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Editorial Review:
Recovering the Satellites may not be quite the tower of song that the Crows' debut August and Everything After was, but it could hardly be called a sophomore slump. Vocalist Adam Duritz and crew mine similar territory on the more densely produced Satellites, couching tales of dreamers, lovers, and losers in music that's part classic rock redux and part heartfelt folk jangle. As able as the band is though, it remains Duritz's show, and his plaintive voice and serpentine lyrics are what drive this record home, particularly on "Daylight Fading", "Miller's Angels" and the aching hit "A Long December." --Michael Ruby
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Another classic album After hearing Mr Jones i decided to get the Counting Crows first album 'August and Everything After.' That album blew me away and made me an avid fan of the counting crows. The next step was to buy this album, their second studio album. I didn't really know what to expect, did i want an album that was the same to the first, or a new sound? What i got was something in between, and the results were once again spectacular. The thing that made me love August and Everything after was the intro track... more info
Listen to it a couple of times... I became a huge Counting Crows fan about 5 years ago, and the first purchase I made of theirs was-of course-'August and Everything After' and naturally, I was amazed!! I then had to go out and buy 'Recovering the Satellites'. I hurried home to put my new album on and to be honest, I was quite disappointed-it sounded really to different to 'August' and I was convinced that it would never grow on me. However, I persevered and listened to it a couple more times and I started to properly listen to the music and... more info
Pretty Good This album is really pretty good. However it is my opinion that it pales in comparison to August and Everything After...
The music isn't quite as fresh, there is more distortion on the guitars and the whole album feels like they were a bit stuck for a direction after the sheer brilliance of their first album. However Adam Duritz's voice is simply sublime and it manages to carry the album on it's own.
A classic album (but for me personally a bit of a let down) 8/10
This is the Best Album! Recovering the Satellites is by far and away the best Counting Crows album to date. Songs such as Recovering the Satellites, Angels of the Silences, I'm Not Sleeping and Goodnight Elizabeth are among the most memorable of all songs by CC. I find myself returning again and again to this album, which I believe merits a far better reputation than it has at present. The songs have far more character than the washed-out, forgettable August and Everything After, a shadow of this album. In the CD Live Across a... more info
