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Counting Crows left the stage having given an extremely powerful, albeit short 90 minute concert. It was unclear, though, if the band and its fans always operate on the same wavelength. Duritz closed "Round Here" with the song's character Maria asking, "Can't you see me?" He then added his heart-wrenching response, "And I say...no." One fan obnoxiously shattered the moving silence yelling out, "I can't either!" Obviously he hadn't quite gotten the point. But then again, in his defense, maybe he missed the rollercoaster and was just looking for the party that Counting Crows...
...removed from this," says Adam Duritz, referring to the college scene that he and the rest of Counting Crows are playing for much of the final leg of their U. S. tour. He is making reference to the time he spent as a student at both University of California at Davis and U. C. Berkeley a decade ago before Counting Crows even existed. The band is wrapping up a highly successful tour that has spanned a year-and-a-half and has brought it to the Boston area three times, including last week's performances at Brandeis University and UMass...
...Duritz prefers the college scene to other venues. "Places like Great Woods [the large summer venue in Mansfield, Massachusetts] are so far out there that there's really no place to hang around afterwards and meet people," he says. "And that's what it's all about." Playing smaller venues that are more city-oriented offers him the opportunity to hang out after the show at local bars and clubs, sign some autographs and most importantly, talk to fans...
...Duritz describes his visit to Yale University last year as one of the best experiences he has ever had because it offered him a unique opportunity to talk intimately with fans. He was invited to a Master's Tea last November at Yale's Silliman College, the night before Counting Crows performed in New Haven. "It's the only place that's ever asked me to do something like this," he says, indicating that he would love to do it again if offered the opportunity...
...intimate setting and small discussion offered him a chance to interact with people who were really interested in him and what he had to say. He describes it as a welcome change from the mob scenes that he usually encounters at large concerts. Duritz says he often likes to enter the audience to watch his opening acts perform, but finds doing so extremely difficult. "People often just want to get something from you," he says. A typical situation: a fan approaches him for an autograph while he is watching the opening act; Duritz explains that he will sign autographs later...