Counting Crows

Counting Crows' 1996 album, Recovering the Satellites, received mixed but generally strong reviews, praised for its depth, musicianship, and introspective lyrics but criticized by some for being darker and more overtly angsty than its predecessor, August and Everything After, with some critics finding frontman Adam Duritz's self-pity tiresome, though many fans consider it a cult classic and even their best work, appreciating its darker, more mature sound and complex themes of fame and isolation.