White Blood Cells

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

OMg that one song from Napoleon Dynamite

JACK & MEGAN THE BEST

This album has quite a few strong "4" songs, but even more 3s. I do appreciate the simplicity of the drumming, very unique. But overall, not earth shattering by today's standards. 3.3/5 -> 3/5

Five stars. Great album Stripped down music. Mostly drums and guitar Lots of guitar hooks Classic songs: Hotel Yorba, Now Mary. Cool cover. Jack White’s vocals excellent.

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.

Not my favorite White Stripes album, but I’ve always thought of this being the one where they were in their purest form. ‘Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground’ is a pretty incredible leadoff track.

Some nice rock songs. I liked it overall.

good, fun, moody, tender sometimes

Pretttttty good. When you get down to brass tacks it's actually wild that they put together this sound with just 2 people. A few bluesy songs here and there that are fine, and the hits are really great. Fell in Love with a Girl, both just the song and the music video, are mesmerizing

Love The White Stripes. This is a great, great album, it just suffers from a small amount of bloat in some of the deep tracks. That's only a minor knock though. I can remember the first time I heard "Fell In Love With a Girl" and knew I immediately had to get the album. Was not disappointed.

Funnily, yesterday's album (Blondie's Parallel Lines) was also black, white, and red and was from a rock band that drew from heavier influences while making something that would become a relatively mainstream success via a smash hit. I hadn't listened to this one in a long time, though I "was there" when it came out-- "Fell in Love With a Girl" and its LEGO music video (which is the kind of filmmaking that would sort of define the early "viral internet video" aesthetic) was inescapable to a teenager who saw indie rock as my version of the 90s alternative movement. I think that Davin knew _De Stijl_ (and possibly the self-titled?) before this, but this was where I got on board. There are lots of other weird little songs that made an impact here... 25 years later they almost feel like novelty songs in comparison to the rock anthems like FILWAG, "Hardest Button to Button", "Seven Nation Army", etc. But it's not like other albums were lacking in songs like "Hotel Yorba" or "We're Going to Be Friends" (definitely a cringe-inducing mixtape-for-your-crush staple for people my age-- sorry ladies!)

3 de 5 Disco minimalista del garage rock que consolidó su estatus de culto y lanzó al dúo al estrellato internacional. Fue aclamado por la crítica que destacó su originalidad y además, por demostrar que se puede hacer rock complejo y emocionante con mínimos elementos. A destacar: Track 1 - Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground Track 2 - Hotel Yorba Track 4 - Fell In Love With A Girl Track 6 - Little Room Track 9 - We're Going To Be Friends Track 11 - I Think I Smell A Rat Track 13 - I Can't Wait

Another solid entry from The White Stripes! I might like this even more than Elephant, though certainly at least as much. These two albums really confuse me as to why Get Behind Me Satan also needed to be included on here.

Thought this was gonna be 40 minutes of straight heat after the first several songs lol. REALLY solid album overall full of fun riffs. Fell off a little bit on the back half but I'd give this like a 4.5 if I could. Not as good as Elephant, but we'll round up. I love how it's simple but not in a bad way. Raw. Really fun listen.

Solid, solid stuff! I cannot articulate what exactly this particular album does better than the rest of their discog, because in my head they all kind of sound the same. The design uniformity across their cover arts doesn't help in that respect!! (though I respect their commitment to it) I came back to it a couple of times and fully appreciated it as a whole package. That's more than I can say for Elephant and Get Behind Me, Satan. It's a four! Standouts: I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman • Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground • Expecting • Offend In Every Way • I Think I Smell A Rat • Now Mary

Weak 4 on this one but I feel it could grow on me. Crazy this used to be the sound of the future! They definitely did this genre better than their myriad imitators. Loses some steam around Aluminum but then picks up again for a strong finish.

I love the White Stripes but for me this doesn't ascend to the heights of my teenage favourite Get Behind Me Satan.

Amazing stuff - really enjoyed relistening

Some classically unique songs on this album. I don't always dig more than a few songs at a time from White Stripes, but those that I do dig really stand out.

Fine, not that good of a band but still okay

Listened to this quite a bit when it came out but lost interest pretty quick. The singles still hit but pretty hit or miss otherwise. Minus points for the Rat song that comes off as a bad show tune.

It's crazy to think how influential this album and the White Stripes were in defining what rock would look like in the 21st century, esp the 2000s! Really solid album overall. My fave songs were "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground," (which was an awesome intro), "Fell In Love With a Girl," "Aluminum," and "The Union Forever." (The last 2 are the tracks that stood out to me the most). Its not an album I'd usually listen to, but I can definitely appreciate that it sounds pretty great!

jeste moj tip žanre al mi se ne svidja

Um bom album

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 bad for a bunch of demos 3.4

I love this album

Je suis étonné qu'on n'ait pas eu l'album avec Seven Nation Army, peut-être que Robert Dimery a eu une absence et a choisi un album sur autre critère que sa popularité ? Soit ça, soit il y a deux albums du groupes dans la liste, va savoir. Bon, trêves de moqueries envers ce bon vieux Bob. Parce qu'en fait, je pense qu'effectivement les White Stripes sont un groupe assez important des années 2000 et il est représentatif d'une époque et probablement aussi de son genre. Je n'ai jamais trop aimé les White Stripes, en fait. Ils étaient inévitables dans les années 2000 et j'ai un peu écouté quand j'étais au lycée, mais ça ne m'a jamais particulièrement accrocher. En revenant dessus 20 ans plus tard, je vois que mon appréciation n'a pas tellement changé. Par contre, je dois admettre que ça reste un groupe franchement cool. C'est très énergique tout en étant assez dépouillé. Ce qui fait la force de cet album, c'est son côté brut. La prod est rugueuse, on est très loin des prod gentillettes. Et ça, ça fait que même si les compositions ne sont pas particulièrement agressives, elles ont beaucoup de punch et sont très accrocheuses. Donc je vais mettre 3 parce que ça m'accroche pas plus que ça, mais je dois admettre que c'est vraiment cool. Peut-être que d'ici demain matin, je changerai d'avis et je passerai à 4, mais je n'y crois pas trop.

Banger album - high energy, tune after tune. Simple, catchy, and energetic.

I liked it a lot. Not my favorite style though

4.4

全然好かない

shit

Good rock album.

Not my type

Прохладный альбом, не очень запоминающийся. Есть интересные треки, но потенциал группы ещё здесь не раскрывается, только начинает оттачиваться стиль. Его интересно послушать только если вам интересны сами White Stripes, в остальном довольно проходной, хотя и неплохой.

Great album, good collection and variety of songs. With some well written lyrics, and an amped up feeling to the whole album

8 - GOOD

Fun album that keeps rolling even with a couple of pot holes on the back half.

The singles are extremely nostalgic on this - in particular Hotel Yorba, which I used to do busking (in retrospect, a quite mad song to do on just an acoustic). However, sadly, the rest of it doesn't quite match up. It veers out of 'endearingly scrappy' and into 'actually unfinished' at times, and is probably a little longer than it needs to be. An enjoyable trip down memory lane, but not one that's going to get repeated 2026 airings.

Don't have much else to say about White Blood Cells that I didn't already say about Icky Thump or Elephant but this is another rockin' good time.

White Blood Cells is the White Stripes albums I am most familiar with and probably my favourite of the three that we’ve had from the generator.

não tava muito na vibe desse álbum quando ouvi, mas ele é bom

Practically perfect, and it still feels fresh after 25(!) years. Favourite track: Every track is a favourite, but I do love The Union Forever.

Well well well… I love this album. It’s been quite a long time since I listened to it actually. Meg and Jack really understand how to create and use space, which is so amazing in a rock band. Often the impulse is to fill every moment with… something, with sound - with strings, voice, tambourine, something. Fear of an empty second. And up to We’re Going to be Friends this is a 5. But then it falls off for the second half. I do like This Protector as the closer. But all in all, it’s a strong 4. Boolean Yes, always glad to hear again before I die.

Reminded me of just how good this album is, its the variety and creativity that is so impressive

A modern classic. Great rough cuts mixed with hits.

wowowow love at first sight perhaps? Or… second or millionth sight for a couple of these songs, but I never remember this is who Jack White is! What a thrill to hear fell in love with a girl and we are going to be friends in context. This album is good. I had to pause midway and express my risk of obsession to Allison via unhinged typo ridden indecipherable text while driving home from the city. Corrected via voice note. Truly a perfect listen for a no traffic drive down the LIE. This may be a close to zero skip addition to my drives. I found myself beaming and giggling so many times! Little Room is comedy, I Think I Smell a Rat is theatre… What was I doing in middle and high school not listening to them! Can I time travel? Learning… Jack and Meg White divorced the year before the album but kept working together? Classic. (Also love that he took her last name) HA Jack effectively said this album is less bluesey bc of white guilt. Union Forever is just… Citizen Kane dialogue? HAHA Oh yes! The Silver Lining’s dance! Can’t wait to five star the fuck out of this.

Best: #2 Hotel Yorba.

Didn't love it, the production is a bit rough and the songwriting is nothing to write home about.

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

Yeah, I mean, it’s great. It’s a great rock album. Jack is ripping it up and Meg holds it together. Gets me going, and sometimes surprisingly life affirming. The more of their music I hear, the more I appreciate White Stripes as one of the best rock bands this side of Y2K. Eat your hearts out, Black Keys.

rarely in the mood to listen to this, but it slaps

Has all the hits bar a couple. Things get a bit samey snd one thing runs into another but not bad.

Sounds like old blues and modern blues at the same time.

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

muy comun para mi gusto

Not really my taste of music. It is cool tho

I prefer other albums of theirs but damn this is good

Consider myself becoming more and more a fan of Jack White, his music and his sound. I can see how this is not for a lot of folks due to the uniqueness of his voice and style but I an a fan. Funny thing is, outside of a few songs, I couldn't name the song by title if you asked me. Anyway, there was a lot to like but also a few tunes I couldn't get into. The 3 song stretch from The Same Boy You've Always Know , We're Going to be Friends and Offend In Every Way was probably my favorite run. Don't think this was the best I've heard from him but pretty darn good for me. 3.5 for me

4 Every time I listen to The White Stripes, I can never seem to quite make up my mind exactly how I feel about them. The duo have a distinct sound to them that I certainly don’t dislike and a resulting handful of enjoyable, memorable tunes, but I don’t think they’ve produced anything I would refer to as any kind of all-time favorite. Plus, the more I explore Jack White’s work with this list, the more I’m realizing that his idea of an album is a disorganized assortment of songs that feel about as haphazard as they do indistinct. Like, I listened to this four times and still couldn’t tell you what any one song here is about or even how most go if I tried. And yet, production-wise, this is about as good as the early 2000s garage rock revival scene gets. The raw guitar tone on this album is incredible, and while a lot of the songs blend together, I can’t say I ever really tired of the sound. Hell, I even thought the acoustic numbers sounded pretty solid in their own right, which helped a lot with the pacing. Even the hits manage to feel at home here for an album that doesn’t really offer a lot of context - Fell in Love With a Girl is certainly one of those aforementioned tunes that I’ll almost always find enjoyable (with a great music video to boot), and while I don’t love We’re Going to Be Friends quite as much, it worked for me as a sort of midpoint here. It’ll also always hold a special place in my heart as the opening song to Napoleon Dynamite. That’s about all I have to say on this - it’s a White Stripes album. I was going to give it a 3.5 to match my Get Behind Me Satan and Blunderbuss reviews, but I can’t shake the feeling of this being objectively better, possibly even their best. So, we’ll round up to make what’s probably my most critical review of a 4-star album yet.

Ok

Was ok, didn’t love it. Some fun rock stuff

To my ears this is THE definitive sound of the White stripes, less blues more garage and recorded on a low budget in 3 days. The freshly divorced couple continued as work colleagues and started to satirise the music industry in their artwork. One feels immersed in their world for 40 minutes and, despite not hearing any justification to call this one of the greatest albums ever made, I can see why they became darlings of the DIY indie scene in the early 2000s

Ikke deres beste album.

it's good. not my taste (the slight country twang put me off), but i can see why people like it. 8/10

Amazong

This album features some instant classics like Fell In Love With A Girl and We’re Going To Be Friends, but The Union Forever is my fave because vibes. A good album to be sure but not enough of a consistent cohesive sound to put it above others in this list 3/5

Ахуенный альбом, не знаю почему, но ощутил себя подростком 80х годов в Англии, у которого вся жизнь впереди и мне предстоит много жизненных испытаний, но щас я еду на байке и курю сигарету и мне все похуй, ноты панк культуры тут присутствуют и естественно протеста

I was convinced this was an 80's punk rock band, only to find out that this was a 00's classic. Enjoyable. "We're Going To Be Friends" brings this album to the "ohhh yeah I've heard this band before" territory but honestly the rest of the album is way better.

Kinda just the same semi-punk, whiny, off-putting sound.

Love the energy and the raw sound.

It was pretty good, not as great as Elephant, but still pretty good

I really like The White Stripes, and even though they came up during the "garage-rock revival", I feel like their output has gotten better with age. This album is great, although if I had to pick one album from their catalog it would be "Elephant", this album is bristling with energy and the output is greater than the sum of its parts (primarily just guitar, drums, and vocals). Jack White is a genius, and in comparison to some of his contemporaries (The Black Keys), he takes his influences and melds them into something that sounds exciting and original, rather than just rehashing the same sounds over and over.

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

Cool but doesn’t stand out to me. 3

Jack White is a legend on the guitar. I think he’s inventive and interesting. I hear blues in his riffs.

surprisingly random. lots of songs but they go by so quickly. doesn't seem to have a theme and feels more like a compliation. its fine.

It aight, not rly my kind of thing but it wasn't bad

Important.

2026.05.18.

3.5/5

Not musical enough imo, simple yet powerful

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

No es el mejor disco de esta banda, aunque mantiene el espíritu libre, blusero y original de otros discos.

Not the best album by The White Stripes, but still enjoyable overall. Fell in Love With A Girl and We're Gonna Be Friends are the two best songs on this album and do a lot of the heavy lifting while a lot of the other songs did not stand out much to me, but they were not bad either. Favorite Track - Fell in Love With a Girl Least Favorite Track - Aluminum ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bra! Kort och gott! Andra borde lära att man inte alltid måste göra jättelånga album, det kan bli bra ändå. Hör och lär.

Rv

So ein banger Album

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.

It's fine. Not my cup of tea, but also not knocking it. "The Union Forever" is my favorite on this album. Has a 'low rise jeans' vibe overall if that makes sense!

Nothing special for me. I didn't hate it, didn't love it. Probably a 2.5, but I'll round it up for Fell In Love With a Girl.

Það er ótrúlegt hvað þetta er fjölbreytt og skemmtileg plata miðað við hversu einfalt þetta er allt saman. Mjög hrifinn enn í dag.

crunchy. classics.

I can tell we are going to be friends, so good.

I can't really be objective when it comes to the White Stripes, I grew up with a lot of their songs and they hold a special place in my heart. Yet somehow this is the first time I've listened to this entire album. Not overstaying its welcome at about 40 minutes, the songs are punchy and get their message across. They have a unique sound that stood out among the deluge of indie/alternative bands in this period, and are raw in a way that feels fun instead of forced. You definitely hear some hard rock/blues influence but they're not beholden to that sound. They're certainly not beholden to their lyrical style either, lol. I don't think there's a major rock singer since McCartney that's written such unabashedly sappy, sincere lyrics. Jack White explicitly states that he's not going to try to fake this badass rock star persona or put on 'tortured, dark artist' airs, and then sings about wanting to marry his girlfriend or how he's chronically off-putting in social situations (me too, man.) He kind of reminds me of Jonathan Richman in the way he takes this sound that he clearly loves (hard rock/artsy VU punk) and adapts it into his own voice instead of trying to pretend to be someone he's not. Other people might find some of the songs corny but I really respect that attitude. God and the DRUMMING, my monkey brain lights up when I hear Meg White's drums. Such a clear, thick, no-nonsense sound.

This is even more of a banger than I remembered.

Pretty, pretty, pretty good

I like the high energy. Good rock beats? Classic rock beats. I guess. Beautiful music.

Its the one with fell in love with a girl on it.

Resulta que son más que solo seven nation army. 8/10

ok sans plus 2+/5

Great album. Just good music

I'm really familiar with this album, but it was nice to give it another listen because I've been considering getting it on vinyl. It's still pretty good, but not a priority to purchase now.

I think this is one of those bands/albums that either gets you or it doesn't. I wouldn't say it the other way around, because it's not as though there's anything particularly deep or sophisticated to be found here. But for the right person at the right time in the right place, it might… just might scratch some itch deep in your nervous system. That's how I've always felt about Jack White/ The White Stripes. There's just something about the back-to-basics, stripped down, fuck-you-and-what-you-think-about-what-rock-&-roll-is-supposed-to-be…it just does something for me. But I understand why some might not feel the same. 4/5 Highlights: Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground Hotel Yorba Fell In Love With A Girl We're Going To Be Friends

yeah I'm a basic White Stripes loving elder Millennial deep down inside, I'm sorry

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

still not a crazy fan of the white stripes, but this is alright.

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

Actually quite good!

Yessssss dude. The simple and raw sound really forces them to be creative with the music, and they do not fail to capitalize. Honestly not every song on here is great, but I feel a 5 is still justified on a personal level

j'aime bien c'est my type of rockkkkkkkkkkkk 3.90

From the opening reverb and 7 notes in this is an automatic 5 star album Had the pleasure of seeing the white stripes in 2005

Okay

A lot of childhood mems for some of these tracks. Fell in Love..., We're Going To Be Friends - all timers. The rest just does blend into eachother a bit. But their style and sound is nothing if not iconic and instantly recognisable.

Nice. Solid rock and roll

Not bad, kinda standard alternative. Pretty good. Ryan has heard them before.

4.4/5 one of my favorite songs but second half dies out

Pretty good

Hmmm, i will listen to this again. Once i settled into idk if it was matching my mood or i was matching it but that was good stuff. I’d like to hear more from the white stripes is that likely to happen?

Fun stuff, but not enough Seven Nation Army on this one

I don’t know where this sits in the canon of The White Stripes but it’s not my fave but also it’s very The White Stripes and thusly, fine!

Such a great album! I didn’t expect to love this as much as I did. I’m not sure if this is supposed to be the defining White Stripes album because I definitely knew way more songs from the two that came after (Elephant and Get Behind Me Satan), but turns out I was actually secretly familiar with half the album. Fell In Love With A Girl is my favourite White Stripes song but actually everything sounds great and it feels like there are so many classics on here. The mustachioed (is that still a real word?) underwear model turned PE teacher at our school Mr Fine performed Hotel Yorba on ukelele at our year 10 camp and I remember feeling uncool because I didn’t know the song at the time (but still felt way cooler than the kids playing Bruno Mars’ The Lazy Song on ukelele at the same camp). Also We’re Going To Be Friends is just uncharacteristically beautiful and I shall be listening to that a lot more Keen for maybe more White Stripes to come? Also my final thing to say: I reckon half this album is better than Seven Nation Army

i like a lot of these but don't love them (besides we're going to be friends, my beloved) kind of crazy strong opening and closing tracks, so maybe that's all that matters

Great stuff

can totally tell how olivia rodrigo is influenced by them

Incredible Album

C'est Ok, sans plus 3

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.

This is the kind of 4.something that you round up to a 5 because it's damn good. You can hear the hunger, you can hear the reality, even when the sound is big you can tell it's not a group effort, it's two people killing it. Love love love it

I don't really know what to think. Nothing really stood out to me, but it was enjoyable enough.

decent rock album but didn't stand out too much

Haven’t listened to this album in full In forever keeping mostly to the few songs in my playlist. But was really happy to go back and remember just how good this whole album is.

White Blood Cells - The White Stripes 1. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground (7,5) 2. Hotel Yorba (1,5) 3. I’m Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman (3,5) 4. Fell in Love with a Girl (8,75) 5. Expecting (4,5) 6. Little Room (1,5) 7. The Union Forever (3) 8. The Same Boy You’ve Always Known (6,5) 9. We’re Going to Be Friends (100) 10. Offend in Every Way (7,5) 11. I Think I Smell a Rat (7) 12. Aluminum (3,5) 13. I Can’t Wait (7,75) 14. Now Mary (4,75) 15. I Can Learn (5) 16. This Protector (4,5) Calificación Final (5,5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Not the best WS album, but the creativity and variety is undeniable. Also, very unique for the time. 4.5/5.0: Excellent

really great song writing from Jack

Back before Jack White hadn't worn out his welcome and his garage punk blues sounded fresh and he didn't insist on using his octave pedal on absolutely everything

I’d prefer not to listen to this.

Super basic rock, but luckily the production is terrible.

Not a favorite of mine. Seems bad pretentiously

fell in love with a girl is diesel. rest kind of flopped but i appreciate that they tried

Like a garage rock musical.

Really fun album, great for my bike rides even tho I zone out a lot

I dont know why but i never sympatized with WS but i acknowledge that they are very influential. Overall good album not good listener.

Classic White Stripes album. Definitely top three of their albums. Love it.

I'm already a fan but had never heard this whole thing. Love them.

I have heard of The White Stripes, but only a little. I know they are an American duo, who pretended to be brother and sister, but they were married. Jack White still performs under his own name and Meg White stopped performing due to anxieties. White Blood Cells is their third studio album. It was released to universal acclaim. My first thought was Arctic Monkeys and The Strokes, but The Stripes are older than Arctic Monkeys and The Strokes are contemporaries. Other times, I thought of much older bands from the 60s and 80s. My biggest problem was White's voice. I really am not a fan of it. "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground", "Fell in Love with a Girl", "We're Going to Be Friends", "The Same Boy You've Always Known", and "The Union Forever" are the best songs. It was really hard to decide. I need quite a few more listens to be certain. Overall, it is not a terrible album and I can hear how it was part of the post-punk revival of the early 2000s. Unfortunately, it sort of disappeared by the end of the decade. 6/10.

the songwriting on this is top tier, what a bunch of really powerful tracks, everything pretty straight forward but so cohesive at the same time keeps a high energy constant pace with the help of potent riffs and primitive rhythms choosing to sacrifice complexity in favor of immediate impact and, boy, it does work the rawness and imperfections that give it that lofi vibe are not only what separates it from its contemporaries but also what gives it that timeless character maybe being too generous with my 5s but who really cares

Good album. Fun.

eh

Great Rock Album

I listened to this album today :) My teacher Annie told me about this website. It’s really interesting, It reminds me of my emo days.

Basic 60s garage sound, but heavier. JW's whiny vocals get annoying very quickly as does the overall lack of musical complexity or emotional depth. Not my cup of tea.

so peak

I'm always kind of impressed by the White Stripes but it also sounds like an off-broadway rock opera about a band called the White Stripes, in some sense impersonal and affected. I do like We Are Going to Be Friends and all for midwest bands who stay firmly midwest.

I guess it's just Jack White's voice. I just don't care for it. I *should* like the music. It's minimalist and raw, and borrows a lot of Zeppelin riffs. But for some reason, it jus doesn't do it for me.

As is typically the case with the White Stripes, the best parts are great ("Fell in Love with a Girl," "Hotel Yorba"), and the rest fades. There are pockets of personality, like the sweet "We're Going to Be Friends" and breakdown in "The Union Forever," but the back half of the album all blends together for me. 3.5.

love being able to go from a track with appreciable silence to some lower fidelity wailing and wanna dance around to both. some goldilocks type shit. anyway i'm back in my white stripes era ty jack white!! fav: fell in love with a girl (honorable mention to we're going to be friends)

I thought it was a decent album

Sorry Jack, you’re pretty annoying

Before the anthem days, this is still very much using the stripes formula - simplistic drums and a few tasty licks. Ok.

5* Great rock record. Fun. Simple.

Buen disco, fue el primero que escuche de ellos y like.

Huge fan. Elephant is my favorite of theirs, but this one is full of classics

Day847 - i’ve really become a fan of the white stripes lately. i remember “we’re going to be friends” but the album is really good

Not bad not stellar but somewhere in the middle I suppose

There's chaos amid the control that brings a more indie and artistic feel. I prefer "Elephant", but the raw and punchiness of this one makes it good in its own right.

Great album by a trendsetting duo. Lo-fi sounds and the writing is superb for a two piece

Bit repetitive, ok

Putrid and rancid turds.

I can see why people like The White Stripes and think Jack White is so great, but this didn't make me an automatic fan. A fine album, but nothing special for me.

Personally very relevant to me. This was a big part of the soundtrack of my courtship with my wife and battle with cancer. Musically excellent? No. Played with feeling? Yes. I went in with my finger hovering over the 5 but it doesn't hold up as well as I thought. 4.4

A couple of good songs in the first third but falls off a cliff for the rest of the duration.

The hits are hits, the other songs are forgettable. Not the best of the White Stripes, but not a bad album. Fell in Love with a Girl is a true standout. The type of song that I can't help but associate with driving 2 min to the high school baseball field for practice. Joy and excitement pour out. The rest of the album is not great at best and tedious at worst.

It felt more poetic than I expected or remembered: rock stripped bare, nearly to the point of spoken word. The instruments are played with more zeal than skill. It's noisy, joyful, and weird.

Attention grabs 1. The Union Forever 2. We’re going to be friends - oh! It’s this song!!!

man kannte 1/2 lieder aus dem album, eigentlich ziemlich gut

*2001. *Fell in Love with A Girl and We're Going to Be Friends are the big hits here. *I like Jack White, but a little goes a long way. This album length (40 mins) is about right. *This is better than a 3, but maybe not quite a 4. Feeling generous though, so here we go. RATING - 7.5/10

I really like “We’re Going to be Friends”, but I’m not feeling the rest of the album.

Pretty good throughout.

what an awful way to start this challenge, this shit sucked LMAO Apparently even the most pure, non-distilled indie rock still amounts to nothing but extremely simplistic riffs, irritating vocals that would sound better screamed, and Lars Ulrich level drumming (at least to me). This is so annoying that the genuine bangers (Fell In Love With A Girl, The Same Boy You’ve Always Known, We’re Going To Be Friends) are extremely jarring and don’t fit the vibe of the album at all. Almost all of these songs feel like they were made in an hour, and the ones that aren’t actively obnoxious are just absolutely nothing. Skip this and listen to literally any rock from the 70’s, it’s what they shamelessly stole from anyway

Ive found througj listening to all of these White stripes albums that I much prefer their hits in bite sized pieces rather than a full album. For my personal taste it just feels like most of their music is lacking a certain something that I cant quite put my finger on, but what I can put my finger on is this button with a 3 on it.

First track is sounding great! The tone on the guitars is cool! Vocals are better then i thought they might be Second track sounds a lot like It Ain’t Me Babe by Bob Dylan and i love it for that! I didn’t know this album had this type of sound Third track is kinda just okay to me, sounds pretty boring. It’s cool tho It’s actually kinda growing on me His vocals are nice Okay punk I love this one, so hype His vocals are great, that’s pretty consistant across this so far Very classic rock coded First time his vocals haven’t landed for me And the riff is not my favorite My least favorite so far Interlude track, vocals are nice That’s about it tho This one is another miss so far His vocals are okay but they aren’t hitting here This little chorus sounding part is cool tho Little breakdown section?? Fate of the stars by tally hall ahh guitar I think we’re back to go songs now This one is nice His vocals are smooth The only track i had heard before this This one means a lot to me It will always be my favorite no matter what Another pretty meh track ngl I probably won’t listen to this album in full again, but the good songs on here are very good This one is actually a bad song tbh Bro what is that, this one is even worse Nirvana ahh riff, this one is fs better, but still is only eh His vocals are better here tho, but really low in the mix His vocals suck here This one sounds pretty generic, his vocals are better tho Bad closer, bad vocals. Im not trying to hate or anything, just geniunely a bad album with a few hits

love the guitar and piano in some tracks, quite catchy but still a tad bit lacking.

Banging it’s a fantastic album.

A raw, stripped-down garage rock record with sharp riffs, tight drums, and a punchy, immediate energy throughout.

buenísimo

first listen was brutal but i liked a lot more after listen to it again, it’s a bit boring at times, i wish there was a song i loved, i feel like i saved many songs because of the instrumentals

fucking masterpiece

Much better than Jack White's solo work and with the occasional song that still sounds good ("This Protector") but mostly sounds exactly like it's from the early 2000s. A clangy, crashy sort of album. I never got into garage rock

This is not the one with Seven Nation Army. I've already heard that one on this list. So why on earth is this album here when their one hit is not on this album, and they are a one hit wonder band? Speaking of 'wonder', I wonder why so many entire genres are missing from this list? Where are the Euro Metal bands? Where are the actual good albums from 2001? Blackwater Park? BlueBOB? White Lillies Island? The Fake Fake Sound Of Mika Bomb? You're all insane. I may have a visceral dislike of Meg's drumming, but she wasn't the only one plying that staccato, rhythm-free, simplicity which plagued rock music at the turn of the century. I like the song titles, but I don't much like the songs. They're so short and unrelentingly average. I'd say it remains a mystery why The White Stripes became popular, but it's not a mystery at all; they had an easily sellable look and pandered to an American audience which craved bare bones, anti-complex music which wouldn't offend or challenge, which went well with beer, and which reminded them of better bands. So, not a bad album by any stretch, but there is no reason on this planet, either now, in the past, or in the future that this album should be on this list.

👍🏻

You like The White Stripes? They're...okay.

Fine I suppose - I just can't get excited by it. Feels a bit samey?

pretty straightforward upbeat and like noting I really fuck with too much little room is good 👍 like yes it’s a good album but not my style

Yeah, it's alright. Some good, some bad, some ugly.

10. 더 화이트 스트라이프즈 - 화이트 블러드 셀즈 총 16곡 수록, 40분 틀자마자 Rock임 좋잖냐~~ 그러나 큰 한 방이 없었다는 느낌이네요 배경소음에서 멎었다. 하지만 락은 좋지. 좋아... 한줄평: 첫곡의 도입이 제일 좋았어 취향: ★★★☆☆ 재방문: ★★☆☆☆

This was ok not as good as the other album though

An absolute masterpiece, and rightfully the album tha really put them on the map, setting up the success of Elephant.

Meeeeeeh. This was fine, vocals dragged it down

Lo siento un poco flunky como para estar en esta lista de álbums. Tal vez pq no es tanto mi style? Pero ya no lo puedo seguir justificando así. Creo que simplemente en algunas partes me parece mucha "bulla" más que música con sentido. No sé, no tiene ese factor "re-listen" me parece no tan escuchable. Pero dentro de todo hay un par de canciones un poco más destacables, pero nada del otro mundo.

Solid stuff!

2. Paras d

Ei oikein säväytä. ⭐⭐

There are some good tracks on here, but as a whole, I'm not feeling this album much.

I *really* want to give this a 2 as we don't need 3 White Stripes albums on this list, and this is the weakest of the bunch. I like them in general, and there are definitely some good riffs on this album, but they simply got better on the later albums and I wish we could have just stuck with those. Then again, maybe this album was removed on a later edition. Anyway, in a vacuum this album is better than 2 stars, so I'll rate it on its own merits. Just, you know, justice for the myriad of albums that are better than this that didn't make the list! 3.4

4/5

White Stripe highlights: Fell in Love With a Girl, We’re Gonna Be Friends, Hotel Yorba, Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground The rest of the album isn’t quite as strong but it’s still a good album and more precise than some of their later works

I really don't understand how the White Stripes are such a hit, I don't get the hype

Album 2 - ( Listened While hanging up washing) Fun First Listen! - Would not listen all the way through again. Gets a little samey. Think this would be great live energy I really enjoy the bare bones blues rock nature of this. It really only clicked with me that The White Stripes are only a two piece band while listening to this album. I think its neat and impressive they are able to achieve a thick and high energy sound with only two people. I thought the lyrics swung rapidly between "yeesh" and "bars!". Though I do like the rough vocal delivery favourite tracks were: "The Union Forever" (gothic moody sound), "We're Going to be friends" (nice theme), "I think I smell a rat" (fun garage track)

n senti vontade de escutar mais, é mto barulhento e seila, punkzão? HardRock? Vou tentar escutar outro dia.

Meh. I always liked, but never loved The White Stripes, and re listening to this, if anything, tarnishes the esteem I held them in.

Feels less vital compared to their later work, but I get what a bomb it was after nearly a decade of alternative cruft. Lean and mean and noisy. We're Going to Be Friends is still cute 25 years later.

4.1 Tiene una de mis canciones favoritas de toda la vida

I came into this with high expectations and joy in my heart. I leave a smaller fan of the white stripes than before. You can hear the lying (about being siblings)in the music. i found the noise of each song to be both too similar and also too varied across the album.

Me gustó mucho, es muy mi estilo para musica en inglés. Ritmo muy movido y variado.

La única que me gusto fue we’re gong to be friends 4/5⭐️

I liked this album all right and more so than I did at the time of its release, but I continue to wonder if Jack White will ever learn to sing.

So it's not Elephant, but definitely a harbinger of things to come for them and with a couple songs that still get a lot of play in my car.

I generally find the White Stripes/Jack White annoying and uninspired, and while my perception has been challenged a little with time and listening to Elephant as part of this challenge, I still find White Blood Cells annoying/boring/frustrating. The album is not without some positives, but Jack White's voice and his garage rock blues do nothing for me.

No chore here. Not an expert but I can def here led Zepplin and Rolling Stones vibes

I can understand why the White Stripes ceased to exist. After awhile the limitations of a 2-person band runs its course. It was right to acknowledge this situation and move on/break up. The White Stripes album was much better than this iteration for sure. Still, a pretty damn good album: 4 shining stars.

Álbum medio, no creo que lo vuelva a escuchar. Muy yankee, rock garage. La canción de we're going to be friends es un trend en tiktok.

Favorite track(s): Fell in Love With a Girl, We're Going to Be Friends

Had a few songs i already have in my playlist and some other songs that were good, but there is multiple that i wont revisit. Not a bad album just not their best i think

I just dont care for the white stripes at all i cannot lie

Pretty standard pop punk for the most part. Most of the songs sort of sound like the jets. We’re going to be friends is the obvious hit on this album but overall not a bad album.

This is that early 2000s music that I just cant enjoy. If I heard these songs in some montage scene in a movie I’d think it’s cool and sick but to listen to straight up, not my favorite.

The White Stripes were a special band. It's so rare for a band to have the complete package of music, musicianship, art and mystique. The red, white and black aesthetic to their clothing and album artwork, the reoccurrence of the number 3, the sibling facade - absolutely everything is deliberate. Their live performances were a level above other great bands thanks not just to Jack's musical brilliance, but also their uncanny ability to read one another. On to this album specifically, this was my first White Stripes album, and the one that broke them in the UK. It somehow sounded like a record lost since the 70s and something brand new and unique. It includes several of my very favorites - Dead Leaves on the Dirty Ground, Fell In Love With a Girl, Hotel Yorba, We're Going to be Friends, The Union Forever - but the rest of the album is terrific too. My only criticism is it is a little front loaded, but the second half is still extremely solid. Easy 5, even though it's not even their best album.

A one time favourite of mine. Still hits in the right places. Such great energy.

It really holds up. I still listen to individual songs from this album but also the whole album holds up.

NO DECEPCIONA

I think this one has aged pretty badly.

I enjoy it perché è corto, album troppo lunghi e con canzoni così tanto simili.... cause let's say it they all sound a little similar to one another ig cause it's an album e non tutti cambiano stile da una canzone all'altra, but yeah that's the point I still liked it fav song "little room" short but really really meaningful I feel like that's me rn so voto direi 7 su 10 non so se lo riascolterò però mi è piaciuto

Feels like some classic 90's rock with an influence from the Beatles - maybe a little bit of grunge. Overall I understand why The White Stripes are popular but they don't stand out to me in particular. I think it's one of those things where they were awesome at the time. Again this comes down to personal opinion but it just felt like music to me.

Maybe is their best, one more star for Meg, and Jack white sings like a desperate chicken.

Good fun!

me han gustado las lentas, el resto lo siento un poco rock pesado

I really enjoyed this, but not as much as Elephant - I think the songwriting goes up a notch on that album. This was really creative and fun though, with loads of attitude, and Jack's theatricality on display in tracks like The Union Forever. I'm a fan; I love how they manage to be derivative in the best ways, but also sound utterly original.

Standouts Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground Fell in Love With a Girl We're Going to be Friends Offend in Every Way

fuck no

Garage rock, alternative rock, indie rock.

Yeah, this is a great album. I'm glad I listened before I died. From the hits to the tracks I'd never heard, the album felt cohesive in a way other white stripes albums struggle to. 7/10

Za chto. Not a big fan.

I think De Stijl is the true peak Stripes but this is probably the most “White Stripes” White Stripes album they made. 14 year old me gives it 6/5.

I used to think the Black Keys were so much better than The White Stripes in that debate. But revisiting this, I feel it holds up so much better in the end. Hotel Yorba, Fell in love with a girl, we’re going to be friends, all classics.

this is how i found out we’re going to be friends is by the white stripes. i’m confused and kind of thrown off balance by this revelation. it doesn’t compute with what i know and love about the early 2000s indie film industry but i guess ya live and ya learn.

Escuchado, ya lo tenia en mente, buenos canciones

This is my second serving of White Stripes from the menu, and it was only marginally more palatable than the first. Whatever it is these guys apparently bring to the table, I just can't seem to stomach. Dull drumming, messy, forgettable guitar work, and nasally, obnoxious fucking vocals, it's a recipe that somehow brought them international acclaim but personally just leads to a pretty glum listen, which I'm sure was not the intention. There were at least 2-3 songs on here I did enjoy a bit to be fair, namely "We're Going to Be Friends", which has wormed it's way into the popular subconscious as a sort of quirky but chipper tune, and a couple other tracks I did enjoy the melodies/riffs. But then you have tracks like "I Think I Smell A Rat" which really epitomizes everything else that turns me off from this album and, seemingly, The White Stripes as a whole. I eagerly await the third course. Fav Track: 9 - We're Going to Be Friends Best Three Track Run: 7, 8, 9

6/10

I have avoided this for 25 years but I guess it is time? Why did I avoid it? Because I hated every one of these “the” bands that blew up at the same time. Fell In Love With a Girl felt substance free and ragged in a slapdash way instead of a raw and passionate way. I realize I am very much in the minority here. I also found Seven Nation Army to be monotonous later on. Sue me. Getting into the album, the problem comes down to a few things, the first being that Jack's voice is about as good as Meg's drumming. Like, there's a definite difference between Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground and Hotel Yorba and We're Going to Be Friends, but there's something that feels… not quite inauthentic, I believe Jack White believes in this stuff… maybe style over substance? Either way, this mostly bores me and makes me think of the bands who did this first and better. I want to at least understand White's “guitar hero” status, and at least on this album, i can't pick that out at all. 2*, top track “the same boy you've always known

Good gym album

It was like listening to a rock sample platter

Otajt, bitvis ganska falskt och med en för fattig ljudbild. Inte så bra helt enkelt. En tvåa av den svagare sorten.

Jävla ös och alla låtar är precis så långa som de håller för. I can’t wait var farligt nära ett plagiat av heart shaped box med Nirvana. Otroligt, men blev ju rätt sida gränsen till slut.

Vilket tryck, vilken push! Fint också att dom bröt av lite med den där vän-låten. Stark trea, mycket nära en fyra.

solklar femma, deluxe version all the way baby

Hårt och mjukt i fin kombination

Goodbye blues, hello garage rock! When this came out, I feel in love immediately. Give me the stripped down sound any day.

I don't listen to a great deal of The White Stripes, but the few songs I have heard from them in the past I've really enjoyed. So, needless to say, I was really excited to listen to a full album. It did not disappoint. I was vibing pretty much the entire time. It's simple, old school, and I kept coming back to it all day after my first listen. There's a couple of songs that were maybe a little lacking, but I think this was incredibly strong overall. Definitely will give this another listen!

Not really my style but still good

Good but wasn’t wowed

First song do that woah thrum thrum rock yeah - 7 second ones like hey yo whats up neighbour lets fandangle - 6 Third one got like a fun little piano/synth ditty yo this be kinda nice - 8 Fourth be like uh guitar yeah uh be like splangy yknow uh just like get it type shit - 7 Expecting be like du du du DU dun and so on and so forth where the fuck is toledo - 6 Little room is actually pretty good why do I like this one never fucking mind - 6 Dude that true love line is kinda dumb man and the rest of it is iust okay -

Overall fun rock album that has doesnt try to do too much. no real high and lows for me but still a really enjoyable listen FAV: I think i smell a rat, Now mary, Dead leaves in dirty grounds LEAST FAV: NONE

i love jack white 4/5 overall but some of these are 5/5 songs like fell in love with a girl. If i could it would be a 4.5/5

I adore all time Jack White so am biased, but this is an exceptional album - I just love the raucous energy and the tenderness of his vocals on quiter songs. As always his guitar skills are unique, and say what you want about Meg's drumming by it works. 10/10

5/5. The best White Stripes album and one of the most untouchable rock records of the 2000’s in my opinion. A lot of the greatness of this album really lies in its simplicity. nothing here is complicated or flashy but it’s performed in a super emotive and hard-hitting way which is perfect for this style of bluesy garage rock. That’s why I’ve always loved Meg Whites drumming as well. Sure she isn’t some technical wizard like Neil Peart, but she is perfect for this type of music and her drumming adds so much texture to Jack Whites guitar playing/vocals. And as for the songs here, there really isn’t a second of filler, every song is fantastic.

I have always liked them much better in theory than reality...this album reinforces that: these songs just aren't very good.

Someday there will be movies made about how Meg White and Jack White resurrected rock music from a doomed future.

Joda

Er ikke no seven nation army dette. :()

Jack always slaps

De todo mi gusto

Normal, I highlight one or two songs, not my style

I'm definitely a fan of the White Stripes, so was happy to get a chance to listen to this one. This is the first album where they switched from their more bluesy sound to a more traditional rock sound. Jack's guitar is on full display and on point for the entire album. Also love the shout out to Toledo, Ohio (the city I was born in and grew up in) during "Expecting". Great album!

no me movió ni una fibra. bueno es the white stripes no más, así que supongo que igual está aquí más por lo mediático que por lo artístico. cumple, pero no pa mi.

Man, if you're in the mood for the White Stripes they are pretty incredible. Thankfully I was today and this album rocks. It is amazing to me that just a guitar and drum kit (plus some piano) can sound so good. It's also easy to forget how iconic some of Jack White's guitar riffs have become. Excellent album.

overrated.

Clásico, buen almbun especialmente me gustaron los bajos, no mi estilo del todo pero si añadí algunas buenas

An explosive grunge classic but overwhelmed imo. Most of the tracks are short and sound like a raw scream. It's good as a whole thing but it's weaker if you start spreading it. It still has absolute bangers though

me gusta un poco

Gewoon een goed album

Not bad

I would say there are pieces of this album I like, but I don’t love the whole. Most of the songs were weirdly short, and it’s not that I wanted more of them, I just want them to go somewhere that they never did.

Boring, derivative, repetitive.

I'm a Hotel Yorba man through and through, so this was a fun one. The last few tracks drag a little bringing it down from perfect.

Raw

very good rock beatles ish?

yeah not my type

For this genre and music, for a solid record, with no real praise, nor negatives to highlight, I'd go for a 3 stars. But. I love Jack White nasal voice. The pain in his every word. His style of singing. I kinda wish he singed a different genre.

10/10

Catchy, no-nonsense garage rock music. Just can't go wrong with it. Faves: Hotel Yorba, Fell In Love With a Girl, The Same Boy You've Always Known, We're Going to be Friends, I Think I Smell a Rat

okey

guau ni tan mal

Good

No me gusto tanto muy parecido siempre y medio aburrido