tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post3436538615815251521..comments2023-08-24T08:57:01.565-05:00Comments on The Regular Record: The hippest El Camino I've encountered?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-52340706186266698612011-12-28T22:15:24.907-06:002011-12-28T22:15:24.907-06:00According to Wikipedia, "El Camino" mean...According to Wikipedia, "El Camino" means "the road" or "the path." Huh. Well, works for me. Goes with the whole road trip thing I brought up.<br /><br />There's some great rock here, and some tracks that even go funky. Little bits of soul, but you'd expect that from such a blues-rock kind of band.<br /><br />The album kind of starts repeating itself after the first half, but it never gets bad or clunky or boring. You'll get those occasional drum parts or vocal touches that pull you right back in again.<br /><br />I'd highly recommend the album to fans of "Brothers," of The White Stripes or just good ol' rock and roll. If you enjoy "Born to Be Wild," you'd dig this record.floydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-80122599203650393782011-12-28T22:11:45.661-06:002011-12-28T22:11:45.661-06:00Ok, so my first impression summary:
It's a co...Ok, so my first impression summary:<br /><br />It's a cool album. I think (again, first impression) that I like "Brothers" better. "Brothers" has a bit more variety in sound and song structure.<br /><br />BUT.<br /><br />But "El Camino" might be a far more satisfying disc for long drives. There's never a flag in energy. And the drum fills and guitar riffs throughout are so catchy. This is a stadium album, no letups, just constant rock.<br /><br />And that's a good thing.<br /><br />Black Keys, you've done a very good album here. That's two for two on my end, and seals me as a fan.floydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-8647223545471964732011-12-28T22:07:47.434-06:002011-12-28T22:07:47.434-06:00Well, that's a short album ... but definitely ...Well, that's a short album ... but definitely fits with the 1960s and 1970s style albums of about 40 minutes or so.<br /><br />It's pretty relentless. The beat is constant, and it doesn't have any ballads or slower songs.floydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-71112509527818883272011-12-28T22:06:15.483-06:002011-12-28T22:06:15.483-06:00actually, that's a pretty eloquent way to end ...actually, that's a pretty eloquent way to end the album ... that song's fade and the last lyrics of "don't let it be over" make for a nice nodfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-52675628785466336632011-12-28T22:05:36.842-06:002011-12-28T22:05:36.842-06:00don't let it be over / let it be over / ooooh ...don't let it be over / let it be over / ooooh (no?)floydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-37171250831014291162011-12-28T22:05:20.150-06:002011-12-28T22:05:20.150-06:002:15 in, you get an SOS kind of guitar riff ... no...2:15 in, you get an SOS kind of guitar riff ... not literally SOS, but lots of patterned notesfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-75861679306909825752011-12-28T22:04:34.940-06:002011-12-28T22:04:34.940-06:00love the bass / drum interlock on this tracklove the bass / drum interlock on this trackfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-33431167693190746352011-12-28T22:04:07.807-06:002011-12-28T22:04:07.807-06:00the vocal is just a bit too processed, I like the ...the vocal is just a bit too processed, I like the track so far but the vocal would benefit from a direct performancefloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-66408070642370559702011-12-28T22:03:27.094-06:002011-12-28T22:03:27.094-06:00anything goes / yeah / anything goes ... hehanything goes / yeah / anything goes ... hehfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-31505640985644300032011-12-28T22:02:59.102-06:002011-12-28T22:02:59.102-06:00Final track, "Mind Eraser"Final track, "Mind Eraser"floydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-44297018076685631832011-12-28T22:02:37.525-06:002011-12-28T22:02:37.525-06:00lots of reverb at the endlots of reverb at the endfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-69807262443459881452011-12-28T22:02:09.567-06:002011-12-28T22:02:09.567-06:00about 2:30 in, the sound gets really saturated wit...about 2:30 in, the sound gets really saturated with his vocals and the music and the synth and the guitar ... almost overpoweringfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-61049367382414608152011-12-28T22:01:06.235-06:002011-12-28T22:01:06.235-06:00elevator ladies in the parking lot? Hrmelevator ladies in the parking lot? Hrmfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-15767565138826240002011-12-28T22:00:45.070-06:002011-12-28T22:00:45.070-06:00I like the melody and the "don't know wha...I like the melody and the "don't know what you want" enunciation in the chorusfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-59273996061461913502011-12-28T21:59:59.238-06:002011-12-28T21:59:59.238-06:00goes right back to stomp rock very quicklygoes right back to stomp rock very quicklyfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-39471838569389590502011-12-28T21:59:48.797-06:002011-12-28T21:59:48.797-06:00already love the beginning, has some synth or some...already love the beginning, has some synth or something playing an ethereal melodyfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-12385705054932859502011-12-28T21:59:23.347-06:002011-12-28T21:59:23.347-06:00Up to the next track, next-to-last, and it's c...Up to the next track, next-to-last, and it's called "Nova Baby"floydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-63436931511415034302011-12-28T21:58:56.187-06:002011-12-28T21:58:56.187-06:00great vocals, and nice drum work with guitar that ...great vocals, and nice drum work with guitar that works for it ... a good track, nothing stellar, but certainly not fillerfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-37512009788579832432011-12-28T21:58:07.156-06:002011-12-28T21:58:07.156-06:00guitar riff lifts off about 1:56, nothing complica...guitar riff lifts off about 1:56, nothing complicated but it suits the tune of the songfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-58835660045151014142011-12-28T21:57:29.803-06:002011-12-28T21:57:29.803-06:00"yeah you gotta / stop stop" goes into a..."yeah you gotta / stop stop" goes into a higher vocal range at 1:30 that caught my attention ... nice hookfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-12428176663848930212011-12-28T21:53:52.775-06:002011-12-28T21:53:52.775-06:00love the intro ... almost sounds (again) like the ...love the intro ... almost sounds (again) like the 1970s, though at the front of a moviefloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-81308184645008856302011-12-28T21:53:27.575-06:002011-12-28T21:53:27.575-06:00ok, now we're on "Stop Stop"ok, now we're on "Stop Stop"floydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-68875600230111272312011-12-28T21:53:13.745-06:002011-12-28T21:53:13.745-06:00not my favorite track, but I do love the drumming ...not my favorite track, but I do love the drumming on itfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-3337421331511351312011-12-28T21:52:53.207-06:002011-12-28T21:52:53.207-06:00guitar work here is kind of underwatery, shimmeryguitar work here is kind of underwatery, shimmeryfloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419701077130973107.post-65498905487126952272011-12-28T21:52:12.760-06:002011-12-28T21:52:12.760-06:00the higher harmony vocal on this track sounds Jack...the higher harmony vocal on this track sounds Jack White-esquefloydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.com