Get Behind Me Satan
by The White Stripes
  • Record Label: V2 / XL
  • Release Date: Jun 7, 2005
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. The Guardian
    60
    The material sounds frustratingly underdone - seeds of good ideas that might have flourished into something remarkable with more time and TLC.
  2. Paste Magazine
    50
    A sidestep that’s as easy to admire as it is hard to love.
  3. Prefix Magazine
    40
    Instead of copying the aesthetic of 1970s rock ‘n’ roll, they’ve copied some of last year’s more popular indie records. The result, though at times satisfying, mostly feels contrived.
  5. Austin Chronicle
    40
    [It] tries putting everything from the buffet on your plate, even the Jell-O you're not going to eat. C'mon, sounding like a stripped-down version of the Stooges wasn't such a bad thing, was it?
  6. PopMatters
    60
    Too much of it -- both on the "experimental" tracks and the "traditional White Stripes" tracks -- feels like unfinished sketches.
  7. Mojo
    60
    When the approach works, the results are bracingly exploratory; when it doesn't they're frustratingly half-formed. [Jul 2005, p.94]
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  8. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    Get Behind Me Satan is surprising, all right, but not always in the right ways.... Too many of the tunes--and Jack's lyrics--are undercut by lurching, half-finished arrangements. [10 Jun 2005, p.105]
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  9. Flak Magazine
    60
    None of the songs on Get Behind Me Satan is bad; all the songs together, however, fail to meet the Stripes' criteria that all you need is two. For these tracks, you need four, five, six musicians -- not to drench the proceedings in a Scott Walker deluge, but to fill the spaces, the former job of White's guitar and Meg's drum bashing.

Awards & Rankings

53
#53 Best Album of 2005
16
#16 Most Discussed Album of 2005
49
#49 Most Shared Album of 2005

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 283 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 242 out of 283
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 283
  3. Negative: 19 out of 283
  1. JawsPapi87
    Oct 20, 2011
    10
    The White Stripes, like The Strokes are a band who can completely change their sound for one record and it will be just as good as their otherThe White Stripes, like The Strokes are a band who can completely change their sound for one record and it will be just as good as their other work. It's a strangely relaxing album and is a breath of fresh air from 21st century ****… Full Review »
  2. Carrick
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    No doubt my least favorite album of The White Stripes. A few songs on here are memorable (My Doorbell, Little Ghost, and The Denial Twist) butNo doubt my least favorite album of The White Stripes. A few songs on here are memorable (My Doorbell, Little Ghost, and The Denial Twist) but most of it is bland.… Full Review »
  3. Tmz
    Jan 3, 2020
    8
    É um grande álbum, com músicas realmente boas, mas há algo que parece faltar quando comparamos com Elephant, talvez seja porque Get Behind MeÉ um grande álbum, com músicas realmente boas, mas há algo que parece faltar quando comparamos com Elephant, talvez seja porque Get Behind Me Satan seja o álbum menos ousado ainda que o uso de instrumentos diversificados seja louvável… Full Review »
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