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Incubus - A Crow Left of the Murder results

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HBJDubs (34)
StifledSilence (36)
neonreaper (44)
Seanchan (46)
MaxGalactica (48)
Johnbobb (54)
jcgamer107 (62)
Raetsel_Lapin (62)

General Album Comments

Seanchan: Incubus was one of my favorite bands back in the day. Got into them with the album Make Yourself.

In particular, I remember them doing some live acoustic covers of Pardon Me and Drive on 92.3 KROC/KROQ. Absolutely amazing shit; the way he could melodically whistle was awesome. I think they might still be out there somewhere, though I remember the host saying that one of the recording got lost.

StifledSilence: 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.

azuarc: Weird story:

I liked early Incubus, but didn't care for Morning View, so I I took a wait-and-see on this album. I really liked Megalomaniac, but I held out for the second single, and Talk Shows on Mute put me off of ever buying or fully listening to this CD.

I would eventually go on to buy Light Grenades years later. (And I have the three predating Morning View.)

...looking at the wikipedia page, how the hell did Fungus Amongus chart in the US, but SCIENCE didn't? What were they waiting for -- a certain shade of green?

Raetsel_Lapin: I didn't have much experience with Incubus before this album, but I enjoyed it. "Southern Girl" in particular is one of my favorite songs we've ranked in quite a while. While I was initially disappointed that this album didn't have "Drive" (the only song by the band that I knew at all), I'd say I'm pleased with this album and it was well worth checking out.

MaxGalactica: Pretty good album with only a small handful of duds. A Crow Left of the Murder and Sick Sad Little World are the ones that stood out to me the most. But yeah, lots of cool riffs throughout, the vocals are great, and there are some fantastic instrumental breaks here and there. Enjoyable listen.

Johnbobb: This album was just entirely okay, which is disappointing because I love Make Yourself. Maybe that's just nostalgia though?

jcgamer107: While it doesn't match up with their best album, Morning View, A Crow Left of the Murder still has a handful of impressive tracks, helping solidify Incubus as one of the most successful rock groups of the early 2000s.

Seanchan: I've said multiple times in the past that there are many bands I listened to during high school and college that I find unlistenable/embarassing today. Thankfully Incubus is not one of those bands. With that said, I was reminded why "A Crow..." is the album I forget about in their oeuvre. There's some songs here I like but overall I don't really rate this album. Nothing bad...just, a lot that I would have no problem skipping over.