Shake Your Money Maker

Twice As Hard 3.8 Jealous Again 3.5 Sister Luck 3.7 Could I've Been So Blind 3.6 Seeing Things 3.8 Hard to Handle 4 Thick n' Thin 3.5 She Talks to Angels 3.6 Struttin' Blues 3.6 Stare It Cold 3.5 Live Too Fast Blues/Mercy, Moan (hidden track) 3 Score: 3.6

Without knowing that this was released in 1990, you'd be forgiven for dating it about 20 years earlier. Derivative, the big song is a cover version of someone else's song. It's an enjoyable romp but it doesn't seem particularly ground breaking.

Sounds like a spring Saturday morning cleaning the garage with my dad in the 90s.

Pretty decent bluesy rock.

This album was ok. some of the songs did feel like generic rock, although I did like Had To Handle. Didn't realise it was them that did that song, I hear it a lot on the radio. Not much to say about this band though.

Really good album. Heavy guitar, good bass. And got to learn that some of the lyrics I thought I knew were wrong. Fun!

Kinda generic

Nebyť Hard to handle, ani by som o nich nezakopol. Tá jedna pieseň je top, samej o sebe by som dal 5, aj keď je len prevzatá. Ostatné piesne nestoja za veľa.

didnt get through this, just not for me

Never were my thing, really dislike this kind of hokey faux white boy alterna-blues rock that was popular in the 90s.

Pretty generic alt-rock, I guess. Sounds like Dad rock…but not my Dad, he listened to cool music. About 4 songs in I was already over it.

Named "The Black Crows", only because, "Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers", was taken.

This has some absolute bangers on it

You can tell a lot about an album by what other records Apple Music lists under “You Might Also Like” underneath the record you’re currently streaming. For The Black Crows we have Kenny Wayne Shepard, Blues Traveler, Kid Rock, Buckcherry, Bob Seger and Matchbox 20. All artists that give me a massive ick. Not the worst album I’ve heard on this list, but not for me.

Toch wel genoeg nostalgia voor 4 sterren

A good album, I liked Could I've Been So Blind the most.

8 - GOOD

I don’t own this CD. Though I’ve heard it hundreds of times. At first when I saw the cover I was thinking Georgia Satellites. At the time I probably would have given this a 3-star review just because it wasn’t my thing in 1990. It probably still isn’t, but it just seems so familiar, it seems easy. And now I guess it’s classic.

Their cover of Hard to Handle is damn solid. I had a hard time caring about any other tracks though

I just found this really boring. I’m not really a fan of the genre and this do not do anything to change that opinion.

A little better than expected, I could easily have written this off after a couple of tracks but it grew into its sound a little and I found that I started to like the vocal delivery more after a while. It wasn’t particularly exciting however and there is little that’s novel about this. I’d also like to add ‘hard to handle’ from this to the pile of cover songs heard during this process so far that significantly diminishes the quality of the original.

This album could easily be written off as just some rock tracks, but it’s really great to my ears. Reminds of Aerosmith and the Rolling Stones. Classic stuff.

A fine album, passed me by without much notice though. Nothing stood out

It was fine

What was the point

At first I thought, maybe this is pretty good, you know, for 1990. Ultimately though, it’s a solid 3/5, neither worse nor better than that. The best thing it did was lead me over to the amazing old Elmore James song this album is named after. But why grab this on the way to your funeral when you could choose some classic blues—maybe even something by Elmore James himself?

In many ways, the Black Crowes were needed in the 90s to keep the idea of classic American/Southern Rock alive. They embraced this role and created some excellent singles and a solid album. Ultimately, though, I had trouble figuring out whether they were a really great band or talented musicians that do a great impression of classic rock music.

Nice one.

oops i mixed up my the the rating with black crowes. also meh

good, enjoyed, don’t remember it already

01) Twice As Hard - 6,0 02) Jealous Again - 6,0 03) Sister Luck - 5,5 04) Could I've Been So Blind - 5,5 05) Seeing Things - 5,5 06) Hard to Handle - 6,0 07) Thick n' Thin - 5,0 08) She Talks to Angels - 5,0 09) Struttin' Blues - 5,0 10) Stare It Cold - 5,5 TOTAL: 5,50 (55/100) Current ranking: 748/859

I knew more of these songs than I realized. As a kid, I remember watching the video for Hard to Handle on MTV all the time. I think I was just mesmerized by the nonsense of the lyrics.

This was pleasant enough. There were some catchy songs (I knew more of them than anticipated.) It feels like great background music for a restaurant or a party but never quite reached the heights I wanted from a band that has had a 35 year career.

4 - I did not realize that all of these songs I knew were on the same album.

426/1089 - Before starting this project I hadn't really thought about "originality" much in music. I think people appreciate when something new is brought to the table but over-emphasize the "new" aspect of it rather than appreciating the craft that goes into that something. I also think people, including me, have a tendency to dismiss something brought to the table that's derivative or similar to something else, again forgetting to appreciate the craft that goes into that something. Of course, nothing can be entirely new, everything an individual makes is informed by their own unique experiences and if something were to be completely new to an audience it would probably sound quite alien and off-putting. I think it's worth it sometimes to listen to music like this where nothing is really "new" but you might enjoy the experience and appreciate the unique craftsmanship. I mean I didn't, but you might!

Some pretty good rock-infused blues, although the album cover made me believe that I would hear something a bit heavier. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this album. Great energy throughout the whole thing. Favourite tracks: Twice As Hard, Hard To Handle, Struttin' Blues, Stare It Cold 3.5/5

Nothing new. Avetage

Escutei esse álbum no ônibus enquanto ia e voltada de faculdade. Provavelmente não o ambiente que a banda pensava.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pretty tight as far as blues rock goes. Probably won't listen again tho - This album's really nothing to write home about. Honestly, go listen to some Faces instead. You hear they got Rod Stewart?

Junttia ja tylsää ja turhaa. Liian geneeristä papparockia. Tulee mieleen Gunnarit ja Aerosmith ja vastaavat. Ei jatkoon.

Pretty solid record, with a nice rendition of 'Hard to Handle' that introduced me to Otis Redding when I was a kid, but I cannot forgive the shameless plagiarizing of Joe Cocker's version of 'With a Little Help from My Friends' in the song 'Seeing Things'. It was really disappointing.

This debut from The Black Crowes is a solid, if highly derivative, slice of Southern rock that feels like a time capsule from 1973 despite dropping in 1990. While some call it generic, there’s no denying the tight musicianship and Chris Robinson’s charismatic vocals. It’s a polished, energetic homage to the Rolling Stones and The Faces, perfect for a summer drive with the windows down, even if it doesn't always break new ground. The clear standout is the cover of Otis Redding’s "Hard To Handle", which arguably outshines the original with its infectious groove. Along with hits like "She Talks To Angels" and "Twice As Hard," the album balances gritty blues-rock with soulful ballads. It’s a safe classic that might not give you goosebumps, but it’s an undeniably fun listen that proved pure, unadulterated rock-and-roll still had a place in the pre-grunge era.

Pub rock

A helpful reminder that 90s rock didn't start until September 1991. 1.5 This is the album that Primal Scream‘s ‘Give Out But Don’t Give Up‘ could have been with a little more focus and a lot less drugs. After listening carefully to the Black Crowes’ debut I wanted to shake that drug dealer’s hand. Sure, GOBDGU sounds like shit when you are fresh off Screamadelica but it sounded absolutely sensational after this. And until this moment, writing this review, I never realised that the acronym for Primal Scream’s apparently underappreciated fourth album is GOBDGU. I shall be mentioning Gobdgu more going forward. Many thanks Black Crowes. 1/5

Pure, unadulterated rock n roll with plenty of swagger. I don't normally care for this flavor of hard blues/rock, but this album is a testament to that genre done quite well.

Bleh dad rock bar music with hints of country. Not my jam at all. It was deeply uninteresting.

Solid rock album. Good energy.

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Perfectly pleasant without being outstanding in any way. I might have known one of the tracks, but otherwise this was new stuff for me. Quite liked the vaguely AC/DC vocal sound on a couple of numbers, but I’m unlikely to ever listen to this again.

Pretty alright, man.

Quite nice

bon

Eh it’s just ok, just another rock album. Nothing that really stood out to me. I did like the song “Seeing Things” but everything else falls flat

Expected more from a band with such a cool name.. bland, uninspired, and unoriginal… nothing memorable but not insulting to the ears. I feel like I got CLICKBAITED!

I can just hear the conversation between the Robinson brothers now: 'I like the Rolling Stones, do you?' 'Yeah.' 'Well, I like The Faces, you?' 'Uh-huh.' 'Don't forget the soul!' 'Oh yeah!' 'We should form a band and make an album!' And so they did. The result is an amazing classic rock record that could have just as easily come out in the '60s as it did in the '90s.

Nice but could’ve been better!

borrrrrring

Memo to 15 year old me: relax, they’re a tribute band. Also, Guns N Roses are not edgy. For some reason, a CD single from this album was one of the first CDs either me or my brother Will bought. Less or more stupid than Kings of Leon?

I have quite a high tolerance for modern pastiche of Rolling Stones pastiches (apart from "Give Out, But Don't Give Up" which is a terrible record), but this had little to offer; bar band musicianship with sub-bar band songwriting for much of its runtime. At least it got me listening to Otis Redding for the rest of the day.

Very MOTR 🤷‍♂️

decent album overall

I've never liked this group. I still don't. They just felt wildly inauthentic and tacky. They still do.

4/10 good but just no connection

I haven't listened to this since the 90s, and I'm reminded why listening again. You know how you can apply the lyrics of an AC/DC song to basically any other AC/DC song? Like you'll hear a chord change and and think "Wait. Which song am I listening to again?" The Black Crowes have this same quality. For example, at one point during Could I've Been So Blind did your brain start following along to Jealous Again? This album is admittedly fun, but it's not special in any other way. That's okay though; music can just be for fun. I just don't think an album that's JUST fun should be on a list of essential albums. I enjoyed the nostalgia while listening. Thinking about listening to Jealous Again, Hard to Handle, and She Talks to Angels in my high school best friend's room was a nice memory, but that has been over 30 years. Those are times that are behind me, as are the times when I listen to the Black Crowes on purpose ⭐⭐⭐

a must listen

I feel like the movie of this band has a "building the band" montage where like the piano guy is playing at a dueling pianos bar and really lights up the other piano guy and the guitarist and drummer are sitting in a booth and look at each other and nod their heads and the next shot is the three of them walking together. Sure why not. It's great for what it is

I thought, to myself "This should be about done", it was track 4. This probably inspired a lot of people to get out there and make music. "If these guys can imitate Steppenwolf's Born to be Wild over and over, we can too" This is fine. Could be better if they had found a way to elevate or bring something fresh. Background BBQ music. A strong 2.5

top 3 - Twice As Hard, She Talks To Angels, Stare It Cold. It’s fine but I’m personally sort of bored listening to it so I don't have much to say. I can see the appeal and why it was popular though! Or maybe I'll just have to relisten again? Sometimes I can be like that where I don't care for something on the first listen but like it later on :p

Two days in a row of straight mid?! I'm here for it!

I was surprised when I saw this was released in 1990. From the sound I would have expected early 80s and I mean that in a good way. The Aerosmith vibes and the singers great rock voice got me in to the album straight away and I was interested throughout. Its always fun hearing an old band for the first time in a genre that you listen to a lot, especially when its this good.

So many of my friends cite The Black Crows as their guilty band pleasure, and they're absolutely correct.

I pretty much know the Black Crowes as the band that gets put on the lineup to headline a random festival that they really have no business headlining

Most of it is just generic rock. It's solid, but nothing jumps out at me. The slower songs are better. Sister Luck had some nice guitar work, and She Talks To Angels was really nice. Best song: She Talks To Angels

An excellent "standard rock" sound. Twice As Hard sports a great riff to kick the album off on a high note. The singing is pretty good, but resembles a mash-up of every single 80s hair metal vocalist. Stylistically, the overall sound is something like country-tinged rock'n'roll, not so different from what the Stones were doing with their peak output in the late 60s and early 70s. The only hint of musical progress since that era can be found in Struttin' Blues, which has a more flurried, punkish feel. But that's stretching things. If I want an early-90s album that feels like it's pushing boundaries, I'll listen to Violator, or Facelift, or Rust in Peace. But Shake Your Money Maker is unashamedly old-fashioned. Warm, piano-and-guitar-heavy tunes like Sister Luck and Seeing Things sound straight out of Sticky Fingers or Exile On Main Street. Harmony-wise, the music is very simple – but fortunately the melodies go all over the place to compensate for this, creating some seriously fun tunes that I can easily see myself returning to. Seeing Things is a great song with some seriously deep roots in the soul-blues genre. The backing vocals are excellent, as are the subtle, mixed-back organs that add infinitely to the atmosphere. I do get the sense that the singer, Robinson, is putting on a faux-soul voice, in much the same way as Jagger or Billy Joel. It's not super convincing, but it gets the job done. If I hadn't noticed the ripping-off of the likes of Brown and Cooke, I would say the singing represents some of the strongest male soul-vocalising I've ever heard. (A relief, really, after the overwhelming amount of punk and Britpop that swamps half of this list.) And dang, that switch into the ridiculously catchy Hard To Handle? These Crowes really know their way around album-sequencing. 5/5 Key tracks: Twice As Hard, Seeing Things, Hard To Handle, She Talks To Angels

240/1001 The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ In between listening to the like of Guns 'N Roses, Nirvana etc. I'd have this on shuffle as well in my teenage years and so this is one of those albums I'll always have fond memories of. The blues rock of this is fun and loose, it's just great.

I soent a lot of time musing over the fact thaf despite listening to this album quite a lot when it came out, I never carried it with me, and then it dawned on me that I used this as a gateway to other artists.

Ah the Black Crowes. I have seen them twice and their leads other band once. Never once have I bought a ticket to see them. Twice at Bonnaroo and once because I loved the other band on the bill. Don't take this to mean they are bad. They aren't, I enjoyed every show I've seen. I enjoy their albums. There is just something about them that makes me not excited. Like when this came up in the rotation I went oh cool. I listened, enjoyed it, but never once was I excited by it. I knew the lyrics, it wasn't boring, but I didn't ever want to belt out the lyrics in my car. It's like a seeing a stand up and you never laugh out loud, but you have a lot of sensible chuckles.

Eh, it was fine but pretty standard rock and roll; nothing too major or groundbreaking or whatever.

Timeless. Sounds like it was always supposed to exist. Chris Robinson's voice is raw and soulful without a hint of affectation, and the band plays like they've been doing it for decades. Seeing Things alone justifies every bit of praise this album gets. Essential.

> the Beatles

Pretty solid all the way through

Some classic good rock!

Would have never expected an album from 1990 to sound like this

did this album just sit on a shelf for 10years or something? Awesome nonetheless

This was sort of a mixed bag for me. First off this album has a couple of massive hit songs for 90/00s rock radio. Those hits were so big if you grew up listening to that type of music at that time you were probably sick to death of these songs the same way I still am. It’s not that the music is bad or “least common denominator” type of music, it’s just that all of the best songs on this album have been over exposed to me. This album is in the same part of my brain as Motley Crue’s Dr.feelgood, Soundgarden’s Superunkown, Ac/Dc’s LIVE (one of the greatest live albums of all time but basically a “best of” album like most live albums) these are just albums that I listened to on repeat to the point that as an adult I’m kind of sick of them even though I can admit I like the music. That’s the problem with this album is half of it is just sort of filler, and the parts where this album really shine, I’m just sick to death of. So I won’t give it a bad review for being popular, but I have to be honest about how I feel and this album just feels like forced regurgitation. Which would also be a great name for an old school Death Metal album!

-so far it is sounding like typical 80s rock -hard to handle is a fun song -I enjoyed it, but not much to say

I have a feeling this album was very influential on an era/genre of music that I generally want to avoid.

4/5

I heard the term "coworker music" today and I feel like this is exactly that. It's fine. The big songs are pretty catchy. Nothing offensive. Just kind of bland mainstream whatever rock.

It's good, and a few songs are elevated to great, but overall it is derivative blues rock that has been grossly overplayed.

They have a good sound but nothing really stood out. Sounds like a band that would play at live music bar or at a fair.

Unpopular opinion, and perhaps it’s because of my age and being in Atlanta at the time, but if I’m going bluesy rock I like this better than most Rolling Stones records. This album was a breath of fresh air in a period that had hard rock / hair metal being pushed aside by grunge. Along come the Robinson brothers with their blues-based, true-rock record. 4⭐️

A throwback album at a time when rock music was hair metal and the emerging grunge sound. I loved it, bluesy, catchy, perfect music to drink some beers to.

Very cool album, loved the songs and the Rock vibes of it. Songs are incredibly flowy, great energy and feel-good everything.

Lots of depth and a mature sound from what was then a very young band. Even the weaker songs ("Struttin' Blues"?) keep the album together. Besides "She Talks to Angels," it might just be missing one or two classics to make it to five-star status, but it's close.

Was excited when this popped up, have not listened to the album in its entirety in a while, good stuff

dreck.

Review - pretty standard blues/southern rock. I can see why it was popular when it was, and this band are quite unfortunate that Nirvana hit the mainstream just a year later. It's a bit surprising that they came after Guns n Roses as they're a bit of a softer version of that type of sound. They're a bit better though as they're not so self-consciously "hard rock". The covers and the ballads are the better songs here, but I can see how they could've been derided as "GnR for your mum". Not in a rush to listen again but it wasn't offensively bad. Rating: 5.5/10 Need to listen? YES

Blooze clichés for rock dads

Wannabe Rolling Stones crossed with American Soft Rock. Nothing original going on at all. I find it’s just washing over me...just bland. 2

Rock

Great strip club rock and roll as loose and juicy as the women who dance to it!

I don't think this is necessary. Doesn't add much to the well established canon of rock music. Hard to Handle is the big track, and its just advert music basically. Sterile. 2/5

Not very thrilling rock music.

Not heard of the Black Crowes before although a couple of tracks sounded familiar. A good bluesy rock album with a variety of different styles but a good rock base to all tracks. Probably something I'll listen to again.

Bog standard American Rock from Rolling Stones wannabes and why not? The Stones quite happily stole from US blues artists to begin with and it didn't hurt them, so why not steal it back. Truthfully though, it all feels a bit too clean and corporate. It's too well thought out and lacks any real soul. Sometimes it borders on parody. It's something a Top Gear presenter would want playing as the car goes through some leaves by the side of the road. It's David Brent rock. It's music made with aspartame. Best Tracks: Twice as Hard; Jealous Again; Hard To Handle

Довольно стандартный, ничем не выделяющийся блюз-рок, который и особого коммерческого успеха не снискал, и у критиков не был прям в фаворе, они скорее похлопывали по плечу, чем возносили. И мне нахождение этого альбома в этом списке не очень понятно.

Мне было вчера лет опять. Первый раз вижу этих людей. В шоке, но понравилось. И обложка и название. Очень классная песня seeing things. Смешной у них срач с Риком Рубином. Люблю чай.

Не сразу заметил год, поэтому из-за обложки и жанра подумал, что это снова 70ые. В целом ожидал худшего, а получилось вполне бодро. Ничего особенного, но на несколько прослушиваний сойдет. P.S. Нил Янг база, второй по любимости его альбом. То, что в этом комьюнити у него пока оценка ниже, чем у пресного альбома Долли Партон - без комментариев.

Лучшая песня: Struttin' Blues Худшая: Could I've Been So Blind Уже надоела подобная музыка в этой подборке. Будто нет других жанров на свете для составителей топа. Я молчу уже про то, что не будет явно экстремального метала никогда, ни условного транса. Зато можно послушать 100 одинаковых блюз-рок альбомов

хорошо 3.5, удивился, думал они менее популярны

Ощущение, что альбом прямиком из анналов мистера Шустера из Glee, который очень любил ставить номера под такой батя - рок. Мне кстати понравилось даже больше Нила Янга чисто на слух, и внушает уважение, что старички ещё живы и в 2026 году даже планируют выпустить альбом. Будь я постарше, наверное, добавила бы исполнителя себе в плейлист на прослушивание на постоянной основе

Изначально были очень низкие ожидания от альбома. Ещё одни ноунеймы (for me personally), плюс увидел некоторые оценки тут - подумал ну очередная тягомотина из 70х. Оказалось что это вообще 90е и звучит вполне резво! Я так понимаю, они решили записать альбом «под старину», но в некоторых треках прям ощущается веяние 90х в мелодии, не знаю как объяснить. Хайлайты альбома для меня: Hard To Handle и Thick N’ Thin.

Genuinely no skips and apparently I’m basic for liking this bc so many of you are haters but WHATEVER. LET A GIRL ENJOY BASIC MUSIC

This was another k.d. lang situation; I wasn't feeling it for the first half, but I found myself enjoying it more by the second half. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but they provide some solid tracks and they perform them with good energy. Standout Tracks: Twice As Hard, Hard to Handle, She Talks to Angels Score: C+

The original 70s blues rock that this is imitating already felt derivative and dull to me, and I'm definitely not interested in a copy of the copy. As with Led Zeppelin etc, the macho posturing is ludicrous and there's a strong hint of toxic maculinity.

Bluesy, hårdrock. Inte så speciellt som ryktet gör gällande. Ganska platt faktiskt. Men kompetent. En trea

boring

Listening session: february 8th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: no Thoughts: most of the uptempo tracks were a bit too soft for my liking and I found the slower tracks not super interesting Favourite track: Hard To Handle

These guys are good but not a band I need to listen to on the regular.

Played this album SO much in my twenties. Still whips ass! Made me like southern rock again!

Enjoyed this more than I expected. Good old American rock and roll

2.5

Disfrute mucho este disco. Nunca lo había escuchado. Un disco muy efectivo, muy cool y MUY genérico (en el mejor de los sentidos). Tiene todos los elementos que un disco de rock debe tener. Progresiones armónicas sencillas, riffs pegadizos, arreglos de piano, voces roncas pero, a su vez, melódicas, coros consonantes y bien ensamblados y puentes poderosos, con solos incluidos, para rematar cada canción con una energía contagiable y digna del género. Muy buen disco, funciona bien y no se porque es la primera vez que lo escucho, esta plataforma me recuerda cada día que no se nada de música. Ahora, no es el género que mas disfruto pero valoro por encima de mis gustos la calidad del disco y que esta muy bien hecho.

Stoner chic.

Servicable, competent, palatable and by the numbers. All adjectives that do not denote something that is unique or essential. You do not need to hear this album before you die.

Heard Before? Unfortunately. Notes: - 1990 pretending to be 1970, still listening in 2026? yuck. - some nifty piano parts lurking behind the bland riffage. - I love rock organ, but here it's only used to pad the mix. a sin. - vocals sound much better when propped up by the backing singers. - guitar solos are as plentiful as they are forgettable. Verdict: Elevator muzak for tailgate parties. Listen Again? Please no.

A classic bar band rocker and a stellar debut album. It's great straightforward rock and while it may not be the most innovative record, I feel like this was probably a breath of fresh air when it came out in 1990. More genuine than the 80s hair metal and not as edgy as what would be the real grunge era. Yes it can probably be called dad rock now but that's ok. But it's well recorded, well played, and well built. I dig it and would totally not be upset if this was playing at my local bar or brewery. 4/5

Album #1,033 Going in, I knew the four big hits, Hard to Handle, Twice as Hard, Jealous Again, and She Talks to Angels. And they are all on this album! It's a very solid album overall, not straying too far from the blues rock of the hits. There's a bit of Lynyrd Skynyrd here, and some female backup singers in one of the tracks, but other than that it's just more of the same, but still good. Best track I didn't already know: Thick n' Thin.

Can't fathom why this is considered essential listening. It's fine, it's just nothing new or inventive. 1 - shouldn't be on this list

Nada mal, buen rock de los 90

Oh no here we go again with the first album syndrome. This is a great album but there’s a few albums later in their career that are better. It seems like they include these first albums from artists in terms of if it was something unique at the time it came out, which this album was, rather than if it was the artist’s greatest statement which is too bad because there are a lot of great albums being left off of the list. Anyways great to hear this again and if you enjoyed this I highly recommend you keep going through their discography because there are some gems down the line, especially their “lost” albums!

These guys are underrated as musicians. The deep cuts tell the complete story more than the popular songs.

Sparkly and tubey David takes himself very seriously on this. Somehow pretentious hippy music. Should be something i like, but I don’t.

This was a great album, start to finish. Would absolutely listen again.

i mean it was alright but didn’t give me anything crazy.

Still some of the best tunes to come out of the south since Skynyrd. Solid 5 Stars.

Honestly, it’s a 10. The only thing I really knew about the Black Crowes going into this was the name of their lead singer, Chris Robinson, due to the Jeopardy cluewriters having a weird affinity for the guy. I didn’t know what genre they were in (though rock seemed like a safe guess), & I just assumed they might’ve been a popular-ish ‘90s band that made for decent trivia fodder. I did not fucking expect the best ZZ Top album I’ve ever heard. Hell, they kinda mogged both the ZZ Top albums on the list, at least for my tastes. I think it’s one of the very best blues rock albums we’ve gotten so far. With the last album we got, I did some big analogy about spinning the wheel as opposed to reinventing it, yet trying not to keep such a pace on the wheel that it feels like a stale merry-go-round. This album, by comparison, feels like a fucking roller coaster; it’s not reinventing the wheel in terms of aggressive blues rock with a harder tone in the guitars, but it’s taking that energy and naturally ramping it up in a way that just feels extremely energetic. These tracks build up slowly & then release with big guitar solos & punchy drums that feel earned, feel patient, and feel cathartic. When you look at the surrounding grunge of the era, a lot of the tracks are constantly at that higher level throughout, making the times when they elevate feel less effective. With this album, every time it elevates just FEELS strong as hell, never once feeling overdone or tired. Chris’ vocals lend to that nicely; he’s got a great control of the emotion in his voice, knowing when to add the extra grit to really sell the faster portions of each track, and when to pull it back in its softer, more acoustic moments. His ability to push & pull with the same intensity as the band keeps everything in sync, and just elevates the whole album itself even further. There’s a handful of standout tracks here. “Seeing Things” swirls up and finds an almost Aretha-esque energy to it, with Chris’ vocals feeling passionate in their delivery. There’s the Otis Redding cover (“Hard to Handle”) which I thought was just fucking incredible, and the surprisingly well-written “She Talks to Angels”. Anticipation of death in that manner feels haunting, & even with the way the soundscape just swirls through the whole time, it never really loses focus on the storytelling as the key to the track. I really liked the church-inspired ending of “Stare It Cold”; the only thing missing to tie it all together is just a choir there to respond. This was recorded at the tail end of 1989, releasing in early 1990, and I would say it’s a hell of a way to ring in the decade by having an album with absolutely no trace of pre-programmed drum machines on it. It must’ve felt fresh for the time & I think it’s aged pretty well into today. It’s 45 minutes, yes, but the way this album paces each track makes it feel longer than it is, in a good way. It allows the digestion of every soundscape, it makes every drum hit that much more potent to stomp your foot or bop your head to, and it makes the guitar solos really stick out when they do. Combine that with some well-written tracks & some pretty well-delivered vocals, along with a sort of infectious energy that you can’t really teach, and you just get one hell of an album. I feel ignorant for not biting the bullet every time Jeopardy asks about these guys, because they were onto something. I think this is an easy, easy 10, and much like Depeche Mode’s “Violator”, one of the first albums that can truly mark the start of the 1990s. Just stellar stuff.

Not a fan of the Black Crowes

Uninteresting but fun

Facile shite

American beer tastes watered down. American Zepelin sounds watered down. But it made me smile and bob my head during work, so 4 stars

Surprised about the harshness of some of these reviews. I have fond memories of this album, but it is likely a place in time thing versus absolute musical mastery.

Talk to Angel's is special. Otherwise I'd kind of prefer the house band at the Double Deuce: Jeff "Cody" Healey.

zu generisch? c

A 4.5 for me for sure!

Nothing special. Some boring Southern rock. Most of the tracks sound similar to each other. 2.5 stars. And it only gets that rating because I like the genre.

This is not good. Going into this I was wondering this was picked for this list, but then I started to recognize the songs. I hate The Black Crowes, and I've been hating them for a long time.

Not as offensively bad as other '90s rock

confused them with the black keys who I am eh about. I am also eh about this 2.5

Twice As Hard, Jealous Again, Could I’ve Been So Blind, Hard To Handle and She Talks To Angels are all solid tracks to this debut offering. Fantastic album.

This started out pretty mediocre but some of the songs grew on me and would relisten. Overall not very exciting. Top Songs: Hard to Handle, She Talks to Angels

No. 85 Great album of soulful rock. Great guitar sounds too. Particularly liked ‘she talks to angels’.

Not bad

1/21/26. Good, loud rock and roll. Nothing fancy or sophisticated, just straight up music. A couple of the songs I enjoyed more than most, but every song is decent.

Feels like watching a really experienced accountant filling out tax documents. You might not enjoy it but you have to appreciate the competency.

It's a very solid 70's rock tribute album. Its right up my alley, so I had a good time listening, so maybe it's generous, but I'll give it a 4.

6/10

Du bon rock

Really?

Not for me

Album #4 January 15th 2026 Favorite Song: Struttin Blues I really enjoyed this album. I may just be a rock guy, but I really enjoyed the instrumental with the singer voice, I think it all fit together really well. Each of these songs were generally about something to do with women. I did like in a few of the songs where after all of the lyrics finished up, there was about a minute of instrumentals. I would definitely spend the time to listen through this album again. I will rate it 8/10.

IT'S SO GOOD. I played this album a lot for a year or two when it was first out, but I hadn't listened from at least 30 years. It's not only held up, I think it sounds even better with age. In 1990 it was talked about as a retro alternative album, an old-school rock 'n roll statement in the era of hair metal. But now it just sounds timeless. What struck me today was how The Black Crowes took their time here. They rock steady in their grooves and build their songs without high-speed attacks, and I love it. If your guitar riffs and lines are this good, please do linger on them and let them grow. I'm here for all of it.

beliebiger Rock

Everything good. Production arrangement singing diversity energy. Ticked all boxes for an excellent album. Very enjoyable. Being very very picky, and this’s just coming from my own personal preference - would have been ‘better’ with a super poppy hit. Very pleasant listen. Made me think a bit harder on what I’m really after. I guess it’s missing some adventurous elements to make me feel the excitement. It’s too “safe” for them.

Honestly these guys rock. Can’t say before this I had heard more than their occasional radio hit, but I really enjoyed this album. That said, I will never not mix them up with Counting Crows. Pick another damn bird.

I’m always surprised when I hear the Black Crowes because they sound a lot more modern than they actually are. Great album, in the sweet spot for runtime, and has two incredible hits. Loved jamming out to this album.

A solid rock album with some classic bangers on it! Somewhere between a 3 and 4, but I'm probably going to bump it up to a 4.

90s rock. Debut. Good natured, generic rock.

HEY PRETTY LITTLE THING LET ME LIGHT YOUR CANDLE CAUSE MOMMA I'M SO HARD TO HANDL..I hate this

God this was boring as hell. I try to find at least one track from all of these to add to a playlist and they all just blend together for me.

so good!!

No es mi tipo de musica

Great

Solid 3.5.

I don’t like this album

Good

Ya dad's favourite rock band 3 stars for me on the higher end of 3 stars though, because it did sound a little generic however you know what I really did actually enjoy listening to it and at the end of that's what matters not so much how technical it is. Standouts songs, 'twice as hard' , 'she talks to angels' and 'stare it cold'. Classic rock sound, fuck yeh 🤟

Sounded a lot liked vintage Rolling Stones.

Don't mind the opening song but otherwise agree with wiz-kid, the strong stuff like Chris Robinson spitting through the pretty great 30 or so fast syllables chorus of Otis Redding's Hard to Handle is limited to the second side on an otherwise nothing special blues rock album. Funny roll of the dice hearing this back to back with Rod Stewart - unfair comparison given its their first album, but Rod can sing the lights out on similar material compared to Chris's, well, limited emotional range.

If you told me a year ago I'd be leaving a review for Shake Your Money Maker by the Black Crowes at 5am on a Friday I'd call BS. But here we are... This one grew on me after 3 listens, but really only rhe back half where it feels like they really start to lean into all of the instrumentation more. The back half sits at a whole other level for me, whereas the front I find super mediocre. I think on first listen after the first 3 songs (with the exception of the guitar and piano solos at the end of Jealous Again) I was ready to write it in as another super mid rock album that somehow made its way on to the list. So I kinda started to tune out. But on 2nd listen the back half started to actually sound really good? So I listened again, yup front half was slow and annoying (ie JEALOUSSSS JEALOUSS AGAIINNNN JEALOUSSSS JEALOUSS AGAINNN JEALOUSS JEALOU.. we get it dude... oh my lordddddy) but the 2nd half actually kinda starting with Seeing Things when some female vocals came in, it actually starts to sound like really good bluesy southern rock! Pianoooo, organ, acoustic, electric, so much fun and a real good showing of that southern soul when it comes to the rock genre, ending off with a banger of a song Stare it Cold. Where are the 2 biggest hits on this thang, why in the 2nd half of course! Was about to write this off as another twangy bangy buncha bar music, glad I gave it another shot though. Front half 5.5/10 Back half 8/10 Unfortunately two halves do make a whole as we all learnt in kindergarten. & 6 songs dont make an album unless you're a jazz musician. So this one gets a 7/10 from me.

Lenor Guns'n'Roses

I Didn't mind it. Hat mir gute Laune auf de

Generischer USA Rock der außer "She Talks to Angels". Nicht umsonst der größte Hit der Band. Sonst pur langweiliges Gitarrenbearbeiten.

Pretty good 90s stuff. A stand out single, but the rest very background for me. I enjoyed it, but wouldn't be a top album in my opinion.

Не то чтобы это такая уж плохая музыка, но она опоздала на 20 лет. Лучшая песня: Hard To Handle

Imagine a bunch of total chooches took everything bad about 60s/70s rock without any of the creativity or imagination and imbued it with faux-excess and the worst instincts of every awful bar band you've ever seen on stage in a vacation town. Oh, and add a shitload of cocaine. Truly fucking awful.

I enjoyed this one, not heard of these guys before so it was a pleasant surprise to listen for the first time. Standout tracks Twice As Hard, Hard To Handle and She Talks To Angels.

It’s like weird discount Aerosmith

Solid blues rock in an era of grungy melancholy

is this AI

3 for the hits. Otherwise 2 for generic bar rock with solid production.

really really loved this one

generic, blues rock. meh.

I'm not sure how anyone would 'shake their money maker' to this? Although then again MY money maker is my brain, and yes, I am shaking my head, so I guess it checks out.

Appreciate the dedication to 70s rock and the defiance of the trends around them but just not for me

Jesus fucking christ fuck off. No

naw didn’t enjoy

Not for me, even the title is annoying

Solid and inoffensive, a few enjoyable tracks but mostly generic rock.

Fuck me that was shite

I mean at least it introduced me to Otis Redding’s “Hard to Handle”

White boy southern rock

not for me

Great stuff

Opened the world of the black crowes to me many years ago

Ok

Yes! Plus de hard rock svp!

Can't say that it's something special, I don't think I will come back to it again in the nearest future. It wasn't a bad experience though, Instrumentals are great and it is a great example of rock and roll

Extremely not for me. Not horrible or anything, and to be fair, I think I can - in my most generous of moods - just about understand what people see in it. But basically, it's like Bon Jovi without any of the charm or pomp. I don't really get it.

Good album! I love rock and roll!

Love this record. Strange album in the early 90’s grunge era. Definitely a must!

Solid enough classic rock. Feels just kinda like average dad rock throughout. The two songs everyone knows from the album - "Hard to Handle" and "She Talks to Angels", are really the only two songs one needs to hear. Still, fairly inoffensive and consistent. Not bad.

Pretty good, bluey rock

i pray that this list will release itself from the shackles of dad rock.

I expected to really not like this, but it's kinda fine. The Black Crowes were one of the earlier blues rock revival bands of the 90s, and I'm picky about my values rock proper. At best, this is earnest and energetic and even pretty during a few ballads. At worst this is derivative and a little annoying. The vocals on Hard To Handle are a bit much for example. But songs like Jealous Again and She Talks To Angels aren't bad. Overall, I put this on the low end of "fine" and it's mostly just because this isn't really for me.

Southern Rock. Nothing special.

Similar to the last album, I just like this album was very generic. It was ok but i don’t think i’ll actively listen to it again

fun

Remarkably unremarkable. Two stars.

I always thought of these guys as more hype than sustance. Really kind of a two-hit wonder, and one of those hits is a cover anyway. Then again I'd never listened to the album. Twice as Hard is a strong opening track, and most of the other tracks pretty much sound in the similar vein. If you love the singles, you'll like this album. For me, I don't mind the singles, and much of the album doesn't really sound super original. It's not a bad album, just not super exciting. Just decent blues rock. 3/5

One of my favorite records. Has a great sound even for today. Six of the songs on that album are still some of my favorites. Good ratios of banger songs to whole album.

Not a fan

Awful

An ok album i guess

Blue rondo a la turk.

Sorry, but this is pretty boring.

no thanks.

Kova southern rock levy. Kappaleista löytyi vähän Lynyrd Skynyrdiä kuin myös Aerosmithiä. Ei oikeestaan heikompia kappaleita, koko levyn läpi tasaisen kova meno. Parhaat: Sister Luck, Twice As Hard, Hard To Handle

It was fun and jovial and comedic. Quite repetitive and no songs stood out to me too much. I enjoyed listening, but more for the fun of it. It really feels like from another time. Also the lyrics were quite bizarre!

A very competent Rock and Roll album (way more singles I’m familiar with than I realized), but there’s something missing that I can’t quite put my finger on. All of it (the vocals, the lyrics, the riffs) lack any distinction, it feels like a really good AI version of a rock band.

4.0 Maybe not the most original recording ever made but it is a fun listen. Not too many skips but like a hungry fish, they don't know when to let a hook go. Probably due for a re-master one of these days

Yet another rock album with absolutely no distinguishing features at all. And this one is even behind the times with how much it would have fitted in with a lot of the stuff from the 70s and 80s. Far from an unpleasant listen, I'll give it that, but there is absolutely nothing remotely memorable or interesting about it.

I can see the appeal in the 90s, but it sounds like a bunch of white dude singing gospel.

Reminds me of stopping in at a random gas station on a roadtrip Liked seeing things and hard to handle

I feel this perfectly adequate debut album is dwarfed by a sublime cover of Hard to handle - the bastard child of Zep and the stones

Fan! Jag hade skrivit ganska rejält men det försvann. Kontenta typ: Syskonplatta till Primal Screams "Give out but don't give up" och den gillar jag ju. Kanske någon mer fallgrop här, men bra, överlever trean

Oklanderligt utfört, men också rätt ospännande.

Låter rätt mycket Stones. Eller i alla fall nästan. Det är dock något som skaver. Svårt att riktigt ta på vad det är men det är små detaljer som förstör ljudbilden. Någon slags trist powerrock ala Aerosmith, Bon Jovi eller Kid Rock som tränger igenom. De låtsas vara blues och soul, men lyckas endast glimra till här och där. Bättre än en tvåa kan inte helheten få.

Ett band som försöker låta exakt som Rolling Stones. Ingredienserna finns där men soppan är bukfylla snarare än aptitlig. Väldigt trist produktion. Det låter verkligen studioinspelat och långt ifrån svängig rock 'n' roll. En mycket svag tvåa.

I'm sorry, but after six songs I'd had enough; my time is simply too precious. Boring stuff without any highlights. Do 'The Black Crows' still exist? I can't imagine they do. I definitely don't want to listen to their debut album 'Shake Your Money Maker' again.

I love Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones so in many ways this is right up my alley. It's not the most inspired blues rock, but it does it's job quite well.

Sorry don't be mad but... I just thought it was pretty boring.

A sound of its time. Good but nothing that stuck out to me

Enjoyable enough bar band. Nothing revelatory in the slightest

This album is pretty great. I've enjoyed it so much, and, honestly, it has many great songs. I don't know what else to say. As other albums I've given five stars, I don't think it's absolutely a masterpiece, a perfect album, but I could listen to it many times and not get bored of it. It's a solid nine, enjoyable and with great music. What else may I need?

A tribute act, but a great tribute act

I do not care.

Great jams. Good alt rock music. Classic.

Pas mon style mais il y a quelques titres sympas

Never heard this album before Not bad! Good to hear 'Hard to Handle' again

Pretty good, was surprised by this one

Rock, ein wenig Blues

It was a good album, but more as background music when I'm having a bottle of beer or two. Would still love a physical copy of it. Favorite tracks: Thick N' Thin, Stare It Cold

Cover 5 Great album! So different from most of what was coming out in the 90s. Perfect bridge from glam arena Rock to alternative rock.

Ehhh

Potent blue rock with southern energy

Very average as far as rock goes, sounded like they wanted to be a 70's rock group but didn't really try that hard

Fav: Twice As Hard Least Fav: Seeing Things

Classic 90s rock vibes; didn't realize I've already heard a few of their songs. Good road trip music

I feel like the Black Crowes get a lot of shit but I actually really like them. They aren't cool at all- they’re trying wayyyyy too hard to be the Stones. (I mean - The Keith Richards chord is featured prominently in the first riff of the first song of their first album. If they were self conscious about being rip off artists they might have tried to dial that back a bit.) But cool or not - I’ll be damned if this album doesn’t rock. The first two songs are excellent Stones rip offs; “Struttin Blues” is a great rocker. I actually prefer their version of “Hard to Handle” to the Otis Redding version (after hearing the way Chris Robinson hits the chorus, how can you go back?) When you take ubiquitous "Angels" out of the pub and put it back in its place on this record, it really shines. I think context helps a little here, too. The only people doing music like this at the time were maybe Guns N Roses- who were definitely more on the metal side of things. If you wanted new music in the vein of the Faces, the Stones, or Aerosmith in 1990, the Crowes were your best option. I can understand hating on revivalists- it’s derivative, I get it. But the Black Crowes really do seem to love this music with all their hearts, and their original songs are excellent. FOUR STARS

It’s a fine album, but I honestly found it quite boring

Great energy to the record. Sounds like a 70s rock band

It's dull AF

Don't know what's special about this at all. Ok to have in the background but gets grating and really nothing interesting going on here

The most generic-sounding early 90's rock you can get. Hits on the album for sure, but just so generic sounding. Music you would expect to hear at Home Depot in the early 90's. I'd say 2.5 - I guess I will round up because 2 seems low. 3 it is...

Hahhhh! Hahhhh ta hanna naaaah! Oh yeah! These guys are the real deal eh? Kinda reminds me of a more country Aerosmith.

Some standard classic rock. Good in general, Hard to Handle is such a great song.

Nothing for me here.

Meh. Combining British white guy blues with crotch rock isn't really my thing

#177/1001. I vaguely remember Black Crowes being labeled as yet another of those saviours of rock'n'roll by the press. But I forgot that it was title always given to a band who did everything to the fax copy same way 1001 other bands had done through the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s etc. And most likely the trend still goes on. Listen to Black Flag's Jealous Again and Black Crowes' Jealous Again and tell honestly which one rocks harder.

Came in with low expectations and left with a new album that'll get listened to regularly.

A little boring. Others have called it "bar music" which I agree. Don't mind it. Probably won't choose to listen to it again.

ah bluesrock? das isch no 80er es isch pre-nirvana explosion. die erste zwei songs hend mi etz null berauscht. sister luck isch chli 90er vom gsang her, aber s isch afoch guete bluesrock. sehr gross. hard to handle findi no geil. es isch immerno afoch bluesrock. cools solo. tönt alles huere guet cooli gitis würkli. she talks to angels au cute. ich gseh langsam wases macht. es wird zimli sicher es 3. aber halt guete bluesrock. mueni respektiere. okay letsti zwei songs schono cool, letste het slide giti ich ha gern. ich glaub für so gueti songs mueni fadt es vieri geh. ich etnscheid sponti.

twice as hard kenni vo iwo hanis gfühl jo AMIS bis jz nöd schlecht aber gfühlt scho 729 mal ghört und das auno früehner als 1990 sister luck hani na gern gha! seeing things het schöne backgroundgsang hard tot handle isch chli langwilig han ehrlichgseit na easy spass gha! glaub auchli musig, wommer als chind glost hend? 3.5, wills nüt megaa speziells isch und scho vorher gmacht worde (hanis gfühl) DRAI

Last time I heard these guys is when I watched Metallica live at Moscow from '91 or '90 and remember liking them, so this will be interesting, a blues rock revival of sorts. Ok, after one full listen enjoyed this quite a lot, a decent blues rock cut, probably 3.5/5.0 ON RYM so here could go either way, I am very generous so far with this list. Strong Zeppelin and Aerosmith influence here, perhaps not surprisingly the best track was "Hard to Handle" which was written by Mr. Otis Redding.

Adequate bar rock

Surprisingly excellent.

meh, another forgettable 90s band, can't really say anything really stood out for me.

High quality blues rock with swagger. This band was awesome in the early 90's. This album has the hits but I liked their next album better. Lots of time on the couch playing Madden '93 with this cd on.

Fine... enjoyable enough for a one off i guess

Great album. At times it sounds as if they were taking cues from the Sticky Fingers/Exile On Main Street era Rolling Stones. If so, not a bad pedigree. Good stuff.

- Am Anfang dachte ich das es schon wieder ein stinknormels rockalbum wird, hat mich dann aber doch positiv überrascht - Es sind auch ein paar emotionalere Lieder darunter und die Mischung gefällt mir gut Topsong: Seeing Things

Man, not a bad track on this one. Fun, classic sound.

I'm torn. I hate the Zeppelin-esque country blues, but I also love just how 90's sounding this album is. Ultimately, it's diet alt-rock; just off-center enough to draw attention, but lacking a lot of the qualities I enjoy about other similar-sounding bands of the era. The Black Crowes are not for me.

Its in the middle point where Glam Rock and Grunge would intersect. An interesting listen, but probably was a lightning in a bottle situation, if it was released earlier it wouldn't be accepted and later it would've been way out of place with the alternative/grunge sceene.

This is #day449 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… who gives a fuck about generic blues rock when it's 1990 outside? Seriously. Pub music with plenty of Aerosmith on its sleeves. I do care about music in pubs, but this record isn't the best example. You absolutely don't have to hear it before you die. This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day450.

südstaaten country rock -meh

Música estadounidense genérica que puede sonar tanto en la radio de un agricultor de Ohio como en la película Cars. El sonido se me hace un poco anticuado hasta para la época pastiche de los 90, ¿no? En cualquier caso, no me gusta el género musical de guitarreo anglo post-folclórico neo-country, de ahí el hate. Dicho esto, todas son potables, quedan bien de fondo, pero ninguna me resultó memorable como para darle al botoncito verde de Spotify.

I remember hearing this back in the ’90s - unapologetic, straight-up rock. You can hear the callbacks to the classic ’70s bands that inspired them, and that’s no dig, it’s quite the compliment. Like those acts, The Black Crowes feel timeless. Shake Your Money Maker could’ve come out at any point in the last 35 years and still fit right in. It’s fun, tight, and you can tell these guys play together so damn well.

3.8

First listen to these guys and I'm not having a bad week in terms of new music worth giving an ear to.

Prefiero el segundo, pero este es otra joya. Ajenos a modas, con un estilo único anclado en lo mejor de los setenta (Los Stones de Exile o los mejores Faces, sobre todo esa voz de Chris que recuerda a la de Rod Steward), solo los Afghan Whigs les pudieron hacer sombra aunque desde otro estilo. Aquí los trallazos fueron la versión de Hard to handle, Jealous Again, Twice as hard o She talks to angels, que destacan sobre un conjunto que no desmerece un ápice. Un apena que con un segundo disco que fue aún mejor, no pudieran seguir la racha de inspiración.

I get it, man. I, too, like the Rolling Stones. Their influences may be on their sleeve, but they do this kinda thing really well. I'm rounding up with the 4 but I don't do so begrudgingly. Highlights: Jealous Again, Stare It Cold

The haters are in fact going to hate about this album. Derivative and boring are the accusations. I don't know if The Black Crowes would contest the "derivative" part too much, but they make an already good Otis Redding song even better in its own way and there is not a bad song on here. At the worst, they are writing Rolling Stones outtakes, but outtakes from the Rolling Stones are better than a lot of other music. Think of the Black Crowes as the American Oasis. Feuding brothers, influenced by their forebearers to the extreme and an excellent first few albums followed by drugs and inertia ripping the band apart. I love the Faces, I love the Stones and so this combines a lot of what I like. The chorus on Seeing Things is the chorus on With a Little Help From My Friends and it's hard to deny that accusation. Sometimes a bar band does well at being a cover band with original songs. The original songs have to be really good and these are. That's the Black Crowes and this is a great album.

It was enjoyable but i dont remember a single track and thats a worry

Hard rock / blues rock del bueno. No le pidas más. Lo que hace lo hace perfecto. Encima tiene Hard To Handle. 8/10

I'm sure that I have seen these live a couple of times. And though I'm not a massive fan they are a decent band. And this album is typical of their output. Good solid dort of bluesy rock. At times very like the stones. Now although this is a very creditable album its not outstanding in any way. Its a very high 3, 3.8ish, but would devalue other 4's that I have awarded if I were going to give it one of them. So 3 it'll have to be.

Safe rock. Inoffensive, apart from ‘Hard to Handle’ which offends me to my core with its middle-of-the-road-cheesy-bar rock bollox.

Dreadful boring by numbers blues rock. But it was a good example of boring by numbers blues rock, hence the scoring.