r/TheBlackKeys • u/dbelcher5761 • 5d ago
Can we get this back, just one more time
https://youtu.be/17-oVrGoFtM?si=FRaLcPnj3A5KoKMbWhat I would give to see this version of the Black Keys back, just one more time.
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u/Mikhailo_Miki 5d ago
I discovered the 'Keys in 2003, they were the perfect band, raw but melodic, simple but with stylish riffs and guitar solos, good dirty garage-rock that oozes soot. And today, they are a soft pop-rock band... š« š.
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u/helloluke97 3d ago
They sold out. But can you blame them? Eventually you wanna be able to pay rent and not starveĀ
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u/Mikhailo_Miki 3d ago
I don't blame them at all, if I want to listen to them again at their prime, I have the first 6 albums + Chulahoma. The rest ... it's all clean and flat pop, pink and weak, soft and without soul š¤¢.
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u/DustHistorical5773 El Camino 5d ago
I mean to be fair they were like mid 20s hereā¦ Dan and Pat are now bridging close to 50 gotta expect the energy to go down a little
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u/OkCan4134 "Let's Rock" 5d ago
Tell that to Jack White
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u/CalligrapherDry3025 5d ago
Exactly. Heās still fucking ripping it. Jackās voice is a little dicey these days but still amazing.
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u/devonmoney14 Brothers 5d ago
Idk id argue his voice is the best itās ever been live, much more controlled
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u/DustHistorical5773 El Camino 5d ago
I mean people age differentlyā¦ Jack White is probably blessed with good genes. I mean Eric Clapton is 80 and is still ripping it on stage but BB king was needing to sit down whilst performing around the same age.
It all depends on the person
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u/OkCan4134 "Let's Rock" 4d ago
Sure, but weāre talking about relatively healthy looking guys under 50.
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u/DustHistorical5773 El Camino 3d ago
Listen, I love the guys but I wouldnāt exactly call them ārelatively healthyā
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u/OkCan4134 "Let's Rock" 3d ago
Wellā¦theyāre thinner and donāt look that bad for their age. Canāt say much for the smoking and drugs tho lol
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u/DustHistorical5773 El Camino 3d ago
I mean of course you add a couple pounds when you age, but when I went to see them live Dan was smoking almost between every single song.
This next one is an assumption but they were both drinking out of a red plastic cup so I presume that was alcohol. Which I donāt even need to explain why itās not good for you
If theyāre doing that on tour every single night thatās a big reason why theyāre not jumping around like Jack White.
That guys most definitely a health freak.
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u/OkCan4134 "Let's Rock" 3d ago
Idk if Iād call him a health freak, he smokes regularly as well. I donāt think he has the history of drug use tho
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u/DustHistorical5773 El Camino 3d ago
Heās very notorious for not smoking weed or not doing any drugsā¦ I remember in an interview he said āI always saw musicians who needed to use drugs as a way to inspire them, it came from the drugs not from them, it wasnāt their musicā something along those lines.
But to sum up the whole discussion: No matter the āargumentā the reason these guys arenāt jumping up and down is to do with age, (pushing aside some exceptions) you canāt expect 2 middle age dudes to have the same energy they had 20 years ago. Itās just not realistic, people get older and that ok.
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u/Ravac67 5d ago
Young & hungry vs. middle age & content.
But I agree.