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Counting Crows
August and Everything After
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AMG Review of August and Everything After
Mike DeGagne
All Music GuideWhen 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. Their debut album, August and Everything After, burst at the seams with both dominant pop harmonies and rich, hearty allads, all thanks to lead singer Adam Duritz. The lone guitar work of "Mr. Jones" coupled with the sweet, in-front pull of Duritz's voice kicked off the album in full force. The starkly beautiful and lonely sounding "Round Here" captured the band's honest yet subtle talent for singing allads, while "Omaha" is lyrically reminiscent of a Springsteen tune. The fusion of hauntingly smooth vocals with such instruments as the Hammond B-3 organ and the accordion pumped new life into the music scene, and their brisk sound catapulted them into stardom. On "Rain King," the piano takes over as its aloof flair dances behind Duritz with elegant crispness. The slower-paced "Raining in Baltimore" paints a perfectly gray picture and illustrates the band's ease at conveying mood by eliminating the tempo. Most of the songs here engage in overly contagious hooks that won't go away, making for a solid bunch of tunes. Containing the perfect portions of instrumental and vocal conglomeration, the Counting Crows showed off their appealing sound to its full extent with their very first album.
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As the Crow Flies
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This week, Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz took time out from working on the group’s next album to unveil his own label. He’s done this before. A few years back, he founded the E Pluribus Unum imprint which was absorbed by Geffen Records. Now, Duritz is launching Tyrannosaurus Records (complete with the cute nickname “T-Recs”) with a website - http://tyrannosaurusrecords.net/ - and
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As the Crow Flies
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This week, Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz took time out from working on the group’s next album to unveil his own label. He’s done this before. A few years back, he founded the E Pluribus Unum imprint which was absorbed by Geffen Records. Now, Duritz is launching Tyrannosaurus Records (complete with the cute nickname “T-Recs”) with a website - http://tyrannosaurusrecords.net/ - and
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Why we are moggers
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One last topic to throw out there...Do you guys remember the first album you absolutley BURNED OUT? I mean played it backwards and forwards...you could recite every lyric from every song, forwards AND backwards? My watershed album like that was "August and Everything After" by Counting Crows...and although I have since grown out of that band...that album will always have a special place in my h...
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Counting Crows - August and Everything After
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I recently perused the CD shelf of a local Half Price Books looking for a replacement copy of the brilliant national debut album from the Counting Crows, August and Everything After. I did not find it, but was lucky enough to find the Willie Nelson Box Set, Legend, for a true half-price cost. Never having been one to be easily deterred from a musical quest, I traversed the lot to enter the loca...
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One of the Best Albums of the 1990's
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The Counting Crows were one of my favorite bands the instant I heard Mr Jones; mostly because the rest of August and Everything After was brilliant as well. The writing, singing, and compilation of songs on the album, or CD I guess, were all brilliant. I only have one song from the disc uploaded currently, but it is one of their best....if anyone has anything else, please post...
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doesn't even know
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"And I get no answersAnd I don't get no changeIt's raining in Baltimore, babyBut everything else is the sameThere's things I remember and things I forgetI miss you I guess that I shouldThree thousand five hundred miles awayBut what would you change if you could?"--??"Raining In Baltimore"?? by Counting Crows
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