And You Were A Crow

The Parlor Mob | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: March 11, 2008
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• Copyright: 2008 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
• Total Length: 51:24
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• ASIN: B0014VVCT2
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,521 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, July 28, 2009

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D. A. Kottkamp "Amazon newbie" (Lafayette, IN. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: And You Were A Crow (MP3 Download)

I just bought this album. I was watching Entourage and at the very end they played Can't Keep No Good Boy Down. I had to have it!( This is the first time I have ever bought an album after just hearing part of a song on TV) The lead singer sounds a lot like Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon) and that is not a bad thing. To me the sound like a mix of Blind Melon and Led Zepplin. Best new band I have heard in awhile.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally classic, totally modern...just a great rock album, July 17, 2009

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: And You Were a Crow (Audio CD)

I first came across New Jersey rockers The Parlor Mob when I heard "Carnival of Crows" on a label sampler CD. That song had me scrambling to find a copy of their 2008 debut album And You Were a Crow. There aren't a lot of bands that can sound both retro and modern at the same time, but The Parlor Mob is one of those bands.

The Parlor Mob is like Wolfmother without the Sabbath-style doom riffage, which is to say they sound an awful lot like Led Zeppelin. I also hear a bit of the Stones, Captain Beyond and Deep Purple in The Parlor Mob's memorable sound. They burn through heavy rockers ("Real Hard Headed", "Bullet"), slower, bluesier numbers (the 8-minute, so Zeppelin it hurts "Tide of Tears") and more upbeat, radio-ready singles ("Carnival of Crows") with real heart and soul. The use of harmonica and organ give the album an even more retro feel, but it's the band's overall energy that keeps everything sounding modern and completely relevant. There's just something fascinating and unique at work here that I haven't really experienced since the late, lamented Mother Love Bone.

And You Were a Crow is an extremely well-executed album that should please fans of both classic and modern rock. If bands like The Parlor Mob represent the future of rock & roll (and by God they should), we're in good hands.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Could be the CD of the Year, May 27, 2008

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Jon J. Stickler (Alton,IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: And You Were a Crow (Audio CD)

Let's just imagine Led Zeppelin 3 became a living,breathing organism.The result would be The Parlor Mob and this amazing CD.Easily the song of the year with "Everything You're Breathing For",a timeless song that needs to be played by all rock stations everywhere.I'm not the best reviewer ,but this CD is amazing and I HIGHLY recommend it.