We last visited the Stripes in January, featuring their final album, so it seems fitting that our second visit should be the second-to-last album. There were more changes on this album than just Meg's hairdo and Jack's facial hair. The classic guitar/drums formula, save for three songs ("Blue Orchid", "Instinct Blues" and "Red Rain"), is tossed out here, with mostly acoustic guitar and key-based instruments anchoring the melodies.
This was a hard album for me to get into, but I have to say it's aged well and kept my drive into work today lively. I almost lost interest in the band altogether after hearing this album back around the time of its release, but the following album restored my faith. I think the problem with Get Behind Me Satan is that is grabs you on the first track, then kind of wanders off into marimba-world, whereas Icky Thump has an unremarkable opening track, followed by mostly solid album. I'll take the latter over the former any day.
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