Counting Crows
Of course, August And Everything After contains their best tracks. However, the majority of the Counting Crows discography up through Hard Candy is quite impressive and underrated. The vocals are pleasant on the ears, the lyrics are intelligent, and there are some catchy beats throughout. The live versions of their songs are often unique, full of passion and sometimes even better than the original versions (all live versions of Angels of Silences are superior to the studio version). While I also appreciate that some of the live versions are both electric and acoustic, the amount of live tracks among this discography is overkill, and makes this library longer than needed. Unfortunately, the more recent albums were kind of a chore to get through, especially the songs that went into more of a country direction. There are several songs I wanted to include within my top 5, but did not have enough room for them all: Omaha, Rain King, Children In Bloom, I’m Not Sleeping, Goodnight Elizabeth, I Wish I Was A Girl, American Girls, A Long December, and Mr. Jones. Colorblind is a powerful and emotional song that impressed me so much it bumped A Murder Of One off of my top 5. Also an honorable mention to Kid Things, which is unlike anything else within the Counting Crows Library and is somewhat amusing.
My top 5:
Anna Begins
Colorblind
Holiday In Spain
Round Here
Sullivan Street
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