The big come up

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The big come up
Studio album by The Black Keys

Publication
(s)

2002

Label (s) Alive Records

Format (s)

CD , LP

Genre (s)

Blues rock , garage rock

Title (number)

13 (CD), 14 (LP)

running time

52 min 09 s (CD), 33 min 49 s (LP)

occupation
  • Gabe Fulvimar: electric bass on "Countdown" and "The Breaks"

production

Patrick Carney

Studio (s)

Synth Etiquette Analog Sound, Akron , Ohio

chronology
- The big come up Thickfreakness (2003)

The Big Come Up is the debut album by the American band The Black Keys . It was released in 2002 on CD and LP by Alive Records and is assigned to the genres of blues rock and garage rock .

History and style of music

The album was recorded between January and March 2002 in Patrick Carney's private recording studio in Akron , Ohio . So-called lo-fi equipment was used for the recordings . Dan Auerbach played a. a. for this via an old Ampeg Gemini II amplifier and also used an MFZ-1 effects device from Maestro for various fuzz sounds . The compositions on The Big Come Up are stylistically inspired by Delta Blues musicians such as Junior Kimbrough and RL Burnside . However, other musical elements from funk , soul and hard rock can also be recognized.

Special features of the LP version

The vinyl edition of The Big Come Up contains a cover version of the song No Fun by The Stooges as well as alternative versions of the tracks She Said, She Said , Heavy Soul and Yearnin ' , which compared to their counterparts on the CD version in terms of tempo or phrasing individual tone or chord sequences vary.

In addition, Alive Records released limited editions on different colored vinyl at regular intervals.

Track list

All songs (except *) on The Big Come Up are by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney .

CD version

# title length
1 Busted * RL Burnside in the original "Skinny Woman" 2:33
2 Do the Rump * Junior Kimbrough 2:37
3 I'll be your man 2:20
4th countdown 2:38
5 The breaks 3:02
6th Run Me Down * McKinley Morganfield 2:27
7th Leavin 'Trunk * trad. 3:00
8th Heavy soul 2:08
9 She Said, She Said * John Lennon , Paul McCartney 2:32
10 Them eyes 2:23
11 Yearnin ' 1:58
12 Brooklyn Bound 3:11
13 240 Years Before Your Time 23:20

LP version

Page A:

# title length
1 Busted * RL Burnside in the original "Skinny Woman" 2:33
2 Do the Rump * Junior Kimbrough 2:37
3 I'll be your man 2:20
4th countdown 2:38
5 The breaks 3:02
6th Run Me Down * McKinley Morganfield 2:27
7th She Said, She Said * (old version) John Lennon , Paul McCartney 2:32

Side B:

# title length
8th Heavy Soul (old version) 2:38
9 Yearnin ' (old version) 2:27
10 No Fun * (only on vinyl) Dave Alexander , Ron Asheton , Scott Asheton and Iggy Pop 2:33
11 Them eyes 2:23
12 Leavin 'Trunk * trad. 2:57
13 Brooklyn Bound 3:11
14th 240 Years Before Your Time 2:57

Singles

In 2003 a 7 "vinyl edition of the titles Leavin 'Trunk and She Said, She Said, limited to 1,000 copies, was released on the independent label Isota Records.

reception

The Big Come Up received mostly positive attention from the trade press. In particular, the sound-technical conception and the arrangements of the individual pieces of music convinced the critics.

  • "And therein lies the key to The Black Keys' brilliance - the ability to make exciting new tunes sound raw and well-traveled, without falling into lame pastiche or parody." - Ross Bennett, Mojo
  • "... A righteous choice for rock debut of the year." - Peter Relic, Rolling Stone
  • "They have already figured out how to be cool and aggressive at the same time - their music evokes both wood paneling and broken glass." - Chuck Klosterman, Spin

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. billboard.com , accessed January 30, 2012
  2. theblackkeysfanlounge.com ( Memento of the original from February 15, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed January 30, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / theblackkeysfanlounge.com
  3. fretbase.com ( Memento of the original from January 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed January 30, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fretbase.com
  4. allmusic.com , accessed January 30, 2012
  5. discogs.com , accessed January 30, 2012
  6. isotarecords.com , accessed January 30, 2012
  7. Alive Records Accessed January 30, 2012
  8. Sputnik Music Accessed: January 30, 2012
  9. Mojo ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed January 30, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mojo4music.com
  10. Rolling Stone (10/02, p. 69)
  11. Spin (01/03, p. 101)