The White StripesCritiques

1 Icky Thump 4:14
2 You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told) 3:54
3 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues 5:28
4 Conquest
Trumpet – Regulo Aldama
Written-By – Corky Robbins
2:48
5 Bone Broke 3:14
6 Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn
Bagpipes – Jim Drury
3:05
7 St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air)
Bagpipes – Jim Drury
1:49
8 Little Cream Soda 3:45
9 Rag And Bone 3:48
10 I'm Slowly Turning Into You 4:34
11 A Martyr For My Love For You 4:19
12 Catch Hell Blues 4:18
13 Effect And Cause 3:00
Credits:

Drums – Meg White
Guitar – Jack White (2)
Vocals – Jack White (2) (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 13), Meg White (tracks: 7, 9, 10)
Written-By – Jack White III* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 13)

1 Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
2 Hotel Yorba
3 I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman
4 Fell In Love With A Girl
5 Expecting
6 Little Room
7 The Union Forever
8 The Same Boy You've Always Known
9 We're Going To Be Friends
10 Offend In Every Way
11 I Think I Smell A Rat
12 Aluminum
13 I Can't Wait
14 Now Mary
15 I Can Learn
16 This Protector
Credits:
Drums, Backing Vocals – Meg White
Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Jack White (2)
Written-By, Performer – The White Stripes

8/10

"Garage Rock" sums it up.

Product Details

* Audio CD (April 1, 2003)
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: V2
* ASIN: B00008J4P5
* Other Editions: LP Record
* Average Customer Review: based on 690 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #306 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Seven Nation Army Listen Listen
2. Black Math Listen Listen
3. There's No Home For You Here Listen Listen
4. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself Listen Listen
5. In The Cold, Cold Night Listen Listen
6. I Want To Be The Boy... Listen Listen
7. You've Got Her In Your Pocket Listen Listen
8. Ball And Biscuit Listen Listen
9. The Hardest Button To Button Listen Listen
10. Little Acorns Listen Listen
11. Hypnotise Listen Listen
12. The Air Near My Fingers Listen Listen
13. Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine Listen Listen
14. It's True That We Love One Another

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Jokingly referred to as the White Stripes' British album, Elephant is scattered with cultural references that give away the fact it was recorded far from home. Just listen to the lyrics on "Seven Nation Army" ("From the Queen of England to the hounds of Hell") or the album outro, in which someone chips in, "Jolly good, cup of tea?" But while there are new twists here, from Meg White discovering her voice to a tongue-in-cheek threesome with Holly Golightly, Elephant is no great departure for Jack and Meg White. They still push their creativity (and the boundaries of their eight-track) to new heights. Check out the startling, Queen-inspired "There's No Home for You Here," while the deep bass line on "Seven Nation Army" makes it a classic indie dance track. But while some songs fly off into new realms, there's plenty of their trademark straight-up bluesy rock, notably the overtly sexual "Ball and Biscuit." And there's Jack's plaintive, resolutely modest and yet theatrical voice. --Caroline Butler

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Double colored vinyl. One white. One red. --This text refers to the LP Record edition.
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57 of 64 people found the following review helpful:
If it ain't broke don't fix it, April 9, 2003
Reviewer: John (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
It's the same White Stripes you've always known. Great garage rock mixed with folky acoustic songs. Somewhat odd song titles and somewhat odd lyrics. Still no bass (the "bass" on Seven Nation Army is actually a guitar). And who's complaining? Not a soul.

Despite how similar Elephant is to the rest of the White Stripes catalogue (in a couple instances songs even partially use the exact same chords and melodies as songs from White Blood Cells), it does show continued musical maturation and experimentation. In addition to longer, more creative solos, songs such as Black Math, There's No Home For You Here, and Ball and Biscuit show some changes to the White Stripes sound. Black Math juxtaposes a punk rock chord riff with a more heavy metal sounding guitar (like the acoustic and electric in Now Mary from White Blood Cells). There's No Room For You Here is almost a rewrite of Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground until the music breaks off and there is only feedback and the chorus sung in harmony. Ball and Biscuit contains a classic blues riff repeated over and over, until it bursts into an amazing blistering solo. These songs are different from the normal White Stripes formula (is there such a thing?), and provide even more evidence of Jack White's songwriting skill.

Some fans of the hard garage rock songs may be turned off by the softer, acoustic/piano songs on here. There are three; You've Got Her in Your Pocket, In the Cold, Cold Night, and Well It's True That We Love One Another. Well It's True (a country sing-a-long type song, with Jack, Meg, and Holly singing to each other about Jack's love for Holly) is the worst song on the album, because of it's novelty. The others, however, are good acoustic songs, much like Hotel Yorba from White Blood Cells, although not as great. Even if you don't like these types of songs, I think the strength of the electric material would outweigh the acoustic, and you would like the album anyway.

The White Stripes have done it again. Another great garage rock album you can listen to on a day when you feel like banging your head and air guitaring (or playing real guitar, depending), without skipping a track. Any fan of White Blood Cells should buy Elephant without hesitation.