BLACK CROWES Southern Harmony & Musical Companion - CD

BLACK CROWES Southern Harmony & Musical Companion - 2007 Southern Rock reissue CD

Format: CD
Condition: New  
Year of Release: 2007
Cat. No.: 17682
Label: Sbme/Columbia

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."]

~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

TRACK LISTING:

1  Sting Me
2  Remedy
3  Thorn In My Pride
4  Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
5  Sometimes Salvation
6  Hotel Illness
7  Black Moon Creeping
8  No Speak No Slave
9  My Morning Song
10  Time Will Tell
11  Sting Me [Slow][*]
12  99 Lbs. [*]