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Counting Crows: Mr. Jones

That was Counting Crows

with their song: Mr. Jones

off their album: "August and Everything After"

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Counting Crows!

Originally an acoustic duo featuring singer Adam Duritz and guitarist David Bryson, Counting Crows played small gigs around the San Francisco area, when they first formed in 1991. They became a full band and signed with Geffen Records in 1993. August and Everything After, shot the band to stardom with singles such as "Mr. Jones" and "Rain King." After the success of thier CD August, the band returned to the studio and emerged with a darker, heavier sound for their 1996 Recovering the Satellites. That CD took on a whole new sound, with songs such as the title track and the single "A Long December." While the band's lyrics had a particularly somber bent, their fanbase continued to grow as the band proved its clear ability to produce clean, melodic rock and roll. After recording a hit cover of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" using Vanessa Carlton for the in the video Two Weeks Notice, the band recorded the Academy Award nominated hit "Accidentally in Love," for Shrek 2! In 2006, the band released New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall, a live album comprised of performances from their 2003 tour.
Adam Duritz's Van Morrison-esque voice and the somber lyrics, along with the band's ability to rock out even on the most depressing of premises, showed us in 1993 that rock and roll was still alive and kickin. With clear influences from classic rockers like R.E.M., the Counting Crows have the rare ability to write songs that not only immerse you while you're listening to them, but also resonate with you for sometime after hearing them. This is certainly true with tracks such as "A Long December," "Perfect Blue Buildings," and "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby." The band also has an accessibility to them that the jam band movement of the late 90s and early '00s lacked - while their music can be equated by relaxing in a field on a blaring hot summer day, they know when to cool it down and when to bring it back it up again, allowing for a smooth, dreamy ride.

Counting Crows on David Letterman

That was Counting Crows

performing on David Letterman

with their emotion filled song: Round Here

off their latest album: August and Everything After

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http://www.myspace.com/countingcrows