Before the Frost / Until the Freeze...
They are excellent!
Best album(s) in a long time.
I wouldn't be surprised if their single "I ain't hiding" becomes a smash hit.
Very funky bassline that reminds me of a Bill Wyman bass part.
Some Britpop influences. But still unmistakably Black Crowes.
Great guitar solo too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOmCTYvTvMg
Before the Frost / Until the Freez is very diverse: with touches of soul, bluegrass, blues, rock, etc
Both albums are on heavy rotation in my iPod.
I bought it yesterday! I'll listen to it tomorrow. I believe you can download the second album or something? I never downloaded music in my life, so I'm curious!
Downloading is for girls; men buy, play and own CDs.
I've got a copy waitng for me at my CD watering hole. Together with the new Frehley, Bigelf, Scarlett Johansen's/Pete Yorn's new one, new Fogerty and Porcupine Tree. Eclectic as always!
Re that Black Crowes single: Doublestop octaves are en vogue again, right? For a (long) time, people were thinking you were taking the piss when you attempted to play them. ;D Vocs ("ooohoohoo") sound like they are sampled off the Stones' great Miss You. "Yeah, I've been walking Central Park ...".
Quote from: uwe on September 10, 2009, 07:47:42 AM
Downloading is for girls; men buy, play and own CDs.
...said the geezer on deck as the ship slid below the surface. :P
But vee vill return!!!
(http://www.hnsa.org/ships/img/seehundnj2.jpg)
Quote from: Chris P. on September 10, 2009, 07:41:47 AM
I never downloaded music in my life
And you've never masturbated in your whole life either, huh? ;D
Eight times a day and I'm proud of it!!!
;)
To be serious: I downloaded a song once and I payed for it. It was a Boilersuit-song just to try how that site worked. Really!
Quote from: Chris P. on September 10, 2009, 09:01:47 AM
Eight times a day and I'm proud of it!!!
;)
Well, being
slightly overweight does affect endurance even at a young age.
I've never downloaded either. I have no idea how to and I lack a private computer while the one at the office has that functionality disabled.
The other question regarding frequency? I can't compete with Chris, even at a younger age. I think four or five was my best, errmm, shot(s). Many moons ago.
If someone emailed you an mp3, would you know how to save the file on your computer? If so, then you know how to download. Sometimes an album will be in a zip or rar file, but I imagine you know how to extract those.
I then stick the email with the attachment into one of my Outlook subfolders and keep it there. Is that downloading?
Yes. It's dowloading from an email rather than a website, but it's still downloading.
If I put, say, a .pdf on Google docs and sent the link to you, rather than just emailing the .pdf to you, I'll bet you could download it. That would be downloading from a website. If you can do that, then you can probably download a file containing music too.
I probably could if I tried, monkey see monkey do, as long as you are not asking what and why I am doing it that is!
But music on non-vinyl or -CD media holds little value for me as a keepsake. I like looking at my wall of CDs. And all the Boxed Sets. And I don't much like listening to muisc on headphones, so an ipod has little attraction for other reasons too.
I love to go to CD shops, find the one you're looking for or you get surprised by something. Then coming home, listening to the cd while reading the booklet. Masturbate eight times... No, everything but the last thing;)
I'm glad that this forum's previous obsession with anal sex has now found a worthy topic successor!
Great record that one, Before the frost. I gave it four points out of five in my review. Anyone interested can find it here http://www.vk.se/Article.jsp?article=300827
But you'll have to upgrade your Swedish först! Good luck!
Love the Crowes! Will be gettin' this ASAP
Ironically I just listened to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV4D1hez-Lw&feature=PlayList&p=57E1D8624609DD5E&index=6
I got the new Crowes' album the first day it came out, and as a fan, I feel it's a big letdown. Somebody needs to tell the Robinsons that it's time to lose the bong, hookah or whatever they're puffing on these days. The snap and energy of songs like "Remedy", "Go Faster" and "Could I've Been So Blind" has been replaced by lethargic, smacked-out hay rotters that belong on an album of Grateful Dead outtakes, or something by The Band. No wonder they give you the second album at no charge.
IMHO, of course ;D
Quote from: uwe on September 10, 2009, 11:07:30 AM
I'm glad that this forum's previous obsession with anal sex has now found a worthy topic successor!
Hmmm...
Strangely silent from certain errr, umm -
members on this.
I guess Mark is out for the evening?
Quote from: lowend1 on September 13, 2009, 06:59:37 PM
Hmmm...
Strangely silent from certain errr, umm - members on this.
I guess Mark is out for the evening?
Mark has never been one of the obsessed.
I've bought it, but haven't really listened to it yet.
the black crowes were generally liked more elsewhere than here in their hometown of atlanta. before fame struck they were just an average local band called MISTER CROWLEY'S GARDEN. the music was not very crowes like. they hooked up with a guy who i can't remember who made them them into whatever you want to call them today.(hippy throw rugs) :P the local indie hipsters here saw that as a big sellout and that sentiment spread. kind of like GREEN DAY was damned as a sellout by the punk world.
now time has passed and the old detractors are gone and the crowes are embraced by the local fake hippy jam band community. alas... :mrgreen:
Bought the Cabin Fever DVD yesterday.
It shows how the band recorded the Before the Frost/Until The freeze album live before an audience in an intimate setting at Levon Helm's place.
This DVD tells me that The Black Crowes is the best band in the world today, for me that is.
Man, what a band!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnFk5YAxz7Y
Quote from: lowend1 on September 13, 2009, 06:52:52 PM
I got the new Crowes' album the first day it came out, and as a fan, I feel it's a big letdown. Somebody needs to tell the Robinsons that it's time to lose the bong, hookah or whatever they're puffing on these days. The snap and energy of songs like "Remedy", "Go Faster" and "Could I've Been So Blind" has been replaced by lethargic, smacked-out hay rotters that belong on an album of Grateful Dead outtakes, or something by The Band. No wonder they give you the second album at no charge.
IMHO, of course ;D
I agree with Mr. Lowend1
I saw The Crowes at the Fillmore & it was sure to be a good time with all the weed smoke in the air & Chris had on a t-shirt that said Smoke Weed or something.
The highlight was Chris serenading Kate Hudson in the balcony with his song Katie from his solo album.
Then towards the end they did an acoustic set & I swear they must have all shot smack as the roadies set up the stage for it.
They did a few songs & each one was slower & more boring than the last. Then they announced that they were gonna play s'more electric toons & we all cheered but damn if they didn't continue on with s---l---o---w fokking songs!!!
They didn't even do Hard To Handle!
I walked out completely BUMMED & swore I'd never go see 'em again.