Happiness Bastards - The Black Crowes - March 15, 2024

Spiritual_Chaos

It sounds great. Wish PJs new or next stuff sounds a bit like this. And less ”dense”/maxed out. 

Liked it a lot. 

BUT ITS NOT BLACK CROWES WITHOUT GORMAN

ZoSoTim

brianlux said:

Black Crowes fans, Chris Robinson is in this excellent documentary.  Don't miss it!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26228274/?ref_=tt_mv_close

Can you maybe provide some info as to where this can be seen?

perfectlefts14

Spiritual_Chaos said:

It sounds great. Wish PJs new or next stuff sounds a bit like this. And less ”dense”/maxed out. 

Liked it a lot. 

BUT ITS NOT BLACK CROWES WITHOUT GORMAN

Do tell…..who are they then?
The band has moved on, why can’t you?
Would it make you happier if they called themselves The Robinson Brothers featuring Sven? 

pjl44

perfectlefts14 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

It sounds great. Wish PJs new or next stuff sounds a bit like this. And less ”dense”/maxed out. 

Liked it a lot. 

BUT ITS NOT BLACK CROWES WITHOUT GORMAN

Do tell…..who are they then?
The band has moved on, why can’t you?
Would it make you happier if they called themselves The Robinson Brothers featuring Sven? 

I think his position is a reasonable one to take. Who's drumming now? Wikipedia says Cully Symington. That right? I'd feel good about that.

bobasfeet

I really dig the album. My biggest problem is it's too short. 

bobasfeet

ZoSoTim said:

brianlux said:

Black Crowes fans, Chris Robinson is in this excellent documentary.  Don't miss it!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26228274/?ref_=tt_mv_close

Can you maybe provide some info as to where this can be seen?

I recently met Steve Wynn with Baseball Project. Super nice chatty dude. Got to meet some REM heroes (Buck and Mills) too.

Spiritual_Chaos

perfectlefts14 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

It sounds great. Wish PJs new or next stuff sounds a bit like this. And less ”dense”/maxed out. 

Liked it a lot. 

BUT ITS NOT BLACK CROWES WITHOUT GORMAN

Do tell…..who are they then?
The band has moved on, why can’t you?
Would it make you happier if they called themselves The Robinson Brothers featuring Sven? 

Sure. Ask them to change it. 

Thank you

perfectlefts14

Spiritual_Chaos said:

perfectlefts14 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

It sounds great. Wish PJs new or next stuff sounds a bit like this. And less ”dense”/maxed out. 

Liked it a lot. 

BUT ITS NOT BLACK CROWES WITHOUT GORMAN

Do tell…..who are they then?
The band has moved on, why can’t you?
Would it make you happier if they called themselves The Robinson Brothers featuring Sven? 

Sure. Ask them to change it. 

Thank you

😂🤣😂

ZoSoTim

Count me in the group that misses Gorman. Wish they got him and Marc Ford back. They’ve cycled through 3 sets of drummers/keyboardists/lead guitarists since 2022. It’s dumb. Yeah they sound good but it could be so much better. That’s what frustrates a lot of us. 

perfectlefts14

ZoSoTim said:

Count me in the group that misses Gorman. Wish they got him and Marc Ford back. They’ve cycled through 3 sets of drummers/keyboardists/lead guitarists since 2022. It’s dumb. Yeah they sound good but it could be so much better. That’s what frustrates a lot of us. 

I get it. I’m personally just extremely happy they’re making, and playing music again. 

brianlux

ZoSoTim said:

brianlux said:

Black Crowes fans, Chris Robinson is in this excellent documentary.  Don't miss it!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26228274/?ref_=tt_mv_close

Can you maybe provide some info as to where this can be seen?

As far as I know, just these two ways for now. Either buy it here:

https://label51recordings.com/shop/the-dream-syndicate-how-did-we-find-ourselves-here

or rent it on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Syndicate-Find-Ourselves-Here/dp/B0B8P8MQ79

Here's a trailer that includes a very brief clip with Chris in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQfUWhl6__I

I bought the two LP soundtrack that includes the DVD disc of the documentary.  Nice set! 

mickeyrat

perfectlefts14 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

It sounds great. Wish PJs new or next stuff sounds a bit like this. And less ”dense”/maxed out. 

Liked it a lot. 

BUT ITS NOT BLACK CROWES WITHOUT GORMAN

Do tell…..who are they then?
The band has moved on, why can’t you?
Would it make you happier if they called themselves The Robinson Brothers featuring Sven? 

PJ isnt PJ without Krusen.

pjl44

Listening on Tidal and I went to Credits > Info. There's an album review which is not terribly controversial but seems to be an interesting choice to appear in what is essentially the liner notes on a streaming service.

Wobbie

ZoSoTim said:

Count me in the group that misses Gorman. Wish they got him and Marc Ford back. They’ve cycled through 3 sets of drummers/keyboardists/lead guitarists since 2022. It’s dumb. Yeah they sound good but it could be so much better. That’s what frustrates a lot of us. 

count me in, too. I loved any of their “other” guitar players….marc, luther, jackie.

it’s interesting you called them “lead guitarists”….I was never sure if that moniker should go to them or Rich. it probably doesn’t matter. what I’ve always liked is that Rich doesn’t seem to mind sharing. IMHO, Rich is a pretty badass player in his own right.

Wobbie

brianlux said:

ZoSoTim said:

brianlux said:

Black Crowes fans, Chris Robinson is in this excellent documentary.  Don't miss it!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26228274/?ref_=tt_mv_close

Can you maybe provide some info as to where this can be seen?

As far as I know, just these two ways for now. Either buy it here:

https://label51recordings.com/shop/the-dream-syndicate-how-did-we-find-ourselves-here

or rent it on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Syndicate-Find-Ourselves-Here/dp/B0B8P8MQ79

Here's a trailer that includes a very brief clip with Chris in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQfUWhl6__I

I bought the two LP soundtrack that includes the DVD disc of the documentary.  Nice set! 

I don’t really knew dream syndicate

what was interesting in that clip was guys from green on red and the long ryders weighed in….two (what I thought obscure) bands I listened to quite a bit

ZoSoTim

Wobbie said:

ZoSoTim said:

Count me in the group that misses Gorman. Wish they got him and Marc Ford back. They’ve cycled through 3 sets of drummers/keyboardists/lead guitarists since 2022. It’s dumb. Yeah they sound good but it could be so much better. That’s what frustrates a lot of us. 

count me in, too. I loved any of their “other” guitar players….marc, luther, jackie.

it’s interesting you called them “lead guitarists”….I was never sure if that moniker should go to them or Rich. it probably doesn’t matter. what I’ve always liked is that Rich doesn’t seem to mind sharing. IMHO, Rich is a pretty badass player in his own right.

Rich is one of the best rhythm guitarists in the business and an incredible songwriter. Not saying he can’t solo but there’s a reason those were generally left up to Ford/Luther/et al. 

Wobbie

ZoSoTim said:

Wobbie said:

ZoSoTim said:

Count me in the group that misses Gorman. Wish they got him and Marc Ford back. They’ve cycled through 3 sets of drummers/keyboardists/lead guitarists since 2022. It’s dumb. Yeah they sound good but it could be so much better. That’s what frustrates a lot of us. 

count me in, too. I loved any of their “other” guitar players….marc, luther, jackie.

it’s interesting you called them “lead guitarists”….I was never sure if that moniker should go to them or Rich. it probably doesn’t matter. what I’ve always liked is that Rich doesn’t seem to mind sharing. IMHO, Rich is a pretty badass player in his own right.

Rich is one of the best rhythm guitarists in the business and an incredible songwriter. Not saying he can’t solo but there’s a reason those were generally left up to Ford/Luther/et al. 

I just never knew who was who.

I do know that in one of my all time favorite jams, Wiser Time, I always liked it more when Rich “got going” than whatever the other guys were playing.

brianlux

Wobbie said:

brianlux said:

ZoSoTim said:

brianlux said:

Black Crowes fans, Chris Robinson is in this excellent documentary.  Don't miss it!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26228274/?ref_=tt_mv_close

Can you maybe provide some info as to where this can be seen?

As far as I know, just these two ways for now. Either buy it here:

https://label51recordings.com/shop/the-dream-syndicate-how-did-we-find-ourselves-here

or rent it on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Syndicate-Find-Ourselves-Here/dp/B0B8P8MQ79

Here's a trailer that includes a very brief clip with Chris in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQfUWhl6__I

I bought the two LP soundtrack that includes the DVD disc of the documentary.  Nice set! 

I don’t really knew dream syndicate

what was interesting in that clip was guys from green on red and the long ryders weighed in….two (what I thought obscure) bands I listened to quite a bit

If you're Green on Red and Long Ryders fan, you'll probably dig The Dream Syndicate! 
Also, other than the first cut that doesn't do it for me, I think this is great as well.  "Danny" is Dan Stuart from Green on Red and "Dusty" is Steve Wynn from The Dream Syndicate (also feature some other guys from the "Paisley Underground" scene):

ZoSoTim

Wobbie said:

ZoSoTim said:

Wobbie said:

ZoSoTim said:

Count me in the group that misses Gorman. Wish they got him and Marc Ford back. They’ve cycled through 3 sets of drummers/keyboardists/lead guitarists since 2022. It’s dumb. Yeah they sound good but it could be so much better. That’s what frustrates a lot of us. 

count me in, too. I loved any of their “other” guitar players….marc, luther, jackie.

it’s interesting you called them “lead guitarists”….I was never sure if that moniker should go to them or Rich. it probably doesn’t matter. what I’ve always liked is that Rich doesn’t seem to mind sharing. IMHO, Rich is a pretty badass player in his own right.

Rich is one of the best rhythm guitarists in the business and an incredible songwriter. Not saying he can’t solo but there’s a reason those were generally left up to Ford/Luther/et al. 

I just never knew who was who.

I do know that in one of my all time favorite jams, Wiser Time, I always liked it more when Rich “got going” than whatever the other guys were playing.

One of my favorite things about seeing the Crowes in their prime was watching Rich conduct the band through long jams with nothing more than a nod or a look. It was mind blowing to me how locked in those guys were. Unfortunately that version of the band is dead and gone. For one they’re trying to be more commercial so the jams will be minimal. Secondly they change musicians so often now there’s no way they can ever build up that musical bond. Not to mention no one they bring in now can match abilities with guys like Gorman/Ford/Harsch/etc. 

LukinFan

Chris has a recent interview on the Kyle Meredith With Podcast that's really good. I listened to it this morning.