The Black Keys - Thickfreakness
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Free Music Notes for Thickfreakness
Free Music Review: Great but unoriginal
Hit: 3 Stars
I really could grade this album using 2 sets of criteria:1. If you're looking a fun, mindless, hard-rocking disc, this is the one for you. These guys, despite being a guitar/drum two piece, sound nothing like the White Stripes. This is old-school traditional blues played by a couple young white kids. Auerbach is a genuinely good guitarist (something Jack White really isn't) and has a voice built for the blues: raw and soulful. Again, unlike the Stripes, Patrick Carney is a VERY good drummer - one can hear hip-hop and funk in his beats. The production here is VERY lo-fi - raw and scratchy.
2. If you're looking for an original, inspired album, look elsewhere. All this has been done before, and frankly, it's been done better.
As another reviewer said, if you're a big fan of 60's era British Blues, this is a good CD to pick up - it continues the trend started by bands like Cream, Fleetwood Mac, and the Faces.
Free Music Review: Mountain Lives
Hit: 5 Stars
This much music from two humans is almost impossible. As I get close to the end of my time one the planet I am thrilled to see that there are new young really great blues folks out there to follow Mountain and the 70ties blues rock. Wow....Free Music Review: Nothing to Get Worked Up About
Hit: 3 Stars
After the first listen, it seemed like I had already heard this album before.These guys are nothing like the Stripes, because nothing about their sound is original. The Stripes have a punk edge, crazy prehistoric drumming, unique vocals, and lovely distortion.
The Black Keys are pure blues-rock.
If you absolutely love Cream and ZZ Top, this record might be worth buying.
Free Music Review: Not even Motel 6 material
Hit: 2 Stars
While it's not fair to compare these guys to the White Stripes (NOBODY is THAT bad!), you can find more talent at the Motel 6 lounge on a Tuesday night here in Nashville.Free Music Review: Listen to music, don't regurgitate reviews and namecheck
Hit: 4 Stars
These guys are very original. They sound nothing, absolutely nothing like the White Stripes. Yes, they are on a blues label. So what? They are good. Beyond tracing a lineage, at a certain point, you just have to listen to the music by itself.
Listen to the music, folks. Don't be so affected by what magazines focus on. Don't be afraid to form an opinion based on your reaction to the music, not who you think they sound like.