Earl Greyhound Keeps It Real

words by Janine Trinidad
photos by Randy Cremean

The original allure of the unmistakable classic rock sound of the 1970s was its roots in earthy, recklessly confident, Southern-tinged blues. Classic rock was simple enough for everyone to enjoy, but technical enough that few could master it. Since the Allman Brothers formed in 1969, there have been many incarnations of this down-home style: these bands range from The Black Crowes to The Counting Crows, Lynyrd Skynyrd to Lenny Kravitz, Wolfmother to Queens of the Stone Age. Brooklyn trio Earl Greyhound represents the most recent spin on this style: they follow suit not only in sound, but in principle as well.