Black Crowes 2013 tour setlists

Went to the friday NYC show and thought it was fantastic. Loved the setlist.

 

It keeps getting better and better, good to see Title Song,Feathers and Another Roadside Tragedy on the recent setlists.

the european tour in june/july will be awesome

 

Love this set

 

April 5 looks like their best encore ever!

 

You are not kidding! Whoa it would have been nice to hear that encore live.

 

Couple of new songs thrown into the mix

April 8th 9:30 Club Washington DC

MOVE IT ON DOWN THE LINE
THICK N THIN
HOTEL ILLNESS
MEDICATED GOO
BALLAD IN URGENCY ->
WISER TIME
SHE TALKS TO ANGELS
COLD BOY SMILE
THORN IN MY PRIDE
HIGH HEAD BLUES
BY YOUR SIDE
SOUL SINGING
REMEDY
SOMETIMES SALVATION
JEALOUS AGAIN
- encore -
HARD TO HANDLE ->
HUSH

 

April 9th 9:30 Club Washington DC

First playing of Nonfiction I believe.

JEALOUS AGAIN
GOOD MORNING CAPTAIN
REMEDY
MY MORNING SONG -> STARE IT COLD -> MY MORNING SONG
SPACE CAPTAIN
NONFICTION
WISER TIME
SHE TALKS TO ANGELS
WHOA MULE
THORN IN MY PRIDE
SOUL SINGING
TWICE AS HARD
STING ME
BEEN A LONG TIME (WAITING ON LOVE)
- encore -
DRIVING WHEEL
FEELIN ALRIGHT

 

Whilst these setlists are slowly changing, it's not exactly inspiring stuff.

The reintroduction of tracks like Non Fiction is welcome of course, but the band is really treading water on this tour. There is no real deep digging into the catalogue and even the majority of cover versions have been played many times before (and better) by the band on previous tours (Medicated Goo and Hush excepted of course).

I know it takes time, but to my mind, if this particular incarnation of the band was a real ongoing concern for all, then we should be seeing some long ignored gems popping up. It might even eradicate any comparison to previous lead guitarists, as there would be very little to compare against. If the time is taken to rehearse and play Title Song or Feathers, what about Song Of The Flesh or Grinnin'?

Try as they might, no Crowes guitarist can compete with Marc Fords peerless playing on well known material like Sometimes Salvation or Wiser Time. So I suggest they stop playing them as staples.

Imagine a setlist made up of 50% unreleased material. It would be a win-win. The fans would be delighted and even if the band themselves can't write any new tracks, would have something new to play which might actually excite them. There are plenty of options. How about these for starters, all of which are known about and have been played live less than a dozen times over the years (if at all)

Never Forget This Song
Grinnin'
Song Of The Flesh
Wind and Wood Heart
Painkiller
Name Like Music
Pastoral
Nothing Love Everything
Unlikely To Believe
Bled To Death
Share My Blanket
Natural Born Turn It On
Hole In Your Sole

Of course I may be in the minority, but I reckon a setlist with some unexpected variations, like this, would be much more interesting

Good Morning Captain
Gone
Nebakenezer
My Morning Song -> Pastoral -> My Morning Song
Hole In Your Sole
Non Fiction
Song Of The Flesh
She Talks To Angels
Name Like Music
Thorn In My Pride
Grinnin'
Twice As Hard
Bled To Death
Been A Long Time (Waiting On Love)
-encore-
Stare It Cold
Feelin' Alright

 

They are starting to nix it up a little more. Getting Jackie acclimated.

 

No matter what they play, who plays lead or keys, some people will never be satisfied.

 

Nebakenezer needs to make an appearance on occasion for sure. Three Snakes is a gem of a record.

 

Nice encore set...

April 11th House of Blues Boston
JEALOUS AGAIN
THICK N THIN
HOTEL ILLNESS
GOOD MORNING CAPTAIN
MEDICATED GOO
SISTER LUCK
WISER TIME
SHE TALKS TO ANGELS
MY MORNING SONG
HIGH HEAD BLUES
SOUL SINGING
THORN IN MY PRIDE
REMEDY
SOMETIMES SALVATION
HARD TO HANDLE -> HUSH
- encore -
HOW MUCH FOR YOUR WINGS
BRING ON BRING ON
OH WELL

 

Love the encore.

 

Yes, great encore. Hope the setlists start shuffling up soon. Good to see some catalogue gems popping up though.

 

Good article about the Terminal 5 show. Look thru the pic...they even caught Rich smiling!

http://houselist.bowerypresents.com...ajor-changes-the-black-crowes-are-having-fun/

 

April 12th Electric Factory Philly

My Morning Song -> Stare It Cold
Feelin Alright
Movin On Down The Line
Medicated Goo
Good Friday
Wiser Time
She Talks To Angels
Whoa Mule
Thorn In My Pride
By Your Side
Remedy
Soul Singing
Jealous Again
Hard To Handle -> Hush
- encore -
Descending
Oh Sweet Nuthin
Boomers Story

 

April 14th The Fillmore Detroit

TWICE AS HARD
GOOD MORNING CAPTAIN
HOTEL ILLNESS
MEDICATED GOO
ANOTHER ROADSIDE TRAGEDY
BALLAD IN URGENCY ->
WISER TIME
SHE TALKS TO ANGELS
COLD BOY SMILE
COMING HOME
THORN IN MY PRIDE
SOUL SINGING
JEALOUS AGAIN
GOODBYE DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION
REMEDY
- encore -
HARD TO HANDLE ->
HUSH

 

+1

 

Good to see Another Roadside Tragedy, Cold Boy Smile and Coming Home in that set, but I think the reason there's so little discussion comes down to the uncharacteristically rigid setlists.

 

It's pretty obvious that the band is no longer catering to the diehards. While they'll never play a completely stagnant set list, it's clear that they're going to play all of the big hits every night and fill out the set with other well-known tunes and covers.

Jackie's tone fits the sound from the first two albums. The crowds have been loving the shows and the reviews have been positive.

I wrote a long-ass review of the Boston show if you're interested. The bottom line is that they're finally giving the wider audience what they want from the Crowes - a high-energy rock and roll show - even if it pisses off the Amoricans.

http://mitchblum.com/2013/04/13/concert-review-the-black-crowes-in-boston-ma-41113/

 

Great article Mitch! It nailed a lot of my feelings about what I've read, seen and heard from this tour thus far. I was curious about the lack of the soul sisters but it sounds like they have matters in hand. I was amazed at your O.V. Wright reference. I couldn't believe the comparison but you are correct. I think Chris has gotten much better over the last several years. I can't wait until my show in St. Louis on Friday. I may write a review but it won't be as eloquent as your review and observations. Nice job....

 

Wow, both of these look awesome. The 6th has some of my all time faves...Captain, Daughters, Descending, Title Song

 

Yes, great review indeed. I went to both London shows a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed both, especially the second night. It's positive that the band isn't afraid of subtle changes to some of their best known material, such as in Jealous Again and Thorn In My Pride.

Back to your review - good to see someone else who loves Adam. The guy is a great musician; I only wish the Brotherhood had come over to the UK.

 

Thanks for the kind words.

Adam is a virtuoso player. I can understand people missing Eddie's iconic parts but anyone who thinks Adam can't play is deaf.

Have you guys heard Neal Casal & Adam's cover of the Dead's "Mountains of the Moon"?

https://soundcloud.com/the-royal-potato-family/mountains-of-the-moon-neal

 

Yeah, heard that last week. I'd love to get the Record Day 7" but being in the UK unfortunately means that's not going to happen.