The rowdy, Faces-indebted retro sound of Atlanta's Black Crowes was just what guitar-rock fans needed as the 1990s kicked in.
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That time Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson told me about playing with Jimmy Page
Back in August of 2001 I did my second interview with Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson, whose band was touring behind its Lions album.
Album review: The Black Crowes, By Your Side (1999)
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MARCH 11, 1999 By Steve Newton It’s no wonder that, after two unfocused and relatively unpopular CDs, the Black Crowes would get back to the straightforward boogie that made them a sensation with their 1990 debut, Shake Your Money Maker. But what is surprising is the vengeance with which … Continue reading Album review: The Black Crowes, By Your Side (1999)
Album reviews: The Black Crowes, Three Snakes and One Charm (1996)
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 8, 1996 By Steve Newton Those overtly pro-pot Black Crowes must be indulging in some mind-blowing reefer of late, because the Atlanta sextet really lets the creative juices flow on this, its fourth album. The band passes musical styles around like a fast-burning joint, injecting heavy (and sometimes overbearing) doses … Continue reading Album reviews: The Black Crowes, Three Snakes and One Charm (1996)
Black Crowes influenced by where music came from and where it could go
When the Black Crowes hooked up with guitar legend Jimmy Page last year it was like a dream come true for many classic-rock fans.
The Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson lashes out at “Nazi-like” marijuana laws
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT. 19, 1996 By Steve Newton Lucky Black Crowes fans holding tickets to the band’s virtually sold-out show at the Orpheum on Wednesday (September 25) should consider themselves doubly fortunate, since it looked for a while as if Crowes concerts could become a thing of the past. Last year the band was … Continue reading The Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson lashes out at “Nazi-like” marijuana laws
The Black Crowes are from Atlanta, but 23-year-old frontman Chris Robinson says that he never cared for southern rock
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 9, 1990 By Steve Newton Chris Robinson, of Atlanta, Georgia, was nine years old when southern-rock heroes Lynyrd Skynyrd recorded the historic live album One More from the Road at that city's Fox Theatre. Robinson was a little young for concerts at the time, but even if he'd been of age, … Continue reading The Black Crowes are from Atlanta, but 23-year-old frontman Chris Robinson says that he never cared for southern rock