Just saw the Black Crowes for the first time...wow

Wanted to share with you my experience as a first timer. I'll set up by telling you where I come from. I lost touch with the Crowes shortly after 3 Snakes, somehow lost the CDs and never followed them since, but always acknowledged they were really good. For some reason got excited about what I was hearing about Warpaint so I got it and loved it. I had to see if they were comingto town, and instead of seeing a date for Dallas proper I saw that they were playing the "Taste of Addison"...what the hell are the Crowes playing a suburb food festival for? I know they can still sell tickets? But I was told by everyone I talked to that this was a very quality setup. Daughtry played there last year, not that I care for his ilk, but he's somewhat of a big name draw so I knew it would be a decent stage and all. So for the past 6 weeks I've completely reacclimated myself with the Crowes, re-purchased all of their discs including the ones I never bothered with (BYS & Lions). So I had fallen back in love with the Crowes and was excited to finally see them. Now, I'm a huge, huge Pearl Jam fan, so I'm aware of the big quality rock band that has fallen off the radar for most people but is still out there playing great live showes and releasing great music. I knew going in that like PJ, the Crowes have plenty of hits but feel no obligation to pander them to any crowed even if it's a festival, because their entire catalog kicks ass b-sides and all. So while I really wanted to hear Sometimes Salvation, Wiser Time, and Remedy, there was a good chance I would be hearing the lesser known stuff, which is 100% cool with me, because while I may not know all the track names, I love all the songs and know they would be great live. I was so excited and felt like I was getting a chance to see greatness that I had previously neglected. As soon as they hit the stage this awesome breeze came through and I've never seen so much hair blowing, but they looked really cool on stage, like I was seeing Stillwater. I was excited to hear them follow the opener with Wiser Time, and other than that and a track from Lions that I recognized, everything else was from Warpaint, SYMM & Southern Harmony. Man they were so great, several of the songs were extended and they just sounded like old school rockers that knew exactly what they were doing. It was such an amazing experience, I was so glad that I got the chance to see them even if it was for a 90 minute festival set. Every damn song sounded so cool and so good. I don't know the players very well butI really dig the bass player, and of course Chris, despite doing this for so long, still gets off during every jam. His voice was great. I read another review that had some critiqued a late solo here and another glitch there, which I understand because I notice those things with PJ, but for me they were flawless. I'm pretty down that they aren't coming back to Texas in 08, so I might have to go up to Tulsa. I am a renewed die hard Crowes fan, os I have many years to make up for. I'll be in L.A. this weekend and will be makingg a trip to Amoeba Records to stock up on whatever crowes stuff they have that I don't (BW w/ Paige was there last time). I'll also be looking for as many downloads of shows that I can find, from what I understand there's plenty out there. Just thought I'd share.