The Black Crowes
Warpaint

After ten years of tension, finally a new masterpiece from the Robinson brothers' band. The band's seventh album is called Warpaint, demonstrating once again how this band is likely the true reincarnation of Led Zeppelin with much more southern rock and jam influences (not coincidentally, Jimmy Page performed live with them, covering songs from the most famous dirigible in rock history).

Following the stumbling of "Amorica," the band went through a period of about ten years of stagnation due to the group's reduced hunger and ambition (it was logical after releasing masterpieces like Amorica, "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion," and "Shake Your Money Maker"). In 2005, the band decided to reunite and released various live albums, but especially the beautiful double album "The Lost Crowes," which contains several outtakes and B-sides. After the old guitarist Ford left the scene in August 1997, the lineup decided to enlist Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars to return to their peak.

The Black Crowes haven't changed their core sound and don't abandon their past; instead, they build upon it, finding hidden depths, shaping the tradition of the various Stones, Faces, and Allman Brothers Band (these are the most evident influences) to make the sound fresh, something many bands today can hardly achieve. There is much depth in this record, highlighted by the group's instrumental flexibility, especially on the slow-rolling "Oh Josephine". Other incredible tracks are "Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution", "Movin' On Down the Line", and "God's Got It". All the other tracks are also very valid and embody the on-the-road spirit of this band that never ceases to amaze us listeners. Let's hope their hunger isn't already over because these guys are phenomenal when they are committed!