Counting Crows album number four is part of the "new accessibility," a challenge for the band to write those songs that stick in your head long after you've asked them to...
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Hard Candy is the sound of a band at a creative and poetic summit. Over three previous studio recordings, the Counting Crows have moved through varied musical territories as...
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Counting Crows always seemed a little older than their years, so it somehow seemed appropriate when they arrived at certain milestones a little earlier than their peers....
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When the prevailing guitar jingle of "Mr. Jones" cascaded over radio in the early '90s, it was a sure sign that the Counting Crows were a musical force to be reckoned with....
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For their second album, Recovering the Satellites, Counting Crows crafted a self-consciously challenging response to their unexpected success. Throughout the record, Adam...
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Admittedly a stop-gap for fans who will likely have to wait some time for another Counting Crows studio effort, Across A Wire--Live In New York is a two-disc collection that...
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It certainly says something about the state of the music industry in the '90s when it has become a common occurrence for bands to release live albums after only two albums...
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It's likely that critics and listeners will consider Counting Crows' long-delayed third album, This Desert Life, another retro effort by a traditionalist band, but it's...
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Why is it the opening notes on "Rain King" from the Counting Crows New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall sound so elegiac, so utterly lost and sad? When this song was...
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