Today was the first cold day of the fall around here and few other bands make fall music as well as Counting Crows. It’s hard to believe their debut August and Everything After is nearly 15 years old. That album made Counting Crows a household name with the hits “Round Here” and “Mr. Jones” and cemented the band’s place in 90s rock history. They of course have released three albums since then which included hits like “A Long December” and “Hanginaround.” The band got a lot of radio play back in 2003 with their cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” which appeared on their fourth album Hard Candy. They released a greatest hits in 2004 entitled Films About Ghosts which is a great buy for the casual fan. Today’s song is one of my favorites of theirs that wasn’t a huge hit and I think it should have been included on Films About Ghosts. The band’s name actually comes from the lyrics of this song. It has a timeless feeling to it and is still great even 14 years later. The are working on a new record entitled Saturday Nights, Sunday Mornings due out in early 2008. In the meantime August and Everything After has been re-released with loads of bonus tracks and a second disc featuring a full-length live concert from 1994. If you don’t already own this album, that’s just another great reason to get it, but just listen to this song and you won’t need much convincing. Counting Crows - "A Murder of One"
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