Brothers

This might be the most mid/2.5 stars thing I've ever listened too. On one side, you have beautifully toned and well recorded and played instruments, but on the other side, you have the most already-hearded boring and predictable blues rock compositions and lyrics. And you have to go through 55 minutes of it.

This an album by the Black Keys. The name of the album is Brothers. It's the album where we sell out.

Tightened Up is very good. The vibe, chill lyrics, great sound. Howlin' For You has that classic backtrack that is used in a lot of movies. She's Long Gone has feel. Good passion. Great guitar. This album is a great demonstration of what I know The Black Keys to sound like. I enjoyed it.

The Black Keys never really hit for me. I know their big hits but never really cared enough to check out their full catalog. This album justifies that feeling for me. Most of the album is pretty bland. Reminds me of The White Stripes but less inspired and over-produced? Tighten Up and Howlin' For You are the best songs on here. I didn't dislike it, wouldn't mind it being on, but I'm not gonna revisit.

Good music, nice to listen to. More for background than active listening.

Listened to this while playing Return to Dark Tower with my partner. We won! I've never really been a big fan of The Black Keys, and this album didn't really change that at all. It wasn't a bad album...and I might have been mildly into it in 2010...but it didn't much for me now.

Great alt sound

Solid modern rock album. Some of the instrumentals of the albums had nostalgic feels to them. Some of the songs could have been mixed better

Pretty decent. Would listen again

3.5

not interesting indie rock

4/5 Nice rock tunes.

After reading through some other reviews, I just can't understand the hate for this album. If nothing else, it's easy to listen to, catchy, and well produced. Seems like people are penalizing them for making a blues inspired album that wasn't written in 1950 in the south.

Already a big fan of the black keys so this was a pleasure to listen to

There’s one album by the Black Keys on the list and it’s not El Camino. El Camino is better in every aspect. This one is not bad at all. It probably should have been under 45 minutes (most albums really). Favorite song: Tighten up

studio eksekutiivi rokkia.. keinitekoista bluessia.. konkkaronkka kuin valkaisuaineella hangattun naamalärvit puhtaaksi. tarvitsee kaikenäköistä efektiä vokaaleihin kun ei tarpeeksi soulful ääni.. noh noh on siellä osattukin.. keskiosaa albumussa kivaa instrumentointia, kelpaa pintamutiin pohjamutien joukosta... black mud

One of the greatest albums of the last 2 decades!

It starts stronger than it ends middle of the road, three star

S'il y a bien une seule chose à retenir de ce générateur chaotique, c'est qu'à quelques exceptions près, les albums sortis après l'an 2000 sont tous meilleurs que les albums sortis avant l'an 2000. Point.

Les Black Keys ont tenu à faire leurs petits malins avec cette pochette ridicule, c'est raté.

Not bad

There were some people in college I knew that were straight obsessed with this band. I'm not sure I've ever seen them live, though it wouldn't surprise me if someone tells me I had. Funny enough, this is their breakout album which occurs after the period I was in school. That said.. when I hear this band name no song springs into my head. It's kinda like a raw high gain/fuzz, White Stripey, Dr. Doggy/garage lo-fi sorta thing. I think I wish I had spent more time back then listening but my tastes are a bit different now. -- Hey I know the single, that one is pretty good. Review of Reviews: These reviews made me think a bit. There was a review of someone going a bit long on the point of it all, like what is the point of it, really? This album doesn't really introduce anything new to the genre they are participating in. It is banging the same drum all record. It's not a bad album, but almost entirely forgettable outside of the singles. I think that's about where my opinion falls.. Best Track: Tighten Up

Lekkere muziek dit. Doet me ook van alles denken, er is veel muziek die hier op lijkt, maar dat is geen straf. Beetje een garage- of oude fabriekgeluid, gruizige microfoon en strak rocken maar.

Het is wat moeilijk te luisteren, zakt wat weg naar de achtergrond. Maar zonder echt te herinneren wat ik hoor, vind ik het toch jammer dat het album voorbij is. Een echte handtekening heeft het niet, het heeft wat rock, wat pop, wat blues, wat jazz. En toch...als Spotify mij later weer een nummer van hen voorschotelt, proef ik direct dat het van deze Zwarte Toetsen is. Wat is dat toch? Eigenlijk zijn albums die die vraag oproepen het leukst om te ontdekken in de 1001.

Heerlijke bluesy garage rock. Het album begint gewoon al gelijk met een paar kleine hitjes achter elkaar en dan zit je er direct lekker in. Alleen naarmate het einde dichterbij komt, ben je er ook wel weer een beetje klaar mee. De zanger zingt vanuit een soort schoenendoos, of hij staat veel te ver van de microfoon af ofzo, het is in ieder geval een raar effectje dat er op zit. Het zet wel een typerend sfeertje neer, samen met het gitaarwerk. Ik zal opveren als ik een nummer van de Black Keys voorbij hoor komen in een playlist, maar een heel album achter elkaar is net iets teveel om er 5 sterren voor te geven.

Really really good. Love it

One of their best.

infravalorado. rockanroll, guitarra caliente, simple 442. discazo

The Black Keys have a very distinct sound. They do one thing and they do it well. Stand-out: The Only One

i have fond memories of this bc in high school a friend of mine was trying to impress a girl and he rounded me and another friend up to play at a girl's older sister's like art event, and he made us learn a few Black Keys songs bc The Black Keys was her favorite band

I recognize some of these tunes! Probably from commercials but none the less its fun to discover them in the wild.

Is being beautiful good enough? The adoration of blues and addition soncially beautiful updates should make for a stunner of an album but I own this and never really listen to it. I plowed through it again for this project and it seems even more beautiful to me but emotionally just falls flat. I think because it is lyrically missing a connection to the present. I really love Sinister Kid now and will listent to that again but I do wish I had more love for this...

I have always felt like people who like the black keys have never really heard good music, and just like the idea of rock music still being cool. I don't care much for the sound of this record. The songwriting is not very interesting to me, and does not justify the long runtime. The single Tighten Up is the most memorable track, yet the 2010 twee ass whistling hook has not aged well. After almost one whole hour of very distorted mid performances of bland rockisms, the cover of Never Gonna Give You Up stands out. I can, however, not understand why anybody would listen this version rather than to the original. 2

More blues tinged rock I just can't get into. Not bad but nothing engaging for me. I wasn't a fan when these singles were on the radio either. The last song was slower, almost like Mazzy Star, which I kind of liked, but at 50 minutes in, it's too little to late. Best Songs: These days Listen Again: No

Кайф есть и стиль есть. Но по динамике, если в середине бодро, то местами прям буксует. Поразила песня Unknown brother, посвященная умершему когда-то в прошлом старшему. С надеждой КОГДА-НИБУДЬ ВСТРЕТИТЬСЯ. Мурашки побегали

Not bad at all, Lots of stuff going on

I'll be honest, I kind of wrote this album off as I saw it as a sell out record of such. All of a sudden the band I loved because they had such a raw stripped down sound, was the overproduced pop band. No longer did they stick to one guitar, one drum set like they did in past records, but used session musicians to offer a fuller sound!? Gross. Now revisiting it, I don't know why I had such a negative view of this album (and El Camino). The music is still fantastic, even though it has a *gasp* bass guitar. They were definitely at the forefront of this stoner rock, blues, psychedelic revival we see these days.

A good album but not my type.

The big commercial letdown. Dan went all in on his pho-psychadelic sounds and expanded the band. Lyrics sound like a teenager's basement chasing hits. Lost the soul and the things that made the band special.

Achei muito repetitivas as músicas. Parecem uma banda indie querendo ser um arctic monkeys. Meu deus do céu cara, não acaba esse álbum. Tem 1h8m, mas porra, parece que to a 3 horas ouvindo ele e querendo que acabe logo, saco do caralho huahuahuauh. Vibe num geral é massa, me lembra do cheiro da noite em Joinville novamente. Mas nada impressiona e enche um pouco o saco.

No início eu achei que esse álbum lembraria um pouquinho a vibe lá daquele xx que acabamos de ouvir, no sentido de ser meio background, um pouco repetitivo, sem chamar muita atenção, só que esse achei muito mais "evoluído". Nesse álbum eu já achei que é tentado coisas mais diferentes, as músicas são mais diferentes uma das outras tem umas músicas que gostei bastante da batida, dos instrumentos tímidos, mas bem relaxantes. Achei que dá uma sensação mais gostosinha. Algumas tem uma melodia mais envolvente. Parece uma espécie de blues mais "moderno". Em geral, o que chama atenção é a produção das músicas mesmo, a junção dos vários instrumentos virtuais e efeitos. É tudo muito bem feitinho. Soa muito bem. Fiquei em dúvida entre 3 e 4 estrelas, daria 3,5 se fosse possível, mas achei que faltou um pouquinho pra chegar nas 4.

This was ok. I don’t know why but I never gave them a real chance. The blues rock is ok but it’s not moving me

喜欢第一首！

Mid

I’m kinda sick of it at this point.

Music to listen to in a car commercial, but still a good time

Repetitive

Some good songs. Not my kind of music. But it is fine. I can understand why people like it and their popularity.

An A+ B-tier record. Solid vibes, nice noices.

Will listen again

1. Everlasting Light -- Nice base and drums. Very good starter song. 2. Next Girl -- Indeed, the Black Keys are very good ha ha. 3. Tighten Up -- I realize now that I don't really know how to describe why I like music. I just like this song. It has kind of a western feeling... maybe? But that's feels like a description of the majority of the Black Keys catalogue. 4. Howling For You -- OK, this is banger. I had already listened to this one. 5. She's Long Gone -- Also incredible. 6. Black Mud -- I love this groove. 7. The Only One -- eh. Didn't like this one as much. 8. Too Afraid To Love -- good 9. Ten Cent Pistol -- sounds nice 10. Sinister Kid -- Incredibly crunchy, I love it. 11. The Go Getter -- Yeah baby Ok, I'm gonna stop listing the songs. From this point on, even though they are good songs they start sounding samey. I don't know how to compare them or rate them individually.

Sounds like something that would play as background music in grey's anatomy when two characters who obviously want each other make intense eye contact and then start making out (ofc). I mean this in a neutral way. I liked it :)

This is a great album, at least I think so. There was not a song on here that I did not enjoy.

Very cool. Very cool.

Pleasant enough - bit samey and no particular highlights for me

Kinda of sounds like T. Rex by way of Chess/Stax. Despite falling prey to (or establishing?) certain production trends the early 2010’s -- distortion/reverb on the voice, melodic hooks being whistled - there are tight arrangements of drum and guitar, and mercifully there are no heave-ho crowd-shouted choruses or ukeleles. I like their first album better but this was pretty good quality for its time.

I like it, but it's not unforgettable

A consistently good album. Near 5 stars.

I had only heard the radio singles before this, so I didn't expect much. However, the album is significantly better than those couple of tracks I had heard. Not bad at all.

I liked this album and I think 4 stars

Didn't get to listen to it properly all the way through but I definitely liked it.

This may be their commercial breakout but man their earlier albums were the dankest, most bluesy sounds going.

It's fine

Vibes vibes vibes

One trick pony. I only liked Howlin' for You

I had an absolute ball revisiting this album. The most expansive buffet of fuzz guitar tones on one album - the guitar production is stellar, there's so much happening on each ear, on each song, making this an album worth revisiting whenever you want to get inspired by truly inventive yet classic guitar playing. The vocal hooks are also so pop friendly, can't stop singing half of em. This album makes me want to enter a jam room and play the drums badly or play one note guitar solos with tons of feedback. Truly enjoyable, and what a feat to have an album like this in what, 2010? So very cool. Although my only complaint was that I start to lose focus by mid second half cause the sound is SO consistent lol. The last two songs are very cool though. Never gonna give you up (not that one) is a new fave, Next girl was a song i was already obsessed with. I wanna listen to El Camino now!

Always loved the Black Keys so this was an easy listen. Standouts: * Tighten Up * Howlin' for you * Too Afraid to Love you Ten Cent Pistol and the guitar tons kinda reminded me of Joe Frazier by Orions Belte. Overall I loved the "pacing" of the album and something silly but exciting for me was how playable it all sounded. It didn't seem overly complicated with the chord rhythyms and bass lines. It seemed like something I would play with my friends. Even the "nah nah nah NAH NAH" hooks just seem like so much fun. This listen definitely made me want to go back and check out my old playlists and see what other gems I missed out by listening only to songs instead of whole albums! The only minus here is it made me think of their other album and "Lonely Boy" constantly haha. I think it's close to 4.5 out of 5 the only reason it's not is some of the songs on the album were a tough forgettable. Maybe because of how strong some of the standouts were?

Most of the songs sounded too similar. Exception made for the cover of Never Gonna Give You Up, and the big famous song.

Had to turn it off after one song. I just can’t.

ganz ok als Hintergrundmusik

Impressions: My type of alternative rock that is heavy on the bass. Underrated album released in 2010, why haven't I heard of this before? Favorite tracks: Everlasting Light, Next Girl, She's Long Gone, Too Afraid to Love You, Chop and Change Rating: 4/5

didnt care for it

Its very good, solid album, but a bit long and some songs could just sounds the same.

A perfect meh album. There were some great songs and some forgettable songs. Tighten up, Howlin for You and Next Girl will always remain as excellent records. For whatever reason, the rest of the album really didn't do much for me.

Bass player was drunk and forgot to show up to work!

Favorite Tracks: Everlasting Light, Next Girl, Tighten Up, Howlin' For You, Black Mud, The Only One, Ten Cent Pistol, Sinister Kid, I'm Not the One, Never Gonna Give You Up

Blues ilman mustaa ukkoa.. Ei ne mustat näppäimet itseään soita..

I love this album so much! I love everything about it.

Every song on this album sounded ‘fine’. It was produced well, but outside of 1 or two songs of his hour long album, I was left with a lack of substance.

A bit biased but one album I have been listening to for a long time. A good blend of heavy guitar rifts, blues, and slower songs. Some songs towards the end have a tendency to be hidden but still a fun album

Repetitive and dry - not as strong as I remember

there's definitely some hooks on this, although not a whole lot of substance. Some tracks were so generic and familiar I just skipped them. I kind of doubt I'd want to re-listen to anything. Maybe just "The Only One", which sounds unlike anything I've heard from them.

As a white guy who likes the blues, I like these white guys who like the blues.

It was ok

Decent, some good hits, some mid songs

Love this album , I think I forgot about it .

So good, every song is a winner

Really good album. That's how blues in modern music sound like. Good chemistry between the instruments and catchy melodies. (77%)

Solid album. Would and will listen to again

Awesome record. Funky without overdoing anything. Every song is different.

Muzikaal goed, relaxt om naar te luisteren. Springen geen hits bovenuit.

Everlasting Light: a classic, one of the first songs I had saved on my GTI. Great album to run to, tighten up and howlin’ for you other good ones

3.33 average per track. Consistent with my overall feeling, very average.

Great album by a great band

This was a decent listen. 3/5

It's Monday morning and I'm grumpy about having to be in the office, so apologies to this album. In general, it's fine. There are some catchy songs. I think this would be one of the best possible scenarios to listen to when a dude is in charge of the music. Three stars.

It's clearly inspired by the Blues, but it's somehow lacking true emotion and feeling. Kind of like if AI generated Blues. Has 2 great songs, though. Overall, it's fine.

I love the black keys.

It's okay

This album has started off quite well but then it quickly became repetitive and overall a bit boring - it was dragging too long since it is an almost one hour long album which is too long imo. Overall it is not a bad blues rock/garage album but there are so many better albums in this genre than this one.

Not as good as El Camino

Their signature blues-rock sound, while undoubtedly their forte, is formulaic. Their songs feel predictable. The simplicity of their music is both a strength and a weakness. The band is straightforward and unpretentious, but lacks musical complexity and depth. And the lead singer's distinctive vocal style, while certainly unique, feels like it has no vocal range.

The Black Keys stop being spaced out weirdos but don’t quite make their triumphant return to form. It has great moments (Everlasting Love) but mostly feels a little reserved

music is great. dont like the guys voice. its WEIRD and STRANGE

Really good but gets a bit boring towards the end

Not bad

Funky, soulful, and groovy.

They sound a lot like the White Stripes. Still very talented group. Master at the blues

I enjoyed listening to this. Easy listening

I didn’t like this one a whole lot. It’s a shame because I heard good things about The Black Keys. Most of the first half sounds like car commercial music. Bland and boring. It redeems itself in the second half though. I see the appeal, but I think it’s just ok.

Boring

Black keys is good, idk. They were played a lot of The Radio Station I Listened To On The Drive To Highschool and thus imprinted on me. Basically the definition of music that is good. Only bad thing I can say for it is somewhat excessive use of stereo. If I wanted feel like I was physically embodied in a location I would not be wearing headphones. So I will not downgrade it. Because in 2010 it's kinda unforgivable.

Loved it. Very pleasantly surprised. First few songs did not grab me, but after that it was pretty much all bangers

apple commercial core

Enjoyed the jazzy tunes but most of the songs seemed to blur into the background and it was hard to tell many of them apart. Don’t know the history of the album or much about the black keys, but the album was fine. For my taste though, most of the songs are on my skip list.

Good but I think I liked Thickfreakness better, so now I'll have to give that another listen too

Meh

Fuxk yeah

So good it could change your musical taste.

Top Tracks: 1) Black Mud 2) The Only One 3) Too Afraid to Love You

Good for background I guess.

Knew more songs off of this album than I thought I would. Overall the album is good, but the hits songs really do most of the work, and most of the album never really excites. 3/5 Probably won't listen again

good album

Classic.

I thought it was good enough to listen to but idk I’m just not super into the black keys

Each song is a separate symphonic universe of it's own, born out of lost memories and heartbreak, which can be endlessly explored with every re-listen.

Was alright, nothing punchy or catchy in it. If any of the songs came on shuffle I’d skip them every time. Not my style, so gets 3 stars as it was average.

Garbage. Stupid sloppy drums and out of tune guitar with stupid fuzz effects and limp wristed playing attempt to give this album a laid-back, casual and authentic vibe but it just doesn't work. Lyrics are cringe and all the songs sound the same. A lot of the songs are just a simple vamp.

Great. Have it

Great straightforward rock record. Some interesting moments like the outro on tighten up. Really like the vintage patina to the music. The relative lack of variation from song-to-song is a drawback in my opinion.

Seems less special than it did in 2010, and kinda too long. Would still kick ass to see the Black Keys Live.

I wasn't expecting this album to be as solid as it was. Doesn't step too outside of its comfort zone. A solid set of modern bluesy rock songs. The exact kind of thing you expect from the black keys. One dimensional? Sure, but a good listen nonetheless. Gonna give it a few more listens to get a feel for it obviously. But liking what I'm hearing so far.

Is this a joke? The production is the star of the record, and it gets old after a couple of songs - same boot drums, same fuzzy vocals. The album feels like someone wanted to parody a 60’s blues rock record, and left out the heart and soul. Forgettable rhythms, predictable lyrics. Pass.

After hearing Howlin' For You and Tighten Up ad nauseum on the radio, I think I forgot all about any kind of joy I ever got out of listening to those songs. That really tainted my expectations going into listening to this album. So I'm actually really glad that this album turned out to be pretty darn good; very eclectic and unique overall. Some soul, funk, rock... really nice grooves. My only complaints are that a: I had to listen to Howlin' For You and Tighten Up again, and b: the album is just a bit long overall. If you chopped this into a 35 minute/12 song album, it'd be a real banger end to end.

A groovy and sexy blues rock album, I really cant get enough of The Black Keys, simple yet deep sound.

BL: a band my guitarist of an old band I was in absolutely adored along with the bassist but never got the chance to listen to them. As they were both utter talents this is going to be a project that has a high expectation from me to be honest. AL: this was a very fun rock record. I found it to be in the same vein as The White Stripes, I suppose they were both part of that same wave of 00s rock. A fine addition to the listening repertoire, some tracks will definitely make their way into my playlists. But also suffered from having some filler. FT: “She’s Long Gone”, “Too Afraid to Love You”, “Never Gonna Give You Up”, “These Days” 4/5

Another user wrote that this album sounds like a Fifa soundtrack and to me that was the perfect description. Perfectly fine as background music, some songs were even enjoyable, but everything is soulless.

I liked it a lot when it came out. It’s even better now to listen to the whole album.

It sounds to a bar and they were playing rock but everyone in the room was smoking. Overall not that bad. It sounds like Jimi Hendrix

iffy on the opening 1/3 of the album. track 7 and on is splendid.

Awesome rock record, some classics in there already. Reminds me of FIFA. Laid back rock, pretty good for lounging.

As the first album to pop up, I'm excited for the roller coaster ride of random albums to begin! So many great songs on this one album with Next Girl, Tighten up, and Howlin' For You happening right after another! Definitely deserves a spot as one of the greatest albums of the 2010s!

Awful, utterly dreadful.

This album and El Camino will always hold a special place in my heart because they were my oldest son’s favorite albums when he was a toddler. Consequently, I’ve listened to both of them— though, to be honest, El Camino got the most rotations, by far— front front to back many, many times. More than many albums that are objectively better. Oh well. They’re both fun albums. And they rock. No shame in that. I have friends that love the early Black Keys albums and think the band had sold out by this point. I say if ever a band benefited from selling out, it was the Black Keys. I don’t care for the white dudes playing the blues vibes I got from the early stuff, not that I’ve given it much of a chance; too reminiscent of Blueshammer for me. But this is much less self-serious. Or maybe that’s the marketing— the clever album cover and the entertaining music videos. Either way, it’s just fun.

I can't remember if this is my first listen through this whole album. It's a good album on its own, but definitely not my favorite by the Black Keys. For me it's missing the raw Mississippi Delta blues guitar work that forms the core of their earlier albums Thickfreakness and Magic Potion, which partly returned for El Camino.

Music for beer adverts

Fun, buzzy blues rock. Recognized a few songs

Meh not my bag 2

I like this, but the soul seems like filler to the blues. El Camino is the other way round.

Fakker med Black Keys, er jo med i limitless filmen

Many songs that I recognise, thoroughly enjoyed it. A big change to what I usually listen to.

I liked the garage, blues rock feel it had, as most of the Black Keys stuff is. The opener was especially good, I like Dan Auerbach’s falsetto.

Love this album. One of black keys' best.

I remember these guys in the early 2000s at a time I wasn't able to appreciate their work back then. It's nice to hear that their songwriting skills have been sharpened. Took them a while to get mainstream success but this album proves it was worth it.

Pretty cool. Definitely enjoyable, but a bit too long

I think I've heard a couple songs by The Black Keys, but I honestly couldn't tell you what they were. They're a lot bluesier than I remembered, but I don't enjoy this the same way I enjoy typical blues music. It's fine, I guess, just not the kind of album I can enjoy "on its own", if that makes any sense.

3.5 Very good

Good, alternative blue influenced stuff. Spotify greyed out some of the album so I didn’t get it all, but I enjoyed what I heard!

Deep tracks had a nice gritty modern blues feel. The popular radio tracks feel like I'm at a sportsball venue.

There were a few great songs

Have known it before. Good use of steady, carrying beats, with lo-fi singing style that adds another dimension as if it’s an instrument. Sounds of the instruments feel isolated yet modified, creating complex sounds combination.

Shallow. Souless. Typical.

Ok suppose.

Inoffensive, but that's hardly a recommendation. Bland.

I mentally prepared myself for listening to a Black Eyed Peas album, then was pleasantly surprised.

Strangely, I spent most of listening to this album reading up about the artwork and packaging (with its heat-sensitive labelling), I didn't pay much attention to the music itself - it didn't upset me, so must have been alright, bit long though. 2.5

sound like a mixture of BB king and artic monkeys

Classic

There's some nice songs in here, and the album as a whole is pretty solid. I like their phat guitar tones in particular. I just think some of their other albums are a bit more exciting. 3.5 rounded down

3/5. A solid collection of rock songs that did not need to be a double album. Definitely felt the same about halfway through, especially the last few songs dragged on. Right around the sinister kid could have been the end. And they aren’t awesome songs, just catchy and bluesy.

I’ve always loved this album. It’s such a nice feeling to listen to while strutting through town, day or night. It needs to be more regular in my rotation, even if most of it is played all the damn time.

love it

Medicos at best

Rock/blues. Jamais été un grand fan. Pas désagréable a ecouter, mais manque de progression dans l'album. L'impression de souvent écouter les mêmes riffs. 7/10

Nice

Musta Black Keysin aikaisempi El Camino levy on kyllä parempi. Tää oli semmoista aika tasapaksua rokkia

This might not be a 5 star album but it's a 5 star album for me. I spent about 4 hours getting tattooed and the artist had The Black Keys on shuffle. I'd never listened to them before but I've loved them ever since. Everything up to El Camino is a good listen for me.

Knew one song (howlin for you)

It's okay, but overstays it's welcome. Would benefit from being cut down to a shorter album.

A great rock album!

Hard to say it isn't good when I know every song

Solid album, although not my favorite by them.

Love this band. So good.

This must be a really interesting partnership, being able to create such a rich sound with just two creators. Some tracks, especially when the drummer gets more active, are just lightning. I really like the fuzzy(?) tone the guitar uses often. Note to self - this is a different band than the Black Crowes...

One of my favourite black keys. Raw yet refined. Bluesy/rocky goodness

i want 2 die.

Cute first day. Just vibed with this one. Recognised Howlin' for You already, was probably my least favourite though, while all the rest are so fun.

Love it!

Album has aged well. I like it better now then when released

AJ: My dad actually showed me this album. Heard em on the radio probably and turned into one of a thousand “found this at newbury’s!” albums. It’s good, simple rock and roll. Good vibe. They sound like a lot of bands I love. The video for Lonely Boy (not on this album 🤣) is an all timer. It’s a 3, but it’s getting a 4 from me. Cuz i said so.

chill

Rock. Blues.

Already one of my all time top favorite albums. Not really any song that is skipable. Best of The Black Keys albums so far when songwriting, production, drumming are all at a peak level

Great guitar work. Great production. 👍🏻

Big fan of the keys! This was my gateway album to them back in the day. Great memories!

3-/5

Most of it blended into nothing for me, some of it caught my attention but not for long

I guess this was okayish, nothing really stood out as overly grating, just all a bit formulaic and dull.

4.5

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Everlasting light, Tighten up, Howlin for you, Never gonna give you up

One of my closest, stinkiest friends has definitely spoken of the Black Keys a lot over the years with considerable fondness. Naturally, I ignored him and never sought out a listen for myself. I’m not entirely sure what to expect - probably rock, but who knows? Let’s listen and find out! Songs I already knew: Howlin’ For You Favourites: Sinister Kid This listen was a bit of a rollercoaster to listen to. The first five or so songs seemed really good, then I got bored. There were a few ups through the rest of the album, but on the whole I was bored by the end and it lost me. The music itself was an interesting mix of soul and rock, but it just didn’t feel captivating enough for my attention for the most part. I wasn’t a big fan of the vocals either. I’m not sure why, but they just didn’t click for me.

Pretty damn good

the black keys are really not anything to write home about.

I am a Black Keys fan and am familiar with this album. I can't sit still when it's playing. I love the beats; I love the lyrics and vocals; I love the guitar and bass.

Excellent blues rock

6/15, 40%

Black Keys ja prima, toch ook een band die goeie originele muziek maakt met een eigen sound, al zal ik er niet snel zelf naar luisteren

I enjoyed this album. The Black Keys' brand of swampy hard blues with overdriven guitars and electronics is explosive and instantly recognizable. Being able to carve out a sound that is theirs out of a well trodden genre is no small feat. In their music, I hear influence from garage, 2000s British alternative, and proto-punk in addition to their blues and hard rock base. As much as I enjoyed this album, I think it was too long. If they would have pared it down by a few songs, I think it wouldn't have muddled as much in the middle.

Really great record, a good long listen

This album is pretty ROCKING. Nice to hear, I've always let the Black Keys pass me by a bit.

The Danger Mouse era is hard to assess. He makes hits but also took the edge off of almost every group he worked with. Brothers certainly feels this way, starting strong but overstaying it’s welcome. It’ll be interesting to see if any other Black Keys albums show up on the list. You could make a case for El Camino as an even tighter Danger Mouse experience or something earlier in the discography when this group was more blues focused.

I have not consciously listened to the Black Keys before, but I feel like I've heard them. Maybe in TV commercials? I was pleasantly surprised. The drum sounds are amazing. The singing is good, just wished there was a bit more variety. I'll listen to this one again.

The first album on this platform, and I absolutely loved it! So many good songs. I experienced it as very relaxed and experimental rock. Really an album I would listen to again. 4,1

Good, but pretty boring

I'd say I'm a fan: the groozes and rhythms were strong and really just slapped. This was completely unexpected as I've never heard of this band before but I fucking loved it. Will definitely add to my regular rotation as it offered so much more than I originally thought.

Forgot about this album. Really enjoyed listening

Banger

Pretty good in my opinion

Starts with a banger that it never gets as good as. Feel bad for rating 3 but not quite 4 for me.

The first song is a poor choice for the opening to the album. It would have been better placed at the end in my opinion. Lots of great songs though, and I’ll always be a fan of the band! Not their best album though. Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: yes Favourite Song: Tighten Up

everlasting light was nice but after that everything is so amazingly similar that it becomes the same song for the next 50 minutes. this would be awesome if it actually did anything during those 50 minutes but alas it doesn't

keep my name outta your mouth!!!!

I haven't listened to this album in awhile. It definitely takes he to a specific time and place.

I came to this from the early 1970s, and the first thing that hit me was that there isn't a part of the audio spectrum left alone by this. I pulled out a nice little audio visualiser/oscilloscope, and sure enough - it distorted and noisy to the point where its just like some muddy white noise. It's relentless and doesn't give you anywhere to go. And then Howlin' For You comes on, with its looped to hell glitter beat and I'm done. Nope. This isn't for me. Not a whole album of it.

El Camino lepsze, ale wciąż bardzo przyjemne.

Good stuff

A really solid collection of bluesy rock gems, I definitely need to spend some more time with Black Keys

I was expecting this album to be completely different, however I have been pleasantly surprised. I’ve been listening to this while at the gym, and it has matches the vibe very well. Enjoying this album, and love something new that I typically don’t listen to!

Liked this a lot more than I thought I was going to. Nicely blues-y without being the blues. best tracks: tighten up, howlin for you, never gonna give you up

Yeah, it’s sort of ok

Ok first up: I hate this album cover. This smarmy, hipster, it's-2010-and-you're-in-an-Urban-Outfitters album cover. Anyways, the music is pretty great. It's groovy, it's confident, it sounds cool and fun and the production and arrangements are nuanced. This album is good enough to make up for it's shitty, we-think-we're-better-than-you-but-we're-pretending-we-don't album art.

Derivative.

Dude I’ve loved this album since forever.

I like their sound but some of the songs on this album felt a little uninspired. I found myself cringing at some of their lyrics too at times. The production is awesome, there's no denying that. Very creative and original. It's also a very long LP and it gets repetitive after awhile. Overall, not bad. It had some bangers like Sinister Kid and Howlin' for You but some of the tracks just sucked imo

I have already heard this album

Very repetitive but I really like this. I'm gonna definitely check out their other albums

Nice but unmemorable garage rock

Why such simple beats can work so well ? I'm afraid to play this kind, the simple and effective one. But here it is.

Such a cool garage band blues rock sound. Great lyrics too!

Not a bad album but I can't see myself ever listening to it again but I would go and see them if they were playing local.

I liked it!

to quote a tweet by user perma___ben: Thinking about how much I hate the band The Black Keys because they gave us another generation of Rock n Roll guys and all their music is good for is playing during the climax of a Red Lobster commercial when they pour liquid butter over a pile of endless shrimp in slow motion

I was surprised that I was familiar with several of the tunes on this album. Felt a bit derivative but the songs weren't bad.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - She's Long Gone (5) 2 - Tighten Up (3) 3 - Sinister Kid (10)

I’ve always loved this album. When my son was a little guy, we listened to this all the time on the way to preschool. What holds me back is when I’ve seen them in concert the show isn’t as good as the album, but that isn’t the albums fault. Good solid, blues based rock. 4/5. If I could, I’d probably go 4.5 but not all the way to 5.

Muy buen disco de los Black Keys, es una banda que me gusta mucho.

Solid bluesy rock and roll album. Dude has an issue with his ex that much is clear but the album was a solid effort! Couple of bangers but a lot of samey tunes. Wouldn’t switch it off it came on again though so that’s a positive!

This is a fun time. The vocals are emotive and the bluesy instrumentals are enjoyable with a nice rhythm and tone.

I really like this album

I remember when this album came out. It is pretty bluesy and easy to listen to, but nothing really stands out to me.

10/10 listened to this album three times in a row and it just keeps getting better

I quite liked it. Reminiscent of both White Stripes and Cream.

this is so good.

Decent rock music for the background, but nothing innovative or particularly interesting that makes them stand apart.

Quite a repetitive album, most of it sounding fairly much the same

I vividly remember this coming out and loving all the singles. What a nostalgic trip listening again was after all these years. I’ll never not love it, but it isn’t a perfect album. It’s extremely top loaded and could be a lot shorter. I think I’ll create my own reordered version as a playlist that would make it a perfect album! Sometimes less is more, boys…

legal o som, rock alternativo e pa, mas não faz muito minha cabeça

Brothers is a great blues/garage rock album with the familiar sounds of Dan Auerbach's vocals and guitar riffs. Despite it's length and the personal issues the bandmates had at the time, it manages to keep you engaged throughout. Best: Howlin' For You Worst: These Days 3.5 stars

Enjoyable rock and roll with a few good songs

Midpack

Millennial music

I don't think I'm millennial enough or divorced enough to truly appreciate this music. You really need a convertible and some cool sunglasses to play this music unironically. I take public transportation and sunglasses fit my face weirdly (think Stevie Wonder style). Maybe someday I'll be able to give these brothers a 5.

With the exception of 1 or 2 catchy songs this album felt very empty, really not much to it and I’m not quite sure why it’s on here

B- Everlasting Light - 3 Next Girl - 2 Tighten Up - 4 Howlin’ for You - 3 She’s Long Gone - 2 Black Mud - 2 The Only One - 3 Too Afraid to Love You - 4 Ten Cent Pistol - 3 Sinister Kid - 2 The Go Getter - 2 I’m Not the One - 4 Unknown Brother - 3 Never Give You Up - 5 These Days - 3 This was better than I expected. I've never been a huge Black Keys fan, and I've tried to like this album for a while. However, on my first listen for this generator, it sounded as bland as ever. It took about 20 re-listens for me to really like it. I'm a massive fan of the Black Keys spin-off, The Arcs, so I'm not sure who Auerbach's partner is, but he must f***ing blow that he drags Auerbach down this low. Being a fan of The Arcs definitely made me excited to listen to this, but it's simply not as good as The Arcs. What's interesting about The Black Keys is that they sound way cooler than good. They are the perfect group to play out of your speakers as you drive with the windows down, because they sound cool. However, if you're sitting at home looking for good music to listen to, you're not going to rush to them. I'd also like to say that the entire time I listened to this, I kept imagining that this is the exact music that Conor Claptons's dad would be a massive fan of. I don't know the guy, but if I were a betting man, I'd put money on the fact he not only loves this album, but has a tattoo of the album cover where the sun don't shine. Overall, enjoyable album, nothing crazy.

I am soooo bored. This must be what people mean when they tell me they don't get Radiohead. I don't get this. I saw them live once at some festival and I remember thinking the same thing about their set. "I am bored. When is it over?"

Black keys rule!!!

Very good album. Seriously. Added a few more songs on third listen. However, the sound is a bit too popish for me.

-already the first song is added to the playlist! -so GOOD!!!! -favorites: everlasting light, the only one, -i have not heard of these guys before so i’m excited!!!! -next girl is like this dark cool sort of instrument thing i LOVE! -might be my first 5 star album 🤔 -WOOOOOAH THOSE SOUNDS TOWARDS THE END OF TIGHTEN UP

bro is NOT jack white 😭😭😭😭

I like el Camino but this cover is ass so not listening

I liked it but it feels pretty formulaic.

It was ok.

hozier type beat

A pretty enjoyable listen.

Yesterday I happen to listen to their album "El Camino" and can safely say that is the superior album. This one is still good though

Excellent, but not their best.

fine I guess. not bothered

Wasn’t a big fan of this one. Safe blues rock that goes on for too long (or at least feels like it does) and all blends together. The production and sound of the album did inspire a lot of bands mostly for worse but is ok here. Howlin for You is catchy but still not my thing.

Nice sound. I'd like to listen again

definitely the black keys.

Solid summer album

It’s a good three, don’t get me wrong, but the second half of the album, when it gets slower, is not as good as the great first half. The first half of The Black Keys doing what they do best.

very solid garage rock album. some hits on here too that i completely forgot were by the black keys. enjoyable throughout.

Good and fun and enjoyable. A little samey.

Melhor album de uma das minhas bandas favoritas

Giving it 4 stars because everything can't be 5 stars. Great songs, but it's nothing I couldn't live without ever hearing again.

Always was a fan of the Black Keys and their minimalist stompy rock. This album catapulted them to a new level of fame, and rightfully so, it’s an excellent showcase of their talents and probably the best of their catalogue. A few songs are a little too simple stupid, but the majority prove that there are new and innovative ways to play the blues. Although this came out when rock music was branching into new directions, and sounded somewhat pastiche, I think over time this will hold up well against its peers.

Black Keys never really been my jam but this album is cool to have on in the background during a hang. Musicianship is solid.

I didn't like this album. It's supposed to be a kind of tribute to classic rock and blues, but there's very little of that. It feels as if it was made based on what someone assumes rock and blues should be, but they've never really listened to these genres. The production is nice and it has some interesting moments, but overall, it's quite bland

Great album.

Fairly high standard artic monkeys esque indie rock

"Uni: The Album" for me. Front-loaded with classics.

Good album, tails off a bit at the end though.

I had no idea what to expect with these guys. I've heard of them, but had no clue what genre they are. I was pleasantly surprised! I like them. Modern, but soulful Good stuff

кайфовый драйвовый альбом

прикол понятен прикол поднадоел алкоальбом: смешанное нечто в 4 утра

Альбом имени Fuzz-педалек и перегруженного вокала. Окей, сочтём это за фишку этого альбома. Но меня начало раздражать уже на 3-4ой композиции... Очень понравилась The Go Getter, с прикольным грувом в куплетах; пытаешься уловить ритм, а вокалист нарочно в него не попадает. Но... это самый малопрослушиваемый трек. В конце стоит баллада, которая тоже выбивается из всей массы песен: медленный темп, почти полное отсутствие эффектов. Эти вещи сделали альбом интереснее. Забавный инсайд, который кажется прочувствовал каждый из нас: вам точно покажется, что вы где-то слышали их музыку. И это скорее всего правда, потому что более 300 их треков используются/использовались в играх, сериалах, фильмах, рекламе и тд. Я вот вспомнил вайбы Фифы и The Crew. Резюмируя: можно было обойтись и 5ю песнями, остальные - это пересборка предыдущих. Ребята молодцы, что нашли нишу для зарабатывания денег на музыке определенного формата, возможно, за способность стабильно писать коммерческую музыку их сюда и внесли.

братаны!

It's fine if you like every song to have the exact same sound. Lyrics are generally good and enjoyable. Will probably listen again.... But not for a while and not until I need a fix of their brand of that sound

Consistently good, but falls just a wee bit short of great, in my opinion. Wear their influences on their sleeves, in a good way, but I hoped for more from them, perhaps because I had liked everything I had heard from them previously. A solid 4 stars though, which is better than most!