Chulahoma

I will not lie, i was scared because i saw a lot of negative reviews about the vynil, i thought my copy would be warped and i was actually just put in my collection, but oh my god, i'm glad i bought it, the vinyl was impecable, it sounded amazing.i love Chulahoma so much, and it was awesome to hear it from my turntable.maybe i was lucky with the copy i got, tbh i don't care, i'm glad i got a good one from one of my favorite albums.

When I read the album notes for Chulahoma, I discovered that Dan Auerbach shared exactly the same revelatory astonishment I experienced when I first heard and saw Junior Kimbrough. I will never forget the first time I heard him, on Robert Mugge's amazing documentary, Deep Blues. At the time Mugge filmed him in 1990 there was no such thing as a Junior Kimbrough album, although Junior was already 60 at the time. I could not understand how this unique genius had been overlooked for so long. I had never heard the term before, but I started calling Junior Kimbrough's music "Trance Blues." That's what it did to me: put me in a trance. That's what it did to Dan, and that's what this album will do to you if you let it. With Junior as his muse, it must have taken considerable courage for Dan to do this album, but the Black Keys pull it off. They take the completely original Kimbrough sound and feeling, and carry it forward musically into the present, adding to and modernizing the sound a bit, but carrying this brilliant musician's ideas forward. They do it with their own songs and God bless 'em, they do it with Junior's stuff too. Thankfully, the Black Keys will not have to wait until they are 62 before they are discovered. They are on the way to huge popularity with their own songs, but if you really want to understand where they come from, listen to Chulahoma. And listen to Junior too, All Night Long.

Love this album. Love the sound. The Black Keys killed it. The quality of the vinyl was poor. The album skipped and scratched every few beats. It was hard to listen to my favorite album.

Slap this baby in your player and hit repeat because this is the real deal. The Black Keys have been at it for a long time now but on this album they pay homage to the man, Junior Kimbrough! Featuring some excellent guitar playing, this is electric blues the way it was meant to sound. This shows you that The Blues are still cool and that for newcomers this sound from The South by way of Ohio is the perfect introduction to the sound of heartbreak and mourning. Play it loud and proud! This is the album that I have been looking for!

When I heard this album for the first time I bought it. I'm a huge fan of the black keys and this album is a must to have. Sounds like their classic sound and style. I was not disappointed, at all. Only thought is I wish it was a double cd. But I'll live!!

I've turned so many music loving people on to Delta Blues, Kimbrough, etc. through this cd. I will throw it on at a poker party and wait for the question from that discerning music fan, "who IS this??".I can only hope and pray the Keys throw us another blues album like Chulahoma. I love people complaining that its all "covers" or that its not played with "12 bars" and go on to say they are a "true blues" fan (whatever that means) not knowing I guess that many of their favorite classic 12 bar blues songs are actually covers of covers, etc.I guess that's why music is subjective. My advice to anybody that seems to appreciate music of all genres is in keep your mind open and your eyes closed. Otherwise you might end up painting yourself into a corner where only 12 bars sounds right to you ;)

Defective

chulahoma is one of the black key's best. it's mississippi hill country blues with a "boilermaker chaser" groove to it. all 6 songs were written by junior kimbrough, but the black keys just added a little grease and lightinin' to them. i had to listen to this cd a few times before i could dig what the keys were puttin' down. i do now, and i dig them. the cd is only twenty minutes long, but it's really worth listening to. i listened to a few other of their cds, but this is the only one i would (and did) buy. dig junior kimbrough? you'll dig the black keys. jersey slim

As per the title, a superb EP of songs. The vinyl packaging was slightly damaged/creased in the top left corner, and more annoying was that the vinyl itself was fairly warped. This did not affect playback though as my LP120XUSB tends to handle warped records like this fairly well. 4 stars due to the warp, and damage to case, but 5* to The Black Keys for this EP, it is tremendous Blues rock.

I'm a Black Keys fan but their take on Junior Kimbrough's music is extraordinary. It's a shame that a blues artist as talented as Kimbrough needs the intervention of a modern band to introduce the world to his genius, yet out of that unfairness has risen something wonderful. Describing this as the best thing the Keys have ever done isn't meant as an insult, after all they had the entire Kimbrough backlog to choose from so you'd expect an EP of covers to stand a fair chance of being successful, and this is a masterpiece. This is blues that is sad yet somehow simultaneously gloriously uplifting, almost hypnotic, and you'll find yourself drifting off into another world at times, carried along by the music.If you're a fan of the Black Keys or even just have a passing interest in the blues, buy this. And if you're not a fan of Junior Kimbrough yet then do yourself a favour and buy yourself some of his own recordings too, as I can't believe anyone who likes the blues could fail to fall in love with his music. The word "genius" is much over-used but Kimbrough deserves the tag, and paired with one of the most innovative bands of the last decade it's no surprise this record is as good as it is.

This was the Ep made before the fantastic `Magic Potion` album was released and after `Rubber Factory`It has hints of both albums and is an Ep so don't expect a brilliant piece of work but definitely a notable one worth purchasing if you are a fan of the 2 piece blues act from the states.Stand out songs include `nobody but you` and `keep your hands off her` and the rest ambles along nicely in their blues infused rock noise.If your a fan an essential purchase.

Excellent wistful rambling blues album recorded as tribute to Junior Kimbrough a black Mississippi blues guitarists who died in 1998. The CD is short on content at just 27 minutes and was the last album to be recorded with Fat Possum Recorded before The Black Keys moved to Nonesuch, after which their style changed direction. So this is a retrospective look at The Black Keys work, and after 3 or 4 plays, somehow really works. Anyone who likes The Keys, White Stripes, Led Zeppelin etc in blues mode, will love this.

In my mind probably their best album if you love that thing they do with guitars :D Great to listen to with the neighbours away (or in if you hate them) and the volume up loud :D