Length 58:35 Producer Brendan O'Brien | A Crow Left of the Murder...(2004) Light Grenades(2006) Release date 3 February 2004 | |
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Released February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03) Recorded October—November 2003 at Southern Tracks Recording, Atlanta, Georgia Similar Incubus albums, Alternative metal albums | ||
Megalomaniac incubus
A Crow Left of the Murder... is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Incubus, released on February 3, 2004. The album marks the first appearance of bassist Ben Kenney, following the departure of founding member Alex Katunich.
Contents
Music and lyrics
The music of A Crow Left of the Murder... incorporates elements of art rock, alternative metal, jazz, pop and progressive rock. The work of guitarist Mike Einziger takes equal prominence in focus to that of vocalist Brandon Boyd, in contrast to previous albums which focused more prominently on Boyd's vocalization.
The singles from this album are "Megalomaniac" and "Talk Shows on Mute". "Agoraphobia" and "Sick Sad Little World" were also released as radio-only singles. Early pressings of the album list track 12 "Smile Lines" as "Suite Lines" on the back cover. The Japanese pressing of the album came with a bonus track, "Monuments & Melodies" which is also available on the Alive at Red Rocks bonus CD.
Reception
The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 332,000 copies in its first week on the chart. It has since gone on to sell 1.9 million copies and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
Track listing
All tracks written by Incubus.
When bought at some retailers (including Best-Buy) a bonus live EP was bundled with the CD.
- "Lollapalooza" – 9:13
- Includes a brief interview discussing the Lollapalooza tour, then performances of "Megalomaniac" and "Pistola".
- "Bridge Benefit" – 8:41
- Includes a brief interview discussing the Bridge School Benefit, follow by acoustic performances of "A Crow Left of the Murder" and "Talk Shows on Mute"
- While We Were Out – 7:35
- This is a documentary about the making of the album in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as some interview footage, and some footage of other things the band have gotten up to whilst they were out. It also introduces Ben Kenney, who recently joined as the bassist for the band.
- Brandon's Injury – 1:06
- A short mock-umentary about how Brandon injured his ankle.
- Short Film – 6:31
- Though not listed on the packaging, there is also a short film by Brendan Hearne, starring Mike Einziger.
A SACD edition has also been released, along with a Dualdisc edition as well.
Personnel
Charting
Album
Singles
Songs
1Megalomaniac4:55
2A Crow Left of the Murder3:31
3Agoraphobia3:53