Brothers Of A Feather Featuring Chris & Rich Robinson
Release Date: 07 February 2020
Label: Silver Arrow Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 020286230502
Genres: Rock
Description
After a long hiatus that lasted for much of the first half of the 2000s, Chris and Rich Robinson started to reunite the Black Crowes in 2005, but before the full-fledged reunion really took flight, the siblings took off on a 2006 tour billed as Brothers of a Feather and releasing an album of the same name. Compiled of highlights from their three-night stint at the Roxy in Los Angeles, Brothers of a Feather does distinguish itself from the growing list of official live Black Crowes-related projects just by its intimate nature: hearing the brothers Robinson alone (it's not quite acoustic, since Rich often plays an otherwise unadorned electric) is unique and surprisingly revelatory, illustrating that both Chris and Rich can be sensitive interpreters when stripped down to the bone.
But even if there are many soft, almost folky moments -- including a good cover of John Martyn's "Over the Hill," Rich's solo spotlight "Forgiven Song," and a winding version of "Driving Wheel" -- there's plenty of grit and good vibes here, best heard on the roaring opener, "Hosehead," and a down-n-dirty "Darling of the Underground Press." Most of Brothers of a Feather works a middle ground between the ruminative and the rowdy, whether it's on a beautiful reading of Lowell George's "Roll Um Easy" or an epic take on their own "Thorn In My Pride", which proves that they can find a new spin on their old warhorses.
And that sentiment applies to Brothers of a Feather as a whole: it's familiar in its sound yet fresh in its approach and certainly worth a listen for Black Crowes fans, no matter if they're hardened hardcore fans or fans who are a bit less dedicated yet no less enamored of the Robinsons' old-time rock & roll.
Tracklisting
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
Green Leaf Rustlers (Featuring Chris Robinson)
Brothers Of A Feather (Feat. Chris Robinson & Rich Robinson)
Chris Robinson Brotherhood
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
The Asteroid No.4
Wigwam
Wigwam
Steve Hackett
Paul Thorn
Cynic
Cynic
Greg Freeman
The Armory Show
