Elephant - White Stripes (The)

Advantages: Consistent, catchy, no frills
Disadvantages: Jack White's vocals may be an acquired taste!!

I felt like doing a music review for a change but was at a loss which CD to write about hence it’s taken me a while. After some thought I’ve plumped for the White Stripes “Elephant” as it’s been permanently glued into my CD player for a while now, OK, I haven’t actually GLUED it in there – that would just be silly, wouldn’t it?! As with many people, the White Stripes were first brought to my attention with their “Hotel Yorba” single, a few years ...
...Blood Cells” by then. I heard their album and later saw them play live at Reading Festival in 2001 and so I was hooked! It was refreshing to hear music pared down to a basic simplicity with no frills or over-production but still with good meaty tunes and lyrics which displayed humour, intelligence and sometimes plain weirdness. This makes such a welcome change after so many manufactured bands, “perfect” pop and high-tech production techniques and ... Read review

Advantages: Bluesy, hard-rockin' fun
Disadvantages: None

...can make music this good. Elephant is everything that is good about rock music. Riff-driven and melodic, raw yet accessible – it is everything I look for in an album. The song writing is innovative, the mood optimistic, the attitude perfect. The White Stripes have the world at their feet…and could be in for a long reign on the thrown of new rock. Just don’t ask me why they entitled the album “Elephant.” So there is my elephant… Chow for now Andy ... Read review

Advantages: Some fine tracks, bass guitars.
Disadvantages: Lots of weaknesses, short tracks, lyrics.

This band have been hyped up to such a great extent over the last 2 or 3 years that I admit I was swept away by it all and was lulled into purchasing this album, their fourth, which stood proud at the top of the album charts earlier this year. The band comprises a brother and sister double act called Jack and Meg White, they have risen to such prominence that Jack is now even dating Hollywood actress Rene Zellwegger and the band havent gone unnoticed ...
...award just last week). The White Stripes write, produce and perform all their own work and have a distinctive cranked up guitar sound, their army of followers grows by the day, usually I don't fall for what the music press and public is saying and like to decide for myself what musical sounds I like so was I fooled in this particular case ? 1. Seven Nation Army (3:51) This track was a successful release from the album staying around in the charts ... Read review

Advantages: Superb follow up to White Blood Cells
Disadvantages: None

This year really is the year for decent follow up albums. Hot on the heals of my op on Blur's Think Tank comes The White Stripes 4th album Elephant. The last album was released in 2001 and so 2 years after everyone suddenly discovered the White Stripes the follow up has now arrived. For anyone out there who doesn’t know about The White Stripes they are Jack and Meg White, although no-one seems to know if they are brother and sister or man and wife. ...
...and Jack does all the lead vocals, Guitars and Piano work. Seven Nation Army **************** The first single to be taken from the album, Seven Nation Army has to be one of my favourite tracks this year. It starts with a bass line quickly being joined by the vocals. The beat stays pretty much the same all the way through picking up a little for the chorus and then returning to a steady beat. The vocals sound superb and the bluesy sound of The ... Read review

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There’s only a few days left before Christmas and i hope that you have finished all your purchase. If you’re still looking for gifts ideas I truly can advise you to buy the last album of the White Stripes — Elephant. WHO ARE THE WHITE STRIPES ? Coming from Detroit, Michigan, the white stripes are a peculiar duo striped with red and white like the famous campino they ate as kids. “The Stripes” decided to adopt a red and white look; they both dress ...
...formed in 1997, the band is composed of Jack White ( bass and guitar) and Martha White( drums and piano). They have been said to be brother and sister but also to be wife and husband. Neither of these rumours has ever been confirm, who cares as long as the keep doing good music. Some say that the White Stripes make garage rock revival and personally I do not really know what it actually means. The only thing that matters to me is that the white ... Read review

Advantages: Melodic riffs, stomping beats and intense vocals
Disadvantages: None that I can hear.

...Bondies have shed their ‘garage-rock‘ label and shown that they can evolve beyond what is expected of the now cliched ‘garage-rock band‘. If you like The White Stripes then undoubtedly you will like the Von Bondies, they have a lot in common with their former buddies and a whole lot more besides. In my opinion this album wipes the floor with ‘Elephant’ (The White Stripes) and is a giant leap forward for the Von Bondies on their journey towards inevitable stardom. My advice... go out and buy it now... that way you can say you liked them when nobody else did. This album is available from www.101cd.com for £8.95.... Read review

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