Counting Crows became popular in 1993 following the release of their debut album "August and Everything After" featuring the hit song Mr. Jones. The band was formed by singer Adam Duritz (previously of The Himalayans and Sordid Humor) and guitarist David Bryson (Local producer and former member of the band Mr. Dog) in San Francisco, California in 1990. Counting Crows originally performed as an acoustic duo, playing gigs in and around Berkeley and San Francisco. For the first album, Adam and David added bassist Matt Malley, the multiinstrumental Charlie Gillingham, and Drummer Steve Bowman. David Immergluck was the second guitarist on the first album, but did not officially join the band until 1999. Guitarist Dan Vickery was added just as the band set out on their first tour. Counting Crows, with their intimate and melancholy approach, achieved a large fan base among Generation X alternative rock fans who were looking for something different from the raging guitars of the Seattle music scene. The band's most recent success included a .. 1 hit with the song Accidentally in Love, which was featured on the Shrek 2 soundtrack (which has sold over 1,000,000 copies), as well as nominations last year for a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for the track. To date the band has sold over 20 million CDs worldwide. In 2004 the band released their first ever Best Of set, Films about Ghosts, which featured songs from every phase of the Counti
1 | Walkaways (Live, MTV) | Across A Wire: Live In New York City |
2 | I'm Not Sleeping (Live, MTV) | Across A Wire: Live In New York City |
3 | Accidentally In Love | Shrek 2 Soundtrack |
4 | A Long December (Live, MTV) | Across A Wire: Live In New York City |
5 | Einstein On The Beach (For An Eggman) | Films About Ghosts (The Best Of) |
6 | I Wish I Was a Girl | The Desert Life |
7 | Rain King | August and Everything After |
8 | Mr. Jones (Acoustic) | August and Everything After |
9 | Raining In Baltimore (Live, MTV) | Across A Wire: Live In New York City |
10 | Angels Of The Silences (Live, MTV) | Across A Wire: Live In New York City |
11 | Mr. Jones | August and Everything After |
12 | Omaha | August and Everything After |
13 | She Don't Want Nobody Near | Films About Ghosts (The Best Of) |
14 | Richard Manuel Is Dead | New Amsterdam: Live At Heineken Music Hall |
15 | Good Time | New Amsterdam: Live At Heineken Music Hall |
16 | Perfect Blue Buildings | August and Everything After |
17 | Mrs. Potters Lullaby | Films About Ghosts (The Best Of) |
18 | Friend Of The Devil | Films About Ghosts (The Best Of) |
19 | Amy Hits the Atmosphere | The Desert Life |
20 | All My Friends | This Desert Life |