
The Black Keys
February 6, 2009
Terminal 5
New York, NY, USA
(Opening bands: Lucero / The Heartless Bastards)


Location: 2nd level, directly behind soundboard, DFC
Source: AUD > AKG C 414 B-XLS > Edirol R-44 (WAV @ 24-bit/48kHz)
Lineage: R-44 (WAV @ 24-bit/48kHz) > USB > PC > Adobe Audition (adjust levels, downsample, dither, tracking) > WAV (16-bit/44.1kHz) > Trader's Little Helper (check/fix SB's) > FLAC Frontend > FLAC (level 8)
Recorded and produced by: Johnny Fried Chicken Boy


SETLIST:
01. Same Old Thing
02. 10 A.M. Automatic
03. Thickfreakness
04. Girl Is On My Mind
05. Stack Shot Billy
06. Busted
07. Everywhere I Go [*]
08. Strange Times
09. Your Touch
10. I'm Glad [#]
11. Psychotic Girl
12. No Trust
13. Have Love Will Travel [%]
14. The Breaks
15. I Got Mine
16. encore break
17. Set You Free
18. Till I Get My Way
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Total time:  1:16:08

* Junior Kimbrough song
# Captain Beefheart song
% Richard Berry/Sonics song


NOTES:
On the inaugural run of their tour for 'Attack & Release' last spring, the Black Keys came to Terminal 5 and put on a blistering show 
that made instant converts of even the most jaded concert-goers.  Patrick Carney pounded away on his drum kit like a man possessed 
while guitar-slinger Dan Auerbach steered the notes into unreal sonic territory and even made a comment from the stage about how 
uncharacteristically "loose" the wildly appreciative NYC audience was.  This time around expectations were very high.  
Several months of touring found a slightly more polished (and occasionally sloppy) but no less energetic duo playing to a very 
receptive crowd on the first of two sold-out nights at Terminal 5.  Attendees of last May's show will notice that the setlist hasn't 
changed much, however, the bluesier numbers seemed to be a little more intense and smoldering and they appeared to stretch out 
more on some of the songs.  As hoped and expected, the Keys came out with an excellent, high-octane set, reaffirming what the faithful 
know and impressing the uninitiated.  As I heard one person remark on the way out, "Wow, I can't believe it's just two guys!"

An unexpected ban on tripods/stands due to the sold-out nature of the show resulted in a scramble to find an alternative recording position.  
We found a space right behind the soundboard on the second floor and clamped to the railing.  
The crowd around me was very polite albeit chatty (what is it about Terminal 5 that makes people want to talk so much?), 
incredibly accommodating, proved that beers could unexpectedly show up in your hands and, in the case of several girls I met, very cute.  
The recording came out very well due to location but, typical of the mix for Black Keys shows, is a little bass-heavy which is further 
accentuated due to the layout of this venue.  I hope you like what you hear as much as we did.  Enjoy!


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