With members not much older than the trends they revived, the Black Crowes had the look (long hair, velvet flares, fur-trimmed vests, impossibly skinny physiques) and the bluesy, boozy, two-guitar rock sound of the early-'70s Rolling Stones and Faces. The Robinson brothers’ father, Stan, was a onetime singer who had a pop hit in 1959 with "Boom-a-Dip-Dip." He discouraged his sons from becoming professional musicians, but by 1984 they had formed the band Mr. Crowe's Garden (named for a favorite childhood fairy tale). This group evolved into the Black Crowes, with Chris dropping out of college along the way. Their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker (#4, 1990), sold a million copies and won them Best New American Band in the ROLLING STONE readers and critics polls. In true album-rock throwback fashion, its singles were only minor hits: “Jealous Again” (#75, 1990), “She Talks to Angels” (#30, 1991), and a cover of Otis Redding’s “Hard to Handle” (#26, 1991). On March 4th, The Black Crowes released Warpaint, their first studio album in seven years $42.50 ADV $42.50 DOS Doors at 7PM, Show at 8PM. www.hob.com/cleveland 216.523.BLUE
| The Black Crowes posted on Tuesday April 29, 2008 |
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