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Um bom álbum indie, com muita originalidade e influência do blues. Para a época, algo bastante original.
Interesting, creative, but sometimes a bit too wacky. Liked it overall.
Pretty good blues rock. Not as good as Elephant. Album 300.
This album never quite reaches the highs of the first track, 'Blue Orchid' but there is something to be said for the experimentation on this record. Jack White dials back the post-punk/garage rock aesthetic in favor of a more subdued approach featuring piano and marimba. This doesn't always work in their favor though it is an interesting change of pace. Nevertheless, this album is still distinctively White Stripes. What I really love about this band is that you can hear where they're from in their music. They are devoted to the great Detroit garage rock of the past and incorporate it in a way that sounds new and wholly their own.
its good
Really liked this one. Had only heard his heavy electrical guitar stuff so was a nice change of pace. Rating: 4.3
Nice
Nice album, don't remember having to listened to this one all the way through before but solid. 3.6/5
I'm behind this fully.
Musically and stylishly awesome. Just not my cup of tea
Sounds of Modest Mouse and the Beatles 😊 I've been wanting to listen to some of their albums aside from the songs that made it to radio. This one was a good one 😁
Hard to give any White Stripes less than a 4 but, this may be the weakest of their albums. Other than that, good stuff as always.
liked the first song. the first half of the album was kinda boring but the second half made up for it
8/10 - Great Album (1 popular) so many great rock songs - only one or two bad songs The duo is amazing in their complexity to fill this album with folk and rock tunes that make you wanna move. Such a unique sound in this group
I like it since I was 13 energetic, folk-y love the sound of drums of white stripes
Some familiar bangers as well as some good songs I hadn't heard before. Occasionally devolves into just noise which is not my favorite, but overall a strong album that I thoroughly enjoyed.
It's aa bit experimental Buty a good album.
tbh ocekivala sam nesto vise seven nation army al cute je
Always happy with Jacks work.
Much better than I expected, quite fun
Not the best album of theirs but I do appreciate it and the style. Definitely another good project with Jack White.
The White Stripes album with the big production. Terrific tunes as usual.
liked the style. blue orchid is amazing.
Raucous, noisy. Borrowing from folk, soul, post-punk, classic rock. Voices are not professionally trained but used as a tool to evoke emotions. Their aesthetic was also widely imitated. I loved the song “dead leaves and the dirty ground.”
Great folk and alternative rock album from the White Stripes' Jack White. Although some of the tracks I did not care for, overall it is really good! Favorite song(s): Blue Orchid, The Denial Twist, Little Ghost and Red Tain.
I really enjoyed this album. I'd only ever heard their singles before so it was really nice to hear a wider selection. Lots if different genres hit in their unique stripped back way. Favourite track was Little Ghost.
Not my favorite by the White Stripes but it's always fun to see what these two come up with. It definitely has some stand out tracks, particularly "Blue Orchid" and "My Doorbell".
Nice collection of songs for sure, only really knew the singles but enjoyed the others too. I imagine the albums which came before this are better though?
Typical White Stripes, raw and simple yet still catches my attention and sticks with me all day. It’s a magic touch.
8/10. It's The White Stripes
4 Metallica releases is overkill, but 4 Jack White releases is acceptable. This one mixes up the genres a fair bit and introduces the piano as a lead instrument. The songs with occasional heavy guitar bombardment are less interesting. Jack sounds a bit Robert Plant-ish at times. Meg's singing is on par with her drumming.
First song is great, solid album
Great album!
Very good album
Solid record, picked up a few more songs.
It was good. I liked most of the songs. Some were meh
Couple of songs were ok. Overall I thought it was a mess.
I love me some WS
Another fun Jack White installment. They have a bit more mature polished sound here, but they're just as chaotic as ever with Meg acting like a toddler playing with her percussion toys (apparently Jack plays the marimba). We have some new styles here, with the heavy metal "Instinct Blues", bluegrass "Little Ghost", folk "As Ugly As I Seem", and a couple piano ballads. I find this to be their most innovative album. A lot of cool tricks and styles on here you don't really see on any other album. It's not as rough or energetic as the rest of their catalog, but still fits their insane personality. I feel like this album was a way for Jack to express his creativity. The downside is the songs don't hit as hard as the rest of their catalog. They feel a bit incomplete, as if there's more to execute to make the songs lovable by audiences. But I found plenty to enjoy out of every song, and makes me excited to see what else Jack White has in store.
Better than I remember; Perhaps I got many of the tracks confused with Icky Thump. I put both in the 'lesser Stripes' category but I may have been wrong about this one.
Falls off at the end but enough bangers
3.5+/5
Good album.
Great
Excellent album. I don't think there was one bad album in the White Stripes discography.
Another exercise in doing more with less. Nicely done
just thinking bout the doorbell!
I love the characters and story of the band even more than the actual music. For instance: -Jack and Meg met in high school, got married in 1996, he took her last name, and as they launched their musical career they pretended to be siblings for the first 4 years. -They recorded many of their albums in their living room or garage, one album was recorded on an 8 track. -They wrote and produced this entire album in 2 weeks, and then it went on to win a Grammy. What?!?!
typically when a band departs from their down and dirty roots, i take the grumpy old man position, pining for their glory days of "true" sound. But this turn for the white stripes away jack white's garage-blues jam sessions on their previous records is a big step forward for them, IMO. This album really broadened the scope of what they were doing artistically from their full reliance on jack white as a riff machine. (not hating on that, white blood cells still takes top position for me for white stripes albums) I dig it.
Apparently i really like the White Stripes. who knew?
I'm not sure the addition of piano is the fundamental change to The White Stripes' sound that has been suggested. However, this is a moot point as whichever way you cut it, this album is ace. It's way more consistent and, in my opinion, head and shoulders above the other White Stripes albums on this list. The first half largely comprises 2 to 3 minute garage rock bangers, whilst the second half has a bit more space. It's all great, though. Rating: 4.5/5 Playlist track: My Doorbell Date listened: 13/09/23
It may not be his best album, but Jack White is a musical genius and you can't hate on him! Great listen!
Fun catchy album. A lot of little riffs and melodies that got stuck in my head
Get Behind Me Satan is peak Jack White, so it's telling that the record was part of the White Stripes period. Odd drums start the record, and, while the sound is clean throughout, the band adds new touches here and there to keep things flowing. That's perfect for the first half to two-thirds: Variety that avoids becoming the grab bag of Blunderbuss from earlier this week. Momentum slackens just a bit for fifteen or so closing minutes; I might prefer the vinyl sequencing.
Pretty solid rock album. Really good chemistry as usual when it comes to this band, and they deliver another collection of bopping and bluesy songs to chuck on a drive or while studying. Strong three and a half. Fave track: My Doorbell
No stand outs but I feel I could listen to it again and again
I forgot how good this album is. This is definitely one of, or hell maybe it is their best album. Regardless this is White Stripes really hitting it out of the park. It's just not good enough for a 5 you feel me?
Excellent different Jack White.
Favourite tracks: blue orchid; my doorbell; denial twist; instinct blues
I really enjoyed the variety of styles in this one album. Fun!
I enjoyed the eclectic collection of songs.
Love this. Really good stuff. Doorbell is an ear worm for sure.
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Blue orchid, My doorbell
Really good.
This duo is enormously talented, and Jack White is truly remarkable on many instruments, especially guitar. I always like the way they -- and then when he went solo, he -- seem to stay very true to themselves and enjoy creating music. I haven't listened to enough of their work, so I'm glad this album came up. I didn't expect this, but at times they reminded me a little bit of Prince (in a high compliment way). Very good album.
pretty good but i personally could use a few more jams
Heard before Saved 8/13 Top track: Blue Orchid
Not really familiar with the White Stripes, but I liked this a lot. Good variety. Loved the drums and piano.
Some good songs could be into if I knew them better, a little repetitive at times
I love the white stripes. Constraints yield creativity. Just not their best album.
Nearly perfect
un très bon album rock/blues, ils ont un son les white stripes et c'est tr`s bon. 4.75
Curti um bocado, pois não reconheci hits e deste modo não me pareceu datado. Impressionou-me especialmente as guitarras.
There's a reason the only hit from the album was the Denial Twist. It's not a bad album, but that's a transcendent song, and the rest is pedestrian. Still enough to elevate to another listen.
dude i had severely underestimated the white stripes - this is as good as elephant
I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)
A few great songs but mostly not all that interesting imo. Not the best of the Stripes.
Before this never listened to a white stripes album only know there hits. Pretty repetitive but a solid album
Not sure I was expecting to enjoy this one but I really did. Some songs I forgot about that are really good, some I hadn’t heard that I have since saved. Also some songs that were really weird. I’d want to give this a solid 3.5 but the weird songs are forcing me to round down
Nothing that caught me by surprise. It did seem like the white stripes played with sound design and production a lot more than I had expected. As a result, there are some good ear candy throughout the album. Overall songs though weren't super memorable.
Theatre kids. Interesting and intriguing but won’t listen again. Why is this on the list? I’m tired.
It's fine. Some good songs some forgettable. They definitely have a sound to be fair.
Ok. Overrated
Yeah not bad
baff. baff. rugrats. baff. doorbell. ting. baff. baff. baff. cymbalcymbalcymbal less baff. stopped playing attention. fine. BAFF. liked the last song
Have become a massive fan of Jack White’s solo output and the Raconteurs, but I’ve historically found The White Stripes to be a bit of a slog….I therefore skipped this one back in the day. So first listen….apart from the My Doorbell single. This is decent. Still quite sparsely populated like you’d expect from the White Stipes, but there’s enough of the stuff I do like, to make this an intriguing listen. The way the simple drum patterns crash into Jack White’s complex ideas just works somehow. 3
Maybe I’ve just heard the white stripes and Jack White too much. Im sure this was ground breaking in 2005. But… I think Elephant was a better album
Of all the White Stripes albums, this is perhaps the only one I wouldn't include on the "1001 Albums" list. It doesn't sound raw or unpolished—qualities that made them instantly recognizable in the 2000s. Here, they just sound lazy. It’s an album with strong points, but overall, it becomes tedious to listen to. 3 stars.
Achei uma energia meio emo. Curti. (3,5/5)
The 13-year-old inside me loved hearing that
Disgusting mustache
3/5
I definitely liked this better than the previous White Stripes entry White Blood Cells. There seemed to be more piano oriented songs that gave way to a wider sonic variety than the other album. My Doorbell sounds like a centerpiece of the album and the chord progression makes its way into multiple other songs.
This is quite a departure from The White Stripes’s sound up until this point. There are far more acoustic and piano moments, many of which I’m not all that fond of, but I always like hearing an act leaving their comfort zone and trying something different. There is still plenty to like here as there always is with this band but it may be my least favorite project from them so far, despite my appreciation of the experimentation with their sound. I still nearly pushed it up because I just find the songwriting and sonic staples so enjoyable with The White Stripes. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Blue Orchid; Take, Take, Take; The Denial Twist; Forever For Her (Is Over For Me); My Doorbell
This was fine as someone who never particularly loved nor hated on the White Stripes. But I think they have better albums including on this list. 3 stars.
Liked this one, some solid riffs and a bit more instrumentation than earlier albums
Enjoyment: 5 Replayability: 5 Cohesion: 5 Flow/Pacing: 5 Artistic Merit: 5 Weighted Average: 5 Review: This was a very average album that I don't have very strong feelings for. Liked Song(s): Blue Orchid, The Denial Twist, Passive Manipulation Disliked Song(s): The Nurse, Little Ghost Recommend? Maybe
Not their best record, But not too far from their worst. Earlier stuff please!
I enjoy the White Stripes. Pretty interesting addition to their discography. Not really relevant, but how good has Jack White’s discography post the White Stripes been? would be cool if a Jack White solo album makes the list. 3/5
I prefer the black keys
This is fine, the white stripes. Not sure if I prefer this over any of their other albums
the white stripes. das ist was es ist. gibt besseres von ihnen.
Very mid project from The White Stripes. Seven Nation Army creators btw. Blue Orchid is at least nice.
Solid album, I was aware of the hits off it but there's some interesting other tracks which mix genres that I hadn't heard before
low 3.0. Parece mais um pastiche próprio, reimplementando fórmulas de álbuns anteriores mas sem nenhum tipo de profundidade. Não é tão desastroso pois os músicos tem competência técnica mínima, mas no geral é apenas desinteressante.
It's inventive stuff but never grips me. I should like this more
Decent. Not doing cartwheels! Thought they were more rocky, but at some point it was a bit country. 3*
I liked this one! The instrumentals were good and there was a good variety from rock songs to acoustic piano ballads. The only thing for me was the guys voice was kinda annoying but that would probably go away after a few listens. I would listen again. 3.5/5
Bra album, några konstiga låtar men overall är den imponerande
holy shit there's a marimba feature. holy shit it's not just one song. no way there's some glockenspiel too. wow. aside from that this was a nice album, not much else to say though.
I don’t listen to this album much and I can’t remember the last time I listened to it all the way through! I guess I’ll always do a double take between Blue Orchid and The Nurse and wonder who turned on the Rugrats theme 😭
Rock
Len Houmous once replaced Jack White for an entire tour. No one noticed. Not even Jacks sister. 2.6 6/13 The Denial Twist
走向更华丽，音乐没新意
The White Stripes move away from their guitar-driven sound to incorporate other instruments and the results are pretty middling. Jack exchanges his guitar for piano, mostly, with some mandolin and (very questionably) marimba thrown in. Meg mostly sticks with drums but occasionally finds other things to bang on as well. Without the power of their usual approach, the songwriting needs to fall back on other elements, and those elements just aren't as satisfying. There are a few highlights ("The Denial Twist" and "Instinct Blues" are standouts) but for the most part, the songs seem to be the usual stripped-back approach without bringing their biggest gun to the fight.
Ok, but there were many moments where ⌘Q was tempting me… ★★★
Not real familiar with White Stripes. Recording seemed muffled so not sure how it was done. First half of the album the songs were up and down for me. Really picked up with "Instinct Blues". Instrumentals were very good. Freaking weird album but I guess that's the genius of Jack White. Two more White Stripes albums to go and hopefully one of those will make me more of a fan.
I've never understood why people think the White Stripes are so good. They're fine, but nothing special. This album is exactly that. I do appreciate some of the more experimental parts of the songs. And the variety between the songs is also appreciated after having to listen to so many albums that identical start to finish.
fine
Was never a huge fan of 90's music, but I liked WS
381/1001 The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❓ The singles from this are entertaining enough, but never got me to delve any deeper into it. The rest is good enough, but still can't think of an urge to reach for this.
This was not what I expected. Not complaining though bc I didn’t really like elephant. 3 stars
Never got these two, boring
In which messr White partially eschews guitars in favour of gamellans and suchlike. Interesting ideas, but it seems like an album compiled from the cutting room floor
I like the White Stripes a lot, but I wasn't super familiar with this album, other than "My Doorbell". A bit of a mix for me - some songs I added to playlists but also a few skips.
Sonido muy pop - rock británico, la primera canción "Blue Orchid" empieza con todo, pero después cambia la vibra , tiene varios estilos musicales, y me gustó mucho la batería, pero no fue un álbum muy trascendental para mi.
A classic. Sounds like this grungy-fuzzy early 2000's rock. With a universal anthem into it.
Has the intensity of White Stripes that I've heard before, but kind of all over the place. They're trying lots of different instruments and textures, and that's kind of it -- lots of trying things, not really settling on anything.
I dig it but it didn't blow me away. 3.5
Meh.
mmmmmmmpretty good but not really my type of music
3 stars
1. 4.5 2. 3 3. 3.5 4. 4 5. 5 6. 4.5 7. 2.5 8. 3.5 9. 2 10. 4 11. 4 12. 4 13. 3.5
meh, not my thing but not terrible
It’s ok, a couple of tunes I like.
I actually enjoied this a lot more than I thought I would. I like how little electric guitar is on it. Still a bit annoying at times, but over all pretty good.
I want to like this band but this album doesn’t help. Maybe it’s just because it’s their first album I listened to front to back
I think this kind of "modern-ish album that wants really badly to sound like old garage band stuff" isn't really for me.
unrelated to this album but what would crowds be yelling in unison at sports events and concerts if seven nation army didnt exist
Cool album, I wasn't very familiar with their albums overall and it's the first I listen to in full. It's a great mix of pure rock and other genres included in the songs. Very good.
I only just had Elephant 5 days ago or so and I didn’t really like that much and only really liked a couple of songs from it, this one I have to say is better. I’m discovering that overall I’m not a huge fan of The White Stripes considering I had been pretty neutral on them before starting on this project, in fact I quite like Seven Nation Army and expected more like that. But I’ve come to the conclusion that had they not struck gold with that song they wouldn’t have nearly the same hype around them that they did, especially not to have multiple albums on a list of ‘must hear’ albums. I did enjoy this a lot more than Elephant though and there’s a couple of decent songs here, my favourite being Forever For Her. FT: Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) Rating: 3/5
Take a bowl of indie rock. Add to it a handful of folk. Then garnish with some art school experimental musical expression. And you come out with something that sounds a bit like this album. I like the White Stripes but not nearly as much as it sounds like the White Stripes like the White Stripes. Everything sounds intentional and performed for effect. Which is very clever, but it doesnt feel in any way relaxed. It doesnt make me dislike the album. But it certainly makes me less likely for this album to be my favourite. (2.750)
The openeing song is defintiely the best, the other 12 could all be the same song as far as I'm concerned
3 de 5
Strong beginning I love blue orchid. The rest didn’t work as well for me
It's funny just how garagey and sketchy it is, but the stripped back approach soon reveals its limits as well. Not an unpleasant album, but falls short of better efforts.
This was my second White Stripes album in the project and I've had a Jack White solo one as well. I'd never been a fan of theirs/his, and listening to full albums has continued to reinforce my opinion. With that background, I wasn't too excited to listen to today's record. And for the most part I felt the same as I always have. I respected the talent, but I got minimal enjoyment from the actual songs. There is a however in this case. There were two songs that stood out for me as so completely different from what I'm used to hearing from TWS and I really liked them a lot. They were My Doorbell and Forever For Her. I never imagined I'd save one of their songs to my own playlist, much less two. But I did. The album will still likely just get a three star rating.
Of the two White Stripes albums I've had on here - I definitely prefer the other one (Elephant). However this wasn't completely bad, Blue Orchid is a great track and there are some other highlights such as "Take Take Take" "White Moon" and "As Ugly As I Seem". Sadly there was too much on here that was just uninteresting to me that I can't quite put my finger on. Maybe a lack of energy or spark that seemed to be there on Elephant was gone? 3/5 seems a fair assessment for me.
Get Behind Me Satan is the White Stripes at their most deliberately eccentric, which is either an admirable refusal to repeat themselves or a band stretching beyond what the songs can support depending on which track you're on. Both things are true simultaneously, which is ultimately what keeps it at three. The pivot away from guitar toward piano and marimba as primary instruments was a genuine artistic risk, and the moments where it pays off are real — "My Doorbell" has a loose, piano-driven groove that shows what the record could have been if the material was consistently this focused. "Blue Orchid" opens with a disorienting slide guitar riff that commits completely to its own strangeness. These are the peaks, and they're worth hearing. Everything between them is where the stretching becomes audible. Jack White's blues obsession and Delta mythology are the consistent thread, but the eccentricity that feels like vision on the strong tracks starts to feel like self-indulgence on the weaker ones — the difference between an artist following their instincts somewhere interesting and an artist following their instincts somewhere only they can follow. A three that respects the ambition without being able to recommend the execution consistently. The White Stripes were genuinely great; this particular record is merely interesting, which in their catalog is its own kind of disappointment.
It's a good eclectic mix of songs. But it's not their strongest record by a long way.
I love The White Stripes so much. I’ve never listened to this album all of the way through though. Jack White’s singing can kind of get annoying after a while. But there’s really some bangers here and will come back to it. What a great name for an album by the way. I love Blue Orchid, Denial Twist, Take Take Take.
I have plenty of love and respect for The White Stripes,but while I’d always considered this album to be up there with their best, today’s left me wanting for more hooks. Still a good listen, but Jack White has written a better collection of songs both before and after this album.
This was fine. I kind of liked the minimalistic rock sound they have, but it’s not something that really grabbed me and makes me want to come back to it. 3/5
Surprisingly melodic and enjoyable. I thought it would be less poppy. Good album.
The greatest guitarist of the 21st century makes a piano album and it’s fine. Some good songwriting but not really what I listen to the White Stripes for.
11. jul 2026. 15.33h ponekad 5 ponekad 0 ponekad 3 best: instinct blues worst: my doorbell, little ghost
How does an album that starts so well get so boring?
i got this when it came out, having liked “elephant” quite a bit, but i didn’t really like it at the time. it’s better than i remember, but it doesn’t get better than the opening track.
Not sure to which extent I will listen again to this record, but I enjoyed the energy of the songs. Favorite track : Blue Orchid 3.5/5
Not the best one they did
Doorbell ended up an earworm for the day
a little repetitive but not so much that it's a bad listen
First complete white stripes album I've heard and it's very good
Bands need to change in order to stay relevant, but here the Stripes seem to have jettisoned their foundational principle of simple music done well in favour of overly-experimental music done badly, although a few songs still slap.
Muy buen disco, alternativo clásico de los 2000's
Some good songs, and quintessential White stripes “sounds”. A decent listen but rare I would throw it on.
I think I prefer The White Stripes I'm doses of single tracks rather than full albums. I like them but after a while Jack's voice begins to grate.
Jack White was always an eccentric at heart, but his peculiarity finds new flower on Get Behind Me Satan. Some of it I love, such as the marimbas balancing the crash of guitars on “The Nurse,” the woozy Zeppelinism of "Red Rain" or Meg White’s out-of-tune vocal turn on the brief and bizarre “Passive Manipulation.” But overall the album has less impact than its predecessors. I give the White Stripes credit for trying new things, but — and I feel predictable saying this — I want more guitar-and-drums bombast, not piano ballads.
Better than many other ★★★'s, but still a ★★★.
Since removed from the list because there are TWO othe white stripes albums on the list, both better than this one.
There are a few catchy songs on here, but overall I found this album pretty uninspiring. The highlights are obvious. “Blue Orchid,” “My Doorbell,” and “The Denial Twist” they have the hooks and personality you'd expect from the White Stripes, but there's a lot of material between them that just doesn't leave much of an impression. It's not a bad album by any means, but compared to the band's best work, it feels surprisingly flat. I never found myself bored, but I also never found myself thinking, "I can't wait to hear that song again."
I was surprised to see that there are 3 WS albums on this list... you could easily argue their shouldn't be any! I liked them quite a bit when this came out and so I know the album really well and I did enjoy it, particularly with that nostalgia baked in. I also appreciate that they tried to do something a little different here, leaning in on an expanded instrumentation and away a little from the traditional garage-blues of earlier albums. But ultimately, this is just a good album and not a great one... no need to hear this before you die, but if you do, you'll probably have a decent enough time.
Yy
Blue Orchid - 4/5 The Nurse - 3.5/5 My Doorbell - 3/5 Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) - 3/5 Little Ghost - 3/5 The Denial Twist - 3/5 White Moon - 2.5/5 Instinct Blues - 2.5/5 Passive Manipulation - 3/5 Take, Take, Take - 3/5 As Ugly As I Seem - 3/5 Red Rain - 3/5 I’m Lonely (But Ain’t That Lonely Yet) - 3/5
I like The White Stripes, but this is egregious. If you told me this was the 1001th album added to the list, I'd totally believe you. It's like the author ran out of bands he liked. No one's forcing you to do 1001 albums dude. It's ok. Just do 501 if that's all you can think of.
After LOVING the first 3 White Stripes albums I started to tire of them by Elephant, and then GBMS kind of passed me by. Nice tonal shift and some decent tunes, but wasn't mega keen.
Не моя группа, всё что не слушал - мимо. Как и сольное творчество джека
Funky and pure white stripes. The new kind though, not the electric guitar white stripes ;) . Fun and unique and without a break-out single.
Good album - will add to my artist list.
TBH was not paying full attention but know this was not the right time to listen to this lmfao it overall gave me anxiety but was already anxious so not necessarily the album's fault.
I love Jack and Meg, and throughout this album I'm reminded that it wasn't Jack slamming open chords through whatever Big Pi he could find that made The White Stripes great; it was Meg completely holding down the groove. I think her drum work really made The Stripes stand out, and why Jack White hasn't found the explosive popularity since they ended. Get Behind Me Satan is not my favorite offering of theirs, I was more excited when "Ball and Biscuit" came on Spotify after the album ended.
Every White Stripes album I listed to, I am met with the Jack White conundrum. Jack White is cool, and good. I'm glad Jack White does his thing. Jack White is also maybe a little annoying? So, the hits are big hits, but the misses usually miss for me. So, I always leave a White Stripes album thinking, that was fine. And when it came out it was unlike anything else, and I can appreciate that, and I remember being so hyped when they were being released, but now, they are just fine. But thats ok.
Nostalgia
Blue Orchid and Denial Twist are bangers.
Beau travail avec peu de matière, simplicité, blues, trad des fois
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.
Not as strong as White Blood Cells (2001) but you can hear the sound changing before Jack spun off his side and solo projects.
Too repetitive. Some of the riffs and drums were good, but inconsistent.
Never understood all the hype behind this band.
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.
Nada que decir, sólo reminiscencias a TOP en algunos momentos.
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!
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.
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
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.
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)
I liked it, nothing really wowed me though.
Some bangers on here. 3.5/5
Blue orchid is a bait and switch with the rest of the album
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.
Much more piano-saloon compared to prior records. The magic is there, but not as impactful. Meg for sure rules.
This album was fine, I didn't hate or love it as it just never clicked. I definitely enjoyed White Blood Cells more.
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)
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.
Yes
Didn't mind it.
Vestigial
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.
Never really listened to this band. Cool sound, but nothing really grabs me.
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!
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
A couple of skips. Pretty cool though
Me preparé para un exorcismo pero estuvo bien
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.
Faves: Take, Take, Take I'm Lonely (But I ain't that lonely yet)
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!’
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.
🙂
boring
Creo un poco menor a sus dos primeros discos
Solid album but I prefer their earlier more raw stuff.
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.
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
Thought it was gonna garbage kuz of the title but was good.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
It was alright, but not my style.
I like the white stripes well enough, but this isn’t my favorite album I’ve heard from them.
Completely inoffensive to me, but I can understand both the appeal and disdain that many have for this album
Decent. Ei oma suosikki.
They need to choose a more cohesive sound. Some good songs but sounds genre-confused. It was OK.
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.
Good, not great.
white stripes made one good song and decided to make spongebob music before breaking up
Mid 3
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.
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
Some good ones on here but to be honest nothing life-altering. From reading other reviews seems like there are better White Stripes albums.
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.
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
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!
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)
My old text for this got wiped and don't remember what I wrote oops. 60/100
Ok not very original
Yep, good
I was less impressed by this one than the previous Jack White album we had on here. It's missing the catchiness and energy I liked about that one, and I just generally didn't find this all that interesting. I did really enjoy the combination of the soothing marimba melody contrasted with the sudden loud noises in The Nurse, and there were some other fun moments, but it just never fully drew me in.
Correcto
#321/1001. I probably hadn't listened to this album before. First listen lifted out some interesting tunes and charming simplicity is present as always, but also my mind drifted away every now and then. Nothing against or for if I had to listen to it one more time before I die.
I quite enjoy Blue Orchid. the album's pretty alright, but not my favorite—I do see the potential, however.
I like this album but it didn't suck me in. Maybe I need to listen again.
The hits on this album are very good. The rest of the album is above average, but I found myself getting bored as I listened. Not as many hooks as there were from albums like White Blood Cells. I think the issue is that the songs were longer without much added complexity. It's still something I would listen to, but fails to live up to previous albums by them.
Solid album. Not their best though. Enjoyed the listen through, but some weaker songs.
Bare bones rock record. Some of it feels like it was written on the fly; kinda has a live vibe to it sometimes. 3.0/5.0
It's ok, I didn't mind it too much for the most part but it didn't strike me either.
this dude would so call her pwincess and run a discord server geet be fun favorite song: the nurse
There is 2-3 great songs but i didnt fell it was that good of an album.
Not bad, but not great. Probably won't be revisiting anything off this album. 2.7/5
The album is pretty cool but I won’t say that it’s like a must listen before you die kinda cool. We jump through a couple of genres which is a bit confusing sometimes but sure. I quite like the last song
It's clear that the White Stripes know what they're doing and they do it well! They've got the formula down for creating catchy hooks and songs, but still nothing memorable from this album. It was just a fun listen. + Can't say I care much for the album cover
Album 146. Get Behind Me Satan (https://open.spotify.com/album/3rHeq4F5wnaLBjNtuz7Yvh?si=Stu2R7OkTaS0tDKodKUpcg) — The White Stripes (2005) It's okay, but nothing memorable. 3/5 No liked songs
Fine
You can hear that by this point, Jack White has done pretty much everything he can do within this limited format. It was only a matter of time until he expanded.
The White Stripes have an inimitable sound and I would recognize it within just a couple seconds. But that’s not the same as recognizing the songs, and while there are some fun turns of phrase, these unfortunately blend together. It’s as if Jack White made “a White Stripes record” instead of making a record in his capacity as half of the White Stripes.
It sounds like Jack White did a 'writing an album in a week' challenge for a youtube video, threw all his best ideas at the beginning of the album and then had two days to finish the rest of the album in an adequate, but not particularly thrilling way. I also think that very making of video would have secretly been more entertaining than the second half of this album itself.
First song is a banger, but the rest of the album got a bit boring. I don't hate it, but it's missing a spark for me.
I love The White Stripes, but this album is just okay.
Mostly good, never great. One of their weaker albums
Местами, норм, в основном не оч
Some good musical and lyrical tracks mixed with some rubbish, just a three star for me
3/5. My least favorite white stripes album (which goes to show how consistent their discography is.) starts off with a the type of rocker you’d expect from the band (Blue Orchid) but after that the album shows its true hand, bringing in more piano and acoustic instrumentation. And the first half of this album is some good stuff whether it be the tense buildup of “the nurse”, the earworm “my doorbell” or the fun “little ghost.” but it begins to lose me a in the back half with a series of more meh stripes songs. Not bad by any means, but not my go-to stripes album.
Their penultimate album which now sounds as if it is moving towards Jack's solo career. They had started to experiment with new more unusual instruments and was critically well received but wasn't quite as successful as Elephant. I'm not sure I can differentiate much in their songwriting between albums a great deal, but its interesting to get some marimba and piano.
Kept two songs. A mix of music
Wasn't a big fan
A few good tunes in here, and a couple musical ideas that sound like they may have laid some of the ground work for one of my favorite of Jack White's other projects, The Raconteurs. As far as the White Stripes go, however, I wouldn't consider this one of their best. Decent listen overall