It’s been a while since I sat down with some Black Crowe’s but I recently was listening and playing along with them (triggered by the REK thread mentioning Chris Robinson). Anyway, I mentioned this in a thread I started at TOS about kinda magical, tiny moments in songs and I heard again the opening lyrics from Chris on the song “Descending” on Amorica. And I’ll be damned if it is one of the most perfect twelve seconds of recorded vocals. It’s his voice at it’s most touching and least warbling and captures so much - the song, the band at the time, the potential Chris had when he wasn’t showboating… it’s just beautiful. “Have mercy, baby. I’m descending again.” Doesn’t hurt that Eddie Harsch is perfect on the keyboard. There are some great live recordings of this song. But for Chris’s opening vocal none ever top the studio original. Again, a few seconds of perfection plucked from amidst years of a great band. PS - I won’t junk up the Tom Petty thread about best American rock bands and I don’t think it is the Black Crowes really but when they were “on” they were easily among the best. Shake Your Money Maker and Southern Harmony are just fantastic albums. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk