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The Black Crowes have recorded an EP of 6 songs from 1972
Rolling Stone article:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/black-crowes-new-music-tour-dates-money-maker-anniversary-1972-1335097/
Twelve years after releasing the acoustic album Croweology, with a nasty break-up and an unexpected reunion in between, the Black Crowes are finally dropping new music — sort of. “New recordings, old music,” frontman Chris Robinson says with a laugh. He’s referring to 1972, a collection of six freshly recorded cover songs from that year, which will be available exclusively on Amazon Music on May 4. The first single, a sleek version of the Temptations’ “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” is out now.
As the Robinson brothers attempt to rebuild their creative partnership, the sessions were like “good baby steps” for them, Chris says, “a less-pressure situation” than new songs. They didn’t have to get along in the studio for all that long, as it turned out; guitarist Rich Robinson managed to finish most of his parts in a day and a half before promptly testing positive for Covid-19 and bowing out. He’s since recovered, and the Robinson brothers are writing songs of their own, aiming to hit the studio in January — Chris says he’s finished his portion of “15 or 20” songs.
For Chris, 1972 was a pivotal year, when “rock & roll music represented this cosmic American music vibe,” as exemplified by the Stones’ Exile on Main Street. “These are some of the holy relics of rock & roll,” he says.
The EP also includes covers of the Rolling Stones’ “Rocks Off,” T-Rex’s “The Slider,” Rod Stewart’s “You Wear It Well,” Little Feat’s “Easy to Slip,” and David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream.” “The cool thing about it to me,” says Rich, “is how broad the spectrum of music was and how it was all on the same radio station.”
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As the Robinson brothers attempt to rebuild their creative partnership, the sessions were like “good baby steps” for them, Chris says, “a less-pressure situation” than new songs. They didn’t have to get along in the studio for all that long, as it turned out; guitarist Rich Robinson managed to finish most of his parts in a day and a half before promptly testing positive for Covid-19 and bowing out. He’s since recovered, and the Robinson brothers are writing songs of their own, aiming to hit the studio in January — Chris says he’s finished his portion of “15 or 20” songs.
For Chris, 1972 was a pivotal year, when “rock & roll music represented this cosmic American music vibe,” as exemplified by the Stones’ Exile on Main Street. “These are some of the holy relics of rock & roll,” he says.
The EP also includes covers of the Rolling Stones’ “Rocks Off,” T-Rex’s “The Slider,” Rod Stewart’s “You Wear It Well,” Little Feat’s “Easy to Slip,” and David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream.” “The cool thing about it to me,” says Rich, “is how broad the spectrum of music was and how it was all on the same radio station.”
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