Black Keys "Turn Blue"

Upstatemax
Upstatemax Posts: 2,683
edited June 2014 in Music & Movies
I've been streaming the album via iTunes Radio for a few days now and I'm liking it A LOT.

With every album they seem to refine their sound and always produce something different than before. It's rare to find an album that I can just jam to with a drink in my hand while my wife is dancing around the house to it while she gets stuff done (she is FAR more productive than I am).

Overall I really like the new album.

It's streaming for free on iTunes Radio, give it a listen!
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,210
    edited May 2014
    Thanks for the heads up. I've got pre-ordered from amazon and can't wait for it to get here. Love the Black Keys!
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited May 2014
    I like it.....definitely not the same as their earlier stuff. Reminds me of waiting in the sun all day long at a festival for the Flaming Lips to headline a show, but maybe that's just me.
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited May 2014
    Never really listened to them before but they are sounding really on the SDA's,
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  • Inthefade
    Inthefade Posts: 180
    edited May 2014
    We've been to a few of their older shows at The Akron Civic, EJ Thomas hall and Th Agora in Cleveland. My favorite show was when The Black Angels opened for them at the Agora.

    Thanks for the heads up. Streaming it now.
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,430
    edited May 2014
    zane77 wrote: »
    Never really listened to them before but they are sounding really on the SDA's,

    Really what? Amazing? Putrid? Cacophonous? I'm waiting for you to finish your sentence so I know whether or not to run out to purchase this! :smile:
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited May 2014
    Nice, sorry I left that out, LOL
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited May 2014
    If anyone wants to see The Black Keys perform, they will be on SNL tonight.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,339
    edited May 2014
    O ordered mine from Amazon yesterday. It should be here Wednesday.
    Carl

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited May 2014
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    If anyone wants to see The Black Keys perform, they will be on SNL tonight.

    TiVo is set.
    schwarcw wrote: »
    O ordered mine from Amazon yesterday. It should be here Wednesday.

    I pre-ordered and received an email today it has been shipped. Should be here Monday.
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited May 2014
    Picked it up this afternoon at Walmart.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,339
    edited May 2014
    zane77 wrote: »
    Picked it up this afternoon at Walmart.

    Yeah, Amazon lags a little.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,210
    edited May 2014
    zane77 wrote: »
    Picked it up this afternoon at Walmart.

    How? It doesn't release until Tuesday.
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited May 2014
    It is for sale, with a pretty good sized stack, at the Pocatello Walmart. Maybe they didn't get the message.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited May 2014
    Stores get the stock, but are supposed to wait for the release date. That is how Amazon was able to ship mine yesterday, with it theoretically arriving on Tuesday, the release day. I wonder vendors have any legal obligation to not sell before the release date. I can see where a store could gain an advantage over others by selling before the other stores sell it.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited May 2014
    zane77 wrote: »
    It is for sale, with a pretty good sized stack, at the Pocatello Walmart. Maybe they didn't get the message.
    Somebody F'd up. But it's Walmart. Yes there are legal obligations.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,210
    edited May 2014
    zane77 wrote: »
    It is for sale, with a pretty good sized stack, at the Pocatello Walmart. Maybe they didn't get the message.

    You lucky dog. haha
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  • deafbykhorns
    deafbykhorns Posts: 150
    edited May 2014
    Hows the recording? Flat, peaky, etc...
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  • JerryR1verz
    JerryR1verz Posts: 76
    edited May 2014
    The Black Keys were on NPR this morning talking about the release. I thought it was interesting. I like some of their music.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited May 2014
    I picked it up at Lunch listened to it at work and now at home after hearing Fever I thought the rest would be better I was wrong, I think the last good one from these guys was Rubber Factory. I don't think I will warm up to this one.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,210
    edited May 2014
    Over-produced.

    This may not make much sense, but if I'd never heard The Black Keys, I'd probably like this as a pretty good new band. But as a fan, it just doesn't have the sound I expect to hear. Too synthesized.
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,683
    edited May 2014
    PSOVLSK wrote: »
    Over-produced.

    This may not make much sense, but if I'd never heard The Black Keys, I'd probably like this as a pretty good new band. But as a fan, it just doesn't have the sound I expect to hear. Too synthesized.

    That's Danger Mouse for you.

    It's certainly different than their other stuff, but I do like it.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,210
    edited June 2014
    After a few weeks of listening, I really like this now. Not that I didn't like it before, just wasn't The Black Keys sound that I expected.

    I began thinking about other bands whose sound changed fairly significantly from their early albums to later ones. (I'll probably show my age with the examples:)

    U2
    REM
    INXS
    The Wallflowers
    The Beatles

    For some of these, I prefer their older stuff, for others I think the newer stuff is better.
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  • Dropthebeat
    Dropthebeat Posts: 154
    edited June 2014
    Thanks for this , I listened to their album and now I'm stuck on it . Great music .
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