Does Anybody Else Really Like Counting Crows?

PJGARDEN

I really like them until I saw them live. I wasn't impressed with the show. It was just ok and I had heard so much about how great they were live. I listen every once in a while but not near as much as I used to. Color blind was probably the song that got me into them. That's a great song.

Rhinocerous Surprise

Magstar wrote:

Well, for my first post on the Pearl Jam forums... I really like Counting Crows.
Especially "Mr. Jones" and "Accidentally in Love".

Hey Maggie!:D Welcome to the boards.:)

gabers

I agree with the comments that they blow live. Their live version of "Rain King", probably my favorite Crows song, was the most uninspired version of a song I have ever heard performed live. Ever.

However, August was brilliant, This Desert Life was great, and their greatest hits cd Songs About Ghosts might possibly be my favorite greatest hits cd.

PJSerf

I've seen the Crows twice live... once last year with the Goo Goo Dolls, and again about a month ago with Hootie.

I thought they were horrible live last year, but thorougly enjoyed their show this year.

Their Live at Heinekin Hall Cd hasn't left my cd player in quite a while either.

I guess you can say that they may be a bit inconsistent live.

wickedmonkeyz

PJSerf wrote:

I've seen the Crows twice live... once last year with the Goo Goo Dolls, and again about a month ago with Hootie.

I thought they were horrible live last year, but thorougly enjoyed their show this year.

Their Live at Heinekin Hall Cd hasn't left my cd player in quite a while either.

I guess you can say that they may be a bit inconsistent live.

bringing this one back from the dead...wait until they do a proper headlining tour when the new album comes out, the last few tours have been coheadlining stints, and it seems adam has gotten back on his feet so to speak... so things are looking better for them...check out some of their older boots, try the mega run at the warfield in San Francisco from back what, 2003 was it? My first show was at a college auditorium (RPI) back in 2002, and that alone will make the difference...I'm hoping/expecting a theatre tour for saturday nights whenever they finally release it, can't wait..

not sure where to go for the boots anymore, but I can dig up an older show for anyone interested and post it

brain of c

pearljam_addiction wrote:

I love the Counting Crows, them live, another story

bingo.

yellowbird

i really enjoy their music and adam has a beautiful style of writing.

i, also, saw them last year with the goo goo dolls and the goo goo dolls outperformed them, i thought. the crows seemed a bit....lackluster.

soulsinging

red mos wrote:

same here. I saw them on the Recovering the satellites tour back in 97 with the Wallflowers opening. I thought they were pretty good. The whole tour was a rehearsal for their storytellers or some concert on MTV that fall ...can't remember? I listened to "hard candy" and it just seems like that went stale after that one. I've heard their live shows are like this too recently.

i saw them live in high school and it was incredible. it was this outdoor ampitheater at a zoo, the band was energetic and jammed, it was perfect.

saw them the summer before last and they were TERRIBLE. every song was 10 minutes long so adam could ramble nonsense or "improv" by saying the same lyrics 15 times instead of just once like on the album. it was a huge disappointment. it was the same tour the poster above me mentioned. i wish i'd paid more attention to the goo goo dolls set cos i felt ripped off.

red mos

soulsinging wrote:

i saw them live in high school and it was incredible. it was this outdoor ampitheater at a zoo, the band was energetic and jammed, it was perfect.

saw them the summer before last and they were TERRIBLE. every song was 10 minutes long so adam could ramble nonsense or "improv" by saying the same lyrics 15 times instead of just once like on the album. it was a huge disappointment. it was the same tour the poster above me mentioned. i wish i'd paid more attention to the goo goo dolls set cos i felt ripped off.

the Goo Goo Dolls are surprisingly really good live. I've seen them twice. Once as an opening act for Bush (on their sixteen stone tour /No Doubt played too) and then I saw them headline on the Dizzy up the girl tour with Sugar Ray and Fastball opening. Really GOOD SHOW. They may have one of the dumbest band names ever (people still give me shit for liking them), but they can put on an excellent performance so that's what keeps me listening to them.

soulsinging

red mos wrote:

the Goo Goo Dolls are surprisingly really good live. I've seen them twice. Once as an opening act for Bush (on their sixteen stone tour /No Doubt played too) and then I saw them headline on the Dizzy up the girl tour with Sugar Ray and Fastball opening. Really GOOD SHOW. They may have one of the dumbest band names ever (people still give me shit for liking them), but they can put on an excellent performance so that's what keeps me listening to them.

i saw them on that bush/no doubt tour too! i liked that show better... they had a bit harder rock edge back then. it was my first concert ever, i was in 8th grade. it was a hell of a good start.

i had a moment of crisis during the goo's set at the counting crows set becos i realized that i'd seen them before at my first concert.... TEN years ago

2-feign-reluctance

As part of my re-exploration of the 90s, I am listening to the records past RTS that I've never given a chance. This Desert Life is pretty solid! Onto Hard Candy, so far so good!