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All rights reserved.Counting Crows - August And Everything After (CD 1994)
| Track Listing 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. Murder Of One
Album Notes Counting Crows: Matt Malley (vocals, guitar, bass); David Bryson (vocals, guitar); Charlie Gillingham (vocals, accordion, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Chamberlain); Adam Duritz (vocals, piano, harmonica); Steve Bowman (vocals, drums).Additional personnel: David Immergluck (vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, mandocello); Bill Dillon (guitar, guitorgan); T-Bone Burnett (guitar); Denny Fongheiser (drums, percussions); Maria McKee, Gary Louris, Mark Olson (background vocals).Counting Crows were nominated for a 1995 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. "Round Here" was nominated for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.With their stunning craftsmanship and a classic sound DEEPLY rooted in whistlestop America, the anthems and rural overtones which distinguish the songs on AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER evoke the same kind of visceral reaction which once greeted The Band. But AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER is not an exercise in nostalgia. Some listeners have reacted to vocalist Adam Duritz's gruff, ecstatic vocals in the way they once responded to such dark angels of revelation and regret as Van Morrison and Michael Stipe. On "Time And Time Again," Duritz conjures up a startling sense of longing and loneliness, as the listener is drawn in and consumed by a spooky sense of space and solitude.Credit must go to producer T-Bone Burnett, who has gotten a lot of mileage out of similar themes and sounds. He frames Duritz's fervent vocals in Charlie Gillingham's mysterious keyboards and David Bryson's supple guitar, to particular effect on "Sullivan Street," where Maria McKee's harmonies give the tune a forlorn country resonance. All in all, there's a tactile, spiritual air to Counting Crows' tunes, as if by losing yourself in their lyric loneliness, by boarding their "Ghost Train," you could lose your own isolation. Editorial Reviews Rolling Stone (05/13/1999) Mojo (01/01/1995) Melody Maker (03/05/1994) Rolling Stone (10/28/1993) Rolling Stone (05/13/1999) | |||||||||||||||
Reviews  counting crows Amazing album. Brilliant throughout and would recommend. All the tracks are great and its a master piece of story telling. Review ID: 10000000006821842 Was this review helpful? Report this review AmazingI had previously only heard of Counting Crows when they did a song for the Shrek 2 movie "Accidentally In Love" which was the highlight of the movie for me. This made me wonder what the back catalogue was like, starting with August and Everything After and specifically with Mr Jones which was highly recommended. I must admit I hadnt expected the album to be that good but I was in for a huge and thankfully pleasant surprise, it was better than anything I had heard for ages soulful and bouncy with lyrics of such depth that you cant help being pulled along into this melancholy and strangely beautiful world that Adam Duritz lyrics and voice create. Particularly worthy of mention must go to "Rain King", "Round Here", "Raining In Baltimore" and "Anna Begins" standout tracks on an album without any bad songs. If the rest of the albums are upto this standard then Counting Crows have a new fan, a little late to the party but enjoying myself all the same. Review ID: 10000000006606469 Was this review helpful? Report this review excellent e-bayer. Very prompt service, thankyou +++I bought this for a friend who claimed it carried such nostalga and therefore was delighted that it was available on e-bay. It has made him very happy. Review ID: 10000000004538841 Was this review helpful? Report this review August and Everything AfterBest known for upbeat single Mr. Jones, this album is very little like that single in terms of mood. The instrumentation is simple and minimalist; guitars are restrained, hammond organ frames Adam Duritz's tortured, emotional lyrics and empassioned vocals. It opens with 'Round Here', a song that remains the band's showstopper live; an emotive, powerful song. 'Omaha', 'Rain King' and 'Mr Jones' are the more upbeat tracks, reminiscent of REM, the Band as well as West Coast influences including Eagles and CSNY. But it is the darker songs, 'Anna Begins', 'Raining in Baltimore' and 'A Murder of One' that shine on this album - Duritz writes of relationships strained to breaking point, by distance ("But it's 3500 miles away / What would you change if you could?") and uncertainty ("It does not bother me to say this isn't love / Because if you don't want to talk about it then it isn't love / And I guess I'm going to have to live that / But, I'm sure there's something in a shade of gray"). August and Everything After is a record that Counting Crows have never bettered, a milestone in American rock; respite from the noisy, angry sounds of Seattle grunge and a reminder that there was still more music to be added to the great American songwriting canon of Dylan and Springsteen. Review ID: 10000000003462146 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Used CD0 of 1 people found this review helpful. Good CD for the price, delivery was on time and I was provided with an update on the arrival date.Packaging was good and secure.Bit disappointed as the cd was scratched however the price matched the damage. Review ID: 10000000003153127 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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