Disco de Counting Crows: “August and Everything After [Limited] [Slipcase]”

Descripción (en inglés) :

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. Counting Crows: Adam Duritz (vocals, piano, harmonica); Matt Malley (guitar, bass, background vocals); David Bryson (guitar, background vocals); Charlie Gillingham (accordion, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Chamberlain, background vocals); Steve Bowman (drums, background vocals). Additional personnel: David Immergluck (guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, mandocello, background vocals); Bill Dillon (guitar, guitorgan); T-Bone Burnett (guitar); Denny Fongheiser (drums, percussion); 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. Counting Crows: Dan Vickrey, David Bryson (guitars); Adam Duritz (harmonica); Charlie Gillingham (accordion); Matt Malley (bass guitar); Steve Bowman, Ben Mize (drums). Additional personnel: T-Bone Burnett, Bill Dillon (guitar); David Immergluck (guitars); Lydia Holly (keyboards); Marty Jones (bass guitar); Ben Ulrich, Denny Fongheiser, Toby Hawkins (drums); Gary Louris, Maria McKee, Mark Olson (background vocals). 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. 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.

If you're checking this special edition out, chances are you already know about the original album, so I won't talk about it. (If not, check it out...it's a classic, for sure.)

I'm not wild about the demos that follow the album on disc one. I suppose they're notable for historical reasons, to show where the band came from.

The live show on disc 2, on the other hand, is pretty spectacular. Supposedly, it's from the last show of the August & Everything After tour, a time I remember as being pretty difficult for the band (if the numerous show cancellations of the time period are any indication). The angst and energy really shows through...in particular, "Round Here" is as brilliant here as it's ever sounded.

My Biggest Complaint: I only wish the Deluxe Edition series would go down in price. $24 for two CDs? Maybe back in 1994 when this album first came out...

I can't tell if the remastering of the original album makes this sound any different - someone with better ears than mine will have to comment - but the demos sound great! I was expecting it to be a rehash of Flying Demos, but these are different versions. I wish there was info about when they were recorded. In any case, they sound beautiful.

The live show has its pros and cons. The sound is fantastic, and I love that you can hear the nuances in the vocals much more so than on the bootleg. One reviewer commented that the vocals are too prominent - I disagree. But I do agree that it doesn't feel so much like a live show. The between-song banter is missing, as is much of the crowd noise and at least one song. Some will think this a good thing, but I think those are important to the listening experience of a concert cd. Regardless, this is one of my favorite live shows so I will be listening to this cleaned-up version just because the band was so "on" that night and the songs sound great, but I won't be giving up my bootleg copy either.

All in all, I think the demos & live disc along with the extensive liner notes and added photos make this a great package for a fan or first-time buyer.

Counting Crows is one of the best bands of this generation.

August and Everything After is one of the best albums of the 90's.

The digital remastering of this album makes it sound even better than it originally did, which is a hard thing to do considering that the original sounded pretty darn good.

The unreleased tracks on the first disc as well as the second live disc make this album well worth the price. It's definately an essential addition to any counting crows fan's collection.


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