"Amorica" is the third album by The Black Crowes. It was released in late 1994 on American Recordings. The album cover's depiction of pubic hair, from a 1976 United States Bicentennial issue of Hustler magazine, caused controversy. The record company ended up putting out an alternative cover that blacked out the offending image
On "Amorica", the Black Crowes finally come into their own, taking their cue from the most relaxed, groove-oriented tracks on their previous album. While the album contains no immediately obvious singles, the songs are the best the band has ever written, stretching out into a hard, jam-oriented, funky blues-rock. the Black Crowes' influences are still discernible no band celebrates the glory days of rock culture quite as enthusiastically but they use the music of the Stones, the Faces, and Little Feat much the same way the Stones used the music of Chuck Berry: it's a starting point that leads the band into a new direction, incorporating different musical genres, and making the music original. That sense of reinterpretation is what keeps "Amorica" fresh.
At their best, as on the southern flavored jams of "Wiser Time," and the funky lascivious "She Gave Good Sunflower," the band evokes a powerful roots rock feel, with plenty of solo space for the guitars to stretch out. But on more laid back fare, such as the down home "Downtown Money" and the poignant "Ballad In Urgency," The Black Crowe's lyrics convey an enigmatic brand of romanticism that is more song-like than many of their arrangements.
01. "Gone" - 5:08
02. "A Conspiracy" (Chris & Rich Robinson) - 4:46
03. "High Head Blues" (Chris & Rich Robinson) - 4:01
04. "Cursed Diamond" (Chris & Rich Robinson) - 5:56
05. "Nonfiction" (Chris & Rich Robinson) - 4:16
06. "She Gave Good Sunflower" (Chris & Rich Robinson) - 5:48
07. "P.25 London
08. "Ballad in Urgency" (Chris & Rich Robinson) - 5:39
09. "Wiser Time" (Chris & Rich Robinson) - 5:33
10. "Downtown Money Waster" (Chris & Rich Robinson) - 3:40
11. "Descending" (Chris & Rich Robinson) - 5:42
12. "Song of the Flesh" (Chris & Rich Robinson) (Bonus Track) - 3:45
13. "Sunday Night Buttermilk Waltz" (Chris & Rich Robinson) (Bonus Track) - 2:46
14. "Tied Up and Swallowed" (Chris & Rich Robinson) (Bonus Track) - 4:16
Released: November 1, 1994
Recorded at: Sound City , Van Nuys & Conway Studios, Los Angeles , California
Genre: Blues Rock, Southern Rock
Length: 54:13
Label: American
Producer: Jack Joseph Puig
Personnel
Chris Robinson - vocals
Rich Robinson - guitar
Marc Ford - guitar
Eddie Harsch - keyboards
Johnny Colt - bass guitar
Steve Gorman - drums
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