Is the August heatwave haunting you and you don't know what to do? "Thickfreakness" is the solution to your problems: a breath of fresh air made in Akron, Ohio by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, better known as The Black Keys.
Their offering is sincere and unadorned American blues: just a guitar (delightfully fuzzy), a 4/4 DOC drum, and Dan's muddy voice.
"Thickfreakness" is the classic album that makes your foot tap in time without you even noticing, after all it's hard to resist the visceral and engaging music of the Keys: just listen to the opening trio Thickfreakness-Hard Row-Set You Free to realize the strong personality of their tracks. The surprises don't end here: over its forty minutes, the album is able to showcase other sides of the Keys, such as the sweetness of Midnight in Her Eyes, or the hilarity of If You See Me and Hurt Like Mine, or even the tension of the pulp song Everywhere I Go, a cover of bluesman Junior Kimbrough, perfect for a Tarantino film. Another cover stands out within the platter: the powerful Have Love, Will Travel, written by Richard Berry. Special mention must be made of the lyrics, which are mostly centered on the theme of love, a love never romantic but always cheeky and sincere.
With this album, the first successes began to arrive for the Akron duo, who were paving the way for their celebrated successor Rubber Factory, already more polished and with a touch less spontaneity. "Thickfreakness" has all the makings to become one of your summer albums, even under the scorching August sun!
After all, it's only rock'n'roll... but I like it!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Thickfreakness (03:48)
Well now here I am,
Well now here I am my darlin',
And I care for you,
And that's all I wanna do,
Hold me, love me,
In your heart,
And I hold you near,
And I whisper in your ear,
Now I take your hand,
Gonna make you understand,
Hold me, love me,
In your heart.
03 Set You Free (02:46)
You hold on,
To love that's gone,
Run a mile,
To see him smile,
But you don't know,
He's door-to-door,
Playin' you,
For the fool,
Let him go,
Walk out your door,
And come to me,
I'm gonna set you free, yeah,
Now you know,
If there you go,
Back to him,
He's gonna do you in,
Tear you down,
Run you 'round,
Treat you wrong,
And then he's gone,
Let him go,
Walk out your door,
And come to me,
I'm gonna set you free,
You hold on,
To love that's gone,
Run a mile,
To see him smile,
But you don't know,
He's door-to-door,
Playin' you,
For the fool,
Let him go,
Walk out your door,
And come to me,
I'm gonna set you free,
I'll set you free,
I'll set you free,
I'll set you free,
I'll set you free,
I'll set you free.
08 No Trust (03:37)
She wanna get out of the car,
Hey, in the middle of the road,
And her screamin' and her hollerin',
Is gettin' mighty old,
She check every paper when you step out the room,
Ain't got no trust in her momma,
Ain't got no trust in her daddy,
Ain't got no trust in her sister,
And she ain't got trust in you,
She want a simple life,
She need a simple man,
That don't drink or smoke, darlin',
Play in no rock and roll band,
Oh, but she want you to hold her at night,
When she's lonely and blue...hey!
Ain't got no trust in her momma,
Ain't got no trust in her daddy,
Ain't got no trust in her sister,
And she ain't got trust in you,
Hey, she's a beautiful girl,
Hey, when she wanna be,
But if you told her so, darlin',
She'd just disagree,
Oh, she hates your job,
Hey, what you want him to do?
Ain't got no trust in her momma,
Ain't got no trust in her daddy,
Ain't got no trust in her sister,
And she ain't got trust in you.
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