Customer Reviews
Fantastic, Finally a polished album with a Raw sound - By: Mr. J. P. M. Wright, 02 Mar 2006 
These boys are fantastic & this album is fantastic. They still have the same primal blues rock sound. However in this album they are more creative & experimental tham ever before with some acoustic songs & more thoughtful lyrics. Its great because it keeps alll the good points of what they already had but adds & develops the style so that each song is more individual & the enire production is more polished.
Buy it as it is the best yet from the black keys!!1
modern blues - By: MRGB MASON, 09 Apr 2005 
this must be one of the best modern blues cd ive heard for a long time .a good mix of indie rock with that outstanding blues slid guitar work.man can he play .good old down & dirty blues ,just one or poss two week tracks but thats my view,of to buy back catalouge releases.
Black Keys - Rubbery it aint - By: , 07 Nov 2004 Carrying on from 'Thickfreakness' & the much underated 'Big Come Up', the Black keys put out another platter of diesel-smelling dirty groundwater blues rock.
The harsh production lends an air of authenticity missing in so many of today's over-produced airbrushed bands. But leaving the album aside -which is great- you reallly should grab the chance to see them live. A truly awesome experience. Catch them while they're still doing smalller venues. The Black Keys will rise.
More Good Stuff - By: P. Sharpe, 22 Oct 2004 
I love The Black Keys, Thickfreakness was amazing, however, in alll fairness this album is not as good.
Its worthy of buying as certain tracks are fantastic but as a whole it doesn't blow you away.
The band have definitely developed since the last album. In fact, The Lengths is one of the best songs on the album. A reallly mellow, pedal steel backed tune. On the mellow theme Act Nice & Gentle is also memorable, a cover version, that doesn't sound unlike Mungo Jerry's - In the Summertime, but nevertheless puts a smile on your face.
10 AM Automatic & Til I Get my Way follow Thickfreaknesses blend of catchy blues rock, condensed to a palatable 3mins or so.
If your a fan buy it. If not try Thickfreakness, the first half of that album is Stunning & rest is pretty good too.
Give it 3 listens, then a million more - By: , 17 Oct 2004 This album takes about 2 or 3 listens to grow on you, but once you can understand The black keys you will not be able to stop listening.
This album seems to perfectly fuse their old contempory blues style with a some exciting new 'Hendrix'esque guitar decoration. My favourite tracks have to be 4, 6 & 13, but the whole album is brilliant listened to as a whole.
The only complaint i have about this album is that it hasn't got any tracks that are quite as brilliant as "have love will travel" from their previous album "Thickfreakness".
Buy it
