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| 0.0 | | November 1st 12 |
Bland, repetitive and way too invested in itself, El Camino is an album that set out to do
way more than it was capable of, with most songs sounding relatively similar. While the
vocals are very capable and the songs "Little Black Submarine" and "Run Right Back" are well
crafted and varied, the rest of the album falls pitifully short of acceptable.
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| 3.0 good | danmhood | October 11th 12 |
This album may have gotten a 3.5 if I weren't a Black Keys fan before this album and I didn't know just what they were capable of. rMy thoughts on this album are similar to the thoughts of many reviews that I've read; it seems that The Black Keys' effort has seriously dropped off with this album. It should say something when an album is released less than two years after its predecessor. Overall, most of the songs on this album seem to be all about the chorus and have little substance (with the very notable example of "Little Black Submarines", which is possibly the best song that they've ever come out with- it gives one an idea what the band is capable of); it suffers from something that I like to call 'singles syndrome'- when a large number of the tracks on an album seem to be designed for radio airplay, and the artist had never previously been a band about the singles (Dave Matthews Band's 2001 release, Everyday, is a textbook example of this).rOverall, this is is still a pretty good album, but it really doesn't stack up to their previous work.
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| 4.5 superb | alextheantichrist | December 12th 11 |
The Black Keys have another album that they released and it's the same amount of success that they had for their Brothers Album and that's pretty good. El Camino is boppier and more danceable. With Fresh Cool tracks like "Lonely Boy" and "Dead and Gone", Those are perfect examples of what good can come from the Black Keys while dancing and album even has it's own take on Stairway to Heaven. Amazing! Pick this up now.
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| 1.5 very poor | PABLO PICASSO NUMERO UNO | September 22nd 22 |
everyone remember when all u could hear in 2011-12 was what a lonely boy these losers are? other than a few portions on that n submarine this is filled with overdone hippie shit
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| 2.5 average | Erwann S. STAFF | June 26th 19 |
Kinda bland and repetitive. Tracks 1 and 4 are jams, but I got bored during the rest.
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| 1.5 very poor | Snide | April 2nd 17 |
One of the most pretentious, boring, and lethargic albums that I've ever had the moderate displeasure of hearing. When your shitty album can't even muster up more than a moderate displeasure, you know it's super lazy.
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| 3.0 good | Nathaniel | January 8th 16 |
This album is extremely top heavy, with all of the best songs (which are not coincidentally singles) being on side A. Side B is pretty cool too; just not as good.
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| 3.0 good | WhatAreTheTodds | September 25th 15 |
THIS ALBUM IS GOOD! I USED TO LIKE IT QUITE A LOT. LONELY BOY M/ haha wtf
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| 3.0 good | InfamousKing013 | August 25th 15 |
While still worth a good listening to, some of the songs don't do a good job of standing out.
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| 4.5 superb | Antonius | July 9th 13 |
This album combines perfectly modern day blues and garage rock to a great extent. It is coherent, groovy and catchy as hell. It has the energy to change your mood and create positive and joyful feelings. For some, the simplicity of the songs and the similarity of the music in some situations may be of a disadvantage, thus older fans disapprove it. Personally speaking, this is easily one my favourite albums of 2011. Recommended tracks: 'Lonely Boy', 'Little Black Submarines', 'Run Right Back', 'Gold on The Ceiling', 'Sister'
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| 3.5 great | lz41 | November 20th 12 |
'Lonely Boy', 'Dead And Gone' and 'Gold On The Ceiling' are blues-garage gems and 'Little Black Submarines' is their tribute to Zeppelin. No other tracks have the swagger and confidence of these four, despite some admirable riffage on 'Mind Eraser' and 'Sister.' However, 'Stop Stop', the Christmassy 'Nova Baby' and others are fairly uncool.
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| 0.0 | Julianna Reed EMERITUS | September 10th 12 |
These guys are the bane of my existence.
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| 2.5 average | TheSupernatural | July 15th 12 |
I don't understand why The Black Keys are so highly praised. Their music is fairly bland, and they sell themselves at duo but can't play half their songs without two extra players.rEvery live video of them I've seen is the same way. Mediocre energy, mediocre music. There's better music in the genre, so I'm not sure why people are settling for this stuff.
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| 3.0 good | jackalope11 | March 27th 12 |
A good album in all fairness. I'm a sucker for blues rock, I'll admit, but as catchy as it is, the album lacks that common feeling you get after listening to a fantastic album. Literally, the only feeling I felt after Mind Eraser finished was one that told me "You just listened to a Black Keys album. Yeah. That was okay."
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| 0.0 | Yuma310 | February 1st 12 |
Not as good as brothers. In fact it just about edges over to the boring side. But has enough redeeming qualities to maintain a 3.5.
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| 4.5 superb | rustee182 | December 13th 11 |
after like 12 listens or so, it actually gets better
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| 3.5 great | iGuter | December 10th 11 |
El Camino is a celebration; a celebration of success and fullfillment.
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| 4.5 superb | steadyriot | December 7th 11 |
Have had this on repeat for a few days now. Definitely the most upbeat and fun album they
have made, though I might like Attack and Release better overall. If you like the more rock
blues stuff (your touch, i got mine...) like me, then youll love this
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| 3.0 good | AlmostSeriousOpinion | December 4th 11 |
El Camino isn't The Way to the old and excellent The Black Keys sound.
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| 3.0 good | gabba | April 2nd 24 |
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