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Counting Crows always seemed a little older than their years, so it somehow seemed appropriate when they arrived at certain milestones a little earlier than their peers. They released their first live album, an exhaustive double-disc set, just two albums into their career, then, two albums later, they issued Films About Ghosts: The Best of..., their first compilation. Part of the reason they're issuing a compilation after just four studio albums may be that they've arrived at the end of the recording contract with Geffen and this ties up loose ends, but it's also been ten years since the band broke through with their debut August and Everything After and their first hit, "Mr. Jones," so it's a good time to take stock and recap their first decade. Films About Ghosts does offer an accurate summary of those ten years, even if it's not a complete one. While this generous 16-track compilation includes all of the major hits -- "Round Here," "A Long December," "Hanginaround," "Mr. Jones," and even the non-LP modern rock chart-topper "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" -- it does overlook three charting singles from their first two albums("A Murder of One," "Daylight Fading," "Have You Seen Me Lately"), substituting album tracks, and two new recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (the good new single "She Don't Want Nobody Near," an enjoyable but superfluous cover of the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil") instead. Add to this a deliberately non-chronological sequencing that prevents the album from giving proper momentum, and Films About Ghosts isn't as ideal a compilation as it could have been, but these are rather minor issues, since it does contain the great majority of the Counting Crows' hits and concert staples and, in doing so, it provides a listen that's as enjoyable, frustrating, and rewarding as the band's proper albums. And that means it's a fine summary of the group's stint at Geffen, an era that might have resulted in just four albums in ten years, but did provide a bunch of good music, much of which can be heard here.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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MICHAEL BARBIERO, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gil Norton, Producer - David Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Malley, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mize, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Gillingham, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Vickrey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Geffen Records
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - SCOTT LITT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Malley, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist - Dan Jewett, ComposerLyricist - Dave Janusko, ComposerLyricist - Steve Bowman, ComposerLyricist - Chris Roldan, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Gillingham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - SCOTT LITT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Malley, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mize, ComposerLyricist - Steve Bowman, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Gillingham, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Vickrey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
MICHAEL BARBIERO, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gil Norton, Producer - David Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Malley, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mize, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Gillingham, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Vickrey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Geffen Records
David Campbell, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Lowery, Producer - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Champagne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Herring, Producer - David Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Martin Pradler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Malley, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mize, ComposerLyricist - Daniel John Vickery, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Gillingham, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ok Hee Kim, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Hasal, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Geffen Records
David Lowery, Producer - JIM SCOTT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Herring, Producer - David Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Malley, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mize, ComposerLyricist - Daniel John Vickery, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Gillingham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Geffen Records
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - SCOTT LITT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Malley, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mize, ComposerLyricist - Steve Bowman, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Gillingham, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Vickrey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
MICHAEL BARBIERO, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gil Norton, Producer - David Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Malley, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mize, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Gillingham, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Vickrey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Geffen Records
Sheryl Crow, FeaturedArtist - Jack Joseph Puig, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist - Carl Glandville, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tal Herzberg, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Joni Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Vanessa Carlton, FeaturedArtist - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - RON FAIR, Producer, String Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Naomi Crellin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - PAT MCCARTHY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Malley, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist - Ben Mize, ComposerLyricist - Steve Bowman, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Gillingham, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Vickrey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
Robert Hunter, ComposerLyricist - Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Jerry Garcia, ComposerLyricist - John Dawson, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
David Bryson, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 Geffen Records
T-Bone Burnett, Producer - PAT MCCARTHY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Malley, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist - Steve Bowman, ComposerLyricist - Toby Hawkins, ComposerLyricist - Lydia Holly, ComposerLyricist - Martin Jones, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Gillingham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
Jack Joseph Puig, Producer - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Geffen Records
Brendan O'Brien, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Bryson, ComposerLyricist - Dan Vickrey, ComposerLyricist - David Immergluck, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Malley, ComposerLyricist - Counting Crows, MainArtist - Adam Duritz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Geffen Records
Album review
Counting Crows always seemed a little older than their years, so it somehow seemed appropriate when they arrived at certain milestones a little earlier than their peers. They released their first live album, an exhaustive double-disc set, just two albums into their career, then, two albums later, they issued Films About Ghosts: The Best of..., their first compilation. Part of the reason they're issuing a compilation after just four studio albums may be that they've arrived at the end of the recording contract with Geffen and this ties up loose ends, but it's also been ten years since the band broke through with their debut August and Everything After and their first hit, "Mr. Jones," so it's a good time to take stock and recap their first decade. Films About Ghosts does offer an accurate summary of those ten years, even if it's not a complete one. While this generous 16-track compilation includes all of the major hits -- "Round Here," "A Long December," "Hanginaround," "Mr. Jones," and even the non-LP modern rock chart-topper "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" -- it does overlook three charting singles from their first two albums("A Murder of One," "Daylight Fading," "Have You Seen Me Lately"), substituting album tracks, and two new recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (the good new single "She Don't Want Nobody Near," an enjoyable but superfluous cover of the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil") instead. Add to this a deliberately non-chronological sequencing that prevents the album from giving proper momentum, and Films About Ghosts isn't as ideal a compilation as it could have been, but these are rather minor issues, since it does contain the great majority of the Counting Crows' hits and concert staples and, in doing so, it provides a listen that's as enjoyable, frustrating, and rewarding as the band's proper albums. And that means it's a fine summary of the group's stint at Geffen, an era that might have resulted in just four albums in ten years, but did provide a bunch of good music, much of which can be heard here.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:08
- Main artists: Counting Crows
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2003 Geffen Records ℗ 2003 Geffen Records
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