Anyone who doesn’t get music being integral to their lives, music marking significant moments, life changing decisions. monumental shifts in their own universe or just the soundtrack to a good time, for me are a bit stoopid.

Growing up though the 80’s there were plenty of punk/rock/pop bands pushing boundaries – videos, picture discs, and plenty of those behemoths of that era who lasted and still produce to this day from Madonna to AC/DC, Metallica to Prince, plus many more.  Many of which have written and released tracks that trigger memories of good and perhaps not so good times.

One such band that captured my imagination in 1990 was a band called The Black Crowes. Made up of two brothers – singer Chris Robinson, guitarist Rich Robinson, Steve Gorman drums, Johnny Colt bass, Jeff Cease Guitar who wrote a brand of rock n’roll that grabbed me and shook me big time.

Yes, there were bands before them the influences abound – I grew up with my dad playing The Faces, The Stones etc. But these guys were my era and they were fucking immense.

So, having bought the LP, played it to death my friends and I got our tickets to Monsters Of Rock Aug 1991 – headliners were AC/DC with Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche (oof), The Black Crowes.

Most of my mates were Metallica nuts, so they weren’t any where as near as excited as myself that The Black Crowes were playing.  That all changed by halfway through opener Twice as Hard, the sun was shining we were properly hydrating and at the front the crowd went nuts as did we.

Blistering set, cracking vocals, big bold bluesy dirty rock ‘n roll set a very high bar and showed that day that these boys embodied a mix of american blues with english swagger and man could they play!

Queensryche was the lift music to our out pouring of love for the Crowes as we made blood promises to go see them as soon as we could.

The rest of the day/night was amazing, the Crue rocked, Metallica were hungry aggressive brilliance and topped off with a mental ball busting AC/DC set with Rosie 40ft tall billowing out behind the rock stalwarts.

So, after hiatus after hiatus from the Crowes – line up changes – brothers arguing/loving (they toured the US with a band from England as their support who also had two brothers as the core, singer and guitarist Oasis) they have finally called it quits. No I am not the first to announce it.

Just wanted to express my love for this band, seeing them several times in the UK and US they have been there for parties, girlfriends, holidays, parties, the arrival of kids and more parties .

We all have bands/songs that trigger good times and sound track parts of our lives The Black Crowes is a major one of mine and to know that right now they are no more is gutting.

Still have their music, my memories and future memories to make – does knowing there is no new music from The Crowes to come make it twice as hard?

Who/What are the songs/bands that soundtrack your life? Thing is no matter what you can never lose them

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Love it………..

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RPOS x