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stereogum.com - 2/27/2008

Black Crowes Respond To Phony Maxim Review

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Maxim Review So did you hear the one about how the Black Crowes have a new album coming out? Well, they do! That's the joke. But actually, it gets even funnier, thank you Maxim . Now, we bet if we told you to close your eyes and predict what the new Crowes record would sound like, you wouldn't have a hard time doing it. You liked the Crowes old stuff back when you were into bajas, so did we. ...

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