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Chris Robinson and the boys kick off their tour Sunday. (Courtesy of Wikimedia)

The Black Crowes are back.

And they’re hoping to prove that, contrary to Maxim’s premature report, they don’t suck. The Crowes launch their latest tour in Sayreville, N.J., on Sunday with new members and high hopes to reclaim their spot on the mantle of rock n’ roll's elite.

With the release of their new album, “Warpaint”, due out on Tuesday, Chris Robinson and his brother, Rich, will hit the road for three weeks on the “One Night Only” tour. They then jet to Oceania with new guitarist Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars) and keyboardist Adam MacDougall.

“Warpaint” was in the news weeks before its release when Maxim gave it 2.5 stars out of five without having heard the full album, or actually any of it other than the lead single.

Maxim has since made editorial changes after the Crowes outted them for their overeagerness to slam their work. “Warpaint” is the band’s first album since 2001 and the Crowes promises to play it in its entirety during their tour before busting out their two-decade-old catalogue in later dates.

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