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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 62 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 62
  2. Negative: 2 out of 62

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  1. JulissaG
    Oct 6, 2006
    10
    Cool ass album! Rock and Blues= Heaven!
  2. Dec 25, 2011
    6
    Thickfreakness is an improvement on the first album but can be a little dull and repetitive in the later songs of the album but still a relatively decent record.
  3. harmo
    Nov 14, 2003
    10
    i gotta listen to the whole album at least once a day to get my ass to work.
  4. davyh
    Jun 28, 2005
    10
    stylus what are you on about, out of all the reviews it is the only one that gives it a bad mark, thus i come to the conclusion that they can't review properly!
  5. karlh
    Jan 8, 2006
    10
    the black keys rock the hardest of any of the bands goin. they sound like a indie led zep. every song on this album is a air guitar anthem, why the fuck aren't thease big yet ??
  6. bettyb
    Sep 17, 2005
    10
    Can't get enough of this band. Great sound, real music.
  7. [Anonymous]
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    WIthout a doubt, THE best BK album yet. Can't wait for Magic Potion.
  8. TimG
    Jan 12, 2007
    8
    you had me at Thickfreakness
  9. GreggR
    Apr 29, 2003
    10
    "THICKFREAKNESS" is my favorite CD.I play it everyday.And looking back,just a month ago,I thought these two cats from Akron would have one helluva time topping"THE BIG COME UP"!Already "yearnin" for album #3!The Black Keys have rejuvenated my interest in music...
  10. MattyJ
    Dec 21, 2004
    10
    Stylus wouldn't know it's ear from it's arsehole. Hear The Black Keys and feel your trousers move !!!!
  11. markr
    Jul 23, 2005
    10
    go danny--i been waitin all my life for you guys
  12. BrandonP
    Apr 24, 2007
    10
    This album brings the rock nonstop! Also, best live band ever.
  13. Jan 30, 2012
    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
  14. CPD
    Feb 12, 2011
    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.
  15. Jan 15, 2012
    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.
  16. Feb 4, 2021
    8
    In comparison to their first album, It's a massive step up across the board and it really puts the stamp on their definitive sound. At least the style of sound that dominated a lot of their earlier records. It's fantastic, I have nothing bad to say about it. It's everything you want in a second album.
  17. Jul 2, 2013
    6
    The music here is thin but you gotta respect what two people can pull off on their own. It does get a little same-y and you gotta like blues rock to get into this because this band is steadfast in their sound.

    I have always believed The Black Keys to be just a tad overrated and I still feel that way. They are good. And this is good. But it can all blur together. There are some real
    The music here is thin but you gotta respect what two people can pull off on their own. It does get a little same-y and you gotta like blues rock to get into this because this band is steadfast in their sound.

    I have always believed The Black Keys to be just a tad overrated and I still feel that way. They are good. And this is good. But it can all blur together. There are some real highlights. Top 3 being

    7) Everywhere I go
    5) Have Love Will Travel
    1) Title Track thickfreakness
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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Alternative Press
    70
    What you hear on Thickfreakness is no less faithful than what old black guys on porches on the Delta have churned out for the last hundred years. [June 2003, p.105]
  2. Mojo
    80
    A rich, compelling album. [Jun 2003, p.93]
  3. Sounds like something carved out of the earth, a soulful howl of Hendrixian guitars and Zeppelin stomp.