Show Notes
In our final episode covering the Banshee Season Tour, Eric talks about his experiences at the two LA-area shows:
Highland on August 30, 2023
https://www.countingcrows.com/show/yaamava-theater-2023
and Inglewood on September 6, 2023
https://www.countingcrows.com/show/youtube-theater-2023
Next, Eric and Chris spend considerable time going over their conclusions on the tour as a whole. They run down the songs played every night and the songs played only a few times, talk about the resurgence of Charlie's accordion, and, yes, discuss that Taylor Swift cover.
Last, the guys use this wrap-up episode to think about their history seeing the Crows. In doing so, they announce their "Top Songs You Haven't Heard Live but want to (Concert White Whales)" and "Top Song you heard live only once and are dying to hear again".
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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