Rank the Tracks: The White Stripes' White Blood Cells (2001)

[Honorio]

I can feel those white blood cells running through my veins...



The White Stripes's "White Blood Cells" (2001)

Tracklisting:
01 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
02 | Hotel Yorba
03 | I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
04 | Fell in Love with a Girl
05 | Expecting
06 | Little Room
07 | The Union Forever
08 | The Same Boy You've Always Known
09 | We're Going to Be Friends
10 | Offend in Every Way
11 | I Think I Smell a Rat
12 | Aluminum
13 | I Can't Wait
14 | Now Mary
15 | I Can Learn
16 | This Protector

Next week we will have Blackstar (almost exactly) two years after its original release.

[ordinaryperson]

“But sometimes, these feelings can be so misleading”

01 | Fell in Love with a Girl
02 | Hotel Yorba
03 | The Same Boy You’ve Always Known
04 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
05 | We’re Going to Be Friends
06 | I’m Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
07 | Offended in Every Way
08 | The Union Forever
09 | This Protector
10 | I Can’t Wait
11 | Now Mary
12 | I Think I Smell a Rat
13 | Expecting
14 | I Can Learn
15 | Little Room
16 | Aluminum

[DaveC]

11 | I Think I Smell a Rat
01 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
04 | Fell in Love with a Girl
10 | Offend in Every Way
02 | Hotel Yorba
15 | I Can Learn
13 | I Can't Wait
03 | I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
09 | We're Going to Be Friends
08 | The Same Boy You've Always Known
06 | Little Room
05 | Expecting
07 | The Union Forever
14 | Now Mary
12 | Aluminum
16 | This Protector

[Maschine_Man]

What an album!

04 | Fell in Love with a Girl
01 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
09 | We're Going to Be Friends
02 | Hotel Yorba
11 | I Think I Smell a Rat
07 | The Union Forever
06 | Little Room
08 | The Same Boy You've Always Known
03 | I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
16 | This Protector
05 | Expecting
10 | Offend in Every Way
12 | Aluminum
14 | Now Mary
15 | I Can Learn
13 | I Can't Wait

[prosecutorgodot]

I love this album for its straightforwardness and innocence. It's just too bad the album takes a nosedive in the last quarter.

07 | The Union Forever
09 | We're Going to Be Friends
03 | I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
04 | Fell in Love with a Girl
02 | Hotel Yorba
01 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
10 | Offend in Every Way
05 | Expecting
11 | I Think I Smell a Rat
06 | Little Room
08 | The Same Boy You've Always Known
12 | Aluminum
16 | This Protector
15 | I Can Learn
13 | I Can't Wait
14 | Now Mary

[jamieW]

07 | The Union Forever*
04 | Fell in Love with a Girl
11 | I Think I Smell a Rat
01 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
15 | I Can Learn
10 | Offend in Every Way
13 | I Can't Wait
03 | I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
12 | Aluminum
09 | We're Going to Be Friends
02 | Hotel Yorba
05 | Expecting
06 | Little Room
08 | The Same Boy You've Always Known
16 | This Protector
14 | Now Mary

Personal favorites *
Overall album rating: 6.81 (Good)

[Honorio]

04 | Fell in Love with a Girl
01 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
09 | We're Going to Be Friends
10 | Offend in Every Way
02 | Hotel Yorba
06 | Little Room
03 | I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
11 | I Think I Smell a Rat
07 | The Union Forever
08 | The Same Boy You've Always Known
13 | I Can't Wait
14 | Now Mary
05 | Expecting
12 | Aluminum
15 | I Can Learn
16 | This Protector

[Honorio]

Results after the first week of voting:

01 | Fell in Love with a Girl | 2,0 points
02 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground | 3,3 points
03 | We're Going to Be Friends | 5,3 points
04 | Hotel Yorba | 5,3 points
05 | The Union Forever | 6,3 points
06 | I Think I Smell a Rat | 6,3 points
07 | Offend in Every Way | 6,7 points
08 | I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman | 6,8 points
09 | The Same Boy You've Always Known | 9,3 points
10 | Little Room | 10,3 points
11 | I Can't Wait | 11,0 points
12 | I Can Learn | 11,5 points
13 | Expecting | 11,5 points
14 | This Protector | 13,2 points
15 | Aluminum | 13,2 points
16 | Now Mary | 13,8 points

[maverick470]

01 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
02 | Hotel Yorba
04 | Fell in Love with a Girl
09 | We're Going to Be Friends
08 | The Same Boy You've Always Known
03 | I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
11 | I Think I Smell a Rat
10 | Offend in Every Way
14 | Now Mary
05 | Expecting
13 | I Can't Wait
15 | I Can Learn
06 | Little Room
16 | This Protector
07 | The Union Forever
12 | Aluminum

[bonnielaurel]

11 | I Think I Smell a Rat
02 | Hotel Yorba
01 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
03 | I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
08 | The Same Boy You've Always Known
14 | Now Mary
04 | Fell in Love with a Girl
10 | Offend in Every Way
09 | We're Going to Be Friends
07 | The Union Forever
05 | Expecting
15 | I Can Learn
13 | I Can't Wait
16 | This Protector
12 | Aluminum
06 | Little Room

[Romain]

The best band of the 2000's... and a very good album (but far away Get Behind Me Satan and Elephant)

Great:
01 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
04 | Fell in Love with a Girl
07 | The Union Forever
10 | Offend in Every Way
03 | I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman

Good:
11 | I Think I Smell a Rat
15 | I Can Learn
05 | Expecting
14 | Now Mary
13 | I Can't Wait
02 | Hotel Yorba
08 | The Same Boy You've Always Known
16 | This Protector

OK:
09 | We're Going to Be Friends
06 | Little Room
12 | Aluminum

Not for me: (aka Pas pour moi):

[bootsy]

01 | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
03 | I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
04 | Fell in Love with a Girl
02 | Hotel Yorba
11 | I Think I Smell a Rat
09 | We're Going to Be Friends
05 | Expecting
13 | I Can't Wait
10 | Offend in Every Way
08 | The Same Boy You've Always Known
07 | The Union Forever
15 | I Can Learn
06 | Little Room
14 | Now Mary
12 | Aluminum
16 | This Protector