Westside Steve Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 So I never really took the time to listen to The Black Keys, even though they are from the area and apparently a big favorite among the hipsters. Yesterday i sat down and clicked on nearly an entire album worth of songs. What a load of shit. Am I alone in thinking these guys suck? And if there are any country music fans out there have you heard of Florida Georgia Line? Somebody put a link on Facebook with a review of their new album and said it was the worst country record ever made. I went to amazon mp3 and previewed every song. It just sounded like the same generic prefabricated over-Autotuned crap with the same rhythm in 9 out of 11 songs. Anyone heard of this bum? WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I like the black keys at least the stuff that gets radio play. "Howling for you" "lonely boy" "gold on the ceiling" and "tighten up" are all on my mp3 player. I will confess I don't buy albums anymore so I have no clue what their b sides sound like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I think the Black Keys are heavily blues based, and people should know that Steve has a disdain for the blues, ergo, I believe is the root of his opinion. Their original sounds were gritty, bluesy, garage style sounds. Or should I say warehouse as I believe they recorded their first two albums in an Akron warehouse. For just a two man group, I think they do pretty well. By the way, it is not just the hipsters. Their music has appeared in a number of TV commercials and movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Westside Steve Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Oh well. Not to mention the fact that the term garage is a euphemism for shitty but I could care less they recorded in a warehouse. (and blues based usually means three chords a lot of 7 notes) And so what if they are two guys? I think we know what modern recording technique is capable of. Listen to Todd Rundgren. That's only one guy. But personal taste is personal taste. I think they suck. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 And I know that Steve is a fan of this show....and a Black Keys songs seems pretty apt for it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Oh well. Not to mention the fact that the term garage is a euphemism for shitty but I could care less they recorded in a warehouse. (and blues based usually means three chords a lot of 7 notes) And so what if they are two guys? I think we know what modern recording technique is capable of. Listen to Todd Rundgren. That's only one guy. But personal taste is personal taste. I think they suck. WSS By saying they suck you mean "they don't fit my personal taste". I mean, its like tall women. They don't suit your personal taste. You like short women But that does not mean that tall women are not highly fuckable for the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I'm with Steve... They SUCK! They suck so bad I'm expecting my Gators or Bucs to adopt one of their songs for a theme song any day now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I don't agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 By saying they suck you mean "they don't fit my personal taste". I mean, its like tall women. They don't suit your personal taste. You like short women But that does not mean that tall women are not highly fuckable for the rest of us.Not exactly what I said. In music categorization vernacular garage or grunge means shitty or without polish ie sucks.Blues means something else. Perhaps you've heard my theory anyway and that is if a kid has the headphones on listening to Guns and Roses and the music is moving him it is no more or less valid than anything Beethoven ever did. Make sense? And to clarify gipper read the sentence just before the one where I said I think they suck. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Kinda like Chuck Berry. I don't like him, I think most of his songs are rudimentary and derivative. Some people think he's great. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Not exactly what I said. In music categorization vernacular garage or grunge means shitty or without polish ie sucks. Blues means something else. Perhaps you've heard my theory anyway and that is if a kid has the headphones on listening to Guns and Roses and the music is moving him it is no more or less valid than anything Beethoven ever did. Make sense? And to clarify gipper read the sentence just before the one where I said I think they suck. WSS You said "what a load of shit". How is that illuminative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Kinda like Chuck Berry. I don't like him, I think most of his songs are rudimentary and derivative. Some people think he's great. WSS I don't see how "rudimentary" is disparaging. Simple and pure may in fact be the best compliment one can make. And there is no music out there really that isn't derivative, fair to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Yer correct Gipper. I think it's a load of shit, can't stand to listen to it. but... If that music or Chuck Berry's music or any other music brings happiness to your soul then great. Don't know what you guys want me to say. Derivative in the sense that he is credited with creating a new sound in rock music but swiped many of the signature licks from t-bone Walker. And yes all music is derivative of something in some way or another. Nothing is created from a vacuum. For that matter I'm not a big fan of Elvis Presley or Johnny Cash either. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Yer correct Gipper. I think it's a load of shit, can't stand to listen to it. but... If that music or Chuck Berry's music or any other music brings happiness to your soul then great. Don't know what you guys want me to say. Derivative in the sense that he is credited with creating a new sound in rock music but swiped many of the signature licks from t-bone Walker. And yes all music is derivative of something in some way or another. Nothing is created from a vacuum. For that matter I'm not a big fan of Elvis Presley or Johnny Cash either. WSS But, of course, the best band of all....you know who....were also highly derivative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 But, of course, the best band of all....you know who....were also highly derivative. yes. No matter which one you refer to; Tommy Dorseys band, The Beatles the Cleveland Orchestra Easy Street... WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 yes. No matter which one you refer to; Tommy Dorseys band, The Beatles the Cleveland Orchestra Easy Street... WSS Actually, I was referring to The Button Box Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns149 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I think the Black Keys are OK. they are not great by any means. IMO But then again, I think Aerosmith is the WORST band of all time, but a lot of people love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yeah I despise Aerosmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I really like Aerosmith: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I especially hate early aerosmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I don't agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 That's cool. They suck though. I hate Stephen Tyler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns149 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I went to a concert in 1988? It was Aerosmith with Guns and Roses as the opening act. We left 2 songs into Aerosmith's set Steven Tyler can't sing live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted November 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 For that mater Guns N Roses puke set up a lot worse than Aerosmith. In my opinion. As always. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns149 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 For that mater Guns N Roses puke set up a lot worse than Aerosmith. In my opinion. As always. WSS The concert I saw GNR was WAY better then aerosmith The music was tight and Axl was a 1000% better singer then tyler but that was in 1988 when GNR started and aerosmith was washed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 I really like GnR and The Black Keys. I really really don't like Aerosmith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 I like the earlier Aerosmith.. they were just more organic back in the day... Joe Perry sounded better too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 I like Santa Claus. He was the first rock star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 I think the Keys are uneven... Some of Auerbachs' stuff is just brilliant while other, often the next track, is just meh... I have three CDs (Rubber Factory, Brothers and El Camino) and could easily whittle them to one very full disc. Mostly it'd be their stripped down, two-man efforts like... But then I'm a known "homer". Be it a group from Akron or a QB from Lakewood, that's all it takes to win me over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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