The White Stripes-Elephant (2003)

Spearheading the revival of 1960s garage rock in the late 20th century, the White Stripes established themselves as one of the leading alternative rock bands throughout much of the late 1990s and the first half of the 2000s. Their original musical approach encompassed genres as diverse as blues, hard rock, folk, country, punk, and rock and roll, with a style heavily influenced by the classic sound of the legendary Led Zeppelin, one of the band's main influences. Furthermore, their recordings were characterized by the simplicity of their arrangements and their effective, albeit rudimentary, songs. Formed by the duo Jack White (guitarist, vocalist, and keyboardist) and Meg White (drummer and vocalist), they were active for just over ten years, from 1999 to 2011, when they officially disbanded. During this time, they released six studio albums and several live albums, selling over ten million copies. “Elephant” was the title of their fourth album, released in early 2003, becoming one of their biggest commercial and critical successes. As was typical of their previous albums, the band opted for the analog sounds characteristic of the 1960s, using recording equipment from that era. Musically, with this new album, the White Stripes succeeded in rediscovering for new generations the primal, rootsy sounds of blues and rock, with a series of addictive tracks such as the generational anthem "Seven Nation Army", which would become a classic at sporting events worldwide. In addition to this now-universal track, there's the psychedelic "There's No Home For You Here", the powerful blues-rock "Ball and Biscuit", the dark hard rock "The Hardest Button", and the garage rockers "Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine" and "Black Math". Meanwhile, the folk, country, and American rock influences are present in tracks like "In The Cold, Cold Night", "I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart", and "You´ve Got Her In Your Pocket".