A Crow Left Of The Murder
by Incubus
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Feb 3, 2004
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 103 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 103
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 103
  3. Negative: 7 out of 103

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  1. DustinG
    Feb 9, 2004
    6
    I'm all for experimntation, but they have seem to have gone downhill since Make Yourself. The whole CD I was hoping for that good, old, funk groove that made Incubus a great band in the past. There was nothing to rock out to except, MAYBE, Megalomaniac. Not what I hoped for.
  2. chriscornell
    Jun 22, 2004
    6
    oh man, noooooo!!! only 3 songs for me on this album, the 1st one, pistola, and talk shows. bonus points for experimentation though. i wish they can get it back on the next album
  3. ROCKON
    Jan 23, 2006
    5
    A Far cry from Morning view and SCIENCE... but still OKAY. Megalomaniac is horrific, and gives you a sense on how the rest of the album is going to be. I don't know, I think that they shouldn't have taken out Dirk. Talk shows sounds a little more like Incubus and is magnificent, but it leaves you wanting more... And after the next song starts, you think oh, here we again. Just a A Far cry from Morning view and SCIENCE... but still OKAY. Megalomaniac is horrific, and gives you a sense on how the rest of the album is going to be. I don't know, I think that they shouldn't have taken out Dirk. Talk shows sounds a little more like Incubus and is magnificent, but it leaves you wanting more... And after the next song starts, you think oh, here we again. Just a lot of cumulative screaming to me. They are turning into another Linkin Park, I'm afraid...… Expand
  4. AaronG
    Feb 12, 2004
    6
    Not horrible, but not great by any means. The first time I listened through the cd, I was very disappointed. But, after a couple of forced listenings, I started to enjoy it a lot more. It's a departure from anything they've done previously. I think there are some similarities to 'Morning View'...I don't know, something about this album just doesn't click with Not horrible, but not great by any means. The first time I listened through the cd, I was very disappointed. But, after a couple of forced listenings, I started to enjoy it a lot more. It's a departure from anything they've done previously. I think there are some similarities to 'Morning View'...I don't know, something about this album just doesn't click with me. It's okay. … Expand
  5. BladaC
    Feb 14, 2004
    6
    If you like bad music you'll love this album. Trite, backless lyrics. And a bad singer to sing them. Production sounds great but it all falls apart when you put a bad singer over good a good band.
  6. Lucy
    Feb 19, 2004
    5
    Here in my room is alright, Megalomaniac is alright, and Smile Lines is contagiously catchy. But this CD comes nowhere near their others.
  7. AimeeS
    Feb 23, 2004
    5
    A passable CD if you're already an Incubus fan - but if you're aren't, nothing stands out or grabs your attention. After hearing a few tracks, they all blend into one, long, sleepy sounding blur... great vocals but nothing special.
  8. j30
    Sep 20, 2011
    5
    Really an uneven album from a band that we've grown a custom to making consistently great rock songs. It is nice, however, to see a departure from the sound they're comfortable with.

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#28 Most Discussed Album of 2004
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#99 Most Shared Album of 2004

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Dot Music
    60
    There’s conceivably a great record still lurking inside this band but you’re going to have to wait just a bit longer to hear it.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    42
    Tuneless, torturously knotty prog-metal. [13 Feb 2004, p.72]
  3. Logo
    40
    There’s little in the way of straightforward rock here[;] instead they have opted to renege on their commitment to flat-four crunch and embrace melodicism...and experimentalism.
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