Get Behind Me Satan - White Stripes (The)

...you find that here you get a track that has them returning to the sorts of alternative, and especially experimental things that came in all the albums leading up to this point and the kind of things that had put me off a lot of their work. Towards the end as it all came together it made more sense, but really it didn’t have much that I could easily connect with. **Two Stars** 3. “My Doorbell” This is a hardcore joint from the pair and one that I ...
...was a little easier to get into the sort of stuff that you get from this one as you see that they don’t move all that far away from it. However it was far enough away for me to lose whatever I saw in them before as it became a little more average-sounding than what they had hit the listeners with on the jam prior to it and so brought about a bit of a slip. **Three Stars** 5. “Little Ghost” Here you get a short little Bluegrass session as they show ...

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...quite amusing how someone can get things so right with some tracks and yet so, so wrong with others. The album is incredibly inconsistent; ranges from brilliant to terrible, and yet the same person wrote every single one of the tracks present here; go figure. Another thing I find quite amusing about Jack White is his voice, he doesn't have a particularly good voice at the best of times; there are tracks where he makes the most of the voice that he ...
...he'll shriek and cry and his vocal tone can actually be quite painful to listen to. With the track 'As Ugly as I Seem' for instance his vocal performance is dreadful, with 'Blue Orchid' on the other hand he uses his whininess to his advantage and makes his guitar whine to go with it and the end result is absolutely excellent. It's hard to put a genre on this album, impossible in fact; so many different sounds are covered here that there's absolutely ...

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...a lead single to represent Get Behind Me Satan. It's fast, high-pitched, crashy and catchy, simple garage-punk-rock. Nothing on the album matches this I have to say, they would have had to have pulled out all the stops to create a song that could possibly beat it. Definately my favorite song, and one that made me purchase the album without even having to stop and think about it. The Nurse. Now I have to say, I've listened to this album around 10 ...
...is severely disjointed, and the random loud crashy drum bits just make you feel confused and uncomfortable. Not even worthy of being a B-Side. The only good thing I can say about it is that it has some pretty nifty marimba in it. Shame about the rest though... My Doorbell is an infuriatingly catchy song. After just one listen you'll be singing the lyrics in your head, "I been thinking 'bout my doorbell/when you gonna ring it/when you gonna ring ...

rachelk18 11.06.2005 · Read full review
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...catalogue of musical offerings. Get Behind Me Satan has taken the duo on a completely new course from that which they started on the hugely acclaimed past effort 'Elephant'. The album steps away from the raw riff driven rock base, which made tracks on Elephant so distinctive, thinking specifically of 'Seven Nation Army'. The change in direction and increased diversity leaves certain tracks on the album subject to criticism. However it should be noted ...
...and arguably more mature. Get Behind Me Satan is an album showing the coming of age for The White Stripes. A musical evolution that sees them experimenting with instruments and sounds that they have not been associated with previously. For rock purists the stylistic change may come as a surprise and a disappointing one at that. The replacement of all out no holds barred riff driven rock songs for a collection of melodious ballads. But there is still ...

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...I found an advertisement saying: Get Behind Me Satan the new album by The White Stripes, dude I was struck like a squirrel trying to steal a nut. I mean I truly got giddy. The Previous One The White Stripes' previous album Elephant, was as perfect as a current rock c.d. can be. It was filled with rock and roll, blues, folk, and everything else but the kitchen sink. It was Havotic at its best and as sweet as something somber can be. It was music that ...
...always knows exactly what to get me.) I was ecstatic, and finally I was to hear new White Stripes music. ( I own all four of their previous c.d.'s) Blue Orchid their first single of this album, I had hear before and it was an electrically bizzar musical feeling. It was quite what I was expecting, good but quite different. Different it was, electric guitar playing and sound as if it's a chain saw and its tarring something up. Also, sounding like a ...

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The White Stripes aren't your typical band, are they siblings? are they a split up couple? are they both?! most aren't sure. but the truth is Jack and Meg used to be married, but once they split up they began calling each other brother and sister on stage. when they made the big time the press confused this little joke, and called incest upon the pair. ah what a little research does for you... They may be insane, but the white stripes are an amazing ...
..."the hardest button to button", the odd pole dancing video with "i just don't know what to do with myself" and most recently, the hauntingly good "Blue Orchid" featured on this album. the playlist is as follows. 1. Blue Orchid 2. The Nurse 3. My Doorbell 4. Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) 5. Little Ghost 6. The Denial Twist 7. White Moon 8. Instinct Blues 9. Passive Manipulation 10. Take, Take, Take 11. As Ugly As I Seem 12. Red Rain 13. I'm Lonely ...

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...released. With their new release, get behind me satan, they released the single Blue Orchid first of all, prior to the album. However, all those rock lovers who bought the album because Blue Orchid is solid. will have been dissapointed. however, if people lucked out by liking blues, this is a fantastic album. There is no doubt of that. this is the fourth album from the duo from detroit. they have been a fantastic live act consistently over that time, ...
...later one does not break the trend, it is on a par with Elephant, it does not improve on it, and it is very different from all their previous albums. In this new attempt, Jack White demonstrates his hitherto unknown skill on the piano, and it turns out he is very good at this, and once again, this is no doubt his album, with meg white on drums, merely making their some rythym. The amount that this one man does in a band, has not been levelled by ...

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...a raw feel. If you have heard Blue Orchid and want a taste of more you get it on the album. However, be prepared to open your mind and listen to different tracks. They arn't all heavy rock songs, and some of the lyrics are really deep. ...

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This is terrible. What a waste of the label's money. I tried listening to it more than once the hole way through, but to be honest, chewing on broken glass was more fun. The album has no consistonsny, and it sounds terrible. For what they were known as, being contravertial, being different for other bands by only being 2 people who are brother and sister, but still managing to produce good rock songs, they really disappoint. Its a shame, i thought ...

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What an excellent idea. Make an album that compliments an already classic back catalogue, but also develops the sound that you are popular and known for into something larger and stranger. Jack White sets his creative flair to max, with a retroish nod to Americas musical roots. What else can I say? Forever With Her Is Over For Me has marimba, My doorbell and Denial Twist have groovey piano, still bluesy, but piano. The rocking is still there in the ...
...so much more scope now to the White Stripes world. The sound is a bit funny on the old ears, but this unnerving sound makes it all the more interesting. The flow is smooth and consistent to keep you listening. May take more than one listen to "get it" But that's not a disadvantage. BRILLIANT STUFF! ...

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