Brothers

There seems to be a lot of hate for this album, which I don't understand. I knew of The Black Keys, and was familiar with a few of their songs, but this was my first listen to a full album of theirs and I actually really enjoyed it! Good, bluesy rock - definitely worth more than 1 or 2 stars!

Listened before, gets old :/

7/10 Fun songs with a good sound but not really my thing. A bit samey overall but good nontheless. The overall length of the album was a bit much.

I've never listened to these guys before, and I had fun! It didn't do way too much for me, but was definitely way better than some of the stuff we've had... I'll have to listen to more of their stuff

A few songs I’ve always jammed to, but overall this is just ok. 2.5-3

It's a bit overrated but not terrible to listen to. Good background music

Brothers felt very Artic Monkeys-esque; fuzzy bass, raw guitar tones. I was digging this album a lot. Maybe could've been 1-2 songs shorter, but strong.

Slickly produced blues rock with a bit of a kick to it. If I were in a grouchier mood, this might not be my thing just on the optics (you can't be singing like that, white baby (Jack White not innocent)) but I think that the backlash to Brothers by the commentariat class might be a touch overstated. Saw a good review elsewhere that made the point that the The Black Keys circa the time of recording of Brothers could never have known that the music they were making here would become the de facto "music for commercials' for the entire upcoming decade, that their nominally counter-culture hipster homages would become synonymous with Old Navy & Dodge commercials, that it would be Tighten Up in particular that would usher this in. I'm sympathetic to that. Creedence Clearwater Revival probably wasn't thrilled that their protest anthems became uncritically repurposed to evoke Vietnam nostalgia. And I've spent a decent chunk of time listening to Daptone's output which is just doing smoother Motown for Motown nostalgists. We're all looking for the past! Favorite Tracks: Howlin For You, Ten Cent Pistol, I'm Not the One, Unknown Brother

Decent, walked so El Camino could run.

5/10

I liked this album, right up my alley it seems, but i will have to give it a few more listens

Dit hele album voelt als een hele grote brei van hetzelfde. Toen het uitkwam en ik nog een puber was bleef vond ik het wel interessant, maar het is nooit blijven plakken. Het klopt wel allemaal, maar dat alles zo precies klopt maakt het ook niet heel spannend. Het is ook niet iets wat mensen nog nooit eerder hebben gemaakt. The strokes of arctic monkeys waren hun al voor. Ik ben ondertussen al een beetje uitgekeken op het genre. Toch is het wel ergens goed.

Weer een album waarbij je kan prima doodgaan zonder het album te luisteren. De productie is goed, de stem is ook goed. Toen het uitkwam was het ok, nu luister je het weer en tis wat saaier geworden maar tis ok. Niet bijzonder voor mij. Niet een fan maar heb ook geen haat. 2.5

The Black keys zijn een periode erg hot geweest en ik vat dat wel. Ik geloof dat de mannen lang in hun muzieklabaratorium hebben gezeten om uiteindelijk met The Black Keys sound te komen, en dit sloeg aan bij het grote publiek. bluesey achtige gitaarsound met een beetje galm, en ook op de vocals hoor je die galm samen met dat distorded effect wat opbreekt op het moment dat hij hard gaat zingen. Ik vind de sound ook wel tof, maar ergens krijg ik ook het gevoel dat het een beetje een gimmick wordt waar je als band voor moet oppassen omdat dat op gegeven moment ook een beetje saai en eentonig kan worden. Al met al kan ik het album waarderen, het begint sterk maar de tweede helft zwakt het wat af.

re movido lo re banque me costo un poco terminarlo porq era medio repetitivo pero eso es tener una esencia definida, muy solido.

1 - Everlasting Light - **** -Bass **** -Drums Pattern ***** (+1 for the claps/tambourine) -Vocals *** (really love the bg vocals tho (Shoowahhhh) -Lyrics **** -Synth FX ***** (melts really good with the claps) 2 - Next Girl - ***/5 -Bass *** -Drum Pattern **** -Gtrs *** (The left side so crunchyy) -Vocals *** -Chords and Melodies **** 3 - Tighten Up - ****/5 -Gtrs (Left side so groovy) ***** -Vocals *** -Drum Pattern **** (classic with some plot twist) -Slowed down ***** (dayum) -Lyrics **** 4 - Howlin' for you - ***.5/5 - Drums **** - Gtr and Synth ***** (miam miam) - Vocals *** - Lyrics *** - Chords and Melodies **** 5 - She's Long Gone - **,75/5 - Gtrs **** (Left side is MELTING with my left ear, a bit synth) - Vocals **** (a bit broken i like it) - Drum Pattern ***** (James Brown vibe) - Lyrics *** - Sounds like a car commercial -** 6 - Black Mud - ***.75/5 - Gtrs **** (+* for the right side with the wah) - Only Instrumental ***** (important for an album) - Drum Pattern with the flanger ***** - 60s Electric Organ ***** P.S : Might be my favorite of the album, 8PM57 7 - The Only One - ***.5/5 - Synth Organ **** - Vocals ***** (REALLY SILKY i like it) - Drums & percs *** (could be better) - Bass *** (Not that deep sadly) - Chords and Melodies **** 8 - Too Afraid to love you - ****/5 - Harpsichord ***** - Vocals *** - Synth **** - Gtr **** (sounds like a mandolin) - Chords and Melodies ***** PS : Mama's and Papa's vibe 9 - Ten Cent Pistol - ****,5/5 - Silky Gtrs ***** - Lead Vocals **** - Drum Pattern **** (Original) - Organ ***** (great leslie effect) - Narrative Lyrics and not too much of singing **** - Chords and Melodies **** P.S : The end is honey to my ears 10- Sinister Kid - ***,5/5 -Overdrive Gtr *** -Vocals ***** -Drum pattern ***** -Lyrics *** (not my type) -Chords and Melodies **** 11- The Go Getter - ****/5 - Synth ***** (So Ethereal) - Gtr + Bass Synth **** - Drum pattern ***** (a bit broken) - Vocals *** - Chords and Melodies **** 12- I'm not the one - ***.5/5 -Keys **** (crusher and organ wide) -Bass *** -Drums ***** -Gtr *** -Chords and Melodies **** 13- Unknown Brother - ***/5 - Drums percs **** - Vocals *** - Gtr *** (Acoustic gtr fits really well) - Lyrics **** (The last one? heartbreaking) - Chords and Melodies *** 14 - Never Gonna Give You Up - ****/5 - Drums & percs **** (orchestral percs, good idea) - Bells **** - Gtr/rhodes **** - Bass/Synth *** - Chords and Melodies **** 15- These Days - ***.25/5 - Mallet **** - Gtr **** - Vocals *** - Drum pattern *** - Chords and Melodies **** 16- Chop and Change - ***,75/5 -Gtrs ***** (little tingling in the right speaking GRRRR (TING-TING-TING) -Vocals **** (really like the woman bg vocals) -Drum Pattern ***** -Lyrics ** (nyeh) -Chords and Melodies **** 17- Keep My name outta of your mouth - ****/5 - Bass Gtr ***** (DAYUM) - Drum Pattern **** - Flute/Bells/Gtr Hits **** - Vocals **** (really like the effect) - Chords and Melodies **** 18- Black Mud II - ***.75/5 - Gtr ***** - Keys **** - Drums *** - Bass **** - Chords and Melodies **** CONCLUSION : Not the best album I have heard. Sounds a lot like a car commercial. Not bad, with some really good ideas but in my opinion, a lot of these songs sounds a lot like each others. Really love the mixing process of some instruments. ***.75/5 - Nice

A solid Black Keys album but I much prefer their previous albums.

Bom de ouvir mas não faz muito meu estilo

The midness continues, sorry

Two piece indie blues is a thing. It's firmly in the good not great category, but happy for one album from this band.

Yeah

3/5. To start, I do think Dan Auerbach is a great vocalist, especially for this style of indie blues rock. However even if it isn’t a fair comparison, every time I hear a black keys song I just think “Man, id rather be listening to the white stripes right now.” I just feel they do the garagey blues rock thing in a more raw and interesting way. Brothers does start on a strong foot however. Next Girl, Tighten Up and Howlin’ for You are all great songs, but it does lead to the album feeling front loaded as nothing in the back half really did it for me as much.

Not bad, not really good, just kinda there.

Hmm... A blues revival album from 2010. Not sure what to make of this one. And, honestly, I don't think there's much blues cred here. It sounds more like the Rolling Stones-style "white blues" in terms of songwriting quality and lyrics. However, the Stones were far more versatile than these guys. Every song sounds nearly identical to the last, with the same beat, similar riffs, and similar lyrics. It's basically if you infused landfill indie with marginal blues-rock influences, which does make landfill indie more palatable but cannot carry it to greatness. This is an OK record, but it doesn't have the great songs or do anything particularly interesting. Granted, I don't think it's bad enough to warrant a 2, so a 3 it is.

I mean the Black Keys are fine. They make some rock music. I enjoy a few of the songs. But overall the record is just a collection of the same song with different lyrics.

I did like this, but I just don’t think I’ll revisit it as an album. The hits will surely come up when im feeling nostalgic, and that will be enough.

yeah not bad, bit dull

Very good album. A 3,7

i really enjoyed the first couple black keys releases, but i think their popularity and iniquitousness really killed any lasting cultural impact. that is to say, the album is fine, but i've heard it entirely too much.

This is a solid album, I'm really torn between 3 and 4. I like some of their later stuff better, but this is sufficiently blues-rock enough that I still dig it. I guess I'll go with a 3 since I never pick this album to play. We'll see if that changes in the future.

Not bad a lot of skip from me.

So I bought tickets to see these guys live, and by chance here they are with the album. However, even as a guy who has paid some of his hard earned cash to listen to these guys play music live, how this album has made it in I am not sure. Black Keys for me are a kind of western country inspired indie rock band who make like 1/2 hits per album that are popular, but they’re never critically acclaimed to be fantastic crafted songs. More like easy listening country style music that has catchy riffs where people can hum along and enjoy. I think it’s almost aimed at people who like pop music and want to broaden their tastes. But that makes a whole album a little bit tedious to listen to, and whilst I also unearthed tracks that I enjoyed along the way, a 2 disk deluxe album of theirs was little too much of the same in one go. But that’s okay, it’s just who they are as a band for me and I’m happy with their place in music, it just doesn’t belong on this list.

It's a nice listen, but it does get repetitive. Very bluesy which is fun but hard to sometimes tell each song from the next sadly.

I enjoyed this one and have a couple tracks turn up in my liked playlist.

Just generic garage rock that has already been hashed out for a decade. Not needed

6.27

these guys are clowns but at least this record holds some nostalgia for me

I thought the last album I had was short. This is 4 songs! 4 funky songs, that kicks off in a real nice groove. Totally something I could put on in the background while I work. Or drive around to. Real cool sound I have to say. Reminds me of things I used to listen to in my friend’s car way back when. This is the reason I do this, I never would have listened to this album otherwise. This is one I’ll come back to when I’m in the right mood.

Excelente. Un discazo. Al final baja un poco en entretenido y está a punto de volverse monótono. Pero se sostiene, pese a ser largo. 7/10

It’s okay, but it’s pretty OK. So 3.5. And I really like this cover.

I liked it but there's something missing. Authenticity or the nostalgic link?

Think I prefer El Camino. Not quite sure this is groundbreaking. Don’t accidentally listen to the remastered version, it has some rubbish at the end.

Fav : next girl

love me some middle aged white men rock from 10s but the whole album is too monotonous and repetitive

(1 - Bad) N/A (2 - Okay) Next Girl, Howlin’ For You, She’s Long Gone, Too Afraid To Love You, Sinister Kid, The Go Getter, These Days, Keep My Name Outta Your Mouth (3 - Good) Everlasting Light, Black Mud, The Only One, Ten Cent Pistol, I’m Not The One, Never Gonna Give You Up, Chop and Change, Black Mud II (4 - Great) Tighten Up, Unknown Brother (5 - Amazing) N/A

Ok this is home turf for me, I love The Black Keys. Brothers is a solid album, the production is outstanding but not their best one. The first tracks pack a punch and if I had to describe it with one word it would be 'cool'. However, there is not enough variety, tends to get stale midway through. That's why I'm giving it a 3/5. Favorite track: Tighten Up

It'll get three stars because I loved some of the fuzz solos throughout, I think one had a nice delay effect too. That's about all that really caught my ears.

Not much to say. All these songs sounds the same, but at least they have some pace and some grit. It's not bad music, but most of this went in one ear and out the other.

favorites: everlasting light; the only one

Dig the dirty distorted garage sound. Some tunes are cool. Fairly or (more likely) unfairly, my feelings for this group were influenced by a supposed feud with another chap whose side I took. And so my take is likely biased. Still pretty cool tho. We'll go with 3

The Black Keys are my go-to band when ever asked the question, "what is the most generic blues rock music possible". But let the facts of history come first: rock and roll had hit a lull in the 2000s after an incredible 20th century run for multiple decades. The straight forward (blues) rock sound was out of vogue and as memey would it be to blame 9/11 for that, there's probably some big youtube video essay that can summarize "why rock moosick bad in 2000s" maybe more amusingly than I can be bothered to try. I'm aware of the garage rock revival that's probably best sphere-headed by The White Stripes more than any other singular band (I personally think The Strokes lean more to an indie sound over garage rock). The peak of The Black Keys was in the early 2010s as a continuation of a sound that would fade out rather quickly. This is one of the first two consecutive albums Black Keys made that continued that theme before the everlasting light betrayed its namesake. Anyways the name of this album is Brothers, and it's exactly how you imagine The Black Keys sound like. Here I will try to differentiate the madness. I find it funny that the outros are the most interesting parts of the music, where in normal blues music always ends in that specific kind of fashion that being cliche is the corny and correct choice most of the time. They made that part better, and forgot to make anything else different other than take what blues music meant (the suffering the moody blues and so on and so forth) and make it palatable for the white man to listen to while at the gym. I don't think being necessarily inoffensive or nonpolitical music is a bad thing, but that it's also a choice. Would I like to hear two white guys in Akron Ohio play blues music, or any singular person living in the Mississippi delta? It's a good thing and they made the right move to record part of this album in The Shoals. Nothing wrong with the production on the album (Danger Mouse is probably the only reason to make this album in the "must listen or die" category imo), merely that the music is merely just okay. The singles are like food kept in fridge a few days after the "fresh by" date. Despite the palatable album, Howlin' for you is not a good song. You can find much more energetic and better versions of "horny for you girl" blues music from the past or from the present in maybe any singular R&B song of the 2000s. The singing aside from some typical vocal techniques is not compelling to drive the emotions in. Blues is meant to be emotional. Songwriting feels neutered and corporate, sanitized for the aforementioned car commercial comparisons people talk about regarding The Black Keys sound. That's really all there is to it. Highlights: Next Girl, Black Mud, Sinister Kid

Cool vibe but it often sounded like music for a car advert

Pretty good but not super memorable. Tighten Up is still the best track.

Like the Black Keys. Enjoyed the alblum. But I like thier El Camino alblum better.

This album feels like it needs to be listened to on vinyl, in a passenger van, while heading to Woodstock. If the release year hadn't been displayed, I would've just assumed I hadn't heard of it because it was from the 70's. That being said, this album is alright for me. It's sonically cohesive, the production and mastering are similar, but the songs can be differentiated. I had heard the lead single "Tighten Up," as well as "Howling For You" before, and immediately recognised them. I feel that a lot of the songs drag on a bit, and not just the few that go over 4 minutes. (Why does "The Only One" have to be 5 minutes???) It also feels like, although I hadn't heard this album before, it wasn't anything new. You can hear blues influences throughout, and although this album is categorized as garage rock, that feels misleading to me. It feels like more of a soul/bluesy southern gothic feel to me rather than 90's grunge/garage band.

Cool. A bit generic though.

It's not bad, but doesn't click with me

It was fine and good, but probably not an album I would choose to play again.

Długie, ale OK. Mogłabym wrócić.

Never jumped on The Black Keys hype train when this album first got released and listening to it for the first time now doesn't make me wish I did. The songs that I recognized were cool, but its too repetitive at times. Could it have been made better by slimming the track list down from 15 to like 12? Maybe, I still don't think it would make me give this album more than anything but a 3.

Well made, not really my thing

Meh Maybe I’ll try this again but I remained disinterested during my listen

Overly long, but ok

6/10 Had my head nodding throughout. Some catchy grooves and I enjoy the prominent bass in the mix, but nothing wowed me here. Just a solid rock record. Favs: Tighten Up, The Only One

Overall good album that I mostly enjoyed listening to. I feel like the album could've been a tad bit shorter. Best song was Ten Cent Pistol.

definitivamente um album!! nunca fui mto do black keys nao viu. mas eh de boa, nada demais. bem normal, nada me saltou os olhos mas tbm nao me entediou!! algumas sao bem legais, até!!

This is one of those albums that was so popular around a certain period of my life that, despite having never put it on, I assume I've heard some of this before. Well, either I've totally forgotten hearing this before (not a big swing considering how generic a lot of this is) or I've never heard any of it until today, and don't think I've missed out. Three stars on the basis that it's competent and some of the guitar noodling is quite nice.

idk but i like it

Alternative rock. Best Black Keys album. Probably should be at least a 4, but not my genre, so downgraded to 3. 1 song to playlist for now. Will likely be one of the first bumped when listening to gets full.

Didn't know them by name but recognize a bunch of the songs. Would give 3.5

I love the bluesy almost sultry vibe of this album. Not every song stands out but the ones that do are amazing. Favorite track: Sinister Kid

Assez original, et pourtant facile à écouter.

Solid release that brought The Black Keys into the US mainstream. The patented echoey live sounding vocals are always a welcome sound to get into a party energy mood. Howlin' for you is a stand-out example of the album.

On par with early 2000s garage rock revival but does add a bit more soul

3.5

This is pretty bog-standard blues rock. Inoffensive but not transcendent. Not essential.

redefined sports bar ambiance

Already in my regular rotation. Wish we could vote half-stars. Torn between 3 & 4 stars.

nice! i think there's some really nice tunes in here a very enjoyable listen

Very much a “vibes” record. The more honed in they got, the less rough sounding and more commercially viable in every way. Just a bit too easy to ignore but always pleasant to hear.

A few of these songs were damn good the rest don’t do it for me

I already knew two songs: Tighten Up and Howlin' For You which I already liked. The rest of the album sounded good and right in line with what I would enjoy but no other song stood out except for Ten Cent Pistol.

Excited that this is first album to start the entire 1001. Lived in Akron for my coming to age years after college. Just finished it 1/9. It was okay. Not my favorite. Liked it a bunch more when I was younger

Don’t love the black keys. Some songs were ok. Glad to give them a proper chance.

Appreciate it, but not my thing.

I have had a tough time getting into The Black Keys because I've always felt like they're a White Stripes rip off but made more accessible/radio friendly. I don't dislike this album but I don't feel like this album deserves to be on this list. I like El Camino and Turn Blue a lot better than this record too.

Some good sounding songs with punchy bass and drums. But it felt like what Imagine Dragons fans turn to when they want to be edgy.

okayyy finally some new songs added to the playlist

Grew on me.

I really love the first 5 tracks on this album. The problem is that tracks 6-14 fell flat, sometimes cribbing lines from their other songs, and didn't keep up any of the energy from the first 5 songs. If I hadn't been bored to numbness, "These Days" might have stirred up my emotions, and been an amazing final track. Maybe someday, I'll just listen to those 6 songs in a loop, and see if it hits they way I think it should. Rather disappointing, because I generally like The Black Keys.

7/10

This album is very strong in its genre and I think that's good, however is not really my style and I wouldn't listen to it intentionally. The genre in general, I think, feels very repetitive and all the songs are predominantly percussion sounds, which gets very annoying at some point if you are not into this kind of music.

There is nothing worse than having all your songs blend together. This is a great album other than that. I'm also very hard pressed not to mention a certain band on the opposite side of the color spectrum as the Black Keys. The two Midwest Blues Duos are intertwined to some degree & have had equal success. The Keys seem to be more polished. I prefer white meat to dark in this situation. There's not much difference between The Only One & I'm Not the One. Why are they even on the same album? Are those Sleigh Bells in Unknown Brother? I don't know how I feel about that. Automatic Christmas song? Howling For You sounds like Rock N Roll part 2 almost to a point of ripping it off. If you like the same song over & over but slightly different, it's fantastic. If not, you're in for a bad time. Broken record here. Give me a bit more sonic variety. 3.8

Heavy bass!

Good album but not really my favorite genre.

ok

It was more like 3.75, musically it was really good and a pleasant album to listen to. I did find it a little music and nome of the tracks really stood out to me, but I wasn't paying a lot of attention to the album and it was mu first listen

7/10 great, consistent sound but also slightly repetitive

3.75/5 Love the clear influence of blues, soul, and rock. Classic riffs. Production maintains a nice level of grunge and rasp without getting muddy. Is Unknown Brother automatically a Christmas song because it features sleigh bells? Didn’t feel any personal connection to it though, nor did anything still out as particularly exceptional.

Enjoyable, and may revisit.

Epitome of 10s indie garage rock

Was nice

Another fine album by The Black Keys. Although I prefer artists like John Lee Hooker or Chris Stapleton, it is nice to know bands like these still exist. There was nothing bad about this album but I do have to admit I listened to 3 other songs by 3 different artists after the album ended without realising/noticing. Make of that what you want.

3/5

Favorite Song: Too Afraid to Love You Least Favorite Song: Black Mud I don’t know how many more mediocre albums in a row I can take. Please 1001albumgenerator give me something life-changing.

Could listen to them again. Haven’t heard of them before. Some songs I like better than others.

Sounds like The Black Keys but very boring this time. I was patiently waiting for the end of this album so I can delete it and start something else. But don’t misunderstand, it is really decent record but only sounds faceless.

really i'd give it a 3.5.. can see why others like it but just not totally for me

álbum que eu tenho certeza que eu iria gostar se tivesse ouvido na minha fase wannabe indiezinha. algumas faixas legaizinhas, outras nem tanto.

Holy ad music. saved (1/15): - Never Gonna Give You Up

really liked this!! faves: everlasting light and too afraid to love

Would listen to this agan

Classic

Album’s best : Howlin’ for you

This album and El Camino went triple platinum on my iPod in elementary and middle school. Now that some time has passed I can see that it is kinda just “we have the White Stripes at home”, but that’s not a bad thing. The songs are still solid. Favorites were Everlasting Light, Tighten Up, Howlin’ For You, and Ten Cent Pistol.

Good coworker music

Loved listening to this at max volume… everlasting light is a gem and I totally get it 😮‍💨

3.4/5 actually some rly good pop rock 2010s songs prolly nostalgia

i’m enjoying so far! never heard of this artist, but howlin for you sounds familiar.. the vibe they give also reminds me of another artist but i can’t put my finger on it…. i do think it kinda sounds monotonous in a way right now, but most albums on first listen have this issue. i’m assuming the more you listen, the more distinct each song becomes.

This is fine. I recognized some songs but it wasn't like exceptional

It sounds like something I’d only listen to when I was a teenager. Not bad but not my style anymore.

I liked the first few Black Keys albums, this was where I fell off. Giving it a listen in late 2025 I feel the same. Songs are fine the band are very tight. Their aged blues aesthetic works. But it’s much more commercial. Even Danger Mouse can’t save these tracks. I understand how this album landed on the list, but I’m still not a fan of latter day Black Keys. 3/5

I really want to like this album - I think there is something about lyrical content and voice that I don’t love - musically it’s easy to listen to

On paper should be rated higher than this, but just feel like it is lacking heart or emotion, almost like you told AI to make a rock album

Not what I'd listen to every day, but I definitely see myself occasionally putting on some of the songs. My favorites were Never gonna give you up, Ten cent pistol, Too afraid to love you, these days (Never gonna give you up being my favorite, 10/10). I'd give 3.5 stars if it were possible.

The textbook definition of a 6/10. Good songs, but it goes on too long. I like the Black Keys, and this is not their best record.

Mid

twas decent

Only a couple songs like Black Mud and Too Afraid to Love you were really grooving for me. Also, I don’t understand what’s up with this album cover. Most of this album was too average to stand out as a classic on this list. It’s missing the X factor

6/10 good but felt a little repetitive

Pretty good not awesome and its from 2010

cool. similar sound as mother mother

Not averse to The Black Keys. I don't love them and I don't dislike them. Nothing quite grabs me enough to rate this higher than a 2 or a 3. I'll be generous this time.

I was quite apprehensive with this album, it just reeked of indie-ness. And it kinda does, mainly the vocals are where I'm getting indie from. You know I would describe what makes them indie, but my brain won't give me a reasonable definition to put into my own words. Some of the riffs are quite cool I suppose. This is just a 'meh' album to me, probably won't be returning. Highlight Song/s: "Next Girl" and "She's Long Gone",

Sometimes it feels like they are just moving furniture around the room. On this song, the couch is over here and the chair is over here, and on the next song they've just switched places. It is a comfy couch though, maybe a little saggy in the middle.

i dont know if i get why its so lauded but the only one is a song ive liked for ages

I remember enjoying this back in the day. Still decent but pretty straight up and repetitive…

Not bad, but nothing truly inspiring.

Solid album that doesn't do much. The sounds that are there sound good. Crunchy production, good beats, not especially memorable songs, but nothing aurally offensive.

Another good one. I really liked Black Mud, I think it is something with songs that has a nice gitarr!

Album doesn't have a lot of their hits like el Camino does, but it might be a more cohesive album.

I've either heard every song here in an SUV commercial or find it tolerable, fuzzy. samey blues rock. The hits keep this at a light 3.

Love the grooviness of this indie rock album. I know The Black Keys from their singles/hits, but I don’t think I’ve listen to an entire album of theirs beginning to end. Something that’s easy to listen to (in a good way) because it’s catchy AF. A bit repetitive and boring after a while, but not gratingly so. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Non li conoscevo, bell'album. Purtroppo non ascoltato con dovuta attenzione ma mi piace molto il sound. Salvato in libreria per ulteriori ascolti e approfondimenti.

I’d actually give it a 3.5. It’s a nostalgic album for me but it suffers from something I thought only the last albums from The Black Keys suffered: it does feel like you’re listening to the same 3 songs for an hour. I guess I looked at this one with rose-colored glasses

I don't think this is their best work, i.e, El Camino, but it's pretty electrifying. For an era of rock that lets be real, has struggled, I think they've been an outlier. Do I think it's on par with some older rock music? No, and that's ok. I think they lean into blues music and have their own upbeat, almost Arctic Monkeys style, which is very much the early 2000s sound. I don't think they should try and be anything other than themselves, and it serves them well here.

2.5.

Good total album to play in background. Some bangers. Might give 3.5 * if I could

The most 3 album yet. Not bad. Not great. Good background music without being muzak. Derivative without being too contrived or soulless. Liked the clean production. Too long. Wouldn’t rule out another listen.

Played and no doubt overplayed this back in the day, I was really starved of interesting new Music then.... Now, particularly having listened to much more of the originals source material, it feels more like an ex who you wonder why you spent so much time with than a blood tied Brother(s).

Genre: Blues Rock I don't know why this is in the book. It's a solid record, and The Black Keys were sort of poised (at that time in the early 2010s) to take off in a big way, but this sound never really took off beyond the occasional Ford or Dodge commercial. The hits on here are good, and I think overall this is truly one of the easier picks to put on at an event with lots of white folk, and there are some variations (a little more garage here, a little more straight blues here), but it's totally just solid background noise. Non-essential. Enjoyable (your dad would love this a lot), but non-essential. 3/5

Listened to half the album. I really liked it. Solid vocals and really really good instrumentals

good solid album of fun!

Mid and samey background music for car commercials

Some good songs on here.

It's fine. Inoffensive. Couldn't help but feel like I'd rather be listening to Spoon.

Boy oh boy did this fill a hole in music when it came out. It was also perfectly released to coincide with America’s rediscovery of slightly less problematic Deep South white culture in the True Blood era. Every song off this guy was on the radio for 3 years. But then it got co-opted by Shondaland and HBO dramas and NBC and suddenly it was everywhere and you couldn’t walk down the street without hearing Next Girl. I know every word to every song but I can’t stand them anymore. Three stars for effort and intention.

6/10

325/1089 - I thought this was the Black Eyed Peas for a second but I'm relieved. I kinda get why Rock died in the 2000s if this is what was considered cool enough for this list. Sounds like The Allman Brothers Band + the Strokes.

This is a fairly solid Album that I used to listen to quite often when it was released. Kind of the beginning of the more modern blues-rock / Sleaze rock popularity boom in my opinion, at least to get really popular in mainstream media. Everlasting Light, Tighten Up, Howlin' For You, and Too Afraid to Love are my top songs on the album.

Reminded me of the black pumas. Good vibes, a little cheesy at times

I love seeing yet another band from my home state represented. I wonder what the percentage is of Ohioans on this list. Unfortunately, other than the three hits here (which are tremendous), I always found this album to be a little repetitive, over long, and boring. I was never one for delta blues, and the Black Keys are buckled into that whole sound.

Interesting to see that this one's average rating has fallen significantly - has there been a bit of a backlash against these guys? Some of the negative reviews mention car commercials and the like, so maybe that has been a factor. It is easy to see why this would appeal to ad-makers. The songs have an immediacy and a bit of punch. It all sounds a bit processed, though, and lacking in personality. My overall feeling was that this is good but not very lovable

I'd heard Tighten Up, and Howlin' for You before. The album is ok, but nothing to write home about.

I like this better than the Arctic Monkeys but it’s generally the same thing

This was fine. It didn't blow my mind but the production and feel were nice. The vocals added some much needed oomph. The repetition got slightly annoying at times. Honestly, it was nothing crazy but I'm happy with what I got. top 5: Howlin' For You, The Only One, Sinister Kid, Never Gonna Give You Up, and These Days 3.55/5

Perfectly fine easy listening rock.

Got some bangers on there tbf

3/5

Strong blues influences, the issue with influence sometimes is it just reminds you of a better artist you could be listening to. Very of its era, though. I can understand why 2009 local-coffee shop-indie-fanatics went wild over this sound - you can almost hear the milk steamer going off over the sound of this album. Not inherently a negative, just not my scene. Should I resent this album for bring in a wave of stomp-clap artists after it? No. Will I anyway? Yes.

Lots of good tracks on this one although I feel like my appreciation for it has waned over the years. I saw the tour supporting this album back in 2013 and it ripped. This one is somewhere between a 3 and 4.

Enjoyable album, I own the CD.

Pretty good 3/5

The Black Keys are one of these band for me where… I just don’t like them and there’s really no good reason why. The Black Keys play really cool garage rock with deep and varied influences from blues, soul and hip hop. They have this great mix of dirty guitar and production with a very clear delivery. It just doesn’t work for me. You should take a listen though.

Glad to see the Black Keys featured in this list Good to hear them again Maybe three standout tracks in this collection - but not quite enough to carry a whole album

Great gym bump. Tunes like “Tighten Up”, “Sinister Kid”, and “These Days” make this album stand out.

Standouts Next Girl Howlin' For You I'm Not the One

This is a good record. Whenever I listen to the Black Keys, I think I should listen to them more, but I never do.

Okay rock blues album. Nothing special

Blues adjacent- very repetitive but general good groove and enjoyable to listen to when feeling productive etc. Sunday 22/11

Pretty dope. Vocals weren't my favorite (typical) but there was a lot to like about the instrumentals and the later songs appealed more.

I don’t dislike this album. I used to listen to it semi regularly. It is a bit samey and long in the end though. El Camino is the album I’d go back to now if I wanted to listen to them again.

Technically adroit but not my cup of tea

im a sad boy and my girlfriend is a bitch

i have never heard a black keys song i enjoyed...i've even seen them live and i cannot NAME a single black keys song...but i will listen with an open mind next girl, v catchy you're the only one is pleasant i like the little jingly janglies in too afraid to love

Totally fine but it was never really for me

Easy to put on - several in the front half that are super well known. It definitely blends together in the back half - to the point that it's like, why am I still listening to this. If it had kept some of the energy of the earlier tracks, it would be higher, but as it stands, it falls to a 3 with it's ambling nature.

A 3, but a highly enjoyable 3

I was regular whelmed by this one.

EA Sports ass album

This album is the beginning of their commercial success. With that came the death of their raw blues rock success. I enjoy this album, but it is somewhat boring. Not quite the commercial heavy hitters that El Camino and Turn Blue are, but also not the gritty raw albums I love like Thickfreakness or Rubber Factory.

Bluesy, soulful but maybe not the best choice for motivation on a work morning :P

Good album by a good band. Each track is good: musically good lyrically good tunefully good. Their other albums are good too. Won't ever listen to it again. That's bad.

Much better Rock. The 2-4 run was strong. I honestly thought it was chill, on par with the oldies.

I found this one pretty smooth and easy listening. Just put it on in the background!

Decent, put pretty samey by the end. 3.5/5

nah, i don’t like the sound engineering on this one :/

I was wondering if this would be the album with that one song. It was.

Not really my thing but they are a great band

It took a while to get in to this album, and even after a few listens I can't get beyond describing it more than 'just alright'. Around this time I listened to comparable bands like The Strokes and The White Stripes, both of which did better albums than this. The songs don't change much throughout, although there were a few standout tracks in Next Girl, Howlin for You and I'm Not The One. The Black Keys were new to me. They were OK but I'm not overly fussed about finding out more about them.

Looking forward to this one!

Not bad

There is one or two upswings, but it's mostly a miss.

Liked the vibe overall, I'll relisten to it at some point.

Listened to this album in college but had no memory of the second half, now that I’m forcing myself to it sure feels like a slog.

It was good and enjoyable, but didn't really do much for me...

Falls into the same category as Gary Clark for me. I should like it more than I do. Not sure what doesn't click, but still some great songs. I think maybe the drumming is just mid.

I’m a fan of that greasy, in your face, guitar-driven sound the Black Keys deliver which also happens to complement the (sometimes even falsetto) voice of the lead singer very well. The simplicity of the band is great in that they don’t overload you with too many different sounds or effects. It’s a handful of instruments and some good singing. That’s all that is needed.

now that i dont hear these songs in every car commercial i think it's alright

Debate raged in the boardroom of the recently convened NME Sculpture and Architecture Council (NMESAC). Agenda items one to nine had been tabled and progressed without much ado – there’d been unanimous agreement on the timing of “party favours Friday”, the enshrining of “vow of silence until after lunch Mondays” and, surprisingly, no pushback on the draft proposal for rotating aux rights – but item ten was proving tricky. “Royal Blood is to Death From Above what the Monkees were to The Beatles,” offered Archie from beneath an affected scowl. “There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with The Monkees and nothing intrinsically wrong with Royal Blood,” began Penny before being interrupted by Phil, Archie’s pal. “Horseshit. Relativism at its worst.” “Oh, poor you guys. Look, someone’s disagreed and now it’s the sin of ‘relativism’. As if the entire fucking project of deciding on a Mount Rushmore of Millennial Radio Rock isn’t predicated on precisely that. Relativism. Dickheads.” “Enough,” shouted Prince (no relation) over the top of the rowing two and their supporting factions. Using the heel of his hastily delaced winkelpicker as a makeshift gavel, he called the room back into order. “I will not see it that our first major project, our flagship and a commission we know to be so extremely dear to our Financier, is scarred in its infancy by internecine warring. The Rushmore of Millennial Radio Rock cannot be born into a climate of spite.” The eight, disquieted, stared at the boardroom’s gleaming oak table top. An early head of steam saw Sergio Pizarro and Joe Newman already locked in. Helpfully (or not, depending on your perspective), some of the heaviest hitters (James Bond baiting Jack White, AM-era Alex Turner, later Beck) had been reserved for a mysterious future project – rumours in the office were that the Financier was thinking “in lunar terms”. Shortlisted alongside the contentious Mike Kerr were Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and Dan Smith of Bastille. “Now, if we feel ready, may I propose we put the Kerr question to one side and discuss the relative – I’ll thank you not to scoff, Penny – merits of the Dans?” Royal Blood forgotten about, the discussion soon returned to smooth sailing. Auerbach and Reynolds would be the two taken forward. A late case was made for switching Newman for Smith, delegates remembering how much the “wayohayo stuff” had really struck a chord in the early 10s, but the group ultimately agreed that two Dans was enough. “I think our Financier will be most pleased, team. We have converged on a cadre of creatives whose anthems didn’t just survive a tradesperson’s FM radio but indeed thrived through those antiquated, busted systems.” To celebrate, the folks of NMESAC popped “Howlin’ For You” onto the stereo. It would feel, to anyone with the ears to hear it, that the soundtrack to the time before everything got really shit was itself fairly shit: a sort of bluesy Fratellis that used vibrato in place of any actual ideas. Luckily though, they couldn’t hear it. No one could.

I still can’t tell if this is actually cool or just trying to be and failing. But it’s pretty chill and charming even if unintentionally silly so I can’t be mad at it.

It’s fine

Black Keys su baš proizvod svog vremena. I to mogu reći jer mi već za desetak godina zvuče zastarjelo. A to je ono vrijeme kad je sve postajalo nekako bljutavo i izvještačeno. Tako zvuči ovaj album. Ništa nije loše, ali isto kao da nije tu. Pozadinski zvuk.

This hasn’t held up quite as well as I remember, but still a very listenable album. It’s a bit overlong; if this was a 10-12 track album I think it would play a little better.

Everything about The Black Keys points to me being a fan. They're rock'n'roll, they're a bit dirty, garagey, bluesy. They were popular when I was consuming a lot of music like this but they somehow never quite caught and held my attention. Hell, I own this album and forgot that I had it until I was scrolling my iTunes looking for something else this week. I couldn't remember or recognise a single moment. It's generally good and an easy listen but it just fails to excite me. I never raised the enthusiasm to go and see them live at the time or quite possibly, I did but I've already forgotten about it. So this is about as 2.5 an album as I can possibly imagine but I do find myself feeling that it's better than most of my 2s, even if it's also worse than most of my 3s.

Not my cup of tea

I love the Black Keys, but this is one of their weakest Albums, imo. The Songs feel a little harmless and three or four songs less would have been better. Fav: Howlin‘ for you

Helt greit, men ikke helt min greie.

Not good, not bad... i did forget many times that I already listened to this album That's clear: no big influence over me

3.0 Never been a huge The Black Keys fan and never understood why, still don't. The first 4 songs sounded much better than I remember from radio play in headphones and I thought maybe I'd been unfair. The next 14 though were just too repetitive and I couldn't get into it. I can see why people like them but for me I'm going three (album I enjoyed but don't think I'll revisit)

Catchy music and some good singing mixed with singing through a microphone that made me want to change songs. Thankfully most songs don't use that filter on the singing making it overall a really good smooth album that I really enjoyed listening through.

YouTube charcoal bbq montage music, flame-grilled whopper music, big wielding content music, vintage garbage truck enthusiast music, competitive eating walk-on music, mid-range SUV ads at half-time music

Revisiting this after not really listening to it for over a decade is a kick. Also, the drum/bass/low end mixing on this thing is really impressive and speaks to my basshead loving nature. The non-hit tracks still rock, and it's clear with hindsight it was a pretty inspired album that probably got too big for the band's good. I can clearly hear inspiration in the production taken by Fiona Apple for Fetch the Bolt Cutters.

What a stupid album cover. The music isn’t terrible but gets old quick. Would rate 2.5 but feeling generous.

Some fantastic songs on this. Too Afraid to Love is a particular stand-out. Everlasting light and Howlin' For You are also great (latter is very nostalgic, FIFA and all that). But yeah, something about the Black Keys just doesn't hit quite right for the most part. Not sure what it is exactly, but yeah...

Nice blues rock so I won't ding them for musicianship, but holy cow it was boring.

I saw the track list and was surprised that a) there were a bunch of songs I had already heard and liked, and b) there were a bunch of songs that I hadn't. After listening to the album I can confidently say that Black Keys have a shotgun approach to their songs. A few memorable songs that I'd pick to listen, a handful that I wouldn't skip, and about half the album that is just mediocre. Definitely pick and choose songs instead of listening to the whole thing.

soooo mediocre indie. fifa soundtrack vibes

Decent

The first Black Keys album I heard - it still holds up! There are some really good tracks here. Never Gonna Give You Up is regrettably not a Rick Astley cover song.

I like them and this is good, really good, sounded great in the car. But will I play it much? Probably not. Favourite track is 'I'm Not The One'. If this hasn't been used in a film or TV drama then it should be!

Feels funny rating an album this low that has so many tracks that I really like! Everlasting Light is a really underrated song. I love the steady and deliberate tempo, and the sampled(?) vocals always struck me as super unique. That opener is followed by a strong run from Next Girl, to Tighten Up (another favourite), to Howlin For You, to Shes Long Gone. I like all these tracks, and had them previously liked. Funnily enough, all songs mentioned here are the opening 5 songs!! Just not quite as memorable after these, which brings down the overall album experience. Listened while cooking Sweet Potato and Peanut Curry with Lucy 🧑‍🍳 👩‍🍳

El Camino >>>>>

enkele zeer goeie nummers, maar naar het einde toe is het vat af

Was never that fussed about Black Keys, but everything Danger Mouse produces sounds lovely

I loved this album but I feel like they're slowly becoming cringe, but it was entertaining me and it was long. I think it'd be a 3.5 really. 3 is harsh

This was okay, I’m not a giant fan or anything but playing through the album changed my view a bit. I’ll revisit this for sure.

Some bangers, some filler, decent!

Listened to the band before : Yes Songs I already knew: none Favourite Songs: Tighten Up, Howlin' For You Tighten Up sounds reminds me of Pumped up Kicks. The same hooks and riffs I have heard before on some of there other material. Howlin' For You sounds like T.Rex. The songs become repetitive at times. They have distinctive sound.

My reaction to this one was weird and frustrating! I really liked all the components--the growly bluesy vocals, the buzzy fuzzy instruments. Even the lyrics seemed pretty decent. But it was just all so SAMEY? Howling for You, and Ten Cent Pistol, and especially Sinister Kid kinda stood out, but even those I would have liked more if I'd come across them individually in the wild rather than them being surrounded by So Much More of Nearly the Same? I feel like I need to revisit the whole album one song at a time, weeks apart. Weird! And frustrating!

Easy listen, good at what they do, makes sense, doesn't ever really grab me much.

Well done kind of bluesy rock. Doesn't really do much to elevate the genre, but put together a solid album. The track Too Afraid to Love You would be really cool with Ghostface Killah doing something over it.

Kinda whatever. I remember when this came out and it was big-time on the alt radio station I listened to at the time. The hits are pretty decent and the whole package is alright. Nothing special. I remember liking rubber soul much more back then. Couldn't tell you if thay would be the case today but at the time that was it. I like the vocals but the music itself feels kinda simple and just uneventful. Its good but nothing to write home about

I've only heard Howlin' for You from this band, I think from MLB The Show. Sometimes I'm looking at the critical acclaim for albums on here and see "Was named one of Spin's top 40 albums of 2010." So this wasn't even the best album of 2010 according to Spin....it was #30....soooo what about all those albums more acclaimed than this one from 2010? Are those albums on here too? It's a good rock album, but sometimes I'd like a bit more explanation on why this album specifically was chosen because i'm missing something. There is a bluesy vibe, but I don't think this sound is super unique at this point. Maybe it was more unique in 2010? The music is pretty good, but i'm not really finding anything beyond that. In terms of albums you should listen to before you die, I'm sure I could find a better one not on the list that might give a more unique perspective to music.

While I never had anything against the Black Keys (other than Patrick Carney coming off like kind of a dick sometimes), I never had any interest in listening to them, either. This is better than I expected, though I wonder how much of that is my affinity for the source material. "Never Gonna Give You Up" could've been a Stax song in the '60s, for instance. But this is enjoyable regardless, even if it's not something I'm likely to seek out.

This was almost a 5/5 for me when it came out. I cooled a bit towards it over time — I think their earlier stuff, although less catchy, has more of a staying power.

Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected too. At points it made me think of Nick Cave. I think this could easily rise to a four with more listens

190925 12:25 3

Let Me Be Your Everlasting Light 1001 Albums Generator 121 (09/18/2025) The Black Keys are kind of like the Portland version of the blues. I don't know if they are actually from Portland, but I think you know what I mean (also this isn't a racial thing; I am a huge Led Zeppelin defender). Nothing wrong with Portland, nothing wrong with the blues, but the combination leaves a bit to be desired. The two big hits off of Brothers are Tighten Up, which sounds exactly like a Kia commercial, and Howlin' For You, which isn't bad honestly. Generally, the worst part of Brothers is definitely the middle; the stretch from Black Mud to I'm Not The One is not super enjoyable. However, Ten Cent Pistol isn't bad. The album starts out really strong with Everlasting Light and Next Girl before the two aforementioned hits. She's Long Gone has a bit of garage grit that is really cool. Additionally, the album ends with three of its strongest songs. Unknown Brother has great guitar work, and although I was disappointed that Never Gonna Give You Up wasn't a Rick Astley cover, it still ended up being one of my favorite songs. I don't know what to do with this one. It's like exactly a 2.5/5, but I'll round it up to a 3. Favs: Everlasting Light Next Girl Never Gonna Give You Up Least Fav: The Go Getter

I've already listened to his album (14). Sounds great but too long, too much filler and too many ballads.

I had never really listened to the Black Keys and I enjoyed parts of this, but probably won't return to it.

ok 300th. so you hate this beause you think only led zep and white stripes are white artists who makes good blues rock. but comon its ok innit 3/5

I really didn't know how to feel about this one. I did at least 4 playthroughs in the end, but just couldn't shake the feeling that it's just kind of rock and roll-by-numbers. Dig the production and everything, but the songs just didn't jump out at me really. I feel like I should like it, but yeah. I'm sorry.

Low-fi bluesy rock. Wouldn’t regard it as life-changing or hugely different or interesting.

howlin 4 u !!

Generally liked it. The songs did all start to sound the same on the third listen. Thats said, a solid album with guitar work that's largely missing from today's rock.

What is the point of this? It’s a bit nondescript, I have come to the understanding that this list just, well is subjective so the why is this on here question is redundant but… Sort of blues, mildly interesting just. Not getting into the authenticity thing, They seem to genuinely like the music they make, if they like the blues then if they want to sing and play it not a problem with me, like what you want, do what you want as long as it doesn’t piss on anyone else. But I personally didn’t gain much hearing this today and found it just a little, well boring, if others love it then fine but not moved one way or the other, didn’t like didn’t hate. 2.25 Star

Solid blues rock…they are probably great live.

Jag älskade den den här skivan när den släpptes. Mitt favoritband. Sen tappade jag intresset, har inte lyssnat på säkert 10 år. Ganska bra, men egentligen inget för mig längre.

Good Songs: Everlasting Light, Next Girl, Tighten Up, Howlin' For You, The Only One, Ten Cent Pistol, The Go Getter, These Days Mid Songs: She's Long Gone, Black Mud, Too Afraid To Love You, Sinister Kid, Unknown Brother, Never Gonna Give You Up Bad Songs:

Very quiet vocals in first sung compared to other instruments Catchy beats Absolutely do not like “howling for you” Decent background music but not my fav

Fajne, jako odskocznia od popularnego rocka; nie moje ulubione ale jako urozmaicenie ok

Stripped to the bone rock'n'roll. Enjoyable to listen to for awhile, but then it got a bit boring. Not essential for me.

The Black Keys is another one of those bands that I want to like, but I just can't catch their groove.

Catchy but not that interesting

Good. But not that good.

I used to listen to this album a lot. I hadn’t heard it in years and it sounds so boring to me now. I probably liked it at one point because a lot of the punk/post-punk/whatever stuff I was listening to didn’t touch on blues at all, so this sounded fresh and new. I find it boring and generic now. Sort of soulless.

really love this album a lot , but its inclusion on this list is a joke

Good three, not a bad three

First listen

Meh. Pretty fun at times, irritating at others. Found the sound and stuck with it. Muscle Shoals recording, kinda cool.

I liked the Black Keys back in the day and have forever known the fun fact that Akron produced LeBron, Devo, and these guys. I thought I had more positive feelings, but relistening to this today - I’m not so sure. Here I enjoyed Tighten Up and Howlin’ but the rest was a bit of unmemorable mush. BK is two guys (Dan on guitar, Patrick on drums) and I read recently that they both only played guitar when they formed and Dan was better, so Patrick took the drums, but is also famously bad at keeping time. Fine for a two piece, but apparently that has been tough as they needed to add more instruments to fill bigger venues. I think their album Attack & Release might be a little more interesting but now I’m afraid to listen.

Smooth garage rock

V/rv

I am not a huge black keys fan. But this album hit me in a good place today. I do wish the vocals didn’t sound so distorted so often. It’s really distracting and a lot of times I feel like it’s not adding anything.

3.5 It’s not bad at all, but I think lower of it now because of how many beer and truck commercials these songs have been in the past 15 years, and what a dillweed Patrick Carney is irl. I had fun, but it gets a bit long in the tooth. Why is a Black Keys album an hour long?

De fondo está bien, buen blues rock, pero monótono y casi sin grandes momentos

Heard a lot about these but didn’t love this

There were times during this album when I thought I was getting sick of it, but then the next track would start and I'd be drawn back in.

Heard this… great album.

I am sure everyone my age is aware of The Black Keys, whether you listened to them yourself through the radio or just El Camino as a whole or were exposed to it through your dad. There is no denying they are a staple of the 2010s as a whole, but do they still hold up 15 years later? On today's 1001 albums to hear before I died I pulled The Black Key's Brothers and man was this quite a wake-up call of sorts. This project mixes Blues Rock with a more Garage and slightly Psychedelic sound to create a sound that would define Rock in the 2010s, and I can't lie The Black Keys aren't even that special or good in their own sound. A lot of these songs sound very similar and feel so clocked in that they appeal to a more mainstream audience. To be frank, this album got very lucky and exploded into the mainstream the way the band did because they offer next to nothing besides a barely good listening experience. Nothing here is original or even all that engaging as it is so aggressively safe it waters down the impact of the genres involved. In basic terms it is good and nothing more. Nuff said.

Greit nok. Starta bra.

Just so mid. All the songs sound the same, all the instruments are playing the same riff like half the time. The vox and instruments do sound good, and it feels too well put together to give it lower than a 3. But I was bored listening to this.

Свого часу дуже багато слухав їх і цей альбом зокрема. Якщо на перших був такий брудніший гаражний звук, то на Братах вже відчувається, що хлопці зібралися записувати бенгери. Є одні з найбільших їх хітів (хоча наступний мені здається яскравішим), багато хороших рівних блюз/гараж рок пісень. Хороша рок-музика кінця нульових.

Я люблю блюзові кавери від БК, chulahoma або delta cream - це прям воно. Їхній сольний матеріал звісно непоганий, навіть оцей поп-період; але якось не знаю.. блюзова форма личить їм більші ніж стадіонні хіти. Ще згадав що дуже любив їхній проект blakroc

I was expected this to be a lot heavier then realised I was mixing them up with the Black Crows! I really quite like this album though it goes on for a bit longer than necessary in my opinion. I will listen again though which is good sign.

Unknown band for me. Surprisingly enjoyed the album. I liked the musical arrangements and the vocal was good.

Niente di rivoluzionario, ma è stata una esperienza comunque molto piacevole

Solid album. I had heard it multiple times.

The first half of this album is great. The hits are all back to back and if the album were 20 minutes shorter I think I would rate this a 4. The second half really drags and detracts from the overall experience and my feelings about the album. Too much fuzz, too much feedback and too much same same makes me give this a 3.

Album sinmasero, algunas canciones top y otras flojillas. Nota: 7/10

Favourites: Next Girl, She's Long Gone, Black Mud, The Only One, I'm Not the One, Never Gonna Give You Up, Chop and Change

I listened to the Black Keys a bit back when this album came out. I particularly remember "Howling For You." Others sounds familiar too, like "The Only One." I don't think I ever found their music particularly compelling though to listen to a lot of because some of it is a bit too same-y. Favourite: "Never Gonna Give You Up"

Good slick peckers

I have never DISliked this band, but I have never really LIKED them that much either. I've enjoyed some of their catchier stuff but fair or not I have always compared them (unfavorably) to the White Stripes. I only own one of their albums and it's not this one - it's the next one, El Camino. Reading about this album on Wikipedia, it sounds like "Tighten Up" was "the hit," but it doesn't sound familiar to me at all. "Howlin' for You," on the other hand, sounds VERY familiar. Pretty sure it's been in a bunch of commercials. I would give this album 2.5 stars if I could, because I feel pretty meh about it. I'll give them a 3 because I'm feeling generous.

Meh

I liked this less than their Thickfreakness album but it's still enjoyable.

Featured in playlists such as "Music to walk like a badass to" 3/5

This sounded good but kinda seemed like it was written with adverts in mind at the same time - 3 stars maybe?

Rollicking, bluesy, full-throated roll ‘n roll with bass lines that don’t quit. A great time but never gets too deep.