Sullivan Street : A Counting Crows Podcast

Matt Malley is one of the five founding members of Counting Crows. 

He was in the band for over 15 years (from 1991 until 2005) and played on each of the first four studio albums. 

Join us on this very special episode, where we had the opportunity to interview MATT MALLEY.  

Matt's YouTube Page:

https://www.youtube.com/@mattmalley

Matt's Solo Record (2008) "Goddess Within"

https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Within-Matt-Malley/dp/B001AZ89G6

Eric, Chris, Geoff, Zephry, and "Florida Eric" continue their deep dive into the RTS songs.  They talk about what they believe are the "Top 8" songs from the album, all while Geoff provides the requisite history and trivia.   Zephry and Florida Eric end by talking about some personal experiences with the band.

Zephry's Youtube Channel  (and Walkaways Cover)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmFq-yWmrRBdbFXn8SMEtDQ/videos?app=desktop&view=0&sort=da&flow=grid

Rain King Book:

https://www.amazon.com/Rain-King-Music-Duritz-Counting/dp/B0C5241RM4

Eric and Chris are again joined by "Counting Crows Historian" Geoff Harkness, as well as superfans Zephry and "Florida Eric".  Together, they celebrate the 27th anniversary of Recovering the Satellites.

The group talks about the history/recording of the album and their first memories with it.  They also analyze, and provide trivia about, seven songs off the album (with the other eight to come in Part II).  

Round Here is one of the Crows' most famous "Live Alt" Songs.  That is, they have played the song with numerous different arrangements and with various additional lyrics. 

In this Episode, Chris presents and reviews (in chronological order) his favorite 12 live and extended versions of Round Here, detailing the evolution from 1994 to 2013.

You can follow along on Youtube, where we made a playlist of all 12 (plus another bonus nine videos for the true Round Here fan).

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL90BAueZIRXiIVjw-3Ge1FPRUM80Ul_QE

All this, and we give a brief shout out to Adam's Hard-Candy-Era "Mohawk Dreads".

In our final episode covering the Banshee Season Tour, Eric talks about his experiences at the two LA-area shows:

Highland on August 30, 2023

https://www.countingcrows.com/show/yaamava-theater-2023

and Inglewood on September 6, 2023

https://www.countingcrows.com/show/youtube-theater-2023

Next, Eric and Chris spend considerable time going over their conclusions on the tour as a whole.  They run down the songs played every night and the songs played only a few times, talk about the resurgence of Charlie's accordion, and, yes, discuss that Taylor Swift cover.

Last, the guys use this wrap-up episode to think about their history seeing the Crows.  In doing so, they announce their "Top Songs You Haven't Heard Live but want to (Concert White Whales)" and "Top Song you heard live only once and are dying to hear again".

Enjoy the second hour of our interview with Geoff Harkness, who wrote the book ""Rain King: The Life and Music of Adam Duritz and Counting Crows".

https://www.amazon.com/Rain-King-Music-Duritz-Counting/dp/B0C5241RM4

In this hour, we talk about when the band's critics have been wrong (and admit when they may have been right).  We also talk about how relating to the Crows may be different at age 45 (when compared to 25), the band's move to more abstract lyrics, and whether Adam really never cheated on a girl...

Geoff also discusses his experience early this summer, when he found out that the band already knew of the book, and Adam already had his copy!

Last, we review Geoff's favorite CC concert experience:  the August 27-28, 2001 shows at House of Blues in New Orleans.

https://www.countingcrows.com/show/house-of-blues-11

https://www.countingcrows.com/show/house-of-blues-10

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A few months ago, author Geoff Harkness released the book "Rain King: The Life and Music of Adam Duritz and Counting Crows".

https://www.amazon.com/Rain-King-Music-Duritz-Counting/dp/B0C5241RM4

We review the book (not-so-spoiler alert:  it's an absolute necessity for CC fans), interview Geoff, and have fun conversations about a number of CC topics.  

In this first hour (of two), topics include: Geoff's motivation behind this labor of love, the early/official CC message boards, what kind of fans go to the shows nowadays, the 2000-ish strategy of CD "hidden tracks", the Coke commercial/Pearl Jam "rivalry", how Adam balances his dual-motivations of fame and artistic vision, and whether CC fans really do have the highest IQ. 

As the Banshee Tour continues, Eric takes this time to talk about his experience attending the semi-private Troubadour (Hollywood) kickoff show last month (June 5, 2023).

https://www.countingcrows.com/show/the-troubadour

This got Chris thinking, "I wonder how a 500 capacity Hollywood CC show in 2023 compares to a 500 capacity CC show in 1994".  So we review the Whisky a Go Go show in Hollywood on March 16, 1994.

https://www.countingcrows.com/show/whiskey-a-go-go

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Chris gets back from the Counting Crows' Long Island show (July 8, 2023) and gives his detailed review of the big night (from his view in the second row).   

https://www.countingcrows.com/show/northwell-health-at-jones-beach-theater-2023

Then, Chris and Eric talk broadly about the Banshee Tour (including setlists, Dan's COVID, Adam's Duet with Dashboard Confessional etc;) 

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Eric, Chris, Jeremie, and Dan talk about their Top 5 songs from the Crows' landmark album August & Everything After.

Jeremie and Dan also share some personal stories of meeting the band.  

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If you want to hear more from Dan Piling, you can find him on his podcast Danny P on Cars

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/danny-p-on-cars/id1671466836

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