1972 - EP

No Marc Ford, no Black Crowes. What a shame.

Love the Crowe’s! I dig this

I never heard the David Bowie song, but fell in love with this Crowes cover. Its like Nirvana's cover of The Man Who Stole the World. An improvement on the original. Excellent song.

Absolutely insane the level of criticism from people on this album and the live shows. Been a crowes fan since I knew what music was. Saw them in Pittsburgh in summer of 21 and it was the most inspiring visceral live show I’ve been to in my life. As a kid I dreamed of getting to see these guys playing full high energy sets without weird esoteric jams and seething hatred and finally got it. It was the loudest show of my life with real guitars, real energy, real professionalism. But instead of appreciating that this even exists in 2022 all we ever hear is “bring back SG” or “shame what they’ve become”. My dude have any of you guys even been to a show lately? Are you telling me that there’s another band on the road with 50 year old men that are performing exactly like they were when you were out of your mind on acid on spring break 92’? The 90s were a long time ago, these guys have grown up, and you can’t main line heroin like the “good ol days” thank god. I was born in 92 and I’m thanking god there’s still some music that I can listen to now love that inspires the kind of feelings you guys got to experience when Steve and Marc were still in and Eddie was alive. Instead of giving 1 star reviews and bashing a pretty cool minor project album we’re lucky to have after a 7 year hiatus can we just appreciate that Chris and Rich are on a stage together and WANT to make new music? I don’t know man, I’m stoked to be here for any of this. 1972 rips.

Black Crowes always rock! Love this version of “you wear it well” I own the cd and now it’s on iTunes! And they don’t need SG to be awesome.

Don't understand the sourpuss reviews. They must have issues with Chris...oh well, their loss. I found this to be a nice trip in the wayback machine to an interesting period of music making. The band does a nice job of interpreting very different artists. Obviously this music heavily influenced the Robinson brothers and I'm glad they're back together.

So many incredible players have been jettisoned from this band through the years. It just doesn’t feel like it once did. : (

Entirely depressing what this band has become. Let’s play SYMM for life…great. Please reform CRB.

Completely uninspired low energy covers by a band that has completely lost the plot. Should’ve never canned SG.

This is the first studio recorded release from the brothers Robinson since 2010’s Croweology. The results are a mixed bag. The album opens with The Rolling Stones’ Rocks Off, a nice high energy start to the album, but leaves a bit to be desired vocally, which is a bit of a recurring theme on this album. It’s followed by T. Rex’s The Slider, which features a nice groove and crunchy guitars. Chris does an admirable job here but doesn’t quite capture the feeling of the original. You Wear It Well is a solid choice, lacks a bit vocally but is to be expected when covering Rod Stewart. Next up is Easy to Slip - my favorite track. Rich Robinson surprisingly (or unsurprisingly if you’ve followed his solo efforts) puts in the best vocal performance on the album, and the harmonies with Joel Robinow (keyboards) come across extremely well. Moonage Daydream is next, which I think is Chris’ best moment, although the drums fall a bit flat here. Finally, Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone, an odd choice but I’m sure that’s why they chose it. They do an admirable job here, but I prefer some of the live versions they’ve performed this year. All in all, it’s not a bad album, it’s certainly not their high water mark but it’s not a bad way for the band to reacquaint themselves with each other and the studio.