See Charlie Starr fitting right in as guitarist in the Black Crowes

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The band's full set at the Whiskey A Go Go is now online with the Blackberry Smoke leader on guest guitar

As much as we love seeing Charlie Starr in his natural home heading Blackberry Smoke, it's undeniable he makes for a great Crowe here. His playing as guest guitarist fits right in alongside the Robinson brothers, bassist  Sven Pipien, keyboardist Joel Robinow and drummer Brian Griffin here in this footage from the band's 4 May show at LA's Whiskey A Go Go.

The show was celebrating the release of new covers EP 1972 – and Starr shines especially bright on their version of David Bowie's Moonage Daydream and his soaring playing with a Les Paul Goldtop is a highlight of the band's take on The Faces' You Wear It Well. We certainly won't be complaining if they make this a permanent arrangement. 

I don't want digital things… f**k your computer, man" – The Black Crowes on keeping it analogue covering Bowie, Bolan and the Rolling Stones on new EP 1972

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Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.