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Decent and different. Not my favorite but an ok listen
Noen skikkelig bangers, men ellers ikke det beste de har gjort.
Hva faen er The Nurse? Drepte momentet helt fra åpneren. Helt ålreit ellers, var nære å skippe et par av sangene her. Syntes de mangler noe i lydbildet i og med at de bare har to instrumenter av gangen, men det er sikkert litt smak og behag.
Ja die White Stripes. Toll c
any hand raised against Meg white shall fall
For me, this album contains interesting material that needed a lot more work to be ready for release These sound like demo sessions where ideas are simply being thrown out for consideration, rather than for our listening pleasure
Rating: 5/10 Was not feeling this one, sounds like more of the same thing they always do but watered down.
Back in my 20s, a group of us were out on a "12 pubs of Christmas" pub crawl. Things had (expectedly) gotten a little drunken, and the whole group ended up having a serious shouty argument over whether Meg White was a good drummer or not. It got so heated that we split up over our differences, moved to different tables, glaring and scowling across the bar at each other, no longer on talking terms. Of course, we forgot about it all by the next pub, but for the record, I was firmly sitting at the "Meg is a great drummer" table. "Get Behind Me Satan" might not be as iconic as the previous two albums, but it still has all the energy and brilliance of a White Stripes album, this time with more piano and xylophone. And that energy has a lot to do with Meg's punk style drumming. The whole point of The White Stripes was to pair back music to three core elements (vocals, guitar/piano and drums), and this raw approach is what made their music so interesting, and, especially at a time of heavily polished and over-produced music, very refreshing. I could talk a lot about Jack White, his brilliant songwriting, musicality and, frankly, his genius, but this album in particular is energised and leveled up by Meg's symbol-happy drumming.
This honestly had some pretty interesting tones and textures (although lacking bass guitar.) Jack White has a very agile voice
Not bad. Not great. Pretty good flow and a listen to from start to finish.
Have listened to this album many times. Excellent. They don’t make good albums like this anymore.
I liked it
Standouts: Blue Orchid My doorbell The denial twist
OK - I don't get it - a lot of quirky music with the production values of a lousy garage band.
It was a surprisingly good recommendation. I was pleasantly surprised
Super boring and bland
I never fell for the White Stripes like my friends did at this time but this album really cemented the band as an “it” band for the era. The album showed the rare growth as songwriters and not just dicking around for pretension.
Amazing. Nostalgic, but as good as I remember.
Not the best White Stripes record but a fun one anyway.
This is the second White Stripes album I’ve encountered on the 1001 Albums list, and I’m finding them increasingly hard to enjoy. Overall, Get Behind Me Satan feels fairly boring, lacking the energy or inventiveness I’d hoped for. “My Doorbell” stands out as a fun, catchy moment, but it’s not enough to lift the album as a whole. What I’ve realised is that my main issue with the White Stripes is Jack White’s voice—it grates on me in a way I didn’t expect, especially considering I’m a fan of Opeth, whose vocals are far more extreme. It’s not the rawness or pitch, but something about the delivery that just doesn’t sit right.
From a first listen, it is clear that this album has been very influential. Bands like The Black Keys, Mumford and Sons, and others have taken inspiration from this album. I didn't dislike any single track, and while the album felt somewhat repetitive, each track added to the album as a whole. Originally I gave this a 4, but it absolutely deserves a 5. Great album.
I know that one song by The White Stripes. Now I know a lot more and they were mostly really good. This album is right up my alley. There was a solid variety of songs as well, whether it was loud and heavy or soft. I will definitely come back to this album after listening to their other albums whether they are featured on this list or not. The White Stripes could become one of my favorite bands.
The opening track is a banger even though i’m not a fan of Meg White’s drumming. There’s a stripped back quality to this that makes me wonder if i could set up a four track and produce something - in terms of production quality maybe. The album is mostly carried by Jack White’s singing. Some good tracks, some meh.
Meh not bad but not my fav
The greatest rock band of my generation, with one of their biggest commercially successful albums. What’s not to like about this album, really just one thing and that’s “little ghost”. It’s just a personal taste thing but I hate it and I can’t stand it. It is always an immediate skip. But that being said, despite not liking that song, it happens to be a great example of the variety on this album. Like there’s the classic “white stripes” sound that flows throughout the album, but there’s also pretty bold swings like “the nurse” and “I’m lonely (but I ain’t that lonely yet)”. There’s even a really cool interlude near the end of the album that I enjoy. And I don’t normally even comment on interludes which says something. Really the songs I was the least interested in were the songs that “sounded like white stripes”. For example, I find the most forgettable song on the album to be “instinct blues”. But I digress, this is a CLASSIC album. This album is easily one of their best and a culturally important rock album which is saying something considering it came out in the early 2000s.
The White Stripes piano driven album. Sounds better than I would've thought! Favorite track: Blue Orchid
Super!
Better than Coldplay
Banger of an album
Less than 100 albuns in and this is my second The White Stripes album. And what abpleasant listen, way better than The White Blood Cells. It took me to 2005 when I used to watch "Blue Orchid" and "Doorbell" videos on MTV, I used to hate "Blue Orchid", but what a fantastic song. Them switching to piano and experimenting with marimbas is so so cool. It stll feels fresh after 20 years and, honestly, this is the wxciting White Stripes I remeber. I don't know if Elephant is on the list, but well, ai am giving it a 5. For the innovation and yep, nostalgia as well
Nice enough album but didn’t have their best song on it 6/10. Quite random noises at times
Favorite Track: Instinct Blues
uneven, even for JW. But not bad. 4 for songs, 3 for the whole album.
This was cool to revisit because I remember when it came out and I was a young teen and I thought Blue Orchid was soooo coooool. Now that I've lived some life I appreciate the musicality more. Enjoyed!
Well. It starts real good, then it fades... making it overall pretty average. Not my fave White Stripes album.
This album started strong and then it just went downhill for me from there.
Mouais je suis pas fan du style en fait je croi
Novel sound. Cool to hear the marimba in this context
This is boring :(
not their best, but fun
More like a 3.8 but certainly a very good album. There aren't many better openings to an album that this
Fab group....fab album....fab songs.....just FAB! Love them!
Average, 3 stars.
Some of the songs were cooler than others.
Enjoyed this one more than White Blood Cells, but I still find that their music just doesn't stay with me, apart from the singles I already know. My Doorbell, Blue Orchid, Denial Twist and Take Take Take are all great, but the rest of it I can take or leave. I think Meg White gets too much hate as a drummer, she's great and gives them a very recognizable sound.
Oli parempi kuin luulin. Pitää kuunnella uudestaan. Varovainen arvio sen takia. 3,25/5.
good Album but not my favorite White Stripes album
boring
From the opening chords of "Blue Orchid" this one comes out blasting! I dig The White Stripes, so this was a welcome addition after suffering thru weird experimental and boring jazz albums the last few days. They're cooking with gas and rocking the house with "Blue Orchid", "My Doorbell", "Little Ghost" & "The Denial Twist", all of which get radio play. Then you add in glue tracks like "Forever For Her", "The Nurse" "I'm Lonely" & "Take Take Take". Not sure I can put this in my Top 1001 though with the weak second half of of this release. There are some true throwaway songs, even for a fan like me, including "Instinct Blues" & "Passive Manipulation", and weak filler songs like "White Moon", "As Ugly As I Am", "Red Rain". Overall, this is worth listening to, breaks some new ground and has the radio hits. The listen count is impressive, no song has under 3M listens and "Blue Orchid" tops 160M, "Doorbell" is at 50M and "Denial" is at 40M, this is a popular album. 3.5 stars but I'm going with 4 out of respect.
yeah i dont know why this is on here... this is their worst album by a good amount, i think the other 2 albums already here (white blood cells and elephant) are the only 2 needed ones, if there had to be a 3rd it should have been icky thump, not this mediocre boring album
Classic album from the white stripes!
I always found The White Stripes a bit overrated and while I wasn't expecting this album to change that I also wasn't expecting to dislike it as much. This albun seems to have 3 moods: going for a clean and melodic rock sound that reads kind of like tv commercial music (Blue Orchid), going for a different, bit experimental sound and failing miserably (The Nurse, Little Ghost, As Ugly As I Seem) or trying to recreate their typical sound but not doing it super effectively (The Denial Twist). While I'm not super crazy about some of their previous stuff, I have to admit that it does have some power to it, some purpose and Jack White's guitar playing was very solid. I can't say any of those things about this album. It's just very gutless, bland and boring, with some moments coming accross as kind of obnoxious.
Definitely sounds like a white stripes album. They make good music, and definitely have a very recognizable tone/vibe. Easy to pop on
Always slays
some good, some meh
Great, straightforward rock and roll album.
jack white you consummate whiner you!
never been my thing but go off
I find Jack White to be one of the most over-rated musicians of the last 30 years. There is no way this is essential listening. This album is just another example of the benign mish mash of genres that The White Stripes generally offer up. There are more piano based tunes on here than previously, which doesn't help, and the guitar based 70s rockers fare better imo. Its not great, and its not dreadful. Its just a bit flat and I can't see myself revisiting this.
Maybe a 5/10. Give it a generous 3/5 Track 2 sounds like the rug rats theme tune
Loved it!
A few great tracks, but not their best.
I listened to it and it was ok? I guess? Just makes me feel absolutely nothing. My only standout was Instinct Blues which I didn't quite like that much.
Paar gute Songs dabei. Blue Orchid und I'm Lonely fand ich gut.
The temptation to give this five stars is great, because it's the White Stripes, and all their singular energy that feels at once modern and alsolike listening to some old blues song for the first time. Is it just a bit all over the place, and not an album though? Ah helll, it is five stars. Why not. Dances from aggresssive riffs to childlike wonder with naught but a piano. Happily would listen to on repeat all day.
A fun time was had by all. 4/ 5
Music that draws you in and you listen to a deeper song inside. Creative apex for the duo
Getting flashbacks to listening to Blur's self-titled album here because the White Stripes are also a band that I could only have named one song by ("Seven Nation Army") before today and I'm once again starting my journey into their discography with a mid-career album that I feel like I'm missing some context on. I can imagine that either White Blood Cells or Elephant probably would have been a better place to start, but hey... can't win 'em all! From the opening moments of Get Behind Me Satan, it was obvious that this album wasn't going to be for me. The vocals on "Blue Orchid" are so grating and the instrumental is fast yet fairly straightforward – it just doesn't come together in a satisfying way to me. I had similar feelings about the rest of the album, though there were a few key moments that stood out (which I'll detail below). The Nurse: This song is composed in such a funny way – genuinely gives me a similar sensation to listening to 100 gecs (and GBMS came out like 12 years before they were even a thing). Little Ghost: A fun little dip into bluegrass! Still not really into the vocal style on this album, but I feel like it works better here than on other tracks. Apparently Jack White wrote it in 10 minutes at a friend's house, which checks out. The Denial Twist: This is the kind of music I actually expected to hear on a White Stripes album and it's not bad! I could see myself coming back to this track from time to time. I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet): A stripped-back, emotional closer to the album. I wish it was capping off something I enjoyed more, but I can appreciate it for what it is. I'd be interested in hearing the first take with the mandolin and drums included. Highlights: The Nurse, Little Ghost, The Denial Twist, I’m Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet)
good but meh
One of the best of 2005, The White Stripes prove once again they can make noise sound like art. Piano = joy. Smash-smash = mild headache. But overall a solid album from a great time in my life. 4/5.
This was sometimes a painful listen. The album gets better as it develops, but the first two songs had me thinking it was a joke. The production quality was abysmal with instruments sounding like I was listening to some random high school band practicing in the music room. This is probably the worst album of the three I've listened to so far from pretty much every standpoint.
Cracking album with some real bangers on it
Fun! Nothing stood out to me but I like the sound.
Ihan ok kokonaisuutena, vähän erikoista mutta pari oikein hyvää biisiä, mm. I’m lonely
This is the 3rd White Stripes album from this list that I have reviewed. I really liked the first two, White Blood Cells and Elephant, and I really hadn’t listened to the band before, outside of the theme from Napoleon Dynamite. After listening to the first song on this album, Blue Orchid, I didn’t think I would like this record…but as it progressed, I found that I really enjoyed it. I will have to listen to Blue Orchid again as I appear to be in the minority. I have come to the conclusion, however, that I really do like the White Stripes. 4 solid stars.
It's a fun album, with a great opener. It's sort of a fun take on blues I find. Funny to hear Meg sing on the one track, I never realised she did on this record. Still wonder a lot about what happened to Meg. They were definitely one of the most iconic bands ever.
The one nice thing I can say about Jack White is that he’s a good guitar player. Unfortunately on this album he chose to play the marimba instead. Blue Orchid was a decent track, otherwise there’s nothing here for me.
2005 I've got two albums from TWS, plus a Jack White solo, but I'd not heard this offering before. I can however confirm that it sounds like all the others. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ I can listen to one of the others Generic ★★★☆☆ (6/10)
really awesome song elements; hooking; cool lyrics
love my doorbell, nostalgic, groovy, who was he pining for? She was literally haunting him. Was it Renee Zellweger? Apparently Rita Hayworth and ‚truth‘. I love the White Stripes and I love this record. Shoutout to Meg, first woman for me in this very male 1001-lineup…
I like the White Stripes Elephant is my favorite album hopefully that shows up in the list
Probably White Stripes at their pinnacle.
Jack White has more talent in his pinky than I have total. The skill is undeniable but the White Stripes have never really been my bag. A few good songs I hadn't heard before.
Boring, frontloaded, bad mix (sounds flat)
Very good
I've always considered this to be a tightly orchestrated masterpiece. My opinion has not changed.
Satan wouldn’t get behind this
One White Stripes album, I can understand that. But three? That's plain ridiculous!
I'm sorry, but this was annoying to a level I rarely experienced before.
I’m amazed at the music that this duo produces. The songs are all rock yet they don’t all sound the same. Great album. Favorite songs: The Nurse, My Doorbell, Little Ghost, The Denial Twist, Passive Manipulation, As Ugly As I Seem
I'm not always a fan of the vocals and other than two songs, I'm not seeing myself listen to this album again. But it is good music.
own
- not what I would consider the best of the White Stripes' career. the one thing I knew about the band growing up was "whoa, they don't have a bassist!", but putting the guitar in a bass role while making the piano the main instrument in more than one song here just isn't it. the guitar doesn't function well as a bass tone-wise, and the fact that there's a vocal doubling effect in some songs just doesn't sound like it has the same spirit as their other music - I heard the marimba (vibraphone? unsure) pop up in one song and thought it was a nice surprise, but then when it came up again in the very next one, I thought "oh, I guess this the new gimmick for this album" (it did indeed pop up a few more times) - the lyrics were fun, though; "Little Ghost" felt like something out of Adventure Time that Finn might sing. I enjoy the whimsicality of the White Stripes' discography in general, and it seems especially present here, but it comes across as less participatory and not as sing-along-able as White Blood Cells or their other efforts to me
I'm bored. Maybe the simple arrangements could be forgiven if there were any substance to the lyrics, but there isn't.
Love The White Stripes but never really listened with a critical ear. Powerful in its simplicity even though we’re beyond the earlier rawness at this point.
It's an alright album, I don't personally think it's anything amazing not I wouldn't turn it off either. Perfect 3 star candidate
I can't figure out why I want to like The White Stripes, but they just don't do it for me. The album is interesting, and some songs are worthwhile. I'm just not a fan. Dunno.
Simplistic enough, though it doesn't grab me
Too much weird sounds for me
People crack on Meg for drumming like a dinosaur, but else can you do when Jack is blasting out caveman rock at epic intensity? White Stripes just want to get to rocking and they don’t wanna complicate it! BANG BANG BANG! THUD THUD BANG YYYEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!
I know that this is far from The White Stripes' best, but I will never understand the insane amount of hate that this album gets. It's still got so many of my favourite moments in their discography, Jack is still showing off his amazing guitar skills, and Meg's drumming is as punchy as ever (Meg slander will absolutely NEVER be tolerated, fuck you she's one of the greatest drummers of all time). "Ooo ahh I don't like the production, ooo ahh too smooth, The White Stripes need to have a more raw and gritty sound" NO THEY DON'T, they are actually allowed to do what they want with their sound, and something I love about this album is how they have a much more polished production style, they use more instruments like pianos, but it's still unmistakably them. Just the opening few seconds on Blue Orchid as smooth and slick as that song is, still sounds so White Stripes. And is that not the best way that a band can expand their sound? By changing it in a way that shows them trying things that they wouldn't typically be thought to do, but in the process still staying true to what makes their sound so iconic? Because that's exactly what's happening on this album, but for some reason people just completely ignore that.
The Good: We’re in front of satan… The Bad: I’d rather be able to see what he’s doing… The Ugly: … What? Marimba? There are those who view The White Stripes as godlike, which probably explains why the album is named as it is, and then there are those who don’t… Not that the album is bad… it’s actually pretty good for the time frame. However, if you compare this to rock albums by those who ruled rock when rock ruled… well, then this is just another rock album that somebody has plastered on a 1001 list… 3*
nah
Pretty good, but didn't stick with me.
I’ve been listening to The White Stripes for about 25 years, and they’re still my favorite band. On Get Behind Me Satan, I love the raw garage rock energy in songs like Blue Orchid and Instinct Blues—that buzzing Jack White guitar sound always gets me. But at the same time, tracks like Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) really blow me away. Even when the electric guitar disappears and the piano takes center stage, Jack’s unique rock spirit still shines through.
My cousin is a jazz guitarist. He once dated a woman who played marimba. They landed a cruise ship gig, spent months at sea, and split soon after. Not her fault - there is only so much marimba a person can take. It is a limited instrument: charming in flashes, unbearable in excess. The trick is knowing when to stop and when to get out. You put up with the relationship until the job is done. You keep it all in until you get home. Jack White, apparently, has not learned that lesson. In Take, Take, Take, he meets Rita Hayworth, pushes too far, and ruins the moment. It is a parable for the whole record: overreach, repetition, collapse. White and Meg locked themselves in a studio with a piano, a marimba, and no ideas, and tried to hammer an album out of it. What is left is a bundle of songs that sound like first drafts stretched thin, basic notions padded into "arrangements". Even Passive Manipulation - 35 seconds long - feels overextended. Its one idea is dead after 12. That is the problem everywhere here: riffs with nowhere to go, lyrics that confuse petulance with passion, and rhythms that are more like going through the motions. After six albums, the spontaneity is gone. And spontaneity is no substitute for depth or effort. Jack and Meg had been divorced for years, and despite attempts to spice things up with unfamiliar instruments, there is nothing much here. If there ever was. Worse, they did not even have to put up with it. They could have gone home at any time. 1.5 There is a prevailing sense on the White Stripes’ fifth album that anything will do rightly. And it did. People lapped up this gruel as usual. The first guitar riff that falls under Jack’s fingers; the first (same) drum pattern that Meg felt like playing. Melody? Sure it could just follow the guitar riff. Or Jack could do his old-timey squeaky voice bit. Songwriting is for suckers - folks who don’t have a colour scheme and a widespread rumour of incest. Why would you risk embarrassing yourself with an earnest lyric and fancy fourth-chord music when a large chunk of the record-buying public are aching for more Polly Wolly Doodle with a distortion pedal? Why make art when you can execute a brand identity? To be fair, there is nothing here anywhere near as good as Polly Wolly Doodle but that is actually true of many albums. Polly Wolly Doodle is a classic. What is the protagonist doing down on his knees behind the barn? That’s the sort of haunting, risk-taking line that makes a song Great. I didn’t mean to put it down just then. 1/5
This is my least favorite White Stripes album, but it's still worth listening to every now and again. I love Little Ghost. 4/5
Good stuff. I way underrated this album apparently. It's real solid.
This is a good album, but not a great album. There are a few misses (My Doorbell springs to mind), and a few fun ones (Little Ghost must be the inspiration of Wolves of Glendale's "Olivia"). But overall, White Blood Cells is a better album by The White Stripes.
this was... fine. i feel like it was really daring in a lot of ways, but also a series of unfinished ideas.
Interesting entry in the overall list. Banjo on Little Ghost brought it. Listened before? N Saved tracks? Y. A couple Favorite tracks? My Doorbell, Forever For Her (Is Over For Me), Little Ghost, The Denial Twist ⭐⭐⭐ Liked it. Saved some tracks.
Good record but it doesn’t quite reach the heights of Elephant or White Blood Cells for me.
Started off strong, but that dropped down right after that.
MULTIPLE White Stripes albums??? Are you kidding me???
Very good album. Solid rocker, couple of weird songs. Lyrically interesting.
It irks me that this is in the list, because there are 3 better white stripes albums. Are there going to be 4 white stripes albums in the whole list? Seems unlikely. So, although this is still good, my irritation prevents me from scoring more than a 3
A few good moments, but not an exciting album really. And from a brilliant band, what can ya do.
Not for me. Expected more from white stripes but you can’t win em all
Perfect record
10 stars would be my choice!
A few okay songs. But as an album, I can’t think of what setting you would play this. It’s not good for a party. It’s not good for the car. It just doesn’t have a home.
Can't fully explain why, but I just really enjoy the sound of The White Stripes. It seems very unpolished, with Jack not having the most conventional singing voice, and a bass drum that is more in the foreground than in any other song I know. Apparently, this is their least appreciated album, but I don't care, I had a great time anyway.
Pop rock that’s a lot of fun and that belongs to an era of music that deeply shaped my musical tastes and interests.
slower blues rock, a few great songs. I prefer Elephant, but for fans this is a good one to listen to
Love Jack White, but not my favorite White Stripes album. Still, damn good
Album is good, but doesn't quiet have a few standout tracks that you come back to. Favorite track: the denial twist other picks: blue orchid, my doorbell, little ghost
Always thought this album was lesser then some of the others in the White Stripes catalog, even though it was probably my most listened to. Coming back to it, I think it is just as strong. Has an epic first half, tapers off a little, but so good and listenable
Very white stripesy- sounds good in headphones but not sure about the content
Aside from "Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)," this is a steady descent after "Blue Orchid." You can hear the White Stripes pushing the boundaries of their sound, but none of that lands quite like when they stick to what they do best.
There's a guy on Instagram who makes videos slightly parodying artists under the names of e.g. "What Pearl Jam Sounds Like to People Who Don't Like Pearl Jam" or "What The White Stripes Sounds Like to People Who Don't Like The White Stripes". That's what a lot of this sounded like to me. And yet at the end I was left with the question, wait, do I like The White Stripes? Although given that none of the huge "hits" were on this, now I'm a little nervous that every White Stripes album is going to be on here.
i want to like The White Stripes, but they just don't do it for me. It may be the leads voice or the genre itself, I'm not sure. The first two songs were fun and full of energy, but the rest of the album felt meh. I found myself liking parts of some songs, but they were missing something that kept me from giving it a like.
You Took A White Orchid And Turned It Blue 1001 Albums Generator 118 (09/15/2025) The third White Stripes album that I've listened to on this list, Get Behind Me Satan, is unfortunately my least favorite. Some moments of genius are interspersed with misguided experiments. Blue Orchid is a great, classic White Stripes tune, and The Nurse is really interesting. I can't say that I necessarily like it, but I respect it. I really like how the drum groove of The Denial Twist sounds almost trip hop-y. I feel like that's kind of an insane thing to say, but it's great. Instinct Blues is another great song that has the sound I have come to expect from The White Stripes. This is the least guitar I've ever heard on a White Stripes album, opting instead for piano and marimba on many of these songs, and I think it suffers for it. The soft songs, as usual, are some of the weakest songs here. I don't really like Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) or Little Ghost. White Moon is quite boring and Passive Manipulation is another bad jokey Meg interlude. As Ugly As I Seem is a good almost country-esque acoustic song though. It has a very 70's sound to it. Cool song! Get Behind Me Satan is the definition of a "mixed bag". It is certainly the most eclectic White Stripes album that I have heard, but that eclecticism does not always lead to positive results. 3/5. Favs: Blue Orchid The Denial Twist As Ugly As I Seem Least Fav: Little Ghost
My high school kids’ band is better than this
Ingen Seven Nation Army och verkligen inte i närheten av The Elephant. Det börjar bli underligt med alla band vars sämre material hamnar på listan. Men det kan aldrig vara dåligt när The Whites är inblandade. En fyra
Name a better riff than Blue Orchid
Aside from the great hits (including Denial Twist), this has some good beat poetry that I think my mom would like too.
- very good album - not exactly what i expected, i thought itd be more gothic based on the cover - very clearly inspired by led zeppelin and other bands from that era at least in some songs - others were more upbeat with a fun tone which i enjoyed very much - it sounded empty at some points due to no bassist - a stand out would “forever for her (is over for me)” - i would listen to the album again if not just the songs
I don't think it's possible for The White Stripes to possibly ever miss. There's a great mix of upbeat and mellow tracks here. I enjoyed the energetic tracks and didn't really enjoy the mellower ones. Favourite Track(s): Blue Orchid Least Favourite Track(s): Little Ghost, White Moon
found this vaguely annoying. i just don’t find the added instrumentation interesting and this is not a hot take, but jack whites voice is so whiny. 2/5
Better than expected. Never would've imagined that that fucking doorbell song was the white stripes, but there you go
I loved this???? Dramatic pop. With so much variety. I loved the Marimba. I would listen to this any day of the week and that shocks me bc I've never thought of myself as a White Stripes fan. I don't know if it's a 5 for me but it's DARN close. I think it might be edged out for me by I'm Lonely but I aint that lonely yet. This is emo theatre kid music and I'm not afraid to say that that's right up my alley.
I have to say, I do respect, yak, white and his musical prowess.I'm a rack and tears listener.However, this is where the white stripes really just outstayed their welcome.I mean, it's called garage rock.Revival, and you revived it like five years before this.So what's there left to revive?You're still doing the same loud punchy things.I mean, I do like the doorbell song.I think it's fun and an interesting concept.But the rest gets a little same
oh hell yeah!
Interesting for exploration but not critical
Hit and miss. Definitely some hits on this one, but others just fell flat. 3.5/5
The transition from Blue Orchid to The Nurse was weird. I thought my phone suddenly started playing media from somewhere else. In general, this was fine. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): My Doorbell; Little Ghost; The Denial Twist; Take, Take, Take ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Saved some tracks.
Very all of the place, first song, instinct blues is great, an ... where great. The rest was kinda mehh
Bit up and down as all white stripes albums are, but so many crackers on here. Some of my favourite songs on from them here
I won't claim it's all bangers ("little ghost" followed by the timeless "denial twist" is a wild sequence) but when it's good it's incredible
Some really solid songs in this selection.
I just don’t like this type of music.
I can appreciate Jack White, but I’m not a White Stripes fan. The songs on this album with little to no drums were great and enjoyable. But Meg White sure loves her cymbals. Any song with drums just turned into noise for me and lost all musicality.
I can appreciate it but I had to turn it off because I found it unlistenable while trying to do work. It's too experimental, and half the songs end up in a carcaphony of cymbals an noise.
Music and vocal are really great with a unique style. Some big hit songs on this one that are probably embedded in pop culture enough to have heard them without listening to the album. It's good stuff but isn't really my thing. I can see how someone ten years younger than me would have this as one of their top albums but I was probably just a little too old when it came out.
Great album
Always consistant is Jack White and this album paved the way to future solo projects
They do the retro sound really well, no idea Doorbell was their song
I wasn't feeling it but it's good I guess?
It’s The White Stripes. They’re a little different this time, but they’re still Jack and Meg White, and they’re still great musicians.
Nicht meins
This is very different than the previous album by The White Stripes I listened to (Elephant), but I’m not sure if I like it better. I like the pianos that are present here, but Jack White’s voice can be annoying sometimes. I’m very torn between a 3 and a 4.
Mastered like crap. Anything higher than 3kHz sounds muted and dull, the bass guitar sounds like its being played from the next room over. The music is a weird mix of country and hard rock, not a horrible mix but the songs themselves are really bad
Fine garage rock, doesn't grip me. 5/10
I hate it when great musicians make music that sucks. Worse still is everything these two make sucks. ⭐⭐
algo así debe en el inodoro una vez
Disjointed
I've always loved Jack White and his various bands, and this is no exception.
I get why ppl didn't care for this album as they were expecting more The White Stripes. But it's fun and quirky and an interesting listen. Fav song: Blue Orchid
Early 2000’s classic
Great album! Each song is strong. Love this album!!!
Good album, though not their best. Love Blue Orchid, The Denial Twist, Instinct Blues, and Take Take Take. Good variety of sounds too.
No private session used for Spotify. I love The White Stripes, this isn't my favorite of theirs, but it still rocks!
# Album Name: Get behind me Satan # Artist: White Stripes # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: I like the WS. Megs drumming on this album takes a very central focus point. Shes a good drummer. The album is very hit or miss for me. Has several good tracks but also goes off into weird directions. When this album hits, it hits well, but when it doesnt, its a bit of a random shit storm # Top Tunes: Blue Orchid / Doorbell / Forever for her / Denial Twist # Would I listen to it again? Only a few tracks
This is a good album, but not great. It's not even ranked as one of their own top albums. I do like the way it was recorded with a drum-forward sound. It sounds good. Pitchfork: 7.3 Rolling Stone: n/a Best songs Blue Orchid My Doorbell Take, Take, Take
Me sorprendió para bien :) Muy buenos!
Meh. No es de los mejores de la banda.
I just got Elephant before this and really didn't enjoy it, and this one was even more of a step down to me. Between Jack White's shout-whining voice and boring instrumentals that seem to be trying to do some sort of quirky, slightly experimental thing but are ultimately just tryhard and repetitive, I didn't get a single ounce of enjoyment out of this album. I straight up couldn't even finish a single song on the whole thing.
Is this really gonna be another album where the first song is a giga rager and the rest is abyssmal dogshit? Well not abyssmal dogshit but not good I guess
Como que la de los créditos de Paranorman es de los White Stripes
surprisingly I didn't find them displeasing
Very good album. Some all time classic songs 4/5
Other than the stadium anthem and the music press ramblings about the Whites, I’m not really aware of actual Striped Music. This was a good ear opener.
Ganska bra album men tycker the white stripes kan vara lite tråkiga.
Amazing open to a quite mediocre album.
How is this album on here?!?
Great band. Solid album
Pioneering indie rock album with blues, country, gospel, and rock ‘n’ roll influences among others. 10/10
It’s ok
Enjoyed it in parts but would be in no rush to listen to the album again.
Too many songs feel like pastiches of better artists' songs: I hear Paul McCartney, (lots of) Led Zeppelin, and even Tom Waits- lending the record an identity crisis. Just go full alt rock, or full blues, or full "marimba rock" or whatever those first few songs were. Blue Orchid makes for a great opener, though. This is ultimately Greta Van Fleet-core with better production.
With every White Stripes album feeling like a mixed bag, this particular collection of songs is one that I think will really grow on the listener. I like the blend of lo-fi songwriting and the more accessible punch of their previous album. Overall, it's a very strange vibe with some well crafted songs. I'm further convinced that Jack White was always reaching to recreate something akin to Zeppelin III.
Not in the top 3 albums of the white stripes. Hits outshine the totality of the album.
Big step down from Elephant, they try new sounds that I feel don't really work, not yet ⭐️Blue Orchid, The Denial Twist 68/100
siempre un viaje
Having a hard time reconciling myself with this album... I enjoyed it as a whole, and my musical tastes tell me I should rate this higher, but it was a bit weird a song at a time. I feel I enjoy the White Stripes in general and really love certain tracks but maybe this hit me on the wrong day, today I can’t rate this higher than a 3
White Stripes have always been one of those bands i like the singles of, but not them more generally. I really like Jack White’s solo stuff and his work with the Raconteurs, but just not the White Stripes. I’ve suspected my issue is Meg’s drumming and this confirms that view. She makes the majority of the songs sound the same, which is why other than the singles ‘As Ugly As I Seem’ and to some extent ‘red rain’ (although the drumming nearly ruins the latter) due to her more limited contribution .
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.
I never got into The White Stripes when they first came out (I generally liked my dose of Jack White in the form of The Raconteurs instead) so had only heard the singles from this. Songs like The Nurse are a weird experience wearing earphones - Meg frequently sounds like she's in a different room off to the left, playing a completely different song. I don't like the production on a lot of this album - it sounds quite empty and the tone on the drums is very thin. Highlight for me is My Doorbell, mostly due to the piano. I can't say I really love anything else on this album. And much has been said of Meg's drumming, but it pales in comparison to her singing (I hope she's happy somewhere well away from the spotlight living her best life). Should be 2.5 but... 2/5
wow, this is great. lots of variety.
Begnadete Musiker, aber die Stimme von Jack White ist einfach nicht meins. Selbes Problem wie bei den Smashing Pumpkins.
Another White Stripes album! The entrance with Blue Orchid really caught me in. It has an interesting texture to it that seems almost kind of futuristic and synthlike with whatever effect it has on it along with that beating heart like drumbeat staying steady throughout. Then with the track The Nurse, a surprising difference with soft mallets and piano (and crash cymbals) really shows just how diverse The White Stripes are. The speed up and build up really get you on the edge of your seat with what will happen next. It doesn't go anywhere far, unfortunately, and ends very suddenly. Then there is My Doorbell- very Robert Plant like vocals and a groovy sounding song. With piano, shaker, and drums. Nice! I liked it. The vocals also seem distant at times- and I assume that is a stylistic choice for the more garage rock feel, although I'm unsure how to feel about it. The album seems to become more marimba and piano centered as it goes on. This isn't neccessarily a bad thing, but more guitar would have been nice considered Jack White can come up with catchy, bluesy riffs. A few songs seem quite filler to me, such as Little Ghost. The album also starts to become less interesting around halfway through to me, as I think the piano is overused for a duet where one of the members is a guitarist. Overall, I enjoyed the variety of genres, especially at the start, but my interest started wearing out around the halfway point. I would have preferred more rock n roll sounding tracks like Blue Orchid over bluesy piano with crash cymbals scattered around. The last few tracks pushed it from a 3.5 to a 4/5. 4/5 Favourite songs: Blue Orchid My Doorbell The Denial Twist As Ugly As I Seem
3.2/didn't feel cohesive but i could enjoy parts
I find the album interesting. But find Jack Whites voice slightly grating. And feel like it’s missing something with the minimal instrumentation. Some decent standout tracks but on the whole the album feels a bit rushed and not overly cohesive. Would give 2.5 stars but will round up to 3 as the album grew on me as it went on.
„Get Behind Me Satan“ von den White Stripes erschien 2005 und markierte einen deutlichen Bruch mit dem rohen Garagenrock, für den das Duo aus Detroit zuvor bekannt war. Jack und Meg White setzten diesmal stärker auf Piano, Marimba und akustische Gitarren, wodurch das Album eine experimentellere, teils fast folkige Färbung bekam. Bekannte Stücke wie „Blue Orchid“, „The Denial Twist“ oder „My Doorbell“ zeigen diese stilistische Offenheit, während der bluesige Kern der Band dennoch spürbar bleibt. Aufgenommen wurde die Platte größtenteils in Jack Whites Heimstudio in Detroit. Insgesamt wirkt das Album weniger hart, dafür verspielter und vielseitiger. Es spiegelt eine Phase, in der die White Stripes ihren Sound erweiterten, ohne ihre charakteristische Einfachheit aufzugeben.
No strong feelings, ended up going down an internet rabbit hole about Rita Hayworth after reading the wiki for the album.
Bluesssssssssssssss.
Álbum bem legal, momentos variados. Celest Phoenixcall.
Figured they would have more bangers considering how popular 7 nation army is...
Although I only really enjoy a little more than half of this album, I really really enjoy that more than half!
Standout Songs: Blue Orchid Little Ghost The Denial Twist Instinct Blues Red Rain Pretty solid album. I have heard a few songs from this band before but nothing off this album, although it has a similar vibe to stuff I’ve heard.
Unexpectedly I quite enjoyed some tracks. 'My doorbell' was strange but captivated me.
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.
Not as good as the other Stripes
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.
3rd White Stripes album!? It'll have to be special Blue Orchid is strong, Nurse has an African feel? Actually interesting Okay, all songs are decent. This is probably the best of the White Stripes albums on the list (so far!) White Moon and Instinct Blues bit more boring, typical Stripes Best track - Nurse, The Denial Twist 3 or 4 stars? Call it 3 in the end
Good
Hard to decide between 4 and 5, but I'd say "not a classic"
This may be too generous, but the White Stripes are always welcome music to my ears.
I always enjoy the White stripes
This may not be as consistantly strong as "Elephant", but it starts off with absolute bangers and I appreciate all the different instruments used and the mix of acoustic songs and electric songs. Pretty cool album
Not for me i think
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Great album, really easy to listen to and enjoy. Use of a marimba was not expected …. Kinda cool. Also, Meg White is criminally underrated as a drummer. She’s more important to the White Stripes sound than people give her credit
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
I liked this one more than Elephant but it didn’t feel all that special. Meg White really is everything to this duo, she’s so good. I prefer In The Cold, Cold Night as her song but I was glad to see she got a little bit of vocals on this too.
Fucking love the White Stripes, and this is some of their best work.
Bendecida por los dioses
Intro to Blue Orchid is just sexy - the solid drum line, jacks sexy vocals the riff of guitar - honestly nailed it. To paraphrase the song “how dare you” do such a song as the intro to the album. I’m a fan of the white strips and of this album. Very enjoyable listen and introduction to some new songs The nurse was a slow build and a tease of the guitar throughout The Denial Twist for a new favourite too. Enjoyed Instinct Blues can see the Black Keys inspiration from this song. There were a few misses on the album little ghost was a shocker. Also I was less of a fan of the slower moving songs including White Moon.
Bad
Never fully listened to an album from them before. Much more varied instrumentally than expected; I went in thinking Blue Orchid (the only song I heard from here before) would be a good indicator for the rest of the album. I do have a personal bias towards idiophones so enjoyed the non-drum percussion; but outside of a few songs, none of them really clicked for me. 6.5/10 Favorites: Forever for Her (Is Over for Me), The Denial Twist, Red Rain
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Brilliant band, brilliant album.
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
really solid album, 3.5 but will round down to a 3
Would give it a 3.5 if I could. Went into the album expecting basic grunge rock vibes, and was surprised by a lot of the Stripes' choices. Dynamic percussion, vocals, and guitar, as well as a surprisingly high usage of the piano added a lot of complexity to the album which took me by surprise many times. I understand why this is considered an album you need to listen to before you die, the only reason I'm not giving it four stars is out of my own personal enjoyment. While there were some standout bangers like Blue Orchid and As Ugly As I seem, I won't see myself listening to the album again anytime soon. Still a great listen though.
iha ok
Fun album! I don't think I really have much to say about it though, other than that I enjoyed it and have enjoyed it for many years.
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!
I don't mind the direction they took with this album. Red Rain is the one song more reminiscent of older material. Without their usual noiser approach this album feels more homey, something you may find in a southern or Midwest dance hall as apposed to an underground blues / garage bar.
Sometimes found the lyrics too repetitive, but enjoyed most of them and liked the instrumentation. Would listen again. Thought there was a good variation across the album. Fav song: The Denial Twist Least fav: Red Rain
Starts off with a banger then kind of tapers off. Every song sounded like it was from a. Different album altogether but unkind of liked that. Not a huge fan of the album as a whole though Specific - 3.4 Fav song- blue orchid Least fav- forever for her
Each song had something I liked but there weren't any I really loved. Favourite song: Little Ghost Least: Instinct Blues
In the last 3 years I really became a fan of Jack White with some of his solo albums, but never actually listened to The White Stripes, other than Seven Nation Army. It was kind of a given how much I was going to like this. And I'd completely forgotten about 'My Doorbell'. Shocking I know.
Fine
I liked this one quite a lot. Hadn’t heard anything from the white stripes besides seven nation army. Am a big fan or alt/indie rock, and this one delivered. Didn’t like the bluesy tracks as much, but was immediately hooked by the first song. Also liked my doorbell, denial twist, and as ugly as I seem.
Inte alls min grej
8/5/25. I can't leave a fair review since the White Stripes are one of my all time favorite bands, and this album in particular is one I've listened to plenty of times previously. Really loved how they expanded their sound and songwriting, including more piano and percussion elements. Love this one!
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
test
Mostly innovative but it started to sound the same after a while
SEVEN NATION ARMIEEE
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I can tell that we are gonna be friends XD
Was a big White Stripes fan growing up and to me their music now just feels absolutely culturally irrelevant in nearly every way. Still a few bangers though and even the non-bangers are fine. Sometimes I wish they leaned into the garage style like 5x as hard and just made it sound like absolute shitty fucking cardboard but so it goes Fav song: Red Rain or Instinct Blues
best album so far. loved every bit of it
The tension between the one who wants to be the travelling electro shock blues man and the one who wants to go home.
Wow, this first song is... the worst. 2006 musta been a dry year for the alternative category if this garbage won a Grammy. I feel like this is a joke that I'm not in on. It's just terrible. A 1, for sure.
Blue Orchid and The Denial Twist are okay, rest is forgettable. Drums sound like they were recorded in the other room and that mixing got more distracting as the album went on. It also felt like the drummer just got 10 new instruments that they were dying to incorporate, with random tambourines or maracas. First album we've been served up that I really felt like just skimming through the tracks after the first five.
Idk how a band can be both so noisy and so boring at the same time. I don't get the music industry's preoccupation with these guys and won't remember a single line from this album tomorrow.
Hmm I was never a fan of the White Stripes, but this effort struck me as much more interesting. The outsider ethos seems integrated, not even potentially poseur-produced, the practiced simplicity openly inviting. He could seem show-offy to me. Not here.
I like this album and it’s got some bangers on it but most of it I’ve forgotten a few hours later. It’s somewhere between a 3 and 4 but because I would definitely listen to it again I’m going to be generous. I always love Meg’s drumming too.
Jack White is very creative and I like some of his production ideas, but I feel like these songs were slapped together during a studio jam session with nothing particularly outstanding.
I appreciate the variety in arrangements on this record, it does help keep it interesting. But, at the end of the day, it's not enough to tip the scales for me. I love so much of Jack White's work. The White Stripes albums... they are hopelessly hampered by the two-musician formula. I'll take a Raconteurs album over this every time. Or a Jack White solo album. Love the indie spirit, love that this is regarded highly. I get bored.
A solid album, though I'm not sure it warrants inclusion on this list. You can really hear Jack's influences on this one, which I like, but it's not as inspired as the other two albums represented on here. Hard to know what to give this, so I'll go right down the middle, even though I think it's probably better than a 3.
Absolutely loved this album. It had sound diversity and totally rocked my time in the kitchen yesterday.
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
The level of depth and musicianship is raised here as the band evolve.
This was.... fine? I was expecting more from THE White Stripes but this was just... middle of the road? Nothing too special here
This was fine. They shouldn’t let Meg sing, though. Oof.
One of the greatest drumming records of my lifetime
Wasn't my favorite, Jack White's voice was annoying me and some of the songs felt really annoying outside of Jack White.
When I think of The White Stripes, I think of Seven Nation Army, regardless of all the other amazing Jack White songs I've heard throughout the years. This album felt like that energy, matured. Still aggressive and rebellious, but also self reflected and aware. I can see the talent, but I also feel like if this is a high quality highlight, there's not much else for me to see here.
White Stripes rock!!
I liked some of the aspects of rock in this album! Not totally my vibe but I enjoyed the listen.
Excellent. Never much of a fan, but can't deny the talent.
One amazing track. The rest is meh.
Almost a perfect album
A fun album. Very enjoyable to listen to. Blue Orchid was probably my favorite song off this one. Maybe not the White Stripes best, but certainly still worth a listen.
Came in with no expectations, and couldn't find any tracks to latch onto.
Get Behind Me Satan might not bring anything new. It’s your typical White Stripes album with great guitar work, loud drums, a song with “little” in the title and a couple of acoustic numbers. At least is a record that could keep up with the myth this duo created back in the 2000s.
It’s really not my style of music but there were some tunes that I liked
I liked the use of different instruments in all of the songs. Got pleasantly surprised at the begging, the rest were just fine. Not really my favorite
pretty good! I can see why they're popular. 4/5
Throwback, love the heavy stuff and the lighter brighter sounds as well, 4-5
Good
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.
Musically, pretty awesome, but I could smell the pretense through my AirPods.
A lot of people dismiss the take that Jack White is one of the best guitarists but I’ll be damned if the man isn’t creative as hell. He is 100% one of the best
The White Stripes trade their post punk revival sound for blues. I quite like it. 9/10
Turns out minimalist watered down blues rock still isn’t my thing.
Lots of rock stuff as expected, which is quite good, and its also cool how full quite a lot of these bits sound with just drums and guitar, you don't really notice the lack of bass. But there are also lots of acoustic/quieter songs, some use interesting instruments, like the one with a marimba or xylophone or something. I'm not too keen on the fake rockabilly voice which I think (hope) he puts on. Some parts feel a bit dated, like some of the vocal bits which sound like ACDC, but I think are actually much better that ACDC, as they feel more natural/less strained. Favourite songs: blue orchid, the nurse, forever for her (is over for me), the denial twist, take, take take, red rain. Overall around 6/10
Jaha?
Not as good as white blood cells but still very much enjoyed
Not their best
Didn't care for it, not my preferred music choice.
Not a favorite of mine but listenable for the most part.