With an official statement from founding member, guitarist Rich Robinson, influential roots- rock band The Black Crowes officially announced the band’s break up. Founded in 1989 in Marietta, Georgia, the band quickly became known for their hit songs” She Talks To Angels,” “Remedy” and their cover of “Hard to Handle.” Their last performance was in San Francisco at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in December 14, 2013.

Co-founding member (and Rich’s brother ) Chris Robinson currently fronts his solo band The Chris Robinson Brotherhood which is slated to play this weekend at the Sunshine Music and Blues Festival in Florida.

The full text of the press release is below.



AFTER 24 YEARS RICH ROBINSON SAYS THE BLACK CROWES ARE NO MORE

The Black Crowes, the highly influential, critically and commercially successful band has disbanded, per an announcement today from founding member Rich Robinson. Robinson, the group’s guitarist and songwriter, founded the band with his brother Chris in their hometown of Marietta, GA. Their first album, Shake Your Money Maker, yielded multiple hit singles and has been RIAA certified as a multiplatinum (over 5 million) seller. Their follow up, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion is, likewise, multiplatinum and rose to #1 on Billboard’s Top 100 Album Chart. The group’s catalog also includes additional RIAA-certified releases, including the critically acclaimed Amorica, By Your Side and a live collaboration with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page.

Rich Robinson released a statement concerning the band’s conclusion in which he states, "It is with great disappointment and regret that after having the privilege of writing and performing the music of The Black Crowes over the last 24 years, I find myself in the position of saying that the band has broken up."

His statement continues, "I hold my time with the Black Crowes with the utmost respect and sincerest appreciation. It is a huge swath of my life's body of work. I couldn't be more proud of what we accomplished and deeply moved by the relationships people created and maintained with my music. That alone is the greatest honor of being a musician. I love my brother and respect his talent but his present demand that I must give up my equal share of the band and that our drummer for 28 years and original partner, Steve Gorman, relinquish 100% of his share, reducing him to a salaried employee, is not something I could agree to."

Robinson concludes, "There are so many people who have helped and supported us along the way. I want to give a heartfelt thank you to all of our fans, our friends behind the scenes, and to everyone who was a part of The Black Crowes.”




http://www.jambase.com/Articles/1237...Have-Broken-Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M68KaElVDo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5smge7OrXDo

Influential?? Really? Anyone care to make this case for me?

They always seemed like an unfocused semi-jam band to me. Sort of a more song oriented Allman Brothers or something. Never understood the Stones and Faces comparisons.

I mostly agree, Yeats.

Definitely Chris ripped off a BUNCH of moves from Rod (including his ENTIRE mic stand schtick, which is well worth ripping off, really) I *hear* the Stones/Faces influence, but do not think "comparisons" are in order...too derivative.

Having said that, a poster from over there---> literally monopolized almost my ENTIRE bar time before the MSG show at the Summit of the Century trying to convince me that they have work that rivals Exile.

Because, as evidence to rumors to the contrary, I am quite good-natured, I endured it. It was a mistake.

But my familiarity with their oeuvre is limited to that first record, which, while I listened to it when it came out, I still didn't re-buy when I lost the cassette.

Yup, the first album is all I'm really familiar with; one of my bands at the time was looking for a couple covers to play, and our door-knob of a guitar player really wanted to play "Hard to Handle". I couldn't stand their version - sounded like Foghat or some shit to me - so I played him Otis' original, and suggested that if we play it live, we should comp Booker T's feel.
He whinned and said it was too "mellow' or something. The bloody eejit.

And sure, I hear the Faces and Stones influences. Maybe if they'd been around in '74 they would have had claim as the 'poor man's Faces' (as the Faces were often called a 'poor man's Stones).
As it is, I just find them dull and lacking songs; good players, for sure. But Chris Robinson just sounds like Ronnie Van Zandt to me. Too generic, too white, too derivative, as you pointed out. Not a bad band by any means - just not a great one.

saint sway?
brother?
you ok?

I really enjoyed By You Side and Lions...those were really swell albums...
Seen them a few times, mostly in small clubs and once on the Brotherly Love tour with Oasis.


Oh well...reducing their 28 yr drummer to staff, that is just low...Jagger would never do that. He would wait 19 years to make the staff a member of the band

So the sheets get a wee bit closer to being pulled over the dying body that we fondly refer to as Rock-n-Roll.

A glorified bar band at best. Fuck em.

Though I like Saint Sway and feel bad for him  :pullanolte :areyoufuckingserious

The Crowes were a kick ass rock band and the shows were always very fun. Tickets were cheap too.

Southern Harmony is one of the best rock records ever.

As for being influential, they were to me.

SheRat wrote on Jan 15^th, 2015 at 6:51pm:

Influential?? Really? Anyone care to make this case for me?

I can think of one guy who would try to give it a shot for you...remember that Turner guy?

Yeah I know...other times, other boards...but his rants on the Crowes stripped my of the last bits of sympathy I had for that band. I always loved the Southern Harmony album and Three Snakes And One Charm. I saw them live quite a few times too. But nowadays whenever I hear the Crowes they remind me of someone whining about a lack of recognition and think ''ugh''.

I remember several people buying tickets for their show because DBT opened for them at some point. Most of them left before the 'main event' entered the stage.

The Black Crowes.
I couldn't care less about what these totally overrated clowns  are doing.

This is no surprise. Chris Robinson Brotherhood going full throttle, I saw them 2 nights last year in a tiny venue. The show was great. I like Chris Robinson. He's a riot...attempts to move like Jagger which is hilarious. Influential? No, not really. But a damn good time. Check it out.

It was Turner who wasted my valuable bar time before the MSG show, Teiz!!! Turner somewhat soured me as well, actually.

Though I did have an insufferable bass player (the Motel Fresno dude) who swore by that Southern Harmony record...I guess I always felt like Crowes fans were simply Stones fans who just hadn't heard the Stones yet.

Jaxx makes the best case...a good time. That's worthy enough, innit?

My money is on them doing the usual "come back" tour in about 4 years when they need the $$$$$. They influenced me to change the channel when they came on the radio. Their first tune out was a direct copy of Keith's take it so hard.....

They will be back at some point.

I remember once, a long time 'go now, laying in bed hungover in the dark, lissening to the radio, and the rock station played first "She Talks to Angels" or whatever it was. And then the VERY next song they played "Tumbling Dice" and I was thought, "Qhoa. That DJ is mean!"

Still, there are worse things to copy.

" I can think of one guy who would try to give it a shot for you...remember that Turner guy?

Yeah I know...other times, other boards...but his rants on the Crowes stripped my of the last bits of sympathy I had for that band. I always loved the Southern Harmony album and Three Snakes And One Charm. I saw them live quite a few times too. But nowadays whenever I hear the Crowes they remind me of someone whining about a lack of recognition and think ''ugh''.

I remember several people buying tickets for their show because DBT opened for them at some point. Most of them left before the 'main event' entered the stage. "


Teiz ............. ?!

TEIZ   ............. ?!


Is that really YOU ?!

Man , where in the FRIG have you been these past forty - three years ?!  One thing about you Teiz was that you were ALWAYS Minty Fresh and you sure as Frig knew how to write a friggin post .

Welcome Back Home Me Brother !!!!!!!!

" Best Stones YET !!!! , .......... Ronnie ! "

JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJacky ®

The Torch of Rock and Roll has been blown out...

As I've said before, this world needs another British Invasion...

No shits given here.

Hey, SheRat, nice you popped up.  Your "over there ------>" reference brings me back.   :areyoufuckingserious

Hi Zack!! It's good to be here. It's good to be anywhere.


D'oh!

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LOL I totally forgot about your encounter with Turner during the MSG pre-show get-together. We had a few laughs over that in Amsterdam.

It was an amusing story for me, but there's an ocean between me and that dude's Crowes rants.

Oh well..it may have ruined your summit but it makes a good story years later. And truth be told I was pretty pissed about that fact that I missed out on that event.

Still..I would never have dreamed that you were polite enough to keep listening.

Steel Wheels wrote on Jan 16^th, 2015 at 6:31am:

The Crowes were a kick ass rock band and the shows were always very fun. Tickets were cheap too. Southern Harmony is one of the best rock records ever. As for being influential, they were to me.

Agreed.  :keithpunky

I will also swear by Southern Harmony. One of the best rock n roll records of the 90s, by all accounts.

But putting the Crowes up there with the best ever makes me sniggle. Great bar band, but that's it.

Besides, the Robinson brothers break up once every few years and then get back together - they're due, no?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhX-FjUUFZo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5smge7OrXDo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC2KSU_c05E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkE9TSRU9r0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31jTXqwrxX0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E2JKl-zNhQ

shall I continue? oh....ok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niij8gMtlA0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPDBhnOk92Y

shit...what am I getting myself into? might be easier to find a stones song that the crowes didn't cover....

Starbuck wrote on Jan 18^th, 2015 at 10:14pm:

shit...what am I getting myself into? might be easier to find a stones song that the crowes didn't cover....

If I were drunk in a hotel room with ANYONE ELSE except my mother right now, I would indulge how I kinda feel bad for you that you went through all that trouble and I would play them all. But at this rate, I don't see that ever happening.

Stones versions or Black Crowes you'd play? Your ma could prolly tolerate those nice laid back Robinson boys' approach; those filthy degenerate Rolling Stones have a fairly shocking vibe though...

I'm not quite understanding all the hate around here for the Black Crowes.  The Stones influence should be clear to you folks.  Rich Robinson plays almost exclusively in open G on any given night (I'd say about 80% of the set) and his riffs are clearly Keith inspired.

The songs?  Well, the first album of theirs is clearly a nod to the Stones.  After that they developed their own style based on everything that they learned from Mick and Keith and became a very original sounding band.  And don't give me the Steve Marriot/Humble Pie/Rod Stewart/Faces crap - the Black Crowes really did take care of business their own way. 

They are my favorite band to have started after 1980. 

On my all time list, they are easily in my top 5. 

I'd put the 1992-1997 PLUS 2005 Black Crowes output/performance level up against anything the Stones did between 1968 and 1973.  I certainly give the nod to the Stones and I'm sure the Brothers Robinson would as well, but damnit if the Black Crowes don't come in a VERY close second if we're comparing eras. 

I'll miss their sound.  I won't miss Chris.  I won't go see him and his Brotherhood project.  I think he's a raging ass hole and I'm sure most of you would agree. 

Spin "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion" album and come back here to tell me what you think.  It's heavy just like Keith would have wanted circa 68-72. 

Now I want to buy a Black Crowes CD,

And a Bon Jovi CD,

And one from that not so recent white soul diva who passed away a while ago,


[I was Just kidding. Where are Madonna and Jeniffer Lopez doing, when we need some suicidal awful people?]

I don't care about people who try or just naturally sound like the Stones. There's a lifetimes worth of actual Stones music to listen to when I want that vibe.

Same with my other fave artists.

wiseblood wrote on Jan 25^th, 2015 at 12:51pm:

They are my favorite band to have started after 1980.

This is just retarded. That's 35 years of music you're clearly not listening to. Off the top, Go listen to "The Dirty South" by the Drive-by Truckers, read their wiki page and come back and say that. These guys opened for TBC on some tour and people *I* turned on to TBD went to these shows (I think maybe even it was FijiJoe) and said that the real musos in the audience watched TBD and then left the venue. 

And what is this? "And don't give me the Steve Marriot/Humble Pie/Rod Stewart/Faces crap"? STFU. If you can't see the obvious BLEND they were going for, then I'm not sure I even give two shits what you think about TBD, actually. AND, as I've said, there's plenty of good reason to rip that shit off. It's not my style, but if I had to work with a mic stand that way, I'm not sure I'd be able to do anything else with a mic stand than fucking pretend to be Rod. Who, after all, was just riffing James Brown. BTW, wasn't that James Brown movie fucking awful?

IF you do that, I promise to listen to this "Southern" whatever and do as you requested.

SheRat wrote on Jan 25^th, 2015 at 4:30pm:

wiseblood wrote on Jan 25th, 2015 at 12:51pm: They are my favorite band to have started after 1980.  This is just retarded. That's 35 years of music you're clearly not listening to. Off the top, Go listen to "The Dirty South" by the Drive-by Truckers, read their wiki page and come back and say that. These guys opened for TBC on some tour and people *I* turned on to TBD went to these shows (I think maybe even it was FijiJoe) and said that the real musos in the audience watched TBD and then left the venue.  And what is this? "And don't give me the Steve Marriot/Humble Pie/Rod Stewart/Faces crap"? STFU. If you can't see the obvious BLEND they were going for, then I'm not sure I even give two shits what you think about TBD, actually. AND, as I've said, there's plenty of good reason to rip that shit off. It's not my style, but if I had to work with a mic stand that way, I'm not sure I'd be able to do anything else with a mic stand than fucking pretend to be Rod. Who, after all, was just riffing James Brown. BTW, wasn't that James Brown movie fucking awful? IF you do that, I promise to listen to this "Southern" whatever and do as you requested.

"This is just retarded". Because the poster likes the Black Crowes a lot?

"Shut the fuck up" about a poster's musical opinion on a music discussion forum?

Seems a tad aggressive.

Wow. Are you going to go from thread to thread and censor me now?

For fun: He's aggressively telling people what to do also. "Don't give me the face etc. crap"? I assumed he was being playfully declarative. And so am I.

No, I'm not trying to censor you, or go thread to thread. I'm sorry if I was out of line. Let's just drop it. Please

Chris Robinson Comments on the Black Crowes’ Breakup
by Dave Lifton January 24, 2015


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Nearly two weeks ago, Rich Robinson announced that the Black Crowes had officially broken up. In a new interview, his brother, frontman Chris Robinson, revealed that the decision was due to what he said was their unwillingness to move forward as a band.

“It came from songwriting,” he told the New Times of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. “The Black Crowes don’t write songs anymore. They don’t think of the present or the future. I like making albums and playing concerts. I was sitting on two EPs’ worth of written songs.”

With the Crowes not releasing a studio album of new material since 2008, Robinson assembled the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. The group has put out three albums since 2012, with ‘Phosphorescent Harvest’ arriving last year. Robinson noted a difference in the approach of the two bands.

“The Black Crowes were a rebellion,” he continued. “This is a pragmatic reaction to how I feel. The only revolutionary thing we’re doing is staying out of the music business. There’s Olive Gardens and Red Lobsters in music. We just don’t eat there. We’re grassroots.”

Still, Chris’ statement about the Black Crowes’ stagnation is at odds with Rich’s statement, where the implication was the the breakup is the result of Chris’ attempt to establish himself as the de facto leader. He said, “[H]is present demand that I must give up my equal share of the band and that our drummer for 28 years and original partner, Steve Gorman, relinquish 100 percent of his share, reducing him to a salaried employee, is not something I could agree to.”


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So....Chris fancies himself the Keith in this situation and his brother is the Mick?

Just kidding. I don't really care.

But sadly, he's right. Music's ecosystem is badly fucked, and I like his Olive Garden and Red Lobster analogy. Though interestingly, those are two of the stand-out restaurant biz'z hurting the most during the rise of Neo-Feudalism. Drawing out the analogy, one can see where maybe there will be rich people music and poor people music and then, as I've been trying to get together for years, the time for tent show revivalism will come.

SheRat wrote on Jan 25^th, 2015 at 4:30pm:

wiseblood wrote on Jan 25th, 2015 at 12:51pm: They are my favorite band to have started after 1980.  This is just retarded. That's 35 years of music you're clearly not listening to. Off the top, Go listen to "The Dirty South" by the Drive-by Truckers, read their wiki page and come back and say that. These guys opened for TBC on some tour and people *I* turned on to TBD went to these shows (I think maybe even it was FijiJoe) and said that the real musos in the audience watched TBD and then left the venue.  And what is this? "And don't give me the Steve Marriot/Humble Pie/Rod Stewart/Faces crap"? STFU. If you can't see the obvious BLEND they were going for, then I'm not sure I even give two shits what you think about TBD, actually. AND, as I've said, there's plenty of good reason to rip that shit off. It's not my style, but if I had to work with a mic stand that way, I'm not sure I'd be able to do anything else with a mic stand than fucking pretend to be Rod. Who, after all, was just riffing James Brown. BTW, wasn't that James Brown movie fucking awful? IF you do that, I promise to listen to this "Southern" whatever and do as you requested.

You're obnoxious.

Right, but at least I'm not boring. Oh wait, sorry, what was I thinking?

wiseblood? is that you?!!?!?!

<  ----- Weeding ?!     ... Hashishin'  ..... ?!  Are you Hashishin' .... ?!   

Weeding ? ... Please    .... I's just's got's to's knows    ...... Are you Weeding ?!  Hashishin'... ?!

Is Hashishin' taking place ?!

" Hit Me Ronnie ! "

SheRat'kins ™

{{{big fucking eyeroll}}}

Hahahahaha, c'mon guys, you can do better! This is why I'm on this board, especially when the Stones are not active. It's your turn Wiseblood, Come on!

That Warpaint live dvd is real, real, real good!

http://youtu.be/jTDLK0ZEoLE

They released a new album then had the balls to play the entire thing live and record it and release it.

http://youtu.be/TO-KhH_mfzc

I tell ya, we lost a great band.

And pretty soon were going to lose our favorite band too.

Time to drink heavy or stop it all together, I don't know.

British Invasion, WHERE ARE YOU??????????????????????????????????

steel driving hammer wrote on Jan 27^th, 2015 at 5:16pm:

British Invasion, WHERE ARE YOU??????????????????????????????????

http://youtu.be/tr6H1a7YUac

Tumbling Dijs wrote on Jan 27^th, 2015 at 3:58pm:

This is why I'm on this board, especially when the Stones are not active.

From the, what, week I've been back? It looks like the reason you come on this board is long gone.

Someone comes on, tells people what to do, tells us not to give him some xyz crap, and when I take up the challenge in kind, I got some buttsore whinge about how aggressive I am and the original poster, who threw down the challenge, calls me obnoxious.

Apparently the beta males on this board would rather read Joey's posts. Either that or can't take the heat from a chick.

Either way it's a sorry state of affairs.

SheRat wrote on Jan 27^th, 2015 at 5:29pm:

Tumbling Dijs wrote on Jan 27th, 2015 at 3:58pm: This is why I'm on this board, especially when the Stones are not active. From the, what, week I've been back? It looks like the reason you come on this board is long gone. Someone comes on, tells people what to do, tells us not to give him some xyz crap, and when I take up the challenge in kind, I got some buttsore whinge about how aggressive I am and the original poster, who threw down the challenge, calls me obnoxious. Apparently the beta males on this board would rather read Joey's posts. Either that or can't take the heat from a chick. Either way it's a sorry state of affairs.

I'm looking for spirited conversation and not name calling.  You took it to the next place of internet ridiculousness. 

Why the fuck would you do that?  Bored?

Some Guy wrote on Jan 27^th, 2015 at 4:35pm:

That Warpaint live dvd is real, real, real good! http://youtu.be/jTDLK0ZEoLE They released a new album then had the balls to play the entire thing live and record it and release it. http://youtu.be/TO-KhH_mfzc

Love the album and the band! I love DBT too. I love everybody!! :smoking

Excuse me?

" I assumed he was being playfully declarative. And so am I."

Now, if my playful declarativeness is a little overboard for you, that's one thing and a matter of interpretation. Which is, of course, fine. But for you to ignore that I said I was being playful (which is what I thought you were doing), and call me obnoxious is well, obnoxious.

So who's taken it to internet "ridiculousness"? The people who can't read? Or people who post full of bluster and then can't handle when it's slung back at them? And create a defensive narrative based on being ass-sore and ignore available evidence to the contrary of that narrative?

That makes you #3 of the new blood on this board to have involved me in the retardation. I calls 'em like I sees em. Beta males.

Some Guy wrote on Jan 27^th, 2015 at 4:35pm:

They released a new album then had the balls to play the entire thing live and record it and release it.

Actually, that is pretty funny. I also liked when they got kicked off the ZZTop tour for insulting Budweiser or whatever lame beer the sponsor was. That was cool too.

Blah. The guy's kinda an asshole but I do (and have always thought) think his heart's in the right place. He does love rock 'n roll. Though, I was never really insulting to the band in this thread anyways.

Love the Crows
Hate to see them go!
Saw them 2 or 3 times always a good show!

Wait...did that Robinson bloke really state that the black crowes were a rebellion? That's funny. Because love them or hate them, this band did nothing but try to copy the sound and attitude of better musicians twice their age.

Their second album was nice, but other than that it was a Groundhog Day/Spinal Tap mashup for the Crowes ever since. Minus the good jokes.