Now Listening To (The Resurrection), Musical Musings Options

[treydog]

The Saturday Late Night Random 10:

Funplex- The B-52s

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed- Allman Brothers

The Way- Fastball

Daydream Believer- The Monkees

I Ain't Superstitious- Howlin' Wolf

What I Like About You- The Romantics

Skating- Vince Guaraldi (A Charlie Brown Christmas)

A Sight for Sore Eyes- Tom Waits

Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand- Glenn Miller

Style- U.R. Penetrators

As usual, it really is a random mix, esp. with the Vince Guaraldi in there...

[canis216]

I just reviewed Dan Auerbach's new album, Keep it Hid, on my Facebook page.

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For the uninitiated, Dan Auerbach is the guitarist and lead singer of the blues-rock power duo The Black Keys (Patrick Carney plays drums). Keep It Hid is Auerbach's first solo record, and while the recording aesthetic of Keep It Hid is very much in the "Mid-Fi" tradition of The Black Keys, this is distinctly Auerbach's. Working across a panoply of styles, the one constant is the singer's signature growl. This nowhere more evident than in the title track. It perfectly captures my favorite blues tropes--dirty sex and going to hell--while featuring piercing guitar work against a soporific bass march.

Keep It Hid can feel a bit uneven. The grimy title track is immediately followed by the uptempo and comparatively upbeat "My Last Mistake", which is an excellent song in isolation but a little jarring in the transition. The album also features a couple of country tracks, some psychedelia, a couple of classic rock-inspired ballads and the 50's rock-inspired "Whispered Words". Everything is quite fine in isolation, especially with Auerbach's inspired singing and guitar work, but if you like your albums seamless, Keep It Hid may not be for you. All others can be assured of a pleasurable, if eclectic, listening experience--and it should go without saying that for fans of The Black Keys this album is a must-buy.



Sweet lyrics: "If they ask you, darling, about what I did/Baby you got to keep it hid" --wonderful blues hook!

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Edit: The more I listen to this album, the more I like it. Really phenomenal singing and guitar work. That's what ties it all together.

This post has been edited by canis216: Feb 14 2009, 05:10 PM