The Black Keys

ElephantSack · 11-28-2009, 09:43 PM

My best friend of 14 years turned me onto these guys a couple years ago. Magic Potion is really the only album that I'm familiar with. It has some epic fuckin' tunes on it. "You're The One" is definitely one of those songs that plays on the ol' heart strings.

My friend had actually gotten me a job where we rode around together a lot, and whenever I had been having girlfriend problems, he would always put on "Strange Desire" and say, "Fuck it, man." And we'd just cruise around our hometown and sing along.

lucifer_sam · 11-28-2009, 09:54 PM

i'm not gonna lie, i'm apathetic at best towards the Black Keys, but this collab album looks really enticing, it's been almost a decade since somebody attempted something of this scale. hopefully it turns out good.

update: the raekwon track is ****ing sublime, nothing else really stood out that much. i'll give it another listen though, it definitely has potential. more bass than i was expecting though (isn't Black Keys bass-free?).

Violent & Funky · 12-03-2009, 12:34 AM

Some of these tracks are really good, but I can't get into the entire album...

Scienquist · 12-08-2009, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

there not bad, but theres something about their songs (the few I've heard) that have a superflous element too them. Theres too much, they need to cut some things out. And the guys voice bothers me but I don't know why. Good guitar though.

How are they superfluous? They're a two man band! I think they're doing an awesome job of keeping the blues alive.

*Cath* · 02-16-2010, 06:45 AM

Love The Black Keys! Rubber Factory is my favorite album they've done thus far & "The Lengths" is amazing!

Vancouver · 02-16-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

well...spill it goddamnit!!

LOVE them...If I'm correct a bunch of their early stuff was recorded in their
houses...raw sound..loved it.

pourmeanother · 02-16-2010, 03:10 PM

April, 2010 -- Mark your calendars.

Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

scottsy · 02-20-2010, 12:19 PM

I have always been pretty indifferent to the Balck Keys myself..... although I also have similar indifference to the Blues, the ocasional track appeals to me but I am just not into it that much... never to mind!

Violent & Funky · 02-21-2010, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

Some of these tracks are really good, but I can't get into the entire album...

On the whole I still agree with this statement, but Rubber Factory is legit...

pourmeanother · 03-02-2010, 03:28 PM

01 Everlasting Light
02 Next Girl
03 Tighten Up
04 Howlin' for You
05 She's Long Gone
06 Black Mud
07 The Only One
08 Too Afraid to Love You
09 Ten Cent Pistol
10 Sinister Kid
11 The Go Getter
12 I'm Not the One
13 Unknown Brother
14 Never Gonna Give You Up
15 These Days

Website also updated with a May 18 release date, and a small tour schedule

11-28-2009, 09:43 PM	#141 (permalink)
ElephantSack Man vs. Wild Turkey Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ATX Posts: 948	My best friend of 14 years turned me onto these guys a couple years ago. Magic Potion is really the only album that I'm familiar with. It has some epic fuckin' tunes on it. "You're The One" is definitely one of those songs that plays on the ol' heart strings. My friend had actually gotten me a job where we rode around together a lot, and whenever I had been having girlfriend problems, he would always put on "Strange Desire" and say, "Fuck it, man." And we'd just cruise around our hometown and sing along. __________________ OF THE SUN

11-28-2009, 09:54 PM	#142 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	i'm not gonna lie, i'm apathetic at best towards the Black Keys, but this collab album looks really enticing, it's been almost a decade since somebody attempted something of this scale. hopefully it turns out good. update: the raekwon track is ***ing sublime, nothing else really stood out that much. i'll give it another listen though, it definitely has potential. more bass than i was expecting though (isn't Black Keys bass-free?). __________________ first.am Last edited by lucifer_sam; 11-28-2009 at 11:47 PM.*

02-16-2010, 03:10 PM	#147 (permalink)
pourmeanother Saaaad Panda Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 852	April, 2010 -- Mark your calendars. Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio __________________ Life is just blah, blah, blah You hope for blah And sometimes you find it, but mostly it's blah And waiting for blah And hoping you were right about the blahs you made And then, just when you think you've got the whole blah'd damn thing figured out And you're surrounded by the ones you blah Death shows up... anddd blah, blah, blah.

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scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I have always been pretty indifferent to the Balck Keys myself..... although I also have similar indifference to the Blues, the ocasional track appeals to me but I am just not into it that much... never to mind! __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

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pourmeanother Saaaad Panda Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 852	01 Everlasting Light 02 Next Girl 03 Tighten Up 04 Howlin' for You 05 She's Long Gone 06 Black Mud 07 The Only One 08 Too Afraid to Love You 09 Ten Cent Pistol 10 Sinister Kid 11 The Go Getter 12 I'm Not the One 13 Unknown Brother 14 Never Gonna Give You Up 15 These Days Website also updated with a May 18 release date, and a small tour schedule __________________ Life is just blah, blah, blah You hope for blah And sometimes you find it, but mostly it's blah And waiting for blah And hoping you were right about the blahs you made And then, just when you think you've got the whole blah'd damn thing figured out And you're surrounded by the ones you blah Death shows up... anddd blah, blah, blah. Last edited by pourmeanother; 03-03-2010 at 09:02 PM.

12-03-2009, 12:34 AM	#143 (permalink)
Violent & Funky FUNky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 2,482	Some of these tracks are really good, but I can't get into the entire album...

02-16-2010, 06:45 AM	#145 (permalink)
Cath Groupie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: MO Posts: 1	Love The Black Keys! Rubber Factory is my favorite album they've done thus far & "The Lengths" is amazing!