Maxim and the Black Crowes...crazy

[Ruutu15]

Don't know who reads Maxim for their music reviews...or for anything, actually, but they gave the new Black Crowes album a negative review...without even hearing it, and got called on it by the band.

Source

NEW YORK (AP) — The Black Crowes are lashing out at Maxim magazine for reviewing the band's new album — apparently without actually hearing it first.

The review, published in Maxim's March issue, gives the Crowes' "Warpaint" a rating of two-and-a-half stars out of five.

"The writer — who has not heard the album since advance CDs were not made available — wrote what appears to be a disparaging assessment anyway, citing, `it hasn't left Chris Robinson and the gang much room for growth,'" said a statement on the band's official Web site.

The band's manager, Pete Angelus, said the magazine explained that its review was an "educated guess."

"It speaks directly to the lack of the publication's credibility," Angelus said in a statement. "In my opinion, it's a disgrace to the arts, journalism, critics, the publication itself and the public. What's next — Maxim's concert reviews of shows they never attended, book reviews of books never read and film reviews of films never seen?"

A representative for the magazine would not confirm or deny to The Associated Press whether the writer actually listened to the album. Instead, Maxim released this statement in response: "Maxim will continue to provide our readers with information that is important to them, whether it is about fashion, lifestyle, technology, music, movies and more."

"Warpaint," the band's first album in seven years, is set for release March 4. The blues-rock group, fronted by Chris Robinson, has released only one song from the disc, "Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution."

The band's hits include "Hard to Handle" and "She Talks to Angels."

[SteveO]

Woops!

That's pretty damn embarrassing. I wonder how much (if any) backlash they'll get?

[goon attack]

Very funneh.

[Guppy]

I got something to actually read on my flight tomorrow that I can get a laugh at. Thanks for the heads up.

[ksbluesfan]

I'm waiting for BFinSF's review.

[Blues Fan in SF]

I'm waiting for BFinSF's review.

It will also be done without hearing a second of it.

[Allblues555]

Both Maxim and the Black Crowes are washed up has-beens.

Next!

[_Gassoff]

I'm waiting for BFinSF's review.

It will also be done without hearing a second of it.

But I listen to that crap.