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I remember you saying.... Who the f*** is this ?  It maybe early in the morning, but the, Gray Matter still works!  lol

I think they're lousy...a bassman would make them acceptable.  Ballocks...

NoLove
NoBottom
BigJeffJones

BigJeffJones...

have you seen them live..??
you don't miss the lack of a bass player in that setting...

I don't even bat an eyelid (or an ear really..!) when the White Stripes are on the radio etc since I bought "Rubber Factory" by The Black Keys...

If anyone needs convinced.. check out "10AM Automatic" and "Stack Shot Billy" from that album...

great modern blues music as far as i'm concerned...

but as always.. this is just my opinion...

Not bad for a couple of Buckeyes...... from Akron, Ohio to be exact. The same neck of the woods that hatched Chrissy Hynde & Devo, oh yeah and Dr. Bob too. Grant me some serenity.

                                                                                          Think Rubbery,

                                                                                          J Dawg

That's ballocks!  I miss a bass player when church choirs sing.  Send those two wasteheads to me.

Ain't skeered.

The Keys are great..... seen "em 2x....The last show in pdx was taped for a live dvd that you can get at your local video outlet.....This is a great duo....Patrick Carney is an outstanding and interesting drummer and Dan Auerbach is a real talent and a very cool dude....my buddy saw them at a spontaneous event in L.A. and at the end of the set he put Dan on the phone with me a thousand miles away and I'm talkin' to the guy...pretty hilarious. Not particularly fast, but a very interesting riffer.... a little like Jack White.....I totally recommend all their cd's and their live show.

Geoff, I'm glad you reposted this story. I remember back in 2003 (long before I'd heard of Joe) I was heading down a blues exploration, and I was in my local record store Fopp when I suggently heard this superb music. Soulful bluesy vocals, dirty slide guitar and powerful drums I did not know what it was and when I was told I bought Thickfreakness which was the band's second album (along with a Howlin' Wolf CD). I saw them in a small club a few months later, and several times since each time in a larger venue. Despite being only two they have a really rich sound and they do a superb job of taking the blues styles of the south and combining with indie rock to get a sound of their own. I got the new album at the weekend and I agree, it's a cracker!

This looks like a great year for the band, with two UK visits, some larg outdoor shows and their largest venue tour so far in October.

Wed 23 Jun  The Black Keys   
Roundhouse

London 
Thu 24 Jun  The Black Keys  Rough Trade (East)
London 

Fri 25 Jun 
Glastonbury Festival:
John Peel Stage:
Groove Armada + The Black Keys + Mumford & Sons + Ellie Goulding + Kele + Bombay Bicycle Club + Tegan & Sara + TBA + De Staat + Chapel Club   Worthy Farm
Glastonbury 

Wed 30 Jun  Kings Of Leon + The Black Keys + The Drums + The Whigs + The Features   
Hyde Park
London 

Mon 5 Jul  The Black Keys   
O2 Academy Birmingham
Birmingham 

Tue 6 Jul  The Black Keys   
Manchester University 
Manchester 

Wed 7 Jul  The Black Keys   
Colston Hall
Bristol 

Thu 28 Oct  The Black Keys + The Walkmen   
O2 Academy Glasgow
Glasgow 

Sat 30 Oct  The Black Keys + The Walkmen   
O2 Academy Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne 

Sun 31 Oct  The Black Keys + The Walkmen   
O2 Academy Leeds
Leeds 

Tue 2 Nov  The Black Keys + The Walkmen   
O2 Academy Brixton
London 

Thu 4 Nov  The Black Keys + The Walkmen   
Rock City
Nottingham 

Sat 6 Nov  The Black Keys + The Walkmen   
O2 Academy Liverpool
Liverpool 

Sun 7 Nov  The Black Keys + The Walkmen   
O2 Academy Bournemouth
Bournemouth

Yeah, I'm flexing...a little.     But Deezer is right!  and their music is not too bad.  That boy can sing as well.

SoulfulBlues
BJJ

Editz:  Have to add that in conversation recently with some younger cats, after voicing the same sentiments as above, one of them actually said "You would never say that to their face."  Their guitar teacher who is a lunatic friend of mine, choked on his gum, blew his cola through his nose and sputtered:

"Just shut up man.  You're embarassing me.  You haven't lived long enough!"