Croweology

In celebration of the 20th year anniversary of their 1990 debut multi-platinum release Shake Your Money Maker The Black Crowes will release their first ever double album of all acoustic material on August 3, 2010.

After touring in 2009, The Black Crowes spent time at the Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles, recording over 20 songs from their 20 year history. The band arranged acoustic versions of many of their best loved songs and the band's catalogue picks.

The double album, Croweology, will be sold at the cost of a single album as a 'Thank You' to their fans for 20 years of support. Also to be released on vinyl, the project was produced by Paul Stacey and will be released on The Black Crowes label, Silver Arrow, through Megaforce Records.

In late summer,The Black Crowes will kick off their "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys" 2010 Tour which will feature three hour performance sets in most markets.The shows are being billed as"Acoustic Hor D'oeuvres followed by an Electric Reception WithThe Black Crowes and will consist of a full hour and a half acoustic set followed by a full hour and a half electric set, except where noted below *.

The tour will begin on August 13 in Milwaukee and is presently scheduled to conclude with the band's annual multi-night stand at the Fillmore in San Francisco on December 19,2010.

Following their 2010 'Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys' Tour the band has planned a lengthy hiatus. read more..

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If Croweology was a real thing, I'd major in it...! by T. P Roberts
Well, what's the deal with this album? First of all, it's not a live album, even though it sounds recorded "live" in some ways. Second, it's not a greatest hits, really, but it's close. The band decided, after 20 years of making music, to take stock and re-record acoustic versions of some of their best songs. The versions aren't just a boring retread. Some of the songs are drastically different or extended. Really, it's like sitting in a living room with the Crowes as they play songs of theirs that they enjoy playing.



The versions aren't sloppy, either. The playing is fantastic and Chris Robinson's singing sticks more to the melody than he does live. He never tries to replicate a studio recording exactly, but these versions are more easy to sing along with than some live versions of the songs.



Overall, anyone who is a fan of the Crowes OR southern rock OR acoustic music is going to dig this album. It's probably not a bad starting place for new fans, either. It is what it is--a sort of low-priced gift to the fans for 20 years of loyalty. (NOTE: the iTunes version does have 2 bonus songs that aren't on the amazon version, and the price is $2 more. Thus, the amazon version is a better bargain, but if you're willing to pay .99 cents for each of the bonus songs, the iTunes version is a necessary evil.)