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74 out of 100

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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Akron, Ohio guitar-drums blues duo (needless White Stripes comparison omitted) of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney recorded this sophomore effort in a single 14-hour session.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. PopMatters
    100
    The best record to come out this year.
  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    Woozy and sometimes warm.
  3. Stylus Magazine
    31
    Thickfreakness is an unrelentingly dour record - perhaps this music was best left in the past.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. CPD
    10
    An exceptional effort for a band this early into its career, Thickfreakness provides listeners with a prodigious heap of independent blues-rock goodness. One of, if not the, best Black Keys records to date.… Expand
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  2. invisibilibus
    10
    Gotta go for a 10/10. Such a brave, intelligent album, thoroughly blues from the first track to the last, back to the roots of rock n roll. I approached the album not knowing it would be so "pure" sound-wise but expecting a more elaborate rock n roll texture. Needless to say the simplicity of it all conquered me.… Expand
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  3. zgodula
    10
    Kick ass blues rock and my favorite Keys record to date. Basically love every track on the record. Favorite tracks: Hold Me in Your Arms Hard Row If You See Me Thickfreakness… Expand
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