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Free Music Notes for The Lost Crowes (The Black Crowes: The Band Sessions)Free Music Review: Gold! Hit: 5 Stars
Phenomenal unreleased material from Black Crowes. 2 CDs, a few early versions of current Crowes classics.... I recommend this for anyone that likes guitar-based rock. Timeless, classy, ballsy music.
Free Music Review: Wonderful music the way it should be Hit: 5 Stars
The Crowes combine the best of the Faces and the Stones to continue their musical journey into the new millenium. This CD captures their raw energy and wonderful musical virtuousity. Rock On!
Free Music Review: An essential part of Americas Rock and Roll history Hit: 5 Stars
An absolute must for any Black Crowes/Rock & Roll fan. The Robinson's show us why they are, and always will be part of Americas great music history!
Free Music Review: Some good ol' blues/rock Hit: 4 Stars
The Black Crowes have a knack for making appealing blues/rock music with a commercial edge. This could be good, or this could be bad. Fortunately, on this two-disc set (as on their previous records), it's mostly good.
The two albums here ("Tall" and "Band") features previously unreleased performances. Overall, the songs soar--BAND's "Wyoming and Me," "Peace Anyway," "Another Roadside Tragedy," and "Never Forget This Song" rank among the Crowes' best, while TALL's "Sunday Buttermilk Waltz," "Tornado," and "Songs of the Flesh" (not to mention different versions of the already-released "Descending," "Cursed Diamond," and "Nonfiction") stand out amidst the band's lengthy repetoire. There are a few downers ("If It Ever Stops Raining" isn't nearly as enjoyable as the song it would eventually be re-written into, "By Your Side"), but mostly, these two discs feature a great blues/rock band doing what they do best: letting it all hang out. If they teach you something in the process, then all the better; but really, the Black Crowes are just here to entertain, and by God they do one hell of a job of it.
Free Music Review: Great Crowes Release - 4.5 Stars Hit: 4 Stars
Wow, what a treat for Crowes fans! Captured at their creative peak, these two albums are true gems. Amorica happens to be one of my top ten favorite albums of all time and "Tall" offers a blueprint into that great release. While Amorica is more polished and textured, "Tall" is by no means a weaker treatment. These classic songs are more intimate on this release and offer the listener a great midnight second helping of that great album.
"Band" is just plain and simple a smokin' old, new release. Why this sat on the shelf for ten years is beyond me. While it is very hard to single out favorites, the first two selections, "Paint an 8" and "Another Roadside Tragedy" are particularly great. A one half star hit from me for the Rhino effort. Strange codes where a song list should be on the disc. A minor issue as this is great American rock n' roll from a group of really talented musicians in their prime. What else could a fan want? Highly recommended.
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