Album Description
2008 reissue of White Blood Cells, the third album by alternative rock band The White Stripes. The band's commercial breakthrough, this 2001 album went gold,spinning off the Top 20 Modern Rock hits 'Fell In Love With A Girl' and 'Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground.' White Blood Cells peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200 and it reached number 55 in the UK, being bolstered in both territories by the "Fell in Love with a Girl" single. The album was dedicated to Loretta Lynn, creating a friendship between Lynn and both Jack and Meg White. In 2004, Jack White would produce Lynn's comeback hit album Van Lear Rose.16 tracks.

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

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 373 reviews)

Hipster americana by IRate

3 Stars
September 02, 2009
3 1/2 A sturdy if trailed off attack of scuzzy melody thrives off the less-is-more approach, guided by White's superb ear for productive rawness, capable of elevating even his simplest of songwriting exercises into genuinely effective indie-blues-rock excursions.

*Clone? I don't think so!* Recovered Revieew From 2003. by Underground Reborn (ny)

4 Stars
August 14, 2009
Once I saw MAD magazine referring to The Strokes, The Vines, The White Stripes and The Hives as :The Attack of The Clones: I had to voice my own opinion where it can be heard. The White Stripes are in a category all their own. A true fan of rock music can appreciate this group. They may not be as talented as some acts on the scene, but then again most rock fans adore The Ramones. Listening to "White Blood Cells" is listening to a tribute to the lost sound of early '60's punk. From "Fell In Love With A Girl" (The Kinks) to "I Think I Smell A Rat" (The Who). The duo even shows its softer side with "We're Going To Be Friends" which sounds an awful lot like Paul McCartney's "Black Bird". Whether paying homage to the '60's or flat out originals like "Little Room" I would not be ashamed to call this album one of the best of 2002. As for the talk of clones, The White Stripes have already released two previous records while the other bands are just getting started. So with that I ask...who is copying whom? Again, notice that this is a lost review of mine from a previous username. This review was written in March of 2003, look at how far The White Stripes have come since this breakthrough release? Hmm...I guess I know my bands after all! ;-)

A great album by Sam R. Williams (North Carolina USA)

5 Stars
April 23, 2009
The White Stripes have got to be one of the best bands I've heard in a long time. I really like "Hotel Yorba" but all the songs on this CD are good. Hotel Yorba is why I bought this CD, but I found all the songs were good, and I would recommend it highly. (For what thats worth, LOL)

Another Good Album CD by the White Stripes, This one contains some real "gems" in it also!!!! by Gary Covington (Louisiana)

4 Stars
March 27, 2009
Overall, its a very good cd. It contains 16 songs. I don't think its quite as good as "Elephant" or "Icky Thump", but it is very good. Some of the songs I really enjoyed include: "Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground", "Hotel Yorba", "I'm finding it Harder to be a Gentleman (everyday)", and "Fell in Love With a Girl". Thanks!!!!

Before Elephant.... by J. Hebert (Lafayette,LA)

4 Stars
July 08, 2008
there is White Blood Cells. Some of their best stuff is on the CD and is kind of the appetizer for Elephant. Every song seems like a story you can understand and the music seems to go with the words. Some of the best tracks are Offend in Every Way, Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground and I Think I Smell A Rat.

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