Sonic Excess In Its Purest Form
Crowbar
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The Lasting Dose | Crowbar | 4:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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To Build a Mountain | Crowbar | 3:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Through the Ashes | Crowbar | 4:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Awakening | Crowbar | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Repulsive In It's Splendid Beauty | Crowbar | 3:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Counting Daze | Crowbar | 3:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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In Times of Sorrow | Crowbar | 2:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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It Pours from Me | Crowbar | 5:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Suffering from Wisdom | Crowbar | 5:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Failure to Delay Gratification | Crowbar | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Empty Room | Crowbar | 4:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
Album Review
Perhaps New Orleans' all-time greatest metal export, Crowbar does nothing to tarnish their punishing reputation on their 2001 Spitfire Records release, Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form. That title is certainly not to be taken lightly, yet the group's music on this, their seventh full-length release (and second for Spitfire), is more than just excessive, it's musical and highly crafted in its own down-trodden, tortured way. While only a small percentage of the small group of fans captivated by music so singularly dark and grating will ever appreciate this or any Crowbar offering, that subset of listeners will be able to appreciate the subtle signs of musical growth exhibited on this record. Songs like "The Lasting Dose" and "Counting Daze" boast some of the group's best riffing and even a melodic moment or two for good measure. There is a classic metal essence to the riffs on display throughout these tracks and many others. With the possible exception of the balladic misadventures within "In Times of Sorrow," Sonic Excess in Its Purest From is a proud demonstration of Crowbar's continuing commitment to absolute heaviness.
Customer Reviews
Just an amazing album
The very first Crowbar song I ever heard was The Lasting Dose. At the time, I was just discovering sludge, and was under the impression Acid Bath and Mastodon was as heavy as it got. I was wrong. Sonic Excess just hits you in the stomach like a sledgehammer; Kirk's vocals and slow, heavy, down-tuned riffing just tears through me like nothing else I've found. It's simply put, one of the heaviest albums I've ever found, and in the best of Crowbar's storied career. Every single song on Sonic Excess is incredible, and each has its own meaning and feeling, something very rare in music today. This album is definitely not for everyone, but if you like heavy, dark, thick sludge, this is definitely one album you need to own.
Marijuana!!!
This is crowbars strongest album in my opinion. One of those rare 'play all the way through' albums.
Biography
Formed: 1992 in New Orleans, LA
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s
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- $7.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Metal, Death Metal/Black Metal
- Released: Aug 21, 2001
- ℗ 2001 IndieBlu Music
