Counting Crows - Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
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Free Music Notes for Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
Free Music Review: Still looking for that sad beautiful soulful sound of "August"
Hit: 2 Stars
I give up on CC, ever since August and Everything After, I have bought every single CD they have put out and have been disapointed with every single one. CC forte is sad music, maybe August and Everything After will be their only masterpiece, a truly a timeless and beautiful music, every single song. Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings is again a placid
let down, boring! No soul and bad songs.
Free Music Review: Recovering the Counting Crows
Hit: 4 Stars
After reading some of the many reviews critizing this album, I'm a little suprised. I understand some of the complaints such as Adam's "poor me" storytelling getting a bit old, the album being divided into "Saturday Nights" and "Sunday Mornings", and the lack of a real radio-friendly single. However, I think this album has some of the strongest songs since "Recovering the Satellites". "1492", "Sundays", "Cowboys" and "Washington Square" are such standout songs.
As for my complaints, the only song I really dislike is "On Any Sunday Morning". It sounds like a song that a frat guy would write to impress some girls. Regarding the album concept, I'm not all that crazy about it but it doesn't bother me. Adam's whining can get tiresome on certain songs, but he usually finds ways to redeem himself. I noticed some reviwers picking on the reuse of lyrics. I actually like that aspect. When he refers to "Elizabeth" or being the "Rain King" it really kind of ties his life together, at least the one he shares through his music. To me, he's really emphasizing the most important or recurring things in his life.
Overall, this is a solid album and I recommend checking it out. Maybe you won't like it, but we all have different tastes. With that said, here are my song ratings:
1492: 10/10
Hanging Tree: 10/10
Los Angeles: 9/10
Sundays: 10/10
Insignificant: 8/10
Cowboys: 10/10
Washington Square: 10/10
On Almost Any Sunday Morning: 6/10
When I Dream Of Michelangelo: 10/10
Anyone But You: 10/10
You Can't Count On Me: 9/10
Le Ballet d'Or: 10/10
On A Tuesday In Amsterdam Long Ago: 10/10
Come Around: 8/10
I hope this review was helpful.
Free Music Review: Saturday Nights Never Sounded This Good
Hit: 4 Stars
In a world full of loud rap and hard rock, counting crows have
always stood out as a talented band who's music makes any rough day seem to melt away. When I heard they were releasing a new album I was absolutely thrilled! The first half of the album (Saturday Nights)is made up of six solid rock tunes. While the second part of the album(Sunday Mornings) finds counting crows returning to their lighter piano/guitar groove style. Some people say this transition is unecessary, but it just goes to show how unpredictable their style is.Most people who have followed the band for some time know just how creative this band can be, and how the songs they write have deep meaning and purpose. For a band that produced such excellent albums as "Recovering the Sattelites, August and Everything After and Hard Candy, this album proves that on a bad day, there's nothing like kicking back with some counting crows. 4 Stars!
Free Music Review: Great CD
Hit: 5 Stars
Been waiting for this one for a while. Huge fan since August and Everything After. I never had a chance to see them live until about 6 months ago. They played Washington Square towards the end and--like every song they sang that night--you could see Adam means what he's singing--you can see it in his eyes according to my fiance. You feel that too in this CD. Free Music Review: Uneven
Hit: 3 Stars
Referring to a collection of songs as an "album" suggests a level of continuity and cohesiveness that is, unfortunately, absent from "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings". It is not the sonic differences between the "Saturday Nights" and "Sunday Mornings" portions that are most jarring. Rather it is the uneven song writing and arrangement within each portion that make "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings" seem so jumbled and rambling.
There are several very good songs here, including "Insignificant", "Sundays" and the wonderfully dissonant "Hanging Tree", each of which gives ample evidence of Counting Crows' song writing, arranging and performing prowess. However, the quality of these songs makes it so much more incredible that the same band thought "Los Angeles" would be enhanced by absurd shouting - in the style of Mick Jagger circa "Some Girls", no less - at the end, or thought it advisable to turn a clever line from an older song ("Angels of the Silences") into the concept for a trite new one ("When I Dream of Michelangelo"). Like Longfellow's girl with a curl, when "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings" is good, it is very good, and when it is bad, it is horrid.