In October 1999 The Black Crowes was joined by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page for two pairs of shows in New York and Los Angeles, yielding a live release, Live at the Greek on TVT Records. Due
to contractual issues with Columbia, Live at the Greek does not feature any of the band's songs performed with Page. The collaboration led to a more extensive tour with Page and The Who in summer 2000, during which Pipien was replaced by Greg Rzab. Following the tour, singer Chris Robinson married actress Kate Hudson on December 31, 2000, before heading back to the studio to record the band's sixth studio album.
The Black Crowes were dogged with comparisons to the Rolling Stones and the Faces throughout the first decade of their career, so it came as a mild surprise that they teamed with Led Zeppelin guitarist
Jimmy Page in late 1999 for a couple of concerts. Zeppelin had a mystique and majesty about them that the Crowes never attempted to emulate. They were an earthy, bluesy rock band and while they found a number of different ways to rework their influences, they never tried the stately grandeur that was Zeppelin's second nature. So, some observers were curious to see how these two approaches worked. Well, it worked very, very well indeed.
It shouldn't have come as a surprise that it was a good, comfortable fit since Page always demonstrated a true love of blues and early rock & roll, even on Led Zep's heaviest moments. What may be a
surprise, at least to listeners that always dismissed the Black Crowes as revivalist hacks, is how supple and muscular the band sounds on Live at the Greek and how powerful vocalist Chris Robinson is. The double-disc album, released originally only through the internet but then through retail on TVT, essentially replicates an entire concert from Page and the Crowes, one of the first before they set out on a full-length American tour in the summer of 2000.
An expanded and remastered version was released by The Orchard Records for the album's 25th
anniversary, on 14 March 2025. Most of the tracks were recorded at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on 18/19 October 1999; songs performed included material from the Led Zeppelin and The Black Crowes catalogues plus old blues and rock standards.
Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes – Live At The Greek
Label: Steamhammer – SPV 091-72022 DCD
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Enhanced
Country: Europe
Released: 2000
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Blues Rock
CD1.
01. Celebration Day 3:43
Written-By – J. Page, J. Paul Jones, R. Plant
02. Custard Pie 5:19
Written-By – J. Page, R. Plant
03. Sick Again 4:34
Written-By – J. Page, R. Plant
04. What Is And What Should Never Be 5:27
Written-By – J. Page, R. Plant
05. Woke Up This Morning 4:15
Written-By – B. King, J. Taub
06. Shape Of Things To Come 3:09
Written-By – J. McCarty, W. Relf, P. Samwell-Smith
07. Sloppy Drunk 6:06
Written-By – J. Rogers
08. Ten Years Gone 6:31
Written-By – J. Page, R. Plant
09. In My Time Of Dying 9:34
Written-By – J. Page, J. Bonham, J. Paul Jones, R. Plant
10. Your Time Is Gonna Come 6:02
Written-By – J. Page, J. Paul Jones, R. Plant
01. The Lemon Song 9:00
Written-By – C. Burnett, J. Page, J. Bonham, J. Paul Jones, R. Plant
02. Nobody's Fault But Mine 6:42
Written-By – J. Page, R. Plant
03. Heartbreaker 5:50
Written-By – J. Page, J. Bonham, J. Paul Jones, R. Plant
04. Hey Hey What Can I Do 3:31
Written-By – J. Page, J. Bonham, R. Plant
05. Mellow Down Easy 5:20
Written-By – W. Dixon
06. Oh Well 4:11
Written-By – P. Green
07. Shake Your Money Maker 4:25
Written-By – E. James
08. You Shook Me 8:26
Written-By – J.B. Lenoir, W. Dixon
09. Out On The Tiles 3:40
Written-By – J. Page, J. Bonham, J. Paul Jones, R. Plant
10. Whole Lotta Love 5:34
Written-By – J. Page, J. Bonham, J. Paul Jones, R. Plant, W. Dixon
Flac Size: 404 MB
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Jimmy Page – electric and acoustic guitars
Chris Robinson – vocals
Rich Robinson – guitars, vocals
Steve Gorman – drums
Eddie Harsch – keyboards
Audley Freed – guitars
Sven Pipien – bass
Greg Rzab – bass on "Misty Mountain Hop" and "In the Light"
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