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| Artist: The Black Keys
Label: Nonesuch
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Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 563
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 292476
UPC: 755979969208
EAN: 0075597996920
ASIN: B0013K6WLM
Release Date: April 1, 2008
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 No Thickfreakness April 23, 2008
Wheaton (Seattle, WA United States)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
As a fan of TBK and owner of everything they have ever produced I bought this album even knowing the potential pitfalls.
Yes, it is better than what a lot of bands are putting out, which makes it good.
However it is not to the standards we expect from TBK.
This doesn't even come close to the dirt and grit of Thickfreakness or Rubber Factory.
The chunky riffs are apparent on maybe half the songs on this album.
Bottom line? Too slick.
That being said, I just saw the boys live here in Seattle and it was all raw!!!!
In this day and age with so many side projects from bands they should have grabbed a vocalist and released this under a different name.
Consider this Danger Mouse thing a failed experiment.
I will be anxiously awaiting your next album.
A Little Different, Still Awesome April 2, 2008
P. Zarcone (Asheville, NC)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The album is a little bit different, it's polished but not in a way that takes away the fuzzy blues-rock that The Black Keys are known for.
When I first heard that Danger Mouse would be helping with the album, I wasn't so sure, but it turns out that he really didn't mess up what the band is all about like I thought he might. Some of the back beats are definitely not what I was used to hearing from them, but they don't really negatively influence any of the songs, in my opinion.
Their single, "Strange Times" is extremely catchy despite the fact that at the end I thought I was listening to an early 90's Snoop Dogg remix.
This album is not as good as their previous efforts, but it's not bad by any means. It's very good, but it's going to be a little bit difficult to adjust to if you buy the album thinking it's going to be the same thing as Thickfreakness or The Big Come Up.
They've moved in a different direction as musicians for this album, but not in the wrong direction. The album will surely grow on me and I already like it as it is.
Solid 4 stars.
 Black Keys sound bored ..... June 2, 2008
Vibrolux45 (Xiamen,China)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Loved the Black Keys when first hearing them back many years now. I have to be honest I really wanted to like this cd and the Magic Potion cd as well....but alas they are sounding like they ran out of ideas. While driving from Las Vegas back home to L.A. and having absolutely nothing to do I put the cd " Attack and Release " in the player for the 3 rd time since buying and still couldn't get thru the first song...really bad. The rest of the cd isn't all that bad but it sounds boring...
My idea would be to have the guys do a cd of some classic blues songs from the late fifties and then try their hand at some late sixties rock ...would love to hear " Walk Away by the James Gang " done the Black Keys way...or something like " Bloodwyn Pig " or " Savoy Brown tunes" oh well again I really loved these guys and I wish them all the best ...but me thinks its time for something new and not Danger Mouse new ...but Black Keys new!
Too polished April 4, 2008
David M. Mesa
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
Where's the raw blues sound that made then who they are? Don't get me wrong, they are still the best band out there, and probably the best band to come out in the last decade or so. I like that they are trying some new sounds but this album is missing everything that I loved about this band. I don't really blame them, I blame Danger Mouse. Hopefully on the next album Danger Mouse stays as far away from them as possible. Danger Mouse is good, but not for this band. Dan Auerbach should just produce the next album on his own...he did a hell of a job with the Radio Moscow album.
Not the Same Old Thing but I still Got Mine. April 17, 2008
R. Wooten (Dallas,Tx)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
After four albums with little production and raw blues riffs it was inevitable that TBK would spice things up with some new elements and a polished sound. Although I understand the change I definetly miss little blues numbers like "Run Me Down" and "Hurt Like Mine". TBK's first three albums were so good, all 4 1/2 to 5 stars, that I'm beginning to think not even TBK will ever be able to out-do themselves.
From what I've heard and read it seems like DangerMouse didn't get in the way of the band that much, but he was a big reason this album sounded different and it's obvious when his influence is heavy. In an interview I read, DangerMouse talked about which songs he had alot of input on, and those just happen to be the songs I like the least. For example, "Remember When" Side A is the song I just skip on the album without question. I made myself listen and tried to give it a chance but it's just an experiment in production gone bad. "All You Ever Wanted" had a chance to be a great song if DangerMouse or whomever is responsible would have squeezed more out of the heavy ending and extended what was just getting interesting. Also there are a couple more effects DangerMouse added that just seem to be there for the sake of being there.
After making DangerMouse seem like the blues killer I should say there are a couple of things he did really well. I like that Dan's voice is more pronounced in most of the songs, he has a great blues rock voice and it should be a big part of all the songs. I think the piano and bango sound in "Psychotic Girl" and then the flute and production of "Same Old Thing" worked really well with the songs and made for two of the better songs on the album.
For me what makes this album a 4 star instead of a 3 is "Lies" and "I Got Mine". The sound and lyrics of Lies is bone chilling. Jus pure greatness. "I Got Mine" is a typical great Auerbach riff, and is the type of song I would play for someone who had never heard the Keys before. "Strange Times" has grown on me, but not what I think their single should have been. "So He Won't Break" and "Oceans and Streams" are decent songs but I'm glad they didn't do more than two of these type of songs. I can't put my finger on it but they sound like a good Duran Duran song or something, that's probably a real bad comparision so someone comment and give me a better comparision!
One thing I would like to see TBK do on their next album is extend some of their songs and just groove a little bit. Also, I would like to hear a couple of strongs solos in the album. This band is awesome live and I would like to hear just a little of their spontaneity on an album.
Overall I like the album but I don't love it. Two songs that I love, 3-4 I really like, 3-4 that are ok, and 1 or 2 that I can do without.
..I purchased a cd through amazon for the first time just so I could review TBK albums. I loath almost all modern music and until I was introduced to TBK I only consider myself a fan of bands that predated my birth. TBK is the real deal.
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