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Counting Crows
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pop
Rock and Roll
Years active 1991–present
Label(s) Geffen 1992-2009
Independent 2009-present
Associated acts The Himalayans, The Ophelias, Monks of Doom, Glider, Camper Van Beethoven, Michael Franti, Blof
Website www.countingcrows.com
Members
Adam Duritz
David Bryson
Dan Vickrey
David Immerglück
Charlie Gillingham
Jim Bogios
Millard Powers
Former members
Steve Bowman
Ben Mize
Matt Malley
Counting Crows are a rock band originating from Berkeley, California.
The group gained popularity in 1994 following the release of its debut album August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones".
The band's influences include Van Morrison, R.E.M., Mike & The Mechanics, Nirvana, Bob Dylan, and The Band.[1][2][3][4] They received a 2004 Academy Award nomination for the song "Accidentally in Love" due to its inclusion in the film Shrek 2.
According to the official band website, Counting Crows has sold over 20 million records worldwide.[5]
Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 Formation
1.2 Band label
1.3 Origin of the name
1.4 Commercial success (August and Everything After)
1.5 Recovering the Satellites
1.6 This Desert Life
1.7 Hard Candy
1.8 New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall
1.9 Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
1.10 Live from SoHo
1.11 Departure from Geffen
2 Live performances
3 Cover Songs
4 Bootleg Recordings
5 Band members
5.1 Current members
5.2 Former members
6 Discography
7 Other appearances
8 References
9 External links
History
Formation
Singer Adam Duritz (former member of the Bay Area band The Himalayans) and guitarist Dave Bryson formed Counting Crows in San Francisco in 1991.
As well as his experience in The Himalayans, Duritz had contributed to recordings by the Bay Area group Sordid Humor ("Barbarossa"), although he was never a member.
Counting Crows began as an acoustic duo, playing gigs in and around Berkeley and San Francisco.
Another friend, guitarist David Immerglück played with them from time to time, though he was not an official member of the group, experimenting with other musicians in the area.
As the emerging band recorded some demos, and later, as other musicians joined the duo to make a full band, Immerglück recorded with the others on some of the songs on their first album.
He declined joining the band at the time, because of his membership in two other locally popular bands; Monks of Doom and Camper Van Beethoven.
By 1993, the band had grown to a stable lineup of Duritz as vocalist, occasional pianist and primary songwriter, Bryson on guitar, Matt Malley playing bass guitar, Charlie Gillingham on keyboards and Steve Bowman, as drummer, and the band were regulars in the Bay Area scene.
The same year, the band signed to Geffen Records. By January 16, 1993,[6] the band, still relatively unknown, filled in for Van Morrison at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, and was introduced by an enthusiastic Robbie Robertson.[2
] At the ceremony, they played a cover of Van Morrison's "Caravan" that is available for free on some internet sites (www.AnnaBegins.com). They remain the only unknowns ever to play the ceremony.[citation needed]
Band label
Before signing to Geffen, the band recorded demo versions of a number of songs, known as the 'Flying Demos'.
These later surfaced among the Counting Crows fanbase.
Tracks include "Rain King", "Omaha", "Anna Begins", "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)", "Shallow Days", "Love and Addiction", "Mr. Jones", "Round Here", "40 Years", "Margery Dreams of Horses", "Bulldog", "Lightning", and "We're Only Love".
Some songs from the tape later resurfaced (in reworked versions) on the band's debut album August and Everything After
Commercial success (August and Everything After)
From the beginning, Counting Crows focused on live performances.
The band's debut album August and Everything After, produced by T-Bone Burnett, was released in late 1993.
The band toured extensively in 1993 and 1994, both as headliners and in supporting roles with other artists, including Cracker, the Cranberries, Suede, Bob Dylan, Los Lobos, Jellyfish, and Midnight Oil.[7]
The first single, "Mr. Jones," refers to The Himalayans bassist, who was Duritz's childhood friend; Marty Jones and Kenney Dale Johnson, the drummer of Silvertone, Chris Isaak's band[9], describing the desire of working musicians to make it big and the fantasies they entertain about what this might bring.[10] Duritz sang the song in fun, enjoying the fantasy of making it big.
However, he didn't realize that just months later, in December 1993,[7] MTV began playing the video for the song.
It was an unexpected hit song, drawing massive radio play and launching the band into stardom.
August and Everything After became the fastest-selling album since Nirvana's Nevermind.[11]
With the turbo charge of their first single propelling the band forward, and positive reviews from Rolling Stone Magazine and other publications, it was decided that the band could use another guitarist, and Dan Vickrey, another Bay Area musician was offered the role as lead guitarist, singing backing vocals.
The harmonies within the band drew praise from the start. In 1994 the band appeared on Saturday Night Live[7] and Late Show with David Letterman, and toured with The Rolling Stones.[12][7]
The album sold 7 million copies, but success took a toll on the band; drummer Steve Bowman left,[12] and Duritz suffered a widely-reported nervous breakdown,[13] which was not his first.[11]
Adam Duritz Jim Bogios Charlie Gillingham David Bryson David Immerglück Ben Mize Matt Malley Dan Vickrey IMG_8331
Counting Crows
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pop
Rock and Roll
Years active 1991–present
Label(s) Geffen 1992-2009
Independent 2009-present
Associated acts The Himalayans, The Ophelias, Monks of Doom, Glider, Camper Van Beethoven, Michael Franti, Blof
Website www.countingcrows.com
Members
Adam Duritz
David Bryson
Dan Vickrey
David Immerglück
Charlie Gillingham
Jim Bogios
Millard Powers
Former members
Steve Bowman
Ben Mize
Matt Malley
Counting Crows are a rock band originating from Berkeley, California.
The group gained popularity in 1994 following the release of its debut album August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones".
The band's influences include Van Morrison, R.E.M., Mike & The Mechanics, Nirvana, Bob Dylan, and The Band.[1][2][3][4] They received a 2004 Academy Award nomination for the song "Accidentally in Love" due to its inclusion in the film Shrek 2.
According to the official band website, Counting Crows has sold over 20 million records worldwide.[5]
Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 Formation
1.2 Band label
1.3 Origin of the name
1.4 Commercial success (August and Everything After)
1.5 Recovering the Satellites
1.6 This Desert Life
1.7 Hard Candy
1.8 New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall
1.9 Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
1.10 Live from SoHo
1.11 Departure from Geffen
2 Live performances
3 Cover Songs
4 Bootleg Recordings
5 Band members
5.1 Current members
5.2 Former members
6 Discography
7 Other appearances
8 References
9 External links
History
Formation
Singer Adam Duritz (former member of the Bay Area band The Himalayans) and guitarist Dave Bryson formed Counting Crows in San Francisco in 1991.
As well as his experience in The Himalayans, Duritz had contributed to recordings by the Bay Area group Sordid Humor ("Barbarossa"), although he was never a member.
Counting Crows began as an acoustic duo, playing gigs in and around Berkeley and San Francisco.
Another friend, guitarist David Immerglück played with them from time to time, though he was not an official member of the group, experimenting with other musicians in the area.
As the emerging band recorded some demos, and later, as other musicians joined the duo to make a full band, Immerglück recorded with the others on some of the songs on their first album.
He declined joining the band at the time, because of his membership in two other locally popular bands; Monks of Doom and Camper Van Beethoven.
By 1993, the band had grown to a stable lineup of Duritz as vocalist, occasional pianist and primary songwriter, Bryson on guitar, Matt Malley playing bass guitar, Charlie Gillingham on keyboards and Steve Bowman, as drummer, and the band were regulars in the Bay Area scene.
The same year, the band signed to Geffen Records. By January 16, 1993,[6] the band, still relatively unknown, filled in for Van Morrison at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, and was introduced by an enthusiastic Robbie Robertson.[2
] At the ceremony, they played a cover of Van Morrison's "Caravan" that is available for free on some internet sites (www.AnnaBegins.com). They remain the only unknowns ever to play the ceremony.[citation needed]
Band label
Before signing to Geffen, the band recorded demo versions of a number of songs, known as the 'Flying Demos'.
These later surfaced among the Counting Crows fanbase.
Tracks include "Rain King", "Omaha", "Anna Begins", "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)", "Shallow Days", "Love and Addiction", "Mr. Jones", "Round Here", "40 Years", "Margery Dreams of Horses", "Bulldog", "Lightning", and "We're Only Love".
Some songs from the tape later resurfaced (in reworked versions) on the band's debut album August and Everything After
Commercial success (August and Everything After)
From the beginning, Counting Crows focused on live performances.
The band's debut album August and Everything After, produced by T-Bone Burnett, was released in late 1993.
The band toured extensively in 1993 and 1994, both as headliners and in supporting roles with other artists, including Cracker, the Cranberries, Suede, Bob Dylan, Los Lobos, Jellyfish, and Midnight Oil.[7]
The first single, "Mr. Jones," refers to The Himalayans bassist, who was Duritz's childhood friend; Marty Jones and Kenney Dale Johnson, the drummer of Silvertone, Chris Isaak's band[9], describing the desire of working musicians to make it big and the fantasies they entertain about what this might bring.[10] Duritz sang the song in fun, enjoying the fantasy of making it big.
However, he didn't realize that just months later, in December 1993,[7] MTV began playing the video for the song.
It was an unexpected hit song, drawing massive radio play and launching the band into stardom.
August and Everything After became the fastest-selling album since Nirvana's Nevermind.[11]
With the turbo charge of their first single propelling the band forward, and positive reviews from Rolling Stone Magazine and other publications, it was decided that the band could use another guitarist, and Dan Vickrey, another Bay Area musician was offered the role as lead guitarist, singing backing vocals.
The harmonies within the band drew praise from the start. In 1994 the band appeared on Saturday Night Live[7] and Late Show with David Letterman, and toured with The Rolling Stones.[12][7]
The album sold 7 million copies, but success took a toll on the band; drummer Steve Bowman left,[12] and Duritz suffered a widely-reported nervous breakdown,[13] which was not his first.[11]