The White Stripes

The White Stripes lives in the middle ground — 19 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 5 quiet anchors and 12 songs where they let go completely.

6.3
Avg Intensity
36
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories

The songs that hit hardest

Let's Shake Hands intense
harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1998
Jimmy the Exploder intense
harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1999
Screwdriver intense
harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1999
Hello Operator intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2000
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground intense
harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2001
Fell in Love with a Girl intense
harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2001
I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2001
Ball and Biscuit intense
harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2003
Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine intense
harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2003
The Hardest Button to Button intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2003
Blue Orchid intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2005
Icky Thump intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2007

The controlled burn

St James Infirmary Blues moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
I Fought Piranhas moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1999
Sugar Never Tasted So Good moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1999
Suzy Lee moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1999
Truth Doesn't Make a Noise moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2000
You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2000
Hotel Yorba moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2001
Offend In Every Way moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2001
I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2003
I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2003
Seven Nation Army moderate
complex texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 2003
There's No Home for You Here moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2003
Forever for Her (Is Over for Me) moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2005
My Doorbell moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005
The Denial Twist moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005
The Nurse moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 4 · 2005
Effect and Cause moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2007
Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2007
Rag and Bone moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2007

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