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The White Stripes
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Out of 305 votes - Similar Artists: The Von Bondies, Soledad Brothers, the Dirtbombs, the Hives, the Black Keys
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- Location: Detroit
- Genre: Alternative/Punk » Garage Punk
Editor's review
Jack White has always put limitations on his creative process, which gives the White Stripes' music its raw, immediate quality. For the band's fifth album, "Get Behind Me Satan," he entered the studio with half-finished material written mostly on piano (the guitar's his primary instrument) and finished recording in 14 days. The result? Another stunning collection of raw, timeless, blues-based songs.
Biography
Get Behind Me Satan
-is the White Stripes' fifth album
-produced by grammy award winning producer Jack White
-recorded in Detroit at third man studios, mixed in Memphis at ardent studios, mastered in New York City at masterdisk
-album contains thirteen original songs
-songs were written on piano, acoustic guitar, and marimba
-songs are deceivingly orchestrated, some sounding as if they were recorded with a full orchestra when they only have piano and bass on them
-none of the songs had been played live before the recording of the album
-none of the songs were completely written before the recording of the album
-contains the White Stripes shortest song to date
-only three songs are electric guitar based
-the band used their live sound engineer to engineer the recording
-their fourth album, Elephant was released one year after completion. the first single from get behind me satan, “blue orchid,” was released two weeks after completion
-jack white has described the record as an exploration of “characters and the ideal of truth”
-the band will tour prior to, and continue after, the album’s release but are only playing countries and cities that they’ve never been to before. The band plan to tour the u.s. and Europe afterwards.
-a vinyl version of the record will be put on hold pending a unique release.
-produced by Jack White,
engineered by Matthew Kettle,
mixed by Jack White,
mix engineer John Hampton,
mastered by Howie Weinberg,
photos by Ewen Spencer
all songs written by Jack White
album artwork design by the third man
artwork layout by arthole graphics
