Chris Robinson | Warpaint
(not So) Hard To Handle
by
American Way Staff[dl] Misc.
Seven years after their last studio release,
the Black Crowes are back, making new music with a message.
By Kevin Raub
There's irony in the title of the new Black Crowes
album, Warpaint. The Southern rockers who first scored
commercial success with 1990's Shake Your Money Maker and
its peppy hit "Hard to Handle" have certainly had their battles.
The group went on hiatus after its last studio release, 2001's
Lions. And front man Chris Robinson, who says he was
convinced Lions would be the last Crowes album, even went
off on his own to produce two excellent solo discs (2002's New
Earth Mud and 2004's The Magnificent Distance). But
now, with Warpaint, the Black Crowes have found peace
together again. We asked Robinson to talk about the calm after the
storm and to give us a preview of the new music.
The Black Crowes, who had their heyday in the
1990s, experienced quite a rebirth with Lions in 2001. But the band
self-imploded shortly thereafter. Was it frustrating for you not to
have capitalized on the newfound momentum?
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