- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- ASIN: B00097A5H2
- In-Print Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #31,713 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Blue Orchid |
| 2. The Nurse |
| 3. My Doorbell |
| 4. Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) |
| 5. Little Ghost |
| 6. The Denial Twist |
| 7. White Moon |
| 8. Instinct Blues |
| 9. Passive Manipulation |
| 10. Take, Take, Take |
| 11. As Ugly As I Seem |
| 12. Red Rain |
| 13. I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) |
Product Description
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Their fifth album, Get Behind Me Satan is the strangest and least focused effort by these unlikely garage rock superstars to date. It's also their finest, an Exile on Main Street-ish mish-mash where the sum is greater than the parts. In a market increasingly driven by singles and downloads, it's nice to be reminded how exciting an album can be, especially one where you really don't know what to expect next. There are a lot fewer pounding guitars on this album. They've largely been replaced by pounding pianos. Most songs sound like rough mixes at first; almost every song has something exceptionally loud in the mix--the guitar solo in "The Nurse," the drums in "Doorbell," everything in "Blue Orchid." After a few listens, however, it becomes clear that the group is not using the studio as an instrument so much as exposing the nuts and bolts in the process along the way.
There are some duds; the wanky blooze-rawk number "Instinct Blues" goes on way too long and it would be nice if "The Nurse" had a real chorus. Whether "Passive Manipulation" is about the wife-or-sister schtick, if the cover artwork indeed has Jack and Meg calling each other devils, and which scripture is referred to by the album's title (Matthew, Mark or Luke?): none of that matters so much as the fact that this album is strangely sprawling and obliquely ass-kicking at the same time. "Orchid" is a rockdisko sonic smash that shows how to really get rock kids on the dancefloor. Meanwhile, "Doorbell" sounds enough like the Jackson Five to totally rule, and "Forever for Her" is the best ballad Jack's written in years. The fact that some marimbas provide the driving force to "Forever" makes it all the better. --Mike McGonigal
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Missing something,
By Erin Appleby (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: NEW White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan (CD) (Audio CD)
I think that something is organization. Sure a few songs are catchy and enjoyable, but some are just irrelevent to the whole album.Believe me, I like weird and spontaneity but I don't think this is it. I guess because I liked Elephant that I would like this. I'm not quite sure about it yet. Maybe it grows on you. As said in the other review, I payed $9 and got a free cd, the blue orchid single which has 4 songs on it. (Blue orchid is great) I suggest trying to listen to it before you buy it, it's not for everyone.
2.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: NEW White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan (CD) (Audio CD)
First off I've been a big White Stripes fan since I saw them on SNL a few years ago. After that I immediately went out and bought their first three albums, listened to them lots and was hooked. Same with #4 when it came out. And I love their DVD too.But I thought this CD was just OK. I listened to it once, and then put it in the library for rotation. When I get a new CD that I like alot I listen to it everyday for three weeks straight. Sadly that was not the case this time. Although I didn't like this CD, I like supporting musicians as they experiment and grow. Better luck next time!
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Last Four Were Better!,
By NB (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: NEW White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan (CD) (Audio CD)
This album is ok. It's not bad, but there is something lacking. The last four albums were better than Get Behind Me Satan. The other albums are known for their impact of blues/garage rock revival. This album has only little of that. Maybe, because I only listened to it a couple of times, I'm not used to it-but the other four albums had better written songs. Most of the songs on this albums are just pure fillers.If the Stripes do release a 6th studio album, I hope it is better than this album!
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