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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
Better than Elephant
The White Stripes offers great, grungy, garage rock, and this album is a perfect example. Great album all around with energetic sings, and always loved You and I are going to be friends.
Sometimes stumbles onto genius but takes a lot to get there
Tiene un sonido marcado y consistente, bien pesado y garagero, pero no va más allá de eso, las letras no son tan importantes y tiene sus momentos "experimentales" pero no sale de lo común, aún así es un buen álbum para cuando temes ganas de mover la cabeza.
Not my fav
great
Not their best album but still a good listen.
Contemporary Bob Dylan. The lyricism is interesting. The instrumentation is catchy. The vocals are unlistenable. Great stadium jams or high energy road trip jams, but not for the daily playlist
The simplicity and voice of the white stripes just bounces me off them.
Is it punk? Blues? Garage? All of them? Whatever it is, it's great
Bra grejer
it was goo dbut annoyed me
i can tell that we are gonna be friends :) dnf unfortunately :( but i liked what i heard!
Great band as always, love their sound, but probably not their best album 4/5
I think the white stripes suck
big 3
aşşırı beğenmedim pek benlik değil takılmam yani takmıyo belli
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.
excellent. true talent
Fell in love with a girl clears
Ik ben een fan van de white stripes maar er zitten veel missers op dit album. Ook een paar leuke nummers.
Very good album. Several great songs. It's at least 4 stars. And, with a couple more listens, this may end up reaching 5.
It’s the white stripes, Jack White is good at guitar. I don’t get the hero worship. It’s good enough but kinda meh except for the one song.
I think this frontloads the heavy hitters but it’s a really fun listen, a good home for these riffs and silly lyrics. It kinda reminds me of some Anti-Folk stuff in content but has some v strong instrumentation to bring it to life
the ultimate 3.5 on rym band. like nothing is bad but its all like.. not that exciting. and just good and solid. honestly good for them for really making some iconic rifts in an era where guitar music was kinda dying? I feel like white millennial dads are listening to the white stripes in the garage like white boomer dads listened to venom and anvil in the garage y'kno what im sayin
Господи, вы серьёзно? Типа ещё два альбома White Stipes мне придётся терпеть в рамках этого челленджа? О боже.. Мне НЕ нравится группа White Stripes Мне НЕ нравится голос и манера исполнения Джека Уайта. И никогда не нравилась. Я впервые решил дать шанс и послушать что-то помимо Seven Nation Army (который был прослушан мною против моей воли) и мне НЕ понравилось. Хотя я фанат гаражного рока. Совершенно заурядная вещица, 3/5. 3 - за то что некоторые песни были не столь ужасно скучны а Джек Уайт иногда даже не раздражал своим пением. Ей богу, ни одного альбома Weezer, зато 3 от white stripes...
Wonderfully simple. Most of the tracks having just 3 instruments (including vocals) and some quite simple drums, and using that to pull some rockin tunes out of the bag is no small feat. Elephant is definitely better though. Fav track might be We're Going to Be Friends, a song so simple even I can play it
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
I dint like it very much
My favorite band growing up
exellent
Fantastic album with different sound for 2001. This album enhanced my appreciation of music.
I listened to this on repeat during fall and winter 2001/2002. My girlfriend at the time was so annoyed.
Very Good Album, The White Stripes refined their sound with this record and gives us the iconic "fell in love with a girl" song, Grew up listening to the white stripes so its a bit of a comfort band to me so this album hold a special place in my heart
Sounds like it was made by and for 14 year old boys.
Started out great i was looking forward but then it just stayed the same
Als guyliner muziek was, zou het zo klinken. Geen fan van hun sound en vibe tbh. Poser Pirate muziek. Als de Beatles maar 2 akkoorden kenden en auditie deden voor de Mad Hatter. Not my thingggg. Beste nummer: We're Going To Be Friends. Slechtste nummer: I Think I Smell A Rat
111. ok
I’ve enjoyed getting more familiar with WS/Jack White through this challenge and ready to listen to more. A few more familiar tracks on this one and enjoyable, whilst also keeping their raw, rough sound. Singles certainly stand out more, but still quality throughout, even if a bit too much or messy at times. But I respect the boundary pushing and originality. Drags on a bit, but brought back from the brink with ‘…Friends.’ Some killer, some filler, lots of spirit and originality.
3.5
Great fucking album, but I still prefer *Stijl*, *Elephant*, and *Satan* 9.5 ★★★★½
Cool garage rock album, not my favourite White Stripes album. 4 stars
This album came out at a time when blues-based rock seemed like a thing of the distant past, and Jack and Meg really managed to put a fresh spin on it and make it cool again. It's like the ballsy blues rock of Zeppelin distilled through this raw punky DIY filter. It blew my mind when I first heard it and immediately wanted more. There's a ton of modern classics here including "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground", "Hotel Yorba", "We're Going to Be Friends", "The Same Boy You've Always Known", and a song that's high on my list of all time favorites, "Fell in Love with a Girl". But, beyond that, there's some pretty great deeper cuts like "I Think I Smell a Rat", "I Can't Wait", "Little Room", and "This Protector". Rock and roll at it's finest. 5 stars.
Fell In Love With A Girl is a great song, mainly thanks to its LEGO music video by Michel Gondry. If I had to pick just one White Stripes album for the 1001 list however then it would be Elephant and not this. Not this. Hotel Yorba is a Hotel Nope.
Estaba muy bueno y lo guarde en mi biblioteca, tiene temas q hasta puse en mis me gusta de stotify y ya tenia uno de sus temas guardados pero d otro album
Canciones muy buenas, no me gustaron todas. Habian unas muy ruidosas
Couple bangers mixed in but nothing to sit down and vibe to
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
it was okkk it was decent not like good but not bad either so yea ?
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
Love I Think We Are Going To Be Friends but the test doesn't do much for me
One to come back to. The first half of the album grew on me at the second listen. I like Jack White and other White Stripe albums, but I think it was too much cacophony for how I was feeling.
This was supposed to be a rock revival?? A couple things i will say is that I wasn’t bored for the most part, he kept the energy high but despite that it still comes off empty. The saving grace from getting a one is that the second half of this album is much better than the first with more of a variety. The first is full of songs that are redundant and sound indistinguishable from each other. The entire album feels very corporate today, most of it belongs on a Madden soundtrack not a greatest albums list. However I do understand that it was apparently a shock to everyone when it came out but I’m too young for that and I’ve heard this style 100s of times since then. Maybe if I was in high school when this came out I would enjoy it more but it’s no Nevermind. Nowadays I hear better music made by high schoolers in their garage. Except for “we’re going to be friends”, “Dead leaves and dirty grounds”, and “offend in any way” I wouldn’t say I like any song. Hopefully I enjoy their other albums coming up. 1.5/5⭐️
There’s a couple great songs on it, but they have the same problem across all albums, which is that a two piece isn’t terribly dynamic.
Awesome
I know this album like the back of my hand. Still holds up. Solid album. It's really good. Elephant is only slightly better as it's a more cohesive and fully realised project, whereas this album is more sprawling and eclectic. Elephant is the better album, while this is more a collection of really good tunes. A few like The Union Forever, Little Room, and Aluminum are almost avant-garde (as much as garage rock can be) which can be an understandable turn off for some, but I dig it all the same.
So, I'm pretty sure I've heard one or two songs by these guys before, but never a full album. I am kind of excited to hear what they're all about, I hope to at least enjoy it well enough. Let's go... 1. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground - I don't love it, but this one is cool 2. Hotel Yorba - This one's cute! I like it 3. I'm Finding It Harder To Be a Gentleman - Oop, not vibing with this one at all. No thank you 4. Fell in Love with a Girl - I like the style of this. This one is fine, it's fun 5. Expecting - This one is okay 6. Little Room - Okay this is fun, I like it lol 7. The Union Forever - Some of the genius annotations have me side-eyeing you guys. The way people just talk about women, yikes lmao. Anywho, this song is fine. The rhythm change up one verse 3 is fun. 8. The Same Boy You've Always Known - This is fine/fun 9. We're Going To Be Friends - I know this one from commercials. It's really cute and iconic. I have have a slight love for it. 10. Offend in Every Way - I really really like the sound of this one. The guitars are great! I vibe with this one pretty well! I fear some may take it as a MAGA anthem, but I don't see it like that lol 11. I Think I Smell a Rat - okay intro, holy shit wow. This one is fun, I like! 12. Aluminum - Spacey, fun, and weird. I like it! 13. I Can't Wait - Guitars are fun, but song is meh overall 14. Now Mary - This one is fine. I love the sound, but meh lyrics lol 15. I Can Learn - This one is fine once again lol. Not bad, just okay 16. This Protector - Okay, so 3 or 4... Overall, I think this album is just okay? Not bad in anyway, most of the songs are fine enough, but it's just missing something to really click with me. I guess I need to stop being so generous with my 3's, because this is better than some other I gave 3's, honestly better than some I have 4's, but if I'm being honest it's a 3. 3.5 I guess
I can now confidently say that this is the most I've ever listened to White Stripes. I don't think they're a bad band, but it's a bit silly that they've now appeared thrice on this list and I struggle picking the songs apart. It's pleasant music, but nothing that really sticks in my brain afterwards.
I used to hate the White Stripes because they didn't have a bassist. Then Michael Cera made that joke in Juno and I felt vindicated. I don't hate the White Stripes anymore, but I don't like them either. they were definitely a moment in time kind of band.... "He married his sister?"
3.5/5
A couple favorite songs on here - but this is not my preferred White Stripes album.
It felt like a sugar rush on the veins, it was chaotic, it was fun to hear, it feels like a nice album to play some game or do some homework when you're about to play because it really wakes you up. For me, it was really long and it felt kinda monotonous at some time, but it wasn't because of anything but its duration, still cool tho
Formative.
Слишком хаотично, бессистемно.
Their first album was ground-breaking. This album sounds like they shifted the ground a bit but no breaking going on - it starts to get a little irritating after a while.
Still sounds as good as ever
Love the White Stripes
I like
Ultimate garage rock. Love so many of these songs.
a lot of fun and joy! Love me some stripes!
So good. Every one is a banger.
We're Going To Be Friends
Loved this when it first came out, love it still now
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.
more gooder than I remember but honestly too fucking long
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.
4/10
His vocals sometimes border on being too Robert Plant, the songwriting often leans a little bit too much on Paul McCartney worship- (I audibly said "c'mon now" at how McCartney-ish "We're Going to Be Friends" is). But I cannot deny some really great tracks appear here: "Fell in Love With a Girl," "The Union Forever," and "Offend in Every Way" being my favorites.
Nice, I think overall I enjoy this album more than Elephant, but Elephant has Seven Nation Army...
A couple of decent singles on there
This is a really good foundation of the white stripes' sound, and while later albums filled it out a bit more (up to the peak of their experimentation and sound selection, icky thump) this is cool as a super-stripped back bit of rock!
idk i miss pop dawg love that he took his wife's last name tho
It was fine, but won't be coming back to it. Not my thing.
Jack white is a genius.
Never liked this band. I can see the appeal of their punchy, clean blues-rock, but it airways sounded like a sanitised pastiche to me. I also don't really like Jack White's vocals or the songwriting. Having said that, this album "clicked" with me today more than their music has before. I like the looser, sloppier sound they have on some tracks, which is closer to garage-punk. And some of the more idiosyncratic songwriting appealed to me on this record. There are still quite a few forgettable and generic tracks, but I do respect their whole endeavour a little more. 3*
A classic, a true classic of my own vintage. Binding a classic rockers gift for iconic riffs, bristling guitar tones and pace that ranges from the Ramones to Led Zepplin, with lyrical sensibilities that range from the potently juvenile to the suprisingly mature and vocals in a league of their own. If I had to describe Jack White's voice, maybe somewhere between Neil Young and Brian Johnson. Somehow they manage to squeeze in 16 tracks to this 40 minute record, and that just speaks to their economy of style. They never milk a simple hook for all its worth. And they sprinkle the instantly unforgettable tracks, like Fell In Love With A Girl (delerious and cathartic) and We're Gonna Be Friends (delightful and arcadian), among tracks that are more about the driven lick than a catchy vocal hook. Their styles and genre references are broad as deep south vampire rock, made for TVs True Blood (no not really) in I Can Learn to 60's Beatles changes in Now Mary. If it weren't for the cornerstone texture of Meg's bombasticly battered kit and Jack's double dialed up screaming vintage guitars and catscratch voice that somehow sounds overdriven too, which glues the whole grab bag together, it could have been an extremely fractured record. Instead it's an album with enormous range. It's no suprise it launched an enormous and legendary career. 5 stars.
Heard Before; 3; I've always kinda sorta enjoyed the White Stripes. This album is fun to listen to. Barebones, stomping, guitar and drum songs. Heavy on the palm muting and power chords. The stripped down sounds conveys a lot of energy, but at the same time, the songs sound a little formulaic after a while. Favorite Track: Fell In Love With A Girl
I appreciate this album more as an unc than I did as a boy
still hits
Conocía 2 canciones y encontré una que se me quedó en la cabeza
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
Highlights: Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, Hotel Yorba, I'm Finding it Harder To Be a Gentleman, Fell In Love With a Girl, Expecting, Little Room, We're Going to Be Friends, Oh I Think I Smell a Rat, Now Mary I do consider myself a big fan of Jack White, but I haven't listened to this record in its entirety for a while. Way back when I last listened to it I didn't really like the second half. As it turns out, that's still the case. It was too tame for his usual style I guess. Especially when you look at his latest solo stuff. Tracks are very short so I feel like the sounds weren't fully explored. It kinda feels like a lot of unfinished ideas and I didn't really like that sort of aftertaste in my ear... It's not even that long so I'm not mad that it's full of these short experiments, but they just didn't click with me. Little Room however was a short lil experiment that I liked. Kinda weird because I usually hate something that short. I don't know if I understood it correctly, but it was funny in my head. I like Elephant and De Stijl much more. They feel much more like a proper White Stripes /Jack White record than this. Therefore I am now sure I won't be revisiting this record as a whole for quite some time again, but the highlights will remain in rotation as they already have been.
Great band and music
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
5/10
Second White Stripes album in a month and I just don't think I can get with this band, man. This one is ever so slightly less annoying than Elephant. The Union Forever has a truly evil sounding progression that I like, but not for more than a minute or so on that track. Otherwise, just sounds like sorta weak voiced whiny shouting with edgy surface level emotion lyrics and no bottom end (on purpose, I know I know). I wanna try connecting with the lyrical content more but I can't stand Jack White's voice. I don't think it's gonna get out of 1 star territory, MAYBE a 1.5.
listened to this one in the background while doing some work, didn't even notice how it started looping again. it's a nice listen, i liked it! could say it's great album, could also say that none of the song really stood out but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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.
Underrated in my eyes. They're formulaic, every song goes dum dum dum dum chh chh chh chh chh chh, but you know what? I love that.
Це другий альбом гурту в цьому списку, і цей мені сподобався суттєво менше. Майже весь альбом звук та мікс тут такі, що дуже орієнтуються на те, як колись було, і мені це рішення здається не дуже вдалим. Якщо на інших альбомах гітара Уайта іскриться та є драйвом їх музики, то тут цього практично не відчувається.
Як на мене, то дуже посередній альбом, який ще й стає відчутно гірше у другій половині.
Great album! Songs are very short though, and I would have like some self indulgence on the length of a few of them.
Not my favourite of theirs
Hell yeah!
Fun from start to finish
Good album! Some legendary songs! 8.3/10
Wow
This is good stuff.
I like the White Stripes, and own a couple of their albums, but not this one. White Blood Cells occupies a weird space for me. It sits between their early raw rock and their more adventurous dabbling into other things, and sounds like they don't have a foot firmly planted in either. It's got quite a few great tracks on it, but doesn't feel cohesive as an album. It's good, but not great yet.
A 5er. Jack white can do no wrong in my books. He's been consistently putting out amazing music for the last 25 years.
Dead Leaves is such a strong intro track. Not everything is cohesive, but I really enjoyed it
The best White Stripes album. I will die on that hill.
This such a cohesive album. Every song leads perfectly into the next song. This is raw punk at its best.
I love this album, I love The White Stripes and Jack White. I have listened to this album so many times.
Pretty good, some very high highs and generally one of the better rock albums with some good ideas.
Didn’t like this one at all
Please excuse my language.... This album is fucking glorious.
girl whatever
Mostly bearable with a sprinkling of hey that almost had something there. Did not care fore lead vocal or heavy guitar combination that was noisy enough to make me wanna keep volume low
I like the vibe, but towards the end got a little tiring.
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
White Blood Cells is a raw, energetic record that captures the stripped-down spirit of early-2000s garage rock. Jack White’s riffs are sharp and memorable, and the minimal two-person setup gives the music a scrappy immediacy that clearly helped spark a new wave of guitar bands at the time. At its best, the album is punchy and exciting. Songs like “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground,” “Fell in Love with a Girl,” and “Hotel Yorba” show how effective the band can be when the riffs, melody, and attitude all line up. Still, the minimalism occasionally works against the album. Without much variation in instrumentation or dynamics, some stretches start to feel a bit repetitive, and the energy that makes the best tracks pop doesn’t always sustain across the entire record. It’s easy to hear why this album was influential and why it resonated so strongly when it arrived. For me, though, it’s more a record I respect than one I feel compelled to revisit often. A strong three.
enjoyable
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.
It was alright, singles were good, rest was meh
Very good
what a great band, man. theres a whole history (both canonical And personal-feeling) of rock music imbued in these songs...its hard not to catch glimpses of everything from the beatles to the ramones to black sabbath to tom petty to big star (we're going to be friends, the worlds greatest Thirteen fanfiction). but even tho each track can feel almost like a full creative reset in terms of musical ideas and inspirations, the whole thing is also filtered through the unbeatably strong personality of the band's constants, from meg's drumming to jack's taste in guitar tones to the overall melodic sensibility. it never lapses into feeling like a pastiche, or wholly like anything but itself, leading to all the borrowed bits and pieces feeling like a Richness. i probably prefer its more technicolor followup, but hearing all the wild ideas filtered through the rickety garage sound is still its own incomparable pleasure
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
Can definitely hear the remnants of the 90s in this album. Not really my first choice of music but if someone else was playing this in the car my ears wouldn’t bleed? Definitely some rly nice technical stuff going on. I enjoyed
Liked this in more. Pretty Solid but Not really 4* worthy
Muy bien disco de una gran banda
There are a couple gems in here but a lot of songs that are just okay and not much more. It's fine as far as 2000s punk goes but it doesn't really do much. The mix is lacking and the performance is fine. I'm a fan enough of the genre but this album outside of the context of it's time doesn't really do anything incredible. I largely enjoyed the B-side of this album better than the A-side, which is curious. I find that those songs are more interesting and dynamic, shame they aren't heard as much. 3.2/5
Some catchy tunes with a few nondescript ones scattered about too. I’m not a massive fan of Jack White’s singing, a bit whiny for me. Gave it probably 4 full plays which is 3 more than the dud albums usually get. 3.5 stars rounded down.
7/10
This is a bit more uneven than Elephant, but a solid listen all around. 3.5
As time unravels, I find myself more and more powerless to describe why I like each album that comes along beyond "I just do". I can't say readily why some deserve 4 or 5 stars some days and, I suppose, our mood at the time of listening can hugely influence how we judge each one. The White Strips have always been on the outskirts of my taste, with only the most popular tracks getting anywhere near my recommended tracks. Listening now, it's strange to admit that it was never part of my main taste. Raw instrumental sound, influences from Prog/Metal/Punk/Jazz/Rock/Grunge, Jack's unhinged vocals. When the mood is right, this is the kind of music that settles emotions or sees you through a shitty time. Loved this album; I should give these guys some more of my time.
Ok, I would have absolutely loved this in my early 20s so it's a shame I didn't get to enjoy it then. The only thing I knew from the band was "I just don't know what to do with myself", so this was unexpected. Really, really enjoyed it!
Jack White's guitar sound is as impressive as ever. More "calmer" songs in this album, but I loved the overall feeling.
We’re going to be friends. (16 songs, 40 mins) 3/2/26
Get Behind Me Satan wasn't for me, so I had high hopes that my next White Stripes album would fare better. While I'm still not fully sold on the music (maybe Jack White's songwriting style just isn't going to gel with me most of the time), I definitely got more enjoyment out of White Blood Cells! It's much more sonically cohesive than GBMS and the "teenage garage band" energy it gives off somewhat excuses its rough edges. Highlights: Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, Fell in Love with a Girl, Little Room, The Union Forever, I Can’t Wait, This Protector
I am almost always a fan of garage rock and alt rock, but for some reason this album just wasn't for me. It felt disjointed and even thought it was only 40 minutes, somehow felt far longer. To the point that that until i looked and saw its length, I assumed it was well over an hour. I'm sure there are plenty of people that like this album, and I like other songs from the White Stripes, but for me the one or two songs I did enjoy on this album don't save it from how much I don't like the rest of it.
So simpel und so gut, sehr schönes Wochenendalbum. Lange nicht mehr gehört und auch früher gar nicht so oft, aber die Variation ist größer als ich erinnerte und der Sound einfach so großartig dreckig.
Es gibt objektiv nur ein gutes White Stripes Album. Dieses lofi krachige, wunderschöne Album, bevor Jack White ein Mucker wurde. Was für schöner Lärm
Confession: Habe das zum ersten Mal als Album gehört. Freue mich tatsächlich eher noch auf "Elephant", aber meine Güte, ist das dirty und deswegen gut. Wer 2001 dachte "Rock ist tot" hat hier eine Messias-gleiche Auferstehungs-Story auf dem dem Ohr. (Zusammen mit "This is it" von den Strokes natürlich). Geht Hart. Macht Spaß. Abfahrt - kommt in die Auto-Fahr-Rotation.
One white stripes is enough. Fell in love with a girl is great but elephant is a greater album.
Great stuff, it's a really good sound, overlayed with some fantastic lyrics. He showcases his eclectic range and I've always loved the short tunes, it works. The production place a heavy interest on guitar playing, in all its guises, which I love. Put it on deadbeats, it is fabulous.
This was the first White Stripes album I heard, and I immediately dug it. Their performance of 'Fell In Love With A Girl' at some awards show (2002 VMAs, perhaps?) blew me away. I'll admit that Elephant is probably their classic album, but this is my favourite. I love the short songs, the rough recording, the simplicity -- it gives it an immediacy and urgency that I really appreciate. It has a lean and hungry look; a pared-down and rough sound Jack and Meg understand rock and its roots in blues and country, but this is essentially backward looking. The White Stripes are an exciting summation of the history of rock, not the future direction of the genre. But it is pretty damn fun to listen to.
The White Stripes have some really great songs. But only in between a lot of other songs, which are not really so good. And the same is true for this album.
Cool rock drops
Listened to this album a lot back when it came out. Still pretty solid.
Boooooo
Guitarist/singer/songwriter Jack White is a decent melodicist with a distinctive voice, but the music on *White Blood Cells* often treads on too-familiar ground (Zeppelin-esque blues rock / garage rock / uptempo folk). He does strike gold a few times with the tough "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground", the hyperactive "Fell In Love With A Girl" and the heartfelt "We're Going To Be Friends" among others, but the rest of the songs aren't uniformly good, and by about the 3/4 mark I feel like that record has said everything it needs to say (and it's also where my tolerance for listening to Meg White smack the crash cymbal runs out).
My second favourite song about white blood cells since Houmous & Chutneys ‘Leukemia Love’ 3.9 13/16 I Can’t Wait
Better than I expected, jack white is hit or miss for me, but the energy on this album was on point
Long
Niet zo interessante muziek, gezongen door een niet zo mooie stem. En geen hit, deze keer. Ik vond één album van deze lui plus een solo-plaat al meer dan genoeg, maar zo te zien krijgen we die zeikstem hierna nóg een keer voor de kiezen. Voor mij hoeft het allemaal niet.
Bij het eerdere album dat we kregen viel mij op dat het wat los zand was. En ook dit album is behoorlijk gevarieerd. Toch is het wat meer een geheel. Met de uitzondering van af en toe een nummer waarmee ze de boel moedwillig lijken te verpesten, zoals de tweestemmige afsluiter. Een beetje punk blijven ze wel houden. 3,5 ster
Elephant was denk ik hun grootste album, met Seven Nation Army, maar daar zaten net iets teveel opvullers bij, waardoor het op 4 sterren bleef steken. Neem dan White Blood Cells, waar ze doorgaan met hun "Stijl". Leuk om daar vorige maand meer van gezien te hebben in het Stedelijk. Geen idee of je daar dan iets van terughoort in de muziek. Of het moet het sobere zijn, alles teruggebracht tot drums en gitaar. En toch kunnen ze daar hele verschillende nummers mee kan maken, van akoestisch tot bombastisch, van het ingetogen "We're gonna be friends" tot "the Union Forever", dat bijna the Doors-achtig klinkt. Ik denk dat ik dit het beste album van the White Stripes vind. Laat ik weer eens 5 sterretjes uitdelen.
Crunchy rock-and-roll garage energy helped cement The White Stripes as a band emblematic of the style and always due for a relisten.
Maybe I need to give these albums more than one listen. I didn't really like it
Most of the songs sounded the same to me. I know this makes me sound old as hell, but everything just blended together and became noise.
The more I listen to the White Stripes, the more I realize that they're really just a hits band. Their albums are just a collection of songs. I know that from a really zoomed out perspective that that is all an album ever really is, but in this case, it feels like a negative thing. Some of the songs are very good, and they've got a really nice garage rock sound. But it does feel more like listening to an extended demo than an actual album. Part of why I feel so down with this album is that it feels almost like a ghost of what's coming. I don't think it's a bad album, but it definitely doesn't hold a candle to the other White Stripes albums, while also feeling really disjointed. Favorite Song(s): Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, I'm Finding It Hard to Be a Gentleman, We're Going to Be Friends
Imagine having to do be in a band and do a tour with your ex-wife. Would not be fun. But seriously The White Stripes are great as always but this one felt like it was just slipping away from start to finish. there was some highs but it became quite low and almost bland. Overall I did enjoy it 7/10
Hotel Yorba' and 'Fell In Love With A Girl' were the big singles that I remember the most from this album and they show off the range of the band, with the first song being a jaunty country track and the latter being a catchy garage song that doesn't even break the two minute mark. 'The Union Forever' was another favourite of mine. The track is an ode to Citizen Kane, and features quotes from the movie and an organ that gives the feeling of underlying dread. Critics have given Meg White grief since the Stripes blew up because of her rough drum playing style and I think the hate is largely unwarranted. Her ramshackle way of playing compliments the fuzz of Jack White's guitar and his yappy vocals. There is a decent amount of filler on here, and I wouldn't mind if 'Little Room', 'Expecting' and maybe a few other tracks were dropped to make this record a tight 30 minutes. When this album is good, it is exceptional. I still find it crazy how a band with such a unique retro sound became so big when that style was far from being in fashion.
Some great tracks - some filler. Glad it was only 40 mins
Okay
Surprised to enjoy it as much as I did. Easy to get through. Liked Hotel Yorba and Now Mary the best.
I wanted to give it 4 stars because I like several of their songs, but the album as a whole kept getting on my nerves.
2/24/26 - Listened during "work". I really like the White Stripes but found this album to be mediocre. Not too much stood out to me as special, though I understand the ground it broke at the time. As it stands, this is middle of the road White Stripes. Best Song - Now Mary
Lots of noise with some ok songs here and there. People love or hate Meg White's drums and I lean towards hating it. I don't mind a more acoustic, laid back sound but sometimes it's just noisy.
I have a hard time distinguishing the various white stripes albums to be honest. But this is one of them.
Jack White can write a song. The trouble with this record is that half the songs are just “Dead leaves and the dirty ground” but slightly worse. The other half are all over the place, in a good way. I had no idea that they wrote “we are going to be friends!” I was sure that was from the 70s. Anyways. As with so many of the 90s/2000s records it’s way too long. I think boiling this down to the best 10 songs would’ve improved it immensely. THREE STARS
Rätt fräckt, men aning ospännande och jag gillar inte sången.
I liked the album. Jack vocals wear me out after a full album, but the guitar and drums are worth it.
I used to listen this album when it came out. Just listened to it again and it is as fresh as ever. Now I love it even more!
I forgot about this album and probably haven't listened since 2001. Very era defining at its time, holds up as a good rock album
Solid album from my early 20s. Some great tracks on here that instantly transport me back to going out and putting money in the jukebox. I get the drumming fits the sound overall, but it's a little one note and repetitive throughout their repertoire. 4/5 I like a bit more complexity to my drumming.
Cerramos semana corta con algo superlativo: el disco, la banda y Jack White. Sólo agregar que es una banda que ya es parte del acervo musical clásico del rock y que Jack White es un pequeño prodigio. Muchas gracias y hasta el lunes
los conocía y nunca me habia puesto a escuchar. muy 2000. me gusta.
Ya había esuchado un par de canciones anteriormente, pero nunca había escuchado el álbum completo. Me aburrió un poco la verdad, pero no me desagrado.
Good album. Had some classic songs I will replay, we are going to be friends was a song I’ve heard in film but definitely was the stand out for me.
I liked a few songs but I thought it was a bit too much rebel themed
Охуенно просто
4/10
Great
It was fine, some of it even pretty cool.
Needs more seven nation army...
Boring and uninnovative. Not an album that should be here.
Great, rough, old fashioned but at the same time so fresh and modern.
The White Stripes are always fun. I never really know why his voice and often dissonant guitar works for me. But it does.
Enjoyable!
Kinda instant 5.... Honestly, listened to this last year and it hit even harder, this a big one for me but on re-spin not sure it's a 5... Wow This amazing
I like this album a lot. There’s a lot of bands that sounds kind of like this, but in 2001 there wasn’t. It’s a nice album. Not blown away. Not disappointed.
Some bops some nots
It’s alright isn’t it!
i only had time to listen to the first track but it was awesome! if first impressions are anything to go by, damn!
I really didn't appreciate how good the White Stripes were when they first came around. This is superb
Simple, original, good.
Similarly to “Get Behind Me Satan”, this was a rather tedious full album listen, which was front-loaded with its strongest moments. “Hotel Yorba” will forever be soaked in rose-tinted nostalgia, though :)
My favourite White Stripes album I’ve listened to so far. Enjoyed it the whole way through and loved Jack White’s voice. I had this crazy moment of nostalgia when hearing Hotel Yorba, haven’t heard that song in probably 20 years.
Wanted to listen to it for a long time this is great
New album for me. (I had a later Jack White solo album, but no White Stripes albums.) Right from the first song I found it exciting. Seems like virtually all are fine songs, a mix of styles and energy levels but dominant impression is a punk tradition. (Reading about the album I see that it's often referred to as "garage rock", okay.) I liked the really nice (but not flashy!) guitar playing, neat use of overdubs (not too much). Songs didn't sound same-y even though using limited sonic palette - effective variety in riffs and feels. I think I will probably replay this over time as a straight through album. I may like it even better as I get to know the songs/lyrics better. As of today, I rate it Very Good, 8/10 :-)
This is the most White Stripes-y of all the White Stripes albums. Very lo-fi, very raw, very simple, and very, very good.
Meg and Jack 💯
This one grew on me as it progressed from start to finish.
Great album. One of their best. Every song is good. Has a stripped down, garage rock sound. The production really works to capture their energy. This was my first White Stripes album back when it released and it holds up well today.
***an ok album, some tracks easy listening
Tosi vahvaa musiikkia, tulee mielee 2000 luvun musa
Great riffs abound on this album. It's wonderfully lofi, low tech, and high energy. The album sounds as though they just put a single mic in the middle of the room and let them play. Mistakes in Jack White's playing crop up, but they just add to the live feel of the album. The songs are very simple, but the songs are so great that you never get bored. This is helped by the fact that the songs average out to 2.5 minutes each. If this were just guitar and drums for the entire album, that could be tiring, but there are songs with organ and piano mixed in throughout to keep things interesting. This is a FUN album that can be listened to over and over again.
Pretty good
Det är väl lite najs men mycket skrik och skrammel också
I’m legally obligated to give this 5 stars because of my lawsuit But I’d give it 5/5 anyway!
I love The White Stripes! Enough said.
I used to think the White Stripes were dumb, but I've 100% changed my mind. Mostly because of White Blood Cells. This is just fun.
It's very interesting to compare this against another 2001 indie rock record I got earlier in this project, The Strokes "Is This It" While I thought ITI was good but all kind of blurred together this is great and the songs vary a lot sonically while all still feeling cohesive which is a feat in and of itself. I mean even if you only compare the two biggest hits "Fell in love with a girl" and "We're going to be friends" they sound completely different but for the uniting factor of Jack White's voice. This is also strange for me specifically because the only other White Stripes album I've listened to fully is Icky Thump and while not wildly different there is a distinct change between the 6 years seperating those albums specifically
We're Going to be Friends brings back a ton of memories.
I like the guitar a lot but his vocals are not my thing
It was fine. I think I missed the boat on this one back during the white stripes heyday and it’s not quite vibing with me now.
Best-I think we were gonna be friends Love this duo though the singers vocals were a bit shit at times the vibes were there ig.
Ehh. 2 stars