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Elephant (2003) - The White Stripes

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Bono once told me that rock was based on the "three primary colors" of guitar, drums, and bass. I respect U2 and am convinced they are the greatest rock and roll band of all time, but rock and roll can also be based in just "red" and "white."

Jack and Meg rock like nothing I've heard in a long time. Yes there are some obvious derivitives - Led Zeppelin, Rory Gallagher, the Rolling Stones, and most notably Dexter Romweber's Flat Duo Jets. But the White Stripes are not a clone band. Elephant is one of the most original records to come out in the past few years.

-- 2005 (DD)

Elephant Tracks

1. Seven Nation Army
2. Black Math
3. There's No Home for You Here
4. I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
5. In the Cold, Cold Night
6. I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart
7. You've Got Her in Your Pocket
8. Ball and Biscuit
9. The Hardest Button to Button
10. Little Acorns
11. Hypnotize
12. The Air Near My Fingers
13. Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine
14. It's True That We Love One Another