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The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Black Crowes
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 4845
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 717682
UPC: 886971768220
EAN: 0886971768220
ASIN: B000WS4OXY
Release Date: November 13, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Sting Me | | • | Remedy | | • | Thorn in My Pride | | • | Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye | | • | Sometimes Salvation | | • | Hotel Illness | | • | Black Moon Creeping | | • | No Speak No Slave | | • | My Morning Song | | • | Time Will Tell | | • | Sting Me [Slow][*] | | • | 99 lbs. [*] |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Another modern Classic September 3, 2008
This cd has some of my favorite Crowes tunes on it. I love sometimes salvation. I love the guitar work on this album.
Angels and devils smile down deep inside July 29, 2008
When The Crowes hired guitarist Marc Ford just before this albulm was recorded, they gave him something like 30 songs to learn, but when he showed up for the first day of sessions, lo and behold, he found that Chris and Rich had scrapped all those songs an had rewritten the whole album in two weekends. They proceeded to record the entire deal in eight days, and after some aggrivating attempts at mixing, Chris took the album home and "hot mixed" it in one night.
Four days writing, eight days recording, and one all night mix. THIS is what rock is all about. The finished product is a masterpiece, and all in a fortnight.
Rather than rehashing which songs are which, it is better to point out the fact that this is a heavily themed album. There are stings, thorns, illness and bad luck, but there are also remedies, harmony and salvation. This album cuts to the core of life, where everything can seem to be right, yet still falls apart, and where perspective is maintained and salvation is found. As they quote Bob M, "Think you're in Heaven, but you're livin' in Hell"
When baby bands come out with their sophmore effort, it often falls flat (to put it mildly), but the Crowes were in their finest form on this one, proving that the "Stones Clones" can in fact forge their own way. Although I am a massive fan of the '67-72 Stones, I challange anyone to find Mick singing the blues better than Chris on "Bad Luck, Blue Eyes Goodbye", or injecting more venom than is on "No Speak No Slave". Well, Mick's venom is pretty thick on "Turd On The Run" I'll admit. But I digress...
This gospel tinged diamond of rock and roll has lived up to its name better than any other album in my life. In the last twelve years it has certainly been by best 'companion'.
Do yourself a favor and get yourself a new best friend with "Harmony". If you have a soul, "My Morning Song" will change your life.
If I could give it six stars, I wouldn't hesitate.
Well, you can't hear this type of rock from other bands today June 29, 2008
For those who love pure rock 'n roll, this album is for them; and for Black Crowes fans. Our cult following understands true rock. We can hear it; why can't you?
This, along with "By Your Side," is their greatest album. "Three Charms and One Snake" comes in second. Their debut album, "Shake Your Money Maker" comes in third (though, of course, when Black Crowes were popular fans would rate this album as number 1, which it is not)."Amorica" comes next, followed by "Lions". The new album "Warpaint" has yet to be placed by me, as I am awaiting it to take hold of me. It is not nearly as heavy as other Crowes' albums.
Likely the best group around today or any past day.
Randy
One of the greatest rock n' roll albums ever made! April 16, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Much is made of the so-called "sophomore slump," even in music. So many bands that burst on the scene with attention-grabbing debut albums seemingly fall on their faces the second time 'round.
The Black Crowes, however, gave us one of the best rock n' roll albums of all time with in their second offering, The Southern Harmon & Musical Companion. I will say it again: it is one of the best rock n' roll albums of all time.
When an album is this good, it isn't really necessary to do a song-by-song breakdown. Just take these words to heart: this is a must-have album for rock n' roll fans. Period.
The Black Crowes' Second Album Avoids The Sophmore Jinx, And Bests The First One April 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
With their second album, THE SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION, the Black Crowes not only avoid the sophmore jinx, but improve on their stellar debut, SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER. With a hot new guitarist, Marc Ford, replacing the bare-bones Jeff Cease, the band sounds at times to be blending the jam-oriented bluesy country-rock of the Allman Brothers Band and the Outlaws with the ramshackle pub sound of the Faces and other like-minded British bands. This CD is a smorgasbord of rich, spicy guitar tones, raw lead vocals, gospel-influenced female vocal backup, and lyrics that would have been perfectly at home in a Southern Gothic novel of the kind I had to read in school in order to get on the honor roll. This CD is a must-own for anyone who thinks Southern rock's last great moment was the Outlaws' GHOST RIDERS album.
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