- Audio CD (6 Sep 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Epitaph
- ASIN: B0002LM0VO
- Other Editions: Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 51,258 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. When The Lights Go Out |
| 2. 1AM Automatic |
| 3. Just Couldn’t Tie Me Down |
| 4. All Hands Against His Own |
| 5. The Desperate Man |
| 6. Girl Is On My Mind |
| 7. The Lengths |
| 8. Grown So Ugly |
| 9. Stack Shot Billy |
| 10. Act Nice And Gentle |
| 11. Aeroplane Blues |
| 12. Keep Me |
| 13. Till I Get My Way |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Opening with the slide guitar-driven "When the Lights Go Out", Rubber Factory starts as it means to go on – this is blues that sticks to its guns and does a damn fine job of it. And there's more to recommend it than simply the lovely lo-fi production (Jack White eat yer heart out) – there's conviction in the performance and strong songs to back it up. In a genre that, these days, has a tendency to slip into dreary cliché, The Black Keys should be applauded for keeping things interesting.
So this is a blues album – to dress it up as anything else would be to miss its point. But that shouldn't put off the casual listener. As well as the more trad-sounding opener, and tracks such as "Stack Shot Billy" (whose guitar wouldn't sound out of place on a John Lee Hooker record), you get the beautiful, mournful "The Lengths" and rockers such as "All Hands Against His Own" and the album's rousing closer, "Till I Get My Way". All in all, proof that the blues can still be relevant today, even if a sizeable proportion of its originators are now no longer with us. --Marc Bloomfield
Album Description
Rubber Factory is the second album from the acclaimed guitar and drum, delta blues-infused rock duo from Akron, Ohio, The Black Keys. Their first release, Thickfreakness, was a massive hit in the UK and got great reviews in the music press.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Carrying on from 'Thickfreakness' and the much underated 'Big Come Up', the Black keys put out another platter of diesel-smelling dirty groundwater blues rock.
The harsh production lends an air of authenticity missing in so many of today's over-produced airbrushed bands. But leaving the album aside -which is great- you really should grab the chance to see them live. A truly awesome experience. Catch them while they're still doing smaller venues. The Black Keys will rise.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I love The Black Keys, Thickfreakness was amazing, however, in all fairness this album is not as good.
Its worthy of buying as certain tracks are fantastic but as a whole it doesn't blow you away.
The band have definitely developed since the last album. In fact, The Lengths is one of the best songs on the album. A really mellow, pedal steel backed tune. On the mellow theme Act Nice and Gentle is also memorable, a cover version, that doesn't sound unlike Mungo Jerry's - In the Summertime, but nevertheless puts a smile on your face.
10 AM Automatic & Til I Get my Way follow Thickfreaknesses blend of catchy blues rock, condensed to a palatable 3mins or so.
If your a fan buy it. If not try Thickfreakness, the first half of that album is Stunning and rest is pretty good too.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album takes about 2 or 3 listens to grow on you, but once you can understand The black keys you will not be able to stop listening.
This album seems to perfectly fuse their old contempory blues style with a some exciting new 'Hendrix'esque guitar decoration. My favourite tracks have to be 4, 6 and 13, but the whole album is brilliant listened to as a whole.
This album seems to perfectly fuse their old contempory blues style with a some exciting new 'Hendrix'esque guitar decoration. My favourite tracks have to be 4, 6 and 13, but the whole album is brilliant listened to as a whole.
The only complaint i have about this album is that it hasn't got any tracks that are quite as brilliant as "have love will travel" from their previous album "Thickfreakness".
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fantastic, Finally a polished album with a Raw sound
These boys are fantastic and this album is fantastic. They still have the same primal blues rock sound. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2006 by Mr. J. P. M. Wright
modern blues
this must be one of the best modern blues cd ive heard for a long time .a good mix of indie rock with that outstanding blues slid guitar work.man can he play . Read more
Published on 9 April 2005 by MRGB MASON
Rubber factory, rubber soul!
The first few songs are like a sucker punch. To the uninitiated it is like a slap asking, 'Why have you not listened to this band before? Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2004 by Anand Modha
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