I never could understand the appeal of these guys. People liked to say Duritz sounded like Van Morrison. Funny, I don't remember Van the Man ever sounding this whiny and mewling. Duritz' obnoxious donkey-braying is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. Which would be forgivable if his lyrics didn't sound like the ramblings of a self-serious 8th grade poser. And if his melodies weren't so obviously written later to awkwardly cram the lyrics into. Despite all that, some of the Crows' tunes are moderately listenable. This one isn't. The "sensitive poet" schtick just always rang false with me. But I guess this is the kind of swill you have to churn out if your goal is to fuck half the cast of "Friends". Congratulations, Duritz you assclown. Mission accomplished.
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