Chris Robinson's new Black Crowes project

RIGHT? And then to extract the riff for a BYS B-Side? "You Don't Have To Go" is glaringly inferior.

 

The first live version of Pastoral from 1995 is one of my top 20 fave tbc songs.

 

They are right up there with The Beach Boys with head scratching decisions throughout their career.

e.g.. they get the band back together, reunite with Ford.. so much buzz..sold out shows. Out comes THE LOST CROWES

So many songs they can release to promote it... Tied Up & Swallowed? nope Paint an 8? no Never Forget This Song (my choice)..no...

let's release London P.25 because THAT makes sense....and buzz officially killed.

 

I actually like You Don't Have to Go, mainly because it's just such a great riff and I like Ed's contributions on that one. But I definitely miss the Marc Ford wah-wah on Pastoral.

Then it eventually morphed into Then She Said My Name, which is easily the worst of the three. Black Crowes gonna crowe.

 

And they toured behind The Lost Crowes in fall 2006 and basically ignore it. Granted, they were limping along without Ed and Marc.

Then, in typical TBC fashion, they randomly debut Predictable one night in Arizona with Paul Stacey and Rob Clores, and nail it like they've played the tune 500 times over the years. And never play it again.

 

this is too easy.. they're so predictable

 

Anyone have a full list of Crowes originals that were only performed live but never put out in studio versions? Magic Rooster Blues and Cold Boy Smile come to mind. I really liked those when the band started playing them, and was disappointed they never made a record. If Chris ever wanted to have ATCF make an album, recording Crowes songs that never got studio releases might be an interesting idea. I'd still prefer to hear them with Chris, AND Rich and Steve. But I'd probably buy the CD if they put one out.

 

That's so interesting.. I'm listening to the studio Pastoral now. I never realized the lack of Ed. I was always so entranced with the track that I didn't notice.

 

Yep. "Let's release a different version of one of our least popular (among Crowes fans who know all of the songs!"

 

Frayed probably had something like that, but that's well defunct.

As for Chris putting something like that out.. he shares writing credit on all of those songs with Rich. I don't foresee him wanting to coat his brother's pockets. Hell, Rich would have to agree and I doubt he would.

 

In his defense.. it's a very Crowes thing to do haha.

 

probably a decently long list

 

Chris’ Silver Arrow Records have reissued ‘Lost Crowes’ and ‘Before the Frost’ in recent years.

 

The most infuriating thing about TBC at this juncture (to me anyway) isn’t the melodrama between the brothers, the minimal chance for reconciliation or insane decisions they made while they were a functioning band. It’s how they can’t dig into the archives and officially release the wealth of studio riches they have...

 

Of that list, I’m pretty sure CRB have never played “High Head Blues”, but As the Crow Flies played it.

 

Yeah, this for me as well.

Or how about at least a well-mastered vinyl of "Band Sessions"?
If that was an official album, it would easily be my 2nd favorite Crowes album after Companion, just a notch above Amorica.

 

He's played it solo acoustic (I think it's the only TBC tune pre Warpaint that CR wrote solo), but you're right, never in CRB.

 

This is neither here nor there, but I wanted to randomly point out how much I love Gorman on the cover of Companion, and how he looks more like the band's accountant and/or manager rather than their drummer....

 

Here’s a quick list of Crowes originals played live but never released on a studio album – this is off the top of my head so may have missed a couple. There are other originals which were never played live nor released in studio format …

Some of these songs (marked *) have technically been officially released, but not studio and only via Instant Live or BCRS


Charming Mess
Kick The Devil Outta Me
You’re Such A Pity
You’re Wrong
Miserable
Bruises & Pills
On That Hollow Day
Bewildered *
The Fear Years
The Nowhere Stairs
Bitter Bitter You
Grinnin (‘released’ on Lost Crowes, but in reality is ‘Ok By Me’ – the original ‘Grinnin’ remains unreleased)
Exit (live version available on ‘Wiser For The Time’)
Pastoral
Title Song (live version available on ‘Live’ from 2002) *
Name Like Music *
Nothing Love Everything *
Spider In The Sugarbowl Blues *
Bled To Death *
It’s All For You
Late Nights Again (BOAF)
Cut From The Shadow (BOAF)
Share My Blanket
Cold Boy Smile (released on ‘Croweology’) *
Magic Rooster Blues *
It Takes One To Know One *
Take Off From The Future *
Ready For Rain
Little Lizzie Mae *
Find A Pearl (played at Cabin Fever sessions)

 

I maintain, next to just rolling with the CRB, the best thing that CR could do is take this one man acoustic show on the road. I'm indifferent on ATCF, but I would travel to see just him and a guitar.

 

There are at least 50 people that would buy the career spanning b-side/unreleased box set at this point. How aren't they jumping on that lucrative bandwagon!

 

How this band didn't officially studio release a KILLER tune like Title Song is beyond me. Like ... WHY!? I saw them perform it in 1995 (if memory serves ... long time ago) and it was the highlight of the gig.

This band's history of shooting themselves in the foot is legendary. Right up there with Van Halen (who's self-immolation in 1985 and 1996 is right up there with the best examples of shooting yourself in the foot with a bazooka) in how you can take opportunities and just ruin them beyond all measure. Still, though, I'll never take back the shows I saw. Still my favorite band.

 

Great list, but Croweology is a studio album so an officially released studio version of Cold Boy Smile does exist.

Also, tell me more about Find A Pearl - I don’t have that one. Is it out there?

 

All I know is it was only played once at the final night of the Cabin Fever session. Chris and Adam only.

 

Interesting, thanks. Sounds like a CR composition then.