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| Pastemagazine |
 The “acoustic re-recordings of greatest hits” album has seemingly replaced the 78-minute remix CD as the most transparent cash-in concept available to artists working today. But the Black Crowes have a meaningful anniversary coming up (their 20th as a band) and an impending indefinite hiatus, so why not? A happy-trails present to fans and entry point into a farewell tour, Croweology isn’t remotely practical, but it is fun, a loose revisiting of Crowes songs resculpted in a good-natured, gather-round-the-campfire style. These old horses sound glad to be let out again (especially “Jealous Again,” a fizzy “Let Me Share the Ride” and the gospel rave-up “My Morning Song”), and age, smoke inhalation and a high-profile breakup have given Chris Robinson’s voice a sadder, more expressive rasp. A side benefit here is in revisiting tracks like “Girl From A Pawnshop” and “Soul Singing,” which you probably haven’t thought about since 2001....full text |
| Guardian |
| Many will only know Atlantan rockers the Black Crowes because singer Chris Robinson was once married to actor Kate Hudson. But in the field of lank-haired blues-rock, the Crowes were the Aerosmith it was OK to like. Twenty years after their debut, Shake Your Money Maker, the Crowes are heading off on indefinite hiatus – but not before leaving us with this acoustic run-through of some of their best work. New converts will probably not be flocking, but the expertly laidback southern musicianship on tracks such as "Remedy" or "Ballad in Urgency" suggest a rethink of this band beyond the the rawk clichés....full text |
| Telegraph |
| When they debuted in 1990 with the raggedly glorious Shake Your Money Maker, the Black Crowes seemed like a blood-and-tears kind of rock-and-roll band they just didn’t make any more. Twenty years on, they feel even more urgently so. Related Articles Wavves: King of the Beach Last year, the band served up a rootsy, thoughtfully diverse double-album. Here, they present another two-disc set, one made up of inventive acoustic versions of hits from across their career – and a few equally thrilling misses, too. Alongside early songs such as Jealous Again, Remedy and She Talks to Angels, less familiar tunes find them soaring into giddy cosmic exploration (Ballad in Urgency), or plunging into dark country/blues (Downtown Money Waster). There are so many transcendent moments that after listening to this, The Crowes, as one classic tune confidently predicts, will leave your soul singing....full text |
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