White Blood Cells

Its fine. Highs and lows.

songs are so contrasting! i didn’t realise we are going to be friends was on here, i really liked this album i felt like koga. union forever was fire, so was expecting, i saved loads of them! love the rock vibes, haven’t even finished it yet as im typing this but im almost done, so good!

Cool album. Already had some of the songs saved.

A Fell in love with a girl-t ismertem róla csak. Nem rossz album, de nem lesz a kedvencem. Egyhangú.

niet zo bijzonder als ik dacht dat het zou zijn. Matig gespeeld allemaal

Het doet mij niet zo heel veel. Jack white als muzikale purist kan ik wel waarderen . Respect voor de vroegere blues hoor je hoor je natuurlijk veel terug. Drum is bijzonder primitief, je kan niet zeggen dat het goed is maar wel dat het goed kan werken. Het eerste album waardeer ik iets meer dan dit specifieke album. Was leuk om weer eens te luisteren maar zal het niet zo snel nog een keer opzetten of een nummer in een playlist zetten

Overrated, en gimmicky Ze zijn dat imperfecte helemaal aan het uitmelken en we zijn het met z’n allen puur en rauw gaan noemen. “Het album is in minder dan een week opgenomen” no shit.. z’n vrouw, vriendin, ex of zus wordt geprezen om haar onkunde en slaat elke maat die hele crash kapot. Jack White is een enorm overgewaardeerde gitarist, slordige techniek, rommelige sound, maar heeft natuurlijk wel een sterk imago opgebouwd met vintage, lo-fi en cheap gear achtige esthetiek wat zijn spel doet camoufleren. Ze speelde elk festival op het grootste podium en worden erg gewaardeerd maar we worden in de maling genomen. Alle Duitsers zijn homo vind ik dan wel weer een topper!

Never been super into the White Stripes, but they got some good tunes. Fell in love with a Girl is the winner on this album. The rest is just ok.

I want to like The White Stripes, but listening to an album in earnest never pans out like I hope it would. They have a handful of great songs amongst a bunch of caterwauling, to borrow from the lexicon of Montgomery Burns. This album leans more towards the latter, I'm afraid.

Saw the perform on late night tv and immediately headed to buy this cd. It’s been huge in my life since. Absolutely 5 stars for me. Still a regular in my rotation.

Very solid. Felt like an exciting band

Meg white es horrible

Album 28 Top 3 favorites off the album: Hotel Yorba, The Same Boy You've Always Known, We're Going To Be Friends This one was the right amount of heavy! Or maybe I'm just in the mood to listen to it today... jury's still out on that one. I forgot they did We're Going To Be Friends, so feeling nostalgic. Happy to say that the rest of the album was enjoyable, too. This is criminally short, blame it on... I don't know what, inability to form a real thought. Once again for myself, it's my public diary, so it doesn't matter!

One of their best!!

REALLY enjoyed, was a surprise

Never heard this album, but familiar with some of the singles. Heavy grunge rock vibes

The breakthrough album by The White Stripes. Despite a divorce, Jack and Meg carried on recording and even created some of their best work, incorporating garage rock into their blues rock style. Despite having some of their best songs, there's also a fair amount of filler here. But the strong points really make up for them.

I like some rock, but not this particular album. Just didn’t really vibe with this one and wouldn’t revisit.

Hmmm empezar un álbum con una rola tan aburrida le resta puntos automáticamente y logran hacer que canciones muy cortas sean re tediosas, pion pero todo el disco está pa comercial de telcel jsjaj

mi yo de 14 le daría cinco estrellas. mi yo de 28 tmb

2 or 3

20/01/2026 *1. dead leaves and the dirty ground - liking the distorted, screechy guitar at the start.... immediately a looooot better than that godawful white stripes album i had to listen to. vocals just started....... still not as bad, but not sure whether i will listen to this one. really great guitar saves it though. btech brian jonestown massacre. 2. hotel yorba - very twee...... not a fan. 3. i'm finding it harder to be a gentleman - like the guitar. very 70s rock. piano is reallly nice as well. not sure about the lyrics though?? very tired right now and despite the rock sound, i am soooo close to just falling asleeep :( *4. fell in love with a girl - really liked this as a kid. was obsessed with the music video. woke me up a bit. reaaallly liking the energy in this one. nice and quick! *5. expecting - guitar is reallly nice throughout, but it just doesn't grab me especially :/ still liked it. 6. little room - was warming up to the vocals, but without the guitar in the background, not the biggest fan... glad it was so short 7. the union forever - loving the intro.... liking this one. guitar just stopped. not a fan anymore... 8. the same boy you've always known - more folksier... same as the other songs really.... almost falling asleep halfway through all of the (rock!) songs is not a sign of an album that i like.... 9. we're going to be friends - indie twee shit. not my thing. reading the reviews and am sick of nostalgic millenials who proclaim jack white as the second coming because he wrote shit tunes when they were young. 10. offend in every way - how are there six songs left????? i am so tired right now, considering dnf-ing..... *11. i think i smell a rat - liking this one actually. his vocals work a bit better on this one? like the mix of quiet and loud bits. 12. aluminum - distorted vocals are incredibly annoying, but the rest of the instruments are reeaaall nice. if jack white shut up for once, this could actually sound good. 13. i can't wait - same as the rest... 14. now mary - quieter.... electric guitar just started. the guitar was the only thing saving this album at the start, but it's really starting to get on my nerves now. so glad this one is short. 15. i can learn - same as the last song, but not as short. 16. this protector - so glad this is over and i can go to bed. spoken word bit is a bit quiet?? shit ending for a shit album. after a few tracks, i began to rethink my opinion on the white stripes (after listening to get behind me satan, which is somehow even worse than any of the metal albums i've had to listen to), but it absolutely nosedived towards the middle of the album. would rather just listen to the bands they were so obviously inspired by. not as bad as the other one :/ not saying much though….

only kind of white supremacy I can get behind

sounds just as good today as it did in 2001 🖤

Solid album from a solid band.

Liked most songs, but some were too loud. Happy album overall, we need more happy music in the world. Favourite song: We're Going To Be Friends.

hat ez egy album volt, az elso fele nagyon nem vibe, a gyerekdal nem volt rossz, meg a patkanyos, a union forever egesz ok. a csavo hangja rettento irritalo xd a masodik felenel jatek kozben hallgattuk, hatterzajnak jo

A few absolute classics on this album, a little too bloated to be 5 stars, but an easy 4. Most of what needs to be said has been mentioned on other reviews, but to be able to create something so fresh for the time with only 2 band members will always be the legacy of this album and the white stripes in general

A solid 4. No complaints.

Monster

THAT TONE! The White Stripes rule. I just love how distinct their sound is, and even as weird as they are, I feel like they rarely miss while still covering a pretty wide range of styles and vibes. Best Track: Fell In Love With a Girl

aside from the basic We’re Going To Be Friends, there are actually quite a few good songs and ones I haven’t heard in a while. I really liked Fell In Love With A Girl, it’s always been my favorite from this band. The last two songs were surprisingly good and the only one I didn’t get was the rat one.

I think me and this album are gonna be friends... or like acquaintances. I mean yknow. It's alright.

Better than I remembered. Quite a few decent songs emerge from the sludge of White Stripiness.

Better than I expected, good grungy vibes

Even better than i remembered it to be!

Not my cuppa tea.

My wife would divorce me if I gave this anything other than a 5

Still slaps

I appreciate the White Stripes for doing something different, I've never been able to get behind them fully. LIkes: Lyrics, melodies, and energy level. Dislikes: Jack's voice and guitar tone.

- For it being released in 2001, it gives more earlier rock vibes -Almost has a "twang" to it that I didn't really expect from them -I like the Union Forever -Had no idea these guys made the Napoleon Dynamite song -Not much to say abt this album, not a very interesting album to me, 6.4/10

Great!

Classic .Best white stripes album .

A great album, but not my favorite by them

So hard to make simple rock music that isn't grating and this is just front-to-back classics

Good

Love the heavy guitar

Paar goeie nummers. Not my vibe!

Not sure it's my thing even though I knew one song prior to my first listen

There is a reason Jack White appears alongside Jimmy Page and The Edge in 'It Might Get Loud'. He is the pre-eminent guitar player and musician of his era. Folks may argue about the pedigree of The Edge, but nevermind. Few people have created such a successful fusion of southern blues guitar and flat-out rock n' roll with original lyrics that transcend the usual relationship tropes. His improvisation and experimentation beget a new category of music that is his very own. White's energy and guitar virtuosity often obscure the fact that he's also a great songwriter. Meg, of course, is often overlooked as some kind of basic drummer. Although the drum signature for most of the songs may not be the kind of spangled complexity of say, Neil Peart or the also wildly underrated drumming of Karen Carpenter, Meg is nevertheless a fabulous drummer with a great sense of subtlety, energy and style that carries these songs to another level.

c'est fine, un son vraiment bon que j'avais déjà liké

Du bon rock qui fait plais

Quelques très bons sons mais je m’attendais à mieux. Et putain ils ont vraiment le niveau 0 sur leurs instruments on dirait les mécaniques du S

Classic

A great album, love the raw quality of the recording.

Great album, 9/10

Solid 4/5

This type of rock not my favorite

It was alright the song I thought where bad where laughingly bad but I didn’t hate it. It sounded interesting I guess.

Highly overrated album. Without any charm really. Very self aware. Annoying vocals and plodding delivery. Steer clear.

Pretty amazing album, most of the tracks are so solid. You can feel the garage rock/blues. They were aiming for on every one of the tracks, very DIY project. Solid four stars.

It was just okay

- Jack White seems like an aggro creep. Yes, he speaks out against the current Fascist regime in the US, but he assaults people and thinks "honour" is a reason to do so, doesn't speak about and blocks people who ask him about his views on genocide, and harassed Karen Elson. So, yet another band to add to the boycott list. - I agree with another review on re-listening to this now that I'm not as young and with the context of him as a person, it all feels very incel. Dude definitely gives narcissist vibes. - The positive: I liked the raw, garage feel to it, and a handful of the songs are catchy. Yeah, he can't hit all the notes, but it works with the feel of the music - polished is definitely not what they're going for. I think the guitar riffs are fun, and I don't have an issue with the drumming - yeah, it's basic, but it doesn't distract me, at all. - I haven't thought about this album in ages because it doesn't really hit as hard after the novelty has worn off. Also, there are a lot of songs that just aren't that interesting to me.

there's some incredible songs on this record. there's also a couple that it's best time forgot. 3/5

I like them. So be it.

“You can’t be a pimp and a prostitute too.”

What a noise 2 people can make.

fell in love with a girl 2001 united states rock

4.5. I adore this record and the garage rock revolution it kicked off. Context is everything, and this was the kick in the ass the rock world need at just the right time. Jack’s playing is raw and world beating. Justice for Meg too.

And to think, maybe one day *I*'ll pretend to be siblings with my ex-wife!

When I first looked over the tracklist, I was convinced I had heard this album at least once before and it just hadn't stuck with me; when I began listening to it on my morning drive, however, I realized I was very wrong. If I had heard this album before, I damn sure would have remembered it. This album rocks. I recently saw The White Stripes mentioned as an example of this rare yet classic band format: one person who plays drums, and one person who does everything else (this is not meant to be disparaging, Meg White contribute more than enough on the the drums to prove her significance to the band). Within this esteemed subgenre, The White Stripes may very well be the best of the bunch, and this albums represents a raw and rough-aroumd-the-edges version of their sound which I absolutely vibe with. 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, The Same Boy You've Always Known, We're Going To Be Friends, This Protector

Sonically really cohesive even if some of the songs start to run together in the middle. I'd kind of forgotten about We Are Going to Be Friends. Insane that they basically made this album in 3 days. It has a real 2000s quality to it that pulls you right back in. My favorites: The Union Forever, I Can't Wait, and Fell in Love with a Girl

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Jack White is one of those guys that you think has been around since the 80's, but he hasn't. Seven Nation Army has one of those riffs that will just live on forever and is just iconic. I really liked this album because of that grungy garage band sound. I know they originally did bluesy stuff, but i'm more of a fan of their rock and this album delivered. White Stripes were part of the 2000's rock revival and it's unfair to criticize Jack White for it. They were a good band and it's natural for people to emulate it. Whites Stripes are undeniable though and even though they're not my favorite band, their influence on the industry is undeniable.

It took me way too long to get fully onboard with Jack White and the White Stripes. I definitely have always liked a handful of songs from this album but it's only been the last couple of years when I started getting more into garage rock that I started to appreciate this stuff. I love this record and there are some absolute classics on it. It deserves all the praise.

One of my absolute favorite records. This one has been with me for a long time. I know every song by heart, I'm certain I've listened to this all the way through hundreds of times. I love how raw this one is. It feels like they got the perfect mix of blues, garage and experimental with this. The instruments (especially the drumming) is so simple, but there is so much going on with every song. I love how creative and wild they get with each song. One minute, you're listening to a spooky bluesy song that breaks into an acapella section, where you're then dancing along to Fell in Love With a Girl. Hotel Yorba is still my favorite song to play on the guitar. It honestly became part of my identity when I was a teenager. Jeremy and I played this song for Chris the night he went to jail. Chad and I played it for Battle of the Bands in High School. Dead Leaves is a perfect opener for an album. I can listen to that song on repeat all day long. The garagey rawness + blues is perfect. We Are Going to Be Friends is one of my favorites (shout out Napoleon Dynamite). Little Room and I think I Smell a Rat are such a rad interludes, while Now Mary, Same Boy, and I Can Learn keep me grounded. This Protector is the perfect book end. This record rocks. I listen to it frequently. Its my favorite album by The White Stripes and I'm grateful its been in my life as long as it has.

oh you fucking assholes. i muse over how much i *don't* want to get this band and 10 minutes later here i am. stupid. stupid! though in fairness this album is the most full sounding, and therefore the best (by a long shot) of the three White Stripes albums i've listened to. 5/10. I Think I Smell A Rat is extremely annoying. deserves to be one of the 1001? you can pick one. this or Elephant. preferably you pick neither. that's also an option.

Favorite White Stripes Album, always a fan of their blend of Detroit & Nashville

LOOVE esp fell in love with a girl omg

Fell in love with a girl may be the perfect two minute song

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A good album. I remember listening to this so much when it came out. This reminds of Washington state because that’s where I bought it. Good music. Great video.

I have a personal fondness for the album, but this feels more like The White Stripes' breakout album rather than their big album. Elephant or Icky Thump is probably the big album to check out. You can feel when this was probably made, with this and The Hives being that garage rock revival period.

This is quintessential White Stripes. Despite being an indie rock album, the instrumentals are energetic and distinct (except for the acoustic tracks which are generally weaker). I didn't really like the singing styles on this album, but for whatever reason Jack White's voice sounds nice to me, so it's fine. The tracks range from bad to good with the only great track being "Little Room".

It’s not bad, but it’s not really anything. And I hate that.

Not that memorable, but some great songs.

eh jack white’s voice is not appealing to me

Good album by a good band. Maybe not as good as Elephant, but I'm grateful that 'Fell In Love With A Girl' was such a perfect song because that's how I found this band.

A great sound, but I found fewer songs stuck with me than on Elephant. Solid 3.5.

this is an example of why i cannot write off an album before i have listened to the whole thing. the first 8 songs were pretty unenjoyable but then “we’re going to be friends” came on which was very enjoyable and i wouldn’t have found it had i stopped listening to the album

Amazing album, fades a bit towards the end, but overall excellent

My dad used to (actually I think he still does) listen to some of these songs, reminds me of my childhood. Super good

not my thing

Great album

❤️🤍

This seems to sit somewhere between one of Alan Lomax's Smithsonian field recordings and the Velvet Undeground's White Light / White Heat. It seems to have been recorded in a barn with the artists standing around a single microphone. If you're looking for slick, shining, perfectly produced, Brian Eno sound then go somewhere else immediately. Guitars scream, voices howl, drums thunder. It's all just a bit glorious. Exactly what those voices are howling ABOUT is open to discussion, but in this sort of thing it's the thought that counts. 40 minutes of pleasure.

Absolutely phenomenal album. Best one so far.

Das hätte "Elephant" sein sollen, aber gut, das war halt früher. Hat den Garage-Rock-Wahn der 2000er endgültig losgetreten. Kreativer Ansatz, einzigartiger Stil aber für ein ganzes Album (16 Songs!) irgendwann zu eintönig. Bestes Lied: Were going to be friends Kennt man: Fell in love with a girl Höre ich das nochmal: Als Album nicht, einzelne Songs vllt. Fazit: Steht auf der Liste wegen kulturellem Einfluss, weniger wegen der Qualität des Albums

freaking amazing !! only didnt like a few songs but other than those few, 8/10 !!

Such a beauty

garage rock is not my fav subgenre of rock but this is surprisingly fun and most of all really good.

Good

Minimalist and diverse at the same time as they announce themselves to the world

I really liked this album

It’s cool. It’s funny. It’s sweet. It’s got variety. And it rocks.

Very close contest between this and Elephant for the best White Stripes album. Lots of diversity in songwriting here. It’s a fun time that flows really well. We’re Going To Be Friends feels like the quaint type of song Paul would have written to slot right in the middle of a Beatles album.

no nawet bangery

Felt very repetitive to me. It a fan of the flat sound of the white stripes because there’s only two members

Cool

Was a fun album to listen to, felt like an intentional flow between songs to be listened to as a complete album. Not sure if it just caught me at a good time but the more raw garage band sound was really enjoyable. Only one song was too grating for me (Aluminium) and actually ruined the experience a bit but a good variety otherwise to keep it fresh. Fav song was "We're going to be friends". It's not as Iconic as Elephant but still really good, Probably 4 stars I liked this album a fair bit actually. There were a lot of songs I enjoyed which included Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, Fell In Love With a Girl, We're Going to Be Friends, and Now Mary. I would not be mad if this album came on again in the future but I am not sure how often I will revisit it. 4 stars. Oh also, I never knew We're Going to Be Friends was by this band. Crazy stuff to find out.

Great disc, was pretty revolutionary when it came out. I think i Got the disc from a BMG offer! 😂

Blast from the past! Loved this album, so many great songs. Highlights: dead leaves and the dirty ground, we’re going to be friends 4/5

Excellent love beautiful work.

Para um jovem rosqueiro da época isso deve ter sido bem importante.

Beautiful guitar tone

I like it

it's ok, 3

Solid album - I like how raw around the edges it sounds. Has one of my favorite songs ever on it. Decent little :45 second mini songs that sounded country in there. Still feels a bit “juvenile” at times.

Cool

Good

So much depth, so few instrumenta. Love this album. It was only a couple years ago I got the Citizen Kane reference.

Lyrically Great, falls apart a bit at the last 4 tracks

Luv

It's a toss up as to whether this or Elephant is my favorite White Stripes album. I like a lot of these songs individually, but the back half of the album I like less. However, even the songs I like less are better than so many other albums on this list.

Any enemy of Trump is a friend of mine. And with songs like Hotel Yorba and Fell in love with a girl it is even easier.

I once saw someone criticizing the documentary “It Might Get Loud,” saying that Jack White didn’t deserve to be in that lineup. It’s a frankly baffling take. When teaching my guitar students songs by the White Stripes, I try to point out that the sloppiness is the point. It’s what makes The White Stripes The White Stripes. Meg White’s simple but powerful drums are just as much a part of it as Jack White’s guitar and vocals. It rocks. What more can be said?

This album holds a significant amount of nostalgia for me. As part of my project of listening to each of these albums daily continues, and I want to exercise and grow in my music-critical writing abilities, I realize that I am going to have to do some deeper grappling with the conflicts between feeling nostalgia and observing music in an objective manner, at a some point. When White Blood Cells came out in 2001, I loved it for the catchy songs, and for the social energy that this album created for me and my friends. A whole lot of feeling without me needing to be critical of anything. Given the rather shallow (but enthusiastic) entry this album made into my life, it feels like a good one to listen more closely to, and step into, in order to criticize and qualify the music it presents. This album is a hallmark of rock and roll simplicity. It forefronts catchy songwriting hooks with minimalist instrumentation. I appreciate that more now than when I first heard it. I'm impressed how a few guitar tracks, some piano/keys, and simple but pronounced drumming can carry a catchy hook and let it shine. There are some snoozers on the album though. Given it's place in the tracklist, I wonder if "I'm Finding it Harder to Be a Gentleman" would have shown up better not being sandwiched between "Hotel Yorba" and "Fell in Love with a Girl". On the other hand, I was blown away on listening nearly 25 years later to "Little Room" that it wasn't a 2-3 minute song. Under a minute, it carries Big Room weight. The distortion and effects textures are amazing. Spread across multiple guitars, drum tracking and vocal tracks, it give a lot of sonic territory for a listener to explore, while still not masking the underlying playing of Jack and Meg. Listening in 2026 gives new sense of how well recorded this “lo-fi” album is. Is it even lo-fi? More like secret hi-fi. What is fidelity outside the objective? What is fragile in concept of what makes something objectively standard to fit in with the hi-fi production canon? I hear in this album meticulous attention to detail in recording quality, but the presentation isn't as concerned with lush string layers, or deep harmonies being accurately represented. Instead, the music is completely blasted through overdriven tubes and comes out the other end as rich and full as many moments on the White Album.

War ok ist jetzt aber nicht so mein Album

I enjoyed every song suprisingly, this is not a genre i typically listen to. Great album, an easy listen.

amazing

I didn't enjoy any of the album's songs. Elephant is a much more likable album, with two songs standing out. There is obviously Seven nation army, but specially Black Math.

I guess the algorithm heard me a few days ago and decided to make my comment about preferring to listen to the White Stripes a reality. This album was actually my first real introduction to Jack and Meg, and I've lost count of how many times I've listened to it before getting it here. Needless to say, I come into this review with a pretty strong opinion on it already. It has probably been a few years since I've listened to WBC in full, but I seem to remember pretty much all of it from going through it again now. It has some of my favorite White Stripes songs on it and plenty others that I think epitomize their sound. This album really showcases the garage blues-rock style that brought the band to the popularity/appreciation they attained. It's about as no-frills as you can get for a post-2000 album. Really, that's probably one of the reasons it deserves to be on this list. At a time when things were undergoing more production manipulation and impacted by using pop stylings into other genres, they basically recorded an album with as little rehearsal and studio manipulation as possible. Instead of being refined for radio, they wanted to be rough and abrasive. It clearly worked, given their lasting impression on music. It helps the album stand out as something different and interesting compared to most others from that time frame. One downside of the random generation here is you don't get these albums with much context of their era, and this one probably suffers a bit for that. At the time, punk was often more pop-punk (Blink182, Green Day, etc) than Ramones. Radio stations were playing Britney Spears and John Mayer. Popular rock was more Creed and Nickelback. You had to dig for something more diverse and interesting. The White Stripes helped change that, or at least felt like they did to my tweenage ears. (That's not meant to be a knock on any of those artists, necessarily, but just an example of what I mean.) So, yeah. To me, this a pretty good album. There are issues with it, most stemming from the rushed nature of the compositions and lack of polishing. I can see why plenty of people might dislike it or find it unimpressive. Some of the song topics aren't all that engaging or make the lyrics feel like an afterthought. Some of them feel like the beginning of an idea that never got fully realized. Even so, I find that it all comes together to make a really interesting, memorable album. At the very least, it never gets boring. I can't say this one is an all-time great, but, in my biased opinion, it is a pretty good one. I'm glad I got to listen to it again. Overall: 3.75/5

Singles are great but the rest of this doesn't do much for me. Much as it didn't at time of release.

Gowno xD

good rock but bit boring

6/10 not bad, but not my style. I liked a couple songs

different types of styles of pace, melody and overall sound, I enjoyed. A few that stood out and added to my library but overall 6.5/10

Great album!

5 stars

Liked this album, pretty easy listening. Good flow through the songs too, unique sound from Jack White

hotel yorba is really annoying i hate it i hate this dudes voice i hate it

The return of classic rock. A raw and stripped down powerhouse. Highly recommend.

Love Meg White’s drumming. Solid record.

I don’t know if there’s some sort of mass hypnosis going on around this album? Why else would somebody give it a rating over 2?

Bashing around playing blues riffs on loud crappy amps and howling into the microphone is an impulse as old as crappy amps; it's fun for all involved (except anyone listening). I get the spirit, but despite trying semi regularly cannot get past finding this band grating and mostly annoying.

7.5

Fun listen

Really good album! Heavy than expected to be honest. Had elements that felt very punk rock, White Blood Cells felt very raw and in your face. I knew the popular/mainstream songs off this album but I genuinely enjoyed every track. 5/5 stars!

Gritty guitar, with minimal processing. Vocals and drums to match. Songs are very simple and not particularly original. Simple predictable chord sequences & cliched delivery. I don't find it very exciting or interesting. The Union Forever sounds promising to start with but doesn't really go anywhere. Famously a band with no bassist, but I don't think adding one would have improved things much.

edgy 3.5

Stripped down Garage Rock reminiscent of early Black Keys with some Outlaw Country mixed in.

Wasn't really my cup of tea.

Modern rock masterpiece. Has the soul of 20th century blues but with a screaming guitar and the drums bashed in incredible force. Old sexism, straight from the bluesmen's book. Indomitable women paired with angry young men, the underdogs, disillusioned and possibly withdrawn (in reality might be control freaks) whose romantic flings are passive aggressive power struggles. Women are a constant point of interest as puzzles to be resolved or even admired for their chaos.

The White Stripes are a duo that seemed to have defined and embraced early garage band sound. I appreciate the raw energy and hardness of the guitar, sounding like the amp is right near you. Unfortunately I must say though that a lot of their songs seemed like gibberish to me as there was no coherent thought process to the words and I was confused as to what bro was trying to get at. Maybe that was the point? I’m not sure. But I feel like listening to them in moderation or having a song of theirs on a playlist is great, but listening to the whole album through got slightly obnoxious.

Simple and raw.

I really love the sounds of the album and the flow, but it’s not something I would put into my daily rotation

I like the beat of the songs and how the vibes would change sometimes. And the album was a pretty good one.

7/10 - Good garage rock album. Consistent throughout.

Classic garage rock. Great riffs, big fan of this. 8/10

So good

Another one from my teenage years. Its also another one that I was eh on back then that I actually enjoy now. The sound is definitely raw but its folksy, rocky, and soulful.

been fond of it for years. not particularly well-structured, but the songs hold up.

Okay. The rough vocals really worked in some songs but not so much in others. Liked the guitar, felt that the album as a whole could use something additional.

pretty okay, i do like aluminum and dead leaves and the dirty ground, but the rest of it kinda blended together

enjoyable individually but samey/repetitive overall. standouts 2 ME were dead leaves and the dirty ground, we’re going to be friends, the union forever, and i think i smell a rat. fave probably still we’re going to be friends.

Recognized We’re Going to Be Friends!! Did not realize it was from this group or this album. Also the human imperfections in the songs make it feel more intimate in a way, like im there watching them perform live if that makes sense lol. Generally not my cup of tea but still enjoyed some songs!!

O hey I know one of these!! Overall solidly Pretty Good, wasn't a huge fan of Aluminum but eh didn't sway me too much

i like :) but i feel like some songs are a little samey and i don’t always like the lyrics

One of my GOAT albums. Absolutely no skips for me. The guitar licks on Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground changed my brain chemistry when I was a kid.

Bem legal. É uma pena a bateria ser tão fraca. Em alguns momentos, porém – como em Little Room – ela aparenta ser um personagem, lembrando talvez um St. Anger. Gostei de I Think I Smell a Rat e We're goig to be friends.

we’re gonna be friends is such a cute song i love it so much 🌻

Tough listen. The beginning of the album especially is almost unlistenable to me. I just don’t think I’m a White Stripes fan. Stand out tracks: We’re Going to Be Friends, I Think I Smell A Rat 3/10

I've liked the Album but it's not my genre. It has a lot of energy though.

Pretty good alt rock album honestly. Varied and doesn’t overstay its welcome.

Ts is perfect

Notes: Album has that typical 2000s teen rebellious feeling to it if that's what you're into. Some good tracks with the lows and mids overwhelming the highs. The lead singer seems to forget at times that he doesn't need to sound awful whiny while the band is fairly consistent through the album. Not terrible but would not go out of my way to hear this album again. Highlights: Fell in love with a Girl, The same boy you've always known, We're going to be Friends Lowlights: I think I smell a rat, Aluminum (teeth hurtin music), This Protector.

i liked it; very 2001, little bit of pain lot of angst

showed how punk music could be made without overproducing. liked this and their voices but stil not really my genre

This is so 2010s grunge teen clothing ad

Awesome raw treat!

Delivera alltaf!

Þessi fær fjórar fyrir fjölbreytni. Hvert lag lætur mann pæla í því næsta.

3 stars. That’s all I have to say.

I’m finding it harder to be a gentleman

That was good.

I played this album end to end and found it pleasant enough. No tracks have stayed in my mind.

The White Stripes is one of those bands I hear talked about overwhelmingly positively, but I’m not really familiar with anything by them other than Seven Nation Army. I liked this album though - a great sound with some standout tracks. But overall, the songwriting didn’t impress me enough to be as positive about this band as everyone else seems to be.

4.5, rounded up

Of course this record is a frenetic rootsy blues romp. Definitely remarkable, so I can't deny a 4. But it's like a bombastic tech demonstration - think of the abdomen agitating audio "Woooooooom!" demo for Dolby/Imax before a film. Or like hold music on meth, or like reading "Lorem Ipsum" text. Yes, it's impressive, but there's not much of a story there. The presence and the lyrical imagery are detached somewhere in the autism spectrum of human connection, like Wes Anderson films. Amusing but absent.

I kind of don’t get it. I like the stripped down aspect but don’t love it.

It was.... fine. I don't get upset when the White Stripes are playing, but I never seek them out to play them on my own. This is easily a 2.5 for me, but I think a 2 rating here because, again, I will never play them intentionally.

I’m somewhat familiar with the White Stripes from a few of their songs (Fell in love with a girl, seven nation army, we’re gonna be friends), so I’m not going in completely blind. 😛 Dead leaves and the dirty ground - strong start, like the instruments getting ready in the beginning, good rock sound Hotel yorba - more upbeat, sounds fun 😛 kinda sounds like a muppets song or smth Im finding it harder to be a gentleman - reminds of the pixies a little bit, I think the voice maybe 🤷‍♀️ Fell in Iove with a girl - already knew this one but I still like it, short and sweet but still rlly catchy Expecting - more heavy and slower which was a nice change Little room - veryyyyy short, very simple tho, just drums and voice The union forever - a little mysterious, I like the synths in the background, it rlly does sound like the pixie’s damn, I like the break in the middle, adds a nice breather 😛 The same boy you’ve always known - classic rock kinda sound, was gonna say this doesn’t speak to me as much but then the guitar solo interrupted me rude We’re going to be friends - I already knew this from Napoleon Dynamite, which is one of the best movies ever, so not biased but this song is rlly sweet and comforting to listen to Offend in every way - this one was still good but didn’t stand out to me as much 🤷‍♀️ I think I smell a rat - now he sounds like Jeff Buckley at the start, #shapeshifter Aluminum - ok experimental, lowkey like it, completely instrumental except for some aahhhhs in the back, but it’s kinda a vibe I can’t wait - lowkey Now Mary - these 4 songs I can learn - kinda blended This protector - into each other (or I wasn’t rlly paying attention 🤷‍♀️) OVERALL: there were lots of songs, but they were all quite short so it made up for it, sometimes they flowed together rlly well that you couldn’t tell that the song changed 🤷‍♀️, the style and vocals lowkey reminded me of the pixies a lot (I like the pixies 😛). Rather enjoyed this album if I do say so meself ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5

It's raw, intense and full of killer riffs and great songs. The White Stripes injected rock and roll full of something primal and made it sound exciting and dangerous again, even when they were singing songs about love or friendship. "Fell In Love With a Girl" is basically a perfect punk song, while "I Can Learn" and "The Union Forever" are other standouts. This album was also kind of a break for the group away from its bluesy-garage roots toward more experimentalism. I think it's their peak.

Bangers, bops, ballads, lots to love on this album, though the latter quarter drags.

Still holds up

Some good stuff! 3.8.

I prefer Elephant, but this one is pretty good too. Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5

solid album throughout, VERY strong middle section, want to learn guitar part for "We're going to be friends"

Excellent record. Super garage, raw, direct, very fuzzy. Love it in the 2000s and love it now.

Hard to describe how I feel about this album. The aesthetic, production and instrumentation on this album is what I identify the White Stripes with, moreso than the previous 2 albums that were more raw. I don't think their sound progressed much in later work, this is their sonic peak. I feel much the same way about the album as I do about the band. Some great/listenable tracks (e.g FILWAG), but I find the style maybe grating after a while -not sure if its Jacks voice or the heavy distortion etc. Songs are lyrically strong but I feel that I dont appreciate the lyrics because of the production/sound. The strength of the album is in its range, with punky garage tracks to Hotel Yorba and WAGTBF.

5/10 Best: We’re gonna be friend Worst: This Protector I liked the sound of the vocals on this album, wasn’t my favourite but it had a very 2000’s feel to it, I actually prefer their 2003 album Elephant. The songs I like on this album I really like but overall it feels a bit disjointed and I the songs I dislike, I hate.

приємно, цікаво, норм на фон, токо че он под конец начинает орать и драму разводить трошки не панятна. ну простительно, хлопєц молодий. в общем норм, вайб меня в пост панк ере (сподіваюся в тебе буде така сама ассоціація як у мене зараз бо пояснити я не можу.

Very new to me. A change of taste!!

Fantastic album, such a unique sound.

Excellent rock album. Innovative, raw, fun, eclectic in the best way. Has a very pure, experimental, yet classic sound. Some blues and even gospel elements thrown in. I especially like songs like Hotel Yorba and I’m Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman. Certain stretches get a little long or sound like basic rock.

Not memorable

One of the first real albums I listened to as a teen (rather than child) with something that could be approximated to a music taste. I still like the straightforwardness of the album, and no track really outsyays its welcome. Fell in love with a girl is easy, fast and fun. The same applies to many tracks.

Classic, definitely heard before. Good stuff.

Enjoyed some of the songs / others were not worth a second listening. Definitely a mood dependent listen.

Crec que és el que més m'ha agradat de tots els que m'han sortit fins ara. Em sonen d'haver escoltat abans algunes cançons d'aquest grup, apart d òbviament conèixer seven nation army. M'han agradat tant que em sembla que els escoltare més, a part de que moltes de les cançons d'aquest àlbum me les he posades a playlist. A més a més és un àlbum d'aquells que fins i tot la portada és maca, m'encanta.

Love the top tier of songs, most of the others aren't too memorable. 3.5* Favorite song: Fell in Love with a Girl

Got it already

Another good one from The White Stripes.

Since my exposure to The White Stripes is limited to the Elephant album, that is where my bar is set. This was a good album, but it lacked the experimentation that the next album brings. I feel I need to just rub through the Six album discography from start to finish to get a feel of their evolution. But as for late 90s and post 2000 bands, I am at least intrigued.

Didn’t really care bout it. There was nothing I especially liked or disliked.

Cool simplistic rock that catches your ear. There is definitely more to the band than just 7 nation army. Highlights Hotel Yorba and Fell In Love With a Girl.

best songs: we are going to be friends, fell in love with a girl overall: like a good album but not life changing. freshman year flashbacks. would enjoy the songs if they came on, but probably wouldn’t revisit the album all the way through.

solid 7.5/10

Me and this album are going to be friends

'All they got inside is vacancy.' Like all rockers, Jack White is a romantic as well as a Romantic. At bottom, he's a gentleman, w/ the proper etiquette and a feel for civility, but he also has an itch for self-expression at all costs: 'Maybe I should carry you / Then you said "You almost dropped me" / So I did / And I got mud on my shoes.' Jack and Meg are more than economy, and certainly more than rock revival, they're good sense + the stewardship of rock 'n' roll decorum. The songs that comprise this record, arguably the best of their tenure, are neither cool nor uncool, unusual nor prosaic: they exist on the plane of rituals and mores. Jack knows he's just a fella: 'I'm coming thru the door / But they're expecting more of an interesting man.'

3.5

3rd album in, fav so far Seven Nation Army

didn’t hate this as much as i thought i would, aside from we are gonna be friends i fucking HATE that song

Niet helemaal mijn ding. I Can Learn & We're Going To Be Friends vielen positief op

One of the best blues rock albums to ever exist. This was early white stripes so the sound is raw but so well put together that it still holds up over 20 years later. This album defined a decade+ of rock music to follow it.

Ok album, made better by the context in which it was released. Several good songs but mostly simple stuff.

Solid, stripped down rock.

Not sure why this is on the list. Nothing very special about it in my honest opinion. Good guitar playing, yes. But the lyrics are pseudo deep and the singer‘s voice is screechy. But it’s not annoying enough for a worse rating. It’s just not my cup of tea.

It's got some rythym 🎉💃 we're going to be friends is nothing like the other songs in the albums 💀

3⭐️ good album, very surprised how much I liked most of the jobs. 1/5 didn’t finish the album 2/5 didn’t keep the album 3/5 kept it and will listen when songs randomly show up on shuffle 4/5 kept it and will listen to it again on my phone 5/5 buying the vinyl

What’s this shit, now? Just the same noise the White Stripes trot out time after time, like they don’t sound like glam rock also rans. Just because Jack White told you it was good doesn’t make it so. It wasn’t innovative in 2001, and it sure isn’t now. Never let me hear it again!

love this guys voice but nothing special going on here. the album just gets more boring as it goes on. didn't hate it, just kinda blegghhh. saved: fell in love with a girl.

2.5

3.0

1. Deze gitaar?!!! Vet hoe het van erg up beat naar langzaam gaat. Sterke vocals. Opgeslagen 2. Lekkere beat. Klinkt wat vrolijker door de gitaar. Leuke bridge! Opgeslagen 3. De gitaar ook hierop??!! heel lekker. Tikkeltje langdradig, tempo wise. Niet opgeslagen. 4. Hou van de old school vibes. Fan van hoe er wordt gezongen. Kan je lekker op dansen!! Opgeslagen. 5. Gek ritme, maar daardoor ook wel weer vet... Niet opgeslagen 6. Heel gaaf alleen de vocals en de drums! Erg kort. Gek einde hahahahah. Niet opgeslagen 7. Wat rustiger nummer. Wel heerlijke vibe. Hele vette gitaar!! Gave bridge!! Best depressief nummer... Opgeslagen 8. Dit nummer zit op een fijne plek. Fijne vibe! Dit is fijn om op te hebben staan. Vette mini gitaar rif:) Opgeslagen 9. Deze kende ik al! Ontzettend mooi geschreven! Heel mooi en sterk nummer. Opgeslagen 10. Nice nummer! Fijne gitaar. Vet die piano erdoorheen op het einde. Drums vind ik net zo uit balans met de rest van het nummer. Vet dat langzamere einde waardoor de gitaar meer naar voren komt. Niet opgeslagen. 11. Vette gitaar en ritme. Weird lyrics haha. Blijft redelijk eentonig, had vet gevonden als het nog harder ging. Niet opgeslagen 12. Cool maar gek begin! Vet gebruik van instrumenten op het begin. Weird maar cool ofz. Instrumenteel. Niet opgeslagen (wel heel vet) 13. Vocals zijn erg zacht vergeleken met de instrumenten. Vet hoe ze het einde van de tweede verse in gaan. Voelt rommelig op een goede manier. Vette gitaar op het einde. Opgeslagen 14. Leuk ritme, voelt vrolijk maar is het niet. Beetje random/rommelig. Leuk nummer. Niet opgeslagen 15. Heeft wat minder een eigen sound. Klinkt nog steeds wel erg vet. Drums voelen zwaar. Vet! Niet opgeslagen 16. Cool dat het begint met een piano, nog niet veel gehoord op dit album. Het klinkt alsof ik met ze in de studio ben, heel gaaf. Voelt heel rauw. Opgeslagen Album: Over het algemeen vond ik het een vet album. Best wel mijn muzieksmaak of in ieder geval wat misschien meer mijn muzieksmaak kan worden. Het album voelt echt al een geheel wat ik altijd erg positief vind als dat zo is. Zeker wat nummers van opgeslagen en zeker ook een artiest die ik vaker kan gaan luisteren. Vette albumcover ook, kan ik ook altijd wel waarderen;)

My teenage self would have liked it, but today it’s not for me. Angsty, songs quite similar

Paljon joko absurdeja tai "halpoja" riimejä. Särökitararoimetta - hyvää mutta kuluttavaa kuunneltavaa.

Fell in love with a girl is still great and you can see the seeds of their future greatness

not for me tbh

My introduction to the White Stripes. Tons of killer tunes on this one.

Not my favourite White Stripes record, but it’s not bad by any means. I think I just hold a higher standard for their music and nothing from here really stood out and as a whole just kind of blended together

Great straight forward garage rock n roll

This is tough to rate, my heart says 5 but my mind says low 4 so I'll split the difference with a high 4. Treasure trove of white stripes classics

3.2

ehh for a rock album it didnt really have that vibe idk. Very mid

2/5. Listened to a few tracks but it didn’t grab me.

Vocals kinda killed it for me and electric guitar solos don’t do a lot for me.

Well, it just sounds like the white stripes and it gives the impression of being one monotonous song rather than a coherent album. It’s okay but nothing special.

Some really fantastic music but just a little bit too unpolished

Musik nichts besonderes? Aber interessante Backstory der Band (habe etwas auf Wikipedia geschmökert)

For me, The White Stripes' 2001 album, "White Blood Cells", while perhaps not reaching the arbitrary status of "essential" listening, is a very good collection of songs. The defining characteristic of "White Blood Cells" is its striking simplicity and raw, guitar-driven sound. The instrumentation is intentionally sparse, yet powerfully effective. The album is dominated by Jack White's guitar work, which ranges from driving, rhythmic passages (sometimes feeling percussive in nature) to moments of thick, sonically fuzzy distortion. Meg White's drumming is a lesson in simple but effective percussion. Her playing is distinctive, providing the perfect, often rudimentary, backbone that serves the songs without ever overcomplicating them. Jack White's distinctive vocals are also central to the album's identity. His delivery is often 'strained' but this perfectly suits the music, and the vocal melodies are consistently well-crafted and engaging. The tracks pull from a compelling blend of influences, rooted firmly in garage rock but incorporating touches of country, folk, and blues. This eclectic mix gives the album a broader sonic palette than its minimal setup might suggest. A hallmark of the album is its brevity. Many of the tracks are concise, punchy statements, contributing to the album's energetic pace and reinforcing the "less is more" ethos. This structural simplicity adds to the fun, playful atmosphere that surfaces throughout, perhaps most notably in tracks like "Little Room." The individual songs on White Blood Cells vary in quality, but at their best, they reach an "Excellent" level of raw, stripped-down rock. Even the "fine/good" tracks contribute positively to the overall feel. It's an album that commands respect for its uncompromising vision and influential sound, successfully proving that musical power doesn't require complexity. It may not be essential (IMHO), but it is a fun, enjoyable listen. Four stars. Standout tracks - "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground", "Fell in Love with a Girl", "The Same Boy You've Always Known" Side one 1 "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" (5/5) 2 "Hotel Yorba" (5/5) 3 "I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman" (4/5) 4 "Fell in Love with a Girl" (5/5) 5 "Expecting" (3/5) 6 "Little Room" (3/5) 7 "The Union Forever" (4/5) 8 "The Same Boy You've Always Known" (5/5) Side two 9 "We're Going to Be Friends" (4/5) 10 "Offend in Every Way" (4/5) 11 "I Think I Smell a Rat" (4/5) 12 "Aluminum" (3/5) 13 "I Can't Wait" (3/5) 14 "Now Mary" (4/5) 15 "I Can Learn" (4/5) 16 "This Protector" (4/5) Total - 64 Average - 4 183/1001 100/183 albums reviewed were new to me.

BYD, München, Deutschland. Leckere Scheibe.

Really great gritty and bluesy guitar and drums with some of the most annoying wimpy proto-incel lyrics repeated ad nauseum. seriously the amount of songs that come across as 'weird about women ' or 'being a man is so cool and edgy' is too much for me to handle. if there is a deeper critique of masculinity then its buried too deep for me to see

No notes 10/10 Jack White is brilliant.

Great

Not an album I would gravitate towards but if it played in the background i wouldn’t be bothered

The beginning of an era.

Banger

Great album, love The White Stripes

This is the best White Stripes record but it is close. The first three - with this being the third - on Sympathy for the Record Industry, are what made White Stripes great. Here White Stripes are the embodiment of garage rock. All attitude and rock history woven through these tracks which sounds full despite their being no bass. Fell In Love With a Girl is a perfect pop song and the standout on this record. But it is close. Opener Dead Leaves and the The Dirty Ground has a great riff and Meg’s drumming is simple and perfect and is a close second to Fell In Love With a Girl for timeless performance. Hotel Yorba has endless potential as a tempo change could give the song new meaning but on this version, played as hootenanny favorite, the energy is powerful. For a record costing $4,000 to record, the production is perfect with the sounds crisp, the vocals clean and the energy between the two palpable. Sure, there are a couple of throwaway tracks but in revisiting the album, Aluminum and I Smell A Rat somehow are a bridge to the rest of the record and keep the record a little experimental- like a couple of B-sides added to fill out the experience. Some will say that Elephant is the better record, but in my not too humble opinion, this is the record that is the perfect mix of garage and pop with the rough edges on this record distinguishing it from the overproduced Elephant record. 24 years on this is the album I still play precisely because it is not all sugar. Jack and Meg together are The White Stripes and this album, recorded after their divorce, demonstrates Meg’s commitment to Jack. Listen to the Union Forever and tell me that Jack isn’t more alive with Meg a presence across the drum kit. How does Jack let his emotions run rampant with the woman he just divorced a few feet away? This record is clearly a personal record about the end of his marriage and where Jack stands in relation to Meg. In short, it’s a compelling listen. Same Boy You’ve Always Known is perhaps not quite the truth but expressive and heartfelt. We’re Going To Be Friends seems to bring resolution to the grief of a breakup to an approach to move forward. White Blood Cells is still raw after all these years and a worthy addition to a list of 1001 albums. It belongs not because it is inventive but rather because it is a masterclass in execution.

Less of a guitar hero record than I remembered, but so stacked with garage bangers that I keep going back to. Not my favorite of their records but probably my favorite vibe from the band. Rounding up from a 9/10.

i remember this one coming out!!

Nearly a perfect album. Toward the end it starts to get a little filler-y, but otherwise a great record! Once I’m done with my personal Zevon dive, The Stripes might be next!

I can still remember when the video to “Fell In Love With A Girl” premiered. All of a sudden, the kids who’d grown disenchanted with the pop schlock being pushed onto us by the very media angle, had a band- a REAL rock band- to look up to and obsess over. And they had grit, unlike The Strokes and various other NY “Neu Wave” bands making their appearance at the time. The resurgence of the Detroit Sound was a much needed breath of fresh air for us middle of nowhere kids still in love with rock n roll. We discovered so much cool music through The White Stripes, and this album was kind of the start of that era. Can’t believe how nostalgic these songs made me, or that I hadn’t listened to them in years before today. It was a nice day to time travel.

Raw, gritty, distinctive. Love it or hate it, this is true rock n roll.

Sounds way after it's years. Heavy 60s sound. Starts with a few really catchy tracks, gets a little experimental as it goes. Probably an album that takes a few listens to really get, and I'll give it that eventually. But a good album even on first listen. Surprising I've never given these guys a chance before.

Oh this was class. Some classic bangers here plus some I haven't heard that really resonated with me. Another album that I can't believe I didn't listen to earlier.

Is this the best album by the band? If you’d asked me before today, I would’ve picked Elephant or Get Behind Me Satan. But this is really a contender! The band truly found its sound here, and so many of the songs—especially the first few—are outstanding.

While this was good, it felt a little forced at times. Somewhat pretentious

There were a few nice, catchy songs on the album. But it didn't feel like it all came together as a unified album. Not terrible.

Fav: Hotel Yorba Least Fav: Aluminum The best White Stripes album

My most favourite album ever. It combines the rawness of the first 2 albums but slightly more polished

Troisième album de WS proposé par la liste. Celui-ci ne fait que confirmer mon avis : ce groupe est terriblement surcoté. Je n'en est rien retiré d'intéressant. Du rock basique sans aucune originalité, le tout sur 16 morceaux qui m'ont parus interminables. Ah si, voici un point positif : c'est enfin le dernier album de ce groupe ... =>2/5

Really enjoyed the garage rock, low sound quality and pure concentrated focus

They could never make me hate you, The White Stripes, but this album probably could have had several tracks removed. It is an excellent garage rock record overall, though, and it does experiment with a range of sounds I enjoyed.

I completely understand why this album is recommended to listen to before you die. I’ll definitely listen to it again. My favorites: - Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground - Hotel Yorba - The Same Boy You’ve Always Known - We’re Going To Be Friends - Offend In Every Way - I Can’t Wait

The White Stripes were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame a couple of weeks ago, and they’re included on this list, so clearly someone is hearing something I’m not. I get the overall idea of the band, the stripped down garagey rock n roll that seems like it’s best appreciated in a small, crowded, and sweaty room, but it never comes together for me. Jack White has some interesting lyrics from time to time here, but overall I get the feeling of pastiche that’s filtered through the idiosyncrasies of a two piece band. I appreciate that Jack White is a huge music fan and has used his platform to promote a lot of lesser-known bands, but that doesn’t make me like this any more.

Das erste was ich von denen außer 7NA höre

Fängt schwach an, wird immer besser gegen ende

eternally iconic i love the white stripes

I enjoyed this album was never into the white stripes before I prefer the longer songs with more continuity

This is a banger, I a starting to really love White Stripes

Fantastic bluesy/garage rock. Two genres I generally am not huge on, but The White Stripes knock it out of the park. Well deserved induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And I'll defend Meg White's drumming until the end of time. Sure, she's not technically the best drummer, but she is exactly what The White Stripes needed. Put any other drummer in her spot, and the band would be demonstrably worse, and it'd be worse by many factors. Hit after hit after hit with great deep cuts like The Union Forever. Great record.

I think that this is probably the perfect distillation of what The White Stripes offer at their best even though I do think the highs in _Elephant_ are high! There’s a raw energy here that they start to late from this point but the tunes are also undeniable. Probably my fave of theirs which is not something I would always have said

This band are talented and occasionally exciting but overall it's just a dull record.

Probably my favourite White Stripes album. Not got the snarl of Elephant, but a fun one to go over, and one of theirs that I find I need to be less "in the mood for" than, say, Icky Thump. Musically Jack White's doing his thing on the guitar. He's a great guitarist, but I'm always amazed by how simple most of his riffing is. Man just understands how to make the guitar sound musical (in a scuzzy, tube-amp, blues-rock way). Meg does great work with the rhythm section in a similarly sparse, amateurish way. The best of their American-Gothic-garage-rock is fully on display here. Lyrically they always remind me a lot of the Pixies. They've got a similar fascination with the Midwest, and the violence, weirdness, anger, and sexuality lurking in the suburbs. Their songs often seem to inhabit some sort of cross-over universe of "Napoleon Dynamite" and "In Cold Blood" (with maybe a bit of Texas Chainsaw mixed in for good measure). However, this one has some more innocent, wholesome moments than their later albums do. Less screeching about using voodoo dolls to make babies stop crying, and some genuinely vulnerable moments sprinkled in. Still, not a five for me because, as with all their stuff, this does have a bit of a "nice to hear it every once in a while, but not regularly" feel.

I’m the right age and have the right tastes that I should have been super into the White Stripes in the 2000s but I just wasn’t. So now, 20+ years later, I’m discovering that I really like White Stripes. This one is a bit more raw than their later stuff, but would still be at home in an iPod commercial in 2002. It’s not a bad thing, iPod commercials used to have some cool music in them.

SO GOOD!

Not their best but they're finding their sound.

Some real bangers

I like this more than Elephant. Many bangers on here. 4 Heard before? Some songs Owned: No: 29/116 (25%) Will I get?

Second half of this album is better, although I might have just gotten used to the grating vocals. Can't justify more than 3.

Forgot how good this one is

Their best album?

Far stranger than expected with a lot of half-formed experiments and peculiar songs. But when they kick out a jam, it’s a rush.

Just a great album

There is a specific type of Gen X/Millennial who never shuts up about The White Stripes or Jack White. I am not one of them and I wish these people would piss off.

Stick to seven nation army gentlemen Favorite track: Hotel Yorba

Love the distorted mic and guitar, makes them sound like The MC5 or The Animals. Also love that this was probably an album about divorce when reviews for the albums were still calling them siblings. Listened to this a few times throughout the day and was looking forward to re-listening every time.

so many fun tracks, but I love how "were going to be friends" interrupts it all so beautifully