{"id":21395,"date":"2014-05-21T22:42:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T06:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=21395"},"modified":"2014-05-22T15:21:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T23:21:31","slug":"watch-counting-crows-on-seth-meyers-as-they-reiterate-why-they-were-and-still-are-worthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2014-05\/watch-counting-crows-on-seth-meyers-as-they-reiterate-why-they-were-and-still-are-worthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Counting Crows on Seth Meyers As They Reiterate Why They Were (And Still Are) Worthy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As music lovers become older, there lurks an assessment and reckoning that we all must partake in if we want to be honest about our musical history.\u00a0 Simply put, every generation tends to grow up believing that the music of its generation is the greatest.\u00a0 But it’s good to reevaluate and take an honest look back.\u00a0 Hopefully, as listeners we’ve continued to evolve musically and can at some point objectively assess the worth of what went down musically in our adolescent\/young-adult days.\u00a0 And in retrospect, while some will forever stand the test of time (Hank Williams, Gram Parsons,<\/strong> Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, The Band<\/strong>, etc.), those with objectivity might admit that their musical heroes weren’t really worthy of their adulation (hello Boston, Aerosmith,<\/strong> and Kiss <\/strong>fans!).<\/p>\n

Such was our mindset when we began to catch wind of a resurgence in popularity and notoriety of the Counting Crows<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 We recall fondly the halcyon days for the\u00a0Counting Crows<\/strong> as they grew up in our Berkeley backyard and we caught them in small local venues in the SF East Bay<\/strong> at a time when we knew we wouldn’t be able to keep the masses at bay.\u00a0 Following the release of their first album in 1993,\u00a0August and Everything After<\/i><\/strong>, that was no longer possible.\u00a0 They became very popular (horrors!), in part because of their rousing live performances, but also because of their great songwriting and recordings.\u00a0\u00a0 Nonetheless, as stated above, two decades later one should still question the worth of the artists that we adored.<\/p>\n

We’ve looked around a bit, and to their credit, the Counting Crows<\/strong> still hold up well following reassessment.\u00a0 Of course they’ve aged and also haven’t recently written or recorded new songs on par with their earlier material (they have apparently recently signed to Capitol Records<\/strong> and will release a new album, tentatively titled Somewhere Under Wonderland<\/em>, later this year–so will have something new to assess).\u00a0\u00a0 As proof of their continued merit, check out below this week’s performance Late Night with Seth Meyers<\/strong> of one of their defining songs, Round Here.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Meyers also interviews band leader, Duritz<\/strong> (Sideshow Bob?<\/strong>), who comes across as a likable, humorous, and somewhat quirky chap.\u00a0 Watch the band’s performance in which Duritz delivers one of their great songs, Round Here<\/strong><\/em>, with aplomb and reasserts their historical worth.\u00a0 Amongst other things, Duritz<\/strong> was always a gifted lyricist.\u00a0 But in the Late Night performance he delivers every syllable of the song perfectly, with emphases soundly placed and emotion properly drawn from the song’s lyrics.\u00a0 While some of their other songs may not stand up as well, Round Here<\/strong><\/em> roundly stands the test of time.\u00a0 Check it out.\u00a0 After, watch Meyers’<\/strong> interview segments with Duritz<\/strong>.\u00a0 The song’s ever-relevant lyrics (as updated, mostly, from the performance) are at bottom.<\/p>\n

The band kicks off its tour next month, and you can check out the dates HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n