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And You Were a Crow (Audio CD)
by The Parlor Mob

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The Parlor Mob make raw rock and roll with a modern edge. It is quite fitting that the band derived its moniker from a notorious 19th century gang of the same name. Around the mid 1800s, the historical New York hoodlums were commissioned by other street gangs to incite riots. Today, these five musical renegades spark a similar explosion, but with verbose riffs, thought provoking vocals and a smooth yet raucous groove.
The Parlor Mob recorded And You Were a Crow with producer Jacquire King (Tom Waits, Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse) in the fall of 2007. Relocating to Asheville, North Carolina, they brought the songs to life in the Echo Mountain
Recording studio. Jacquire stayed with the band and he was quickly welcomed into The Parlor Mob family. ;He just became the sixth member of the band, comments Mark.He had an almost paternal role. He was there for us. He got the best out of us, and he took it so seriously. It was pretty amazing. Dave goes on,He was emotionally invested in the record. The songs are really important and close to us. Jacquire felt the same way.
The New Jersey based band formerly went by the name What About Frank , the name under which they were twice voted Best Live Band at the Asbury Park Music Awards. They changed their name in 2006. They have honed their live skill from years of live performances including playing on the Van's Warped Tour, The CMJ Music Marathon, The Great Bamboozle Festival in Asbury Park and Austin's South By Southwest Festival. The band is currently touring the US in support of Nicole Atkins and the Seas.

Product Details:

Audio CD Release Date:	May 06, 2008
Studio:	Roadrunner Records
Number Of Discs:	1
Average Customer Rating:	based on 17 reviews

Track Listing:

1.	Hard Times
2.	Dead Wrong
3.	Everything You're Breathing For
4.	Kids
5.	When I Was an Orphan
6.	Angry Young Girl
7.	Carnival of Crows
8.	Real Hard Headed
9.	Tide of Tears
10.	My Favorite Heart to Break
11.	Bullet
12.	Can't Keep No Good Boy Down

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Average Customer Review: 5.0

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Sounds like. Feb 10, 2010
Knou how Kingdom Come based there sound around Led Zeps Kashmir wich is cool,I love KC's music. anyway.To me it sounds like The parlor Mob is basing there sound around Led Zeps That's The Way.To me it sounds like.I love a band that tries to put meaning in thier songs.If anyone agrees or dissagrees w/ me,write a review I'm interested what you have to say.Later.

Not Led Zep, but worth every cent Dec 21, 2009
The resemblance of the voice of Marc Melicia to Robert Plant's is too strong to ignore. Perhaps it lacks some undertones and a bit of power, but it's a strong, unusual and pleasant voice. The mood in general reminds "Black Dog", Rock'n'Roll" (ZoSo), although the compositions are a bit messy (to my taste). But there is no unnecessary silly grunting, there is a well defined melody, and the musicians sound confident. An excellent band, and a very decent album. Artwork is minimalistic and classy. Well above many contemporary bands, and worth every cent spent

One Of the Finest New Bands In Years!!! Aug 20, 2009
This album puts me in mind of some of the great East Coast bands that were around back in the early to mid 70's when I was in my teens. Bands such as Aerosmith, Ted Nugent with the Amboy Dukes, early Bob Segar, Alice Cooper and Iggy and the Stooges.
The Parlor mob have come out with a fabulous debut album that out performs all the "cookie cutter" bands that are out there these days. I highly reccomend you all check this album out. It has everything a great rock album has, the band is tight, the songs are well written and well arranged, and the musicianship is absolutely top notch!!!! As far as I'm concerned you can't get any better than that.

Pete Melkert.

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Awesome Jul 28, 2009
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.

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Totally classic, totally modern...just a great rock album Jul 18, 2009
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.