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[edit] Copyediting2

I have done some major copyediting on this article. In addition going through and rewording what was lacking in clarity and style, I also cut some out. First, I removed this from after Two Weeks Notice: "starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock." I see that as kind of distracted from the focus of the article. Also, I removed the sentence:

A North Carolina metalcore band, Between the Buried and Me, take their name from a Counting Crows song in the album August and Everything After, "Ghost Train."

If we ever make an "interesting facts" section, this could be added back in, but I really don't see it fitting into this article's current form. I also seek some clarification on this quote in the article: "After adding members, the band was signed to Geffen Records." What members were added at that point? If someone knows, please add that in.

I think this page is properly copyedited now, and if there are no objections within the next few days, I am going to remove the tag.

Candybars 12:25, 5 February 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Copyediting, and the Act of Counting Crows

The definite article "The" appears not to be part of the band's name, so I have removed it from the first paragraph. It appears the name "Counting Crows" does not denote "crows which happen to be counting" but rather "the act of determining how many crows are present", as explained in the song "A Murder of One":

...casting shadows on the winter sky/As you stood there counting crows/One for sorrow, two for joy...

Murder meaning, in this context, a flock of crows, which are being counted. — FREAK OF NURxTURE (TALK) 06:47, Jan. 4, 2006

actually, I think the band once joked about changing their name to "The Counting Crows" a while back. They were joking about bands like the Hives and the Strokes and the Vines. I'm having trouble finding the website I read that on, but they basically said that they were going to add "the" to their name because all these other bands were having such great success with it. And then one of the band members remarked that he thought the "the" was always there. it was humorous, but it makes for a confusing time trying to figure out what the official name is--Cwiddofer 06:48, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bob Dylan

Is Adam Duritz's singing style really compared to Bob Dylan's? I always get the sense that people assume that because of the Bob Dylan line in "Mr. Jones." Olin

I've never heard anyone compare him to Bob Dylan. For one, because he simply doesn't sound like Dylan, and for two, because the music is incredibly different.--Cwiddofer 06:50, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
What they said ^^^ Woodgreener 17:15, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ninja man!???????????????????????

is this a joke or just vandalism, which it would be anyway.

[edit] Monkey is not about Courtney Cox

Removed the section about Courtney Cox... AD has said several times that it is not about her, despite rampant speculation to contrary.


EDIT: It is about her. can you link to ANY interview where he says it is not about her?

[edit] Picture Please??

Could someone please put a picture with this article? thanx Woodgreener 17:15, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mr. Jones

This song did not reach #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 as it was never released as a single and therefore wasn't at the time eligible to chart at all. See here for proof. Phildav76 11:30, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] um..

kinda curious about the cia/spook talk ;) guys dont feel like elaborating a little on what you've had to deal with, do ya?

[edit] One long ad for the band

A link to Amazon with "Pre-order your copy now" is not appropriate for an encyclopedia! Shame on you, Counting Crows... Can someone please mark this page as sounding like an ad? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.243.236.11 (talk) 09:25, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

This has been fixed. Thanks to the editors who spotted it. ---- CharlesGillingham 01:55, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
The editor named "User:CountingCrow" has no connection with the band that I am aware of. I have emailed the editors of CountingCrows.com to see if anyone there made the edit. I have also contacted the band's management and record company to see if anyone in their offices made the edit. This edit was personally embarassing to me, and I sincerely hope it was an accident. ---- CharlesGillingham 02:01, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Discography section

Why repeat all the detail here of what's also found in Counting Crows discography? This main article would be improved by having just a simple summary paragraph (e.g., "they've had five studio albums, a compilation, and two live ones, plus some singles and other appearances") and the link to the supporting article. Duplication of this sort of info opens a door for inconsistency, edit wars, etc. Hult041956 (talk) 18:58, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

I've reduced the content. Charts, sales etc. can stay in the discography. Spellcast (talk) 20:34, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Gimme the thunder gimme the rain": another album?

I have seen at some thousand pages at google plus at lastfm that there is an album called "Gimme the Thunder Gimme the Rain" although I can't find it in allmusic or in a "official-looking" page... Somebody knows anything about this? 85.84.120.160 (talk) 01:15, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

It's almost certainly a live bootleg from the 1990s. I might even have it somewhere in my collection. Definitely not a studio release. Otto1970 (talk) 04:07, 5 April 2008 (UTC)