Summer Bands: The White Stripes 101

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I spent most of my summers before college hundreds of miles from civilization in Galena, IL, a small resort/retirement community. The Galena economy was fueled exclusively by knick-knacks and golf and there was absolutely nothing for me to do. So, I sat around reading and burning through as many CDs I as I could get my hands on. One of the my favorite summer bands is the White Stripes. They released albums in the summers of 2001 (White Blood Cells), 2003 (Elephant), 2005 (Get Behind Me Satan), and 2007 (Icky Thump). Well now its summer 2009 and sadly there are no indications of any new White Stripes material being released in the near future. In honor of this Detroit based duet, I give you The White Stripes 101. The White Stripes doesn't have a Greatest Hits album, but if they asked me to make one this is what it would look like. I know it doesn't include their first two albums. Deal. It starts with there more fast paced singles and then delves into some of the weirder deep cuts. Here we go:

THE WHITE STRIPES 101

1. Blue Orchid (Get Behind Me Satan-2008)

2. Fell In Love With A Girl (White Blood Cells-2001)

3. Theres No Home For You Here (Elephant-2003)

4. The Denial Twist (Get Behind Me Satan-2005)

5. Rag & Bone (Icky Thump-2007)

6. Little Room (White Blood Cells-2001)

7. Girl You Have No Faith In Medicine (Elephant-2003)

8. Take, Take, Take (Get Behind Me Satan-2005)

9. Conquest (Icky Thump-2007)

10. Seven Nation Army (Elephant-2003)

11. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground (White Blood Cells-2001)

12. Instinct Blues (Get Behind Me Satan-2005)

13. Icky Thump (Icky Thump-2007)

14. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Elephant-2003)

15. You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told) (Icky Thump-2007)

16. The Air Near My Fingers (Elephant-2003)

17. My Doorbell (Get Behind Me Satan-2005)

18. Passive Manipulation (Get Behind Me Satan-2005)

19. I Want To Be The Boy (Elephant-2003)

20. Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn (Icky Thump-2007)

21. St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air) (Icky Thump-2007)

22. Little Ghost (Get Behind Me Satan-2005)

23. In The Cold Cold Night (Elephant-2003)

24. We're Going to Be Friends (White Blood Cells-2001)

25. Effect & Cause (Icky Thump-2007)

26. This Protector (White Blood Cells-2001)

Hot damn! 26 great tracks in only 77 minutes. Happy summer 2009 folk!