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I got a friend at the New Frontier. — Counting Crows

"I got a friend at the New Frontier. And Galen, she said: "This is not America. You need a girl with electrical hair, And the word you wanted was Aluminum."
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Counting Crows
Counting Crows
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Counting Crows is an American rock band from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the band consists of rhythm guitarist David Bryson, drummer Jim Bogios, vocalist Adam Duritz, keyboardist Charlie Gillingham, multi-instrumentalist David Immerglück, bassist Millard Powers, and lead guitarist Dan Vickrey. Past members include the drummers Steve Bowman (1991–1994) and Ben Mize (1994–2002), and bassis

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