Top Of The Box

This acoustic version of Rain King was recorded for a Rolling Stone magazine session in 2003.  The song is taken from Counting Crows debut album, August and Everything After, released in 1993.

I was fortunate enough to see the band ‘live’ at Shepherds Bush Empire on their first visit to the UK, a nervous but exciting debut for the band.  I instantly realised that Counting Crows were pretty special and despite the nerves, Adam Duritz already had a stage presence and charisma that I had seldom witnessed in a new band.

For the next few years I would not miss a tour, from the intimacy of Portsmouth Guildhall to the Royal Albert Hall.

This is among my favourite Counting Crows tracks.

Counting Crows – Rain King