#chris robinson

[krispyweiss]

Archival “Unbroken Chain” Captures Phil Lesh & Friends at 2005 Apex

Despite more than 100 musicians passing through its revolving doors over a quarter-century of concerts, Phil Lesh & Friends were an “Unbroken Chain” anchored by their namesake former Grateful Dead bassist.

Released in wake of Lesh’s Oct. 25 death, an audience-shot video of the Oct. 9, 2005, lineup performing “Unbroken Chain” in New Jersey illustrates and soundtracks Lesh’s counterintuitive wisdom.

With Barry Sless on lead guitar, John Molo manning the kit and Mookie Siegel on keys, the band (with Larry Campbell and Chris Robinson playing electric and acoustic guitar, respectively) nails the “Chain”’s tricky tempo changes and polyrhythmic instrumental sections with the tightness of a seasoned group of players.

Lesh sings his composition passionately, while both holding down and pushing along the song with his inimitable style of bass playing. It serves as a reminder of the new ground Lesh continued to explore in his post-Dead career and stands as another reason to thank the folks who spent decades recording Lesh’s exploits so the rest of us may revel in them for decades more.

10/28/24

[rolloroberson]

Steven Tyler, Chris Robinson, Jimmy Page and Rich Robinson after a recent Black Crowes concert in England.

[shadowland]

The Black Crowes, 1992 photographed by Ross Halfin

[all-rock-and-roll-is-homosexual]

The Black Crowes, early 90s

scanned from 35mm slide

📸: Jeff Tisman

if you like my scans and want to help out you can do so here

[myvinylplaylist]

Slash: Orgy Of The Damned (2024)

Cover Artwork By Toni Greis

Snakepit Records

[rodpower78]

Slash jamming with the Black Crowes, Marquee Club, NYC, 1990.

[ghclassic]

[rockwithbibberly]

Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes.

[evilhorse]

The Savage Dragon #14

[angelstills]

No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) (2000)

[sigurism]

Chris Robinson The Young Savages Dir: John Frankenheimer

[rolloroberson]

The Black Crowes with Jimmy Page - The Wanton Song

[shadowland]

The Black Crowes, 1992 photographed by Ross Halfin

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #659

Chris Robinson, Gordon and Susan's nephew, lives in one of the apartments above Mr. Hooper's Store.

Source:

Sesame Street. Episode 5203. November 25, 2021.

[thisaintascenereviews]

Slash - Orgy Of The Damned

Hey, Slash dropped a new album this past Friday, entitled Orgy Of The Damned, and it’s a (checks notes) blues covers album? Okay, color me curious, especially since I’m a fan of his work, but let’s see what kind of vocalists he’s recruited — Brian Johnson, Gary Clark Jr., Demi Lovato, Dorothy, Chris Stapleton, and a handful more. Now that’s even more interesting, as I like a lot of the vocalists here, and I’d love to hear these artists tackle a blues song. The only trepidation I had with the album before listening to it was how long it was, because 70 minutes is a bit daunting for an album, regardless of its style.

I will say, that after spending the last week with this album, my curiosity paid off, because this record is pretty cool. It’s not perfect, but it’s not necessarily the album’s fault, or anyone attached to it. I still enjoy it a lot, though, and blues / rock fans are sure to have a blast listening to this thing. I absolutely love that this is a blues covers album, so every song is from a classic blues artist with a couple of exceptions, including a Stevie Wonder song, and a Norman Whitfield song made famous by The Temptations in the late 60s, but those songs are given the blues treatment.

Every song on here is done with the utmost care and effort, regardless of the vocalist attached, and there’s not a bad cover here, although I will say that some of the covers are better than others, but that’s kind of due to the vocalist just not being one of my favorites. With that said, the songs usually work to the vocalist’s strengths. Chris Stapleton’s cover of “Oh Well” is a blues and southern-rock banger, whereas Brian Johnson’s “Killing Floor” is a hard-rock song with blues touches, so an AC/DC song, basically. A lot of songs here are what you’d expect, especially since everyone here has some blues cred, but that leads me to its biggest issue — some of this album, while Slash’s guitarwork is great, is pretty run of the mill, and the vocalists don’t stick out as much.

Dorothy’s cover of “Keys To The Highway” is good, but a rather forgettable slice of blues-rock, just as the covers with Chris Robinson (of The Black Crowes), Iggy Pop, and Billy F Gibbons. A few covers really stick out, like Chris Stapleton’s, Paul Rodgers’ cover of “Born Under A Bad Sign,” or what is both the most surprising and my favorite cover, Demi Lovato’s cover of “Papa Was A Rolling Stone.” It’s a fantastic cover and her vocals are wonderful on it. The rest of the album is good, albeit what you’d expect for a blues covers album. A couple songs could have been cut, but nothing is bad here. The album ends with a cool instrumental track from Slash, showing off his musical chops without any accompaniment.

Honestly, I really enjoy this record, despite it being a little too long, and the album having some peaks and valleys, but it’s a really fun, loose, energetic, and catchy album with some great performances from both the featured vocalists and Slash himself. This is Slash’s album, so he’s the main star, and he rules here. He matches his playing to the song and vocalist, but his playing is great throughout nonetheless. Slash fans should check this out, and fans of blues and rock should check this out, too, but only a handful of songs are really memorable. I’m not sure if this will be one of my favorite albums of the year, but even so, it’s a good time.

[thekylemeredith]

This wk on the Kyle Meredith With... podcast, I'm joined by Luke Hemmings (#5sos), Johan Renck (#spaceman), Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes, & Anna Camp!

91.9 WFPK (wk nights at 6p ET), my guests are Lisa Loeb, Aldis Hodge, Daryl Johnson, Slow Pulp, & Heart's Nancy Wilson!

Pic: We were in a parade 🍀

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