![]() I bought Elephant with reservations and was delighted to find a much stronger, groovier, and more musical album that retains the punk attitude of White Blood Cells but ups the songwriting, production and performance ante. Not being a big fan of low-fi garage rock, or Jack White's singing voice, I thought The White Stripes' last album was overrated. Any fan of White Blood Cells should buy Elephant without hesitation. Another great garage rock album you can listen to on a day when you feel like banging your head and air guitaring (or playing real guitar, depending), without skipping a track. Even if you don't like these types of songs, I think the strength of the electric material would outweigh the acoustic, and you would like the album anyway. The others, however, are good acoustic songs, much like Hotel Yorba from White Blood Cells, although not as great. Well It's True (a country sing-a-long type song, with Jack, Meg, and Holly singing to each other about Jack's love for Holly) is the worst song on the album, because of it's novelty. There are three You've Got Her in Your Pocket, In the Cold, Cold Night, and Well It's True That We Love One Another. Some fans of the hard garage rock songs may be turned off by the softer, acoustic/piano songs on here. These songs are different from the normal White Stripes formula (is there such a thing?), and provide even more evidence of Jack White's songwriting skill. Ball and Biscuit contains a classic blues riff repeated over and over, until it bursts into an amazing blistering solo. There's No Room For You Here is almost a rewrite of Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground until the music breaks off and there is only feedback and the chorus sung in harmony. Black Math juxtaposes a punk rock chord riff with a more heavy metal sounding guitar (like the acoustic and electric in Now Mary from White Blood Cells). In addition to longer, more creative solos, songs such as Black Math, There's No Home For You Here, and Ball and Biscuit show some changes to the White Stripes sound. And who's complaining? Not a soul.ĭespite how similar Elephant is to the rest of the White Stripes catalogue (in a couple instances songs even partially use the exact same chords and melodies as songs from White Blood Cells), it does show continued musical maturation and experimentation. Still no bass (the "bass" on Seven Nation Army is actually a guitar). Somewhat odd song titles and somewhat odd lyrics. Great garage rock mixed with folky acoustic songs. It's the same White Stripes you've always known.
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