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 | Hazy | New Amsterdam: Live At Heineken Music Hall |
2 | Anna Begins | August and Everything After |
3 | Amy Hits the Atmosphere | The Desert Life |
4 | American Girls | Films About Ghosts (The Best Of) |
5 | A Murder of One | August and Everything After |
6 | Recovering The Satellites | Films About Ghosts (The Best Of) |
7 | Angels Of The Silences | Films About Ghosts (The Best Of) |
8 | Ghost Train | August and Everything After |
9 | Sullivan Street | August and Everything After |
10 | Walkaways (Live, MTV) | Across A Wire: Live In New York City |
11 | Hanginaround | The Desert Life |
12 | Round Here | Films About Ghosts (The Best Of) |
13 | Mrs. Potters Lullaby | Films About Ghosts (The Best Of) |
14 | Sullivan Street (Live, MTV) | Across A Wire: Live In New York City |
15 | I Wish I Was a Girl | The Desert Life |
16 | Have You Seen Me Lately (Live, MTV) | Across A Wire: Live In New York City |
17 | She Don't Want Nobody Near | Films About Ghosts (The Best Of) |
18 | Raining In Baltimore (Live, MTV) | Across A Wire: Live In New York City |
19 | Four White Stallions | New Amsterdam: Live At Heineken Music Hall |
20 | I'm Not Sleeping (Live, MTV) | Across A Wire: Live In New York City |