White Stripes, Elephant
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White Stripes, Elephant
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Please Understand That This Kind Of Left-field Ind
Please understand that this kind of left-field indie stuff is a little beyond me normally. But White Stripes, Elephant works. It works because there's really a 100 influences crammed in to a loose, furious and very different offering. These two (I'll give credit to them both, why not) pull together a few real gems largely by keeping it all very simple indeed, basic patterns and rhythms, but that's what works. Especially track 1 (7 Nation Army) is a belter, as we all know, but I would argue that Ball and Biscuit is a cracker, a very strong blues track; the cover song is a great rendition, and even the final track, a curious and amusing ditty, just plain old works. good stuff, which is coming from someone who just doesn't really like this sort of music.
OK it's true to say that the drumming is pretty atrocious, but I was never that enamoured with Charlie Watts or Ringo Starr either.
I stand corrected. Like I said in my review this is all a bit new to me. Anything after about '92 rather passed me by. Good assessment of the overall quality though, I'd agree.
The White Stripes are "left field"? They're pretty much stadium rock/bogstandard blues to me. You want left field indie bands check out the Fiery Furnaces, Destroyer, The Decemberists, Broken Social Scene, Adam Green, Animal Collective, Wolf Parade, etc.
This album is written to fill stadiums and when it works it works really well. Pity the follow up doesn't work at all.
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The Stripe's Fourth Album Was Undeniably The Most
The Stripe's fourth album was undeniably the most original and exciting hit of the year, ushered in by the now notorious riff of the opening track. Jack's love of early American music is apparent on the Elephant album, as is his awe-inspiring talents on the electric guitar. Tracks like Ball & a Biscuit hold steadfast to blues influences, as Hardest Button to Button and There's No Home for You Here embrace and remake the indie rock genre. Come for Seven Nation Army, stay for the brilliance of everything else.
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The Often Played "seven Nation Army" Gets You Into
The often played "Seven Nation Army" gets you into the mood right from the start.
You'd be amazed at the great quality of the other songs as well. You keep expecting filler tracks,but are pleasantly surprised. Jack White has a great voice that changes with the mood of each song.
GOOD enough for me to want to support this band by actually buying the CD.
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