Black Crowes to sell one album, give one away and play Oklahoma City and Tulsa shows
The Black Crowes will release their new studio CD, “Before the Frost…,” on Sept. 1.
A second album, titled “…Until The Freeze,” will be given away for free exclusively through a unique download code included in “Before The Frost…” as thanks to their fans for two decades of continued support, according to a news release.
The Crowes will be among the headliners of at the DFest Music Conference and Festival July 24-25 in Tulsa. The band also will play Sept. 24 at the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City as part of its “Stuck Inside Utopia” Tour in support of the new albums.
“Before the Frost…,” and its corresponding free album “…Until The Freeze,” were recorded over a series of five nights at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, N.Y. Although both are studio albums, all the new material was performed and recorded in front of an intimate audience of the band’s fans, according to the release.
“Before the Frost…” features 11 new and previously unreleased Black Crowes songs including “Good Morning Captain,” “I Ain’t Hiding,” “Been a Long Time (Waiting on Love)” and other original songs that will serve to spotlight the band’s ability to make emotional connections through their music.
The free album, “…Until The Freeze,” is a nine-song collection featuring eight new original Black Crowes songs plus a cover version of the Stephen Stills classic “So Many Times.”
A limited edition vinyl release of “Before The Frost…Until The Freeze,” featuring all 20 tracks, will also be available on Sept. 1.
Chris Robinson conceived the concept of “Before the Frost…Until The Freeze.”
“I think we fulfilled a musical commitment to continue on the golden road of artistic independence. Approaching 20 years into our careers, we still are ambitious enough to push ourselves to create something unique that we have never done before.”
The Black Crowes have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide. As they approach their upcoming 20th anniversary of the release of their 1990 debut album, “Shake Your Money Maker,” which produced such hits as “Jealous Again,” “She Talks To Angels” and “Hard to Handle,” they are time and again hailed as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s best live acts.
The Black Crowes are: Chris Robinson (vocals), Rich Robinson (guitar, vocals), Steve Gorman (drums), Sven Pipien (bass), Adam MacDougall (keyboards) and Luther Dickinson (guitar).
“Before The Frost…” CD Track Listing:
Good Morning Captain
Been A Long Time (Waiting On Love)
Appaloosa
A Train Still Makes A Lonely Sound
I Ain’t Hiding
Kept My Soul
What Is Home
Houston Don’t Dream About Me
Make Glad
And The Band Played On
Last Place That Love Lives
“…Until The Freeze” (Free Download Album) Track Listing:
Aimless Peacock
Shady Grove
Garden Gate
Greenhorn
Shine Along
Roll Old Jeremiah
Lady Of Avenue A
So Many Times
Fork In The River
“Before the Frost…Until The Freeze” was produced by Paul Stacey and will be released through The Black Crowes’ label, Silver Arrow Records and Megaforce Records.
For more information, go to blackcrowes.com.
-BAM
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I saw these guys a DFest and they refused to play any of their old stuff. All they played was their new stuff, which sounded exactly like their old stuff….but crappier. Chris Robinson was like a statue out there just playing song after song…zero crowd interaction. I saw these guys back in the early 90’s at Memphis in May and they were really good. Robinson was bouncing around the stage and getting the crowd into it. I wouldn’t waste your time or money seeing these guys.