The Black Keys

deiselack

It seems as though I'm the only ones listening to these two guys over the last year or so. They have a rock/bluesy style. Has anyone else heard of them or listen to them? I know they're playing at Oxygen and I'd give my left bum cheek to see them, but because of fiscal challenges I can't :mad: Anyone know if they've any further plans to play Ireland?

Kess73

Have only listened to their most recent album brothers so cannot comment on their previous four or five albums.


I like Brothers but find it to be an album that I need to be in the mood for.

If you do like it though, check out American Spiritual by Dirty Sweet. Got it last week and am really digging it.


http://www.myspace.com/dirtysweetmusic

Grid.

Seen them in the Button Factory a few years back and they were pretty good, although their sound gets a tad repetitive after a while with just drums and a guitar! Really like their first album though!

liah

FINALLY someone else has heard about them, I've been trying to get people hooked on them for the last few years now and no joy.

I think they're absolutely deadly, there's not a lot of bands going these days that truly sound like proper "dirty blues." They're one of my favourite current bands at the moment.

For anyone who enjoys Hendrix and other similar sounds, please give them a listen, you won't be disappointed!

deiselack

liah wrote: »

FINALLY someone else has heard about them, I've been trying to get people hooked on them for the last few years now and no joy.

I think they're absolutely deadly, there's not a lot of bands going these days that truly sound like proper "dirty blues." They're one of my favourite current bands at the moment.

For anyone who enjoys Hendrix and other similar sounds, please give them a listen, you won't be disappointed!

Mushy

Yeah I've gotten into them recently. Would be in similar aituation to the OP in I want to see them at Oxegen, but lack of money means I cant. If they played tomorrow, I would go along with many other bands I want to see.

Only have one album that I know, do like it. Will have to check out more stuff. Hopefully they play here later this year, think they've a UK tour up-coming, so might happen then.

Mushy

Irish date announced. Tickets on sale in the morning:D

frag420

just checked em out on youtube...............nice sound. very minimalist sound bit hey its only drums and geeeetar!

will have to download and get a proper listen.

anyone ever check out THE DIRTY AMERICANS?

Worth a looksy


frAg

bluefinger

i've been singing let's do the rump in my head for about five years

yeah, they're in the tripod at some stage...new album was quite good..preferred blackroc(collaboration sorta album) myself though...

bluefinger

have love tickets will travel

vader65

I have just recently discovered these guys and I think they are brilliant!

5dolla12

whatever about their music, I read an interview they did in NME and my god they come across incredibly immature. In fact that interview annoyedme so much I didn't even want to bother listening to them after

Davyhal

vader65 wrote: »

I have just recently discovered these guys and I think they are brilliant!

Ah if you had discovered them six months ago you could have gone to see them in the O2 last August... One of the best gigs of the year imo

Joe_Dull

Am I missing something? Is this the same Black Keys that have multiple Grammy nominations and at least one song that everyone's granny has heard to death?

Take them or leave them, they're hardly a "has anyone heard of these guys??" kind of band!

Melion

Joe_Dull wrote: »

Am I missing something? Is this the same Black Keys that have multiple Grammy nominations and at least one song that everyone's granny has heard to death?

Take them or leave them, they're hardly a "has anyone heard of these guys??" kind of band!

Check the date of the original post

Davyhal

Joe_Dull wrote: »

Am I missing something? Is this the same Black Keys that have multiple Grammy nominations and at least one song that everyone's granny has heard to death?

Take them or leave them, they're hardly a "has anyone heard of these guys??" kind of band!

The folks that asked had anyone heard of them posted here back in 2010, when "Brothers" came out, which only had moderate success this side of the Atlantic. The poster who first posted today simply said that he had only just discovered them lately.

Joe_Dull

My apologies folks, didn't realise this was a zombie thread!