Counting Crows

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 2019

First Recording: 1993

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Counting Crows
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Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
August & Everything After (1993)
Recovering the Satellites (1996)
Somewhere Under Wonderland (2014)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Mr. Jones (1993)
Round Here (1993)
A Long December (1996)

Counting Crows @ Wikipedia

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Counting Crows should be first ballot Hall Of Famers. Might be best group in my lifetime. August....is a Classic CD. Could make it to Rock Hall on that album alone.

Recovering The Satellites has many of my FAV Crows songs. Angels of the Silences, A Long December, Good Night Elizabeth. It gets better with every listen.

They remind me of The Band when I close my eyes sometimes & listen. With the state of today's music, I see Counting Crows elected by 2020. KING

Posted by KING on Friday, 05/2/2014 @ 23:59pm


Counting Crows just are outstanding musicians at every level. They are led by musical genius Adam F. Duritz who is at the highest percentile as a singer-songwriter. They deserve 1st ballot but I'll take 2020 or 2021. August & Everything After is a Classic & remains one of the best albums ever recorded. KING

Posted by KING on Sunday, 05/25/2014 @ 11:57am


Deserved for sure. Hope they make it! They are as influential as any other band from the 90s (Nirvana, Pearl Jam..)

Posted by John on Thursday, 10/9/2014 @ 13:56pm


Counting Crows are no one hit wonders. From "Mr. Jones" even to the poppy "Accidentally in Love" and "Big Yellow Taxi," they have continued to make a mark on the industry. And they've been at it for 20+ years straight. Never broke up.. always kept playing and releasing music. Longevity is key. They were huge not only in the 90s but the 2000s with the other two previously mentioned songs. First ballot deserved.

Posted by Andrew on Thursday, 10/9/2014 @ 13:58pm


The Counting Crows remind me of The Doors in that Adam is such a presence as a singer like Jim Morrison was but the other musicians excellent in band as well. August & Recovering The Satellites two of my FAV CD's. Angels of the Silences is blistering fast and love it. A Long Day December an excellent ballad type gets into your skin and never leaves. I think Counting Crows 1st ballot deserving. KING

Posted by KING on Saturday, 05/2/2015 @ 19:43pm


One could make the argument Counting Crows is the greatest group in the last 30 years. They are incredible musicians and highly intelligent. Remind me of Talking Heads in that they seem to be on a higher mental plane musically. Can rock out or do a simple piano ballad with Adam's heartfelt lyrics. Not many bands move me anymore, but Counting Crows are 1 of the few. One of the posters said it right:Pure Genius! I'd take August And Everything After over any of the so-called great music today. Simply CC the best!!! RRHOF 100%. KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 06/2/2015 @ 20:19pm


Absolutely...there is NOT another band out there like them! Their music is unique and their lyrics are great. I have a number of favorite bands but I can always listen to CC and never get tired of their sound. For me, one of the best bands ever. Have seen them in concert a couple of times and have walked away very impressed. Hope to see them again soon.

Posted by Landis on Monday, 11/23/2015 @ 21:01pm


Saw these guys last week in St. Louis for the third time, along with Matchbox Twenty. This was one of those shows that I've been to where the band didn't play their biggest hit ("Mr. Jones"). This time around it was mostly album cuts and supposedly, fan favorites and newer songs. Still they always put on a great show.

Its very hard to believe they will already be eligible next year (for 2019). As far as personal taste, I've always been a fan. From the days they started out on alternative radio to going into their 'soccer-mom rock' phase. I don't know what kind of credentials that would make them HOF-worthy, to be honest. But I'd be happy if they got in anyhow.

Posted by Jason Voigt on Monday, 10/2/2017 @ 02:13am


CC have decades of originality, hard work, and loyal fandom behind them. Their live shows countinue to deliver and cement them as one of the best bands touring today. As deserving as anyone else coming up on eligibility.

Posted by InfamousV on Sunday, 10/8/2017 @ 01:57am


Is this even a debate? Every song released by Counting Crows is a hit. There aren’t many musicians/bands like them.

Posted by Mike on Thursday, 12/7/2017 @ 03:43am


I'm hoping Counting Crows earns a nomination in 2022 but there are several bands waiting in this backlog. Counting Crows hit such a monumental high with August And Everything After. It seems just like yesterday when I 1st heard Mr. Jones. It's 1 of those times when you know that will be a hit song. I think Recovering The Satellites is still underrated. That would be the remembered Classic from most bands. A Long December, Catapult, Goodnight Elisabeth, etc. They have done brilliant work for nearly 30 years. CC remind me of some Van Morrison or The Band influences when I listen to them. One of the few bands I'll buy whatever they are putting out musically. CC are KING FAVS for sure. KING

Posted by KING on Monday, 04/12/2021 @ 16:25pm


Counting Crows are as deserving as any band in recent memory. Adam Duritz is a genius with lyrics and the bands musicianship is top notch. These guys have produced album after album of amazing songs. Their live performances are high energy and they have influenced countless numbers of bands over the years. There is no doubt in my mind Counting Crows are HOF worthy!

Posted by Scott on Thursday, 05/13/2021 @ 22:34pm


There style of rock was not even initially considered cool in the early days of grunge rock. The lyrivcs were unique and socially relevant in completely different eras. Who else sounded like them? They appealed to everyone from soccer momsE to hard rockers. What else can I say.

Posted by Erik Johnson on Sunday, 06/20/2021 @ 01:11am


This surprises me a LOT more than some other deserving bands that are regularly overlooked. I honestly believe they may be one of the most "original" bands ever. From lyrics to musicality to following AND bending the genre, they've done it, and so much more. While bands that never write, nor perform one rock and roll song receive honor, they are overlooked? This band SHOULD have been inducted when "August and Everything After" dropped! Creatively, they are UNMATCHED. I HOPE this slight is not purposeful. Don't make them wait until a nearly 40 year solid songbook is so old that their VERY LOYAL fan - base is gone. Induct these guys (Hopefully by Matchbook 20) and honor them for a job that surpassed BETTER than well done damn near the release of their FIRST ALBUM. Some inductees I've questioned and said nothing...but this oversight needs to be made right!

Posted by Suzann L Price on Sunday, 11/20/2022 @ 02:04am


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