A lot has changed in both the record industry and how people listen to music since 2008 when the Black Crowes put out their last studio record, Warpaint. That is certainly reflected in the roll-out for their brand-new effort, Happiness Bastards. But co-founding guitarist Rich Robinson still sees something almost...
Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes are melding their past and present on new record and current tour.A lot has changed in both the record industry and how people listen to music since 2008 when the Black Crowes put out their last studio record,Happiness BastardsBut co-founding guitarist Rich Robinson still sees something almost noble in the Ways of the Old School, when a new album wasn’t instantly accessible with just a single touch of phone screen or click on a website.
“By virtue of doing all those steps, you have far more respect for something,” he continues. “It registers on an unconscious level. It creates a mystery, and the record can take you to a place.”It’s not surprising that Robinson feels that way, given that since their 1984 founding in Atlanta, Georgia, the Black Crowes’ style of rock and roll harkens back to an earlier era . But they’ve absolutely also put their own stamp on a series of divergent albums over the ensuing decades.
Robinson says he is stoked about the current incarnation. “Trying people out is just the beginning. The real test comes when you’re out on tour. You have to gel musically and see where everyone goes. And I finally feel that this lineup fits that description,” he says. “If it works, it’s amazing. If it doesn’t, I don’t try to push it,” he says. “Like everything since we’ve been back, we take what feels good. It has to feel good and natural and not forced.”centers on the title and artwork. Chris told Jimmy Fallon onthat he lifted the title from a 1968 novel by minor beat literature author Kirby Doyle. The “Happiness” referring to the band today, and “Bastards” to their somewhat checkered past.
“I mean, I don’t know…it’s funny when people write books about themselves. It just seems odd to me,” he says. “Like ‘Hey, a lot of people want to hear about. If you polled Black Crowes fans, it’s likely that this one would win the Miss Popularity contest, having spun off hits including “Sting Me,” “Remedy” , “Thorn in My Pride” and “Hotel Illness” along with others still on the setlist today.
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