BCB 100 - The White Stripes

geoffcowgill · Postby **geoffcowgill** » 18 Jul 2006, 22:13

All gimmickry aside, they've put out some pretty fun music. Elephant is my favorite at this point, but I don't have the first and third albums. For bluesy bombast, I'll take "Hello Operator", but my absolute favorite of theirs is the gorgeous McCartney-fronts-The Faces piece of heaven that is "I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart". "I'm inclined to go finish high school/Just to let her notice that I'm around". Great line.

Favorite Album - Elephant

Favorite Song - "I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart"

Bungo the Mungo · Postby **Bungo the Mungo** » 18 Jul 2006, 22:37

Somebody put 'Astro' in their BCB Cup list, and it quickly became a big favourite. Great song, good band.

toomanyhatz · Postby **toomanyhatz** » 18 Jul 2006, 23:31

They're just getting started, so I hope they can some day come close to it again, but for my money, nothing they've done has come close to comparing with Elephant. It's just so far and away the most musical, the best produced, the best songs, the best singing. It all really came together. In 50 years, especially if they don't approach it again, they'll still be talking about this one. In fact on other records, I find Jack's voice quite annoying, the songs unoriginal, the primitivism exaggerated. The new one's decent, but it's still a step backwards.

Album - Elephant, by several fathoms.
Song - The Hardest Button to Button

Carl's Son · Postby **Carl's Son** » 18 Jul 2006, 23:48

I only own the latest album so I'm not best placed to comment on those. Fell In Love With A Girl was my favourite song but now it's been knocked off the pedestal now by The Denial Twist. Very cool and sexy track. I get lost in the music and never manage to follow the lyric but the opening four lines are just great and the delivery impeccable. Cool and cocky.

If you think that a kiss is all in the lips
C'mon, you got it all wrong, man
And if you think that our dance was all in the hips
Oh well, then do the twist

Clippernolan · Postby **Clippernolan** » 18 Jul 2006, 23:53

Well, I've not heard the whole of Elephant, or Get Thee Behind Me Satan, but:

Album - DeStijl

Song - "Seven Nation Army"

king feeb · Postby **king feeb** » 19 Jul 2006, 02:35

Album: Elephant

Song: "Let's Shake Hands"

Corporate whore · Postby **Corporate whore** » 19 Jul 2006, 08:40

Clippernolan wrote:Album - DeStijl

Song - "Seven Nation Army"

Your probably right, they were my first thoughts. But through this clever mechanism of getting two votes I will go for;

Album: White Blood Cells

Song - Your Pretty good Looking

The Red Heifer · Postby **The Red Heifer** » 19 Jul 2006, 08:52

Corporate Whore wrote:
Album: White Blood Cells

Song - Your Pretty good Looking

That's me

'Blue Orchid' comes scarily close though, what a monster song.

Shaun · Postby **Shaun** » 19 Jul 2006, 09:32

I wasn't aware that Elephant was such a critical favourite. I kind of felt that the album sunk into the background after the Seven Nation Army single had run its course. Anyway.....

Album: White Blood Cells

Track: Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

doctorlouie · Postby **doctorlouie** » 19 Jul 2006, 10:21

White Blood Cells for me too. It's the first one I heard and I sw them around then too. Brilliant stuff really. I love the fact that Jack decided to deliberatley not make another blues LP, just to make it difficult for himself.

Fave song: Well, there are loads, but I really like "We're Going To Be Friends"

Tactful Cactus · Postby **Tactful Cactus** » 19 Jul 2006, 16:10

Elephant is still my favourite, but I havent listened to it (or any of them) in a while now. Not sure why, maybe because Raconteurs was so luke-warm.

Anyway:Elephants the best. Jack brings it up a notch, and it worked.

Song: Hypnotize...it kicks arse like no other Stripes song.

Maxwell's Golden Pickaxe · Postby **Maxwell's Golden Pickaxe** » 19 Jul 2006, 16:28

Guys, Elephant is the worst album....

Album: De Stijl (just beating Get Behind Me Satan)

Song: Apple Blossom

The Slider · Postby **The Slider** » 19 Jul 2006, 16:35

DeStijl

You're Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl)

I like they way they have widened their musical panorama, but there is something so perfect about that second album.

BajaJaba · Postby **BajaJaba** » 19 Jul 2006, 17:54

I know you guys might think otherwise...but what are they doing on the top 100 artists? Good but not great....

favourite album: White blood cells...

song: we're going to be friends/dead leaves and the dirty ground/hotel yorba....

McBastard · Postby **McBastard** » 19 Jul 2006, 18:48

Album - De Stijl

Song - Jimmy The Exploder

Don't like them as much as I used to.

The Red Heifer · Postby **The Red Heifer** » 20 Jul 2006, 04:48

Maxwell's Golden Pickaxe wrote:Guys, Elephant is the worst album....

Word. Still very very disappointing.

BARON CORNY DOG · Postby **BARON CORNY DOG** » 20 Jul 2006, 04:52

Baja wrote:I know you guys might think otherwise...but what are they doing on the top 100 artists?

I'll be damned if I can figure it out.

B · Postby B » 20 Jul 2006, 04:55

Baron 'O' Boogie wrote:
Baja wrote:I know you guys might think otherwise...but what are they doing on the top 100 artists?

I'll be damned if I can figure it out.

That's what I'm thinking :roll:

Same for Wilco

Clay Davis · Postby **Clay Davis** » 20 Jul 2006, 10:58

Sir John Coan wrote:Somebody put 'Astro' in their BCB Cup list, and it quickly became a big favourite. Great song, good band.

That was me.

Album - The White Stripes
Song - Astro

I'm with Maxwell and the others who say Elephant is their worst album, by some distance in my opinion. I was ready for giving up on them after Elephant and was delighted they tried something a bit different for .....Satan.