Elephant (2003) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Elephant a score of 3.2900 out of 4

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Featured Reviews:

Rolling Stone

It is a glorious thing to hear. It will be one of the best things you hear all year. Read more about Elephant on Rolling Stone

PopMatters

Each album, from the White Stripes to De Stijl to White Blood Cells, has shown their evolution from Blind Willie McTell cover band with a pop sensibility to full-fledged, honest-to-goodness rock 'n' roll gods, a status finally reached on their latest disc. Read more about Elephant on PopMatters

All Music Guide

Elephant overflows with quality -- it's full of tight songwriting, sharp, witty lyrics, and judiciously used basses and tumbling keyboard melodies that enhance the band's powerful simplicity. Read more about Elephant on All Music Guide

All Music Guide

White Blood Cellsmay have been a reaction to the amount of fame the White Stripes had received up to the point of its release, but, paradoxically, it made full-fledged rock stars out ofJackandMeg Whiteand sold over half a million copies in the process. Read more about Elephant on All Music Guide

Entertainment Weekly

Not that there aren't hints of greatness on Elephant.... That said, ''Elephant'' also flaunts everything that's contrived about the band -- the gimmicks for which they've become better known than their actual music. Read more about Elephant on Entertainment Weekly

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