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Crimes keeps a tight lid on the nervous energy that's always defined the group, channeling it into aggressive songs that often suggest the damaged, exciting grooves of vintage Brainiac.
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I actually find it kind of funny that the group has managed to land on a large label with this release, because even though it's a bit more polished sounding than anything they've done before, I simply can't imagine anything on "Crimes" playing on anything other than college radio.
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Alternative PressWith Crimes, the Bloods have built the sturdiest bridge between the hardcore underground and indie-rock elitists. [Nov 2004, p.144]
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BlenderStrangely compelling. [Nov 2004, p.129]
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In terms of a go-to disc for a pissed off stomp around the bedroom, it’s the finest album I’ve heard this year.
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While most of the songs on Crimes stand out as being extremely well written musically and lyrically, the production needs an extra mention for being flawless.
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It’s got something for everyone, providing everyone is at least a little fucked in the head.
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The best production values a major-label budget can buy make everything on Crimes as clear as a bell, which helps. This clarity elevates what could have easily been a sonic muddle into an album that bears repeat listenings.
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An album meant to enrage, amuse and enliven.
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Crimes is the latest in an evolution that has seen the band complicate their sound without losing any of the confrontational nature or acerbic tone of their previous efforts.
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Crimes is nothing but poetry, poetry in that way that song lyrics never are, profound both on page and in song.
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New Musical Express (NME)It's full-on rock carnage. [6 Nov 2004, p.59]
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Yes, the Brothers still overuse lyrical gore the way the Evil Dead series did Kero syrup, but their sonic pace and intensity has somewhat slowed.
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But the use of the twin-pronged vocal attack as an instrument in its own right is never relied upon to be the sole weapon in Blood Brothers' arsenal. Intelligence is mirrored in the deployment of the music behind it.
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Ultimately, the Brothers' forays into new styles and a slower pace equal something like a more listenable, more thoughtful, more cohesive version of Burn.
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Crimes is guilty of nothing save exhibiting the sound of a band that clearly isn't finished evolving.
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SpinSavage punk rock that shifts and shakes like the bleachers during a homecoming orgy. [Jan 2005, p.98]
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Their most musically adventurous yet artistically grounded record to date.
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Burn Piano Island, Burn was something approaching a masterpiece and Crimes doesn’t live up to its lofty standard.
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Despite it being a massive departure from their previous efforts, there is almost nothing to dislike about Crimes.
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UrbThey rant and roil through aggressive blasts of adrenaline and youth... like their nads are on fire. [Jan/Feb 2005, p.94]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 35 out of 39
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Mixed: 0 out of 39
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Negative: 4 out of 39
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RhysSJul 22, 2007pure genius. unfiltered mayhem. the greatest band you have never heard of.
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BrandonMJan 19, 2007
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AndyAug 16, 2006Amazing. Like nothing you'll ever hear.