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Counting Crows
With their angst-filled hybrid of Van Morrison, the Band, and R.E.M., Counting Crows became an overnight sensation in 1994. Only a year earlier, the band was a group of unknown musicians, filling in for the absent Van Morrison at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony; they were introduced by an enthusiastic Robbie Robertson.
The Counting Crows are a rock band that became extremely popular in 1994, following the release of their debut album August and Everything After, which featured the hit song "Mr. Jones." The band was formed by singer Adam Duritz (formerly of The Himalayans) and guitarist David Bryson in San Francisco in 1991.
What made Counting Crows was how they were able to balance Duritz's tortured lyrics with the sound of the late '60s and early '70s; it made them one of the few alternative bands to appeal to listeners who thought that rock & roll died in 1972.
Their disc Hard Candy was released in July 2002. The Counting Crows recently covered an old Joni Mitchell song, "Big Yellow Taxi," for the movie Two Weeks Notice starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. In November 2003, they released their newest "Best of.." CD, "Films About Ghosts." They also toured in 2003 with John Mayer, Maroon 5 and Graham Colton Band.
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In the summer of 2004, Counting Crows wrote the song "Accidentally in Love" for the soundtrack of the movie Shrek 2 starring Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and Eddie Murphy.
