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Universal acclaim- based on 457 Ratings
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Positive: 406 out of 457
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Mixed: 19 out of 457
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Negative: 32 out of 457
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Oct 19, 2011This album is ridiculous. I'm surprised it didn't start a music revolution like that of Is This It. Jack White is an absolute genius. Unfair album overall. All tracks are PERFECT
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SimonBDec 1, 2003Best album I've heard all year. The cover of 'Don't Know What to Do With Myself' is a gem and 'Ball and and a Biscuit' is intense. 'Little Acorns' and 'Cold Cold Night' aren't bad but knock off one point
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Sep 22, 2011Great album. Nothing groundbreaking, but just a great rock album. This is one of those records you can listen to all the way through repeatedly. It's the 'Nevermind' for a new generation of music. You listen to it and it makes you want to start your own garage band.
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catherinesApr 1, 2003absolutely wonderful.....definitely stands up to s/t, de stijl and wbc
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gregsJun 2, 200499.99% pure genius- drums ,vocal,storeytelling a distillation. Shows the heart of rocknrolls still beating.. to use a cliche. Perhaps the people who gave it a zero are into rap or some other genre and are closed minded as their talent at least is undeniable and in your face.
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AlexHApr 2, 2003best cd I've heard this year. Better than White Blood Cells
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CoryBApr 2, 2003Words cannot describe this album, but we still try. The guitar solos could make any talented guitarist weep, the lyrics could do the same to anyone. One of he best albums i've bought in the last 4 years, and i've bought more most anyone out there.
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ColbyCApr 8, 2003You'll find this CD on numerous top-10 lists at the end of the year....probably even #1 on a lot of them....simply amazing.
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JenAJun 14, 2003THE BEST CD. Great beats and the songs are one of a kind.
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NseEJun 30, 2003A fab cd with diverse sounds; Dancey (7 nation army), Bluesy (Ball & biscuit), 70s punk rock (Hypnotize), and the tender, lovely, 'In the cold, cold night'. Love it.
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howlinpellealmqvistlvrAug 23, 2003this is my fav cd out of all the white stripes -anyone who thinks otherwise probably doesnt have good taste in music
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RicN.Jun 9, 2005I once used the track Ball and Biscuit to choreograph a couple performing foreplay on stage. It worked wonderfully well.
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AdamCKNov 5, 2003
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nikolasvillegasMar 12, 2003wonderful album. the white brothers (?), once again, making it simple and beautiful.
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JustinHMar 23, 2003I love everything about this CD except that opening to "Little Acorns." I love the White Stripes. They are by far the coolest thing in music now!
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thesillymofoApr 1, 2003oh man. i nearly died on the first listen.
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JasonF.Apr 1, 2003Something different. This album really expanded on their "style" of music. Not at all what I thought it would be. It really ecompases the different types they use; its got some good blues yet still has the punk/garage rock. It seemed so so at first but really grew on me. I give it a 10 just because Seven Nation Army is the greatest song ever!!!
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MattLApr 25, 2003This is a great album. Period. Unfortunetely a lot of people (especially the goofy zero club) are reacting strongly against the hype rather than the music. It should be noted this album was cut before they became a sensation with their previous album. The White Stripes don't create the hype, folks. They just play great music. I find it better than their last one.
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angua___Apr 26, 2003
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JackWhiteApr 28, 2003Impressive. The proof that you don't need thousands of dollars nor some virtuous guitar and drum player to craft a masterpiece.
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RyanM.Apr 3, 2003A near-perfectl eclectic conglomerate of garage rock and soul.
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JulesApr 3, 2003
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BartSimpsonApr 3, 2003If Nirvana never existed, this would be the greatest album ever.
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NicholasBApr 8, 2003This record is amazing-it's garage rock but is also a new standard of art rock.
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LukeJMay 1, 2003Quite possibly the best rock since Nirvana. It just feels so good.
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BenTMay 15, 2003Amazing sound, amazing songs, amazing record. Easily their best...and chances are they will get better.
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MattFeb 16, 2004Some people think they know everything, and they don't. The critics are right IMO on this album. The first half is classic, in fact.
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ScottCJun 12, 2004This was definitely one of the decades best albums. In my opinion it was an instant classic and showcases the talent of the White Stripes and gives the public a look at their wide range of ability.
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StuJul 17, 2004Elephant, along with all the other White Stripes albums and wonderful, ingenious, new, and very different from all those other, 10 cents a dozen rock groups that are out now.
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JakeC.Sep 9, 2004What can I say...their 2nd best album (right behind Blood Cells), but still a masterpiece. It introduced me to the bluesy part of TWS. The best band ever? Yes...indeed yes!
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BlenderThey break their own rules, even adding expansive guitar solos, to keep themselves interested and fans off-balance. [May 2003, p.123]
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Therein lies the contradiction of The White Stripes. How do you combine the shit-hot with the "twee?" Elephant's shortcomings suggests the enterprise is futile.
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It is a glorious thing to hear. It will be one of the best things you hear all year.