The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan

Music

I like the White Stripes. I think the sound of music they make stands out a little. Something different. This CD was better then the previous ones. April 10, 2008

Fantastic album

This is a great cd through and through. No two songs sound alike on it as they go through a wide-range of styles. You'll want to put it on repeat. April 3, 2008

not original, but original

Had my 1st encounter with The White Stripes three days ago over the airwaves. Later that day had listened through Icky Thump and Get behind me Satan, and bought the latter. Yes, I agree with some reviewers that the music is not entirely original, but only in one, very restricted sense: when I listen I hear The Rolling Stones here, Black sabbath there, Led Zeppelin there etc. HOWEVER, this music is highly original in that the artists have done a magnificent cut-and-paste of of various styles of earlier rock bands, showing extreme viruosity in their mastering of those genres, while (most favourite to me) taking the mickey right out of them. I think they are simply superb, and walk away laughing with sheer delight at the musical excellence, superb humour and iconoclasm. Well done White Stripes! - I've ordered a crisp, unouched-by-human-hands copy of Elephant (love the Hendrix take-off in Ball & Biscuit)and am off to buy Icky Thump this very afternoon. PS: I am 51 years old, and if there is one thing I suspect myself of it is excellent taste in music (my acid test is: Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd & The Rolling Stones). So wha! to your critics. March 7, 2008

kicks a**

If you dig original ideas this is the real poop!!!!!!
Gotta listen
the best
kz November 17, 2007

Get Behind me Elephant!

The white stripes follow up to the album Elephant takes up right where its predecessor left off. This can be looked at as either good or bad depending on how much a person liked that particular album. GBMS is filled with all the country bluesy sounding type songs that Elephant was inhabited by. My main gripe is that the White Stripes are a rock band, devoid of rock songs. Elephant was a pleasurable escape from other music that was available at the time of its release.
GBMS has only one true rocking song that is worth mentioning and that is the first single, blue orchid. This song is not derivative of the rest of the album mainly because it has a whites stripes trademark cool riff. The next closest thing to a true rocker is the track Red Rain which rocks pretty hard but is missing that trademark riff. For the most part GBMS is filled with funny little slow songs with eccentric sounds. While I commend the Stripes for their originality and talent, I must still voice the complaint that perhaps they should take more time in between album releases and release a wholly complete album with a sense of direction. Combined with the 7 or 8 awesome songs from Elephant, the 7 or 8 great songs off this record could have turned out a wonderful piece of art. Then again the stripes are known for putting out records unlike anything else on the market and that is a greater part of their charm.
So depending if you liked elephant or loved it GBMS is a good listen if not a great one. It seems to open up hardcore but then slowly works its way into oblivion with each track. It is truly a mixed bag musically. In other words, if you are a true White Stripes fan pick it up, if not I would try the stripes breakthrough album WHITE BLOOD CELLS.
October 5, 2007

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