Named after the minimalist dutch art movement of the early 20th century, the album was a marked deviation from the raw, urban punk blues exhibited on their. Despite the white stripes ambivalence, fame nevertheless seems to suit them. The bands nods to the blues have grown more confident, with icons like lightnin hopkins and son house used as steppingstones rather than. White blood cells may have been a reaction to the amount of fame the white stripes had received up to the point of its release, but, paradoxically, it made fullfledged rock stars out of jack and meg white and sold over half a million copies in the process. Elephant is a studio album by the white stripes released in 2003. When jack white was interviewed by q magazine, he said this little interesting quote.
But its a side view of an elephant, too, with the tusks leading off either side. Jokingly referred to as the white stripes british album, elephant is scattered with little cultural references that. The cover alone then becomes a piece of art on its own merit but that. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Many popular album covers become iconic pieces of pop art, and theyre a great excuse for us to share some favorites along with the visual.
Add album if there is an album missing from the list, find its releasegroup id from and add it here. The white stripes pulled that vibe off well on icky thump, but on get behind me satan, little ghost is a joke. The white stripes elephant 2003 download eu escuto. Animated album covers pop culture gallery ebaums world. White blood cells, an album by the white stripes on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Jun 11, 2011 the best song of the white stripes from the album elephant. Recorded in less than one week at easleymccain recording in memphis, tennessee, and produced by frontman and guitarist jack white, it was the bands final record released independently on sympathy for the record industry. The white stripes elephant on 180g 2lp a defining event in the garage rock revival and the white stripes masterpiece, elephant was miraculously cut in just two weeks at a london studio outfitted with an eighttrack tape machine and recording gear that predates the beatles. The white stripes songwriter jack white vocals, guitar, piano, and once bass and meg white drums and occasional vocals formed in 1997 in detroit, michigan. Only time will determine whether the album joins the ranks of those greats though time looks to be on. The white stripes elephant 2003, sonopress, cd discogs. The white stripes elephant lyrics and tracklist genius. Listen free to the white stripes elephant seven nation army, black math and more. This is one main example of why elephant is not my favorite white stripes album.
A lot changed in the white stripes world between get behind me satan and icky thump. I wanted people to be staring at this album cover and then maybe two years later, having stared at it for the 500th time, to say, hey, its an elephant. They just become more accomplished as the attention paid to. Download the white stripes icky thump 2007 retail cd. Apr 01, 2003 the white stripes made elephant, their fourth album, in just two weeks last year, at a london studio outfitted with an eighttrack tape machine and recording gear that predates the beatles. Apr 01, 2003 the white stripes two strengths lie in their understanding of the physics of rock n roll and, on the opposite end of the spectrum, their ability to craft a beautiful little boygirl ditty. A button that says download on the app store, and if clicked it. Elephant captures this contradiction within the stripes and their music. The white stripes under great white northern lights bshows album art the white stripes. Sweethearts of the blues by denise sullivan the white stripes are jack and meg white, a minimalist rock duo from detroit at the forefront of the early 21st centurys new garage movement.
After three singles, the white stripes released their selftitled debut album in june 1999. Two 180 gram black vinyl discs, doublegatefold, printed inner sleeves and mp3 download card included. Grounded in punk and blues, they combine vivid storytelling with a primitive, garagebased rock sound. The new makeover wasnt reserved for country hits either. To me its one of the best sounding white stripes jack white pressings. The group consisted of jack white songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano, and mandolin and meg white drums and vocals. Download white stripes on dark background vector art. White stripes on dark background download free vectors. The white stripes cover of jolene at glastonbury, 2002. Jack and meg white are easily spotted in the large lounge of sydneys swanky new w hotel on a converted wharf in woolloomoloo. The white stripes elephant the strippedback approach to rocknroll inspired many bands during.
On tracks like the slowburning seven nation army and the. Elephant is the fourth album by the american alternative rock band the white stripes. The white stripes icky thump album cover art album art exchange. Download the cddvd cover part you chose and see what other parts are available for this title.
Their successful and critically acclaimed albums white blood cells and elephant drew attention from a large variety of media outlets in the united states and the united kingdom. The white stripes elephant album art, the white stripes. The white stripes on the gonzo brown couch, 2003 taken from an old vhs tape, sorry about the quality. Elephant isnt a huge departure from white blood cells. According to discogs the original uk pressing was mastered by noel but has damont in the deadwax referring to a uk pressing plant that closed in 2005. See elephant pictures, cover art, and listen online to the latest music. Download the white stripes elephant 2003 retail cd. The white stripes white blood cells album cover art. Even though they only have two albums, they must really love those imageonly elephant noses. Elephant by the white stripes 93624984290 cd barnes. It was released on april 1, 2003, through v2, xl, and third man. Released on april 1, 2003 on v2 records, the album marks the bands major label debut. Like other white stripes records, the cover art and liner notes are exclusively in red, white. Elephant by the white stripes on amazon music unlimited.
Pink and white stripes free vector art 315 free downloads. Elephant album wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. If you study the picture carefully, meg and i are elephant ears in a headon elephant. No computers were used during the writing, recording, mixing or mastering of this record recorded to eight track reel to reel at toerag studios, hackney, london, england in april 2002, except track d4 recorded on november 5, 2001 and track b1 recorded at the. The cover of the white stripes elephant seems to add up to. Xl recordings xlcd 162,third man records xlcd 162 format. Nov 24, 2009 the white stripes albums of the decade no 7. Imagine being able to hear let it bleed or 1999 again for the first time, to be taken aback by greatness once more. The album garnered critical acclaim and commercial success, 4 earning a nomination for album of the year and a win for best alternative music album at the 46th grammy awards in 2004, peaking at number six in the us billboard charts and topping the uk. Elephant is the fourth studio album by the american rock duo the white stripes. The album garnered critical acclaim and commercial success, earning a nomination for album of the year and a win for best alternative music album at the 46th grammy awards in 2004, peaking at number six in the us billboard charts and topping the uk. Discussion in music corner started by fireonhigh, jun 26, 2017.
Til the cover of the white stripes album elephant is. Grounded in punk and blues, they combine vivid storytelling with. Til the cover of the white stripes album elephant is meant to be an abstract rendering of an elephant viewed headon. White blood cells is the third studio album by american rock duo the white stripes, released on july 3, 2001.
If you buy this album, youll learn about new white stripes songs that you didnt know about. Choose from over a million free vectors, clipart graphics, vector art images, design templates, and illustrations created by artists worldwide. Bolstered by the hit single fell in love with a girl, the. Elephant, an album by the white stripes on spotify. The white stripes elephant the strippedback approach to rocknroll inspired many bands during the noughties, but none were a match for jack and meg. The white stripes were an american rock duo formed in detroit, michigan, in 1997. Their album white blood cells saw them gain instant mystique and with white s swirling, crazed vocals and thrashing guitar the band were giving rock and roll a quick doll up when they were invited to perform at glastonbury festival the band had started to set roots as.
The white stripes music and merchandise third man records. White blood cells was the breakthrough album for the white stripes. May 31, 2012 the white stripes, elephant jack and meg white proved their minimalist garage rock had more depth and power than anyone expected. Oct 19, 2019 elephant is the fourth album by the american alternative rock duo the white stripes. On get behind me satan the musicians widened their musical palette, changing the guitar with the piano and adding disco elements and digital mastering of the tracks. Buy it if you like the white stripes or classic rock. Probably jack whites most open and emotional pieces of art. Seems like a decent clean pressing its been run through the nitty gritty rcm and demagnitized a few times. They later signed to v2 records and released their fourth. The white stripes two strengths lie in their understanding of the physics of rock n roll and, on the opposite end of the spectrum, their ability to craft a beautiful little boygirl ditty.
Nov 02, 2017 the white stripes elephant 2003 amazon the brothersister actually exhusbandwife detroit folkpunk duo released their fourth album, elephant, in 2003, which boasted one banger after another, like seven nation army and the hardest button to button. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Listen to elephant the white stripes online music streaming. The bands third studio album, white blood cells, became their breakthrough album, receiving much acclaim while pushing the band to the forefront of alternative rock.
After releasing several singles and three albums within the detroit independent music underground, the white stripes rose to prominence in 2002, as part of the garage rock revival scene. Elephant is crack for album art collectors, as there are so many variant covers. By the time we were making something like elephant the white stripes 2001 breakthrough album, it was sorta like, what would the 21st. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Mar 27, 2003 elephant is an album that seems guaranteed to put the white stripes up there with the manufactured pop bands, novelty dance acts and corporate rockers. The white stripes music and merchandise third man store.
See more ideas about art, abstract, art inspiration. The detroit duo who are the white stripes formerly said to be brother and sister, but now we know are exhusband and wife always wear a combo of red and white, and occasionally black. After releasing several singles and three albums within the detroit music scene, the white stripes rose to prominence in 2002 as part of the garage rock revival scene. White stripes elephant cover art analysis steve hoffman. After the release of elephant in 2003, the white stripes seemed to be everywhere on magazine covers, celebrity news items and yearend bestof lists. Download the white stripes mp3 songs and albums music.
Image posted in album covers, white stripes tagged album covers, art, cover art, elephant, painting, paintings, white stripes by chadepatterson leave a comment leave a reply cancel reply enter your comment here. The white stripes by the white stripes on amazon music. Feb 22, 20 i gotta say, the white red colored vinyl original u. Released on april 1, 2003 on v2 records, its release garnered near unanimous critical acclaim and commercial.
In 2006, the new album by the white stripes, titled get behind me satan, saw light with the hits blue orchid and my doorbell the collective got the grammy for this work. The white stripes vinyl records, cds, cassettes, merchandise, apparel, and more on the third man records store. The white stripes seven nation army elephant youtube. Listen to your favorite songs from elephant by the white stripes now. It should have been played on the radio more than it was, except the band was still unknown at this point. The one downside of great albums is that they can only be heard for the first time once.
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