Underrated albums... (lyrics, metal, punk, rock, beatles)

TrampInaTux · 02-05-2006, 05:26 AM

The White Stripes-Get behind me Satan. Although I don't think it's their best (*cough*Elephant*cough*) it's still damn good. Lots of people say they were really disappointed by this album. I thought it was great.

mosesandtherubberducky · 02-05-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by hobojesus

The White Stripes-Get behind me Satan. Although I don't think it's their best (*cough*Elephant*cough*) it's still damn good. Lots of people say they were really disappointed by this album. I thought it was great.

I don't know who you're talking to, but everyone that I know that has GBMS loves it.

I can't think of any underrated albums. I can think of tons of overrated ones but no underrated.

TrampInaTux · 02-06-2006, 01:22 PM

Well the people that I have spoken to loved he bass heavy Elephant, yet didn't admire the bass free Get Behind Me Satan. I think it's because The White Stripes didn't use the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' approach and threw the old book out the window and started from scratch. I think it was a real daring thing to do and it paid off, but nearly everyone I know thinks differently.

**right-track** · 02-06-2006, 01:41 PM

Get Behind Me Satan was the first White Stripes album I heard all the way through and I loved it.

I've heard other people describe GBMS as dissapointing, but maybe they have their opinions coloured by Elephant perhaps.

Get Behind Me Satan stands on it's own as a great album, in my opinion.
Every bit as good as Elephant, different yes, but just as good.

TrampInaTux · 02-06-2006, 01:48 PM

I wouldn't say it was just as good-I did like Elephant a lot. It was hard for the Stripes to match Elephant really, and to change the formula altogether was inspiring. I guess in a way I was kind of disappointed. Not hugely disappointed, just a tiny tiny bit disappointed. Simply because Elephant was such a good album, and I wanted GBMS to match that. Something that it got pretty close to doing, but just missed out on.

**right-track** · 02-06-2006, 01:55 PM

I wouldn't say they were trying to match Elephant but to go in a slightly different direction.

I particularly like the bluesy/rock stuff Get Behind Me Satan contains.
I'd say it's uncompromising of the White Stripes to do.

Definately just as good.

Muzak · 02-07-2006, 02:40 PM

Green Day- Insomniac.
Though everybody loves the singles Brainstew/Jaded but I felt that the rest of the album was great though I don't know anyone who likes it.

The Hippos- Heads are gonna Roll
Possible the greatest Ska album I have heard though know one really knows them or this album.

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02-05-2006, 05:26 AM
TrampInaTux that's my war face. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,451	The White Stripes-Get behind me Satan. Although I don't think it's their best (coughElephantcough) it's still damn good. Lots of people say they were really disappointed by this album. I thought it was great.

02-06-2006, 01:22 PM
TrampInaTux that's my war face. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,451	Well the people that I have spoken to loved he bass heavy Elephant, yet didn't admire the bass free Get Behind Me Satan. I think it's because The White Stripes didn't use the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' approach and threw the old book out the window and started from scratch. I think it was a real daring thing to do and it paid off, but nearly everyone I know thinks differently.

02-06-2006, 01:41 PM
right-track Avin' It! Join Date: May 2005 Location: THE PEOPLES ЯEPUBLIK ФF MAИCUИIA Posts: 5,165	Get Behind Me Satan was the first White Stripes album I heard all the way through and I loved it. I've heard other people describe GBMS as dissapointing, but maybe they have their opinions coloured by Elephant perhaps. Get Behind Me Satan stands on it's own as a great album, in my opinion. Every bit as good as Elephant, different yes, but just as good. __________________ Choose Liverpool. Choose the dole queue. Choose to scam disability benefit. Choose mind-numbing, grinding efficiency over flair. Choose Torben Piechnik, Istvan Kozma and Paul Stewart. Choose not to win a single league title since the backpass rule was implemented. Choose penalties. Choose car stereos, hubcaps and stanley knives. Choose to trade on your proud sense of tradition and then not lift a finger in protest when two American billionaires who don't even know the name of your club decide to buy it. Choose to win the European Cup whilst only having to play seven matches. Choose to bask in a perpetual, sickening, media love-in. Choose celebrities who ** off out of your city as soon as they have earned the money to do so and then spend the rest of their lives harping on about how wonderful it is. Choose to sing about Munich until confronted with your own tragedy. Choose to end it all in an orgy of self pity, just another excuse to perpetuate the grief culture spawned by your selfish, insular **ed-up excuse for a city. Choose your future. Choose Scouse.

02-06-2006, 01:48 PM
TrampInaTux that's my war face. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,451	I wouldn't say it was just as good-I did like Elephant a lot. It was hard for the Stripes to match Elephant really, and to change the formula altogether was inspiring. I guess in a way I was kind of disappointed. Not hugely disappointed, just a tiny tiny bit disappointed. Simply because Elephant was such a good album, and I wanted GBMS to match that. Something that it got pretty close to doing, but just missed out on.

02-06-2006, 01:55 PM
right-track Avin' It! Join Date: May 2005 Location: THE PEOPLES ЯEPUBLIK ФF MAИCUИIA Posts: 5,165	I wouldn't say they were trying to match Elephant but to go in a slightly different direction. I particularly like the bluesy/rock stuff Get Behind Me Satan contains. I'd say it's uncompromising of the White Stripes to do. Definately just as good. __________________ Choose Liverpool. Choose the dole queue. Choose to scam disability benefit. Choose mind-numbing, grinding efficiency over flair. Choose Torben Piechnik, Istvan Kozma and Paul Stewart. Choose not to win a single league title since the backpass rule was implemented. Choose penalties. Choose car stereos, hubcaps and stanley knives. Choose to trade on your proud sense of tradition and then not lift a finger in protest when two American billionaires who don't even know the name of your club decide to buy it. Choose to win the European Cup whilst only having to play seven matches. Choose to bask in a perpetual, sickening, media love-in. Choose celebrities who ** off out of your city as soon as they have earned the money to do so and then spend the rest of their lives harping on about how wonderful it is. Choose to sing about Munich until confronted with your own tragedy. Choose to end it all in an orgy of self pity, just another excuse to perpetuate the grief culture spawned by your selfish, insular **ed-up excuse for a city. Choose your future. Choose Scouse.

02-07-2006, 02:40 PM
Muzak Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 992	Green Day- Insomniac. Though everybody loves the singles Brainstew/Jaded but I felt that the rest of the album was great though I don't know anyone who likes it. The Hippos- Heads are gonna Roll Possible the greatest Ska album I have heard though know one really knows them or this album.