I enjoyed this album a lot more than I remembered it when I listen to it years ago. I feel like this album is a good example of how an entire album can sometimes be greater than the individual song.

I think this album is fascinating. The stories of rock and roll and the history of the album almost seem incongruent with the music itself, as it seems so-- innocent?-- I don't know if that is even right. It was a fun listen. As a matter of fact, as soon as it was done, I put it on again.

I feel like this was easy. One of my all-time favorite albums. Classic to the max. Go read "Go Ahead in the Rain" right now. Do it!

I never listen to The Black Keys enough. Every time I am glad I did. I don't think this is my favorite album of theirs, but it is way up there. The way the vocals and the instrumentation hit is just... amazing. It gets me every time. The emotion that is there feels so raw and genuine, and the music just connects on a visceral level.

I forgot I love this album. There is something about it that just speaks to me. All around a fantastic listen that I love as much today as the first day I heard it.

I am finding myself unimpressed with this album. It is one that I have always wanted to listen to but never got around to. Freedom At 21 feels incomplete, like the first draft of a song that just needed some more thought and work. It isn't a terrible album, but it does fall flat for me. I don't think I would listen to this one again.