By request of Henry Wright, the “fourth member of the band” here at Grab A Stack of Rock, here is a recap of Friday, May 1st’s episode.  It was episode 145:  Top Seven Black Crowes Songs.  For this episode we had three passionate fans:  Mike, Uncle Meat, and new guest Alex Winter.  Alex also brought some great physical product, including vinyl and promotional items.  We also learned about some shadowy corners of the discography (such as iTunes Originals) and a man with a Black Crowes tattoo on his leg.  With plenty of personal connections and agonizing cuts, here are our top Crowes tracks:

ALEX WINTER

7. Profane Prophecy (A Pound of Feathers)
6. I Ain’t Hiding (Before the Frost…Until the Freeze)
5. Blackberry (Three Snakes and One Charm)
4. Go Tell The Congregation (By Your Side)
3. Jealous Again (Shake Your Moneymaker)
2. Remedy (The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion)
1. She Talks To Angels (Shake Your Moneymaker)

UNCLE MEAT

7. Nebekanezer (Three Snakes and One Charm)
6. Midnight From the Inside Out (Lions)
5. Horsehead (By Your Side)
4. Descending (amorica)
3. No Speak No Slave (The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion)
2. Wiser Time (amorica)
1. Thorn In My Pride (The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion)

 

MIKE

7.  You Wear It Well (1972)
6. I Ain’t Hiding (Before the Frost…Until the Freeze)
5. Kicking My Heart Around (By Your Side)
4. Words You Throw Away (Shake Your Moneymaker deluxe)
3. Twice As Hard (Shake Your Moneymaker)
2. The Garden Gate (Before the Frost…Until the Freeze – vinyl version)
1. Descending (amorica)

Grab A Stack of Rock episode 145:  Top Seven Black Crowes Tracks with Uncle Meat and Alex Winter

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Show summary:

Please welcome to the show, from the Contrarians and his own channel Tainted Decibels, musical scholar Alex Winter!  Looking for a good theme to get Alex on a list show with Grab A Stack of Rock, Uncle Meat tossed ideas out and we all grabbed on to The Black Crowes as a topic we’d be eager to sink our beaks into.  Formed in Atlanta Georgia in 1984 by the Brothers Robinson, the Crowes have broken up and reunited twice.  They are currently in a “together” phase, and already on the second full-length album of this third era of the Crowes.  With their new album A Pound of Feathers on shelves, the time is right to pay tribute to this ever-changing flock.

We decided on a Top Seven list as a new format.  Better than a Top Five, but still hoping to do it in a timely manner.  Let’s give it a shot.

All Black Crowes songs are on the table, and the table is open for discussion!