Recovering the Satellites

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0720642497524
Label: Geffen Records
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Geffen Records
Release Date: 1996-10-15
Studio: Geffen Records

Editorial Review:

Amazon.comRecovering 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

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Best Crows CD
I am a big Crows fan and have purchased many of their cds...most of which are more recent than this one. I was just doing a search for another cd and this old classic came up. Recovering the Satellites in my opinion is the best album they have made. If you are wondering which CD of the Crows to try, make it this one. It represents them the best and the music makes for great listening.

Rating:

- Very Nice Sophmore Effort
The bands sophomore release was 3 years in the making and the result is another strong album, although not quite as good as the debut. This album offers up a bit of a harder rock edge on some tracks and it works quite well. "Angels Of The Silences" and "Have You Seen Me Lately" both rock out more ferociously than anything on the debut and both the lyrics and music are strong. Of the more melancholy fare that the Crows are most known for "A Long December, "Goodnight Elizabeth" "Daylight Fading" and the title track "Recovering The Satellites" all fill the bill nicely. One of my favorite tracks on the album is "Another Horsedreamers Blues". The song is about a woman who is addicted to playing the horses at the local track. As a person who has been known to frequent a horse race track on occasion I can relate to the lyrics, and the added string section really adds to the ambience of the piece. This ranks right up with Jimmy Buffett's "I'ts Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet" and Alan Parson's "Turn Of A Friendly Card" as one of the best songs about gambling ever written. There are some clunkers on the album though. "Monkey:" is a throwaway track and "Children In Bloom" and "Millers Angels" don't do a lot for me either. Overall I don't think this one is quite as strong as their debut, but it is still a solid effort and worth owning.

Rating:

- Let it all out
Wow! Double wow! If you're pissed, pop this little beauty in and away you go. This isn't your father's Counting Crows. This is the Crows drunk, pissed off, runing around smashing up the living room. I'm a Crows fan from way back and I have to say this album really does it for me. I love all the Crows albums (not including the new version of Hard Candy with the redone version of Big Yellow Taxi...pure crap) but Satellites is where Adam Duritz and the Crows shine. I mean if you find yourself stuck in a situation you desperatly want out of is there any better song to put on then I'm Not Sleeping? Feel the need to thrash around? Look no farther then Angels of the Silences and Have Seen Me Latley. Bring it down, mellow out a little to the fanciful sounds of Daylight Fading and Goodnight Elizabeth. It's all a solid album that has not gotten the credit it needs in the least. They really did something here. Don't pass this one by, it's best if you have it.

Rating:

- the high spots are excellent
no, it doesn't get played around here as much as 'August' but it's worth the purchase price for *either* the guitar solo in "Goodnight Elisabeth" or the lyrics to "Mercury" - two of the highest highs the Crows ever hit.

Rating:

- Angels of the silences is awesome!!!
Angels of the silences rocks! it is my favourite crows song of all time and so you should buy this album even if it is simply to bask in the almighty splendour of this song. Buy it now or forever hold your peace.

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