Review: Black Crowes: Freak N' Roll Into The Fog (B)

Black Crowes: Freak N' Roll Into The Fog (2005)
Directed by Mark Lucas
Starring The Black Crowes
MPAA: UR
Grade: B

Review by Bobby Nashville

Hell yes! It's hard not to love the Black Crowes, a band that brought good old fashioned boogie back into rock and roll. Back when the Stones got boring (and bitter), Aerosmith went commercial and Guns N Roses went awol, true fans of get down rock and roll were looking for some kick ass rock and roll. Enter the Black Crowes.

Freak N Roll Into the Fog isn't a very well named concert film, but who cares? The performance here (live from the legendary Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco) is damn good. Led by the charismatic Chris Robinson, the boys rips into 17 songs in this dynamic concert. Standout performances include Jealous Again, She Talks To Angels and of course, one of the best covers of all time, Hard to Handle. The final song of the night, The Night They Drove O' Dixie Down, is a hell raiser that is worth the cost of the DVD alone.

Freak N Roll Into The Fog contains an excellent behind the scenes short film and it's a nice extra. A great concert caught on film, it's hard to beat this dynamite performance, especially if you are a Black Crowes fan. Highly recommended.

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