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| Attack and Release | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 154
Category: Music
Artist: Black Keys
Publisher: V2
Studio: V2
Manufacturer: V2
Label: V2
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5033197504520
ASIN: B0014QABX0
Release Date: March 31, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | All You Ever Wanted | | • | I Got Mine | | • | Strange Times | | • | Psychotic Girl | | • | Lies | | • | Remember When (Side A) | | • | Remember When (Side B) | | • | Same Old Thing | | • | So He Won't Break | | • | Oceans And Streams | | • | Things Aren't Like They Used To Be |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Breath of fresh air! May 2, 2008
I love the Black Keys, seen them live a couple of times and own first 3 albums. But for me the magic was starting to wear a little thin! A little one tracked for my liking so much so Ive not even heard the last album. This is great and a real breath of fresh air from 'em. The groove on Remember When (Side B) is totally kicking and Psychotic Girl is being spun and spun. Not so sure about the "over produced" comments, yes its more than we are used but its a welcome change from the straight drums and geeeeetar! No longer a one trick pony and a great record. What next a collaboration with Jay-Z at Glasto? 5 Stars.
Blues Rock with a progressive tinge....... April 29, 2008
This album has been universally praised by the critics and has somewhat divided the fans, my opinion lies somewhere inbetween the two. Apparently so legend goes this album is the result of some songs the Keys wrote for Ike Turner to be included on an album produced by Dangermouse. However when Turner died Dangermouse and the Keys decided to collaborate directly and record the songs intended for Turner themselves. This may be why songs of the songs on the album aren't quite from the top drawer compared to the Keys previous illustrious standards, notably the opener "All You Ever Wanted" which is just a bit dull and the diptych of "Remember When (sides A & B)" at the album's heart which just isn't that great a song to merit two versions (or even one!). However there ARE some great tracks here, notably "Same Old Thing" (a knowing wink being offered here judging from the title), "Lies" and "Things Ain't Like They Used To Be" amongst others. They've definitely broadened their sound to incorporate other influences, notably 60's soul and psychedelia, but without diluting their core essence. How much this is down to Dangermouse I don't know but it must be said that DM's production IS fantastic, tasteful without overwhelming the Keys natural sound and sometimes mindblowing as in the Roland Rashaan Kirk styled flute on the intro to "Same Old Thing", I'd definitely like to hear more of that sort of thing in the future..... I'm hoping that DM and the Keys will hook up again in the future since they seem a natural, if not obvious, match and with a more consistent batch of songs matching the best on this set then a genuine classic could emerge. So nearly but not quite a home-run but still a very fine album from without doubt the best contemporary band out there at the moment.
Free are gone - but the ghost lives on. April 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Who could believe that heavy R+B could sound so fresh? The lads have done good. A great blues feel allied to sound songs and perfect singing and playing. A tad too bluesy for todays taste perhaps but that was what they said about the White Stripes and they did allright. The comparison has to be made as out of Industrial Heartland USA a invigorating hard R+B is being formed. Free here are your inheritors.
not the same - but different April 21, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I can't believe the reviews of this album from some existing black keys fans. Ok the production on this album is a step away from previous albums but is that a bad thing or is it not the band just growing and taking their music on to a new level? I agree that the attraction of their earlier albums is the rawness of the production but this doesn't exactly represent the band selling out and going for No 1 in the charts!!
If I can quote from history, I remember Led Zeppelin III being greeted with reviews of shock horror because it had acoustic tracks but what this album represented was zep moving on to a new level and from their they produced two of the all time best rock albums in IV and Physical Graffiti. Point being, The BKs could go on forever producing the same stuff but would not get much further forward and a band as good as this deserves to be exposed to as wide an audience as possible.
I think the album is good but maybe not as good as earlier outings and agree with W R Donnelly and Mark Davies that this is one of the few band's creating exciting and original music and this just represents them experimenting with new and different sounds. Who knows where the next album might take them.
I'm giving it 5 stars to try and take the ratings up but it's probably truly a 4 star album - for first timers try Magic Potion or the excellent Chulahoma.
Not more of the same....thank god !!!! April 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm amazed on how people want bands to stand still and churn out the same music album after album, song after song, riff after riff...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Lets be honest, Magic Potion was just boring compared to the high standards set by previous albums Thickfreakness and Rubber Factory. Dare I say this, but they needed to (gulp)...move on, and maybe, just maybe (gulp again) be creative. Imagine my surprise and sheer overwhelming delight upon hearing Attack and Release!!
The Black Keys sound alive once more, the catchy riffs back with `Strange Times', `Remember When Side B', but also tracks like `Remember When Side A' `Same Old Thing' `Psychotic Girl' and particularly `Things Ain't like They Used To Be', which just add a whole new dimension to their sound. Overproduced definitely not, well produced definitely yes, and for me, I hope bands like the Black Keys, Kings of Leon, and others have the balls to keep on pushing their boundaries, mixing it up a bit, trying new sounds and keep creating exciting and original music. Surely that's what it's all about?
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