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August and Everything After
Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:51 am
Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:51 am
The Counting Crows are an easy band to hate. After receiving widespread acclaim and success by riding the mid-90s alt-rock wave, the band generally and front man Adam Duritz specifically descended rapidly into mediocrity and self-parody by the new millennium. However, I recently listened to their debut album, August and Everything After, after not having listened to it for probably a decade.
I am convinced that this is one of the greatest albums of all time. Every song is meticulously crafted, compulsively listenable with what I believe are some of the most beautifully composed rock/pop melodies ever recorded in American music.
There is not a bad song on the album, and I would classify 8 or 9 of the 11 songs as great.
1. Round Here
2. Omaha
3. Mr. Jones
4. Perfect Blue Buildings
5. Anna Begins
6. Time and Time Again
7. Rain King
8. Sullivan Street
9. Ghost Train
10. Raining in Baltimore
11. A Murder of One
History will probably remember Counting Crows as a mid-tier 90s alt-rock band when it remembers them at all, but this album should live on the pedestal beside the best of Van Morrison and Bob Dylan as one of the greatest singer-songwriter driven records of all time.
I am convinced that this is one of the greatest albums of all time. Every song is meticulously crafted, compulsively listenable with what I believe are some of the most beautifully composed rock/pop melodies ever recorded in American music.
There is not a bad song on the album, and I would classify 8 or 9 of the 11 songs as great.
1. Round Here
2. Omaha
3. Mr. Jones
4. Perfect Blue Buildings
5. Anna Begins
6. Time and Time Again
7. Rain King
8. Sullivan Street
9. Ghost Train
10. Raining in Baltimore
11. A Murder of One
History will probably remember Counting Crows as a mid-tier 90s alt-rock band when it remembers them at all, but this album should live on the pedestal beside the best of Van Morrison and Bob Dylan as one of the greatest singer-songwriter driven records of all time.
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 11:07 am
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Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:56 am to LSUTigersVCURams
love this album
hate everything they did after it
hate everything they did after it
Posted on 1/8/16 at 11:02 am to LSUTigersVCURams
I fricking love that album. I have always wanted to see them live but they hardly ever tour through this part of the country.
For some reason the widespread perception seems to be that they are merely an average band with a sensational vocalist. I disagree wholeheartedly with that assertion.
While there may not be any virtuoso performers in their group, the arrangements and melodies are top notch and the lyrics are poignant and powerful.
"Mr. Jones", "Round Here", and "Omaha", are three of my favorite songs across any genre. I could listen to them anytime anywhere. In my opinion, this is a particularly good album for a long drive. It has a nomadic element to it that I can't really explain but feels right. As though this album is not bound by region or geography.
By the way, Adam Duritz was with Jennifer Anniston and Courtney Cox. Considering he has such ugly arse hair, he should be elected to the Players Hall of Fame.
For some reason the widespread perception seems to be that they are merely an average band with a sensational vocalist. I disagree wholeheartedly with that assertion.
While there may not be any virtuoso performers in their group, the arrangements and melodies are top notch and the lyrics are poignant and powerful.
"Mr. Jones", "Round Here", and "Omaha", are three of my favorite songs across any genre. I could listen to them anytime anywhere. In my opinion, this is a particularly good album for a long drive. It has a nomadic element to it that I can't really explain but feels right. As though this album is not bound by region or geography.
By the way, Adam Duritz was with Jennifer Anniston and Courtney Cox. Considering he has such ugly arse hair, he should be elected to the Players Hall of Fame.
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 11:24 am
Posted on 1/8/16 at 11:04 am to LSUTigersVCURams
quote:
1. Round Here
2. Omaha
3. Rain King
4. Perfect Blue Buildings
5. Anna Begins
6. Time and Time Again
7. Rain King
8. Sullivan Street
9. Ghost Train
10. Raining in Baltimore
11. A Murder of One
You repeated "Rain King" twice. How could you leave off their most popular song?
That opening trio is hard to touch.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 11:06 am to LSUTigersVCURams
It's a good arse album.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 11:22 am to LSUTigersVCURams
This album is fricking great. They are a fantastic studio band and well produced. Adam comes off as whiney to a lot of people and I can see that, but I love his theatrics and lyrics.
I also liked Recovering the Satellites and This Desert Life.
Hard Candy wasnt terrible, but doesn't compare to the other 3.
Extremely dynamic keys player, and decent live musicians. I really like Counting Crows.
I also liked Recovering the Satellites and This Desert Life.
Hard Candy wasnt terrible, but doesn't compare to the other 3.
Extremely dynamic keys player, and decent live musicians. I really like Counting Crows.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 12:26 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Def a solid album front to back.....I''m like you tho, never did dig anything they did after August. But I probably only heard a few songs released after. Maybe I should go back and give some of their later stuff a listen.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 1:58 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
August and Everything After is probably the greatest album of my generation and definitely better than anything since then. I fell in love with that album after my first listen. It has been in my weekly rotation ever since. I even learned most of the songs on the guitar.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 2:46 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
One of my all time favorite albums.
Was in love with the song Mr. Jones as a kid
Was in love with the song Mr. Jones as a kid
Posted on 1/8/16 at 3:30 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
great album
Posted on 1/8/16 at 10:58 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
First CD I ever owned. It still makes me feel the feels, especially Anna Begins.
I actually think they're first 3 records top to bottom hold up.
I actually think they're first 3 records top to bottom hold up.
Posted on 1/13/16 at 12:52 am to LSUTigersVCURams
quote:
There is not a bad song on the album, and I would classify 8 or 9 of the 11 songs as great.
A couple things:
1. I really like Countng Crows
2. I believe they had several good albums, and so I disagree with the guy who says that he hated everything that came after AaEA.
3. The song they are most known for is "Mr. Jones". This is my least favorite song -- literally -- that the band has put out. I actively dislike the song Mr. Jones and yet I still like the band -- and quite a bit really -- that counts it as the song they are most known for. Weird, wild stuff.
4. Anna Begins is the best song on the album
5. Omaha is a close second.
Posted on 1/13/16 at 7:33 am to LSUTigersVCURams
Adam is the man - unique & quirky, yet captivating. You can really feel the personal struggle going on in some of his songs.
There's a few full shows on youtube that are OUTSTANDING.
* Saw them in Lake Chuck two summers ago, and was simultaneously thrilled and disappointed. 80% of the stuff was the new crap off the latest CD.
There's a few full shows on youtube that are OUTSTANDING.
* Saw them in Lake Chuck two summers ago, and was simultaneously thrilled and disappointed. 80% of the stuff was the new crap off the latest CD.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 8:08 am to LSUTigersVCURams
My father (RIP), who was born in the late 1930s, LOVED Mr. Jones.
Just weird for this to have connected with someone roughly 55 years old at the time of release.
Just weird for this to have connected with someone roughly 55 years old at the time of release.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 8:14 am to LSUTigersVCURams
I guess I'm in the minority. I don't think this album has held up over the years at all. I loved it when it came out and wore that CD out, but I listened to it a few years ago for the first time in a long time and found it boring. There are a couple of good songs on it, but nothing earth shattering.
I like Recovering the Satellites better. More mature sound, IMO.
I like Recovering the Satellites better. More mature sound, IMO.
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