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I thought Elephant was almost a carbon copy of WBC, which was why I was disappointing to me. Still, a ***1/2 album in my eyes, whereas I saw WBC and De Stijl as both high-end ****1/2 records.
Really? I've always considered White Blood Cells and Icky Thump as similar, because they are the most commercial and pop oriented.
Same with the first two records, the self titled and de stijl. One is more bluesy and one is more acoustic but they sound like they could have come from the very same sessions.
While GBMS and Elephant dont sound that much like each other, they are the most ambitious and to me the most rewarding.
My reviews would be sorta similar to the Rolling Stone reviews of their records
Elephant- ***** Get Behind Me Satan **** 1/2 De Stijl **** White Blood Cells **** The White Stripes *** 1/2 Icky Thump ***
I will stand by Elephant against pretty much anything. It's their most varied album, and the one that best shows their capability to stand the test of time.
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
Ball And Biscuit is one of their very best, IMO. But I understand allot of people love Elephant, maybe if I didn't buy it day of release and ultimately always compare it to WBC, I'd rate it higher.
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
You called Elephant a "carbon copy" of Elephant. That's what I was responding to, by pointing out the differences.
And I said "Clearly" in response to "once you listen to them more, I think WBC and De Stijl start standing out as the better albums with better songs." I still think that as far as album structure goes, Elephant and WBC follow a pretty noticeable formula.
Actually its the other way around. They minimized what instruments they used on the first three records. Said what the hell on elephant, and started using different techniques.
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
You called Elephant a "carbon copy" of Elephant. That's what I was responding to, by pointing out the differences.
And I said "Clearly" in response to "once you listen to them more, I think WBC and De Stijl start standing out as the better albums with better songs." I still think that as far as album structure goes, Elephant and WBC follow a pretty noticeable formula.
Oh, OK, I get it now. I was confused. Sorry.
I think Elephant and WBC both have their good qualities, but they're different good qualities. I love them both, but I think WBC is slightly better. And as far as consensus, I think it's pretty spread out amongst De Stijl, WBC, and Elephant.
^x3 I thought double posting was fine here. I've seen it often. Is it not? Someone please let me know, because I think I've done it a lot.
As for TWS:
S/T: ****/5 De Stijl : *****/5 White Blood Cells *****/5 Elephant ****1/2 /5 Get Behind Me Satan **** /5 Icky Thump ***1/2 /5
Don't know about specific albums between bands, but for their careers, IMO it's The White Stripes=Arcade Fire>LCD Soundsystem>The Strokes. And Radiohead>TWS/AF. But they're all close to one another and as someone else said, they're all some of the best bands/artists this decade.
^x3 I thought double posting was fine here. I've seen it often. Is it not? Someone please let me know, because I think I've done it a lot.
As for TWS:
S/T: ****/5 De Stijl : *****/5 White Blood Cells *****/5 Elephant ****1/2 /5 Get Behind Me Satan **** /5 Icky Thump ***1/2 /5
Don't know about specific albums between bands, but for their careers, IMO it's The White Stripes=Arcade Fire>LCD Soundsystem>The Strokes. And Radiohead>TWS/AF. But they're all close to one another and as someone else said, they're all some of the best bands/artists this decade.
With this however I agree completely. Perhaps the bad breath comment was semi out of line, I clicked quote after reading 4+ stars for 4 consecutive albums. And before you even get a chance to be offended, that breath comment was a joke.
cue 5 pages of people listing their top 5 favorite white stripes songs
only if you insist. but i'm doing 10.
Blue Orchid You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) Hello Operator Screwdriver Hotel Yorba You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do What You're Told) Seven Nation Army Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself Fell In Love with A Girl
Elephant- ***** Get Behind Me Satan **** 1/2 De Stijl **** White Blood Cells **** The White Stripes *** 1/2 Icky Thump ***
I will stand by Elephant against pretty much anything. It's their most varied album, and the one that best shows their capability to stand the test of time.
Completely agree about Elephant. Not only is it my favorite album from my favorite band, but it was one of those albums that just completely changed my outlook on music in general after I first listened to it.
Elephant - ***** The White Stripes - ***** (very close second for me) De Stijl - **** 1/2 White Blood Cells - **** 1/2 Icky Thump - **** Get Behind Me Satan - *** 1/2
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