The Rowans Sibling Rivalry Jubilation 1976 77 us marvelous country silk rock 2004 issue Jerry Garcia called them the California Beatles. Rock critic Dave Marsh quipped that Garcia must have been tripping at the time. The truth about the Rowans can be found where the truth often resides: somewhere in the middle. Between Garcias adulation and the critics damnation with faint praise, the Rowans made an eclectic and uneven body of work for Asylum Records in the mid-70s�a trio of albums through which disparate styles, from bluegrass and reggae to straightforward pop and rock, intersected and combined. Some of the Rowans songs from this period continue to be sung today and, thanks to Collectors Choice, their original albums are back in print nearly thirty years later. Peter, Chris and Lorin Rowan recorded their self-titled Asylum debut in 1975, and that story can be found in the booklet of The Rowans, reissued on compact disc by Collectors Choice in 2002. This disc is the second chapter in t...