What The Black Keys album should I get?

Ok, fan of TBK. Just got a $10 itunes card and been meaning to pick up one of their albums. What album should I buy first? Or should I just buy a selection of songs? If individual songs, what should I get?

My personal favorites are Rubber Factory and Magic Potion, so that's what I recommend. However, it depends on which flavor of Keys you like best. The newer stuff is more polished and has more hooks. I like the much rawer, garage sounds. Magic Potion has the most awesome, fuzzy-riff songs on it. They're all pretty good though.

Rubber Factory!!!

Rubber Factory!!!

+1. But I like their newer stuff, too.

Rubber Factory!!!

+1

10 A.M. Automatic
All Hands Against His Own
Stack Shot Billy
Next Girl
Tighten Up
Ten Cent Pistol
Howlin' for You

Some faves that spring to mind.

buy the first one

It's all good.

They're all good!

Rubber Factory.

Rubber factory for blues, brothers if you like their new stuff. Magic potion is what got me hooked, it's a solid combination of old and new

Welcome aboard!

Whatever you do, don't buy their newest one (El Camino). It's not bad per se, but just not a great representation of what they're all about, IMO.

Whatever you do, don't buy their newest one (El Camino). It's not bad per se, but just not a great representation of what they're all about, IMO.

It's a good album, but it's not their best

I'd buy the new one and then Rubber Factory.

The new one is the best rock album I've heard in awhile. Little Black Submarines kills.

Thickfreakness for sure.

I'm putting this post in here so I can watch this thread.

I grabbed the El Camino album, because it was on sale on Amazon. I need to get some more BK albums.

El Camino is the best album that's been released by anyone in a couple years IMO.

buy the first one

Still the best one IMHO.

Thickfreakness, then Rubber Factory (err... and maybe that one -don't remember the title but I think it's a EP- stuffed with covers of Jr Kimbrough songs)

Rubber Factory
Thickfreakness
The Big Come up
Magic Potion
the rest...

Thickfreakness, then Rubber Factory (err... and maybe that one -don't remember the title but I think it's a EP- stuffed with covers of Jr Kimbrough songs)

Chulahoma. One of my current favs.

I just bought and listened to Rubber Factory and Chulahoma. Very cool stuff.

Thanks for everyone's input. I bought Brothers. Great fuzz tone, tons of hooks. Been learning it over the weekend. For all it's simplicity, it sounds really complex and cool.

Brothers is great.

Dan Auerbach's solo record is also very good.

More varied than BK stuff.

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Least favorite of mine is Magic Potion (It's the BK's least favorite album of theirs as well).

Chulahoma is Auerbach's tip of the hat to Jr Kimbrough who he stole a lot from.

Also recommended is the new Dr John record which Auerbach produced. He's all over it and it's very BK-esque.

Also recommended is Elephant by the White Stripes...


Well - that's what Pandora always plays w/ 'em.

I'm all for anything except Attack & Release and El Camino. These two are definitely their weakest efforts. Personally, I've gone from Rubber Factory and Brothers as my favourites to Thickfreakness and The Big Come Up.

I see you already bought Brothers, but I'd also recommend Thickfreakness to get a feel for their earlier style of raw, garage blues.

Rubber Factory!

I say pick and choose from soundbites.

I just listened to Brothers. My fist take is I like El Camino better than Brothers, not that Brothers is bad. I liked Rubber Factory and Chulahoma a lot more than Brothers (and maybe El Camino too).

That was all just first listen (except El Camino, which I've had for a while).

I'll listen to this batch, for a week or 2, and then grab a couple more.

Though I really like all of their albums, I would say that I like "El Camino" the best. I also really like Dan Auerbach's solo album "Keep It Hid."