Monday, September 15, 2014

Counting Crows




Artist:  Counting Crows
Origin:  Berkeley, California, USA
Genre:  Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Pop Rock, Alternative Country, Adult Alternative Pop

Original line-up:


David Bryson:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Adam Duritz:  Lead Vocals, Piano
Matt Malley:  Bass
Charlie Gillingham:  Keyboards
Steve Bowman:  Drums

Counting Crows is an American Rock Band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1991.  The band's influences include Van Morrison, R.E.M., Mike+The Mechanics, Nirvana, Bob Dylan, and The Band.  They gained popularity from the debut album August And Everything After in 1993, which the hit single "Mr. Jones".  They have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide and received a 2004 Academy Award nomination for their song "Accidentally In Love".














Title:  Somewhere Under Wonderland  (2014)
Genre:  Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Pop Rock, Alternative Country, Adult Alternative Pop
Label:  Capitol Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Palisades Park  (8:21)
 2.  Earthquake Driver  (3:31)
 3.  Dislocation  (4:55)
 4.  God Of Ocean Tides  (3:12)
 5.  Scarecrow  (4:47)
 6.  Elvis Went To Hollywood  (3:56)
 7.  Cover Up The Sun  (3:46)
 8.  John Appleseed's Lament  (4:43)
 9.  Possibility Days  (4:12)

Bonus Tracks:

10. Earthquake Driver (Demo)  (3:30)
11. Scarecrow  (Demo)  (4:13)

Personnel:

Adam Duritz:  Lead Vocals, Piano, Harmony Vocals
David Bryson:  Guitar, Acoustic Guitar,, Harmony Vocals
Charlie Gillingham:  Keyboards, Piano, Hammond B3 Organ, Mellotron, Harmony Vocals
David Immergluck:  Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Millard Powers:  Bass, Harmony Vocals
Dan Vickrey:  Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Jim Bogios:  Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals, Hand Claps on Tracks:  2, 10

Additional Musicians:

Brian Holl:  Backing Vocals on Track 7
Eric Hillman:  Backing Vocals on Track 7
John Paul Roney:  Backing Vocals 
Chris Watson:  Trumpet on Track 1

Somewhere Under Wonderland is the seventh studio album by Counting Crows, was released on September 2, 2014 by Capitol Records, with the first single "Palisades Park", and offering Neil Young-inspired Guitar rootsiness on standout track "Scarecrow", gentle acoustic meandering and folksy vocal harmonies on "God Of Ocean Tides".


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