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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 9409772" data-attributes="member: 19675">The only Black Crowes album I actually disliked was the one they did with Jimmy Page.&nbsp; It was enough of a disappointment for me that I don’t listen to it very often. The Black Crowes were absolutely a talented enough band to play the songs on that album.&nbsp; And Jimmy Page needs no introduction.&nbsp; But they screwed it up.The issue?&nbsp; They tried playing the songs in the original keys, and Chris Robinson, while extremely talented, didn’t have quite the range to sing the highest notes.&nbsp; And it happens several times on the album.&nbsp; Usually, that doesn’t bug me enough to shelve an album.But again, those musicians should never have made that mistake.&nbsp; Especially Jimmy Page- remember, he started off as a session musician before he broke with The Yardbirds &amp; Led Zeppelin.&nbsp; No excuses- someone in those sessions could EASILY have transposed those songs into Robinson’s vocal range, and he’d have delivered a killer performance.&nbsp; I’m thinking a half step or whole step down would have been sufficient, and that’s nothing.That said, I’ve heard the new track, and agree that it sounds like it would fit in with their better stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 9409772, member: 19675"] The only Black Crowes album I actually disliked was the one they did with Jimmy Page. It was enough of a disappointment for me that I don’t listen to it very often. The Black Crowes were absolutely a talented enough band to play the songs on that album. And Jimmy Page needs no introduction. But they screwed it up. The issue? They tried playing the songs in the original keys, and Chris Robinson, while extremely talented, didn’t have quite the range to sing the highest notes. And it happens several times on the album. Usually, that doesn’t bug me enough to shelve an album. But again, those musicians should never have made that mistake. Especially Jimmy Page- remember, he started off as a session musician before he broke with The Yardbirds & Led Zeppelin. No excuses- [I]someone[/I] in those sessions could EASILY have transposed those songs into Robinson’s vocal range, and he’d have delivered a killer performance. I’m thinking a half step or whole step down would have been sufficient, and that’s [I]nothing[/I]. That said, I’ve heard the new track, and agree that it sounds like it would fit in with their better stuff. [/QUOTE]

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