UAWIL #248: The Black Crowes Live in '25

The Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock Podcast · Aug 21, 2025 · 1h 6m

The Wolf has had a complicated relationship with The Black Crowes. As a young man, he felt the music industry had conspired to anoint the Crowes as the next big thing in rock. MTV, rock radio, Rolling Stone, etc all seemed to be on the Crowes bandwagon and were shoving them down our throats (or that's what it seemed like). The fact that their first single was a cover and Chris Robinson's cocky attitude just didn't jibe with what our host was looking for in the early 90s.

However, after seeing them open for the Grateful Dead in 1995, he bore witness to what a great live band they were. So…