Counting Crows Hard Candy

Relief for all you Counting Crows fans who just can't wait for Hard Candy to be released, and can't track down the new songs on Audiogalaxy/Morpheus/Gnutella or bootlegs: Amazon is doing a REALLY SMART THING and offering an immediate audiostream of the new CD until it is released in July, for those who purchase now via Amazon.

THAT is a really good idea.

This is going to be an amazing CD, easily the best since their debut (though THAT will be hard to top). From the bootlegs I've been listening to for a year now, favorite songs: 1) Richard Manuel is Dead -- or whatever the hell they've renamed it, 2) American Girls -- getting airplay on the radio right now, 3) Miami, 4) Black and Blue.

So what are you waiting for? Go Order Hard Candy!

(06-01-2002 Update) A plus over the bootleg versions of "American girls" is that the studio version has the Sheryl Crow backing vocals. Cool.

(06-02-2002 Update) I've not been able to get the Hard Candy stream to work yet, and the same problem seems to be causing consternation on the Counting Crows list. Get it together Amazon!

[Posted at 15:16 CST on 06/01/02] [Link]