F A N . N O T E S







Welcome Back, Steve!



What an AWESOME show. For those of us who were starved to see our hometown Crowes FINALLY back together, it was a beyond perfect evening. Many (including myself) were there early enough to hear the sound check & we KNEW we were in for quite a treat. Opening night in TBC hometown, sold out show, well... you could FEEL the energy in the air. We were not disappointed AT ALL! The guys performed to a standing room only crowd & we ALL "got our fix." I was VERY lucky to be in the very front of the stage with my daughter who grew up on TBC, but had never seen them. She told me "I swear mom, of all the concerts I have seen, this was the BEST''. Girl is 20 years old, raised right & obviously has EXCELLENT taste in her music. Keep on jammin' & we will keep on listening.....with smiles on our faces! [M.lamb]







Landed in Atlanta, geared up to see old and new friends and The Black Crowes. Got a call as I checked into the hotel from local Atlantean Wycrowe about a big rumor that Steve was going to be on drums. Hell yes, good decision to be in town. Got to meet up with a motley crew of Crowes fans from around the globe before the show where the speculation of Steve had everybody extremely excited. My favorite dancing crowe wanted to bet everybody that Steve was going to be on drums. I couldn't bet against that!!! Gorman was always my favorite, and really I felt the band would be whole again if he would rejoin. Marc completes Rich, but Steve ties it all together back there.



Let me tell you about the venue… The Tabernacle. Wow. Great place to see a show. You walk in, and go upstairs to a nice size room. The floor had a little bit of a grade to it, which is good for smaller folks. The GA area is not big at all, and there is a bar to the left, right and directly behind you. Nice. Upstairs and downstairs they had cool chillout rooms with couches, bars and whatnot. Small balcony, not too many rows. Great views everywhere. Our pack was about 5-10 people from the stage each night and the sound was fantastic.



On the way in, I saw Tapeape setting up and knew the rumor had to be true. Oh yeah! Rosehill Drive opened and was definitely a good act to warm up the crowd. Hard hitting rock and roll, played by a bunch of longhaired youngsters. Nice to see rock alive in the younger generation. They even broke out a killer cover of Fairies Wear Boots. Love me some Sabbath.



Showtime…lights out, band saunters onstage and everybody starts going crazy. One crazy fan from London was screaming at us…IT’S FUCKING GORMAN!!!! Over and over. Many hugs and cheers. The moment was priceless. Into Virtue and Vice and away we went. Like Steve never missed a day. Rehearsal shows? Ha!! Not for Steve!!



Into Sting Me and the crowd was jumping and singing along. Great vibe and the band were feeling it too. The run from Ballad through Peace Anyway was what it is all about. During Thorn, Steve reclaimed his job with a thunderous solo that said this is my fucking stage!



Lotta hits on the setlist, but the band has been playing them with so much heart they’ve all been a treat. Chris is having fun. Rich is smiling. Marc is smoking. Sven is bringing the thunder. Eddie is….Eddie. I love what the soul sisters bring to the show. And Steve. This was definitely a triumphant return for the man.



Wonderful evening. Great run in Atlanta. Some of the most fun I’ve had going to the shows ever. If the Crowes keep playing like this and the vibe continues, the best is yet to come. [michael c./ dude]











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