Brothers (studio album) by The Black Keys

It's not bad, but the White Stripes comparison is obvious and doesn't do them any favors.

From teague 09/09/2020 21:24

I was not ready for that last song to be so good!

From llibnanoon 05/22/2020 18:59

Great!

From Montpejo 03/12/2020 02:49

Highlights:

Tighten Up
Howlin' For You
Everlasting Light
The Only One
Never Gonna Give You Up
Black Mud

80/100

Almost all songs are good, but nothing excellent here, decent album

There are some really good songs here, but overall this doesn't sound like anything worth listening from start to finish.

I agree with the consensus here... a bunch of good songs well made, but none of them are particularly great. The whole listen is a bit derivative.

From lleon79 08/30/2018 19:48

First half is amazing, and totally a deserver of a 90, but the second part drags down imo. Still, a very fun ride all the way.

From Sandrof1969 02/24/2018 10:08

Più acerbo di come sarebbe stato il successivo "El camino", con suoni e melodie più che vintage, demodé. I Black Keys evocano gli anni sessanta più sorpassati, soprattutto nelle melodie, ma più avanti sapranno essere più interessanti.

There is a lot to enjoy in this album. The guitars lay on riff after riff, the bass and drums are solid and the songwriting is also good, creating an album full of well constructed songs.

The problem is that it is all a bit unspectactular and unoriginal. This could easily be an album from the sixies or seventies, but not in a good way as this sometimes makes the Black Keys sound like a tribute band.

The singer is also a bit of an aquired taste, there aren't any notes which are particularly difficult but he manages to come across as a bit whiney at times. However, despite the songs blending together slightly after half an hour, the album is still a solid 7 and worth a lesson. I just cannot imagine The Black Keys ever surprising me.