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Universal acclaim- based on 283 Ratings
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Positive: 242 out of 283
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Mixed: 22 out of 283
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Negative: 19 out of 283
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marshallmDec 3, 20059.3 / A- it's an amazingly different album. its definately a must listen/buy. i loved " take, take, take" and "blue orchid". great stuff.
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DaveFJun 11, 2005
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mattlJun 19, 2005Takes a couple listens to warm up too, then you are hooked
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blairtJun 21, 2005"Get Behind Me Satan" is in my opinion,a very strong album. Example- Blue Orchid has one of the catchiest guitar riffs ever! Take, Take, Take is the sickest song besides Seven Nation Army.
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HarryHJun 28, 2005Undoubtedly the Stripes' best album, and good to see them back on form after the blip that was Elephant. Better than De Stijl and White Blood Cells becuase of wittier lyrics and inventive textures - great work Jack!
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WSFanJan 24, 2006
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AustinDApr 23, 2006This is a great album. There is such a broad spectrum of music on this album. From the heaver stuff like Red Rain to bluesier stuff to (Believe it or not) even a countryish song. A great album and i love it.
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PaulKMay 26, 2006
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davoJun 7, 2005
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ShawnGJun 9, 2005
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JoshJun 7, 2005
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EricaGJun 9, 2005I love the White Stripes, and I think there are several great songs on this cd!! There are also a few I can't stand, but I feel the good songs on this cd are better than the good songs on the other cds. So it sort of balances out, I can live with the bad songs because the good ones are so worth it!
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TBoneMJul 2, 2005
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LBJun 10, 2005Pretty decent album. It will catch you off guard. I didn't think it was that good on first listen and was disappointed by the lack of guitars but, after a few listens, I can tell you that most of the songs are pretty good (Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, Take Take Take, Red Rain and so on). However, some songs are lacking that extra something to put them over the top.
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MorganJun 19, 2005Doesn't quite deliver the White Stripes' customary knock-out a-side (though it comes close with songs like "My Doorbell" and "Little Ghost"), but then it doesn't slack off as much as some of their earlier albums do on the b-side either. A few tossed-off lyrics aside, hearing this album for the first time is just as exhilarating as first hearing "Elepant" or "The White Stripes."
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BDWJun 7, 2005
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JeffWJun 8, 2005
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cleopatrajJun 8, 2005
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PabloGJul 1, 2005Good but it just proves that Jack White needs a new drummer or to start his solo career right now. Meg's preschool drumming worked for their first records, but it's been 5+ years and she still hasn't improved past banging the drums like a little kid and it makes the music sound childish in a bad way. Jack White, get rid of Meg.
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chirsfJul 14, 2005You definitely need to listen to this album a few times before you get a taste for it. Its awesome, but I would of liked more rock songs. But all in all I still feel satisfied after I listen to it. 'The Nurse' and 'Red Rain" are very cool experiment rock songs that are so different from anything else out there. Fav tracks: Blue Orchid, The Nurse, Red Rain and Take Take Take.
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VIkJul 3, 2005
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JakeSJul 4, 2005Overall outstanding. A couple flat moments, but still better than anything else in 2005. "Take Take Take" is incredible.
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SeppoKJul 8, 2005Pretty good album, best I have heard albums released this year. Little unfinished, but still very enjoyable.
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RuthJun 6, 2005
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PaulHJul 3, 2005Not nearly Their best but still some great stuff here, I've been hooked on it for a while even though some of the tracks do seem unfinished.
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sMAug 7, 2005Not quite the masterpiece that was "Elephant" but a interesting and wonderfully weird alternative to their usual sound.
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MattDFeb 26, 2006some great new stuff on here, suprised me in a few different ways, mostly good, and while its not all gold and not the white stripe's best, in my opinion its still a solid cd
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ChrisUApr 14, 2006
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JoeRJan 25, 2007as a complete album, it is solid - it adds more range, and does it well. This band is a breath of fresh air in a world of over-produced garbage. i don't know who to like more, the black keys or the white stripes. both two man operations, both incredibly bad ass...
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Jun 29, 2012
Awards & Rankings
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The New York TimesIt's an album so strong and so unexpected that it may change the way people hear all its predecessors. And that's just a start. Listen long enough, and this album might change the way you hear lots of other bands, too.
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A very strange album, which shreds the old White Stripes rulebook (no bass, just guitar and drums) and pushes into territories way beyond the blues and rock of their previous four records.
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A sidestep that’s as easy to admire as it is hard to love.