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Counting Crows

Counting Crows are back. Six years removed from their last studio album Hard Candy, the band has released their fifth studio album, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings, this week in a return to the radio airwaves. The band that exploded onto the pop scene in 1994 with their hit song, ?Mr. Jones? sounds different. SNaSM is about the untamed sin of Saturday night, and the inevitably following hangover of Sunday morning with the crafty music following suit. The first half of the album, produced by Gil Norton, is a bold electric guitar-heavy set that screams rock and roll. It contains a pair of the best songs Duritz has ever created: ?Los Angeles? (Los An-gel-ees) and ?Cowboys?. Duritz?s captivating voice has never sounded as good as it does on ?Cowboys? in which he imagines being so far removed from the constantly-changing world that he can no longer have any effect on it. ?Come Around? highlights the more pop-friendly half of the record. The Crows proclaim, ?We?ll still come around,? referring to their improbable longevity. This album is a tough listen for the ?Mr. Jones? or ?Accidentally in Love? Counting Crows fans. It?s a heavier album then most are accustomed to from a band with over 20 million albums sold. The song ?1492? is an automatic turnoff to some people because of its screaming guitar and Duritz?s ?tranny whore? lyrics. This album is a great compilation of sounds that capture the wild and crazy expressions of a Saturday Night, and the unavoidable regrets of a Sunday Morning. Duritz and the Crows constantly prove that they will come around, and that they?re not going anywhere. Counting Crows will be touring with Maroon 5 this summer. Catch them on A&E on March 30th for a look at the album?s recording. Download: ?Los Angeles?, ?Cowboys?, ?Come Around?

Mar 23, 2008 22:29:46

Source: rollingstone.com