these lonely boys have a love that keeps
them waiting
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the history of the
Black Keys rock band The Black Keys
formed in Akron Ohio in 2001 guitarist
and vocalist Dan Auerbach planned to
record a demo in his buddy Patrick
Carney’s basement when he found himself
without a backing band drummer Carney
ended up jamming with him and the two
soon formed the band
you
the pair wound up recording their 2002
blues and garage rock debut and Carney’s
basement the big come up was released
through the independent label alive
records and considering the band’s indie
status it achieved considerable
popularity the do-it-yourself approach
carried over to 2003 s bluesy
thickfreakness
like their first record it was recorded
in Carney’s basement with the drummer
himself taking on production duties the
Black Keys were introduced to a wider
audience that year when their music
appeared in the movie school of rock
following a few EPS the band built on
their popularity by dropping 2004’s
rubber factory on Fat Possum records
Carney continued with production duties
on the album which was recorded in a
deserted Factory the track 10 a.m.
automatic was found on that release
and was accompanied by a david cross
directed music video up next with two
Lahoma the songs of junior Kimbrough
which was a tribute a feat that covered
songs by the legendary bluesman
following that the live album live in
Austin Texas managed to capture the
group’s raw energy from performances
during their 2003 tour
the duo then came out with magic potion
in 2006 on Nonsuch records this moodier
album was entirely written and composed
by the pair themselves during this time
the Black Keys also contributed to
several movie soundtracks 2008 attack
and release marked a few firsts for the
band
it was the first record to be produced
in a studio and the first to feature the
more refined production worth of Danger
Mouse with the inclusion of more bass
guitar and keyboards this album went
beyond their typical guitar and drum
setup to result in a fuller sound it
also generated singles like the bluesy I
got mine and the hook heavy strange
times
the black key spent the next couple of
months on the road in 2009 members took
time away to focus on solo and side
projects they also collaborated with hip
hop artists like ol Dirty Bastard and
members of the wu-tang clan on the rap
rock project Black Rock
hello
with help from mark Neill and Danger
Mouse the twosome produced the majority
of their 2010 return to blues rock
brothers the end product was a Grammy
winning album filled with powerful
vocals and dynamic drumming brothers hit
the third position on the Billboard 200
and achieved gold status with help from
the song tighten up the Black Keys also
showed off their sense of humor bad guys
beware sheíll Benga but then she’ll
hang you welcome with the music video
for Helen for you which spooked movie
trailers 2011 proved to be a busy year
for the Black Keys
aside from playing numerous summer
festivals they appeared on Saturday
Night Live on two separate occasions and
recorded their seventh album in
Nashville Tennessee co-produced and
co-written by the duo El Camino was a
pure Rock effort that also blended soul
and rockabilly influences not just loved
by critics the album jumped to number
two on Billboard and yielded their
biggest hit to that point the rock
single lonely boy was complemented by a
widely viewed music video
the Black Keys took off on tour in 2012
in support of El Camino that year they
were also up for best pop duo or group
performance at the 54th Grammy Awards
for their cover of dearest from the 2011
compilation rave on Buddy Holly The
Black Keys Blues in garage rock reached
near ubiquitous status by showing up in
video games TV programs and films by
bringing back good old-fashioned rock
and roll The Black Keys have become one
of the new millenniums most talked-about
bands and on the strength of solid
songwriting and a rough and tough sound
this is one band that will keep fans
howling for them
them waiting
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the history of the
Black Keys rock band The Black Keys
formed in Akron Ohio in 2001 guitarist
and vocalist Dan Auerbach planned to
record a demo in his buddy Patrick
Carney’s basement when he found himself
without a backing band drummer Carney
ended up jamming with him and the two
soon formed the band
you
the pair wound up recording their 2002
blues and garage rock debut and Carney’s
basement the big come up was released
through the independent label alive
records and considering the band’s indie
status it achieved considerable
popularity the do-it-yourself approach
carried over to 2003 s bluesy
thickfreakness
like their first record it was recorded
in Carney’s basement with the drummer
himself taking on production duties the
Black Keys were introduced to a wider
audience that year when their music
appeared in the movie school of rock
following a few EPS the band built on
their popularity by dropping 2004’s
rubber factory on Fat Possum records
Carney continued with production duties
on the album which was recorded in a
deserted Factory the track 10 a.m.
automatic was found on that release
and was accompanied by a david cross
directed music video up next with two
Lahoma the songs of junior Kimbrough
which was a tribute a feat that covered
songs by the legendary bluesman
following that the live album live in
Austin Texas managed to capture the
group’s raw energy from performances
during their 2003 tour
the duo then came out with magic potion
in 2006 on Nonsuch records this moodier
album was entirely written and composed
by the pair themselves during this time
the Black Keys also contributed to
several movie soundtracks 2008 attack
and release marked a few firsts for the
band
it was the first record to be produced
in a studio and the first to feature the
more refined production worth of Danger
Mouse with the inclusion of more bass
guitar and keyboards this album went
beyond their typical guitar and drum
setup to result in a fuller sound it
also generated singles like the bluesy I
got mine and the hook heavy strange
times
the black key spent the next couple of
months on the road in 2009 members took
time away to focus on solo and side
projects they also collaborated with hip
hop artists like ol Dirty Bastard and
members of the wu-tang clan on the rap
rock project Black Rock
hello
with help from mark Neill and Danger
Mouse the twosome produced the majority
of their 2010 return to blues rock
brothers the end product was a Grammy
winning album filled with powerful
vocals and dynamic drumming brothers hit
the third position on the Billboard 200
and achieved gold status with help from
the song tighten up the Black Keys also
showed off their sense of humor bad guys
beware sheíll Benga but then she’ll
hang you welcome with the music video
for Helen for you which spooked movie
trailers 2011 proved to be a busy year
for the Black Keys
aside from playing numerous summer
festivals they appeared on Saturday
Night Live on two separate occasions and
recorded their seventh album in
Nashville Tennessee co-produced and
co-written by the duo El Camino was a
pure Rock effort that also blended soul
and rockabilly influences not just loved
by critics the album jumped to number
two on Billboard and yielded their
biggest hit to that point the rock
single lonely boy was complemented by a
widely viewed music video
the Black Keys took off on tour in 2012
in support of El Camino that year they
were also up for best pop duo or group
performance at the 54th Grammy Awards
for their cover of dearest from the 2011
compilation rave on Buddy Holly The
Black Keys Blues in garage rock reached
near ubiquitous status by showing up in
video games TV programs and films by
bringing back good old-fashioned rock
and roll The Black Keys have become one
of the new millenniums most talked-about
bands and on the strength of solid
songwriting and a rough and tough sound
this is one band that will keep fans
howling for them
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