and completely their own.
I had a pretty healthy obsession with Jack White for a long time, but I kind of skipped over this album, likely because it didn’t have the same guitar riff focus of previous albums. Listening to it now and I’m surprised at how weird and experimental some of these tracks are, especially those featuring the marimba.
I loved this. Has never listened to this album before and I wanted it to never end. Great stuff!
Average
This one took multiple all the way through listens for me to really start to get into it, at first everything sort of just melded together and passed in one ear and out the other, like an entire album of parents from the peanuts talking. After about round 4 or 5 my teeth truly started to sink in and magic started to happen. The chaos and beauty and dissonance started to make sense and appear like finally seeing the picture in an optical illusion. I will still say my favor really lies in the heavy fast paced rock-oriented tracks than it does with the slower, softer almost lullaby like sounds of the in betweens. I still greatly appreciate those and their design and direction but for me this is really an amazing band with insanely precise drive and focus on their vision, but my feeble mind was unfortunately able to grasp only around half of the album. Shout out to little ghost being a song I always loved from Paranorman and had no idea where it came from. I think with following listens my tune could change but big swings and big delivery I just may not be the proper audience. Also Blue Orchid, awesome track, can see why it's the most popular of the album.
I was reaching a point with these two where I thought fuzzy, distorted guitar riffs were all they had to offer. The deep cuts put holes in that theory, and show why listening to an album in its entirety can be such a treat.
The paradox: complex in its simplicity. Worth the listen any time it’s playing, but not one I’ll seek out.
It's OK, but I don't think they could top their debut record. The formula was stale by the time this record was made.
Album 6: Ya know, I don't think I needed to hear that before I died actually It's a perfectly fine album. I don't think it was for me though. Having just listened to White Blood cells 4 days ago I was disappointed that I didn't gel with this album as well. I felt inspired, engaged and took something away from the last album. White Blood cells had an interesting tone and a solid identity that I missed here. Even without reference to their last album, Get Behind Me Satan felt like a collection of half journeys. The selected sound font felt incomplete, the experimental ideas felt like an empty promise. and Jack's lyrical and vocal performance felt dishonest to me somehow. I did however enjoy Meg's vocal and drum performance here. None of the tracks left a lasting impression and this is the first album that has me doubting the panels selection. In the context of list I'm giving it a 1/5, but in general i'd rate it a 2/5
very good, didn't feel as tightly focused as Elephant, made me reminiscent of 2005
Hee, waar kennen we dat eerste nummer van? O wacht, het is de intromuziek van Draadstaal... Nadat de eerdere bijdragen van de familie White een beetje tegenvielen, horen we hier veel constantere kwaliteit. Lekker beukende drums, aanstekelijke riffs, laat dat maar aan hun over. Hier en daar een iets stiller nummer of een countrydeuntje, en dan weer lekker rocken. Wat mij betreft een betere staalkaart van hun kunnen dan de voorgaande albums.
Hier keek ik een beetje tegenop. Niet omdat de White Stripes zo slecht zijn, ze kregen van mij al een 3 en een 3,5. Maar omdat je ze al vrij snel wel gehoord hebt. Het boek maakt een uitzondering. Dit is het album mét de hit. Ach, die klinkt prima. Maar wel veel te vaak gehoord. Verder wisselt de band kwaliteit af met experimenten (of is het bedoelt als grollen?). Bij een ander album, noemde ik het nog punk / het verpesten van je eigen muziek. Daar is nu geen sprake van. Maar waarom dan toch zo'n draak als Little Ghost op je album zetten? Willen ze zo graag samen zingen? Dat was op een eerder album ook al zo'n afknapper. Ik middel alles maar weer uit. 3,5 ster.
Prima albumpje weer. Er had van mij niet per se 3x White Stripes in gehoeven, maar als ik het zo weer luister, dan vermaak ik me er wel opperbest mee. Verder heb ik er weinig anders over te melden dan bij eerdere platen. 3,5 a 4 sterretjes.
4/5
It was alright, but not my style.
Satan is behind me
The songs are quite diverse different but not for me
not bad but not for me
Surprisingly not bad Forgot to save the songs, but definitely some to like
The singers voice ruins it for me, somehow i can stand dave mustaine but not him lol.
I like the white stripes well enough, but this isn’t my favorite album I’ve heard from them.
Some bangers, not their best
Completely inoffensive to me, but I can understand both the appeal and disdain that many have for this album
Jack anticipait la venue de Trump.
Je suis vraiment charmé par le blues rock et les "spiritual" c'est ma kryptonite. Je peux donc pas donner en bas de 5. Mais c'est assez inégal. Les grosses tounes rock comme Red Rain et Blue Orchid (quel riff!!) sont géniales. I'm so lonely aussi est super belle. Spiritual qui me fait penser à l'époque let it be/abbey road des Beatles, époque dans laquelle je suis dedans à 100% à fond en ce moment. On voit vraiment que White est un Beatlemaniac fini.
Maudine que c’est bon White Stripes. J’aurais du en ecouter plus à l’époque. Et que dire de la facture visuelle si distinctive!
This was fine to listen to while doing spelling words with daughter.
Despite a handful of strong songs, this is one of their weaker albums - the rock swagger overshadowed by more piano-led melodies, and it loses some of their charm and energy as a result
Decent. Ei oma suosikki.
Meg White for life.
They need to choose a more cohesive sound. Some good songs but sounds genre-confused. It was OK.
A good, solid album. People who say Meg White is not a good drummer need to listen to the listen to this album, though! She really shines through on it! It's an album with good songs, but some songs can fall off. But in all, a good album.
Good tracks start to finish, heavy influences but still fresh enough to warrant the accolades. 3 - deserves to be on this list
Aquesta gent te molt bones cançons fora d'aquest àlbum, ses d'aquest pues comença be i després va a "pitjor". No es una merda però es una mescla un poc rara jajajaja però en general està be.
hmm its not good atleast i didnt like it
Beyond Blue Orchid, I was actively waiting for this album to end. Congrats to Jack White for being my first ever 2, and continuing the trend over half a year later Favorite Song: Blue Orchid
Good, not great.
I've listened to every White Stripes album multiple times except for this one. I couldn't remember why I always skipped this one on Stripes revisits but now I recall - it's because it's not very good. There are songs I like on here a fair bit but they are almost exclusively the slower tracks like As Ugly As I Seem, I'm Only, or The Nurse. The usual blues rock tracks are fine and all but some of the weakest efforts of their career when compared to what came before & even after on Icky Thump.
Exploración de diferentes estilos durante el álbum, predominando blues en esencia La primera canción del álbum es un clásico En las demás tal vez se podría encontrar algo underrated Lo disfruté, pero me parece que definitivamente no es lo mejor del grupo ni de Jack White si incluimos su carrera solista Por eso le doy un 2.4
This one is hard for me because there are some songs that I really like and some that I really don't like at all. Their style is kind of everywhere, which I appreciate. Overall it's good.
This is tied for my favorite Stripes record. While I generally skip around on their albums, there's not really a bad song here, just ones that I need to be in a certain mood to enjoy. Come on, do the twist.
Blue Orchid starts this album off with a bang - a fantastic track that smacks you in the face with memorable guitar riffs and iconic vocals. However, the album wanes for me as it goes on, with the rest of the tracks not landing as well. In all honesty I’ve never been the biggest fan of The White Stripes and maybe their style just isn’t for me, but I can’t help but feel the rest of the album lacks something.
I've always had a soft spot for Jack and Meg's music and this album is no different. Four stars.
white stripes made one good song and decided to make spongebob music before breaking up
This is a blast from the past; I remember seeing this album advertised on terrestrial TV. I'm only 34, but damn, saying that makes me feel incredibly old. I digress though... The variation on display here is truly outstanding, "Blue Orchid", with it's spicy guitar riffs and energetic drums, and "The Nurse", with it's bone-xylophone beats (Now what I know as a Marimba!) and jarring guitar chords and cymbals, have more variation between them than entire albums have so far in this journey. The album takes a turn into the goofy and fun with "My Doorbell", showing that not just the sound, but also the subject of each song, is subjected to wide variation; another +1 for my criteria on a good album. From there I can only give similar praise, the continued variation is pretty consistent throughout, showcasing serious musical chops from both Meg and Jack throughout. I feel (again and not for the last time this journey I wager) that I lack the musical knowledge to really express what I appreciate about each track, so at the very least, I'll list the other tracks I did love: "The Denial Twist", "White Moon", "Instinct Blues", "As Ugly As I Seem". If 'Elephant' isn't on this list, I need to remember to take the detour for it.
I just don't get what people see in the White Stripes.
Mid 3
4/10 Blue Orchid is a good song, but the rest of the album... meh
The White Stripes are absolutely in my top 20/25 favorite music artists of all time. In the past, I considered White Blood Cells and Elephant to be their 5-star masterpieces and this one to be in the tier below. Revisiting it now, I've changed my mind. This is the best of the albums I've received on the list so far and I think it's right up there as a White Stripes classic.
badass album name, unfortunately doesn't live up to it. ive listened to a couple songs by these guys and enjoyed them but this album just feels so boring fav song: The Denial Twist
Do we really need 2 White Stripes album on this list? This one seems to be the more interesting of the two
What a weird album. This is never one that I put on when I want to listen to The White Stripes, but it's hard not to admire the big swings that Jack and Meg were taking on this record. Only a couple of the songs here are ones that casual fans would know, and it's hard to make an argument for this being an overlooked masterpiece when a good number of the songs do feel a bit half-baked. Still, it's a band trying something new, and for that I have to give it some credit.
couple of songs that broken through a bit, but mostly just a slow listen.
Un par de temas parecen canciones de cuna pero estan a punto de explotar. Afloran las distintas influencias y todo parece estar hecho en el living de su casa, con arreglos tan simples que parece que cualquiera lo puede hacer.... Pero no.
Didn’t like the back end so much but loved the beginning!! 3.75
Yeah, fine. It is good, but doesnt do a lot for me. It very nearly does quite often but never quite makes it. Decent enough. 3.5
It's the white stripes so of course it's good but it's a bit too piano lead and cleanly produced to really showcase them at their best. Blue orchid is great and there are still enjoyable moments throughout but I want a few messy dirty blues tracks. Good album but not great. 3.5.
A rollicking ride - as usual, quite surprised how many tracks I know, despite not being a White Stripes fan. Blue Orchid, The Nurse, My Doorbell, Take Take Take, and As Ugly As I Seem were the top ones. I think I like it as I'll take this sort of alt rock over most other genres any day of the week, but I understand the criticism of the band and this album - it is quite simple overall, just lots of distortion and space between the drumming, and while I believe it was meant to be themed, I do not perceive a theme. I think I'm happy we've heard enough White Stripes for this list, but throw another album on and I'll be surprised again at how many I know.
Not sure I've heard this album before. As it is the white stripes, my expectations were high, and I think this exceeded them! I might put this above white blood cells..... Not as good as elephant though imo. My favourites were: Blue orchid My doorbell Little ghost The denial twist 4.5, not quite a 5
Dentro de todo es escuchable.
Millennial, raw, and tolerable.
We listened to this laying in the grass in the front yard. It was a lot better than mommy expected, she really like the song "Forever for her"...she kept listening to it over and over so you kind of forgot what the rest of the album sounded like. I liked it well enough...I know Daddy likes Jack White a lot so I am sure I'll be hearing more and more of this.
Judging from the reviews TWS are very much Marmite and certainly not to everyone's taste. With an open mind I listened to this album for the first time having only previously heard My Doorbell. It started strong with the track Blue Orchard but sadly went down hill thereafter and left me wondering what all the hype was about. Not for me. Favourite track: Blue Orchid
I should like White Stripes but I dont.
Some good ones on here but to be honest nothing life-altering. From reading other reviews seems like there are better White Stripes albums.
Best Songs: Blue Orchid Little Ghost I’m lonely (but I ain’t that lonely yet)
Does not having heard a White Stripes album before now make me a bad Michigander? Not sure, but with Jack White being a saint around these parts, it was about time I gave an album a shot. This was fine, I guess. I think I would have preferred to listen to something that was more garage-y like their earlier stuff, because I was not expecting the level of production that this album brought. They do a good job of creating a full sound with just the two of them, just wasn't what I wanted to hear from them. Final note: I am firmly on the side of Meg White being a great drummer. You don't need to be a virtuoso to be impactful and play with feeling, and damn I felt every fucking hit she made on that kit.
Favorite songs: Blue Orchid, The Denial Twist, As Ugly as I Seem I remember enjoying the earlier White Stripes albums when they were released. I didn't enjoy this one.
I've been a casual Jack White fan for a while, but this just didn't click with me.
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Not a classic by any means, but there are a few good tracks on here. Always had a soft spot for Blue Orchid
This was a 1 or a 2 but maybe just edged a 2 but it’s not one I’m likely to listen to again
A deeply, deeply irritating album. Why it's anywhere near an essential albums list, when there are some good albums in the White Stripes' back catalogue, is beyond me.
One can only hope there are more White Stripes albums to come, what this one is doing on this list is anyone’s guess…2 stars. Tom.
Such a weird choice for the list. The whole album feels uncomfortable. Like they’ve had an identity crisis and are trying to prove that they’re more than the white stripes. Despite the whites stripes being awesome.
I was 16 when this came out and loved White Stripes. De Stijl, White Blood Cells & Elephant were all 10/10 to me. I taped the first radio play of Blue Orchid off the Zane Lowe show and must have listened back to it a hundred times before the album came out. It might be one of their best songs ever. I was psyched. Then I bought the album and found out 10 of the 13 songs here are meh. 2 stars because the good songs are very good.
Oh it's the band who sings seven nations army ... nevermind
What an interesting album. Lots of songs I really enjoyed and others… not so much. I really fucked with the marimba, it was funny to hear. I felt like I was back in my high school music class but in a good way, with people playing instruments that “shouldn’t really go together”. I’d say overall it’s a decent album and I enjoyed some elements. I respect The White Stripes so it gets a 3.
Could've had another Bowie album ffs
This album doesn't really do anything for me. Marimba with guitar stings is not something I would have expected to work, which is mainly because it doesn't. Big plonky piano on top of drums similarly not for me. It's so strange and discordant, and I just don't get it.
Bizzare album - 2.5. White Stipes most well know songs are all punky but most of this album was not that. Ive always liked Blue Orchid. Also quite liked Instinct Blues and Red Rain. The rest not so much. This is another 2.5 but I think I'll give it a 3 cuz id much rather re-listen to this than that Bowie album.
the nurse is diabolical. So bad. it sounds like if 'silence occasionally interrupted by metal clanging pipes' was 'pretty mid but cutesy primary school song occasionally interrupted by a guitar with murderous intent' im genuinely unsure how they have managed to gaslight themselves into thinking this was something the world needed to hear. this song makes the album Irredeemable but I will say some nice things red rain is the right around of weird for me. its probs my fave. the other less experimental songs are also fine or decent, sounds like a disorganised mika sometimes which isn't terrible. it did go a bit yee haw ? at times which wasn't my favourite but wasn't terrible
a very experimental album, and a real mixed bag... ★★★☆☆ BLUE ORCHID - good, annoying vocals ☆☆☆☆☆ THE NURSE - abhorrent (one of the worst songs I've ever heard) ★★★☆☆ MY DOORBELL - alright, reminds me of MIKA ★☆☆☆☆ FOREVER FOR HER - didn't enjoy ☆☆☆☆☆ LITTLE GHOST - really hated this, country is not for me ★★★★★ THE DENIAL TWIST - my favourite, I love this sound ★☆☆☆☆ WHITE MOON - annoying ★★★★☆ INSTICT BLUES - pretty good too ★☆☆☆☆ PASSIVE MANIPULATION - short and bad ★★★★☆ TAKE, TAKE, TAKE - I liked this a lot! ★★★☆☆ AS UGLY AS I SEEM - I don't enjoy ballads like this much, but it wasn't bad ★★★☆☆ RED RAIN - I like the heavier sound, but still found the song a bit annoying ★★☆☆☆ I'M LONELY - yeah man whatever AVERAGE = 2.31 at least nobody can call this album samey. for the most part I found it annoying
i will always fuck with a marimba. okay so i gather this album was experimental, i think blue orchid is quite a good opener, but i dont think it matches the rest of the alnum as much. this definitely feels experimental, i dont think every song hits but i think the music itself is good. rating an experimental album is tough bc i feel like the focus was more on throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks. as a result you end up with an album that kind of curves left and right and occasionally hits right down the middle i think the fact that blue orchid and instinct blues are the best songs on the album really speaks to the fact that they didnt Need to experiment really. as much as i love the marimba in The Nurse, i dont think the rest of the album is all that special Probably a true 2.5 album, but I fuck with putting a marimba in a rock album and I appreciate that this was experimental so I'm giving it a 3
Me saca un poco de mi zona de confort tbh, no estuvo taaan mal, pero si fueron pocas las canciones q agregué a la playlist 🫢
I have a real human friend who thinks this is their best record. (Something about the piano I think?) At their best, the Stripes' performative schtick toes the line between clever and cute, and they're dancing all over that in the first half with songs like "My Doorbell" and "Little Ghost." I also think the vocals on "Forever for Her" are a pretty grating. But the back half is a run that competes with the best stuff of their discography for me. "White Moon" sends the vibe into a more contemplative space, which pays off on moody career highlights like the self-effacing "As Ugly as I Seem" and blues ragers "Instinct Blues" and "Red Rain," either of which could have been on their more blues-y early releases. It's a helluva run and it saves the album from being a notable step back.
This is some good shit.
Love this
They got weird on this record and I'm here for it.
This is my first time listening to alternative rock, so I was not used to it at the start. It got better towards the middle when it had more of a melodic line. The whole album is very experimental and slightly incohesive, sometimes resembling random sounds bashed together. 2/5. Favourite song: The Denial Twist
Overhyped
J’aime beaucoup certains sons et j’adore the White Stripes mais celui ci ne m’a pas marqué
For me this is like delta blues meeting pop. Difficult not to like it, but also nothing I would listen for an extensive time. Rita Heigworth song is great!
One banger after another. Sounds like nobody else. Lyrically and musically interesting. Towards the end are there a few tracks that don’t hold up quite as well? Yeah I might take off a half a star for that, but I can’t so I’m In for all five.
I've never listened to a white strip album before. This one is different from what I expected. It's heavy on pianos. Drums are banging. And i really like Jack White's vocals. Unfortunately I don't find it consistently interesting Some are bangers, others sound more like unfinished ideas. I get the artistic version, but don't enjoy the execution. 1, 6 , 8, 11 are my favorites. A bit disappointed with this one. But the highs remain high! (There's a chance it needs extra listens that I can't give right now, so I'llpush it over the edge and give it a flat 3)
What the fuck. The album starts super strong with blue orchid and then it just falls to absolute trash. Maybe I just don't get the vision but this was absolutely crazy. And not in a good way. Every single aspect of the tracks felt wrong. Anyways I can't give it a one start because the first few songs were okay but that was a hard listen. Rating : 3.2 Favorite track : Blue Orchid