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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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HawkBDec 2, 2005Renegade likes it so I'm giving it a 7 based on that. I might change my score when I've actually heard the album.
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PhantomXIIIApr 7, 2005AN excellent work that everyone should have in their collection.
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[Anonymous]Jun 20, 2005This is definitely my favorite CD. Everyone needs to get a copy of this. It is amazing.
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sMAug 7, 2005Not overrated. Complete rock masterpiece. Woot!
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MattCSep 10, 2005Can you not love this album?
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KatiBFeb 8, 2006This is an excellent album. It's different than the Stripe's previous three albums and yet still very Jack White (which is a good thing). You need to own it now. Also, listen to it a few times before saying no. It takes more than one listen to really "feel" it.
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marshApr 10, 2006I'm still blown away that someone could actually give this cd a 3. it's sad.
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nickMay 1, 2006definitely not the second best of the year but a good album not great.
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NickMJun 8, 2006one of the most unique sounds out there. its a refreshing sound compared to the standard unsophisticated boring sound that most rock groups today have.
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MarshallF.Aug 5, 2006
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ColinROct 21, 2003To me it was so close to being fantastic but lacked something that hung it all together. I like individual songs but don't "get" the album. Fine but not a classic.
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KatieBMar 18, 2003Alot of the songs on the new cd are pretty good, but i was disapointed with some like 'It's true that we love one another'. I think that one was pretty bad, and they shouldn't have put it on the album.
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ZoeyApr 13, 2003I kept hearing such positive things about the album, so I bought it. Seriously, it's an instant classic. It's such a simple album, back to basics in a way. Jack's the shit. That's all there is to it.
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JanieApr 13, 2003hell yeah@!
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yenApr 13, 2003one word: BRILLIANT!!!
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MichaelRApr 27, 2003Just great. The White Stripes are one of the greatest bands to come along in the past decade, and sound like the good old Rock from several decades ago. In a sea of Nu-Metal and pop-punk, The White Stripes are a refreshing change.
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MattPApr 29, 2003Great.
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MichaelWJun 18, 2003I love it! It's probably the best album of the year, if not the past few.
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lawrencejAug 5, 2003the best album i have ever heard.
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AaronSSep 22, 2003This is the best thing that I've heard all year so far. The White Stripes so called "British" album is more intense than thier previous releases. Jack White's guitar playing is phenominal with moments that are SO good you want to weep. An amazing album.
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chrisFeb 13, 2004the tracks on this album that are good: phenomenal garage rock gems (girl, you have no faith in medicine and hypnotize). but, too much boring filler (tracks 4 - 9; the last cutesy track gets annoying) and overall waaay too much hype from critics and media attention. i recommend de stijl instead.
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CfitzMar 19, 2004The first, true classic rock album of the 21st Century. Elephant combines sugar sweet lyrics, Dylan musings with Zeppelinesque screaming guitars and addictive riffs. Jack White is a genius.
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SimonAApr 25, 2004I think John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) smiles in heaven.
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ElliottMay 2, 2004HIGHLY overrated. De Stijl is where it's at.
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BrockRMay 25, 2004
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TylerJul 4, 2004
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marshallmDec 8, 2005they're are a great band. i think it's some of the most original stuff you'll ever hear. Get Behind me Satan ( there latest LP) is def. worth a buy too. keep goin' meg and jack!
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JoeDMay 24, 2005I bought this album a year after it came out and I am sure glad I did. In an age where most music is overproduced, commercialized crap designed to rake in a profit, the Stripes are a sorely needed breath of fresh air. This has become one of my favorite albums of all time!
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CarrieJun 7, 2005This really will remain one of my favorite albums of all time.
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RonGSep 14, 2005Hmm...Some great songs, too many that don't deserve the hype. White Blood Cells is far better.
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DrewMMar 18, 2006A great album. Highly recommended.
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AmandaMar 24, 2006This album did not leave my car CD player for MONTHS.
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LizTMar 6, 2006I love this album! that's all....I never knew that there could be a band out there that consisted of a male and female that didn't make love with each other.. at least as far as I know... but its good music.. real good..... yeehaw.
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Spork*Oct 19, 2003awesome definatley one of the greatest ever
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MattR.Apr 16, 2003
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AllanJApr 18, 2003It's an ok album, but the White Stripes seem to have run out of ideas. So many parts sound repeated from their other albums, and at times it's just dull.
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ChrisPApr 24, 2003they've definitely taken a step in a new direction within the simplicity in which they work, and it works for them
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TristramCSep 16, 2003
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BenL.Jan 15, 2004This was an awesome album. Usually you buy a CD and only listen to a few of the songs, and thats what the CD is done for. This album has no fillers and they should all be singles. One of the best albums ever.
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GraceCMay 22, 2004Simple goodness.
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JayR.Jul 23, 2004Best Album of the Millenium. Perfect 10. If you don't own this album, you are ripping yourself off out of one of the best albums ever made. End of Story.
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ChrisLJan 11, 2005
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NickyHOct 27, 2005
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JakeApr 14, 2005Absolutely sensational
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WSFanJan 28, 2006
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DanHJul 31, 2006A perfect album. A "bad" drummer does not make a bad band. Meg's drumming style fits perfectly with the music, with any other drummer it would just sound a little off. All of the songs on this album are great, ALL of them.
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Oct 19, 2010Easily one of the best albums of all time. This album is absolutely exceptional. it's like finding an island amongst a sea of **** 21'st century music. would recommend to anyone with a decent taste in music.
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Oct 27, 2011Elephant by the now-much-missed The White Stripes is a game-changing album that brought millions of youngsters into blues, accelerated the bandâ
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Apr 21, 2012One of the best rock sounds in rock history, the White Stripes cemented their place in rock with this album. Seven Nation Army is a classic with a simple riff but Jack White shows off his immense guitar skill in songs like Ball and Biscuit and his amazing vocals in Girl, You Have No Medicine and There's No Home For You Girl. Easily one of the best rock albums I've heard.
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SatanicM.Apr 4, 2006It's incredible to see how this band manage to rock an audience with such an unsexy and wishy-washy music. Art can come disguised in so many many ways my dears, specially when a "band" steals the whole Adams Family/Hollow (Johnny Deep's horror movie) aesthetic, with disguises and stuff, and packs it up in a record and then claims it's an original product.
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HollisHJan 5, 2005Yikes. No thanks.
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TykeCJun 28, 2005This band has very few redeeming qualities.
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johnMay 2, 2003its not even half as good as their 3 past efforts. although 7 nation army is a great first single.
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SeanOJan 29, 2004Background sounds for when you are very drunk.
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LarryOFeb 1, 2004A TRUE PIECE OF SH*T! What's happening to Music Critics? This cd can't be in this list. What a weird & gasified joke!
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XavierFJan 10, 2005Unlike many, I found this album to be lacking in depth and was generally immature. Perhaps a few more band members can flush out some talent with this group.
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HootchieMommaMay 4, 2006This Band SUCKS. How could you listen to this and actually be pleased by what you're hearing? It's total garbage. NO Talent!
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DougWApr 16, 2003Wow dogg, this blows. They got hosed on this one g. This album is good... NOT!
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CarldaddyApr 8, 2003Come on...The music critics everywhere are trying to make a make up call because of the poor rating on their other albums (i.e rolling stone's 4 out 5 stars ring a bell). Don't buy into the hype about a crappy album. Song number one is a hummer, and the last few songs are pretty good, but there is nothing etremely innovative about this album.
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DragonflyJul 14, 2003I seriously don't hear what should be so special about this c.d. One of my greatest deceptions this year...
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MarkCJul 23, 2003Take all of their other albums, remove the urgency, the heart, and the good songs, you have Elephant. A less than ok release from a great band.
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ChrisMJan 1, 2004The most overrated album of the year. An album made for lame music fans to jerk off over. 'Elephant' is an album that only a "master of the obvious" magazine like Rolling Stone or a website like metacritic would regard so highly.
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BobbyOJan 25, 2004Crappiest album by the crappiest band.
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PopeJohnPaulSep 19, 2004Disappointing. It does have 4 unbelievable tracks, but the remainder of the album adds nothing to those songs. And I had to take an extra point off for 'It's True That We Love One Another'. Dear Lord that song is horrible.
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PelleSDec 2, 2005
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HomieBBJun 26, 2006I only like one song on this record.
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PatrikD.Apr 18, 2008Sucks, three chords worn out so called rock N roll !
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Awards & Rankings
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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.