Adam, what a great interview! Who else would give Chris room to just ramble on - without constantly interrupting him! So awesome! Thank you for giving artists room to express themselves, while interjecting poignant tidbits of your own personal life. This is truly a terrific channel :)
agreed. Southern harmony and the amorica albums are amazing. Descender is one of my core songs. And Southern Harmony is a great album from start to finish. One of the last great rock albums.
"Sometimes Salvation" will always be in my top ten songs of all time.. The first line of that song is quite possibly the best opening line of any song ever!!
Chris Robinson used to come into the record store I worked at in Atlanta in 90-92. He’d come in by himself and look like he had a really rough night, but we just gave him space and he’d buy a stack of lps.
@@jmad627 I rang up his purchase once, but that barely counts as a conversation. We were told celebs needed to be treated low-key like regular people. A rule already in place because Elton John lived nearby and used to frequent our store, too.
Now I know we must be talking about the Tower Records in Buckhead. I worked almost across the street at Buckhead Plaza and used to go in there regularly, and saw Elton in there a few times. And yes he lived down the street on Peachtree.
Just lost the Love of my life in a motorcycle accident when the song came out. A group of my Friends took me to the mountains to celebrate his life and help me with my sorrow. She talks to Angels was me for He was my addiction ! We sang our hearts out that night to All the songs they sang at that time. I'm 67 yrs young and still jam to All music. But I Thank them for getting me through the Hell. GBU All 🙏
I grew up in Woodstock Ga, literally 10 minutes from the Crowes hometown of Marietta, Ga. I graduated high school in '84, and there was so much great music all around us. From REM, and Drivin N Cryin, to B-52's, Pylon, Swimming Pool Q's, Jackyl, and the Black Crowes. Man it was awesome!!!
That is really cool. I grew up in Michigan and TONS of music there... but I was not close to Detroit. I lived in Buford GA for one year in 2018. I am a drummer and I was bored so I decided to check CL postings and try to meet and jam. I found several postings looking for a drummer and I tried out for a few. I sucked and all the bands and musicians were spectacular. GA rocks for sure. Which is strange because I have travelled the country and ATL radio music SUCKS. Basically no R&R at all in ATL... strange. I live in Lexington KY about 1/10 the size of ATL and we have 3-4 awesome rock stations.
James I'm here in Georgia....Gwinnett county all my life. The sad thing is in early 2000s most rock channels became something else (newer stuff). There is one that still plays classic rock.....Katie Kylie (?) is the host.
@@bethshadid2087 yes I know there is one classic rock station but it is so bland it plays the same boring classic rock over and over. Come to Central Kentucky a very small city you'll have four or five rock stations so we'll blow your mind
@@jamesbarrick3403 I believe it. Problem is so many rappers now invading ATL so real music gets the back burner.....and yes they do play same things over and over 😓
One of my best fathers day gifts was fom my nineteen year old daughter. She took me to see The Black Crowes at Asbury Park. Pure music no special effects. The only special effects were the music
Very cool. I'm fascinated by Asbury Park's club and music history. When I heard the Black Crowes Hard To Handle, I was blown away. The newer version with the horns raised up in the mix, I instantly thought of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes! Not long afterwards, It's Been A Long Time by Southside Johnny came out. Being a sax player, seeing them or a horn driven band in a club there is on my bucket list. I bet seeing Black Crowes in that environment brought back some glory days! Take Care.
I clearly remember picking up Shake Your Moneymaker a month after release. With this album my faith in blues oriented Rock and Roll was reborn. Seeing Things is a masterpiece in this genre. Truly a classic to behold.
She Talks to Angels hit me as so sad, yet emotionally honest. I felt like the girl in the song was an actual person. Authentic, is the word I'm looking for. The song seemed so authentic.
Words cannot express how much I loved and adored The Black Crowes with their southern, bluesy boogie rock. Along with She Talks to Angels, I loved Remedy, Bad Luck Blue Eyes and Thorn in My Pride, as well. They are incomparable in my book. 💗
I think you might be very happy to listen to the rest of their catalogue. It's extensive and a great dive. Please don't forget Tall, the Kingsway sessions, the album called Band, and all of their B-sides and unreleased songs. Utube has a good amount of those
This interview was so good. I was not a Black Crows fan but I did listen when they were on the radio or a friends stereo. This interview was so REAL. Chris was talking from the heart. Some interviews are questions that people have canned answers to. This one was really thought provoking on his side. It was not rehearsed. Just awesome. Thank you for allowing the person you interview breath with their answers. They seem so relaxed talking to you. They do not put on any airs, they be real.
Papa Maniac you are so on the money!!!! I was the same not a fan of them but I also didn't mind listening to them on the radio. I was not expecting to hear such awesome thoughts on music, life and everything else to come from this interview!!!!!! One of the best interviews I've seen in a long, long time!!!!!
Yeah in several interviews you'll see this spark in the singer's/musician's eyes right when he asks that perfect question, and they open up to talking about the real stuff with him
My introduction to The Black Crowes was 'Hard To Handle'. I was born and raised in Surinam, South America where songs like this were NEVER played on the radio! A buddy of mine send a cassette tape over from the Netherlands, because he knew I liked rock music and he put together a mixtape. Been a fan ever since. 'She talks to Angels' is right up there with my favorite songs by them along with 'Remedy' and 'Jealous Again'. The Black Crowes got me listening to Tesla, another one of my favorite bands. Great interview Prof!
The summer of '91 is when this song hit me and 5 of my closest friends at the time like a ton of bricks. I had heard it before and liked the song but it had no meaning before then. That would change very quickly. I was in high school at the time and had a very dear friend discover her mother dead in the bathtub of a suicide. It hit her hard. She turned to drugs and nothing any of our core group of friends could do would get her to get help. It was her way of coping. The summer of '91 saw her pain end when she overdosed and left us. It was hard to watch this beautiful, loving, fun, and energetic girl do this to herself and be helpless to stop it. The day of her funeral, which we all went to, we were sitting in my friend's basement and the song came on. We all broke into tears as a group.
Thank you for sharing this! Sorry to know your friend could not overcome her pain. Music like this, though, that is so poignant and honest, can take on a whole new level sometimes. Peace, brother!
Wow thanks for sharing this gut wrenching story. The stories of each persons life is sacred. There is a deep reverence I have for those who have the courage to speak about their painful experiences for this is were deep healing can occur. It seems to me that the song She Talks To Angels is a testament of this! That ironic lyric "There's a smile when the pain comes. The pain gonna make everything alright" speaking the truth about our pain brings it out of the darkness and into the light. Our suffering makes our joy deeper and higher!
I'm from Atlanta and am just a few months older than Chris. It touched me deeply, all the things he said about our generation growing up and maturing in the South. Such a fabulous interview. He spoke so much truth. I chuckled a bit at his comment about the goth girl in East Atlanta, as I was a goth and that was where I lived. Thank you for hosting him and giving him the chance to speak from such a depth of heart. Keep up the great work.
I’m a veteran, and the song “she talks to angels” was always a favorite, and I used it at my fiancé’s funeral as well. But I do say this- the interview with mr Robinson is probably one of my most favorite interviews. He was very well spoken and as he told of his experiences, he was very enlightening. Awesome interview!
That song came to mind for me when my Mother passed away. When Hard To Handle came out, she loved it. She told me it was an Otis Redding song. I knew a number of Otis Redding songs, but not that one. My best friend and I saw them live as well as many other concerts, passed away suddenly in 2018, I get emotional when I hear those two songs, so I understand. Thank You for your military service and sorry for your loss, Take Care.
Thank you so much for the well wishes from everyone. This truly isn’t about me, it is about an amazing song and the artist who wrote it. But thank you, nonetheless! It’s people like you that is the reason why I continue to serve this great nation. And hats off to the professor of rock for his continued interviews!
I love when interviewers let people talk like that. No interruptions, or clarifying questions... but then again, herding cats might be easier than getting Chris Robinson to focus on a single, solitary subject... like She Talks to Angels 😂😂😂
The Black Crowes!!... the band I always play when I'm feeling sad and depressed no need for medication when you have their music to pick you up! Love the Robinson Brothers always!
For me, The Black Crowes redeemed the music of the 90’s. I adore all of their music, but if I had to choose one song that was the only thing I could listen to for the rest of my life it would be She Talks to Angels. It still moves me as much as ever. It is perfect both instrumentally and vocally. It is gritty and also gracious. It’s dark, but you feel so much better for having listened to it. Thanks for just letting Chris talk. This was a great interview. You let it be his interview. I respect that.
Love the Crowes, and love hearing interviews with Chris. They're always informative and entertaining. He speaks his mind and gives lengthy answers. As a journalist myself, that's what you want from an interview subject. Thanks, Prof.!
I saw the Crowes open for ZZTop in Detroit and it was such an amazing show. I instantly fell in love with that album back when a lot of my friends were listening to metal (as was I) but I loved opening myself up to a much wider palate of music
Sister Luck and Seein' Things were by far the best songs on Shake Your MoneyMaker IMO. I know everyone has one but the power in those songs still move me today.
I was 20 years old in college when this album came out, then saw them in concert in early ‘91. What an album! Definitely one of the best debut albums of all time
The timing of this great band coming on the scene couldn't had been more perfect. "She talks to Angels" is such a mystical and brilliant creation. So beautiful in lyric and melody!! What a fabulous interview! Thank you!
I loved this band, still do. She Talks to Angels is just raw emotion, and it's always been a favorite. They're on my iPod and even my teenagers love them.
God Bless Chris and the Black Crowes! Talk about 'resonating'!!!! That dude did more 'speaking' to me then and, still now, than almost anyone could. So grateful I had an example like him who could've cared less wtf the current culture of things dictated and let me know that true beauty and soul was alive and well in the hearts of others besides myself. Can't say enough about him. The Palmer Auditorium in 1992-93...the 'High As The Moon' tour...changed my whole perspective on music and life
I hitchhiked to Amsterdam with my girlfriend in 93, and this guys followup cd was in the drivers stero playing. I'm married to that girlfriend for 26 years now. Time flies.
I love the Black Crowes. "Wiser Time" with a pedal steel intro and their cover of Lou Reed's "Oh Sweet Nuthin" are my favorites. If you haven't seen the video for "Oh Sweet Nuthin" Adam, check it out, you will love it. The video I saw was live in a studio. Thanks for another fantastic story.
Hey Adam, the Black Crows were cool. I am from Chattanooga TN, on the radio the DJ said that a bar in town was where a band had been practicing to go record their first album and tonight they were going to do the songs for the album. I called the station and he told me I would love the show because after this weekend it's going to be big money spent at arenas to hear these guys. I went and they told the name they were using (forgot it), now we're are the Black Crows. It was a fantastic show and only five dollars cover charge. I'm glad I went, they played all their first album , plus. Thanks for doing this interview with them and you are right they saved Rock in a time when we needed to be saved. Keep rocking brothers and sisters ✌️ and 🤘😎 Brother Gary
I just wanted to say what a great channel you have here. Such positive energy and the joy of remembering songs I hadn't realized I had forgotten. Thanks for bringing joy into our lives!
Great interview. Chris Robinson really feels the depth of emotion that a song can convey, and he certainly instilled that emotion in me when I first heard that song, and many times since. Even though I've probably heard that album a few too many times, its been a while; maybe time to immerse again.
Love Chris. That album and song was so formative to my growing up. He makes a great point about the scenes today compared to pre internet/phone culture of today.
These guys are one of my absolute favorite bands. I believe in a decade that struggled to have any standout rocker these guys held it together. Thank you to the band for all the great jams.
I love hearing artist's introduction to music and what influenced them early on. It's interesting how so many Rock 'n' Roll artists of old were influenced by a ton of Southern (USA) music (from the Blues to African-American Gospel to Country).
For sure the Black Crowes helped save rock WAY before Nirvana, but for me, before the Black Crowes, there was Jane’s Addiction. That was the first band that gave me hope that I wouldn’t have to be only listening to 60’s and 70’s music forever.
Love the black crows. This interview was amazing. Listening to Chris Robinson is like listening to myself. He must have a thousand thoughts to sort out at one time. I love it. What an amazing, gifted musician
You’re so right Adam. At a time when music wasn’t quite sure where it was going, the Black Crows were the right band at the right time. Blues is blood.
I can remember the first time I heard the Black Crowes ... 19 years old, on my way home to my pregnant wife, sitting at a stop sign in the rural area of NC that we live, and "Jealous Again" came blasting through the classic rock station I was listening to! I said out loud to myself, "Rock 'n' roll is saved!" Haha! It wasn't long after that I bought Shake Your Money Maker. "She Talks to Angels" fascinated me for many reasons ... the lyrics were as poetic as any Dylan or Stones song I'd heard, and music was beautifully executed! I had learned enough on guitar to know it was in open E, which was Duane Allman's favorite slide tuning, so that interested me as well. Still love the Crowes! Enjoyed the story about Chris' dad singing folk music. Much of that is played in our area, usually by old time music bands or bluegrass bands. Great story songs! This song itself, "She Talks to Angels," means even more to me today, as I've helped counsel kids and families that have been hit by addiction, either suffering themselves from it or through loved ones that are addicted.
I had similar experiences hearing live Folk Music in my childhood home. I was also exposed to a variety of Music and Instruments and as Chris mentioned it all builds your interest if you want it to. I listen to music every day and am in a virtual state of euphoria from it every time. Thanks to All Musicians and Writers everywhere that write from the heart (or deep within their mind).
One of the best rock albums of the last twenty years or so is the Crowes' "By Your Side." Rocking, soulful, etc. "Go Tell the Congregation" is still one of my favorite songs of all time. Chris was in the beginning of his relationship with Kate Hudson at the time and the album is brimming with fantastic love songs that rock. We used "Diamond Ring" at our wedding.
Great interview. Chris seems very grounded and actually wanting to be there talking. Good stuff. I was actually stationed in Korea on the DMZ at the time a friend popped in a cassette he had gotten off the rack at a music shop in Itaewon. It was obviously a bootlegged cassette with black and white printed label, but the music flowing out was so damn refreshing! I remember to this day feeling like I was home in America for that first run through the album.... only to realize it was back outside for a long duty during monsoon season :) Thanks for all you do to keep the music alive my friend.
"She Talks to Angels" is a dang-good song! Chris Robinson has a heck of a voice. The song has great lyrics too. I wonder if Robinson had come 20 or 30 years earlier if he would be considered one of the greatest Rock vocalists of all-time.
Great interview. There are plenty of small local venues, you just have to find them. Real musicians. Real music. There are many talented musicians out there. Support all of them!
One of the greatest American rock and roll bands of all time. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Little Feat, 70's Aerosmith, OGVH, Allmans, Skynyrd, GNR, you name it, the Crowes earned a seat at that table and can stand with any of them. Just wish they would get back with Gorman and Ford, but it is what it is and they provided their fair share to the soundtrack of American life.
Chris’s vocal performance is just amazing on “She Talks to Angels” along with the perfect arrangement - goes beyond any song I’ve considered in the “Power Ballad” category. Though the rock stations played it to death after “Hard to Handle” I almost, almost tired of the song, lol! But to this day I’m happy to say I still enjoy it 😄
Rupert Holmes was ten years earlier. If only he was here he would have saved rock with the Pina colada song and that ground breaking album Partners In Crime!
I really enjoy how you allow the artist time to express their true feelings. listening to every spoken word, then you just roll with it and let the person speak. Plus the fact you ask pertinent questions, not these same questions everyone asks. only a true music lover could do that. I myself could just sit there and absorb every word the artists speak, and only have to just nod in agreement.
I have to weigh in on this being a southerner. Working class is a southern way of life. That means struggle, failure sometimes, and pain. This song is simply about pain. Living with pain. Working class southerners work hard, maintain their dignity as best as possible even though they may break as a result of their pain.
I was a DJ at a radio station in 1990. We got a promotional copy of 'Jealous Again' in, and I played it on my show. I fell in love with the Black Crowes sound, and remember telling people how big they were going to be. From 1992 to 1995, they were clicking on all cylinders both in the studio and live. I got to see them many times during that time, and cherish each moment now.
Oh man what a great album! I was 27 years old and remember taking this CD to a family reunion and putting it on while everyone was sitting around talking. It was one of those releases that brought generations together. It was fresh and new to the younger one, and good enough to fit in with the older one and reminded them of the songs of the late 60s / early 70s that they grew up on. I finally got to see the Black Crowes around ‘95 at The Aragon Ballroom. The air was thick with “smoke”, and it was perhaps one of the best shows I’d ever see at that point.
i smoked 2 joints with the guys from the black crows, at first ave in minneapolis, sometime between 1998 and 2004.. dont remember and my ticket stubbs are packed away
