August & Everything After (1993) ( )

Artist: Counting Crows
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Label: Uni/dgc Records
UPC: 00720642452820
Release Date: 9/14/1993
Buy.com Sku: 60350423
Item#: MVJJ95
Buy.com Sales Rank: 25654
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Round Here ~ Counting Crows
2. Omaha ~ Counting Crows
3. Mr. Jones ~ Counting Crows
4. Perfect Blue Buildings ~ Counting Crows
5. Anna Begins ~ Counting Crows
6. Time And Time Again ~ Counting Crows
7. Rain King ~ Counting Crows
8. Sullivan Street ~ Counting Crows
9. Ghost Train ~ Counting Crows
10. Raining In Baltimore ~ Counting Crows
11. Murder Of One, A ~ Counting Crows

(P) 1993 DGC Records
(C) 1993 DGC Records

 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Counting Crows: Matt Malley (vocals, guitar, bass); David Bryson (vocals, guitar); Charlie Gillingham (vocals, accordion, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Chamberlain); Adam Duritz (vocals, piano, harmonica); Steve Bowman (vocals, drums).
Additional personnel: David Immergluck (vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, mandocello); Bill Dillon (guitar, guitorgan); T-Bone Burnett (guitar); Denny Fongheiser (drums, percussions); Maria McKee, Gary Louris, Mark Olson (background vocals).
Counting Crows were nominated for a 1995 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. "Round Here" was nominated for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Counting Crows: Adam Duritz (vocals, piano, harmonica); Matt Malley (guitar, bass, background vocals); David Bryson (guitar, background vocals); Charlie Gillingham (accordion, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Chamberlain, background vocals); Steve Bowman (drums, background vocals).
Additional personnel: David Immergluck (guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, mandocello, background vocals); Bill Dillon (guitar, guitorgan); T-Bone Burnett (guitar); Denny Fongheiser (drums, percussion); Maria McKee, Gary Louris, Mark Olson (background vocals).
Counting Crows were nominated for a 1995 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. "Round Here" was nominated for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
With their stunning craftsmanship and a classic sound DEEPLY rooted in whistlestop America, the anthems and rural overtones which distinguish the songs on AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER evoke the same kind of visceral reaction which once greeted The Band. But AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER is not an exercise in nostalgia.
Some listeners have reacted to vocalist Adam Duritz's gruff, ecstatic vocals in the way they once responded to such dark angels of revelation and regret as Van Morrison and Michael Stipe. On "Time And Time Again," Duritz conjures up a startling sense of longing and loneliness, as the listener is drawn in and consumed by a spooky sense of space and solitude.
Credit must go to producer T-Bone Burnett, who has gotten a lot of mileage out of similar themes and sounds. He frames Duritz's fervent vocals in Charlie Gillingham's mysterious keyboards and David Bryson's supple guitar, to particular effect on "Sullivan Street," where Maria McKee's harmonies give the tune a forlorn country resonance. All in all, there's a tactile, spiritual air to Counting Crows' tunes, as if by losing yourself in their lyric loneliness, by boarding their "Ghost Train," you could lose your own isolation.

Producer: T-Bone Burnett

Engineer: Pat McCarthy

Musical Guests
Maria McKee
T-Bone Burnett
Gary Louris
Mark Olson

 
Compilation Appearances
Clueless
Cruel Intentions
Non Stop 90s Rock
Shrek 2
Buzz Ballads
Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings
90'S Rock
Buzz Ballads 2

 
Associated Artists and Works
Dead And Dreaming: An Indie Tribute To Counting Cr ~ Various Artists
Pickin' on the Counting Crows ~ Various Artists

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 09/14/1993
Original Release Date : 1993
Catalog ID : 24528
Label : Geffen Records (USA)
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Live
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : AAD
UPC : 00720642452820

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.58)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."

Rolling Stone (10/28/93, p.76)
- 4 Stars - Excellent - "...What's most impressive about AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER is how many such moments [of cinematic worlds] there are..."

Uncut (p.94)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Songs such as 'Mr. Jones' and 'The Rain' have a warmth that disguises the more general tone of the lyrics..."

Melody Maker (3/5/94, p.43)
- "...awesomely assured, a near-perfect example of that exhilarating mix of soul, R&B, folk, country and rock n' roll that Gram Parsons extravagantly defined as `Cosmic American Music'...."

Mojo (Publisher)
(1/95, p.50)
- Included in Mojo's "25 Best Albums of 1994" - "A T-Bone Burnett - produced masterpiece awash with echoes of Van Morrison and R.E.M...."

Record Collector (magazine)
(p.80)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "Singer Adam Duritz's vocals owed a debt to early 70s Van Morrison, not least on the breakthrough single 'Mr. Jones,' while the instrumentation was closer in spirit to The Band."

  
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Production 5
Performance 5
Composition 5
Overall Satisfaction 5
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5 of 5 Best Album Ever Thursday, June 17, 2004
cureperry from Berkeley, California  

When a CD has remained in your disc changer for over 10 years, there’s a clear sign the album not only has staying power, but it’s one of the best you’ve ever heard. I bought “August and Everything After” in 1993, when it first came out, and I have yet to grow tired of it. Adam Duritz’s emotionally charged voice and powerful lyrics continue to move me every time I hit play. I saw him on his tour with John Mayer last summer and he’s even more amazing live. It seemed impossible that every song off that album could sound equally crisp and original in an amphitheater, 11 years after its original release. If you haven’t bought this album, I highly recommend adding it to your collection.
 
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