Well, it's #ninetiesfriday and today I'm going to talk about a band that put out their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, in 1990 and continued to kick-ass through the whole of the 90s, The Black Crowes.
Their first single from that album was a cover of an Otis Redding tune called, Hard to Handle. I remember the first time I heard the Black Crowes version was seeing the video on MTV. I didn't know the song at time but I was immediately hooked. The music was good and the lead singer (Chris Robinson) was having a blast. I went out and bought the CD shortly after.
Hard to Handle was one of two US singles from the album that went to #1 on the charts, the other one being, She Talks to Angles. A third single, Seeing Things hit #2 on the US charts and a fourth single, Jealous Again, got to #5.
Their second album, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, was released in May of 1992 and went to #1 on the US charts. It also produced four #1 singles, including; Sting Me, Thorn in My Pride, Remedy, and Hotel Illness.
Sting Me was the opening track on the album and sets the tone for this soulful rock and roll record.
Then, about halfway through the album is this barn burner...
I saw them a couple time in the 90s
The first was at a show called the Furthur Festival:
This was a jam ban fest, I was really there to see The Croews though. Bruce Hornsby was good too but the rest of the bands were not my cup of tea. I remember buying a weed cookie off someone in the venue and being surprised they were able to get a box of homemade cookies into the show xD
The Black Crowes third album was called Amorica, and has a fabulous cover.
And of course, being the fucking 90s, it was censored.
Ridiculous!
Once again, the record started off with a rockin' tune that I still love.
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I'm headed out to the coast to day and will definitely be cranking this album on the way.