The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion

honestly, i listen to a lot of music and i know i have somewhat odd preferences but this is without a doubt the crowes best album and not only that, i think this might be my favorite album period. when you have albums like this, just epic albums that capture your mind and take it on a ride of musical greatness, it just really puts to shame hacks like t-swi.the best song on here is my morning song. i saw them do this live and honestly, it was the best song i have ever heard for the hundreds and hundreds of concerts i have gone to, that one just blew me away!this album is the crowes zenith and their seminal album as far as i am concerned.

I wore out the cassette copy of this I bought on my way home from school the day it was released back in '92. I since purchased it on CD, which long ago was scratched beyond playability. I was hoping to find the original digipak release and was lucky to score one in mint condition! It bummed me out when they remastered the first four albums for "Sho' 'Nuff," and yet again in '02 and I believe in '07. I wanted to avoid these versions like the plague, as you can't improve on perfection.This album starts of rockin' with "Sting Me" and "Remedy." A pair heavy, funky, soulful rockers. Then things slow down a bit with "Thorn" and "Bad Luck, Blue Eyes." Things get a bit darker, but no less rocking with numbers like "Black Moon Creeping" and "My Morning Song." "Sometimes Salvation" is the heaviest tune of the collection. It's a slower, sloppy Rich Robinson riff featuring a wicked hot and juicy solo from Marc Ford. "Hotel Illness" is a rootsy mid-tempo rocker, and "Time Will Tell," a Bob Marley cover, is a bit of filler to finish the record.Devotees of the first album, "Shake Your Money Maker" may be disappointed by the lack of pop-friendly songs on this one. But if you like heavy, funky, rockin' grooves and soulful screaming you'll really dig it. In my opinion this is the sound of a band coming off of huge chart success finding their true sound. This album is said to have been recorded over the course of a single weekend, and definitely has that loose type of sound. Awesome album.

Though I really really like Shake Your Moneymaker, Southern Harmony and Musical Companion shall forever be the high water mark for this great band. You start off with Sting Me, an up-tempo groovy blues rock song and you think you're in for another solid album. Then in comes Remedy and you realize this album is a lot more than what you bargained for... To complete the knockout, you have what is possibly my favorite Crowes song, Thorn In My Pride... a song I would definitely put in my top 100 songs in my life. Yes, it is that good. And just when you were wondering where the slow blues number is lurking, track #4 gives you Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye. Add to this the slow tempo blues perfection of Sometimes Salvation and you realize this is one of the best modern blues rock albums available period. The entire album is just a delight to listen to and you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't shell out $8 for a slice of rock greatness.

The album starts off strong with"Sting Me" and "Remedy," the best song here. The pace cools a bit with "Thorn in My Pride" until it kicks back up with "Hotel Illness," "Black Moon Creeping," "No Speak No Slave," and "My Morning Song." It ends with a slow-tempo rendition of Bob Marley's "Time Will Tell." This is definitely worth it for any fan of the Crowes' early music.

This CD arrived early and in excellent condition. I love the music. The songs are really incredible and the singing is exceptional.

Great CD, love the Black Crowes. This is one of those albums that you just put in and let play until the last song is over. This is probably my favorite Crowes album they ever produced! Must have for any BC fan, or anyone looking to get try their music out for the first time.

Good times !

the black crowes released the southern harmony and muscial companion in 1992.'southern harmony'was the black crowes second album.the crowes were still strong and in top form on this album.by the time the crowes started to record this second album original member jeff cease[rythym guitarist] left the band and was replaced by marc ford.i really like this period of the black crowes. i think they made some of their best music on the first two or three albums.there is alot to like on this album such as;remedy,sting me,thorn in my pride,black moon creeping,bad luck blue eyes,sometimes salvation no speak,no slave and the extra bonus cut on this remastered version;99 lbs.this album 'southern harmony'and money maker are two of the best albums the crowes ever did.the prices here at amazon are great.if you get this album play it loud!!

I’ve never known such an improvement from a debut to a second album, as with The Black Crowes “Southern Harmony..”, don’t get me wrong “Shake your..” is a decent record, is just all the songs are quite simple & there are a couple of forgettable tracks on the album.From the opening chords of “Sting me” you know that your in for something really special, the song writing has matured considerable & the improvement in the musicianship is a revelation.Full of classic songs, “Remedy” is an instant anthem, “Thorn in my Pride” is deeply soulful & Bob Marley’s “Only time will tell” finishes off the album with a nice laid back or most jamming-on-the-back-porch feel.You also get two bonus tracks, “Sting me (slow)" it does what it says on the tin, pretty close to the album version but slowed down giving the song more of a blues feel, but considering the amount of slower tracks on the album, I think the fast version was the right choice. Second is a Rolling Stones style version of "99lbs", ok if nothing special.So “Southern Harmony..” really punched the band into the big league when it came to musical credibility, which carried on with their next two albums “Amorica” & “3 Snakes..”.

A modern (well early 90's) classic.

Their best, really good soulful rock music.

How has it taken me so long to discover such great music? Great bluesy rock with style and real presence.

Je ne connaissais presque pas ce groupe au nom pourtant très mémorisable . La pochette ressemble diablement à celle du deuxième album de The Band (  The Band  ).Un peu southern rock body-buildé, parfois limite hard, ça a du style et de la tenue. Les compos sont bonnes, plutôt longues et assez variées et cerise sur le gâteau, la rythmique est très bonne, éminemment groovy, ça pulse un max ! Chris Robinson le chanteur a un timbre de voix qui rappelle un peu celui de Rod Stewart, mais qui me plait d'avantage que celui de l'écossais. Marc Ford, le principal guitariste soliste assure bien, mais avec un son un peu trop sec, manquant de reverb à mon goût.L'album mérite largement ses cinq étoiles mais je le trouve un peu fatiguant à écouter à la longue, les guitares saturées sont un peu trop omniprésentes, on aimerait parfois souffler un peu.Très très au-dessus de la moyenne de ce que j'ai pu écouter dans toutes les productions rock des années 90. The Band