Get Behind Me Satan

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  2005

  James

  Rather than repeating the raw garage-rock formula of earlier records, the White Stripes intentionally destabilize their sound here. Marimba, piano, acoustic guitars, and strange rhythmic choices dominate the album. “Blue Orchid” and “My Doorbell” show Jack White pulling his songwriting toward weirder and more fragmented territory. Meg White’s drumming remains beautifully simple and grounding amid all the experimentation. The record’s unpredictability gives it lasting fascination. It’s the sound of a hugely successful band refusing to become comfortable.

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  2025-03

  vertino

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  Neil Hopkins

  I only really knew the guitar/drums garage rock stuff from the White Stripes so this album was a bit of revelation with a wider range of instruments on offer, adding piano, marimba and mandolin to the mix. There are also some variations in style too, and I particularly enjoyed the country feel on Little Ghost and the blues rock of Instinct Blue. Nice to hear Meg singing too. True confession - I always thought they were siblings but turns out they’re married!