Rubber Factory
by The Black Keys
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Sep 7, 2004
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 93 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 93
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 93
  3. Negative: 3 out of 93

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  1. thirdman
    Feb 4, 2012
    6
    Not sure what I'm missing here, but this is just a regular blues rock, and the songs are OK but nothing really original or great (Black Crowes and countless others before them all the way back to 60's did a lot better). Not sure where these high scores come from..
  2. imthenoob
    Feb 4, 2021
    5
    I consider this album a much darker version of Thickfreakness but it just didn't capture me in the same way. I know a lot of people love this album but I feel very indifferent towards it.

Awards & Rankings

61
#61 Best Album of 2004
76
#76 Most Discussed Album of 2004
77
#77 Most Shared Album of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Alternative Press
    60
    There's a bit more quiet time on this effort. [Nov 2004, p.149]
  2. Planet
    90
    The sparse arrangements and DIY aesthetic give the Keys a rock and roll genuineness that's missing from their contemporaries. [#8, p.79]
  3. Lost At Sea
    80
    This is deceptively simple, back-to-basics rock music that no honest American can help but enjoy.
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