Show Notes
Not even the most passionate Counting Crows fans may appreciate how important The Netherlands has been for the band.
In this episode, Dutch podcaster Sytse sits down with Eric and Chris to cover all Holland-ish things about the Crows, including Blof's Holiday in Spain, Pink Pop, Adam's backpacking, Dutch Plagiarism, and Heineken Hall.
Our E13 YouTube Companion Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHuwOko4BepIcTT9GaIr1umYVr5DPwpsX
We also review the Crows' 1994 show at the Melkweg in Amsterdam.
https://www.countingcrows.com/show/melkweg-2
Sytse's Nirvana Podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2nqkzMYorR4Wjole8y1Flc
Sytse's Iron and Wine Podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4LSHtidrlIjA94xCyHz0xG
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More from Sullivan Street : A Counting Crows Podcast
In this episode we dive into what is arguably the most classic set of Counting Crows shows - 3 straight days in Wellmont, New Jersey to close the 2008 Tour (October 28, 29, 30). In these shows, they basically repeated no songs and provided a great retrospective to fans who stuck by since the beginning. Oh, and Chris was THERE (for all 3 shows).
August and Everything After: Live at Town Hall was released August 2011 and recorded in 2007. Join the Crew (Eric, Chris, Geoff, Irish Sean, and Steve from the UK) go over the history of the album, recording fun facts, and talk about tracks #5 through #12, including the amazing rendition of Perfect Blue Buildings.
August and Everything After: Live at Town Hall was released August 2011 and recorded in 2007. Join the Crew (Eric, Chris, Geoff, Irish Sean, and Steve from the UK) go over the history of the album, recording fun facts, and talk about the first four songs (including the Round Here/Raining in Baltimore combo!).
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