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Often recalling SATELLITES with its tightly wound intensity, the SATURDAY side of the record is embodied by "Cowboys," which features the ever-passionate Duritz at his most urgent, backed by the band's searing triple-guitar attack and driving rhythms. On the other end of the sonic spectrum is "On a Tuesday in Amsterdam Long Ago," a spare, piano-led number that casts Duritz's perpetual sense of yearning into a subdued moment of nostalgic melancholy. While the album's explicitly dual nature may not result in a dynamic mix, it makes for two impressively sustained moods that can easily be broken by hitting "shuffle."
More than five years after 2002's HARD CANDY, Counting Crows finally returned with a full-length studio follow-up, SATURDAY NIGHTS & SUNDAY MORNINGS. Divided into a rocked-out first half (SATURDAY NIGHTS) and a mellow second part (SUNDAY MORNINGS), the album also features different producers for each section, with frontman Adam Duritz and company wisely selecting Gil Norton (who helmed RECOVERING THE SATELLITES) for the former tunes and Brian Deck (renowned for his work with Iron & Wine and Modest Mouse) for the latter songs.
Counting Crows: David Immerglück (vocals, guitar, guitars, pedal steel guitar, dobro, tres, mandola, mandolin, bass guitar); David Bryson (vocals, guitar, guitars, banjo, mandola, mandolin, toy piano); Dan Vickrey (vocals, guitar, guitars, banjo); Charlie Gillingham (vocals, harmonica, piano, toy piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harmonium, chamber organ, Hammond b-3 organ, chamberlin, Mellotron, vibraphone, glockenspiel); Millard Powers (vocals, upright bass, bass guitar); Jim Bogios (vocals, drums, maracas, tambourine, sleigh bell); Adam Duritz (vocals).
Blender (Magazine) (p.78) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's dark and combustible....The disc's SUNDAY MORNINGS half...is more acoustic, quieter, reflective."
average only really liked the accoustic songs,overall a bit dissapointing Submitted by ogrady (perth wa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
The beginning of the end Adam is such an amazing artist, but I fear his day has past. Over the past few years, even his concerts have become overwrought with crowds of artists onstage including the most offensive Notar, his new protegee. Sorry, Adam, you had a good run... Submitted by Katrina (Phoenix, AZ) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Sound Quality Disappointing Love this band but the sound is very compressed and muddy. Not as well produced as Hard Candy. Too bad. Submitted by f22flyr (Severn, MD) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 3 found this helpful.
LACKLUSTER disappointed is the first word that comes to mind,...a very boring and lackluster cd, with lackluster songwriting and lackluster musicianship , and the overall mix is kinda muddy ,especially the drum mix ....I think there creativity might have tapped out a few years ago,with the exception of 1-2 songs this is a very weak cd, but thats just my opinion folks Submitted by ROY.BORTOLAZZO (LAKEWOOD , CA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 1 found this helpful.
average
The beginning of the end
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