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Before anyone had heard a track from WAR PAINT, the Black Crowes' seventh studio outing, it had already kicked up a PR firestorm. Either by deciding to forego listening to it or by obtaining a leaked download, Maxim Magazine panned the record before they even had an official promotional copy. These aging neo-hippies found themselves as unlikely defenders of the teetering music industry by publicly defaming Maxim and demanding an apology. They got it. Maxim ate, er, crow. Having taken shots since their debut record for their unabashed derivative revivalism, the Crowes seem to be a band that functions best when beleaguered.
Fortunately, WAR PAINT is worth the tussle. After a decade-plus on the jam band circuit, the Robinson brothers return to form, gleefully ripping off the Rolling Stones. The lead-off track, "Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution," with its swinging beat and raunchy slide--courtesy of Mississippi All-Star and new Crowe Luther Dickinson--recalls "Let it Bleed." "Oh, Josephine" echoes the weary, processed guitar tones of "Waiting On a Friend." They even ape the Stones aping Gram Parsons on the beautiful, country-tinged number "Locust Street." WAR PAINT occasionally finds the band stretching out into a looser, more natural vibe, as on "Whoa Mule," the closer, augmented by elements of freak-folk and reportedly recorded outside the band's Catskills studio. All told, this is the band's best album since THE SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION.
The Black Crowes: Chris Robinson, Steve Gorman, Sven Pipien, Adam MacDougall, Luther Dickenson, Rich Robinson.
Audio Mixer: Paul Stacey.
Rolling Stone (pp.55-56) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "On WARPAINT, the driving force is the blues....Together with new keyboard player Adam MacDougall, Dickinson and Rich Robinson give some of the songs a feel close to those of the Allman Brothers or Derek and the Dominos."
Uncut (p.87) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "WARPAINT rocks, all the more thrillingly for its utter guilelessness..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - "Highlights include lighter-waving sing-along 'Wounded Bird'; big-screen Americana 'Whoa Mule'...and TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION via DESPERADO 'There's Gold In Them Hills'..."
Harp (magazine) - "WARPAINT reasserts the band as a rock powerhouse. Rich's riffs and Chris' soul-drenched vocals are wrapped in hooks and innuendo, but the x-factor is the addition of guitarist Luther Dickinson..." Black Crowes Warpaint Songs Warpaint Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Warpaint worth every penny
The Black Crowes have returned to top form after a 7 year absence from new material. If you liked the diversity of Amorica, this album matches it track for track. Rich Robinson has shown that he has taken over the throne from Keff Riffhard. Chris Robinson preserves his voice and sings better than he has since 97's unreleased album The Band (which has since been released under the title Lost Crowes). Steve Gorman lays the beat down and shows that he's not like most rock drummers who seem to not be able to change their style. Sven Pipien shows why he is the most underrated bassist in rock bands today. Of course everyone would love to have Marc Ford and Ed Harsch back in the band- but you won't be disappointed with the replacements. Technically speaking, Audrey Freed may have been the best guitarist to have been with the Black Crowes. However, no one has ever had as much spirited guitar playing as when Ford was in the band. Luther Dickinson brings the same guitar slinging, slide-wailing sound that Ford once gave the fans and brings a new look to lead playing as he mimics the lead vocal much like the great Mick Taylor did with the Stones. Dickinson will challenge Chris Robinson to be a better singer.
If you love true rock and roll with a lot of soul, you need this. No need to talk about sounding like the Faces, Stones, or Humble Pie. The Black Crowes sound like The Black Crowes. Thank goodness a band can still carry the torch for album rock.
Submitted by bigmac7895 (A Tennessean living in Tar Heel land)
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 Rock n Roll drenched in Soul=WARPAINT!
Great record from the Black Crowes who keep making music on their terms & without losing their sound! This album feels more like an Alman brothers Band record than any of their past work. This is not a bad thing, they have the core of the band(although i would love marc ford and ed harsch to be on this album) and the players they've added are great and talented! They sound like a family having a great time making music! Nothing seems forced on this record & although i liked Lions, it did seem forced at times. On WARPAINT everythings flows like water over the falls!! Since coming out with Shake Your Money Maker in 1990 no band is more Rock N Roll than the Crowes;) This album is up their with Southern Harmony, Shake Your Money Maker,& Amorica as CrowesClassics!! It's nice to see a band that likes to make whole records still crankin em out! peaceD
Submitted by curlykorf (Hamilton, OH, USA)
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God bless them
Finally new music from BC; I loved this bad since their debut, with this new CD they are proving that classic roots rock will ever live.
Our hearts need sometimes just good music and surely this is it.
Great Black Crowes!
Submitted by Daniele, samp91 (Venice, Italy)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Warpaint, a good album.
The Black Crowes show once again their musical talent and their good work writing songs with seventies taste.
Buy this album, support these excellent musicians.
Submitted by Rafael (Madrid, Spain.)
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Warpaint
I loved the cd its been along time since the black crowes where around but they did a excellent job making this cd.
Submitted by warlock104 (Browns Mills NJ) 
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