Any love here at CP for The Black Keys ??

inspiredsports
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edited January 2012 in Music & Movies
http://www.theblackkeys.com

With yeterday's release of "El Camino", I do believe this band is poised for launch!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited December 2011
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?113343-The-Black-Keys

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?111405-The-Black-Keys

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?106153-The-Black-Keys
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,328
    edited December 2011
    I like them, but I have really been into The Roots lately...
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited December 2011
    Definitely dig the band. haven't heard any new material off the new album yet...yet
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited December 2011
    I think they're an okay band, nothing special though.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited December 2011
    Just discovered them on the Colbert Report last week. Ordered Brothers and El Camino. Not often i find a new band that i like.













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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited December 2011
    I'm way older than the band members so they didn't live there (21 years ago) when I did, but their current house was a driver and a nine iron away from our first home.

    Someone said they are "nothing special", but I'm not too sure that's accurate. I believe they've hit critical mass with the release of El Camino, and on the right trajectory toward becoming something special. Time will tell.
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited December 2011
    They're already something special, whether or not they achieve more commercial success.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2011
    LOL... and I thought mine was the first Keys thread...
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    ... their current house was a driver and a nine iron away from our first home.
    decal wrote: »
    I think they're an okay band, nothing special though.
    Someone said they are "nothing special", but I'm not too sure that's accurate.
    ... or roughly 235 yds away? :cheesygrin:

    I have heard numerous special moments in the two Keys' CD's I own and on balance I like them quite a bit, but there are also a goodly number of "misses" in those two CD's.

    While I liked what I heard in their SNL and Colbert performances promoting El Camino, I did not like "them". Whereas a decent level of joy came thru in the Austin City Limits appearance where I first stumbled into them,
    they just seemed "distant" on these two recent occassions... especially in the SNL appearance. Maybe it was a venue thing; maybe it's the promotional grind, but I was left with the feeling they are tired of performing.
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    I like them, but I have really been into The Roots lately...
    +1 here... bought my wife a couple Roots disks for her B-day, and I liked them even better than her...
    More later,
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited December 2011
    Tour2ma wrote: »
    . . . bought my wife a couple Roots disks for her B-day, and I liked them even better than her...

    Maybe it's just me, but I read that as you like the CD's even better than you like your wife! :mrgreen:
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited December 2011
    I heard em on SNL and they were awesome
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  • 72RR
    72RR Posts: 159
    edited December 2011
    Like them a lot but Big Chief Monk Boudreaux's Won't Bow Down is currently holding down top placement on the cd player.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2011
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    Maybe it's just me, but I read that as you like the CD's even better than you like your wife! :mrgreen:
    Oops... Time to brush up on my "But Dear, that's not want I meant" apology... :cheesygrin:

    ... and I'd been on such a run, too...
    More later,
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,328
    edited December 2011
    So my wife picked up El Camino for me today, and What a Fantastic Album!!!!!
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited January 2012
    decal wrote: »
    I think they're an okay band, nothing special though.

    Nothing special, huh?

    Just heard 20 seconds of "Lonely Boy" on FOX NFL as the lead in tune to the Green Bay/Giants Kick Off.

    Hmmm . . . International Top of Mind Awareness maybe ?? . . . but I guess that's "nothing special" out of the 700 billion tunes Fox could have chosen.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2012
    Thanks for reminding me. To get familiar with the Black Keys, I bought "Brothers" and "El Camino", and they are sitting in my 'new' CD pile waiting to be played. I guess since I have tomorrow off they will get played tonight.
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited January 2012
    hhhmmmm Haven't really heard them yet but they are playing here in Austin in May ..... I'll grag me a copy of el camino & give it a try
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  • boomerfss
    boomerfss Posts: 125
    edited January 2012
    I first heard them on the video game "Rocksmith" (PS3). I got hooked playing "next Girl". There are 4 or 5 Black Keys songs on it now. Loveir music.

    Somebody said 235 yards for a Driver and a 9 iron. That's more like just a Driver:).
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  • BlueFox
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    edited January 2012
    Listened to Brothers last night. It has been a long time since I heard a rock album with more than a couple good songs. It was pretty good. I wonder how these two person groups get such a full sound. Do they record multiple instruments in the studio, and then hire somebody to play them for live concerts?
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited January 2012
    boomerfss wrote: »
    I first heard them on the video game "Rocksmith" (PS3). I got hooked playing "next Girl". There are 4 or 5 Black Keys songs on it now. Loveir music.

    Somebody said 235 yards for a Driver and a 9 iron. That's more like just a Driver:).

    Don't know why, but Tour has it in for me :evil:

    Not bragging, (well, maybe a little) but I've been on in 3 from the deep seats on the Monster on the South Course at Firestone, but whatever. And that is 2,000' of pure evil.
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited January 2012
    Saw them last summer and they blew me away. Been a fan for awhile, but first time seeing them live.

    If you do like the sound...and also like "darkish and soulful music" (my translation)...listen to Dan Auerbach's solo album "Keep It Hid." The album just hits me deep somewhere.

    Try it and let me know what you think (scroll down to preview songs)...http://www.amazon.com/Keep-Hid-Dan-Auerbach/dp/B001NKWLGW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326769446&sr=8-1
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  • inspiredsports
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    edited January 2012
    decal wrote: »
    I think they're an okay band, nothing special though.

    The "nothing special" (I guess like Google and Twitter and Apple are nothing special) Black Keys score again . . .

    Discovery Channel's Bering Sea Gold that premieres Jan 27 is apparently using "Little Black Submarines" as the shows theme song (when they could have chose any other of about 700 billion songs).
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  • Tour2ma
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    edited January 2012
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    Don't know why, but Tour has it in for me :evil:

    Not bragging, (well, maybe a little) but I've been on in 3 from the deep seats on the Monster on the South Course at Firestone, but whatever. And that is 2,000' of pure evil.
    Driver - Driver - 3W??? :cheesygrin:
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  • Jer.War
    Jer.War Posts: 180
    edited January 2012
    I am heading down to Montreal in March to catch their show and I cant wait. I enjoy all their CDs and love the sound.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited January 2012
    Tour2ma wrote: »
    Driver - Driver - 3W??? :cheesygrin:

    The third shot was actually a 2 Iron. The ground was "August in Ohio" drought-hard (concrete comes to mind even with the exceptional crew at Firestone). It was also pure luck that I strung 3 good shots together. :mrgreen:
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2012
    Just finishing El Camino now. So far, every song is a keeper. I read in Rolling Stone where one of them said they had never heard of the White Stripes. Right. Anyway, while there is a similarity in sound to some White Stripe songs, the problem I had with the White Stripes is that they were erratic. Some songs were great, others sucked. Yet, with both Brothers and El Camino, The Black Keys are batting 1000.

    Time to buy the rest of their CDs.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2012
    ^ I'd heard exactly the opposite in an interview with Dan Auerbach. Something along the lines of "the only piano keys that were left after Jack's band."

    Keep an eye out for their Austin City Limits' set. Here's "Tighten Up" from their appearance...
    http://video.klru.tv/video/1742060032
    You have to endure a commercial, but it's worth it...
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    The third shot was actually a 2 Iron. The ground was "August in Ohio" drought-hard (concrete comes to mind even with the exceptional crew at Firestone). It was also pure luck that I strung 3 good shots together. :mrgreen:
    LOL... First... who carries a 2-I anymore? Second... that's one helluva 2-I to that green. Third... did you make the putt? :wink:
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    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited January 2012
    Tour2ma wrote: »
    ^ I'd heard exactly the opposite in an interview with Dan Auerbach. Something along the lines of "the only piano keys that were left after Jack's band."

    Keep an eye out for their Austin City Limits' set. Here's "Tighten Up" from their appearance...
    http://video.klru.tv/video/1742060032
    You have to endure a commercial, but it's worth it...


    LOL... First... who carries a 2-I anymore? Second... that's one helluva 2-I to that green. Third... did you make the putt? :wink:

    I still carry a 1 !!!

    Remember I mentioned even with the wonderful crew there, it was August concrete and those greens are fast to start with . . . 3-putted !!! :sad:
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  • btrots
    btrots Posts: 10
    edited January 2012
    I've loved these guys since 2004. So great to finally see them make it big. Seeing them in London next month.
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    edited January 2012
    For those that haven't heard their "Rubber Factory" album, definitely check it out. It's the one that sold me so long ago....
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited January 2012
    decal wrote: »
    I think they're an okay band, nothing special though.

    The "nothing special" band strikes again . . .

    The Trailer for Brad Pitt's (nothing special?) "Moneyball" features a half-minute of (Akron's own) the Black Keys "Howlin' for You" (from Brothers) starting at about 48 seconds. And just a reminder, the trailer producers could have chosen any other of about 700 billion songs.

    http://adtunes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102566

    I wonder how much top shelf exposure and how many millions you have to earn to become something special?
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