Man, we’ve really got the good, the bad, and the ugly on today’s episode. Today we're queuing up another rock sibling rivalry countdown…last time we had Donnie Vs Marie and Eddie Van Halen vs Alex, but this time we’re going even harder with The Kinks and Heart, plus 4 other bands that had explosive family dynamics. Including the all-time war of words over the 60s sound that changed rock forever… Decades later, these legendary brothers are still bickering over who should get credit for inventing it. But even with their intense fighting, they’ve also had each other’s backs, like when they were banned from touring in America for 10 years and when a contemporary artist called one of the biggest rock hits Gross and Offensive . You gotta hear their reaction; it’s hilarious… There's also the Scottish siblings whose creative sessions got so intense growing up, their own mother had to hide the kitchen knives to keep them from stabbing each other. Plus we’ve got stories of sour siblings quitting mid-concert, a band takeover by a devious cousin, and two rock goddess sisters who always got along… except for this one time. Let’s get started.
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Hey music junkies, Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time. If you ever voted for your favorite music video on Dial MTV… You’ll dig this channel of deep musical nostalgia. Make sure to subscribe. And like, share, and comment below to keep this channel alive and kicking. Alright, it’s time for some Sibling Rivalry! We did an episode last month on this subject, and I got over a thousand requests for a part 2 to cover The Kinks and a few others, so here’s another look at some insane rivalries and battles of siblings in music.
Throwing the first punch on this sibling rivalry countdown, at
#7 I’ve got The Black Crowes… featuring brothers Chris and Rich Robinson. The guys started in Marietta, Georgia in 1984 under the name "Mr. Crowe's Garden" but then rebranded to The Black Crowes. Rooted in a gritty, soul-infused blues-rock revival sound, the group went mainstream with their 1990 debut Shake Your Money Maker. The album peaked at
#4 on the Billboard 200 and shift 5 million plus copies. The LP boasted a kick-ass cover of Otis Redding’s "Hard to Handle" and the soulful ballad "She Talks to Angels.” Both claimed
#1 on the rock charts. Their 1992 follow-up “The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion” premiered at
#1 and landed 4 straight
#1 rock singles: "Remedy," "Sting Me," "Thorn in My Pride," and "Hotel Illness.” The Crowes were off to a good start. From the band’s inception, Chris and Rich had a rare musical telepathy and an undeniable artistic synergy. That was the upside. But while the brothers were dependent upon each other as songwriters… they also couldn’t stand each other.
Their clashes over creative control routinely escalated into physical brawls. And rather than mellowing with time, the animosity between the Robinsons only seemed to get worse as they went along. In 1996, Chris explained the ground rules the brothers operated by… “Literally, me and Rich have fought a lot, but we have one rule: You can have fin' body punches and fin' choke holds, and f*in' throw bottles at each other, but you cannot touch each other's faces.” In his memoirs, drummer Steve Gorman summed up the Chris and Rich dynamic. According to Steve, during the soundcheck for a show in San Antonio, the brothers got into it when Chris wanted to add 5 cover songs to the setlist. Rich said it was a terrible idea and the F-bombs started flying. “Eff you, you have no idea what our fans want!” “No, eff you, you hate yourself and don’t want to play your own songs!” The exchange went on like this until Rich finally walked out. The brothers steered clear of each other for hours. But minutes before showtime, backstage in the dressing room, it all went sideways. Chris hurled a beer can at Rich, who then charged across the room at full speed. The two grabbed each other and started throwing punches. The brothers then crashed into a large mirror surrounded by lightbulbs.
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