White Blood Cells

Absolutely brilliant album

I do, have and always will love this band. This album features some absolute bangers. IF you’ve never listened to it in full. It is high time you do! A masterwork of early 21st century rock. One that basically lifted garage rock to the forefront.

This album made me rethink all my other ratings

this album is so good. i will keep listening to it forever and ever. the white stripes are so weird and so good.

I love the raw energy that the white stripes had on these first few albums.

Excellent

One of the albums that defibrillated guitar rock.

God damn this album’s sound is something else. And packed with great songs too.

BANGERS!

Classic. Helped revitalize the hard rock genre.

very cool

Ainda quero terminar de ouvir

Fucking hell, what an album this is. Still a regular listen. This album is fairly simplistic and by no means perfect but that is a huge part to why it is so special. if you were to re-record these songs played perfectly and extensively produced it would be a poor album. what we have here is jack white displaying the thing he has that is almost impossible to put a finger on without using the sould destroying phrase X factor.

A classic that I always love revisiting

Wow, what an introduction to The White Stripes for me. Don't know how I never listened to them sooner, but it feels criminal. The album just made me smile like I haven't smiled at an album for a long time. It was a warm, comfy rock album, and every song managed to hit all the right notes with me. Super impressed and will be checking out more by The White Stripes.

It’s easy to forget sometimes that there’s only two people on this record

Already loved this album. 5/5 I don't know if I can be objective about it. 1. I love all the songs, even the "weird" ones. Little Room, Aluminum, Expecting (less weird, but still) are all great. 2. I think I prefer the back half of the album overall, but that's because those songs are underappreciated. Favorite Songs: Same Boy You've Always Known Offend in Every Way Now Mary This Protector Hotel Yorba Finding It Hard To Be a Gentleman

It's cool to be rough around the edges and imperfect, so long as you do it with a bilge full of panache

What a great album. The opening riff hooks you and not a single song lets go. Jack White at some of his creative best.

Excellent album

Decent early naughties rock album

2021.12.17

Iconic white stripes album. love many of the songs and the whole album is on theme.

White Stripes are such a sound. The vocals, guitar and drums are all so recognisable as the White Stripes . I ruddy love it. Jack White is one of the best guitarists.

7th December 2021 Listened on the record player while working before Kate, Gareth, Ben and Nilisha came round for dinner. Just explodes into your world. Raw, reverential, tender, poetic, sublime.

Even if I did think that one song was a Jack Johnson song, still a top notch album

Thank god for jack white

Awesome album. Classic. Hotel yorba, fell in love with a girl. Dead leaves and the dirty ground.

Hi: I'm Finding It Harder To Be a Gentleman, Offend In Every Way, I Can't Wait Lo: Little Room, I Think I Smell A Rat The White Stripes minimalist sound is one of their strengths. Every track is well-composed and deliberate in every waveform...White Blood Cells isn't just a call back to classic rock (It has very early Led Zeppelin vibes, with crunchy Robert Plant-like guitars and powerful John Bonham-like pounding drums), it's stripped-down to the essentials. Like a house with the drywall removed, only every stud and beam are level, square, and plumb. It sounds wild, but it's deceptively precise. Having now heard the tracks that weren't in heavy rotation, I have a whole new appreciation and sense of importance about The White Stripes.

The bridge to their two greatest albums. I'll never not be utterly fascinated by Meg White. Apparently she started drumming on a whim, yet ended up thundering at times like she's the second coming of John Freaking Bonham. And this is band (fine, duo) without a bassist. I'll always be interested in anything Jack White does for the rest of his musical life, but there's already strong evidence Meg White brought out his best work. Plus her background vocals are always the perfect amount of spice. If you're like me and initially had this somewhere between a 4 and 5, give it the old "3 great songs, no bad songs" test. An apt comparison would be to call this the Stripes' Rubber Soul and Elephant is their Revolver.

I love The White Stripes. I'm slightly torn here. It's not my favourite of their albums but it's still brilliant. It's only 40 mins long but it's got 16 songs on it, you do the maths.

In 2004 I bought the soundtrack album of "Napoleon Dynamite" because I loved all the music, but especially for two songs. Those two songs were not on the album. One of them was "We're Going to Be Friends," which remains one of my favorite songs ever (including when sung by Jack Johnson). Had I bought this album for that song (instead of using Limewire—it was 2004 after all) I think I would have been very shocked since I was not, at that time, very familiar with the White Stripes. Oh...this is not an album of such acoustic sweetness. My first listen through was rough. All I heard was harshness—in voice, guitar, and drums. Didn't like. Started over before I finished. "Good lord, look at the praises to this album!" I noted. I'm gonna have to dig deeper and figure this out. I spent more time re-listening and reading about this album than most any I have reviewed. I watched all the videos. (The Lego one!!!) It's kind of amazing when you start to see the light, especially when, just as often, relistening reinforces and deepens your dislike. His crazy voice, the distorted guitar, and heavy percussion are raw and cool! The lyrics! "Little Room!" An homage to "Citizen Kane"! I love "Hotel Yorba." My score might be slightly inflated, just to incorporate the lovely feeling that getting a challenging assignment led to new appreciations this time.

I have heard of this group, but I really have never listened to their music before. Although I was not giddy with excitement as I listened, I really did enjoy the album. I will listen again...and again...

Pretty awesome can listen to it all the way thru

Tiny room was really cool. Minimal song with only lyrics and hi hat

The White Stripes are absolutely a back to basics rock band. This album features fairly simple songs with good riffs, memorable songwriting, and great delivery from both Jack and Meg White. But at the end of the day, the White Stripes sound like the White Stripes. They show that back to basics doesn't mean rehashing everything that went before, but doing something new with the fundamentals. Jack White's DIY ethic is important because it democratizes music, something that the rise of home recording has only expanded upon.

Amazing stripped down classic rock album. I think other than Aluminum, the album is strong from start to finish, with varied tempos and delivery. Jack White's voice doesn't sound like a great rock voice, but it is perfect for his music. Very enjoyable album.

In my opinion ythe best White Stripes album. Great song after great song. Dead Leaves...is an epic song and what follows is Jack White's best songs in his career. The songwriting is so spot on , the arrangements clean and punchy. 5 stars

really grizzly, beating-heart, drenched kind of stuff

Already loved it. Saw them at Glastonbury and it blew my mind how much of a racket 2 people could make, and the stage presence. The Union Forever is a tune.

I played this CD until it no longer functioned. Can’t believe I forgot about all the gems on this album. 100 stars.

A once over rated album and band has grown to be one of my all time favorites. Really love this one.

Top tier album 11/10

Liked it very 90's poppy grunge sound

Five stars. Mic drop.

I don't know if I appreciated this album enough when it debuted. I went through a White Stripes phase, and I bought all their albums. This one, however, I listened to and enjoyed, but now I really appreciate the entirety of it. Meg and Jack create an entire genre of music through drums, guitar, and production. The influences of 90s grunge, 70s funk, Nashville, and their own spin on things is just so refreshing. Not one dud on this album. A truly great record.

Reminds me of summers in middle school developing my personal musical tastes. Such a great record and it still holds up today

Another one I have heard before but probably not listened to as an album in over 10 years. It holds up. I felt nostalgia for the popular songs and really enjoyed the deeper cuts as well

Rating: 10/10 Best songs: all

Great album.

The riffs and haunting vocals make this a classic. No wonder Jack White is who he is...

Always loved this

Almost all songs saved

Love this band. Great album. I remember when it came out.

Fantastic!

Bloody hell this album is good. Not enough white stripes fans these days. Where are my fellow white supremacists at??

Bloody epic album! What's not to love 🥰

somehow sounds fresh even in 2021. I Smell A Rat definitely could've been left off. 9/10

love this album

The best White Stripes album I think even without the guitar solos

9/10. Thought I'd rated this already, but this was an excellent album. Good length, and fun songs that don't drag on.

Bangers

Great album. Love jack white

Classic

So soo soo good

Fun

This album is very special to me - Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground was one of the first songs I learned on guitar. Little Room is one of my favorite songs ever, not just of the White Stripes. Tons of gems here Hotel Yorba, Fell in Love With a Girl, We're Going to Be Friends. There are a few songs I don't love here but I think it's a fantastic album that still sounds great 20 years in.

This was great!! Love the white stripes!!! Many songs I’ve heard before and many that I hadn’t (: 10/10 would listen again

Big record. Reminds me of Ted’s Collision in Toronto and a fantastic time in my life

I surprisingly have never listened to the Clash, but I loved this album, it has a good beat. Might have to be one to add to the record collection!

Amazing rock. At least 4 really good songs

nice!

Good shit

Bold as love is a great song

Jack White makes rock n' roll cooler, smarter, and more fun.

Classic.

Great album with a ton of killer tracks. In my collection already.

Awesome!

After a couple of dips in the water, The White Stripes decided to make a full splash with White Blood Cells and inhabit the whole lake. A perfect blend of blues and pop without having to compromise, Jack and Meg offer us earworms that doesn't cease to fade and will have one humming even the deep cuts. If only this album can actually be in our bodies to help us stay strong...

Yo this is sick!

I like, labai raw garsas.

Really liked this! I've listened to the White Stripes before, but never anything from this album. Really stripped back, kinda almost blues rock, but still super clean. I love two piece bands that sound bigger than they are. I was so sure they were brother and sister growing up hahaha so googling them and seeing they dates was a shock for a sec. Respect Jack for taking Megs last name, a real one for sure, bet they've never been involved in any kind of scandal!

Probably my least fav White Stripes album, but that's not saying much. I still love the majority of it. I Think I Smell a Rat always was one of my favorites and it stood out above the rest on this listen. 4.5/5

Massive fan of this album already. Happily listen to anytime. Wouldn’t say it’s one of the best albums of all time but it’s simple, always drives forward, and sounds great.

Overall Rating - 3.73/5 (7.47/10). Really good early 2000s punk-like music. Once again, Jack and Meg White impress.

I’ve enjoyed Jack White’s solo work this decade and I was excited to go back and hear The White Stripes early work. This was, simply, no different, I enjoy everything about their sound and Jack’s performances, remarkably consistent from album to album and here from song to song. I actually recognized a couple of these, We’re Going to Be Friends, for one, though it is a bit of an odd fit here I must admit. The quality is undeniable from front to back, though, even if it’s bite-sized without many huge standouts. I think I’ll listen to most if not all of their material at some point. 1 listen Favorite Track: Fell In Love With a Girl

Great guitar play. Took a while to appreciate the songs, the vocalist. Eventually just let this album play on repeat.

Four stars, a solid bit of fun.

probably added an extra star because the cover looks like the indonesian flag. liked it! i think

One of the best American rock bands of the last 30 years. This album is a classic of the garage rock revival.

I like the lack of instruments at parts. Just guitar and drums sounds really good with the production used. Short and sweet songs that convey a lot and rock. inspo for greyhound

This band is the minimal intervention wine of rock. A man, his guitar, lots if different amps and effects pedals, his piano and a drummer who hates fills. I cant decide if it’s great or just average. I get the need to bash the shit out of the cymbals to fill out the sound. Another way would be to have a bass player, keyboards, etc. as i got to the end i decided there is an undeniable charm to this album. I couldnt tell if meg speeds up because of jack’s playing or visa versa. I suspect it is hom as she’s pretty metronomic and doesnt have rolls or fills that usually speed up a drummers tempo.

Great rock n roll. I love the nod to Paul McCartney's "granny music" in the middle there. I don't know if it sticks for me or not. I'll have to listen to it some 20 times more. 3.5/5

The somewhat sloppy sound, and clearly blues inspired but extremely raw.

Classic rock album, with some a bit softer songs, which works for me. I'm going to listen to some songs for a while. Overall, it is good starter, not every song is for everybody but I think that it is a well written and composed album.

White Stripes Underrated. Favs: I'm Finding It Harder To Be a Gentleman, Fell In Love With a Girl

7.5/10 Cool music Some songs more pallettable than others.

Great standard rock album

eu gosto deles. esse álbum em especial tem músicas épicas e músicas tanto faz, mas eu diria que as épicas fazem o álbum valer.

pretty solid. I really liked 'fell in love with a girl' and 'the union forever'

I think that we are going to be friends !

Really enjoyed. Simple beats and chords, but in a great way. Very artsy yet beautifully simple

I love this album

Enjoyed this! Had heard a couple of songs from it before, but never the whole album.

Solid and abrasive. I get why people hate it. I don't.

Really good, I hate Jack White but this is undeniably a great album

I liked this. His voice is a wee bit grating at times but overall it doesn’t bother me enough to hurt my enjoyment of this album. It is a little samey by the end but maybe I’m just not a discerning enough listener

Very solid album. Jack White was on one in the early 2000s

I've somehow never listened to a White Stripes album before. Obviously I've heard the hits but for some reason nothing ever clicked enough for me to check out their catalog. I think Jack White's voice isn't what I want it to be but, I'll be damned if I wasn't tapping my toes throughout. Solid album that I'll be adding to my collection

I will unapologetically argue that this is the last good White Stripes record. In fact this album is an absolute ripper, and with DeStijil and their S/T is an astounding run for a band's first three albums. This record came out around the time mix CD's were falling out of fashion, but I guarantee that I Fell In Love With A Girl made it on more than one while I was wooing young women. Did it work? Obviously not. Does this record still rip? Obviously. 4.5*

When this came out I remember thinking "this is really cool". But..i never felt the need to listen beyond the radio singles and I don't think I missed much. It's weird to think they were the aughts. A lot of it blends together. Still a 4.. the singles were the hits for a reason.

Not as consistently great as Elephant. But better than anything he’s done after.

Good album

pretty solid record overall, not many outstanding tracks to me at first time listening but songs make sense within the album

Somehow never really been a fan, bu this is almost flawless, top to bottom. I accidentally saw them in the fall of 1998 with about 6 other people. Amazing memory. Happy to have Jack living here in Nashville. He’s a genius and a joy.

Great album. Was actually anticipating giving it 5 stars when it came up. As I listened this time, I do feel the album weakened in the back half. The front half of this album is loaded with all-time classics.

it's raw and energetic. jack white seems to be at his best with limitations. i would say this is the second best white stripes album ("elephant" is the best). my jack white trajectory: he's cool > "elephant" > these last white stripe albums have a handful of good tunes > raconteurs is cool > all your vinyl stuff is pretentious and i like vinyl > ignoring solo records > enjoying his political stances > reviewing his album on 1,001

haha er singt nonig soo suuber uf dem aber ich lieb wie raw s ganze isch. alles tönt gad igsteckt und los. huere cool. aso ischs mega nöd de jack isch perfektionist. aber suuuper. we're going to be freinds isch suuuper cute. ich ha irgendwie immer mega gern wenn white stripes tasteinstrument spieled. this protector isch suuuper nice. ich find s het chlii z wenig hooks uf dem album und s isch chli a mir verbii aber ich lieb ihren sound halt. vieri.

me encanto

Reminds me of good times back in my teens, solid album

Awesome

Always creative and fun to listen to!

it's good, has the proper garage rock sound Will I listen to again: 87%

Great but why not their first album?

peaaaaaaaaaaakkk

Awesome!

Strong 4, borderline 5.

Really solid, great guitar, not quite got the highs of elephant

Really enjoyed this. I like the White Stripes but I've not listened to them much. Hopefully that'll continue as I can tick off more if their albums and not just listen to Elephant!

16 songs and a run time of 40 minutes kept this album interesting and super listenable.

It’s got all manner of different sounds. Jack White knows how to throw an album together

This is easily my favorite White Stripes album, and as such I've listened to it many times over the years, especially the faultless initial stretch of five songs from "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" to "Expected". I have good memories of driving around aimlessly with my sister in the car with this in the CD player. I still think it's great musically, but I've never liked Jack White's lyrics; they give a surface impression of telling a story but end up aimless and incoherent without compelling enough details to latch onto. If I'm honest, his lyrics also reflect such a deeply heterosexual male posturing of machismo that I find alienating and unrelateable (hate this term, but it's true, and relevant for music that's intended to be entertainment rather than art). "Seven Nation Army" isn't on this album, but I think that song in particular really harms their legacy in a way and makes it odd to try and remember how this album felt and sounded in its time. That song has been so overplayed at this point, even being piped into sports stadiums as background music for crowds of hundreds of tipsy, beleaguered sports fans. I think it's hard for a band to recover any sense of mystique when a song of theirs gets so enormously popular, especially with a band like this where so much of their appeal comes from a certain charming amateurishness which gets lost when they get to the sports-stadium level.

quality garage rock despite the character of jack white's voice. pretty cool that they made this album right after they divorced, very fleetwood mac.

The best White Stripes album that I've heard so far

God I love the White Stripes. Jack and Meg have so much chemistry and their style of playing beautifully complement each other. This is not my favorite White Stripes record since it does have some personal skips like the Rat song and Aluminum, but it is arguably the "most" White Stripes album and a great first introduction to the band. The most basic elements, like the distinctive guitar, the understated drums, and just pure rock energy are done so well without needing the more serious dive that other White Stripes material does.

I prefer this to jack's solo stuff. very basic but some good tracks

Pretty, pretty good.

yessssss!!!

Hard edgy electrified punk blues that sounds massive but lacks a little when it comes to groove. It doesn’t seem to get into your hips, it doesn’t have the boogie. It’s angular. It has a lack of curves. I enjoyed it.

Just a great rock album. 4/5

A classic.

knew more songs than expected! was anticipating this being more abrasive than it was. I feel like I liked it an average amount, but this dataset is warping my internal scale. 4.

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Love this album. I've heard it many times before. 4/5

Jack and Meg are probably the best duo to come out of rock music in this era. Nothing on this album sounds extraordinary or "special". It's just good regardless. Technical skill and the ability to produce a range of sounds is paired with great album structure and the ability to create songs that make you feel good while also sounding good.

3.5 for White Blood Cells. There are some definite bangers on here. I love that the album is filled with mostly short songs, that get in, make their point and get out. no mindless noodling. I appreciate the garage rock sound a lot, but there's a point where it gets exhausting, and I found that a bit after the album's true gem, "We're Going to be Friends", that it was starting to wear on me. There is some very raw, unfiltered and good blues rock hidden down in this album, and it's worth listening to many times. Standouts: The Same Boy You've Always Known I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman The Union Forever

po pire mais c quand quon a dla musique quebecois icite vive le quebec. best: we're going to be friends. worst: aucune idée

elephant better

After listening to so many rock albums, I have a new found appreciation for the crisp style of the white stripes

Love it. Jack White makes me feel sexy, rebellious, wild, young. In between so folks, then rock again. Angry but also looking for love.

its a great album. It has lots of energy and a crazy amount of variety for only having two band members. I love it. Expect "Alumium" - this track just sucks.

Schöne Gitarrenriffe, Stimmen meist überschlagen (wohl so gewollt), sperrige Songs, roh und ungestüm.

Loved this album, heard a few of the tunes before, but so good , don’t own the album, but one to consider - “ fell in love with a girl” great track……..say no more🕺🏻

Brought back a ton of memories from being a teenager during this time. Some of these tracks were nice and raw and others seemed a little overdone but that’s probably because I’ve heard them so much before.

Really nice

Great album

Despite being a millennial person that could have grown up to this sort of music, I didn't really seek out The White Stripes as much except for Icky Thump (not on the list). Great guitar work on that one! White Blood Cells is the first of the three albums The White Stripes have on this list. They're a notable 2000s rock band in the sense that rock music's role in the music status quo as "top dogs" (or rockism for academics) was waning. The Gold Rush was already passed its peak, you were not going to create a new Rolling Stones, Zeppelin, KISS or even a Nirvana once you hit the 21st century. Rap music helped push pop music back and reminded us all that the biggest music is the most accessible and rock music was becoming typecasted, not having the same marketable appeal as it had to boomers and gen x'ers. Rock was simply so big and had so many specific umbrella genres and niches, whereas pop was like corn or rice. Where am I going with this? Well, The White Stripes sort of represent some of the best 'rock' music of the decade. The Arctic Monkeys were the British equivalent (substitute garage rock with post punk) of a big 2000s rock band. White Blood Cells was the album/big singles that made The White Stripes go from indie act to pop culture. White Blood Cells has a bunch of songs that are quick to the punch, although not all of it is fully garage rock or punk inspired. I think that execution isn't fully flawless, but it does give them a certain sound that they were going for. But I don't know man, it just doesn't hit that hard for me. Some of these songs I can't care less for (Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground, Hotel Yorba, We're Going To Be Friends), some cromulent offerings and a couple of good stuff. It's overall a fine album, but compared to the other White Stripes albums, doesn't offer as much to me. It's bread you get for free with a slightly special butter selection while you wait for your food to get to the table.

I wasn't a fan of The White Stripes when they first came on the scene...I got all the garage rock bands confused - Jet, The Hives, The Strokes, etc. etc. But I am glad I finally listened to this, it's very good.

a really good album, has some of my favorite songs by them

Some standout tracks here from one of the great groups of this century. What I like about Jack White's approach is that he keeps things simple, straightforward, and short. Each song has an infectious hook that White pounds you with until you have to bang your head in acknowledgement, but he always cuts off the song before that hook gets overly annoying.

I said it once before but it bears repeating…….. I LOVE MEG WHITE

I've got half these songs saved already (Dead Leaves, Yorba, Fell In Love, etc) but idk if I'd ever even listened to the full album before. Great stuff.

Fun and musically interesting album.

Remember when the bass player for Redd Kross added a bass to this album and called it Red Blood Cells? I've always liked this album. Not my favorite from The White Stripes. But this listen I found it to be too long. Still good though.

One of, if not the, best garage duos ever. As much as I like this album though, I don’t think it’s the best white Stripes album.

Жена у старого конечно стремная

Decent Guitar Riffs. Decent lyrics. But it's the generally the same four chords over and over. Which is fine.

364/1089, officially more than a third through the list as it stands today. Very good record. Love the pace, nothing lingers too long. Not as life changing as Elephant a few months ago, but enjoyed it nonetheless.

What I like most about 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 is how much it does with so little. With just guitar and drums, The White Stripes create an album that feels raw, energetic, and surprisingly varied. There’s nothing fancy about it, but that’s exactly the point. The songs live or die on their riffs, melodies, and attitude, and most of them work. The album also has a looseness that makes it feel alive. Nothing sounds overthought or polished to perfection. Instead, it captures a band that seems completely confident in its simplicity and knows exactly how to make it work. The only thing missing is the truly massive song that would arrive on the next album. Even so, 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 already sounds like a band on the verge of becoming something much bigger.

OMg that one song from Napoleon Dynamite

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

I love this album

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

4.4

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.

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.

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.

A modern classic. Great rough cuts mixed with hits.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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!

crunchy. classics.

Pretty, pretty, pretty good

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

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

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

Actually quite good!

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.

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

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?

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

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.

I thought it was a decent album

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

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

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

Pretty good throughout.

Banging it’s a fantastic album.

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

2. Paras d

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Good gym album

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.

Hårt och mjukt i fin kombination

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!

Good but wasn’t wowed

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

De todo mi gusto

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.

Gewoon een goed album

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.

very good rock beatles ish?

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.

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

Good

Better than Elephant

i can tell that we are gonna be friends :) dnf unfortunately :( but i liked what i heard!

Starts off with a bang - "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" and "Hotel Yorba" are among my favorite White Stripes songs. "The Union Forever" is a little annoying to me. "Aluminum" sucks too. Lots of good here though, pretty classic White Stripes.

Overall a strong album with some nice tracks on it and no particularly weak tracks but also nothing that stand out either. I did particularly enjoy Offend in every way and I think I smell a rat. I might have to give this one another go in a bit 3.5

me ha encantado este album. esos sonidos pesados pero que se hacen ligeros en la combinación de todos los elementos, la diversión de la voz que interpreta, no solo canta. creo que lo mejor para mí han sido las letras. además la portada es muuy guay.... me gusta el concepto de la banda. gran descubrimiento!! me gustan im finding it harder to be a gentleman, hotel yorba y expecting sobre todo

Fun album

Ottimo album, quando si scopre che è stato realizzato in 3 giorni quasi non ci si crede, nonostante la sua semplicità all'Interno delle canzoni abbastanza brevi non stanca e nel garage rock questo è il rischio maggiore

Awesome

3.5/5

I like

a lot of fun and joy! Love me some stripes!

These guys were just always good.

Review - this was such a fun era of garage rock. It feels like it was just as slick home recordings were becoming possible with laptops and DAWs that there was a (maybe inadvertent?) backlash to the high fidelity sounds taking over rock music. I don't know that White Stripes were really the best band of the bunch back then, but they had some great songs and a great aesthetic. Always loved Meg White's drumming, and while not all the songs are bangers the songs that hit are great. Much dirtier guitar sounds than I'd expected at times, love it Rating - 8/10 Need to hear? YES

Listening to this is like catching up with an old friend. Haven't seen them in a while and it's nice to spend time them. Great songs, recorded simply with no frills. I like it a lot. Will probably be a while before I listen to it all the way through again though.

I was shocked to hear this is their third studio album with how charmingly hectic and garage-rock it still maintains. Like a very crunchy potato chip.

I appreciate this album more as an unc than I did as a boy

still hits

The union forever, Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground, were going to be friends, I think I smell a rat, I Can't Wait, this protector

I really like half the songs but the other half are a bit harsh on my ears. Overall a decent album, though.

Surprised me--almost went 5/5 here.

Solid early white stripes album, highlight is fell in love with a girl

This is a solid 4 bordering on a 5 - plenty of good memories of course as this was big during my university years, it was kind of a perfect fit that way. This band is very inventive and creative and the sound is really fantastic.

Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground Were gonna be friends I can’t wait Offend in every way

Day 18 — The White Stripes — White Blood Cells (2001) Listened: Mar 16, 2026 Genre: Garage Rock / Blues Rock / Alternative Rock Vibe: Raw, stripped-down blues-driven garage rock — just guitar and drums creating a sound bigger than it has any right to be, classic rock energy filtered through lo-fi punk attitude Highlights: • Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground • Hotel Yorba • I’m Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman • Fell in Love with a Girl • Little Room • The Union Forever • We’re Going to Be Friends • I Think I Smell a Rat • I Can’t Wait • I Can Learn Impression: Great classic rock sound with great guitar riffs from top to bottom. Jack White nails the melodic guitar riffs alongside the vocals and Meg White is a perfect minimalist foil on drums. Remarkable that two people make this much noise and this much melody simultaneously. Rating: 4.3/5 Keep songs? Yes Revisit album? Definitely

I enjoyed this, love the vocal and some blistering guitar. Drums on one track in particular sounded like a skiffle band. Ditch the person banging the drum and get a drummer . Otherwise good album.

Not my favourite of theirs

Hell yeah!

Good album! Some legendary songs! 8.3/10

Wow

This is good stuff.

Dead Leaves is such a strong intro track. Not everything is cohesive, but I really enjoyed it

This such a cohesive album. Every song leads perfectly into the next song. This is raw punk at its best.

A really dope album. Love the vintage distortion of the instruments and Jack's voice. Very bluesy in ways that demonstrate an homage to the greats. Eclectic tastes between the two of them. Highlights: I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman, Fell In Love With A Girl, We're Going To Be Friends (ofc)

Punchy and catchy

Still v good

Great memories of playing this on repeat on my old 32MB MP3 player back in 3rd year art class

Just raw and wriggling.

Very good

Kicking off my journey with one I already own. I picked this one up back in... oh idk 2003-2007 sometime. I got it because I had liked Elephant. Impressive what you can do with just 3 (4 if you include vocals) instruments. The White Stripes manage to carry maximalist intensity minimalistically. This one's a slightly different beast compared to Elephant (pun not intended but I'm also not sorry). It takes a little time to warm up to. It's (intentionally) jagged. It goes out of it's way to be the antithesis of what was popular at the time (super polished, hyper manufactured). I appreciate that about it but I understand why some people wouldn't like it. It's not something I would recommend to just anyone.

Decent 8

Gran banda, punk rock americano, muy disfrutable

I could always take or leave the White Stripes - I liked a few of their songs, but wouldn't have listened to an album. This one surprised me, then: really enjoyed it, pretty cohesive and strong throughout.

I grew up with this album, it was one of the first records I bought, so it’s a hard one to rate. Relistening to it, it struck me that it’s really more than the sum of its parts. I’d say 1/3 of the songs are great, and the other 2/3 are fine to good, but the songcraft is far less important than the aesthetic sensibility and Jack White’s youthful chip-on-his-shoulder attitude. In truth this album was a hugely original objet d’art that really had no place in the contemporary popular music scene (Linkin Park, Gorillaz, Daft Punk and Jay Z on one side; Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes on the other). It triggered a garage-rock mini-revival from lesser imitators who never captured the intensity and mystery of this particular act. It’s hard to imagine now but there was a really special time where Jack White was not a “famous rock musician” but rather an outsider folk artist and this album captures it beautifully.

4/5

Muy bien disco de una gran banda