Portfolio: Flying High With The Crows
Photography by Melissa Grimes-Guy
 Counting Crows, whose 1993 album August and Everything After redefined roots-rock for a new generation, performed to a sell-out crowd in the Johnson Lifetime Fitness Center in October. Adam Duritz (at far right), the lead singer and chief songwriter, electrified the audience with his intense performance and captivated them with his tuneful storytelling.
Duritz, who has been likened to Bob Dylan and Van Morrison, is a confessional songwriter whose thoughtful, sometimes anguished lyrics speak a universal language of desire and need. More artist than rocker, Duritz has a lot to say about existence and relationships—the stuff on which college students thrive. In addition to some favorites from the previous three albums, the Crows debuted new titles that have yet to be recorded.
The Crows’ appearance in Chestertown marked the first time a highly-acclaimed popular band has performed on campus since the 1960s and ’70s, when Smokey Robinson, Iron Butterfly, and Livingston Taylor appeared. The concert was sponsored by the Student Activities Board, and held the promise of more such events to come.
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