I don't know about you, but in England, Counting Crows are a lot less known than I think they should be. First coming to prominence with the brilliant (and simplistic) Mr. Jones, the band have fast established themselves as an excellent, and one of the most varied, live bands, but they still don't have the recognition I think they deserve. The album is a wealth of slow rock songs, simple and clean, very crisp in the recording and sometimes lacking in warmth. I personally love this album, but I can see why it wasn't the smash abroad that it could have been. The simple answer is live tours. When (and DO go) you see Counting Crows in concert you see a band transformed into the most emotional rock band you'll ever see. The vocal's are so full of feeling, you think Adam Duritz will cry, and the music is different everytime, based on the album recordings, but always with a view to random length variations depending on the mood. As such, the album is brilliant on it's own, but doesn't have the impact of other debut releases, sounding too calculated and planned to REALLY move you. Every track is great as far as I'm concerned, and they are one rock band that report as many female fans as males, good music for a night in with your friends and partners, good music to wake up to and just plain good music.
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Advantages: the perfect album for doing nothing to Disadvantages: not to everyones tastes unfortunately and they're much bigger in america than over here
Advantages: Beautiful lyrics, beautiful melodies. Gets right under your skin and into your heart. Disadvantages: Can become sullen and monotone for those who don't like slowpaced songs.
May 2nd, 2001
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