Magic Potion

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Product Details

Artist : Black Keys
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 5033197425429
Label : V2
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2006-09-11

ASIN : B000GBEQ9E

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Just Got To Be
2. Your Touch
3. You're The One
4. Just A Little Heat
5. Give Your Heart Away
6. Strange Desire
7. Modern Times
8. Flame
9. Goodbye Babylon
10. Black Door
11. Elevator

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Editorial Reviews

Description

Hailing from Akron, Ohio, The Black Keys have built up a great reputation as result of their highly charged and distorted blues riffs and their bittersweet, no nonsense approach to music making. 'Magic Potion', the two-piece's fourth full-length album, sees the band build on their tried and tested formula to achieve a more accomplished sound. The guitars growl and moan here alongside the pounding drums of Patrick Carney, while Dan Auerbach's soulful and heart-wrenching vocalwork pulls the two together to great effect. Singles include 'Your Touch' and 'Just Got To Be/Black Door'.

Customer Reviews

Slower and more plodding than previous albums (2007-07-15)

It appears that the BKs have been listening to quite a bit of Led Zep before recording this album, but forgot that they also did quicker songs too! Overall, there are some ok tunes, but there is less of a funky blues edge, and more plodding, dirge like blues rock. There's still stuff on here for BK fans, but I no longer listen to it, while I constantly listen to all their other albums.

organic bluesy rock (2007-02-05)

Probably their best work yet. I have all the Black Keys records, previously I thought Rubber Factory was their best work, until I'd heard this. It's one of the best records of 2006, up there with Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones and Artic Monkeys - Whatever.....It seems to be a more well rounded record, less defined by their specfic genre. and now, geniuses that they are, they've made a more accessible, more songy record if that makes sense. If any owns Culahouma or any of their previous work they'll know what I mean. I love organic, pure music and the uncomplicated production, none of this compressed sound where you can't even hear the guitars. so this is a great example of that. It wouldn't suprsise me if some of the songs are live takes...It starts off superbly with "Just Got To Be", leading straight in to "Your Touch". Both set the standard. Then there's the shakey "You're The One""Strange Desire" is one of the stand out tracks with the clever line, "I don't wanna go to hell but if I do it'll be cos of you / and a young man gonna make mistakes till he hits the brakes" How true!My favourate track is continually changing but at the minute it's "Black Door", the second to last track. The guitar work is monumental, blows your head off!Off to see em live soon and I can't wait

Not as immediate but pure class. (2006-10-06)

This is more of a slow burner compared to their other albums. Maybe a little slower but after repeated listens it seems to have even more blues, soul and heart. It's also a little more polished than their earlier work. If you have any of the Black Keys work and like it buy all of their albums, because everything is of such an amazing standard. Hope this doesn't sound sexist but it really feels like mans music, telling it how it is for us. It's not whining, or angry but cathartic and life affirming. If you ever get the opportunity to seem them live, do it, because you will be enveloped in an amazing cascade of therapeutic blues rock that you will never forget. You won't believe that just two guys can make that sound. It's the sort of music where you have to have a fair amount of life experience to truly appreciate. But even if you don't, get it, because the music is amazing. Favourites: Just Got To Be, Just a Little Heat, Modern Times, Give Your Heart Away and The Flame.

Excellent Album (2006-10-02)

I had never heard of the black keys before but was in the record shop at lunch time and heard the album being played. When I heard the powerful opening riff of "Just Got To Be", I thought Paul Rodgers had brought out a new album and had brought Paul Kossoff back from the grave to play guitar, it sounded so like that raw feeling that early Free had (and I'm still convinced that Rodgers is the vocalist on "Just a Little Heat"). When "Your Touch" started I rushed up to the counter and asked what was playing and asked for a copy right away. I stayed on a bit longer and nearly ran out of time to buy my lunch I enjoyed it so much.That night I couldn't wait to get home and play the CD which I have now played constantly for 2 weeks and it still sounds as fresh as when I first heard it.The music is raw throughout with Dan's vocals emulating some of the great blues/rock singers of the past 40 years and his guitar playing dispelling the myth that Jimmy Page had came up with all the great guitar riffs. He is ably backed by Patrick Carney whose drumming reminds me of early John Bonham.I can't recommend this album highly enough, it's a breath of fresh air amongst the usual throwaway Brit/Indie stuff that the record shops are full of.Buy, Listen & Enjoy

Amazing Album by an amazing band (2006-10-02)

A nice short sweet review: Buy this album 'coz it's brilliant.

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