The black keys earlier work is noted for being recorded and produced entirely in drummer patrick carney s basement.
Black keys rubber factory review.
Allmusic review by stephen thomas erlewine it s easy to think of the black keys as the flip side of the white stripes.
Dan auerbach guitar vocals and patrick carney drums return in full force for their 2004 lp rubber factory.
5 0 out of 5 stars the best black keys album reviewed in the united states on april 4 2014 long overdue this review should have been written in 2005 when i first purchased this album and it reinvigorated my feeling that the heart of rock and roll was still beatin indeed.
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There s more of an album feel to rubber factory a conscious song by song progression rather than the visceral overwhelming vibe that forged their debut the big come up into a seething wrecking.
Comparisons to the white stripes be damned these boys take blues grit and make it their own.
And the black keys serve this slab hot and juicy.
Rubber factory is the black keys third full length album after thickfreakness.
And stack shot billy with witty songwriting along with the lava soap rock.
Armed only with carney s drum kit and auerbach s fuzzed out guitar and scratchy howl of a voice the black keys have turned in a baker s dozen of sludgy in a good way funky primordial blues.
My personal faves are act nice and gentle a perfect honly tonk jam.
After eating nothing but strange foreign dishes and crazy tastes your friends suggested its refreshing to just get a huge steak.