Comments on: THE ROCK REPORT: COUNTING CROWS @ RUTH ECKERD HALL (CLEARWATER, FL.)

By: Rev

Rev — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:50:07 +0000

I feel ya on the reggae tip, friend. I much prefer his earlier works, all the way back to the beatnigs (of alternative tentacles fame)…if it’s good enough for Jello, it’s good enough fer me…heh.

By: romeosidvicious

romeosidvicious — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:45:01 +0000

I have always considered Counting Crows to be one of my guilty pleasures. I haven’t had the chance to see them live but enjoy most everything they have released. Guess with the way our musical tastes run kinda parallel it’s not a shock to see you are a fan as well!

That show sounds like it was amazing even if I only know one of the bands. Guess it’s time to find out about the other two now…

By: Autopsy IV

Autopsy IV — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:02:44 +0000

really, it’s the reggae portion of Frantis sound that puts me off.

I love when the hiphop portion dominates the sound.

By: Rev

Rev — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:38:09 +0000

Franti and Spearhead are an amazing outfit…Franti’s one of the most intelligent lyricists of our generation, in my opinion. Their’s is certainly of a different genre (hip hop), and it’s not everyone’s thing, but oddly enough, it was his version of Wayfaring Stranger that got me into the music I play now…(Strawfoot)

His lyrics also helped inspire my first novel (Rorschach’s Ribs)

They have a certain folk side to them you don’t see in many hip hop artists…

Franti oft transcends such simple categories…