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Track Listings
1 | Lonely Boy |
2 | Dead and Gone |
3 | Gold on the Ceiling |
4 | Little Black Submarines |
5 | Money Maker |
6 | Run Right Back |
7 | Sister |
8 | Hell of a Season |
9 | Stop Stop |
10 | Nova Baby |
11 | Mind Eraser |
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Reviewing The Black Keys' 2010 Top Ten breakthrough album Brothers, Rolling Stone called the duo "a two-man combo with a big-band mind." That description seems downright prophetic now. With the hard-rocking El Camino, The Black Keys' fourth Nonesuch release, guitarist-singer Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney conjure up an exhilarating, stadium-sized sound in collaboration with producer and friend Danger Mouse. El Camino boasts a no-nonsense brilliance: The pace is fast, the mood is upbeat, the choruses unfailingly addictive — made for shouting along, preferably in a large, sweaty crowd.
A band already at the top of its game has gotten even better. And The Black Keys have done pretty damn well so far this year, with three 2011 Grammy awards for Brothers under their belt, an MTV Video Music Award for "Tighten Up," more than 850,000 copies of Brothers sold in the U.S., and upwards of a million units worldwide, plus innumerable licensing placements in film, TV, and commercials. El Camino features one stand-out track after another, such as first single "Lonely Boy," "Gold on the Ceiling," and the surprising, acoustic-guitar-driven, tempo-shifting "Little Black Submarines."
"This record is more straight ahead rock and roll — raw, driving, and back to basics," says Auerbach. As Carney has put it, The Black Keys "respect the past while being in the present," and that formula has made them sound like nothing less than the future of rock and roll. While the largely self-produced Brothers, recorded at the famed Muscle Shoals Studio in Alabama, had a more soul and blues-oriented sound, El Camino often recalls the blitzkrieg-paced British-style rock of the 1960s and 70s, post-Beatles and pre-punk: artists like T-Rex, The Sweet, and Gary Glitter, along with the heavier swing of such bands as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.
The references are there, but the sound is very much contemporary and utterly their own, equally informed by The Black Keys' passion for hip hop and R&B and bolstered by the atmospheric production approach of Danger Mouse (a.k.a. Brian Burton), who was behind the boards for 2008's Attack & Release and collaborated with them on the funky "Tighten Up" for Brothers. As Auerbach notes, "Brian understands all the different kinds of music we're into. He's got really great ideas about melody and song structure. For him it's all about the song." Also rejoining them is consistently innovative mixing engineer Tchad Blake, who Auerbach calls "a genius with audio, a complete wizard."
El Camino arrives just in time to serve as the ideal holiday gift for The Black Keys' rapidly growing fan base. It came together quickly in an unfettered burst of creativity by the hard-charging pair. They recorded these 11 tracks between tour dates for Brothers at Auerbach's new Easy Eye Studio in Nashville, where he and Carney have now relocated after years of working in their native Akron, Ohio. The duo plans to embark on a six week European Tour at the start of the New Year, with U.S. dates to follow shortly thereafter-including several arenas.
In a time of global austerity, The Black Keys work simply and efficiently, with a minimum of tools and a wealth of ideas, to produce the richest, fattest, coolest music around. Upon the release of Brothers last year, Britain's Uncut magazine called them "one of the best rock'n'roll bands on the planet," and El Camino confirms that.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 5.08 x 5.08 x 0.35 inches; 2.54 ounces
- Manufacturer : Nonesuch
- Item model number : 24098463
- Original Release Date : 2011
- Date First Available : October 12, 2011
- Label : Nonesuch
- ASIN : B005URRCUY
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #12,325 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #1,274 in Alternative Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #6,124 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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El Camino is good throughout, some of it gets a little repetitive but not too bad. I really like Little Black Submarines and Money Maker. Of course Lonely Boy and Gold on the Ceiling are good/great tunes as well. I look forward to hearing more music from them in the future.
In 2008, the producer Danger Mouse stepped in and took The Black Keys to new places. Although many critics and fans alike consider the resulting album, "Attack & Release," the worst album The Black Keys have released to date, Danger Mouse's fame after working with the likes of Gorillaz and Gnarls Barkley took The Black Keys to the next level. Now it's nearly impossible to watch an hour of television without seeing at least one commercial with a song by The Black Keys in the background.
Generally considered a two-piece band, The Black Keys began to add instruments to their mix on 2010's "Brothers," their most successful album yet.
With nearly an hour of music on the record, Auerbach and Carney brought in organs and bass guitar to fill out their sound. Although they could no longer perform all of their songs live without the aid of a backing band, The Black Keys went on to win three Grammy Awards while being nominated for two more. With other bands in their genre fading away in listeners' memories, The Black Keys are finally on top.
Where many bands would ride the wave of their newfound success as far as it would take them, The Black Keys are looking to rise even higher. "El Camino" pulls together everything that worked on their last two albums and combines them for a fast, fun and fantastic new release.
Danger Mouse is back as a full-time producer on "El Camino" and where he may have fallen a bit short on "Attack & Release," he completely redeems himself here. Thanks to The Black Keys bringing their supporting instruments along for the ride following the success of "Brothers," the added effects in the background created by Danger Mouse are far less distracting and much less present than they were three years ago; in fact they blend right in. The Black Keys' immense popularity likely also kept Danger Mouse from wanting to take too many creative liberties with the band's sound.
Opening with the lead single, "Lonely Boy," "El Camino" feels like a party that is already at its peak. With an accompanying video that features a well-dressed middle-aged man showing off every hip-shaking dance move he has ever learned (including "The Carlton"), it's clear The Black Keys have become absolute professionals when it comes to marketing themselves. They know what sells and they know what their fans love so "El Camino" gives them eleven new favorites to choose from.
"Dead and Gone," with its backing vocals, tremolo guitars and xylophone accents, shows off the Danger Mouse element perfectly. Fresh off a project titled "Rome" with Italian composer Daniele Luppi, Danger Mouse has always been a fan of the Italian western.
Although he doesn't quite transform "Dead and Gone" into another "spaghetti western," there are familiar elements that link "El Camino" to "Rome."
Tracks like "Gold on the Ceiling," "Run Right Back," and "Sister" each keep the good times rolling with a combination of snappy beats and witty lyrics.
In fact, "El Camino" is probably the funniest album by The Black Keys to date. Sure, they've had their clever moments, but with lines like "Well she's such a special thing, she doesn't read too much, but there's no doubt she's written about" it's hard not to come away from this album grinning.
The dark horse in the race to the top of the singles charts on this record is "Little Black Submarines."
As the only song on the record to top four minutes, it takes some time to get going with a two minute acoustic introduction, but as soon as Patrick Carney begins to slam sticks against his drum heads, the track blossoms into a classic Black Keys jam.
"El Camino" is the most fun you'll have listening to a Black Keys album. The songs are relatively short and with the exception of "Little Black Submarines," each one dives head first into a new catchy hook. "Brothers" offered up more diversity than you'll find here, but now that The Black Keys are on top, "El Camino" will ensure they stay there for the time being.
Track Suggestion: "Gold on the Ceiling"
I admit that I came to The Black Keys very late, despite the fact that they grew up near where I live. But in going backwards in their catalog, I've found something to love--and rock--in everything they've done. Sure, El Camino is different, but haven't they lived a life of a whole lot of new experiences since the beginning? And isn't it natural for them to incorporate those experiences into their new music? And doesn't it still sound like The Black Keys?
El Camino is a fun listening experience and makes me want to tap my feet and dance just like the guy in the Lonely Boy video. By far one of the best albums of 2011.
I'm not a music reviewer by any stretch, but I know that this album made me feel happy, made me want to share it with all my friends who don't know/like the Black Keys, and made me glad that they're continuing to evolve into new sounds and genres while somehow sounding distinctly Black Keys.
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Leggerete da più parti che "El camino" è l'album più commerciale della band, uno dei meno riusciti, preceduto da perle come"Attack & realise" e "Brothers" con cui non regge il paragone.
Che quei due album siano splendidi è fuori di dubbio ma io "El camino" lo metto al loro fianco senza alcuna esitazione. Lo spirito è quello, l'energia è quella, le fonti rimangono le stesse. "El camino" è il lavoro di due ragazzi consapevoli di aver fatto il botto, che si rilassano un attimo e si divertono a incidere un nuovo album. Perchè la rilassatezza, la gioia del suonare l'avverti alla grande in questo album. A partire da quell'ordigno sonoro che è "Lonely boy" fino alla conclusiva "Mind eraser" l'allegria non cala mai. E si viaggia come sempre con i Black Keys tra soul e blues e pop e garage rock, si balla e si canta come ragazzini smossi da questi ritmi vertiginosi che solo loro sanno creare.
I Black Keys non hanno mai voluto rivoluzionare il rock, hanno semplicemente messo in piazza le loro passioni e i loro modelli, non hanno mai nascosto le loro fonti, hanno sempre tenuto un piede nella cultura afroamericana e uno in quella anglosassone. E a farlo cosi bene questo gioco d'equilibrismo non sono riusciti in tanti.
"El camino" è un album incandescente con una vitalità travolgente che ancora oggi a distanza di tanti anni non ha perso un oncia del suo fascino. Da avere, altro che disco minore... ma per carità....
As principais são Lonely Boy, Gold on the Cealing, Little Black Submarines e Sister.