Chulahoma

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.

Shipped well protected and looks great. Excited to give it a spin.

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.

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!

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

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 ;)

I have been listening to and collecting blues for about 20 years (my most favorite bluesmen include Lightnin' Hopkins and John Lee Hooker). While expanding my blues collection to the Hill Country Blues of Mississippi, I have been digging into RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and some lesser-known artists recorded on the Fat Possum label. The label (plus a recent interest in the White Stripes) is what led me to the Black Keys. This long EP/short LP is the perfect meeting of drone-oriented Hill Country blues and slacker-esque Black Keys grunge/blues/rock. I hope it motivates listeners to delve into lesser-known blues artists like Robert Belfour and Charles Caldwell (What's Wrong With You;Pushin My Luck;Remember Me; all on Fat Possum) and/or explore more Black Keys music. Thank you, Fat Possum!

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!!

The Black Keys are the greatest band of this millennium thus far. Black Keys Forever!

Un álbum que The Black Keys supieron dar tributo! Nada más que decir es perfecto listo para escuchar esas guitarras tan chulas todo muy bien recomendable! Llego en excelentes condiciones!

Blues energico, elettrico, trascinante. Un capolavoro.

INCREIBLEMENTE BUENO Y ADEMAS ME PERMITIO CONOCER A SU INSPIRADOR (JUNIOR KIMBROUGH) CON LO QUE HE ENGROSADO MI DISCOGRAFIA CON TRES DISCOS INCREIBLES DE EL.

Super Gitarrensounds. Mega lässig, super zu nem Glas guten Tropfens deiner Wahl. Satte, derbe, ruhige Klänge. Eine meiner absoluten Lieblings-CDs, auch wenn der Preis für 5, 6 Lieder gesalzen ist, mir war es das wert; eine wahre Perle. Wer Jimmi Hendrix und/oder die Black Keys mag, wird dieses kleine Schmankerl lieben.Zur Verpackung; es handelt sich um eine reine Papphülle, aus Plastik ist hier nur das Innenteil, wo die CD festgehalten wird, jedoch alles aus guter Qualität. Passt also.