European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                At left counting crows guitarist David Bryson and keyboard player Charlie Gillingham get into the Melody of the moment during a show in Cologne  crows hit album and everything after fors amps Kevin Goss for a amps Kevin Goss Adam Duritz writes most of counting crows song lyrics. By Deedee Arrington Doke staff writer a Merica won t soon forget the time counting crows performed on David Letterman s late night to show. The san Francisco based rockers shared the Bill with a National grocery bagging Champion and Madonna. The material one chose that night to offer Letterman a pair of her panties and play hard to get As a conversationalist. Quot we were upstairs in the Green room with the grocery bagging Guy. He did t get to go on recalled the crows keyboard player Charlie Gillingham with some amusement. A 1. Quot but we had a Good night. We Felt pretty Good about it. We were the Good thing on the  actually counting crows did t need a night on the tube with Madonna for mass exposure. Their wildly popular album August and everything after is doing the Job quite Well thank you. The five Man band recently performed a select few dates in Europe at Small clubs with an Eye toward returning in november for a More comprehensive tour. The recent tour was designed to introduce them to the european press but Quot we thought we d play too Gillingham said. Like the crows first single or. Jones their other songs depict life scenes told poetically in the first person with a rambling conversational feel. And there s clearly a Story behind and beyond each musical Vignette. Quot the record is very intimate a Gillingham said adding. That Quot to varying degrees Quot Many characters in the songs Are based on real people. Quot each of the characters in songs Are personal friends that i have to take care of Gillingham said. The title character of or. Jones is a real live Marty Jones who is a close Friend of the crows Lead Singer and primary songwriter Adam  q f  Charr is. For a amps Kevin Goss Charlie Gillingham holds Sway with an accordion. Duritz and Jones went to a club where Jones dad has Quot this flamenco troupe with Beautiful girls. They wanted to go talk to these girls Quot thinking Gillingham said Quot that if we were Rock stars we would t be afraid to talk to them Quot. Wishful thinking aside the crows did t anticipate the Success of August and everything after a which conceivably turned band members into those Rock luminaries who would t be afraid to talk to the girls in the flamenco troupe. Quot we knew we d got something there and we knew it was Good Gillingham said of the album. Quot we also thought it entirely possible that it would be entirely forgotten. Lots of Good records have been forgotten Quot Gillingham said. Their poetic melodic album s popularity does t mean that they want a Quot spokesmen for a generation Quot Label pinned to their lapels. In fact just the opposite is True. Quot i think it s silly to talk about musicians being spokesmen for a generation Quot Gillingham said with a Trace of heat. Quot we re All the people who were standing on the outside uncomfortable with our generation. Everyone else was out wind surfing. We were Back in the City playing music Quot when the band returns to Europe in the fall they la still be playing those slivers of life from August and everything after. But while Gillingham and his fellow counting crows hold True to the songs characters the pieces outer attire Likely will change. As in life Little stays the same. Quot the Melody changes every night Quot Gillingham said. Quot the band creates the  singles 1.1 swear All-4-one 2. Ill remember Madonna 3. The sign Ace of base 4. Return to innocence Enigma 5. The most Beautiful girl in the world Prince 6. Baby i love your Way big Mountain 7. Done to turn around Aco of base 8. Regulate Warren g. Amp Mata Dogg 9. You mean the world to me Toni Braxton 10. Back amp Forth Aaliyah top albums 1. The Crow soundtrack 2. Not a moment too soon Tim Mcgraw 3. The sign Ace of base 4. Chant Benedictine monks of Santo Domingo de silos 5. Above the rim soundtrack 6. August and everything after counting crows 7. The division Bell Pink Floyd 8.12 play r. Kelly 9. Read my mind Roba a Venliro 10. Aii-4-Ono, All-40nocountry singles 1. Done to take the girl Tim Mcgraw 2. That ainu to no Way to go Brooks amp Dunn 3. How can i help you say goodbye Patty Loveless 4. Wish i did no to know now Toby Keith 5. Whenever you come around Vince Gilt 6. Rope the Moon John Mic fills Montgomery 7. Walking away a Winner Kathy Mattea 8. Wink Neal Mccoy 9. Spilled perfume Pam tills 10. Your love amazes me John Barr country albums 1. Not a moment too soon Tim Mcgraw 2. Read my mind Reba Mcentire 3. Ten feet tall amp bulletproof Travis Tritt. 4. Kickin it up John Michael Montgomery 5. Rhythm country amp blues various artists in pieces Garth Brooks War paint Lorrie Morgan hard work no Man Brooks amp Dunn Only what i feel Patty Loveless 10. Sweetheart s dance Pam Tillis latin tracks 1. Vida la mafia 2. Amor pro Juldo Selena 3. Con Urt Nudo in la Garganta Pimpinela. 4. Tuyo Luis Miguel 5. Hailame de Furente Ana Gabriel 6. Ayer Gloria Estefan 7. Pesando sempre in to Ednita Nazario 8. Mas y Mas los fantasias Del Caribe 9. La gota Fra Carlos Vives 10. My Unda Amiga los fugitives