Lurker > StifledSilence

1. Here in My Room
2. Southern Girl
3. Beware! Criminal
4. A Crow Left of the Murder
5. Agoraphobia
6. Made for TV Movie
7. Megalomaniac
8. Talk Shows on Mute
9. Sick Sad Little World
10. Pistola
11. Leech
12. Priceless
13. Zee Deveel
14. Smile Lines

A Crow Left of the Murder has been my favorite album since high school, junior year specifically. Its basically untouchable to me. You could create a ridiculous all-star band made from elements of all my favorite bands and their album wont touch it. I just find this album to be completely perfect. The order of the songs, the pacing, the singing, the instruments; it checks all of my boxes. And its interesting because before Crow was released, I thought Incubus was a very ok band. They were good, not great. I enjoyed their albums Make Yourself and Morning View, but my earth was not shattered. But then I heard Megalomaniac on the radioholy shit.

I recognized the singer. I knew it was Incubus. But I had a hard time believing it was Incubus. This sounded very different to me; they had an edge they didnt have before. An intensity, even. It really suited them, in my opinion. I knew I needed to get the new album right away. I dont remember how long it was between single release and album release, but I do remember one night after school picking it up at Target. Its kinda weird to think about, but that was around 20 years ago.

Ive listened to Crow a lot. A LOT. That includes another listen today to try and put the songs in order of preference. That was mostly very tough to do, outside of the top 2. My two favorites, Here in My Room and Southern Girl, are the ballads of the album. That intensity I mentioned earlier even went to the ballads. I could feel the fear of someone seeing who the singer really was in Here in My Room. I could feel the deep, romantic emotions being displayed to a special someone in Southern Girl. There was an interesting duality going on in those songs where the singer felt like he was longing for someone he already had. Like he was scared to really open up, but was ready to try.

The rest of the songs present that intensity in a more obvious way. The instruments are heavier than their previous albums, and the singing ranges from calm insanity to blind chaos, depending on the track. Incubus previous albums were still a tad moody, but also significantly more upbeat. Crow explores hopelessness, depression, anxiety, and anger much more than the band previously has. It feels more revealing and honest, which makes it more compelling. Its a wild ride, with the tracks ebbing and flowing between feeling big enough to defy authority, to wanting to stay inside away from the world, to pushing people away, to letting those people back in, and even confronting internal and external demons. If you feel any semblance of angst during your day, Crow has an outlet for you without being cringey and weird about it. It has something to say and it isnt wasting any time to tell you.

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I got Unpacking for $12 and Stick Fight for $2. Probably not gonna grab anything else.

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I got the Build-a-Bear Growlithe for Fathers Day. He is surprisingly huge! Very chunky compared to some of the others I have, even Dragonite. Only Snorlax is thicker.

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For Quina plz

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mmm delicious points. ya go my bryan danielson

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64 > Odyssey > Bowsers Fury > Galaxy > 3D Land > 3D World > Sunshine > Galaxy 2

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Super Mario RPG remake and a new Dragon Quest Monsters game?! Everything else could have been dogshit and Id have still been happy. But there was a surprising amount of games that interested me in there. A+ direct.

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SeabassDebeste posted...

the gamecube was more powerful than the PS2 and it had the casual reputation of being weaker. so it really doesn't matter sense for nintendo to fight against their own reputation

I dont think GameCube had a reputation for being weaker. The main issue was it being less useful. The PS2 doubling as a DVD player went a long way in the slaughter of Xbox and GameCube that generation. PS2 was seen as a major part of a home entertainment center, while the Cube only existed for 1st party Nintendo titles for most people.

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Chaeix posted...

Ive only played 5 from this trilogy, are 4 and 6 good enough to justify getting it?

I probably enjoyed 4 more than most people. As long as you dont expect it to be the best, there is a lot to like about it.

6 is my favorite of the entire series. Id say its a must play.

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Seanchan posted...

I usually err on the side of picking the "iconic" album, especially as someone who doesn't have a huge history with most bands, because I'll end up listening and thinking "where's THAT song". I have no idea what The Pillows are, but I'm thinking Stifled might purposefully be picking less popular albums from all 3 bands.

Nah, its just me picking my three favorite albums lol. Crow probably isnt very popular as far as Incubus albums go, but it has been my favorite since high school, so thats why I picked it.

Im pretty sure Rated R and Happy Bivouac are among the most popular albums of their respective bands. Songs for the Deaf is easily QotSAs biggest one, but I hear Rated R brought up a lot by people too. As for The Pillows, a lot of FLCLs soundtrack came from Happy Bivouac, which went a long way in making The Pillows a lot more popular. Im actually not sure what their legitimate most popular album is, however. I think as far as Japanese charts are concerned, some of their other albums placed higher.

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