White Blood Cells

Reminiscent of modern prequels, requels, and sequels in the way it looks backward in an attempt to move forward.

Some decent tunes, but some fillers as well, and Jack's voice gets a bit old on this surprisingly long record

Not for me. I'm tired of rock music! I feel like there wasn't much memorable

The white stripes still feel like they were refining their sound and as a result the record began to feel same-y. Undoubtably strong writing held back by simplistic arrangements. Simplistic also not so much by choice but by necessity i.e. quarter note cymbals here anticipate this chord change here and do and open string solo for each song

Da e streit, men har i grunn klart meg greit dei siste 10 årene siden eg hørte da sist

Didn't give it much of a chance tbf, listened to it once in the background, seemed fine.

Cool vibes, neat style. Some of the songs were kind of boring but there are quite a few good ones in there.

It’s decent. Jack Whites voice doesn’t hit for me like half the time

4/15, 27%

a bit too pop -ish but still pretty cool

Between this and “Elephant”, I preferred “Elephant” more.

Even if you are not a White Stripes fan, you have heard the White Stripes at some point in your life. Seven Nation Army is impossible to escape at this point. But White Blood Cells is not the Seven Nation Army album. I think White Blood Cells is a perfectly fine album. It feels very much like the 2000's garage rock I've come to know and have heard before. A lot of people give Meg shit for her drumming. People are just really mean for no reason. I'm not trying to say by any means that if you put Meg White in a different band, she would sound as good as she does on here. But for the purpose that she was needed for, she does a fine job. This whole record finds the most power in its simplicity. None of the songs are super wacky or experimental or hard to play. They just do their job and do it well. Surprisingly for me, the standout track on this is We're Going to Be Friends. I may be biased because the song is included in Napoleon Dynamite, and anything included in that movie is made ten times better, but I also think this song is a wonderful little acoustic break from everything else going on. It's very fun and lighthearted, and I love that. Jack White has always had the brain to create really great ideas and put them to good use, even from the beginning of his career. And I think White Blood Cells is exemplary of that.

Altes neu und frisch verpackt

didn't listen through all, but did most idk man the simple rock charm and the vocals and that whole vibe i get but i cant get behind the simplicity and also how much every song blends together. guitar riff + drums + vocals alone can obviously be very captivating but it doesn't work here imo

Toisinaan aavistuksen muniin puhaltelua ja sitten taas hyvää menoa. Niukasti taipuu kolmoseen.

off of pure vibes - 3/5. wish i was more cognizant about listening to it but now that school has started up again i've been more busy. will listen again though - i think it really piqued my interest. i like the overall sound of this band.

Less ravaging and explosive than "Elephant" but surely more punk.

wow!

Starting off this list with a classic! Some songs from this album were in heavy rotation in middle/high school.

Solid crunchy garage alt rock with some good variety. Although I do get tired of the drumming at times, they definitely have one of the worst drummers in a famous rock band. And sometimes the music isn't interesting enough

i didn't know we're going to be friends was a white stripes song. hmm. there were a couple standouts on this album, but for the most part it's wasn't enjoyable for me, like their other album. we're gonna be friends and dead leaves and the dirty ground were the most memorable for me.

Raw, kind of punky, rock. Some of it fun, some felt like it dragged on

Me gusta white strpies, pero este disco tiene solo algunos temas interesantes

I can appreciate the band, but they don't do much for me.

carino

It’s great, although I prefer Elephant

They’ve always had an alluring image. The music draws a lot from the past with maybe a slight new spin. I like them, but it’s not revolutionary. Kind of stripped back/minimal two piece bluesy garage rock. It’s good stuff.

Crazy how your mind fills in the blanks with just a guitar, drums (sometimes keys) and jack's voice but it sounds pretty full. It's easy to forget that no one was doing this sort of thing at the time and as few heard their first 2 records, it blew people away in 2001 in a way it just won't now. Hard to evaluate the merit of the under 2 min songs. Jack's guitar tone is immediately identifiable and iconic. Not gonna surprise anyone that his vocal tone isn't my favorite given my opinions on Lorde and Oasis before that, but it's not too grating to me in context. People like to shit on Meg White's drumming but I think those are people who don't like drummers who play behind the beat. And a song like the Union Forever wouldn't work as well if she was driving the beat or directly on it. Funny listening to this with 2023 ears and being like "ooh the Conan podcast theme." Aluminum is almost kind of a jazz track? Enjoyed I Can't Wait. I probably would have chosen Elephant or Icky Thump over this but its cool to hear the thing that vaulted them into the limelight. I appreciated that the songs all didn't sound the same either. I want to give it a 3.5 - the only sin of this albums is some songs aren't super memorable.

A good hint of what this band would do, but not exceptional on its own.

More good rock from the Whites. But I just can’t OD on it. It was best listened to split up in two halves

Good by not great.

obviously the 7n army album most of the songs afterwards are kinda samey 3.5

The The White White Stripes Stripes I didn't know "We're Going to Be Friends" was a Stripes song. Other than that this album had some interesting variety. I think it edges out Elephant just a bit, but still just an average album on first listen.

I liked this album but not as much as the white stripes later work. Fell in love with a girl is one of my favorites by them and it will always hit so hard no matter how many times you play it through. I didn’t know that the intro song from Napoleon Dynamite was written by them which is really cool. I think that song is really underrated and really mellow considering a lot of their songs are noisy and filled with fuzz. Unfortunately I did not have time to finish the album but it was good from what I heard

A decent garage rock album from the early 2000s. I don't really like Jack White's voice and the lack of bass guitar disturbed me a bit throughout the record. Otherwise it is a good album.

Les White Stripes tentent ici un pari fou, celui de faire un album entier sans chanter popolopopopo. Ceux-ci le relèveront en partie bien que le batteur, dans un moment d'absence, entamera un popolo... avant que les autres membres du groupe ne viennent lui mettre la main sur la bouche. On s'est fait très peur du côté des White Stripes.

C'etait ma foi très agréable, Robert semble retrouver un peu de vie grâce à la seringue d'héroine que j'ai déposé dans sa boite au lettre il y a de cela quelques jours. Le cargo de cocaine est lui toujours en stand by.

Decent album couple of really.good hits in there but the rest felt rather plain

Ok, but still amazed they became stadium fillers.

Meh, neither good nor bad to me

Plenty to like, but I just can’t get excited about The White Stripes in the same way I can other Jack White projects.

First of all, let it be known that "Fell in Love With a Girl" takes its hook from Fun Lovin' Criminals' "Smoke 'Em" and nobody else noticed. But I did. I see you Jack White. Anyway, a few tracks in, I realized the sheer simplicity of every instrument and every song. And the drummer's... uh, not good. I realize the story goes that Meg unlocked something in Jack that let to their very fruitful collaboration. I can't argue at all with their success; I know also that Jack has gone on to impress me in many groups and many songs, so I know there's talent there, hiding somewhere. But this album has very little on display. And yet... I kinda dig it. They undoubtedly got lucky in some ways to make it big with this, but I shouldn't underestimate the musical power and charisma that comes across in putting 150% into your work. There's one absolute highlight. "I Can Tell That" is one of those songs that's a perfect combination of all elements: form, harmony, instrumentation, production, and the emotional content of the thing. Instant and powerful nostalgia bomb to your best friendships growing up.

Musically it's pretty good, if a bit monochromatic. Jack White's vocals, however, get old really quickly.

The whole album has a pretty timeless feel and there wasn't as much riff rock as I anticipated. Would have been a 4, but the back half kinda drones on. Probably could have been 4 songs shorter.

Pretty good Favorite Track: Fell In Love With a Girl 3.5/5

I find white stripes a bit tedious and repetitive.

Pretty good.

This one was an emotional rollercoaster. I didn't expect to like it because I didn't really know much about the white stripes. Then I really did like it. Despite having a very unique sound, they covered a lot of ground with a lot of different genres and a lot of different moods. That was great. Aluminum was a terrible song. And, this album went on about five tracks too long. All in all, I think they're going to end up with a three that should have been a four.

The White Stripes are another band like The Black Keys. I like their stuff but I rarely listen to them unless a song pops up on one of my playlists. This one is a little long winded for my tastes and should’ve been whittled down a bit. When you’re checking to see how many more songs are left, it’s usually not a good thing. Some great songs on here, though. Dead Leaves, Hotel Yorba, We’re Gonna Be Friends, Fell In Love With a Girl,…..

White Stripes sound exactly like White Stripes. And it's a good sound. Jack's voice, the guitar, the simple drum kit hitting hard. I think I liked Elephant better, but this was still great.

traditional guitar rock

3.5, pretty fun. More experimental than I thought.

Enjoyed some of it.

good WStripes, not their best

Well, it's certainly loud, isn't it? And one senses that that's more or less the point, the noise and the attitude of a supreme and rootsy sort of coolness of affect. Musically, this is just no great shakes. Found it tedious and same-y and very unworthy of all the hype at the time of its release and find it the same today. Just not at all one's thing. Is it any wonder they were largely a passing sort of phenom? This might've been the precise moment when this DIY sort of rock jumped the shark.

Good 7/10

Score: 60 Album art: 70 This album is mixed like it's sole purpose is to make your ears bleed. It's pretty good though. I haven't listened to this album in over 10 years so it was fun to go back to. The singles are very good and the union forever is very good as well. The concept of making music with just 2 people is interesting and it's a good first attempt. Thankfully the white stripes go on to make better albums after this one.

These two peeps made better music than most bands coming into the 2000s. I never realized how highly rated this album is by critics. The songs are pretty short and straight forward with simple arrangements. I think Jack's writing and voice carries the songs. Never realized Fell in Love with a Girl is less than 2 minutes. Each track meshes well together but I don't think every one needs to be included. I think I just want a little more in my music, sometimes it feels too primitive. 3.5 cymbals out of 5.

Dit album begon behoorlijk sterk, maar zakte toch in en werd een soort nodeloos gepiel en gepruts 'omdat het kan'.

Viel me een beetje tegen.

3.5-75 Classic indie rock, you can hear a lot of the stones and Jack whites production.

I would consider myself a fan of their music , although I have never fully listened to their albums. This was a pretty good album and I would give it a 3.5 if I could. I’d definitely listen to this one again and look forward to checking out their other albums.

7/10

was ok but not blown away by it

This is fine.

I liked this more than the last White Stripes LP we had. I expect it’s recorded after the other one so they probably got better at what they do. Or perhaps I was in the right mood for it this time around.

This was a difficult album for me to rate. I think it was well done, but I didn’t particularly enjoy it. Nothing really jumps out like Seven Nation Army. I’m sure I’ll never seek it out to play on my own so I think it’s a 2.5, but I decided to round up instead of down in this case.

Raakaa rockia, Rummut, kitara ja laulu. Ei ylimäärästä

Small bands with simple arrangements and a fuzz pedal have been revolutionizing music for well over half a century at this point, but few of them have done it with such style and confidence as the white stripes. It might sound funny looking back on it but around the time this came out no one outside of small group in Detroit had ever heard of them, and even they were skeptical. Then this happened and everything just exploded for them. Its a wonderful story of sticking to your art and just doing your thing. Personally I don't think they really hit their stride until Elephant but this is a fascinating look at a band charging headlong into "Seven Nation Army". The best songs are the ones that are seas of octave fuzz and Meg's wonderfully powerful drumming... I do love an octave fuzz. Ultimately an album that just falls sort of getting me excited, partly because I know just how good it gets when they really nail The White Stripes formula

good energy

This album belongs on this list because Jack White helped bring back "real" rock. Saying that, I'm not a fan of White or his many bands. I find this album lacks cohesion, as it seems like a group of songs and for some reason I feel like they are a bit incomplete. Maybe it is the short run time of the songs. Overall, not a bad album and worthy of being on the list. Just not my kind of rock, as it really lacks any sort of hook that interests me.

Quite enjoyed the album, 3*

I think I’ve aged out of some of these songs.

The White Stripes rule when a track lands, absolutely fresh vibes and a unique alt sound that few, if any, can replicate. Shame only about a 3rd of the album feels like they're pulling out their best material.

Классно отыгрывают, но я иногда не понимаю мастеринга. Вроде классные сломы ожиданий, но кроме пары барабанных соло я ничего не запомнил особо

С группой The White Stripes есть одна загадка. Все про них знают благодаря Seven Nation Army. Да и не только благодаря этой песне. И иногда причисляют их к разряду культовых групп. Наверное, в этом есть доля правды. Но боже, какой же у Джека Уайта голос противный... Классные минималистичные аранжировки, без лишних выкрутасов с инструментами. Есть небольшие эксперименты по композиционной составляющей, но не супер гениальное что-то. Почему-то в какой-то момент послышалось, что чем-то на Гринов похоже. Короче я такое редко слушаю. Слишком редко. Моя жизнь от этого альбома не сильно изменилась, я и без него смогу прожить, зная, что Seven Nation Army написала эта же группа.

Ценю и уважаю вклад Вайт страйпс, но стиль не совсем мой все таки, как я ни пытался. Приятно? Да. Надо послушать? Желательно. Буду переслушивать? Нет. 3+

Has some interesting moments, but overall I think this one isn't quite as good as it's reputation. Couldn't love it when it came out...can't love it now. 3/5

I liked it!

Håpet på mer sjvong

Heerlijk gitaargeluid, maar richting het einde voelde ik me een steen waar eeuwenlang om de zoveel tijd een druppel water op is gevallen. In het begin is er niks aan de hand maar na een paar nummers begint de stem van Jack White toch te zorgen voor erosie. 3 sterren daardoor.

-sounds like it’d be cool playing loud in the car with the windows down -not a big fan of the vocalist -love the instrumental on Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -can see enjoying it more on another listen

I liked how short and concise the album was, I must say that. The drumming was fun. Jack's screaming and lyrics were impeccably absurd. I really liked We Are Gonna Be Friends

Meh.

Some good songs but not sure I like the singers voice

Seminal rock from an accomplished atist

I've heard this one two times before, and I'm not the biggest fan I gotta say. Elephant was the only White Stripes album I could really get behind

A very good White Stripes record. For whatever reason, it doesn't speak to me as essential after all these years.

Eh

This album came onto the scene to assert that rock and roll is not completely dead, which of course it is not. It is not my favorite album of theirs, but it is pretty fun. I am not sure that we'll all be listening to it still in 40 years, though. Fun but ultimately not a stand out for me in terms of musical skill, songwriting, or composition.

I like Jack White's voice (there's something Paul McCartney-esque about it) and it works well with the "simple" rock feel of this album

I learned "We're going to be friends" is a white stripes song. Other than that it was standard White Stripes. Not bad but not amazing.

I like the songs I like on here, the rest were okay, Jack White is not a strong singer, but very unique and cool songs.

While I don't own any White Stripes albums, my initial reaction was this could be good because I know this was the album when the White Stripes took off. But then I looked at the track listing and I didn't recognize too many titles. That made me have second thoughts. Still once I started listening I was surprised at how many songs I recognized beyond the big singles (I'm Finding it Harder to be a Gentleman, Offend in Every Way, I Can't Wait), which says something about its popularity or broader ability to catch on at least. Ultimately though, there's a lot more I didn't recognize. It's a long album at 16 songs and worse, there's some clunkers or odd ducks. The White's were still figuring it out on this album and it shows; Jack always has some weird lyrics (and Meg should never be allowed to sing) but it's the musical compositions that are not quite polished on a bunch of tracks. Still a big fan of Jack White's sound and garage rock overall (these guys paved the way for a lot of 2-piece outfits that can really jam) but it's probably around a 3.5, and I rounded up on the last album I rated of theirs so I'm rounding down on this one.

I like the sound and music of the white stripes in general, but I struggle a bit with this album. Has 1 or 2 great songs. One of those albums where you notice it becomes really nice when the album has ended and spotify started with recommendations based on this album.

Great songwriting, but I never cared much for Jack White's vocals.

Red, white and blues.

why do platelets never get any love

Ok but definetely heard better white stripes music

There were several tracks from White Blood Cells that I've heard before, but I don't think I've heard this album all the way through before. My all-time favorite track from the White Stripes is on this album ("We're Going to Be Friends"), even though the track is not typical from the band. "Hotel Yorba", "Fell in Love with a Girl", "Little Room", and "I Can't Wait" are tracks that I would easily play again. I like the White Stripes, but I think that the noisy, crashing energy that is the White Stripes is what makes me consume their music in smaller doses.

As interesting as it was boring. As fun as it was dull. An album of -mostly- milquetoast background radio rock interspersed with some solid ideas, passages, and progressions- which sadly came too few and far between to end up feeling all too positively about the project. The production is punchy and guitar-forward but I don't feel Jack White does all too much with his instrument to really make use of that spotlight. The stop-and-go riff of Expecting, the staccato stabs of I Think I Smell a Rat, and the arrhythmic flow of Aluminum are some nice, intriguing, bold highlights on that front. But most of the time, what drives each song instrumentally is a painfully ho-hum thrown together little riff. I'm not saying I could write so much better, but did the world really need another song that sounds like The Same Boy You've Always Known? Because I swear I've heard it a thousand times from a thousand others, and it's not the only track here that made me think as such. It's safe, and serviceable, but ultimately so very trite. Jack's voice is the real distinguishing piece of this puzzle and I'm left just as mixed on him there as with his strumming. This boy is frustratingly allergic to even using his chest voice, and seems too often unconfident in his preferred head voice too. His faltering, uncertain affect left an undesirable taste in my mouth right out the gate in Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground, and that set me on a path to never quite find it quirky enough to enjoy. Maybe with a bit more oomph, it'd be different. He hits that sweet spot on Fell in Love With a Girl, good rhythm on that one too, and the intense bits in The Union Forever hit my ears nicely. When he's going hard and showing off a little vocal fry, it's memorable. But until then I more often just find it shrill, and weak sounding. I'm not really feeling this but can't say it's bad, per se. It's something you put on a bar playlist and talk over in a crowded room full of college kids, not something you listen to end to end. 4/10 by my taste. One more thing; what the fuck is Hotel Yorba even doing here? What a mistake of a track.

Very solid throughout, but nothing blew me away.

Always been a fan of the old White Stripes songs but never really got to this album specifically. It captures the sound nicely but I feel like they fledged the concept out a bit better/further on the next albums

Mid

Today was the first time I realised I've only really listened to Elephant. Thos was alright, but not quite as good.

This wasn't a bad album, but it's the worst album I've heard by the White Stripes. Every song was listenable, but only a few I really liked.

I like the stripped down and southern feel of it, very to the point. Not something I'd relisten to but has made me interested in the white stripes

Decent album. All good tracks and very versatile

3.5

Uvijek su mi bili okej, tako su i ostali. 3.5/5

I liked this album quite a bit when it first came out. I really liked the "garage rock revival". I don't listen to the band too often these days but I generally like their songs when I hear them out in the wild. So I thought that hearing this album in full for the first time I probably a decade or so might be a treat but it was more or less a mixed bag. The opening 2 tracks are pretty great, especially "Dead Leaves..." Fell In Love With A Girl was the song that got me into the band, but doesn't do much for me in 2022. There's some good songs sprinkled throughout but some of the songs are just kind of...there. I was really hoping to like this more than I did. Not a bad listen overall, but I'd prefer to just listen to a handful of tracks and skip listening to it in its entirety going forward.

It is good/fine, but just not super compelling to me. Drums sound pretty similar each song

Not really my cup of tea but it was OK

nice nothing too cool

3.5

Pantalan.

Already listened to this a while ago, years ago. I believe I borrowed the CD from Lucan Library and the only song I remember from it is "We're Going to Be Friends". A lot of it is a bit too heavy and aggressive for my usual tastes, but Jack White's voices is raw in a nice way. I like The Union Forever! And Offend in Every Way. Had to skip through Aluminum, too much...noise.

Sounds good but not really the kind of music I listen to regularly. If I never revisit it I wouldn’t lose sleep. -Listened 2x

Solid.

favorite songs: Fell in love with a girl, expecting, Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground least fav: we're going to be friends, hotel yorba, little room

I really liked the First ones. Just a meh For The others

The glorification of DIY gets pretty close to jumping the shark here. Sure, it's raw and rootsy, and there is undeniable quality ("The Same Boy" and "We're Going to Be Friends" and "Offend In Every Way"). But much of the rest is mostly brash and trite, with the simplicity getting real simplistic real quickly. One senses a blatant reaching for hipsterdom, a reach that exceeds the grasp; the “hey look at how much noise we can make” energy doesn’t make up for the rudimentary playing. The production is worth noting, its clarity specifically, which enhances some cuts but rather unsparingly reveals flaws and defects in others. This is certainly not in one's sweet spot, but even if it were, one guesses one would still find it less than fully convincing. It was overhyped at the time and today that remains the right judgment.

indie rock staple songs

First song was your typical blaring annoying sound. Then Hotel Yorba was a surprise, I liked that one. Nice beat, nice tune, nice lyrics. Then back to some more electron scrambling blaring guitar. And then some more. The Same Boy, interesting guitar intro and a nice melody. The comes I Can Tell We are Gonna Be Friends, ok, vaguely familiar. Must have been a hit, I can see why, it's a good song. I think I might add that to my playlist. OK, starting to like some of these songs. Not a fan of the blaring guitar though. 3

I never really got into The White Stripes but I did enjoy this album and will go back and listen to more of their stuff.

I can sense the artistic ideas that went into this and the range of emotions conveyed. But it didn't totally translate musically, it felt like 80% of the album was just chunky, distorted guitar and crash cymbals, and there's only so much you can do with that. Didn't hate it, but was underwhelmed.

Some fun tracks, but it didn't excite me that much

fav tracks: Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, I'm Finding It Harder To Be a Gentleman, The Union Forever, We're Going to Be Friends, Offend In Every Way, I Can't Wait 3/5

I wasn't super into this other than the hits but I do appreciate the rawness of it. Jack White is a respectable guitar player - he's loud, simplistic, janky, and really gets the point across using tone, feel, and attitude without over-playing. Favorite song: Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

I like some of it but the second half of the album sounds like unfinished demos or maybe garage rock isn't for me. Or maybe guitar and drums alone feels tired after 20 minutes. Favorite: We're Going to be Friends

Well, this feels like Jack White at the end of his incubation period to become the masterful songwriter and producer that he is today. The first 2/3rds of the album is perfect, 'Hotel Yorba', 'Fell in Love with a Girl', stand the test of time as being great great songs, while most of the rest of the songs are awesome. As an aside I find 'Little Room' a masterpiece of production and performance - and it feels like 'White Stripes in a bottle'. However, the last 1/3rd of the album starts sagging and feels unnecessary, the whole album would have benefitted from a little snip here and there. Otherwise good fun, a defining album of the era.

I only knew a few songs ago in and was a little disappointed by the rest.

Couple of stand out songs and a decent sound but nothing phenomenal

2.5 rounded up, felt too much like noise at points.

Legal, mas não muito marcante. Não me pegou muito. Melhor música: I Can't wait

Pretty decent. Not his best stuff.

Like the idea of the duo format, but then after a few songs the limitation of the same is showing. So Becoming a bit boring after a while

jack white is cool

Fine, has good parts, still a lot of filler.

This album has a great energy. The quality of the individual songs is a little uneven throughout, but it's still an incredibly fun listen that has aged well. Fave Songs: Fell in Love with a Girl, Hotel Yorba, I Can Learn, Expecting, I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman, Now Mary

The White Stripes are the kind of band that a greatest hits would be more than enough for me. Some really great songs mixed with some rather dull ones.

I understand every bit of popularity of this duo, but it juste isn't for me. There was a few hits, but I found it mostly pretty dull.

I was a huge fan when I was younger, I get why. But I'm somewhere different in my life now.. ;)

A cool indie rock album from the beginning of 2000. However, Jack White's music always left me a little indifferent, I didn't manage to like it at its fair value yet. My two strong points of the album would be: the ultra simplistic and powerful drum of Meg White and the magnificent song "We're Going To Be Friends".

A lot of solid songs on this. Don't think I'd actually listened through this one all the way before. Used to be really into The White Stripes.

Hotel Yorba is immense. Otherwise, meh..

A fun listen. It’s been a while. I like it a lot more than I did at the time.

By co-incidence, we watched Napoleon Dynamite the day this album come up. One of my favourite films, and I never knew the title track was a White Stripes song. I had heard the hits from this album, but never listened to it the whole way through. I think the variety of sounds is surprising, given the set up of the band. Enjoyable.

They say that Meg White began her musical career on a whim. I believe it! Jack White is a premier mind in funky, bluesy, edgy rock and roll. His sister is a amateur drummer. Unfortunately it hurts the bottom line. I could listen to Jack White strum a guitar all day, but Meg just doesn't offer anything.

good album, dont think it has much replay value, would give a 3.5 if possible

An alright album one or two good songs and the rest average but overall a high 3 stars

Some of it is very, very good and some of it is a bit shit. So, are they brother and sister or husband and wife? Both?

I never understood the hype of White Stripes. The album is not bad, but also not excellent. A decent album I would say.

simple musically; not a lot of instruments, background vocals, etc. music is creative

Very garage band! It's interesting how much Meg and Jack White could do between the two of them, vocals and instruments. Sometimes simple is fantastic, as in "Little Room" and "We're Going To Be Friends" but sometimes simple falls flat in others. Maybe it's showing me I'm not really a garage band genre person. I certainly respect it, because darn it all "Hotel Yorba" slaps! but on a whole, this album is just average.

I've always appreciated The White Stripes' role in the revival of the garage rock band sound. Back in the early 2000s, they felt unique in that I can't recall anyone else doing what they were doing, at this time, quite like the them. They treaded lightly in their roots -- the blues rock space -- on this album, but never at the expense of the garage rock sound they were migrating towards. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground is a great Zeppelin-esque opener, which I am sure was the intention. The vocals are even modeled after several Robert Plant-isms. Jack White's voice and singing style in general have always intrigued me and make the band's music more fun than it would be without him. That said, while I recognize that this is the album that shaped their familiar sound and rocketed them into the mainstream, and while a few of their most signature songs are on this album, it's not the strongest of their discography. Still a decent album, though!

3/5

I didn't know this rock band. They're doing pretty well.

Wow, I used to *really* like this one but upon relistening for the first time in a decade+, it's just okay. I still dig Hotel Yorba and Fell in Love with a Girl.

Great album! Grabs you from the very beginning and never lets go. Jack and Meg just keep hitting you over and over again with raspy vocals and killer drums and strings. Solid album.

Fell in love with a girl Dead lives and the dirty ground Sympa mais pas le meilleur WS

Nice alt rock album by Detroiters. White stripes are a good duo of upbeat alt punk style music. Their songs are catchy and also filled with some good jamming instrumentals. 6.9/10

The White Stripes are one of the few bands from this late 90s/early 00s indie rock scene I can enjoy. This isn't as good as Elephant, it's really heavy on the DIY garage rock vibe and it can get kinda grating if i'm not in the mood for underproduced barebones jams, but it's still fun enough for an occasional listen. 3/5.

7/10

Very comforting album - reminds of me being 15. This is the only White Stripes album I do not own and I wish I did.

Not an album I'd listened to many times before but actually really enjoyed it. Completely forgot a couple of the songs on it were White Stripes numbers. Still despite this it doesnt feel revolutionary

Not a massive fan of the White Stripes but it's hard to deny that Hotel Yorda, Fell in Love with a Girl, and We're Going to be Friends aren't fantastic songs. Three songs don't make an album though. 2.5 stars rounded up

Garage rock gold, not exactly my cup of tea. Nice hooks, great drumming, what more could one ask for?

But better than The Doors ☺️.

Oooooooooh I think I smellll a ratttttt 3/5

I don't really care for their music and I'm a rock guy. Idk, none of the songs are really catchy or stand out, despite their listens on Spotify. Can respect it though. 6/10.

Good

I have only listened to a couple White Stripes songs previously, those being their two biggest singles. I honestly had higher hopes for this one. It wasn't bad, just not the same appeal to me as there later stuff. Maybe a 3?

White stripes before they hit their stride

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Some fun, rocking moments but the tracks tend to blend together. Good for background rock music but nothing that really grabbed me and made me pay attention. Definitely nothing to complain about either, just nothing that wow'd me.

First of all, let it be known that "Fell in Love With a Girl" takes its hook from Fun Lovin' Criminals' "Smoke 'Em" and nobody else noticed. But I did. I see you Jack White. Anyway, a few tracks in, I realized the sheer simplicity of every instrument and every song. And the drummer's... uh, not good. I realize the story goes that Meg unlocked something in Jack that let to their very fruitful collaboration. I can't argue at all with their success; I know also that Jack has gone on to impress me in many groups and many songs, so I know there's talent there, hiding somewhere. But this album has very little on display. And yet... I kinda dig it. They undoubtedly got lucky in some ways to make it big with this, but I shouldn't underestimate the musical power and charisma that comes across in putting 150% into your work. There's one absolute highlight. "I Can Tell That" is one of those songs that's a perfect combination of all elements: form, harmony, instrumentation, production, and the emotional content of the thing. Instant and powerful nostalgia bomb to your best friendships growing up.

Starts strong, realised I knew most of the songs already. Last five tracks aren't amazing.

meh.

Easy to listen to. I don't think the sound offers much depth. It feels too wannabe outsider which drags the album down ('Offend In Every Way'). The singing is generally not for me. The problem is that he's trying too hard to be quirky and different ('I Think I Smell a Rat'). The album does have its highlights though. The first three tracks were interesting and made me excited to see what else was coming up, which ended up not being too much... The middle of the album is simply boring. The album picks up steam near the end with 'I Can't Wait', 'Now Mary' and 'I Can Learn'. Tl;dr: The beginning and the end is good, but the middle is bland.

Not bad

Fun rock music.

I used to enjoy this album, but re-listening now it felt a bit too striped back. On a tangent, I recall some guy adding his own bass tracks to this, releasing it as "Redd Blood Cells", jeez that was nearly 20 years ago! http://www.reddkross.com/features/RBC/

Great album. I love the blues influence from jack white. A very catchy album that’s awesome to listen to on repeat.

leuk leuk, cool cool cool, ik kende ze van naam en dat een bekend nummer dus leuk eens wat meer te horen.

Coole groep, ik ga nog wat van hun beluisteren

The third album from the White Stripes is a garage rock revival effort that cemented this album as a classic from the 2000's. Bolstered by the single "Fell in Love with a Girl" and the re-release of the album by a major record label, this album went on to be certified platinum and catapulted the duo into commercial popularity and critical success. The White Stripes recorded this album their own way in only a week and established themselves as great musicians in the mainstream. You have got to love this album if you love rock!

Not as good as Elephant

The White Stripes are the one band who’s catalogue I explored after hearing another album on this list (Elephant) and giving it a 5. I’m so I’ve listened to this album recently, liked it, and downloaded it. I still like the distorted, bluesy, garage guitar sound. But I’m just not feeling it right now. The album feels disjointed. There’s some really good songs here, but there’s also some not so good like Little Room. I had no idea that Jack White wrote We Are Going to be Friends. I am familiar with the Jack Johnson version and I thought he wrote it. Good song. Maybe I’m tired, maybe I’m distracted by looping CHV4 all weekend, or maybe it’s just not as good as I remembered. I’m not deleting it from my library yet, but I might after a future listen.

So today I found this is the third and not the first White Stripes album, I’m such q poser lol. It’s a good album with some good memories attached to it

It's flawed. It's got filler and it's definitely rough around the edges. But you'd be hard pressed to find another album that sounds just like it. It's raw and direct, and is an early indicator of the artistic ability of Jack White. Fell in love with a girl is rock on steroids, and We're going to be friends is such a gorgeous, touching tune. And props to Napoleon Dynamite for immortalising it too

The White Stripes are alright. This album has some hits but doesn't carry the whole way through. There were some songs that I was familiar with but did not know it was a White Stripes song

Never quite got the appeal of this band. Some songs are great, most are forgettable. That said, it is listenable.

Macht Spaß

I listened to it 3 or 4 times.

Its pretty solid, someone pointed out to me that meg white is a very basic drummer and listening to this I think I agree. She's significantly more talented than me but doesn't feel like she adds anything to the album

A few interesting ballads and overall fact of mainly two instruments generating drive is pretty amazing. Bored me halfway through the album unfortunately, will try to give it another chance later

Fell in love with a girl 10/10, aber sonst einfach nicht so mein stil leider

very good rock album

No es Elephant, pero también es escuchable. Aun así pienso que el otro álbum está un pelín por encima.

I didn't find that this one was jammed with tracks I'd listen to on repeat, but there were tracks like 'The Union Forever' and 'This Protector' that I liked a lot on this album. Happily listened to the album a few times through, and I'll probably come back to it again in the future, so an easy 3 for me

Bang bang drums

Cracking album, cracking band. Not their best imo (Get Behind Me Satan) but really enjoyed this nonetheless. Fell In Love With a Girl is a fucking monster of a track. Meg White is genuinely awful at drums and she can’t seem to play anything other than 2/4 but Jack is a musical genius so it makes up for it. I think 16 songs is a little overkill and they probably should’ve just left some as B-Sides, there’s no way their label asked for it. I’d have placed it somewhere between 3 & 4 but it doesn’t deserve the whole 4 star rating.

I really liked the later part of the album. They have some nice songs but the beginning trudges you along too much to make it more than average.

Jack white is a somewhat imperfect singer and maybe that is part of the whole point - I only /really/ liked 3 songs on that album the rest was samey grunge sound note to self : dont like grunge

3/5 it has some nice tracks, but ultimately no.

Good album! Solid rock n' roll. "The Union Forever", "We're Going To Be Friends", "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" are great.

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I wanted to like this album bc I really liked We're Going to be Friends beforehand, but the rest was just fine. Didn't love his voice. 5 for me

Good songs, but front loaded and maybe a little samey.

A lot of variety and the more relaxed parts weren't bad, but there were some emo-y parts that were pretty unpleasant. Closer to a two than a four for sure.

sounds like they are trying so hard to sound different. some good songs, beatles vibes.

Meg White's drumming ruins about 1/2 of the songs. I think maybe if there was bass it could fill in some of the low-end gaps that the percussion leaves, but since there isn't I didn't like it (despite a heroic effort by Jack White). Honestly the album could have been an 8 or 9 but she bumps it down to like a 5.

There's a song here about smelling a rat that spoke to me because rats are living under my porch. I think Jack White is strictly okay.

I don't love TWS as much as I wish I did. This album is pretty emblematic of that

cool

Some real fun guitar/riffs. Makes me want to pick up an electric. Pump up music that is very 2001

Rock. Simple pero interesante.

Ok

Hotel Yorba was the first song I heard of Interesting. A lot of same same, and not really my cup of tea. If confusion had a sound, I think it would be something like this - Sloth White Stripes. Offend in Every Way very Neil Youngish. Easily the best album of the list so far - Sack Not as good as Kendrick -Fro A good trip down minimalist memory lane but definitely not the music to be listening to while driving in Sydney traffic on a 32C day. Absolute patience destroyer. 3 stars. - Pete

Música simple y poderosa que impacta de inicio pero se estanca al final. Tiene canciones muy buenas pero como disco creo que de la mitad hacia el final no tiene nada memorable. Songs: Hotel Yorba, Fell In Love With a Girl, Little Room, I can learn.

Good listen not something I would throw on although I like the stripes

A few good songs

Meh

i've listened to this before, i enjoyed it fine, i do not wish to return to it

Enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. Always liked the video to Fell In Love With A Girl. Lots of quality tracks I've added to some playlists. Little Room is garbage. Can't hear We're Going To Be Friends without thinking of the opening titles of Napolean Dynamite. Better than Nirvana. Dig the feel of the album as a whole, less about the individual tracks. Except Little Room, which is trash. B-side lets the A-side down a bit, kinda goes out with a whimper.

Nothing special, very generic rock with two exceptions. Fell In Love With A Girl and We're Going To Be Friends are great, but the rest is nothing spectacular.

Se queda ahí, justo a la mitad. No es mal disco pero tampoco es su mejor aportación y quizá el gran mérito está en que fue su salto a lo comercial y un pas más lejos de la estética de blues para entrarle al minimalismo que después hizo icónico a Jack White. Me gustan mucho Hotel Yorba y, obviamente, Fell In Love With A Girl.

I like The White Stripes but it is clearly not their best work.

Good Album. Was an easy listen.

I like a bit more straightforward version of garage rock. At some times, it gets too experimental, at other times, too corny. A lot of it has to do with the fact that some of the songs are crazy famous and overplayed, but still

3.4

Sku lidt larmende

3.5 Enjoyed this one! Love the guitar + piano

Some good jams. Honestly kinda love how raw and underproduced it sounds. Lol apparently that was intentional "Jack White asked recording engineer Stuart Sikes more than once "not to make it sound too good."

Good album. Memorable songs. But not amazing.

Not too different from the other Stripes album, appreciated the few singing songs but still overall nothing too outstanding

Alright, not the best not the worst from the White Stripes

To be honest, I only listened to this once. A few great tracks, but would definitely prefer fewer longer tracks. Didn't blow me away, but would give it another listen.

I’m normally not a fan of Jack White as a human being, but this is as good as any of the White Stripes albums I’ve heard.

well written rock songs

It's definitely a White Stripes album

Niceee

Some bad drumming... all round ok!

I’ve heard one song on the album before. Sonically not for me though

Wow maybe my expectations were kind of high, but this was one of my most disappointing albums so far. All the songs here sounded the same and I am not a fan of Jack White's vocals.

Mildly above average garage rock

It’s ok - never been a big fan

Didn’t do anything for me

Decent album that has inspired arguably one of the worst cliches of whiny white boy rock music. But maybe that's just my music-industry shool PTSD.... thanks a lot Belmont Birdcage....

뭔가 보컬 에단 요크같당 ㅎㅎ 그냥 무난무난한 밴드 사운드…

Music is decent, lyrics are fine, but his singing still sounds to me like a bunch of howler monkeys in a bad mood. Sorry Jack. You seem really cool but your singing just isn’t my jam.

They're a one hit wonder turns out

an ok album

Its sooo basic and bland. The drumming is god-awful. But somehow there is a charm to this... but not much.

i just dont get it, 2 stars

Sounded whiny. first song baited me into think it'd be more rock/punk, but the rest was whiny

This album annoyed me. I was happy when it ended.

I don't think this album should be in this list. Apart from a couple songs, it is quite boring and hasn't aged well.

2,5 maybe

I knew already that I wouldn't like this very much. I really think The White Stripes are boring as fuck - first song is actually great though. The riff rules and I like that the guitar is out of tune. But the lyrics???? God damn they're not good. I think Ty Segall did this sound better years later, though Jack's riffs are pretty good until he starts singing the worst most nothing lyrics ever - don't enjoy his voice either. Seems like a solid fella though. Doesn't take away from the fact that I do not like this! This app paused bc i waited so long to listen- i was dreading it lmao. Overall, rock music is so damn boring sometimes, brother. Also the song where he blatantly rips off all apologies lmfao

I like the guitar but I don't really enjoy his voice

wasn’t moved. didn’t like the sound at all and only recognized We’re Gonna Be Friends, which sticks out like a sore thumb compared to the rest of the album. expected to like it more because i really like alternative stuff but it wasn’t memorable.

Didn’t stand out too much to me. Some of the songs were pretty nice

had a better opinion of The White Stripes when they were a band I kind of knew and was pretty sure I liked. Increased familiarity has not been to their benefit. to be fair I do think this is a good version of what it is. I just don't particularly like what it is.

DUN DUN-DUN-DUN DUN-DUN DUN, nevermind, that's on a different album. He sounds like he's on the verge of tears most of the time! Makes me want to check in with him and ask if everything is fine. This really didn't need 16 tracks, did it? The instrumentals—for the most part—are fine and fun and energetic but I just can't really get behind the vocalist. Next time, just hire Julian Casablancas and let him do it. The writing is less than stellar too (I'm totally fine with steering clear of unnecessary complexity, but, come on, "I Think I Smell a Rat" solely consists of the rhymes rat-at-rat-bat-rat-at-rat-mat-rat). I think "Aluminum" was my favorite track on here. I love the vision they had for that one, very mathy. It was also the only instrumental, go figure.

Genuinely infuriating stuff. Some of the songs are bangers. Some of the songs are terrible. The vocals are consistently shit.

not my thing for sure but i like the guitar parts. this seems like a really classical rock album despite being made in 2001 of all years. the main issue with this album is how boring and samey all the tracks sound like.

I really don't like the white stripes

Couple good songs on here especially toward the end but it’s not my cup of tea I would say. Definitely can see why people enjoy it but it’s not for me.

It's ok but I don't care for their sound over a full album, never have.

I’m deficient in angst right now which I feel is a necessary supplement to fully enjoy this album. Many of the songs felt like the could be the backing track to a ‘gritty’, supernatural, young-adult film or series from the mid 2000’s - which I intend as a compliment. I just couldn’t get into it - will give it another listen when next suitably stroppy. Fave songs - aluminium, I can’t wait, this protector, fell in love with a girl

Wasn't the worst thing ever, it didn't interest or spark anything in me either though. Wasn't something I would put on in the background too, just not my thing, it felt empty and like it was missing something. Would maybe sound better if I had better attachments to it but I'm a bum modern 17 year old girl. Don't expect much from me

I hate the song Seven Nation Army so was worried what to expect but it was fairly pleasant, inoffensive music but also really forgettable. 2/5.

kinda buns bs: Fell In Love With a Girl ws: This protector

This felt like a collection of demos/unfinished ideas more than an actual album. Which is a shame since I think there was a good amount of potentially cool ideas here but none of them got fleshed out or polished enough to become memorable. 2/5

I find Jack White a little insufferable and I’m not surprised 9/11 happened two months after its release

Fell In Love With A Girl We're Going To Be Friends

Top Songs: - Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground - We're Going To Be Friends

I cant seem to fully get there with the White Stripes I Fell in Love, Dead Leaves & Friends are great, but the rest seem a lot like first takes, rather than finished ideas

het is okay.. niet slecht niet goed. maar misschien moet ik t ook niet luisteren wanneer ik wakker aan t worden ben. i get it hij ruikt een rat

White Stripes - White Blood Cells It finished without me even noticing, which kind of says it all. Meg's shit drumming started out endearing but soon became tiresome, and Jack isn't as great a songwriter and guitar player as he thinks he is. However, there are some little nuggets in here worth a second listen. Gentleman, Hotel Yorba, I Think I Smell A Rat, Some dullards - Little Room, This Protector, The Union Forever. And the rest were.....meh. Best - Hotel Yorba Worst - Little Room 5/10 Overhyped, overrated, and finally over full stop.

I just like 2 songs out of it , I dont like that much of rock music

Un embole la verdad. Le tuve mucha expectativa porque me interesaba visualmente. Alguna que otra canción me gustó, pero honestamente me pareció un álbum súper común y hasta aburrido. Tiene alguna que otra cosa interesante pero no lo suficiente para salvarlo.

jeste moj tip žanre al mi se ne svidja

son 2.5 las estrellas. osea no me disgusto, pero no me gusto. no me genero mucho kcy. no es el estilo de rock q mas me gusta. como no puedo seguir regalando 3 es un 2, perdon

Not my type

Best: #2 Hotel Yorba.

Too sober to enjoy White Stripes. Maybe when I’m 8 beers deep I could actually enjoy this.

este iría en mi libro "1001 álbumes que tienes que escuchar antes de cumplir 15 años"

helt okej, kändes lite nostalgiskt, men det mesta smälte ihop till ett enda ljudspår, gillar hans röst däremot

5/10 - personally just not my type of music where it feels a bit too overstimulating

Enjoyed some of the songs, but overall would only revisit for a few tracks.

This is OK(ish), just doesn't do anything for me.

ok sans plus 2+/5

fav songs: feel in love with a girl raw, garage, repetitive 30/100

Bueno, no me gustó tanto, pero mejor que el de ayer por lo menos.

Okay

Je savais pas que Jack White avait toujours fait la même chose en fait, c’est comme The Raconteurs en moins mature. Mais c’est bien hein. Playlist pick : Fell in Love with a Girl

Im still not over their other album "Get behind me Satan". my exposure to The white stripes happened with their song "We're Going to Be Friends" featured in The End of the F*****g World.