Big Moon Ritual

Big Moon Ritual
Studio album by Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Released June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
Recorded Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA[1]
Genre Blues rock
Length 60:28[2]
Label Silver Arrow Records[1]
Producer Thom Monahan[3]
Chris Robinson Brotherhood chronology
Big Moon Ritual
(2012)		 The Magic Door
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blues Rock Review8/10[5]
Classic Rock[6]
Consequence of Sound[7]
The Independent[8]
Mojo60/100[4]
NME8/10[9]
The Observer[10]
Uncut8/10[11]

Big Moon Ritual is the debut studio album by American blues rock band Chris Robinson Brotherhood. It was released on 5 June 2012,[2] and was recorded at the same time as their second album, The Magic Door.[12]

Track listing

All songs by Chris Robinson, except where noted.[13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tulsa Yesterday"Robinson, Neal Casal11:54
2."Rosalee" 9:05
3."Star or Stone" 9:32
4."Tomorrow Blues" 7:07
5."Reflections on a Broken Mirror" 7:37
6."Beware, Oh Take Care"Robinson, Casal7:46
7."One Hundred Days of Rain"Robinson, Casal7:27

"Rosalee", "Star or Stone", "Tomorrow Blues" and "Reflections on a Broken Mirror" published by Psychedelic Hippopotamus (BMI). "Tulsa Yesterday", "Beware, Oh Take Care" and "One Hundred Days of Rain" published by Psychedelic Hippopotamus (BMI)/Grand Island Music (ASCAP).[1]

Personnel

Chris Robinson Brotherhood[3]
Others[3]
  • Thom Monahan – engineer, mixing, production
  • Nicolas Essig – assistant
  • Geoff Neal – assistant
  • Bruno Borges – artwork
  • Alan Forbes – artwork (CRB lettering/label art)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Big Moon Ritual album sleeve
  2. 1 2 3 "Big Moon Ritual - Chris Robinson, The Chris Robinson Brotherhood". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Big Moon Ritual - Chris Robinson, The Chris Robinson Brotherhood : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Big Moon Ritual". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Big Moon Ritual Review". bluesrockreview.com. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Milas, Alexander (July 2012). "Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Big Moon Ritual". Classic Rock. No. 172. p. 96.
  7. ↑ "Album Review: Chris Robinson Brotherhood – Big Moon Ritual". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Album: Chris Robinson BrotherhoodBig Moon Ritual (Silver Arrow/ Megaforce)". London: The Independent. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "The Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Big Moon Ritual". NME. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  10. ↑ Carnwath, Ally (3 June 2012). "Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Big Moon Ritual – review". London: The Observer. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "The Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Big Moon Ritual". Uncut. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Chris Robinson Unveils Second Album In Six Months". Planet Rock. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  13. ↑ "The Chris Robinson Brotherhood to Release Debut Studio Album "Big Moon Ritual" June 5". jamband.net. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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