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The Black Crowes
At the time of their 1990 debut, the kind of rock &
roll the Black Crowes specialize in was out of style. Only Guns N' Roses
came close to approximating a vintage Stones-style raunch, but they were
too angry and jagged to pull it off completely. The Black Crowes replicated
that Stonesy swagger and Faces boogie perfectly. Vocalist Chris Robinson
appropriated the sound and style of vintage Rod Stewart while guitarist
Rich Robinson fused Keith Richards' lean attack with Ron Wood's messy
rhythmic sense. At their best, the Black Crowes echo classic rock without
slavishly imitating their influences.
The Robinson brothers originally formed the Black Crowes in Georgia in
1984. By the time of their 1990 debut, Shake Your Money Maker, the group
comprised Chris Robinson (vocals), Rich Robinson (guitar), Johnny Colt
(bass), Jeff Cease (guitar), and Steve Gorman (drums). "Jealous Again,"
the first single from Shake Your Money Maker, was a moderate hit but it
was the band's cover of Otis Redding's "Hard to Handle" that
made the group a multi-platinum success. "Hard to Handle" climbed
its way into the Top 40, propelling the album into the Top Ten. The acoustic
ballad "She Talks to Angels" became the band's second Top 40
hit in the spring of 1991. Shake Your Money Maker would eventually sell
over three million copies.
The Black Crowes delivered their second album, The Southern Harmony and
Musical Companion, in the spring of 1992. It entered the charts at number
one. The band established themselves as a popular concert attraction that
summer, selling out theaters across America. During 1992, the band added
keyboardist Eddie Hersch as a permanent member.
In mid-2000, the band collaborated with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page
on the double-disc Live at the Greek, an eclectic mix of newly recorded
Zeppelin covers and additional classic blues cuts. A Tribute to a Work
in Progress: Greatest Hits 1990-1999, a 16-track best-of compilation was
also released in mid-2000. The Don Was-produced Lions appeared in spring
2001, and a summer tour with Oasis -- the Tour of Brotherly Love -- followed
in June. But all was apparently not well with the group, in January of
2002 the band announced that they were on hiatus. Drummer Steve Gorman
was fired from the band, and Chris Robinson announced his intentions for
a solo career. In 2005, however, the group got back together for a show
at San Francisco's Fillmore, a concert that was released in both CD and
DVD form in 2006 as Freak 'N' Roll... Into the Fog. That same year, The
Lost Crowes, which contained two previously unreleased albums, 1993's
Tall, parts of which were seen in Amorica and other places, and the 1997
never-before-heard Band, came out. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music
Guide
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