The Black Crowes

The Black Crowes echo classic rock without imitating their influences -- they don't replicate the insistent swagger of the Rolling Stones, the drunken boogie of the Faces, or the funky chug of the Grateful Dead so much as give the resulting brew their own flavors. The interplay between the brothers Robinson, vocalist Chris and guitarist Rich, gives the band some extra tension and they play with a fiery tightness their heroes often didn't. They hit the ground running with their first two albums -- 1990's Shake Your Money Maker, with its revved-up cover of the Otis Redding song ...