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Rating: About the Black Crowes, everything and nothing has been said so far. I've heard people say they are one of the best bands of the moment, that unfortunately, they were born in the wrong decade, that they are imperfect copies of Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones, but no one has ever dared to state the harsh truth: the Crowes possess their own enviable musical independence and at the moment they are the band that live, conveys and excites more than all the others, except for the old legends who melt the young fans who couldn't appreciate them before (and I am among those!).
Their spectacular live show in Vigevano was just another confirmation of the value of the boys from Atlanta. As soon as I arrived at the Castle where the concert was to be held, the wait became exhausting and grew even more upon hearing that the show would start at 10:30, not good news for those living far from Vigevano! But the wait was cleverly filled by the opening concert of the excellent bluesman Paolo Bonfanti, who replaced the announced, but absent, Justin Towne Earle.
The atmosphere was electrifying up to the triumphant arrival of the Crowes, who floored the audience with classics "Sting Me" and "Jealous Again". The Robinson brothers, with their hippie beards, accompanied by the excellent slide guitarist Luther Dickinson, continued with the beautiful "Soul Singing", but the concert's climax was reached with the twenty minutes of "Wiser Time", rich in improvisations where the talents of Dickinson and the Crowes' historic drummer, Steve Gorman, stand out.
The show continued with "Poor Elijah", a piece already performed for the beautiful live "Warpaint", transporting the audience into the typical American country-southern sound, as well as "Good Morning Captain" and the beautiful southern ballad "Oh Josephine", with which the Crowes emulate and reach the magic of bands like Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
After a solid hour of sweat and rock'n'roll, the band performed the classics "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding and "Thorn in My Pride", versions enhanced by Dickinson's guitar sound and slightly different from the originals performed in the studio.
The band closed with the splendid "She Talks to Angels", which brought tears to those with me, and with the encore "Remedy", leaving me with the hope of seeing the magical Black Crowes again soon!
P.S.: soon the review of another great summer concert... held on July 20th in a big Italian city for which I spent a lot of money and traveled many kilometers..!
See you soon
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