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Lions | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Black Crowes
Label: V2 North America
Category: Music
Buy New: $12.98
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Rating:  108 reviews
Sales Rank: 38777
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 27091
UPC: 638812709127
EAN: 0638812709127
ASIN: B00005B19O
Release Date: May 8, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Midnight From The Inside Out | | • | Lickin' | | • | Come On | | • | No Use Lying | | • | Losing My Mind | | • | Ozone Mama | | • | Greasy Grass River | | • | Soul Singing | | • | Miracle To Me | | • | Young Man, Old Man | | • | Cosmic Friend | | • | Cypress Tree | | • | Lay It All On Me |
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Amazon.com essential recording
"Now I've traded my black feathers for a crown," sings Chris Robinson, and the vibrant, roaring music on Lions supports his claim to rule the jungle. Working with producer Don Was, the Robinson boys and crew make bold sonic leaps forward, sounding both heavier and more nuanced simultaneously. In the mid-1990s the Crowes' attempts at experimentation were much less successful, often sounding forced or, worse, underdeveloped. With 1999's By Your Side, the band seemed to make a conscious attempt to strip it all down and get back to basics. Lions continues that resurgence, and thanks to Was's influence, builds mightily on that foundation. The good-time swampy swagger is still the defining factor, but for the first time the sonic coloring enhances the tunes as opposed to sapping them of their energy. All the songs flow together, giving the album a cohesion that previous efforts have lacked, and Was generates a bold, vivid sound. And yes, it does seem quite conducive to loud volumes. --Marc Greilsamer
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 Cracks showing.... July 4, 2008
It's my feeling that the Black Crowes were struggling with a lot of stuff before and during the making of this CD. The brothers Robinson weren't getting along (have they ever...LOL) and the band had seen a lot of their sales decrease with each album past "Southern Harmony..." It was probably thought that a label change and a new producer, Don Was, would revive their creativeness and, hopefully, sales of their new material.
Despite the mismatch of producer and artist, I still think "Lions" is a good CD. I like many of the songs and even though the production is a bit too slick for my taste, I enjoy listening to this CD. "Soul Singing" is a particular favorite.
I had the pleasure of seeing the Crowes open for Dave Matthews Band recently, so I came back to this CD to listen to it after they played a couple of songs from it live. My overall opinion is that it's not their best work, but it's a good listen (I don't think they ever really made a bad album, anyway).
 2 1/2 stars July 4, 2008
This is Black Crowes worst album, hands down. I LOOOOoooVvvvEeee the Black Crowes. The soul of the band is compromised with this album, though there are a few very good songs. Black Crowes are best on the "By Your Side" "Southern Harmony and Musical Companion" and "Three Snakes and One Charm" albums. "Shake Your Money Maker" and "Amorica" are also very good. I expect raw, hard, blues-soul-rock by these talented fellows. Their most recent effort, "Warpaint," is quality, but not the harder Black Crowes that I love.
I'd love to hear another "By Your Side" or "Southern Harmony and Musical Companion" or "Three Snakes and One Charm" by this band (without exactly repeating themselves, which they never have).
Easily the most Underated Crowes album May 18, 2008
This is an excellent album. The band is in fine form...especially after that Shake Your Money Maker retread(which is what you get working with a caveman LOL). Although I personally miss Johnny Colt and Marc Ford...their replacements are slouches by no measure. The songwriting is quite good...some fine, fine...soopafine material here. Lickin' is one of my all time faves. The glossy, almost poppy dance mix production really freshens an sging sound. Most of the tracks run into eachother, making the album hard to turn off. So take me down to the Greasy Grass River Baby...just make sure you bring some Crowes.
 Everybody... December 5, 2006
...including Hendrix, Zappa, James Brown, Stones, George Clinton, and many others can be heard influencing this album, which is never imitative but always unique and very spiritual, with references from Milton and Dante to William Blake and Sitting Bull's dance prior to Custer's Last Stand. From the screeching feedback that introduces "Midnight from the Inside Out", les freres robinson can be scary, nasty-hot ("Lickin') the ultimate putdown artists (No Use Lyin') and still breathe monstrous life into a little funky thang y'all ("Ozone mama"). The soul journey that seems to begin on "Greasy Grass River" flows though Electric Ladyland and creates a veritable Stairway to Heaven, and we are dropped in the water, freed, redeemed, and blessed..."Soul Singing", "Cosmic Friend" mix funk and rhythm and blues with psychedelia, as someone else has mentioned, wandering into a Sly Stone-like brilliance, but much modernized and somehow ethereal while heavy at the same time. Wow. Very impressed. These fellows are certainly masters of their craft, and also OUT THERE with Don Was, who really knows how to open up a studio recording. (Check out Brian Wilson's "I Guess I Just Wasn't Made For These Times"--I mean the album from the mid-80's, not the Pet Sounds song.) Where have I been? I needed this album back in 2001! I gotta lotta catchin up to do!
After many listens....the truth is evident (and not common) September 22, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This disc is much better than most of the reviews on Amazon.com give it credit for. Actually, IMHO this is the bands best set since their sophomore effort. Why?? Because they push the comfortable boundaries of traditional "Southern Rock" cliches and yet still remain loyal to the spirit of the sound. If you like the band but were turned off by this album I challenge you to give it a second listen.
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