White Blood Cells [Limited Edition with Bonus DVD] [Limited Edition]

The White Stripes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: V2
• ASIN: B00006RSKK
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,609 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breakthrough "Classic" Rock, September 2, 2003

By 

Craig Clarke "Living After Midnight: Hard and... (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Blood Cells [Limited Edition with Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

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 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars really good but still not their best, January 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: White Blood Cells [Limited Edition with Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

Sure, they got mucho press after the release of White Blood Cells, appearing on everything from MTV to the BBC. And WBC is a great album, no doubt. But I still prefer De Stijl. To me, it captures exactly what The White Stripes are all about--mixing The Beatles with Led Zep III acoustic blues and the raw energy of an Iggy concert.

If you're just getting turned on, go with De Stijl first and then buy White Blood Cells later if you're digging what they're all about. And be sure to get this version of WBC, which includes the bonus DVD with some cool video material on it.

Here's hoping the Stripes keep up the good work and stay away from Entertainment Weekly covers and TRL in 2003.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars White Stripes Rock!, April 5, 2003

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Drew M. Kulkofsky (ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Blood Cells [Limited Edition with Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

This is a great album. although not quite as good as De Stijl. If you've only heard fell in love with a girl and dead leaves and the dirty ground you may be a little diisapointed at first, but keep listening because youll fall in love. Highlights include: now mary, im finding it harder to be a gentleman, offend in every way and i cant wait, to name a few. I could actually go on naming every song on the album because ther're great.