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Feels like I could walk into any local pub on a Friday night and hear music that sounded just like this.

I don't know why I haven’t listened to a lot of The Black Crowes music, but I do like this very much. I'll revisit their music again. For now I'm pushing it to a 4.

pas écouté en entier, pas trop convaincu

Oeh, hier had ik nu net zin in. Ik luister momenteel veel oude Rod Stewart-platen en dit past helemaal in dat straatje. The Black Crowes was een van die bands die ik veel op MTV zag toen ik jong was en muziek begon te ontdekken. Dat was precies rond de tijd dat dit album uitkwam. Het is een heel consistente plaat. Eigenlijk geen nummers die je wilt overslaan. Tot je bij "She Talks to Angels" komt. Een soort ballad over een verslaafd meisje. De muziek is nog steeds goed, maar de tekst is een beetje klungelig en clichématig. Direct hierna komt "Struttin' Blues", wat een beetje te veel doorslaat naar jaren 80-rock. Enfin, vier sterren is het zeker waard vanwege de 7 eerste tracks van perfecte 70's rock. Echt zo'n plaat waar je altijd wel zin voor kunt maken. Des te meer te prijzen omdat iedereen toen ofwel nog in de hairmetal-fase zat, ofwel op de grunge-bandwagon sprong. Hoewel het an sich niet de meest originele muziek is, was het voor die tijd dus toch ook wel weer een frisse keuze.

There’s just not really anything worth listening to here. She Talks to Angels is probably the best song on the album, but that’s not saying much.

Not good. It's yelling in my ears and not in a good way. A bit too boring and classical rock for me.

Good bar music. Still bar music. 6/10

#545. It very much seems like they're trying to be something and somewhen they are not. The cultural appropriation vibes aren't lessened by the fact that the biggest hit on this album is an Otis Redding cover. I know it sounds like I think it's very good, but I'm not done yet, hear me out. Just like the Beastie Boys and Taco Bell, just because it's inauthentic doesn't mean it isn't good. 4/5: quesarito

Surprised me. Not usually the kind of album I would enjoy but there were a couple of tracks that stood out for me. Hard to Handle and She talks to Angels were bops. The rest of the album was alright but it’s not an album I would probably revisit

It's alright.

blues und rock’n‘roll! solide gespielt .. mit wenig highlights.

Hardrock wie er sein muss. Gerade heraus und ohne Schnörkel.

I only know them because of the Hard To Handle cover and that is the only song I cared to listen to. The music reminds me of theme songs for TV shows.

Fairly generic American 90’s rock music. Nothing bad but equally not a lot to really get excited about.

An absolute joy to revisit this album that I probably haven’t listened to in 30 years. They have a unique style that is blues influenced traditional rock and roll with obvious 60s and 70s influence. The vocals are perfect for the songs and the songs make for a pleasant and fun listen. Back in the day Hard to Handle drew me to this band which is a cover version that they have made their own. Top track: Twice as Hard

It’s just OK boogie woohoo stadium rock innit. Yeah the song writing is good in places, but given their obvious southern rock heroes, they just don’t have the same oomph in comparison.

Great rock riffs! Nothing over the top but enjoyable rock music. Hard to Handle is a great song.

its a nice album and i didnt struggle to listen to all of it, but it doesnt really blow me away either, my biggest issue was that a lot of the individual tracks didnt stand out much to me, there were times were i wasnt a fan of the vocal work is it better than back in black? im not sure

Fine rock album, pleasant listen without many bad songs. Nothing too inspiring or revolutionary though

música de redneck racista do sul dos estados unidos q passa 8h por dia no bar reclamando que imigrante tirou emprego dele

Poh, parece... Genérico? Insira aqui qualquer banca de rock/blues 80/90

bom pra quem gosta. eu nao gosto, inclusive, repudio.

Solid

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A fantastic debut album. Plenty of variety while maintaining their signature sound and swagger. The Crowes wear their influences on sleeves, but still come across as fresh and original.

This is good rock music, but I would never seek it out. Not mad when I hear it.

Pretty basic overall. There were some songs which would be great on a roadtrip.

This is fine.

Not bad in many ways but simply not my cup of tea

More like Biege Crowes, it’s meh.

Very cool

The industry was right, there will always be a place for throwbacks. Enough DJs played and enough people bought this Black Crowes record in the 1990s that it ended up on this list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. I find music this packaged kind of hard to handle, maybe twice as hard.

Geez, four albums in an we're in a boomer vs boomer influence contest. This is fine, but the Hard To Handle cover seems embarrassing all these years later. If I ask why didn't people just go direct and play the Stone/Zeppelin do I sound too Gen X snarky? Because its fine if I do

Boring. Why would a rock band in 1990 make an album like this? I just don't understand.

It's so catchy and brings me back to my youth. But do I actually *like* it? Idk.

Nostalgia

boring

There’s just not really anything worth listening to here. She Talks to Angels is probably the best song on the album, but that’s not saying much.

No

Hard to Handle es un temón

Listenable

It may have been making the money, but where was the Shake? 🤑 The Bland Crowes... 🐦‍⬛😐 Undeniably there are catchy tracks on this album, difficult not to be very familiar with the ones that were mainstay staples on commercial rock radio stations throughout the 90's and beyond...which is the biggest problem with its sound, way too pleasing to the ear that lacks any ounce of hard edge. 'Hey little thing let me ajfhdmksocfkowopwqnnriqwjcnj oh my mess around?’ What a vocal delivery! Perhaps at the time their revivalist take on old school blues was ahead of the 90's curve, as the decade would surface countless bands adopting this style of generic southern bar rock n' roll baby. 🎧 Classic Track: Hard to Handle 🎧 Deep Cut Gem: Thick N’ Thin 🚫 Skip Track: Could I’ve Been So Blind? 🖼️ Album Cover: ❌ 💿 Add to your vinyl collection? 👎 I’ve heard The Black Crowes be referred to as blend of The Rolling Stones & Faces, which they certainly mirror in style…and take your pick of the legions of other bands that formed from this ilk playing it safe as a more palatable alternative to the alternative rock scene that shaped this era…Matchbox Twenty, Tonic, Hootie & The Blowfish, Lifehouse, The Wallflowers, Fastball, Eve 6, Barenaked Ladies and even those other ‘Crows’ of the Counting variety. While the production works for the resulting sound, creatively for me it’s just too uninteresting. Click the thumbs up icon below if you enjoyed my take on the album :)

This was a great album that I had not heard til now. Hard to Handle I often attributed to some late 70s rock band without ever knowing it was The Black Crowes. Overall very enjoyable.

Surprising number of recognized singles. Fun sound!

This is some sexy blues rock right here. I’m digging it. 4.5

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generic rock. it's whatever. 1/5 stars.

Reminded me most of The Faces with a bit of AC/DC thrown in for good measure. Was giving me wedding band vibes. All a bit meh.

I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. It's got a bar room brawl sound to it, lending heavy from The Faces. Never a bad move.

Old school dad rock.

This was the okayest album I've had yet. Revivalist blues rock. I really like his voice. Pretty inoffensive but not really deserving of a place on the list.

some good hooks!

It’s fun. It’s like a karaoke/cover band/nod to an era that had disappeared. Yea, they just wanted to the be the Stones. But they had some hits. Fresh air from hair bands, rock could still be a traditional “rock band.” They got an ego, it wasn’t as amazing as they probably felt like they were. But they created a world and they lived in it for YEARS and still are. That’s success.

Decent rock and roll

Sounds like southern rock I've heard a million times before. I feel this is another one the context is important for - in 2025 it doesn't sound like anything special. I bet they put on a good live show.

I had never really thought too much about the song Hard to Handle, but it's a song I've always enjoyed as a rock staple. I was pleasntly surprised by this album. For weeks I've been trapped between 80s punk and 90s electronica, so this was welcomed. I like Chris Robinson's voice, and the blues rock is well executed. Twice as Hard, Jealous Again, and Hard ro Handle are all pretty good. My favorite was Stare it Cold, the ending goes wild and is a ton of fun. Not sure when I'll come back. But glad I know more about the Black Crowes.

Truly an underrated gem that harkens to the bluesy Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin; not too heavy, not too soft, but a great mix of melodies, rhythms, tempos, and 3-4 classics.

I would never typically reach for this. so it was a pleasant surprise!

Solides Groove- und Hardrock Album, etwas Pepper und etwas Power aber keine Songs für den Heavy Heaven.

I'm of a split mind on this one. If I were in a bar and this band was playing this stuff I'd probably enjoy it because my expectations would be low. Listening to this as an album for this project my expectations are higher so I'm thinking that it's OK overall at best but that the band is just an above average bar band.

gppd

All the damn hits! As much as they are radio fodder today, I know when it came out it was huge and groundbreaking. 3.5, rounding up.

I hate the Black Crowes and how dumb and America they sound

The Black Crowes zijn wel oké, maar wel wat overrated. Dit album is hetzelfde: oké, maar niet meer dan dat. 2.8

Nice and harmless. This is for background music though.

Can’t decide if I’d like it better as a cover band of the black keys and counting crows

This is a great album. Closer to a 4.5 but not quite there. So 4 stars it is.

3.5

Very 70s, but they do it well

A mish mash of corporate schlock and pretentious blues rock that tries so hard to sound like Exile on Main Street but has nowhere near the grit or energy. Rock radio loved this album when it came out. Just another reason why rock radio is dying.

Yeah, its bar rock - and what's wrong with that? This was a surprisingly easy album to listen to and it was enjoyable. It reminded me of the Rolling Stones and actually, I preferred some tracks over the Stones, who tend to go a bit too ham on the piano for my taste sometimes. Now, that being said, was I blown away by it? Did it change my life? No, but I didn't need it to. I just needed it to be listenable, which it was. It was a fun way to spend 45ish minutes and it didn't feel too long, it didn't drag on the way some other albums on this list tend to do. It's background music, sure but it's decent background music. The high tempo songs are better than the slower paced ones for sure, though. I thought the slower songs were a bit too ballad-y for my liking. And fair play to them for releasing this album in a time where everyone was sounding like Simple Minds. I fucking hate Simple Minds.

Not exactly groundbreaking stuff in 1990, but new doesn’t always mean good and I’d rather listen an album like this than a lot of the “music” released in the cursed decade that followed

Hard rock has never really done it for me. But this was pleasant enough. Simpsons: No

Decent rock music

Some really good stuff here

Was expecting very little and came away very impressed. Could have been a 5 on another day

It reminds me of a 1970s album. It's classic rock that sounds like even classic-er rock. Imagine this playing on a bar patio on a Summer Night. Favorite Track: "She Talks To Angels".

Not what I was expecting after judging this book by its cover. Felt very long for its runtime.

Good old school rock

Classic, would listen again

As a non-American, this is the kind of music I imagine is playing in a typical dive bar. I didn't really mind it. Sure, it got kind of repetitive as it went on, but I usually like this type of music, so it wasn't annoying. Also, I would have never guessed this came out in the 90s. Feels very 70/80s to me. Highlights: Hard to handle, Twice as hard, Sister Luck 3.5 stars

2 Stars (5/15)

picks: hard to handle, she talks to angels

With a sound like classic American rock, that my brain right away wants me to like and enjoy, nothing actually stands out past the two songs that still get radio play today. And hard pressed, I probably couldn't have said those songs were by The black crowes prior to listening to this album

listen, She Talks to Angels is one of my karaoke bangers so I gotta give it props for that, and you know the rest of the album is good! not great, but definitely a fun listen. Hard to Handle is a fun break from the more serious drunk and broken heart vibes.

The best dive bar album. If there’s sad drunks sitting at the bar crying… chances are they’re listening to “She Talks to Angels” (or Lightning Crashes by Live let’s be real). I overheard a guy at a local dive bar/karaoke spot say “That’s the most beautiful song ever written” and I just gotta say… listen to more songs dude. But this albums hella fun and there’s lots of bangers to sing along to on a road trip

Didn’t finish, 4 tracks was enough

I read recently a theory about how the Black Crowes (particularly after this album) got overlooked because they didn't fit in with the grunge movement. I suspect that's pretty accurate. Solid album and band.

might be influenced and marked down by this being the favourite band of the first girl that dumped me

Give me some whiskey, a bonfire, good friends, and throw this album on. That’s living. 4/5 Highlights: Twice As Hard Hard to Handle Struttin’ Blues

This music really took me back to a specific time and place. And I have to say that while I would never put this album on by choice, it sounded good. A lot of stuff has sounded very dated, but this didn't somehow. Maybe because it was sort of retro sounding when it came out in the 90s it's given it a bit of a timeless feel.

A great throwback to good American rock and roll. Wonderfully arranged music, hard hitting lyrics, use of instruments and a powerful frontman vocals.

Felt a little boring and done before. Won't be relistening

Boring and basic, not my thing, won't relisten

Not really my cup of tea but not a bad album for sure

God, no.

Was a 3* album from the opening bars, and held it throughout. Which isn't meant as a compliment. Inoffensive, instantly forgettable.

I really struggled to put my finger on quite why I found this album so “vanilla”. The bluesy stuff is nice enough but never exciting, and let’s be honest, the stones were doing it better, with way more swagger twenty years earlier. Was it the vocalist? He sure was as bland as a low calorie chicken korma. The overly American sound? Possibly. Competent musicians who I’m sure would do a great job as a Vegas house band. Something about this hints at if AC/DC had a love child whilst touring the deep south and the offspring grew up listening to blues rock. It’s hard to dislike, but it’s also really really dull. For that reason it’s a reluctant 2 stars just failing a 3.

I feel as though this record is the link between the big 80's rock n roll bands (eg Boston, Kiss) and the early nineties Motley Cru, GnR, Bon Jovi

I feel sorry for all the other dad bands that didn't make the list. Sister love? no thanks.

Enthusiasm for this project at an all time low. Maybe the most absurd selection yet. I can appreciate some albums I really don't like need to be included for their place in pop music history. But the idea that such a basic bitch white blues rock album from a passable Rolling Stones tribute act is essential to listen to before dying is properly mental.

Nope, didn’t hold my attention as an album. Most tracks seem very predictable and you kind of knew where it was heading and how it would end. Rather like watching a soap opera and then realizing at the end that you’ll never ever get that time back.

It's Monday and I have things to do I really do not want to listen to you Uninspiring and shitty bar rock All songs making me go YUCK Boy these guys really suck. So no, I need to listen today to the new: Squid, Sharon van Etten, Dream Theater, Eddie Chacon, Heartworms Goodbye Black Crowes, see you never again. YUCK

This is perfectly fine blues rock, I enjoyed this album, some catchy songs there. It is also very traditional - this album could have been made sixty years ago (and possible not compete with some other music that was around then). I struggle to find something to say about it. Sounds too good to be a 1 or 2, way too vanilla to be a 4 or a 5.

Notes got deleted. Overall fine album, foundit pretty average. The production of the album proved challenging with my setup. The best songs were the high energy "deep cuts". Favw track: Stare it cold Least fave track: She talks to angels

Forgettable American rock

Really good

Black crowes Magnus opus doesn’t separate itself from the other hundreds of rocks on here in anyway but it is polished energetic and hard well well done and to my taste …

Good album. I like their sound.

⭐⭐⭐ 5/10 It's good, nothing to write home about. I like the vocals, very raspy 90s voice.

This was the album I needed, I had no idea! I know their top hits “Hard To Handle” and “She Talks to Angels”, but I’ve never paid them much attention. What a mistake that was, this is an amazing blues rock record and I’m glad to have discovered it. So many great tracks, didn’t skip any - starting on a high and ended on one. I WILL listen to more of their discography.

Now I know what they’re saying when they go mey mama naa naa nanana. 3/5.

Outstanding. Aged well.

70er rock aus die 90er lol ganz okay aber nothing special

Favorite Track: She Talks To Angels

I don't hate it, and it did bring back a memory of me seeing them open for Aerosmith in 1990 but not something I would seek out to listen to.

It’s good for what it is. If I was at a restaurant or something and a song from this played, I’d be fine with it.

Meh. Generic and repetitive. No one will ever to Hard to Handle like Otis. I really just wanted this album to end.

I was surprised I knew so many of these songs. They all rock!

Damn, it’s a good album. Never heard of it before, never heard of them before, but it’s fun, thrilling, and genuine entertainment. I see nothing wrong with this album, it’s fun and good.

A great debut that went right for the roots of blues rock while the rest of the world was moving into other spaces. The Black Crowes are good, but I feel that their music falls flatter in the emotional side of things. The lack of depth does not stop your foot from tapping

This rocks! Surprised this hasn’t been more lasting and present. It is a bit cheesy but stacks up with a lot of the early 2000 garage revival stuff.

Played this twice now, and I think this is OK, but really is there anything novel here? the first track put me in mind of Led Zeppelin, other tracks were reminiscent of early 70s Stones and Faces. Sort of bar-room heavy rock/R&B. Might be fun to see live but it does seem a bit derivative to me.

sorry, there's no emotion in this album, i didn't feel anything like mediocre

Love it! So much energy and distinctive voice. Some of my favorite songs

Not great, sounds older than it is and not in a good way.

Solid album. Feels like derivative 80s rock but that’s okay.

This album is so good. The Black Crowes' version of "Hard to Handle," besides being the best song on the album, is possibly more iconic than the original, and is the gold standard for future covers of the song. Besides that, this album is filled with great songs. "Twice As Hard," "Jealous Again" and "She Talks to Angels" are the best of the best, but everything on the album is good. It's hard to find much fault with this album.

Disappointed to hear Hard to Handle was a cover. But I liked this when it came out.

Songs: Jealous Again

Good! His voice kinda melds the songs into one another?

2.34⭐️

Niet mijn genre

Kinda forgot about these guys since I don't listen to the radio much anymore. Solid rock band right here.

mid

Solid bar album

It's pretty good, standard "I love this woman because she is sexy" sort of music. Really solid riffs for lead guitar, good rhythm section, music videos looked pretty funny at a glance.

It's an american blues rock album. It's alright, nothing too special and i liked the songs with piano which gave it a lil ragtimey feel but it just ain't my cuppa. would be fun in an american pub played live tho fav song: seeing things

This might be the most nothing album I've heard so far. Like there are some cool moments, particularly Hard To Handle and the bit where the tempo speeds up at the end of Stare It Cold, but ultimately it just sorta faded into the background for me. There are enough albums in this style and these guys don't really do enough different for me to want to come back. Fave Songs - Hard To Handle, Stare It Cold

I can see why this band is called the most rock and roll band in the world, this album is a brilliant album that just does everything right. It’s nothing complicated just great rock. Favourite song - Hard to Handle

Not for me. Didn’t mind some of the songs in a ‘dad rock’ kind of way, like Hard to Handle was pretty cool. But I wouldn’t listen to this again.

After albums worth of psychedelic rock, alt rock, pop rock and folk rock, it sure is nice to go back and listen to some basic good old fashioned rock, no extra adjectives needed. A delightfully easy listen.

Boooo!

O álbum é uma homenagem ao rock dos anos 70, captura a essência crua e energética da banda, com destaque para os riffs contagiantes.

No matter how hard I try I could never get into this band. Nice cover of Hard to Handle

sha sha sha shake it like a dog in the rain

Another ‘90s record. What’s up with the preponderance of ‘90s albums on this list? Must I continue to be reminded of the years when I most frequently played in rock bands? Anyway. Reviewers here that say this record has “no passion” are just looking in a mirror. You don’t like it. That’s fine. Here’s hoping you hate everything on this list, and find no joy or passion in life at all. But, The Black Crowes are fully committed to an earnest throwback kind of rock and roll which, believe it or not, wasn’t in vogue in 1990. 100% committed to potentially looking foolish playing a kind of music that saw its heyday in, say, 1973. Which is why it’s a little weird to me that this record would be on a list of records you have to hear before you die. Fast forward 25 or 100 years, and the records you should hear that sound like this are, well, the “source material”… the rock bands from the early ‘70s (“Exile On Main Street” would do fine), and the R&B, soul, and blues cats that came before THAT. [Why do people keep mentioning Led Zep? None of these songs sound like Led Zeppelin, except, MAYBE, “Struttin’ Blues”. The Black Crowes aren’t the slightest bit adventurous sonically, songwriting-wise, lyrically, or anything else, like Zeppelin was. These guys wanted to be the Stones, or maybe the Faces.] This record, however, was a huge, huge hit, and especially for a debut album, that’s impressive, so I guess that’s why it’s here. And might have introduced some folks to Otis Redding, who didn’t know him before hearing “Hard To Handle”. Which is a good thing. And “She Talks To Angels” was an undeniable hit and tons of people connected to it. Say what you want about these guys being a “just another bar band”, but there are thousands and thousands of bar bands that never came close to a song that was meaningful to people like “She Talks To Angels” was/is to so many. Other than that song, this record to me is essentially top-quality pastiche… if I can’t get the originals, I’ll take this over 90% of the bar bands I played with in the 90s.

Lovely, lively.

Cant argue with rock n roll

Super fun album that has a bluesy, swamp rock sound.

rock, with a little roll. plenty of swagger, not many actual songs. If you need to hear music like this, you will be far better off listening to an LP by The Faces, who did it first and did it much better

Love the Black Crowes. They’re stronger on other albums.

A definite rock-n-roll album. Another nostalgic one. I remember this one being on repeat on CD growing up.

Okay, not my cup of tea. Piano + rock doesn’t do it for me.

Good but didn't age well

I’m not usually in the mood for this type of thing, but this would be a perfectly acceptable option for those times when I am. Vocals are Steven Tyler-esque without the Aerosmithiniess of it all.

Thoughts before listening: One of my favorite bands of my youth although I didn't love them at first. I was into punk and alt rock so their southern rock jams weren't for me. As my tastes changed into my adult years I revisited the band and realized just how good they are. This is one of their quintessential albums so I am glad to see it on the list. Review: 70s style rock n roll from Georgia that was likely a breath of fresh air in 1990 with hair metal and new wave still dominating the radio. The Black Crowes aren't the most original band in the world, but their songs are catchy and they have become anthems on par with many of the earlier bands they were emulating. 4-stars

Sounds like early grunge. Like creed.with a little bit of rockabilly rock.

хуй знает что это за вороны, но вполне себе

Me gustó, pero tampoco me volvió loco. Tiene algunos buenos temas de Hard rock, pero siento que le tengo que dar un par de pasadas más o se me va a olvidar pronto. No mal banda, claro.

Great album 4/5

Really enjoyed this. Not the most interesting or different, but that doesn’t matter when the music makes you feel great. Great Southern bluesy rock n roll sound. ‘Jealous Again’ is brilliant.

It was Ok

No

I enjoyed that after a slow start; the southern / blues elements just do enough to overcome the cliched rock parts & I suspect they'd be a great live band in a small club.

I’d make the argument that this is one of the best debut albums ever. And “She talks to angels” is one of the best written a beautiful rock ballads ever.

Kyllä meikä ennemmin laittaa Guitar Slingersin Hard to Handle -coverin soimaan kuin tämän.

Decent album! No remarks! No goosebumps but no bad tracks either…

Great album

This kind of Americana rock ‘n’ roll isn’t for me. It’s accomplished enough, it just feels so painfully generic. 2.5 rounded down.

Pretty generic late-60's/early-70's blues rock, nothing too standout. Wait... This is from 1990?! Why is this even here? Key tracks: Hard to Handle

Feels like Lynyrd Skynyrd with a bit more edge. The riffs are catchy, and the vocals have this smoky, Southern vibe. It’s straightforward, no frills, just solid rock with some blues in its veins.

One great song, two really good songs, and a bunch of okay songs equals 4 stars or B-.

fine but boring? cover of hard to handle nowhere near as good as original but maybe still the best track? Great Good twice as hard seeing things hard to handle Meh jealous again Sister luck could've been so blind thick and thin struttng whatever stare it cold Bad

All you unoriginal reviewers squawking about how BC sound like The Rolling Stones pick up your Obviously But button on the way to the next Nick Cave record

Ah, The Black Crowes. A band I always held in the periphery. They have some lovely songs. The Black Crowes also suffer from something I have spoken of before: Their songs, in album form, one after another, kind of start blending and sounding kind of the same. By the time the album was done I was "done" with the Black Crowes for a while. They are a fine band with some great songs! But, like many many other bands that are in the front room but sort of relegated to tables towards the back, they are not particularly deep or challenging to their listeners...

"Hard to Handle" is pretty catchy but the rest didn't do much for me. They strike me as a bar band who could have stuck to covers. Nothing really to hate here but all a bit forgettable in my opinion. It sounds like a cross roads between the 70s and 90s, skipping the 80s altogether. I see the appeal but I just didn't connect to most of the album.

I did not really enjoy them in the 90s and they have not grown on me. A friend once said of them, \"They never heard a Stones song they didn't try to make.\" But Budget Brand. They play well enough, but there were plenty of other better bands that did not get any play.

I might be stuck looking back at this album with nostalgic lenses, but this whole album got mad radio play when I was a kid. I didn’t know these were all from the same album, but I was just about able to sing along with the whole thing. A surprisingly fun trip down memory lane.

careful, if you hear this band playing in a bar, it probably means that an ex-cop looking for his kidnapped wife is about to beat up you and all of your goon friends

A suitable southern rock revival album with great sound and musicianship. Not a lot of memorable songs aside from the hits.

Hell of a debut album. That’s some good southern rock. Knew the song Hard To Handle, but not its name or artist [that wrote it (Otis Redding) or popularized it]. This album also cemented for me that I fucks with an organ. ✅✅✅ Sister Luck ✅✅✅Seeing Things—particularly the slow bits ✅✅✅ She Talks to Angels

This seems incredibly generic. Not bad, not interesting.

Great album, but Southern Harmony is my favourite of theirs. I'm hoping that's on the list too.

An album that made a lot of noise in my world back when it came out. It still gets a lot of play on the pop rock radio stations. I like it, and I think I like the second album better.

One of the best 70s blues/Southern rock albums, and it came out in '90. Really enjoy this one.

Black Crows hold a lot of strength in their work, this album is their first releasing in 1990 and rocks, standing as one of their best

Started very good but started to lose interest halfway through. Not terrible, not memorable. Very solid

9/10

This is a great first rock album, full of the Crowes trademark energy that lasted them throughout their stellar career.

more like the crap lowes

Deathly, deathly boring. There's not a single good tune in this album's jewel case

Loved it

I used to be a fan. I stopped being a fan a long time ago. They arrived to a show that I had tickets to, declared the venue unsuitable, and left without performing. They had gotten too big for our venue. No-show Crowes. I listened to the record to honor my commitment to the list, but did not enjoy it as much as I thought I remembered liking them.

I constantly mix up the Black Keys and the Black Crowes. Seems fair to me, they’re both basically the same mid-range blues rock.

This is alright rock music. Some nice riffs, some nice choruses, singing's teetering between good and decent. "Hard to Handle" is the obvious highlight here, and easily the best song on this album. I kept wishing I liked this a lot more but I just didn't. It was fine

expected something very different but this was like a good blues cover band.

Boring

This one was pretty cheugy but I actually didn’t hate it.

4 - thought this would be rock from a little earlier with how it sounded, had some songs I recognized

Yes, it is early 90’s garage band music, but I have always enjoyed their sound. This album has a lot of their hits on it.

I thought that it was incredibly easy to just tune it out and not fully listen to it but the guitar was alright

Decent. Better than I thought. I really dislike "Hard to Handle" so I thought the whole album was gonna be like that and thankfully it wasn't really. Dude was very hard to understand for most of it but musically it sounded really nice and my kind of southern rock. Wish the vocals were more intelligible but otherwise solid.

southern rock that was played all over the summer it came out. I remember it well. given what was popular when it came out, it wasn't a huge surprise they got lots of air time.

I can definitely see how this album probably had a big impact when it first came out, especially considering what was popular at the time. However, I will never be a fan of this band. Throughout my childhood, this band was always playing in the background, and it was annoying then, and it’s still annoying now. This is one album I would like to just keep buried in the past.

Very good!

Good album

Just no.

there is no conceivable universe in which this is essential listening

Refrescante rock del bueno y original.

Can’t believe I’ve never heard this album before

Typical sort of rock bar tunes. Fun and loud, nothing groundbreaking but an enjoyable listen 3.5*

Good sound, classic 90s rock

Solid 4. The hits are great and the rest is a solid play through. I never really made this connection before but if anything ever happened to Jeff Keith, Chris Robinson is the only singer that I can think of that could step in and effectively front Tesla.

I played the hell out of this album when it first came out. Listening to it again definitely made me shake my own money maker. With obvious comparisons to the Stones and Faces, it’s still a really strong debut with tons of bangers. A couple of non-hits were also pretty solid. Doesn’t quite make the top rating, but pretty darn close.

Really enjoyed this. Everything you want in a solid rock album. Great riffs, solid singer, little blues, maybe some boogie woogie and great ballads. She’s Talks to Angels is one of my all time faves…although I’ve prob broke way too many strings getting into tuning.

All their hits in one album but for some reason I'm not able to go up to 5*. Maybe because the surprise factor is low...heard these songs a million times. I am never drawn to put on any of their records for some reason. That said, still easily a 4* album. My favorite is prob the opener which rips. 4/5

Southern blues rock at its finest. 5/5

A southern rock banger! From start to finish, you get classical blues infused bangers and ballads that are just so hard to resist. There is nothing novel here or experimental. They just stick to the rules of the genre to give a proper old school dad rock album. Favorites:Twice as Hard, Hard To Handle, Seeing Things for the First Time,She Talks to Angels.

Sounds like any other hard rock's band album and i feel like i already heard these songs somewhere. For a debut album, disappointing. From a rock band, totally as expected. I can feel some competence coming from this band, but want something less generic.

Twice as Hard Hard to Handle She Talks to Angels

Never got the appeal of these guys. There's about a dozen Stones albums and half a dozen each of Allmans and Aerosmiths that should be on this list before this album.

I'm not sure if Chris Robinson's misophonia-inducing voice prevented me from ever noticing back in their heyday how much the Black Crowes sound remarkably similar to Aerosmith, mixed maybe with a bit of Rod Stewart. But listening to this album nearly 25 years later, and far removed from their ever-present rotation on the radio, the similarity seems pretty striking (to me, at least). And thankfully his voice isn't as grating as it once was. I'm not sure I can really go so far as to say it's a good album, and the videos to their singles are appallingly uninteresting, but it's also not a bad album overall. Could they use more interesting lyrics? Yes. More varied music on the album? Yes. A more talented video producer? Absolutely. But hey, it's their debut album, and getting so many singles with so much radio play is an impressive accomplishment for *any* album. I should probably give this four stars, but my ambivalence sadly runs too deeply for that (not to mention my visceral reaction to Chris Robinson's voice). If I could give a half-star extra, though, I would, simply for the fact that they got fired from their tour with ZZ Top because of a tirade against Miller beer.

not a fan of their fuzzy sound and wish the vocals were highlighted a little more in the recording. Jealous Again sounds like a bad version of the Stones' Tumbling Dice. Sister Luck is pretty nice or could be in a different recording. Hard to Handle is awful--not sure anyone can pull off an Otis cover. After that, I kind of tuned them out.

7/10 Bluesrock Seeing Things

Felt like fairly generic blues rock. Nothing at all ground-breaking to be found here. The best song on the album is a cover of a blues song. I enjoyed my time with it, but I wasn't blown away.

I thought this record was okay. It's nothing special by any means, and it hits the nail on the head when it's described as "Blues Rock". There's no earth shattering guitar solos, there's no crazy powerful blues voice, it's all more "in the pocket", so to speak. 3/5

Some good jams I guess. Honestly after the weekend I’ve kinda forgotten most of the album sooo. Hard to handle is good

Rating: 6.5/10 A few good songs, the rest sounds pretty bland.

Holy!! This is legitimately everything I love about rock music.

挺好

perus soitattelua. kait ihan normaalia tuollasille? luulen että jotain tyypillistä tuon kaltaiselle porukalle.. en ihan 100% mutta voi olla et ei ihan vitun sairasta paskaa tuossa kulttuurissa? vähän erikoista/oksettavaa kuraa mutta voipi olla päivittäinen kurssi nimittäin heillä.. en rupeen mitään haukkumaan sit. turha alkaa valittaa mistään. ei tämmöset ikinä muutu. ikinä muutu tälläset. pysykää vaan sielläpäin kiitos. tarvi tänne tuommosia. The Black Crowes are leaving the bullshit in the past. runkkakaas kikkeliä kaverit kunnes hiertää.... the freaking bullshit of the past is long gone.. we are the band of the future guyz.... guyz welcome..... to the future. seeing things

Just not very interesting to me. Maybe I should learn to appreciate the “hard rock” vocal style and do a relisten. Favorite song: Sister Luck Least Favorite song: Could I’ve Been So Blind

Excellent Album!! Hearing the sound quality of a 90s album playing top quality rock n' roll is a true delight! The songs are energetic, vibrant and alive! I Love It! 5 Stars

Solid classic rock

Very enjoyable album

***An ok album,

Yeah it's alright, but not sure I'd say it's one of the top albums ever

There's some decent stuff in here that I remember from the early nineties, however I can't help but think that if you like this sort of music enough to listen to it regularly, you're also comfortable with the idea of big pick up trucks, you've probably unironically said "Yeehaw" and you'd probably explode if you listened to some AC/DC unless you had your favourite pair of snakeskin boots on..

Sounds like Aerosmith and other rock bands of the late 80's/early 90's. We get it, you're rebels without a cause. Nothing to write home about. No songs for me. The music isn't bad, it just doesn't have its own point of view.

Crazy that this is one of the first CDs I ever bought, so I was expecting to be taken down memory lane, but instead it was all pretty forgettable.

Fun southern rock album. The two big hits stand out (obviously) but the rest sounded like a fun time at a good bar.

yknow, I thought this was pretty cool. I've probably heard a few songs on here beyond hard to handle but I wouldn't know. The sound is good. There's some zepelin in here, Springsteen and even some ACDC inspiration. It's a blend with pretty good instrumentation and good fundamentals. I liked the aesthetic of the album and I think everything works for a nice package of songs.

Man, are all their songs just on this album? Did the Black Crowes just put out one album in 1990 and ride that for eternity? I mean more power to them, just crazy that every song I've ever heard from them is on this album. The singles are all great; they're like if Skynyrd wasn't a mess or if Corrosion of Conformity weren't a hard rock band. For once the piano and organ don't feel out of place in a 90's album. I prefer the faster songs than the ballads, but that doesn't take away from the feel of the whole thing, and if it was all uptempo it would be too manic. Of the songs I hadn't heard, "Struttin Blues" was my favorite. Just a good fun time, played well and not too long. I really liked this! It's wild to me that nearly half the songs on here are genuine hit singles. What a way to blow your load early.

For some reason I thought The Black Crows was an early 00's indie rock band. I was incorrect. This is some nice poppy-early 90's rock. I even knew one song although I can only pretend to know the lyrics. Hey little thing let me like your chemicals 'cause momma I'm showing the hammerman diss around.

it's fine. like, there is a lot to hate about a release like this -- and i don't think i'll be coming back to it any time soon -- but what exactly could it do to make it better? it's a southern rock record that pulls a lot from the Rolling Stones and was produced in 1990 -- as a result, it sounds like it does and could not sound any different. there are no epics, no pop cuts, just pure, unabashed 70's RAWK cuts. judging The Black Crowes by their ability to create interesting, modern rock that breaks the mold is like judging a foot race between a human and a bird. the bird, quite simply, is not built to run, so likewise, i shouldn't expect the Black Crowes to do anything but what they are made to do, which is play blues rock and sell records to your dad. the Black Crowes are a bagful of salted peanuts. you get what you pay for -- something dry, something consistent, and something you probably pair with copious amounts of alcohol or whatever they have on the menu at Texas Roadhouse.

Shake Your Money Maker is one of those rare debut albums that lands with the confidence of a band already in full stride. The Black Crowes came out swinging, blending Southern rock, blues, soul, and a shot of Stones swagger into a sound that feels both timeless and raw. There’s nothing trendy or overproduced here — just great songs, gritty performances, and a band that knows exactly who they are. “Jealous Again” is a killer opener — punchy, soulful, and driven by Chris Robinson’s raspy, commanding vocals. It’s the kind of track that could’ve come out in 1971 or yesterday and still feel fresh. Then there’s “She Talks to Angels,” a haunting acoustic ballad that strips everything back and showcases the emotional depth behind all the bravado. It’s one of the most powerful songs of the era, full of vulnerability and storytelling. Throughout the album, the band leans into a classic sound without ever feeling like a cheap throwback. Whether it’s the bluesy strut of “Twice As Hard” or the gospel-tinged groove of “Seeing Things,” every track feels lived-in and real. This isn’t just a great rock album — it’s a reminder that timeless songwriting, passionate delivery, and a little Southern grit never go out of style. Favorite song: "Jealous Again"

Tråkigt!

not my style at all, but not terrible

I don't necessarily dislike the Black Crowes, I think they're a pretty solid band. But this album just doesn't do much to excite me. The singles are weak compared to Southern Harmony, and there aren't enough gems in the deep cuts to make up for that. But like, it's fine. 2.5/5

The first comment I saw about this was something like "This band would have been really successful in the 70s". Yes, maybe. They do have a good throwback sound and great musicianship and the songs are enjoyable to listen to. It's easy to imagine hearing them at a smoky concert, contemporaries of Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin and Status Quo. But this album isn't innovative or different or particularly exciting to me, and it's not a classic either. I suppose at least it is new, in the sense I had never heard of the band. When I get a band I have never heard of, I get a little bit excited, but this is unwrapping a Christmas present to find a version of a gift you have already got.

Alr

Totally forgettable.

My head really didn't need this today.

Simple rock (mb like gun’s’n’roses, but worse

Some hits, some misses

One song was good. Kinda like stale bread

Enjoyed this more than the only other album I’ve listened to from the band (can’t remember the title). Good classic rock.

It's a good album to bop around to. I struggle to give it a 4 since there's hardly anything memorable on the album. I can see this playing in the background really anywhere and not disturbing the vibe. 3 feels low. I really wish this was out of 10 since a 7/10 feels just about right.

Rocking bar music. For those who love a little Hootie mixed in with their Stones.

Good, straightforward bluesy rock. Shame they're only know for a cover song, their other tracks are great.

Great rock music with some rock and roll hints

It’s fine dad rock vibin

HeylittlethingletmelightyourcandlecausemamaI'msurehardtohandlenowgetsaround

Really enjoyed this

Hard to handle rocks 🤘

3.5 decent southern rock

It's mid bar rock.

Pretty solid....

Groupe inconnu. Rock pas désagréable, mais très standard et assez mou. Je n'y reviendrais pas. =>2/5

I’m a sucker for blues based rock

Straightforward blues rock. I like Hard to Handle, but She Talks to Angels reminds me of bros.

While taking a cheeky look at the reviews as this album was playing, I have seen a bunch of reviews call this “pub rock”, or “generic”; and while I find myself in agreement with these statements. I also want to add that nearly all of the songs on this album, to me, embodies the very soulless department of commercialized, corporatized, and sanitized rock music. The kind of rock music designed to be safe. The kind of rock music designed to be immediately played on a daytime radio show that your co-worker, who loves everything the radio plays and finds zoo morning radio shows hysterical, probably enjoys. But, probably most insultingly, this is the kind of rock music that immediately comes to mind when a TV show needs a outro track. Or a generic action movie that needs a generic up-tempo track to start the end credits on. Like this album is fine? The Black Crowe’s show their influences proudly (spoiler alert: it’s mainly The Rolling Stones). However, I don’t feel like they’re necessarily making anything groundbreaking or standout worthy here. It’s fairly inoffensive, the musicianship is serviceable, and the lyrics are pretty standard rock ‘n’ roll stuff. But it just feels like I’ve heard it all before, and I have heard it done better by artists from an era when a release like this would have been a little lost in the shuffle. I’m sure it was advantageous to the band that this might have been seen as a breath of fresh air after the hair metal stuff fizzled out in the 80’s. But it’s like saying the 1998 remake of ‘Psycho’ was great because it’s basically a shot-for-shot recreation of a suspenseful 60’s classic after the bombardment of slasher movies from the 80’s and 90’s. Anyway, ‘Shake Your Money Maker’ is just okay. Yes, it is generic pub rock that feels derivative (rather than inspired by) of bluesy rock ‘n’ roll from the 70’s. But it isn’t totally bad by any means; it’s just insanely forgettable and safe to the point that it left virtually no impression on me as the album ended. 2/5

I knew Hard To Handle, and while I prefer Otis, it's a good cover. The other song I knew was She Talks To Angels, which is a 5/5 song - beautiful and heartbreaking, and I'll always love it. My favorite song I didnt know was Sister Luck. Overall, this was a really good album, and I really like his voice.

I’m thoroughly convinced that I subconsciously don’t give a shit about The Black Crowes. For whatever reason, I don’t really enjoy their songs. Maybe it’s Chris Robinson’s vocals or maybe it’s because I’m not a huge fan of southern rock, but I just don’t care. All of their songs sound literally the same, with little differences. And every single song, my attention span keeps waning before the songs are halfway done. I kind of like the hits (Hard to Handle, Jealous Again, She Talks to Angels), but I just don’t like going through Black Crowes albums. If the Southern Harmony and Musical Companion is on this project, I’m going to be very miffed. Favorite track: Hard to Handle Other hits: She Talks to Angels, Jealous Again, Twice as Hard, Sister Luck

Good at what they do, but I don’t like what they do.

Love this album. Grew up listening and enjoying it is more accurate. The vocals are unique, but not quite technically great. The instrumentation has the opposite effects. They are playing technically well, but completely unoriginal. Not to point of being derivative, though. If all the tracks were covers, I’d have a big issue because it’d feel like a completely unoriginal piece of art. However, only two are covers. The issue is that one of those covers is the bands most popular song. The changed it up just enough that it justifies itself, though. Other than “She Talks to Angels”, which is a beautiful song, the rest are a tad forgettable. Still fun throughout. 4/5

I can totally see why this album is on the list. It’s pretty unique for its time even though it has a throwback classic rock vibe. It’s also a tight album, I was never bored, they didn’t waste any time. That being said it’s not my favorite, I don’t think I’d go out of my way to listen to this again.

Recognize able songs but not my favorite

A competent but pretty forgettable straight rock album. The Otis Redding cover was decent. Dunno why this album is considered a "must-listen".

Pretty typical bar rock. It wasn't bad but it wasn't anything particularly special either

Favourite song - Hard to handle 2.5 stars

I obviously know the hits from this album, the dude has a pretty great voice, but it gets a little annoying after a while in my opinion. I can't say I love the deep cuts on here, they're not terrible but not much stands out to me, I think because Chris Robinson's voice gets to be a bit much for me.

There's a few good songs on here, but otherwise pretty average rock. 3.5/5

2.5☆/5 10.20.2024

A solid debut that came out in a lull of a year. Chris Robinson's vocals evoke such earlier bands as Lynyrd Skynyrd, but there's still something unique. The band still has relevance all these years later. It's a shame they still have yet to be inducted into the Rock Hall.

She talks to Angles is a good record...the rest is forgettable.

idk what i was expecting, but it wasnt Kind Of A Version Of Exile Era Stones I Can Actually Tolerate. its actually very easy to improve on that central rackous southern tinged rock n roll Cascade with lots of pianos: less lengthy, less racist, less mick jagger! just real good fun and enthusiastically performed rock music, with enough little quirks to make me believe if i ever came back to rly soak in this id find a lot of genuine idiosyncrasy. im fine with just appreciating the enjoyable surface level atm tho! this may be the first time in this project where i get a fuller recontextualization of a song i hear all the time at work, which is something ive enjoyed doing periodically as my brain stockholm syndromes itself into classic rock mode

uninteresting

Incredible ol' American rock. I love this sound and vibe. They have some incredible banger tunes on here. With that I mostly mean head banger and boppin sound, because I must admit only one song was truly remarkable, which is kinda sad. Still enjoyed and I will definitely look up what other songs they have to offer.

I just don’t

Meh. Inoffensive. Sounds a bit like the Stones, a bit like Bryan Adams.

Banging album

Great album. Lot of fun to listen to.

If somebody gave me a free ticket to a Black Crowes show and I didn’t have anything to do early the next morning, I’d go. But I wouldn’t go out of my way for it.

Incredibly unremarkable

I’m gonna give this album a 5 because it’s fun and I don’t have a big dump in my pants.

Must listen? Jeez these boys can rock. And roll. But here they are in 1990 doing 1970s Rolling Stones. Should I like it? No. I own exile and the other great stones albums. Do I like it? Shut up. Yes. I don’t care. Hard to handle is great. Is it a must listen? Hmmmm Is it a must listen? Hmmmm

The name is familair. No wait, that was Counting... , so---huh--? My fellow reviewers seem (equally) bemused angered. Why this trash here? [A: Environment+Pop'n+Value of greenback=distortion ]. footnote: I'd venture many ernest lads just like JUST LIKE TOM CRUISE need a soundtrack for fist pumping while driving a pick up? and that this kind of music is played at monster truck events, venues serving bucket margeritas, and at walmarts? Rest of World, shrugs. I wonder if AI can tell this apart from Bon Jovi and Springsteen? its missing secret sauce, veges, lean protein.