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. jmarkfin
    Sep 17, 2013
    8
    While not career defining or genre defining, this album easily represents Incubus in their purest, though perhaps not most enjoyable, form. A wonderful piece that only fails to deliver once or twice, and is overall a great listen.
  2. mlathb
    Dec 23, 2011
    7
    Have to admit, was just looking around, saw this CD for a great price and picked it up. Had no expectations, but wow. Great album, not Make Yourself but I would put in the Incubus top 3. Sick Sad Little World could be their best song ever?
  3. 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.
  4. DC19
    Apr 24, 2011
    10
    The most mature song writing out of any of their albums. Catchy and listenable while still completely new and interesting. Guitarist Mike Eizeninger's best playing is featured on this record as well as a great introduction to their new bassist.
  5. dan52484
    Oct 12, 2010
    10
    I really liked this album, very unique and colorful subjects. I wish all alternative music could be more like this! I can't believe that people are hating on this album!
  6. ThomasB
    Jul 26, 2009
    9
    These reviews genuinely make me angry. "Too much of the disc is filtered through clinical and slightly jazzy rock that renders it a tiny noise about nothing."? Since when did E! have any real legitimacy anyway? A baseless insult like "tuneless" is just infuriating to me. This album shows how beautiful a rock band can sound when they're willing to embrace jazz and experimentation. If These reviews genuinely make me angry. "Too much of the disc is filtered through clinical and slightly jazzy rock that renders it a tiny noise about nothing."? Since when did E! have any real legitimacy anyway? A baseless insult like "tuneless" is just infuriating to me. This album shows how beautiful a rock band can sound when they're willing to embrace jazz and experimentation. If there's any mediocrity it takes place in the writing of these reviewers.… Expand
  7. JoshuaS.
    Sep 21, 2007
    9
    Wait...I'm sure I just read that they're becoming another Linkin Park name ONE song that sounds like Linkin Park on the album, and if you can, then that means you are lying. Mike Einziger has a completely different style of playing guitar, Jose Pasillas is a better drummer and Ben Kenney is a better bassist. and Brandon Boyd can sing better. Talk Shows On Mute, Here In My Room, Wait...I'm sure I just read that they're becoming another Linkin Park name ONE song that sounds like Linkin Park on the album, and if you can, then that means you are lying. Mike Einziger has a completely different style of playing guitar, Jose Pasillas is a better drummer and Ben Kenney is a better bassist. and Brandon Boyd can sing better. Talk Shows On Mute, Here In My Room, Zee Deveel, Made For TV Movie, Southern Girl, Beware! Criminal...every song is completely different to anything in the Linkin Park collection. "Tuneless, tortuously knotty prog-metal" also being a completely false statement.… Expand
  8. DennisE.
    May 27, 2007
    8
    Really great album, not as great as science or morning view though. Megalomanic, ACLOTM, agoraphobia, talk shows on mute, sick sad little world are all very good songs, unfortunately between numbers 7 and 11 there are few dissappointments, like pistola and priceless. The last few songs are once again awesome, I love made for tv movie, here in my room and leech... Overall good album, Really great album, not as great as science or morning view though. Megalomanic, ACLOTM, agoraphobia, talk shows on mute, sick sad little world are all very good songs, unfortunately between numbers 7 and 11 there are few dissappointments, like pistola and priceless. The last few songs are once again awesome, I love made for tv movie, here in my room and leech... Overall good album, especially because they had already made 4 albums and just keep on managing to create a complete different sound on every album.… Expand
  9. DaveN
    Sep 22, 2006
    9
    This is the sound the band has been searching for since releasing Fungus Amungus. Incubus always has released great CDs, but there lurked awkward moments within those CDs that showed the band hadn't reached its creative peak. Whle this CD doesn't sound as good as Make Yourself, its stronger musically and shows the evolution of the band.
  10. Anonymous
    Jul 25, 2006
    9
    Ill album, they had better stuff, but still an ill album
  11. BrianD
    Jul 2, 2006
    10
    Its Incubus, need I say more.
  12. huddy
    May 5, 2006
    10
    the fact of the matter is yes its different from all their other albums but thats the great thing about incubus they reinvent themselves on every album and a crow left of the murder is a nother perfect album my the band
  13. 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
  14. NiklasP
    Jan 3, 2006
    10
    I really liked it but it just takes while to until you understand that you do!
  15. AshM
    Dec 28, 2005
    10
    Best f**king album ever. Brandon Boyd is HOT
  16. [Anonymous]
    Oct 4, 2005
    8
    imo, easily their best cd. sick sad little world, southern girl, agoraphobia, all must downloads.
  17. Trisdewf;
    Apr 18, 2005
    9
    Not as amazing as morning view or make yourself though still excellent. The last 5 tracks are 5 of the best as well as sick sad little world
  18. samh.
    Jan 17, 2005
    7
    once again incubus has shown us thier lyrical genious. but im dissapointed in this album only because it seems like they could have done much better allaround except in the lyric department.
  19. CharlieP
    Dec 25, 2004
    9
    This is a great album. Talk shows is a brilliant song.
  20. andyw
    Dec 10, 2004
    2
    This album was a real let down, I give it a 2 because there are two songs I would listen to more than once. It's obvious they know how to rock, but this sissy crap has to go.
  21. GuillaumeC
    Oct 12, 2004
    10
    Once again, Incubus have managed to drastically change up their style and sound, and the outcome is fantastic. Though not as experimental as Morning View, the music here is blistering, energetic, and most of all, raw--the guitar and percussion, especially, shine through more than ever before, playing off each other across superb solos on tracks such as "Sick Sad Little World" and Once again, Incubus have managed to drastically change up their style and sound, and the outcome is fantastic. Though not as experimental as Morning View, the music here is blistering, energetic, and most of all, raw--the guitar and percussion, especially, shine through more than ever before, playing off each other across superb solos on tracks such as "Sick Sad Little World" and "Priceless," that will have you wondering where Einziger and Pasillas have been hidng all of this time. This is Incubus, at long last, doing rock n' roll--and it sounds awesome. … Expand
  22. lisap
    Sep 20, 2004
    1
    ive been listening to incubus for 8 years now and i love everything theyve done but i dont feel like this is a good album at all. ill admit i do like some of the songs on it but i can honestly say this is the only incubus album i dont know evey word of which is strange because im a huge fan. i try and support everything incubus does so i did buy the album but i dont really like the new ive been listening to incubus for 8 years now and i love everything theyve done but i dont feel like this is a good album at all. ill admit i do like some of the songs on it but i can honestly say this is the only incubus album i dont know evey word of which is strange because im a huge fan. i try and support everything incubus does so i did buy the album but i dont really like the new sound. i guess once your used to a certain sound for so long you just dont like change.… Expand
  23. Jimmy
    Aug 27, 2004
    8
    Incubus does a great job of experiementing and creating new styles of music on this album, and I respect them for that. I am a big fan of their Make Yourself album though and would prefer to hear more of that sound. The single Megalomaniac is an awesome in-your-face barrage of rock and power, awesome way to start the album. It leads into another hyper rock track (my favorite song off the Incubus does a great job of experiementing and creating new styles of music on this album, and I respect them for that. I am a big fan of their Make Yourself album though and would prefer to hear more of that sound. The single Megalomaniac is an awesome in-your-face barrage of rock and power, awesome way to start the album. It leads into another hyper rock track (my favorite song off the album) ACLOTM. Talk Shows on Mute is a great laid back tune, showing the versatility and creativity of Boyd's lyrical skills (refering to Orwell's 1984). Many and awesome guitar skills found throughout the album (TSOM, SSLW, PISTOLA, Priceless). Pistola is another barrage of funk and hyper rock. My other fav. track is Here In my room, Mikey plays piano in this one. Boyd's lyrics and vocals are probably the most dynamic they've ever been on this record, Dj Kilmore and Jose continue to explore new rhythmic boundaries, Mike E really shines and shows why he's one of the top guitarists of his time and new bassist Ben Kenney brings funk and fun to the new Incubus. All in all, Incubus is definitely getting my props for experiementing new musical territory, all while definitely continuing to evolve as a collective whole. … Expand
  24. shannonh
    Aug 19, 2004
    10
    speechless. (in a stunned that was fucking killer way)
  25. Rick
    Aug 7, 2004
    3
    What in the hell were they thinking. Nothing is fresh on this album, its like listening to a(really bad) blend of morning view with Make Your Self thrown in. I gave it 3 stars for one of the best looking album covers i have ever seen. Other than that they really have to grow as musicians, The old bassist was not that good anyway. How far can you push Emo- rock, cuz thats what incubus has What in the hell were they thinking. Nothing is fresh on this album, its like listening to a(really bad) blend of morning view with Make Your Self thrown in. I gave it 3 stars for one of the best looking album covers i have ever seen. Other than that they really have to grow as musicians, The old bassist was not that good anyway. How far can you push Emo- rock, cuz thats what incubus has turned into over the last 3 cds. There work on this album represents nothing at all,(tired Guitar, lame Bass work, and just plan and simple annoying lyrics). The only one who's doing there job is the drummer.(which i thought did a good job). Incubus has to stop trying to recreate albums, cuz sooner or later there gonna turn into Linkin Park, and there much more talented to go down that road. o… Expand
  26. 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
  27. CrystalR
    May 20, 2004
    10
    This was a great album. Talk show on mute is great. It made me wanna read the book 1984, which brandon refers to(it's a good book) It's still on repeat in my cd player, this album wasn't as good as Make Yourself though, which dserves a 10.5(near perfection)
  28. AdamH
    Apr 7, 2004
    7
    The only reason 3 points were lost from my vote is because of the bassist switch. Even IF Ben Kenney was a REAL bassist and didn't use a PIC while playing BASS GUITAR, he's still nowhere CLOSE as tight in his rythms as Dirk was. Dirk was flawless. He was my inspiration to really begin to play bass, and also to try Warwick basses (Warwicks and Ken Smith basses kill all other The only reason 3 points were lost from my vote is because of the bassist switch. Even IF Ben Kenney was a REAL bassist and didn't use a PIC while playing BASS GUITAR, he's still nowhere CLOSE as tight in his rythms as Dirk was. Dirk was flawless. He was my inspiration to really begin to play bass, and also to try Warwick basses (Warwicks and Ken Smith basses kill all other brands... ESPECIALLY FENDER!). Ben Kenney needs to stop being the "second guitarist" of the band... because Incubus needs a bassist! Everyone else in the band are still AMAZING! I still adore Incubus and they will always be my favorite band... because of their old music. Also... don't even think I'm not a real Incubus fan! I've probably been a fan before most of you even heard the band's name (usually people say they heard of them around Make Yourself)! I love Incubus and I KNOW bass guitar! Ben Kenney is a guitarist... not a bassist! Brandon Boyd is amazing! Mikey was already awesome and got even better! Jose... flawless! DJ... even though he seems less existent on this album, we all know he's still back there kicking ass! Dirk... we miss you!… Expand
  29. MattH
    Feb 27, 2004
    10
    This CD is by far their best album. All the people who reviewed this album are not true Incubus fans.
  30. putopooch
    Feb 25, 2004
    10
    incubus rocks
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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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