Let's Talk About The ELEPHANT [Playing] In The Room

 

Artist: The White Stripes

Album: Elephant

Genre: Rock, Alternative rock, Garage rock, Indie rock, Blues rock, Post-punk revival, Punk blues, Garage punk

Release date: April 1, 2003

Description: Are you going to Wichita? If so, take this Grammy winning White Stripes album with on your travels! Released on April Fools' Day 2003, this 14 track Alternative album showcases the best of this group in under 1 hour! Many critics hailed this album as a best for the decade! When this was initially released, it received a Metacritic score of 92. This album also saw a special 10th anniversary release on Vinyl as well!

Favorite Track: Ball and Biscuit

Reason: The southern charm of the guitar tone gives this song its legendary sound profile! This song also has a big low end once the solo comes over the speakers. I love the Sing-Talk style of the vocals on this track as well. The squeaky grind of the guitar tone on the solo is so addicting. The song may go on for a while, but it's a great telling of the instrumental abilities of The White Stripes.

Album Rating: 9.0/10

This album has it all. A guitar.......

.... and drums.

Need I say more? This also has one of the most classic CHANT songs of all time. By that I mean, you go to a big celebration or sporting event and you are sure to hear people going OH, oh oh oh, ooooooh ooooh to the man riff of Seven Nation Army! Along with that song, you have many other favorites. This album is a showcasing of the best of this group. The expressiveness of the instruments and vocals with such limited a lineup is amazing. Not many groups pull off the guitar and drums experience like they do!.