White Blood Cells

white blood cells

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Amazon.com's Best of 2001
Rock & roll is constantly splintering into multiple personalities. Big radio players layer thick slabs of studio shine on their albums, while back-to-the-basics rockers keep the sound so raw it rubs calluses on your ears. The White Stripes fall in the latter category. The duo strips down to the fundamentals of Meg White's simple drumbeat and Jack White's garagy guitar and pleading vocals. While the elements are sparse, the Detroit act create a noisy, hip-grinding batch of punk R&B, displayed again on White Blood Cells, the Stripes' third full-length. While it's hard to pick favorites from such talent, this band only gets better with time. White's vocals were sounding like a young Robert Plant on De Stijl--definitely not a bad thing--but on Cells, he's developed his own persona. He throws musical fits on "Fell in Love with a Girl," gets almost loungy on the piano number "This Protector," and keeps the blues vibe running on "Now Mary." The album is so rich with basic variations on a simple theme it's hard to believe such soulful energy comes from just two people. White Blood Cells is an amazing piece of work, a benchmark that ought to inspire new legions of garage rockers for years to come. --Jennifer Maerz

Product Description
This, the much anticipated third album by Detroit's critically acclaimed brother and sister duo, The White Stripes was recorded in early February this year at the legendary Easley Studio in Memphis, Tennessee and if The White Stripes were the Velvet Underground this would be their Loaded. It's becoming apparent that THE WHITE STRIPES ARE the great white hope and they have developed an enthusiastic following across the country and around the world. White Blood Cells has 15 original tracks performed by Jack and Meg White, no orchestras, session musicians or studio trickery has been employed. 2001 release.

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White Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • What is this...
  • what the hey
  • (3.5 stars) ...but don't call Jack White a genius!
  • Buy it
  • white stripes are amazing.
 White Blood Cells
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Manufacturer: V2
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Elephant
  2. De Stijl
  3. The White Stripes
  4. Get Behind Me Satan
  5. Icky Thump

ASIN: B00005YTFQ
Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

  1. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
  2. Hotel Yorba
  3. I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman
  4. Fell In Love With A Girl
  5. Expecting
  6. Little Room
  7. The Union Forever
  8. The Same Boy You've Always Known
  9. We're Going To Be Friends
  10. Offend In Every Way
  11. I Think I Smell A Rat
  12. Aluminum
  13. I Can't Wait
  14. Now Mary
  15. I Can Learn
  16. This Protector

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Rock & roll is constantly splintering into multiple personalities. Big radio players layer thick slabs of studio shine on their albums, while back-to-the-basics rockers keep the sound so raw it rubs calluses on your ears. The White Stripes fall in the latter category. The duo strips down to the fundamentals of Meg White's simple drumbeat and Jack White's garagy guitar and pleading vocals. While the elements are sparse, the Detroit act create a noisy, hip-grinding batch of punk R&B, displayed again on White Blood Cells, the Stripes' third full-length. While it's hard to pick favorites from such talent, this band only gets better with time. White's vocals were sounding like a young Robert Plant on De Stijl--definitely not a bad thing--but on Cells, he's developed his own persona. He throws musical fits on "Fell in Love with a Girl," gets almost loungy on the piano number "This Protector," and keeps the blues vibe running on "Now Mary." The album is so rich with basic variations on a simple theme it's hard to believe such soulful energy comes from just two people. White Blood Cells is an amazing piece of work, a benchmark that ought to inspire new legions of garage rockers for years to come. --Jennifer Maerz

Album Description

This, the much anticipated third album by Detroit's critically acclaimed brother and sister duo, The White Stripes was recorded in early February this year at the legendary Easley Studio in Memphis, Tennessee and if The White Stripes were the Velvet Underground this would be their Loaded. It's becoming apparent that THE WHITE STRIPES ARE the great white hope and they have developed an enthusiastic following across the country and around the world. White Blood Cells has 15 original tracks performed by Jack and Meg White, no orchestras, session musicians or studio trickery has been employed. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars What is this..........2007-07-01

Why do I keep falling for these fly by night one hit wonders. I kept the Elephant albumn only because it had Seven Nation Army.

This albumn only has 1 good song "Fell in love with a girl" which lasts less than 2 minutes. Then the rest of the albumn is full of meandering filler that all sounds like the same 3 guitar chords, the same screaming and the same repetative drum line.

This band spits out a albumn like every 6 months...They would fare much better if they placed all their good songs together and only released 1 album every 2 or 3 years.

This cd will certainly be headed to the Used CD store...if they already do not have too many copies.

5 out of 5 stars what the hey.......2007-06-11

As a baby boomer growing up with all the 60's and 70's legends, I figured after early retirement I'd get back into music and search for bands that are still rocking. After buying and listening to a bunch of cds recommended by Amazon I have to say this is one of my favorites. It has components of classic rock with their own unique and excellent style. It's good sober or with a pretty good buzz, which is a true compliment. Rock on Stripes.

4 out of 5 stars (3.5 stars) ...but don't call Jack White a genius!.......2007-04-07

I don't see why modern rock critics worship the White Stripes. I mean, I like their music, but calling them brilliant is like calling ZZ Top innovative - both are good bands, but both are also just playing an age-old style and not moving it forward in any way. Jack White himself is a PRETTY GOOD songwriter, a DECENT guitarist, and an AWFUL singer. These don't add up to genius.
That said, I like this band. Just not as much as mainstream critics want me to. Plenty of cool songs, like Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, Fell in Love with a Girl, Hotel Yorba, Finding it Harder to Be a Gentlemen, We're Gonna Be Friends, The Same Boy You've Always Known and Now Mary. So you take these, you merge them with the highlights from Elephant, and you've got an awesome disc on your hands. Too bad there's too much filler here, most of it generic garage-punk like I Think I Smell a Rat, Offend in Every Way, Expecting, The Union Forever and This Protector. And you can forget about experimentation, really, other than the acoustic tracks Hotel Yorba and We're Gonna Be Friends. Considering how much (read: zero) experimentation most mainstream bands do today, perhaps that's why Mr. White gets slobbered all over. Drummer Meg White kinda takes a backseat, but she can really drum when she feels like it.
I think The White Stripes are gonna get it together one day and make an awesome masterpiece of garage-punk. But I also think that's gonna be five years or so in the future. As of now, we've got White Blood Cells, Elephant and Get Behind Me Satan, three fine records by a good but slightly overrated group.

5 out of 5 stars Buy it.......2007-03-14

If your new to White Sripes, this a good one for you. Not a bad song on the album.

5 out of 5 stars white stripes are amazing........2007-02-02

This is just to give it five stars. The White Stripes are one of the best bands of recent. All of their albums are good, and all deserve 5 stars.
White Blood Cells
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • What is this...
  • what the hey
  • (3.5 stars) ...but don't call Jack White a genius!
  • Buy it
  • white stripes are amazing.
 White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Manufacturer: Sympathy 4 the R.I.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Elephant
  2. De Stijl
  3. The White Stripes
  4. Get Behind Me Satan
  5. Icky Thump

ASIN: B00005K9KP
Release Date: 2001-07-03

Tracks:

  1. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
  2. Hotel Yorba
  3. I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman
  4. Fell In Love With A Girl
  5. Expecting
  6. Little Room
  7. The Union Forever
  8. The Same Boy You've Always Known
  9. We're Going To Be Friends
  10. Offend In Every Way
  11. I Think I Smell A Rat
  12. Aluminum
  13. I Can't Wait
  14. Now Mary
  15. I Can Learn
  16. This Protector

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Rock & roll is constantly splintering into multiple personalities. Big radio players layer thick slabs of studio shine on their albums, while back-to-the-basics rockers keep the sound so raw it rubs calluses on your ears. The White Stripes fall in the latter category. The duo strips down to the fundamentals of Meg White's simple drumbeat and Jack White's garagy guitar and pleading vocals. While the elements are sparse, the Detroit act create a noisy, hip-grinding batch of punk R&B, displayed again on White Blood Cells, the Stripes' third full-length. While it's hard to pick favorites from such talent, this band only gets better with time. White's vocals were sounding like a young Robert Plant on De Stijl--definitely not a bad thing--but on Cells, he's developed his own persona. He throws musical fits on "Fell in Love with a Girl," gets almost loungy on the piano number "This Protector," and keeps the blues vibe running on "Now Mary." The album is so rich with basic variations on a simple theme it's hard to believe such soulful energy comes from just two people. White Blood Cells is an amazing piece of work, a benchmark that ought to inspire new legions of garage rockers for years to come. --Jennifer Maerz

Album Description

This, the much anticipated third album by Detroit's critically acclaimed brother and sister duo, The White Stripes was recorded in early February this year at the legendary Easley Studio in Memphis, Tennessee and if The White Stripes were the Velvet Underground this would be their Loaded. It's becoming apparent that THE WHITE STRIPES ARE the great white hope and they have developed an enthusiastic following across the country and around the world. White Blood Cells has 15 original tracks performed by Jack and Meg White, no orchestras, session musicians or studio trickery has been employed. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars What is this..........2007-07-01

Why do I keep falling for these fly by night one hit wonders. I kept the Elephant albumn only because it had Seven Nation Army.

This albumn only has 1 good song "Fell in love with a girl" which lasts less than 2 minutes. Then the rest of the albumn is full of meandering filler that all sounds like the same 3 guitar chords, the same screaming and the same repetative drum line.

This band spits out a albumn like every 6 months...They would fare much better if they placed all their good songs together and only released 1 album every 2 or 3 years.

This cd will certainly be headed to the Used CD store...if they already do not have too many copies.

5 out of 5 stars what the hey.......2007-06-11

As a baby boomer growing up with all the 60's and 70's legends, I figured after early retirement I'd get back into music and search for bands that are still rocking. After buying and listening to a bunch of cds recommended by Amazon I have to say this is one of my favorites. It has components of classic rock with their own unique and excellent style. It's good sober or with a pretty good buzz, which is a true compliment. Rock on Stripes.

4 out of 5 stars (3.5 stars) ...but don't call Jack White a genius!.......2007-04-07

I don't see why modern rock critics worship the White Stripes. I mean, I like their music, but calling them brilliant is like calling ZZ Top innovative - both are good bands, but both are also just playing an age-old style and not moving it forward in any way. Jack White himself is a PRETTY GOOD songwriter, a DECENT guitarist, and an AWFUL singer. These don't add up to genius.
That said, I like this band. Just not as much as mainstream critics want me to. Plenty of cool songs, like Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, Fell in Love with a Girl, Hotel Yorba, Finding it Harder to Be a Gentlemen, We're Gonna Be Friends, The Same Boy You've Always Known and Now Mary. So you take these, you merge them with the highlights from Elephant, and you've got an awesome disc on your hands. Too bad there's too much filler here, most of it generic garage-punk like I Think I Smell a Rat, Offend in Every Way, Expecting, The Union Forever and This Protector. And you can forget about experimentation, really, other than the acoustic tracks Hotel Yorba and We're Gonna Be Friends. Considering how much (read: zero) experimentation most mainstream bands do today, perhaps that's why Mr. White gets slobbered all over. Drummer Meg White kinda takes a backseat, but she can really drum when she feels like it.
I think The White Stripes are gonna get it together one day and make an awesome masterpiece of garage-punk. But I also think that's gonna be five years or so in the future. As of now, we've got White Blood Cells, Elephant and Get Behind Me Satan, three fine records by a good but slightly overrated group.

5 out of 5 stars Buy it.......2007-03-14

If your new to White Sripes, this a good one for you. Not a bad song on the album.

5 out of 5 stars white stripes are amazing........2007-02-02

This is just to give it five stars. The White Stripes are one of the best bands of recent. All of their albums are good, and all deserve 5 stars.
White Blood Cells [Limited Edition with Bonus DVD]
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Good...
  • Breakthrough "Classic" Rock
  • Words can't explain
  • Don't Pass This Up.
  • Fake- Get the real deal
 White Blood Cells [Limited Edition with Bonus DVD]
The White Stripes
Manufacturer: V2
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Fell in Love with a Girl, Pt. 1
  2. Hotel Yorba
  3. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
  4. Get Behind Me Satan
  5. My Doorbell

ASIN: B00006RSKK
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

  1. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
  2. Hotel Yorba
  3. I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman
  4. Fell In Love With A Girl
  5. Expecting
  6. Little Room
  7. The Union Forever
  8. The Same Boy You've Always Known
  9. We're Going To Be Friends
  10. Offend In Every Way
  11. I Think I Smell A Rat
  12. Aluminum
  13. I Can't Wait
  14. Now Mary
  15. I Can Learn
  16. This Protector

Amazon.com

Rock & roll is constantly splintering into multiple personalities. Big radio players layer thick slabs of studio shine on their albums, while back-to-the-basics rockers keep the sound so raw it rubs calluses on your ears. The White Stripes fall in the latter category. The duo strips down to the fundamentals of Meg White's simple drumbeat and Jack White's garagy guitar and pleading vocals. While the elements are sparse, the Detroit act creates a noisy, hip-grinding batch of punk R&B, displayed again on White Blood Cells, the Stripes' third full-length. While it's hard to pick favorites from such talent, this band only gets better with time. White's vocals were sounding like a young Robert Plant's on De Stijl--definitely not a bad thing--but on Cells, he's developed his own persona. He throws musical fits on "Fell in Love with a Girl," gets almost loungy on the piano number "This Protector," and keeps the blues vibe running on "Now Mary." The album is so rich with basic variations on a simple theme it's hard to believe such soulful energy comes from just two people. White Blood Cells is an amazing piece of work, a benchmark that ought to inspire new legions of garage rockers for years to come. The limited-edition DVD version of the album features two previously unreleased tracks and four videos. --Jennifer Maerz

Album Description

Limited Edition features 2 previously unreleased tracks, "Hand Springs" & "Lafayette Blues" and 4 videos, "Fell in Love with a Girl," "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground," "Hotel Yorba" & "We're Going To Be Friends".

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good..........2004-04-19

I didn't like it as much as Elephant, but it's a really good CD anyway. I like Hotel Yorba and Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground

5 out of 5 stars Breakthrough "Classic" Rock.......2003-09-02

The White Stripes came from out of nowhere (although White Blood Cells was already their third album) to rise to the top of the Invasion of the Plural Nouns (The Hives, The Strokes, The Vines, etc.). Maybe it was their added adjective, or their simple color scheme, or their seemingly incestuous brother-sister/husband-wife relationship. After all, marketing has played a very important role in their success.

But none of that would matter if not for the music. White Blood Cells is simply a fine album of simple rock and roll. Jack White's guitar and vocals and Meg White's drums lay down a basic attractive foundation on which to massage rock cliches while remaining true to themselves. The White Stripes are one of the most "influenced" bands I've heard recently, and yet that does not detract from the enjoyment of the music.

I originally became interested as a fan of the film Citizen Kane. I heard that Jack had taken lines from the film and turned it into the song "The Union Forever." I had to hear it. In the process, I ended up listening to the whole CD over and over again. Its short length makes for such an easily repetitive experience.

I look forward to more great things from the duo that calls themselves the White Stripes, whatever their relationship with one another. As long as they keep making music this good, I'll live with whatever marketing scheme they think of next.

5 out of 5 stars Words can't explain.......2003-05-24

and neither can i. this cd is rock 'n' roll. i can't describe it any better than that. there's everything. this cd changed mine and thousands of other lives. the white stripes have a gift and let's hope they last as long as bands like zeppelin and the ramones did. that's all i have to say.

5 out of 5 stars Don't Pass This Up........2003-05-24

From the opening notes to the end I was enthralled by how GOOD this CD is. Don't miss it. Buy It or Borrow It. Just enjoy it.

The Bonus DVD is excellent. the 4 vids are good and the 2 audio tracks are Great.

1 out of 5 stars Fake- Get the real deal.......2003-04-13

This CD was OK but an obvious rip off of the flat duo jets. I recommend getting the real mcCoy. If you like this then Go buy Dexter Romweber`s latest CD, "Chased By Martians". He was the guitarist/singer from The Flat Duo Jets.
White Blood Cells
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Band
 White Blood Cells

Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000067JS1
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

  1. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
  2. Hotel Yorba
  3. I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman
  4. Fell In Love With A Girl
  5. Expecting
  6. Little Room
  7. The Union Forvever
  8. Teh Same Boy You've Always Known
  9. We're Going To Be Friends
  10. Offend In Every Way
  11. I Think I Smell A Rat
  12. Aluminum
  13. I Can't Wait
  14. Now Mary
  15. I Cant Learn
  16. This Prtector
  17. Jolene (Bonus Track)
  18. Hand Springs (Bonus Track)
  19. Hotel Yorba (Enhanced Bonus Track)

Album Description

Japanese edition of 2001 album includes three bonus tracks (all previously released as UK B-sides), 'Joline', 'Handsprings' & 'Hotel Yorba' (Enhanced Video). 19 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Band.......2003-05-16

The White Stripes are deck and so is "Jolene". Your midtown if you don't get this cd.
White Blood Cells
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