Episode 17 – Get Behind Me Satan: Album Analysis & Review pt1

The most controversial album in White Stripes history has arrived on the Third Men Podcast, with part one of a two-part series spotlighting 2005’s GET BEHIND ME SATAN.While the fifth studio album by the White Stripes enjoyed some major critical and commercial success upon its release, it also stood as a marked departure from its predecessors and alienated many with its melancholy ballads and marimba solos supreme. Though despite its somewhat unfair reputation as a “transition album”, Get Behind Me Satan was a top ten hit, reaching as high as #3 in the US and UK charts and producing three successful singles, one of which soared to the #1 spot in Canada.In part one of our in-depth spotlight, Paul and James explore the backstory of this record, and the emotional weight that put Jack’s pen to paper. Plus, Third Woman Kate McCoy stops by to share insight on its ultra-rare original vinyl pressing, one of less than a thousand in existence!Now that was all that we needed, and we hope you'll c'mon and get with it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.