The Black Keys (music video, blues, house, rock, cds)

blastingas10 · 10-24-2011, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

I like genre labels because it gives me an idea of what I'm going to be listening to. Although The Black Keys probably aren't "indie", this forum is called "indie and alternative" and they most certainly fit the "alternative" mold...

But they also fit the blues and blues rock mold. They make blues-rock music, not alternative music. And if Brothers is the only album you know, you need to dig a little deeper into their music. I think a lot of kids who listen to The Black Keys ever since their popularity exploded dont even realize that their listening to the blues, or musicians who were heavily inspired by the blues.

Violent & Funky · 10-24-2011, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

But they also fit the blues and blues rock mold. They make blues-rock music, not alternative music. And if Brothers is the only album you know, you need to dig a little deeper into their music. I think a lot of kids who listen to The Black Keys ever since their popularity exploded dont even realize that their listening to the blues, or musicians who were heavily inspired by the blues.

Ya man, read through the thread, I've got everything they've released and Thickfreakness is my favorite. And I get that they play blues inspired rock music... so which forum would you put them in? Can't put them in the blues forum because they have too many rock elements. "Rock and metal"? Meh, I think they're right where they should be--an alternative rock band inspired by the blues...