About this episode

The episode discusses the unexpected story behind Counting Crows' album 'August and Everything After' and the band's experiences in the 90s music scene.

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Counting Crows were a Bay Area band that made a demo tape and started a bidding war overnight. Allan, Phil, Marty, and Rob get together to discuss the whiny 90s, white guys with dreadlocks, and making your hit songs unrecognizable in the live show.  Join the comment thread NOW available on our free Patreon to continue the conversation about this episode and get early access to the weekly show 100% ad free, plus 60+ bonus shows like Song Battle and Guilty Pleasures https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4nfbjCGwsmljDeJb9H9rLA?si=bf5f04baafa94515 Listen to August and Everything After here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4nKfZbCALT9H9LfedtDwnZ?si=28AJavQzRVWDlCRM8EmF6g And our international playlists continue to grow: Thai, German , Sweden  1 , 2 , & 3 , Italian , Australian…

People in this episode

Host: The Chop Unlimited

Guests: Allan, Phil, Marty, Rob

Topics covered

• Counting Crows
• 90s music
• album production
• live performances
• music commentary

Keywords

• Counting Crows
• August and Everything After
• 90s music
• album making
• live shows

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Counting Crows, Patreon, The Beverly Crushers, MEGA, Spotify

Books & works: August and Everything After

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