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Jul 1, 2019It all adds up to an album that’s solid rather than spectacular.
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MojoJun 26, 2019There's no doubt these are expertly constructed songs, but it feels as if the emotional wiring h as been botched. ... Let's Rock lacks the connection to be truly electrifying. [Aug 2019, p.89]
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Jun 26, 2019Overthinking might be the enemy of rock’n’rollers everywhere, turning their instinctive licks into convoluted nightmares. But, in the case of Let’s Rock, a little more time fleshing things out from fine to thunderous could have made a world of difference.
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Aug 8, 2019It’s as close an approximation of before as they could possibly get - the result of 12 tracks being plopped out of a Black Keys song generator - but, five years down the line, you hope that people will demand more than that.
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Jul 9, 2019While there is nothing unpalatable on "Let's Rock", the majority of the tracks are missing that intangible ingredient from the music with only a few songs being a flawless merging of instrumental dexterity and fashionable spirit that allow these artists to explore their blues side while indulging their rock tendencies.
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Jun 26, 2019With a low-fi high-five feel, The Black Keys appear to gentrify the rock’n’roll rodeo with an album of carefully poised tunes adhering to the rock-pop formula they spent their golden years trying to avoid.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 74 out of 89
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Mixed: 10 out of 89
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Negative: 5 out of 89
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Jun 28, 2019
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Jun 29, 2019This had to be seventy five characters so let's rock my friends. X
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Jun 29, 2019Sometimes simplicity is the best kind of rock music. This album is full of great tracks just like any other Black Keys album.