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intereact!Counting Crows
Retail Price (not our price): $13.98
Release Date: 2002-07-09
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 |
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
Hard Candy is, most certainly, just another Counting Crows album. But it's difficult to imagine that there's ever going to be too many. For a band that formed during the grunge-dominated early 1990s, Counting Crows did something remarkably brave--though they helped themselves to the same legacy of 1970s and '80s FM radio rock as the Seattle groups, they chose not to subvert it with any punk influences. Counting Crows were determined to play Steve Miller and Tom Petty and Bruce Hornsby at their own game, and Hard Candy is the fourth astonishing album that has resulted. Counting Crows have now settled into a template with which they clearly feel comfortable--simple but elaborately orchestrated songs, buffed and polished to a high sheen, which serve as a glittering backdrop to Adam Duritz's lyrics. These, now as ever, are chiefly concerned with excitingly unattainable women and the roads he travels to get to or away from them. He tantalizes, as he often does, with specific names and places, but is never so solipsistic that the songs are robbed of a universal appeal. --Andrew Mueller
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5
1) Love it [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I don't know how I hadn't bought this CD earlier. I can't stop listening to it!2) Candy Indeed [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Some reviewers of "Hard Candy" have decried an apparent stylistic shift towards pop music in comparing it to previous Counting Crows' releases. Having listened to Counting Crows' earlier efforts, I think these reviewers have missed the point. Counting Crows make pop music and always have. They have tended to make good pop music, and "Hard Candy" is no different. And there should be no shame in making, or in enjoying, good pop music.These songs are well written, with interesting, if not always profound, lyrics and nicely crafted melodies. "Good Time", "If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)" and "Holiday In Spain" stand out as the best among equals here. As is typical of the band, the lush instrumentation and arrangement are also spot-on. The unexpected banjo on "Good Time", slide guitar and mandolin on "Holiday In Spain", retro-style synthesizer on "New Frontier" and background vocal harmonies on "American Girls" are prime examples of how to infuse a song with added power through arrangement. "Hard Candy" is candy, indeed, and sometimes candy is just what one needs.3) Those Frickin' Crows! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I thought I knew what music was, man. That's all I have to say. I thought I knew what music was.4) Never Gets Old [Rating: 5 out of 5]
When you're a parent, it's that rare and special CD that your kids can wear out *for* you. HARD CANDY is definitely a favorite of both my children. First, my now seven year old fell in love with BUTTERFLY IN REVERSE (as much as I loved it several years ago, even I'm sick of that one!) She would say, "I'm Mary Ann." Later she proclaimed that Adam Duritz was her best friend. Good girl.All of that is to say that I have listened to this CD more times than probably many die hard Crows fans (of which I am definitely one!) and most of these tracks still never get old. Although AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER is a true Crows touchstone, for me this is the one that will always hold the most special place in my heart. I highly, highly recommend the CD as one to jump into the Crows experience with--and for older fans who might not have it, don't miss out. A MUST TO OWN!5) Wonderful [Rating: 5 out of 5]
It's not just that i'm a HUGE Counting crows fan. It's just that this album is like ok I'll be honest "AMAZING!!!!!!!!!" I like the way they put some feeling into "Black and Blue" and made a rocker version with Vannesa C. on "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Miami" boy is that amazing.