Editing Counting Crows (section)

== Influences, live performances and covers ==
[[File:Adam-Duritz.jpg|thumb|upright|Duritz performing with the band in May 2010]]
Counting Crows, and Duritz in particular, have become renowned for energetic, passionate live performances.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1998-12-04-9812020377-story.html |title=LIVE CROWS SHOWS BAND AT ITS VERY BEST |first=MARC WEINROTHDouglas |last=High |website= Sun-Sentinel.com|date=December 4, 1998 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.masslive.com/entertainment/2010/07/counting_crows_put_on_unpredic.html |title=Counting Crows put on unpredictable show at Mountain Park |first=Chris |last=Dondoros |date=July 22, 2010 |website= masslive.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thegazette.com/hoopla/counting-crows-concert-cedar-rapids-iowa-live-music-20180912 |title=Counting Crows mixes it up every night on the road |website= The Gazette}}</ref> The band's influences include [[Van Morrison]], [[R.E.M.]], and [[Bob Dylan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.monmouth.com/~jkochel/crows/articles/rolling.html |title=Rolling Stone Article -June 30, 1994 |publisher=monmouth.com |date=June 30, 1994 |access-date=February 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224174259/http://www.monmouth.com/~jkochel/crows/articles/rolling.html |archive-date=February 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy}}</ref><ref name=VH1/><ref name=RollingStone>{{cite news |title=Counting Crows are Riding High |publisher=Vox |date=December 11, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kot |first=Greg |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/countingcrows/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001063232/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/countingcrows/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 1, 2007 |title=Counting Crows: Biography |publisher=Rollingstone.com |year=2004 |access-date=March 1, 2007}}</ref>

Several Counting Crows songs have been altered during the band's live performances, such as "Round Here", "Goodnight Elisabeth", "Rain King", and "A Murder of One". This can be heard on the ''Across a Wire: Live in New York City'' album on the first disc (on which "Round Here" contains lyrics from "Have You Seen Me Lately?") and the second disc ("Anna Begins" has an extended midsection with new lyrics, and the introduction to "Mr. Jones" includes lyrics from "Miller's Angels" and from [[the Byrds]]' "So You Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star").<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.annabegins.com |title=Lisa's Counting Crows Shrine |website=Annabegins.com |access-date=August 16, 2011}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2019}}

In February 2011, Duritz released an indie album of cover songs he had recorded entitled ''All My Bloody Valentines''. He allowed Facebook followers to help name and design the cover art for the album.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/03/18/adam-duritz-names-winner-of-all-my-bloody-valentines-cover-contest/ |title=Adam Duritz Names Winner of ''All My Bloody Valentines'' Cover Contest |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=March 18, 2011 |access-date=October 5, 2014}}</ref>

The band has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/counting-crows-sign-capitol-records-705665 |title=Counting Crows Sign With Capitol Records for New Studio Album |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>