The Black Keys Find Late Night With Conan O'Brien To Be "Strange Times"
Late-show-performance post title puns can be hard work, but together we can continue to make it happen. Last time the Black Keys told Letterman "I Got Mine," but this time it's all about the "Strange Times," clocking in at twice the tempo and with some fiery riffage. Again, what's most interesting about these late night performances is the chance to check these Attack & Release tunes translated without Danger. Unsurprisingly the duo even bother attempting to replicate or rearrange for those ghostly moans and subtle aurals on the hook and half-time groove, but what they lack in live DM they make up for in ROCK, right people? Right.
We've long known Conan's got great taste in music, but his accuracy at properly congratulating hipster faves is getting to be a little suspicious. Either he has a paige whispering bands' cognoscenti status in his ear, or Conezy is totally a closet music blog reader. Either way, Conan you are so scene. Attack & Release is out via Nonesuch.
Posted at 9:34 AM in Video
Tags: Conan O'Brien | The Black Keys
they kick so much more ass without danger mouse messing about with their sound. Don'nt get me wrong, danger mouse deserves a lot of respect but i dont think he was of any benefit to attack and release
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I Got Mine was great but this one doesn't translate so well live. I'd love to hear them perform Oceans and Streams.
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I agree with mitchell half way. i think that blues purists might not like the danger mouse portions, but a blues purist isn't going to be listening to black keys either... it translates well on record and not as well live. i would rather see them bang out thickfreakness any day.
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Kinda makes you realize how scant actual rock is these days, huh? How this song won't appear on a future version of Guitar Hero or Rock Band is beyond me.
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