The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)

[Violent & Funky]

We're gonna set a record for most miss uses of "there/their" in one thread!

[Dr_Rez]

Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

We're gonna set a record for most miss uses of "there/their" in one thread!

Who give a ****. Last time I checked this was a music forum not a reminder that we are not all English majors.

[Violent & Funky]

Originally Posted by RezZ

Who give a ****. Last time I checked this was a music forum not a reminder that we are not all English majors.

I give a ****? And if it bugs me then I'm probably not the only one...

[Violent & Funky]

Originally Posted by Sc0ttMurray

I'm not a long-time fan or follower of the black keys but I've found myself jamming out to this album a lot! The first 3 tracks: Everlasting Light, Next Girl, and Tighten Up are my **** but then I kinda have a falling out with the album. Overall it's thick, chunky, and down right durtyy when it comes to classy grooves that feel like a blast from the past. It's good to see the "old-fashioned" trend coming into style over the Screamcore nonsense that's been going around.

Good examples of new "Old" grooves:

Ceelo Green's "**** You"
Anything by The Dead Weather or Raconteurs
Black Keys - "Thickfreakness" and "Brothers" (albums)
Last Shadow Puppets - (Alex Turner and Miles Kane) Recommend!
"That is Why" - Say Anything
"Antigravity" (Summer Love Song) - Incubus
Them Crooked Vultures

I'm a fan of a lot of that music!

[joderu95]

Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

How many 75 minute albums do you love? The only albums I can think of off the top of my head that are over an hour long that I love are Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Double Nickels on the Dime, and those are the exceptions and not the rule...

There's probably a lot if you're talking double albums like Double Nickels. But 75 minutes for a single disc? That's a bit more rare I'd guess. Ænima from Tool or Frances the Mute from Mars Volta probably make it though.

Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

Really? It's weird for me to generally like the first half of an album and then think it goes on to long? And 55 minutes is way too long for a blues rock record, and if it's because there are too many songs well, then... there are too many songs...

Sorry it's taken months to reply, I don't come by very much.

I guess I can't say for sure if it's weird or not until I know if you liked the album in general. Actually, now I've got several questions and I ask because I am genuinely curious and I recognize arguing taste isn't going to accomplish much, but it is interesting. What is a good length for a blues rock record? And why should that vary (apparently) between genres? What is "too many songs"? 15 but not 14? 14 but not 13?

[Violent & Funky]

Originally Posted by joderu95

There's probably a lot if you're talking double albums like Double Nickels. But 75 minutes for a single disc? That's a bit more rare I'd guess. Ænima from Tool or Frances the Mute from Mars Volta probably make it though.



Sorry it's taken months to reply, I don't come by very much.

I guess I can't say for sure if it's weird or not until I know if you liked the album in general. Actually, now I've got several questions and I ask because I am genuinely curious and I recognize arguing taste isn't going to accomplish much, but it is interesting. What is a good length for a blues rock record? And why should that vary (apparently) between genres? What is "too many songs"? 15 but not 14? 14 but not 13?

Blues rock is a very stripped-down, simple genre, especially the way the Black Keys play it. Brothers is a pretty good album that is weighed down by the last few tracks and hence its overall length. I think 40 minutes, like their two best albums, Thickfreakness and Rubber Factory, is ideal. This isn't prog...