(26) Chris Robinson Brotherhood - The Magic Door (2012)
"The Magic Door" is the second studio album by American blues rock band Chris Robinson Brotherhood.
A companion piece to June's "Big Moon Ritual", "September's Magic Door" finds the Chris Robinson Brotherhood in perhaps a rowdier mood than a few months prior, rocking harder from the get-go with a nicely shambolic reading of Hank Ballard's "Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go," and following it up with an earthy blues shuffle "Someday Past the Sunset." Soon afterward, the CRB slides into purple paisley territory, reviving the Black Crowes' trippy western ballad "Appaloosa" and stretching out for a long 14 minutes on "Vibration & Light Suite," signs that Robinson's second band are cheerfully unwashed hippies, happy to follow the groove wherever it may lead them. Generally, Magic Door runs a little shorter than Big Moon Ritual, and it does have a bit more of a rollicking blues vibe -- "Little Lizzie Mae" picks up on the thread left from "Someday Past the Sunset" and "Wheel Don't Roll" has a nicely boozy gait -- but this ain't rock & roll, this is cosmic American music, a trippy celebration of everything the Dead meant. If you're ready to get on the bus, Magic Door will surely take you further.
Tracklist
1. "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" (Hank Ballard) - 4:55
2. "Someday Past the Sunset" (Chris Robinson) - 6:20
3. "Appaloosa" (Chris Robinson) - 5:17
4. "Vibration & Light Suite" (Chris Robinson) - 13:56
5. "Little Lizzie Mae" (Chris Robinson) - 6:19
6. "Sorrows of a Blue Eyed Liar" (Robinson, Neal Casal, Adam MacDougall) - 8:38
7. "Wheel Don't Roll" (Robinson, Casal) - 5:30
Genre: Blues rock
Length: 50:55
Label: Silver Arrow Records
Producer: Thom Monahan
Personnel
Chris Robinson - lead vocals, guitar
Neal Casal - guitar, vocals
Adam MacDougall - keyboards, vocals
Mark Dutton - bass, vocals
George Sluppick - drums
Amy Finkle - featured artist
Labels:
Chris Robinson Brotherhood
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