Audio CD review:
Incubus - A Crow Left Of The Murder

Incubus - A Crow Left Of The Murder

Band: Incubus Title: A Crow Left Of The Murder Rating: Release Date: 08 February, 2005 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Megalomaniac 2: A Crow Left Of The Murder 3: Agoraphobia 4: Talk Shows On Mute 5: Beware! Criminal 6: Sick Sad Little World 7: Pistola 8: Southern Girl 9: Priceless 10: Zee Deveel 11: Made For TV Movie 12: Smile Lines 13: Here In My Room 14: Leech

Editoral Review 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". 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. 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 .. You can see a complete list of all Incubus discography, or go back to the Incubus tabs