Counting Crows

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San Francisco, United States (1990 – present)

Counting Crows became popular in 1993 following the release of their debut album “August and Everything After” featuring the hit song

Mr. Jones. The band was formed by singer Adam Duritz (previously of The Himalayans and Sordid Humor) and guitarist David Bryson (Local producer and former member of the band Mr. Dog) in San Francisco, California in 1990. Counting Crows originally performed as an acoustic duo, playing gigs in and around Berkeley and San Francisco. For the first album, Adam and David added bassist Matt Malley, the multiinstrumental Charlie Gillingham, and Drummer Steve Bowman. David Immergluck was the second guitarist on the first album, but did not officially join the band until 1999. Guitarist Dan Vickery was added just as the band set out on their first tour.

Counting Crows, with their intimate and melancholy approach, achieved a large fan base among Generation X alternative rock fans who were looking for something different from the raging guitars of the Seattle music scene.

The band’s most recent success included a … 1 hit with the song

Accidentally In Love, which was featured on the Shrek 2 soundtrack (which has sold over 1,000,000 copies), as well as nominations last year for a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for the track. To date the band has sold over 20 million CDs worldwide. In 2004 the band released their first ever Best Of set, Films about Ghosts, which featured songs from every phase of the Counting Crows recording career.

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KaoriSaeki wrote:
yesterday evening

This is some awesome brutal slamming death metal.

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Merlerser wrote:
last week

Undoubtedly one of my top 3 favourite bands of all time, purely because of Adam's emotion. I know, as a fan, it's wrong to focus in on the frontman when there are other obvious talents in the band but the man is a genius. The emotion he puts into his lyrics, his live performance, everything he does... it makes Counting Crows so unique.

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denisecorrea wrote:
23 days ago

uma otima banda!!

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Phoenix-M wrote:
23 days ago

love this music

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moofpi wrote:
24 days ago

love Counting Crows. almost every song they've done. success.

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THEPOORBOY wrote:
last month

Habe die C.C. bereits am 23.11.1994 live in Hamburg-Docks erlebt. War begeistert und bin es heute noch - insbesondere von Mr.Jones. Vorgruppe waren die "Cracker".

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BrockAtkinson wrote:
last month

I only really like Einstein on the Beach and Mrs Potter's Lullaby.

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lomamagarikacia wrote:
last month

i love them

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Z3R0FiR3 wrote:
last month

I used to not like their music when they first started getting popular in the 90's, now I actually like their music because of the fact I've heard their music so many times. It's also the same with Blues Traveler and The Goo Goo Dolls.

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buzz-in wrote:
last month

I'm disappointed by this shoutbox.

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madsupersonic wrote:
last month

accidentally in love mr.jones *.*

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porcupined77 wrote:
last month

Round Here -- one of the best songs ever ! [2]

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MatthieuBelAmi wrote:
last month

The Angels Of Silences (to be featured in the game Band Hero on PS3/XBOX 360 and Wii next month) is full of epic riffage and epic singalong = W I N

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LeeLoosMirror wrote:
last month

Round Here & Raining in Baltimore <3

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Annika3 wrote:
last month

( : !

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Magcat15 wrote:
September 2009

Round Here -- one of the best songs ever

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Lord_Krichian wrote:
September 2009

debut rules

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September 2009

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Yi_Sun-sin wrote:
September 2009

Counting Crows

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punkrockersz wrote:
September 2009

Adam looks like Jack Sparrow lol

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