A Crow Left Of The Murder Music Cd

Incubus - A Crow Left Of The Murder

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A Crow Left of the Murder      Artist : Incubus      List Price : $11.98 USD        Your Price : $11.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2004-02-03      Studio : Sony      Label : Sony      Avg. Customer Rating : (554 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for A Crow Left Of The Murder      An acquired taste..      Rating:      When I first bought this in '04, I HATED it. Then, I saw Incubus live, got to meet Brandon on the tour, and started to listen to the CD more. I didn't even like Megalomaniac when I first heard it. I have been a die hard Incubus man for a VERY VERY long time, and it took quite a few listenings to fully appreciate. My favorites are Crow Left of The Murder, Agoraphobia, Smile Lines, Here in My Room, Sick Sad Little World, Pistola, shoot, with the exception of Priceless, there isn't a song I DON'T consider a favorite. I'm not a big lyricist- some people criticize Brandon harshly but I don't really mind. If I did, I probably wouldn't be in the Air Force right now. As a musician, however, this remains an achievement of sorts, as few bands dare to make the strides Incubus has with regards to evolving and maturing musically. Some bands have unintentionally recreated the same album 4 or 5 times if you catch my drift. And, that is the beauty that is Incubus. No 2 Incubus albums sound alike, and that's just amazing, as well as being unheard of in modern music. My love for this album doesn't come from one or two experiences, even if it does take me back to my senior year in high school. This is an album that, if given enough listening, you can grow with, or take you back to time. Best summary- it's like a fine beer. You probably won't like it at first, but it's impossible to let go of once you've acquired the taste.     Customer Reviews for A Crow Left Of The Murder Cd      A somewhat.. challenging Incubus album      Rating:      This is an interesting album from Incubus, mainly because it doesn't sound like any of their previous records. On here, they've entered a new phase in their career, opting for a more challenging sound. The vocals are wilder and more adventurous, the guitar is less distorted and riff-heavy and relies on more complicated melody lines and progressions, the bass has a more prominent role this time around, and the drumming is more complex and technical. It still has the Incubus feel, but it seems less restrained and much riskier. The songs are still catchy and varied, but they seem more musically advanced. There is an extended jam in the middle of "Sick Sad Little World" that is a whole new dimension for the band, and songs like "Pistola," "Priceless" and the title track have an energy and recklessness about them that hasn't been displayed since the "S.C.I.E.N.C.E." days. Along with that, there are still pleasant softer songs such as "Southern Girl" and "Here in My Room." It's a bold album for the band which hints at a long, bright future. (This review was written before Light Grenades, which I actually thought took several steps back) Editorial Reviews for A Crow Left Of The Murder Audio Cd      Amazon.com      Kicking in like a compellingly acrimonious version of Rush ("Megalomaniac") before meandering through what can rather uncomfortably be termed noodly, time-signature lottery jazz-metal terrain A Crow Left of Murder probably identifies Incubus as the average Pearl Jam fan's second-choice for chin-stroking mosh action. Brendon O'Brien (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam) produces and singer Brandon Boyd possibly fancies himself as a bit of a Vedder-esque sage, even blustering "My secret arsenal is an infinite ageless ink well" on the otherwise acceptable metal squawk of "Pistola". Boyd obviously has big issues with the ills of the world but the lyrics to "Talk Show on Mute" (reality TV is bad, especially Big Brother) and "Zee Deveel" (nice cars, nice clothes and other status symbols are bad) say nothing to enhance mankind's understanding of these twin evils. Incubus are probably on firmer ground with "Made for TV Movie" (like "Megalomaniac" it's an anti-War-on-Terror diatribe) and musically they're to be applauded for sidestepping the prescripted expectations of the metal genre they've been saddled with. Ultimately, however, one's enjoyment of this record swings on whether one considers Brandon Boyd's societal musings to be deeply venerable discourse or just soppy waffle. --Kevin Maidment