Amorica

クリス(vo)、リッチ(g)のロビンソン兄弟を中心に活躍したアメリカン・ロック・バンド、ブラック・クロウズの1994年の3rdアルバム

Rolling Stone - 3.5 Stars - Good - "...echoes of the Stones and Led Zep resound--but in jolting the mix with offbeat kicks (Latino rhythms, wah-wah guitar, strange vocal treatments), they sound remarkably fresh..." NME - 8 - Excellent - "...there's at least five songs here that sound like cover versions already. And that, of course, is the very nature of like, 'classic.'..." Musician - "...Solidly consistent--with lyrics devoted to redemption through L-U-V and allthebeautifullosers--this is probably the best album the Black Crowes could make at this time in their fine careers..." Q - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...It could be viewed as the Crowes' THERE'S A RIOT GOING ON: it's been a long time coming, and bears the same kind of emotional scars...[It] stretches the group's influence further than ever before..." Q - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...It could be viewed as the Crowes' THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON: it's been a long time coming, and bears the same kind of emotional scars....[It] stretches the group's influences further than ever before..." NME - 8 - Very Good - "...there's at least five songs here that sound like cover versions already. And that, of course, is the very nature of, like, `classic,' man..." Musician - "...Solidly consistent - with lyrics devoted to redemption through L-U-V and allthebeautifullosers - this is probably the best album the Black Crowes could make at this time in their fine careers..." Rolling Stone - 3.5 Stars - Good - "...echoes of the Stones and Led Zep resound - but in jolting the mix with offbeat kicks (Latino rhythms, wah-wah guitar, strange vocal treatments), they sound remarkably fresh..."

On Amorica, the Black Crowes finally come into their own, taking their cue from the most relaxed, groove-oriented tracks on their previous album. While the album contains no immediately obvious singles, the songs are the best the band has ever written, stretching out into a hard, jam-oriented, funky blues-rock. The Black Crowes' influences are still discernible -- no band celebrates the glory days of rock culture quite as enthusiastically -- but they use the music of the Stones, the Faces, and Little Feat much the same way the Stones used the music of Chuck Berry: it's a starting point that leads the band into a new direction, incorporating different musical genres, and making the music original. That sense of reinterpretation is what keeps Amorica fresh. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine|