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- Date Released: January 1, 1992
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop
- Label: American Recordings
- Copyright: (P) 1992 American Recordings
The swaggering debauchery of early '70s Rolling Stones blended with Southern-rock bravado
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We Say...
Call it neoclassic rock. Formed in the mid '80s, Atlanta's Black Crowes have become erstwhile British blues-rock revivalists of a convincingly high order. On their excellent second album, released in 1992, the Crowes blend the swaggering, intoxicated debauchery of early '70s Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart and the Faces with the Southern-rock bravado of groups like Delaney & Bonnie and the Allman Brothers. The ten tunes on The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion (the title references a popular shape-note vocal anthology) average out to about five minutes each, lending even more of a loose-limbed nonchalance to the proceedings.
Guitarist Rich Robinson delivers Keith Richards economy and Ron Wood expressionism in a single package. And what brother Chris lacks in vocal originality ("It's hard to talk with a Novocaine tongue," he notes in "Hotel Illness") is augmented by a hot female backing trio. The Crowes break no new ground either lyrically or musically — but that's beside the point when you're slinging timeless rock troof on the order on "Remedy," "Sting Me," "Black Moon Creeping," and, well, pretty much everything else on the album. The album wraps up with a dusty acoustic version of Bob Marley's "Time Will Tell," as perfectly ambivalent a way to wrap up a supersolid ode to rock's timeless mysteries as these master reenacters might have devised. -
They Say...
The addition of the more technically gifted guitarist Marc Ford and a full-time organist gives the Black Crowes room to stretch out on The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, perhaps the band's finest moment. Using Rich Robinson's descending chord progressions as a base, the band grooves its way through a remarkably fresh-sounding collection of Faces-like rockers and ballads, tearing into the material with flair and confidence and really coming into its own as a top-notch rock & roll outfit. But while the focus is undeniably on the band's musical chemistry, Southern Harmony also boasts a strong collection of songs, striking a perfect balance between the concise Shake Your Money Maker and their later, more jam-oriented records. While there aren't as many obvious singles as on their debut album, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion is the best expression of the Crowes' ability to take a classic, tried-and-true sound and make it their own. [The CD reissue appended a pair of bonus tracks: a "Slow" version of "Sting Me," and "99 Lbs."]
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Sting Me |
4:39 |
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| 02. | |
Remedy |
5:22 |
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| 03. | |
Thorn In My Pride |
6:03 |
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| 04. | |
Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye |
6:29 |
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| 05. | |
Sometimes Salvation |
4:47 |
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| 06. | |
Hotel Illness |
3:59 |
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| 07. | |
Black Moon Creeping |
4:59 |
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| 08. | |
No Speak No Slave |
4:01 |
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| 09. | |
My Morning Song |
6:14 |
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| 10. | |
Time Will Tell |
4:06 |
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10 Total Tracks, 50:39 Total Length
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Credits
- The Black Crowes - Producer // The Black Crowes - Main Performer // Paul Max Bloom - ? // Johnny Colt - Bass // Johnny Colt - Group Member // George Drakoulias - Producer // Steve Gorman - Drums // Steve Gorman - Group Member // Ed Hawrysch - Piano // Ed Hawrysch - Organ (Hammond) // Ed Hawrysch - Wurlitzer // Ed Hawrysch - Group Member // Chris Robinson - Percussion // Chris Robinson - Harp // Chris Robinson - Vocals // Chris Robinson - Art Direction // Chris Robinson - Hair Stylist // Kevin Shirley - Mixing // Chris Trujillo - Conga // Janet Levinson - Art Direction // Janet Levinson - Design // Mark Seliger - Photography // Rich Robinson - Guitar // Rich Robinson - Group Member // Leon Fervos - Mastering // Chris Fruyillo - Conga // Marc Ford - Guitar // Marc Ford - Soloist // Mark DiDia - Voices
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