Spin has a great article today about the White Stripes’ 2003 album, Elephant.
On April 1st, it turned 10.
I remember when this record came out, I was new at The Zone. We had “Seven Nation Army” on all the time.
That summer, me and my then girlfriend Alex, took a trip to Bob’s cabin at Christina Lake, and we had Elephant going in Dodge Colt’s Compact Disc player.
The Spin article begins with high praise for The White Stripes longest song, “Ball and Biscuit.”
“It begins and ends with “Ball and Biscuit,” and by “it,” I mean “Western civilization.” The 21st century’s most astounding, most wryly pornographic, most brain-meltingly electrifying blues song. Did the electric guitar even exist prior to “Ball and Biscuit”? Did distortion? Did hype? Did critical praise? Did the colors red and white? Did outlandishly oversize declarations of virility? Has there been a single memorable guitar solo performed anywhere, by anyone, in the decade since its release?” (that Spin article is pretty cool, worth your time if you have a fond memory for The Stripes)
We better listen to that one!
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 