THE BLACK CROWES – The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion [Remastered +2]

Now we have here another THE BLACK CROWES remastered reissue request, their sophomore album “The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion” including 2 bonus tracks.
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 rockers and ballads, tearing into the material with flair and confidence and really coming into its own as a top-notch rock & roll outfit.

From the one-two, uptempo punch of openers ‘Sting Me’ and its soulful cousin ‘Remedy’, through the melancholic beauty of ‘Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye’ to the strut and swagger of ‘Hotel Illness’ and ‘No Speak No Slave’, to a New Orleans-flavored take on Bob Marley’s ‘Time Will Tell’, “The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion” was the exhilarating sound of a band hitting its stride.

Funky, artlessly noisy, loose and tight in perfect measure, with stomping beats, church-y female background vocals, and dual guitars snaking around Chris’s raspy howl, it echoed everything from Exile-era Stones to the Allman Brothers.
More than anything else, though, it sounded like The Black Crowes.

But while the focus is undeniably on the band’s musical chemistry,”The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion” also boasts a strong collection of songs, striking a perfect balance between the concise debut LP 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.
A classic rocking album that you need in your collection. Btw, this remaster sounds fabulous.
HIGHLY Recommended

01 – Sting Me
02 – Remedy
03 – Thorn In My Pride
04 – Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
05 – Sometimes Salvation
06 – Hotel Illness
07 – Black Moon Creeping
08 – No Speak No Slave
09 – My Morning Song
10 – Time Will Tell
BONUS TRACKS:
11 – Sting Me (Slow)
12 – 99 lbs

Chris Robinson – vocals
Rich Robinson – guitar
Marc Ford – guitar
Johnny Colt – bass guitar
Steve Gorman – drums
Eddie Harsch – keyboards
additional personnel:
Chris Trujillo – congas
Barbara and Joy – choir

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www.amazon.co.uk/Southern-Harmony-Musical-Companion/dp/B000WS4OXY
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