Train

Released in the early part of 2001, Train's second record immediately began selling the way Counting Crows' records used to sell, meaning faster than Tower Records could stock them. The band's time-honored formula for inescapable hooks and heart-tugging imagery is in full effect on Drops and the title track earned the group a Grammy for Best Rock Song.

Even though they scampered straight to Hollywood as soon as they troubled the charts, the
Counting Crows left an indelible impression on at least one San Francisco band before
taking off. "Tell me, did you sail across the sun/Did you make it to the Milky Way to see all
the lights faded," sings Pat Monahan on the title track of Train's sophomore album, Drops of
Jupiter, conjuring vivid memories of Recovering The Satellites. The anthemic so... More >

Managed by the same music lovers who gave the world Matchbox 20/Twenty and Better Than Ezra. Went platinum. That should triangulate them for you. Bombs away. (Grade - C-)