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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Crowbar, the New Orleans kings of doomcore, have been responsible for some of the heaviest albums of the last 20 years. From their tinny yet meaty debut 'Obedience Thru Suffering' to the mighty 'Lifesblood for the Downtrodden', they deliver on the sonic might you would expect from a band with such a name.
'Odd Fellows Rest' is a timeless album, and the first Crowbar album to use the melodic element introduced on 'Broken Glass' to a greater effect. Live mainstays 'Planets Collide' and 'Scattered Pieces Lay' when teamed with 'Decembers Spawn', 'New Man Born' and the brutal '1,000 Year Internal War' makes for a great album, and the cover of 'Remember Tomorrow' beats the original by miles.
'Equilibrium' is still the hardest Crowbar album for me to get into, the production is very different from 'Odd Fellows...' and the general feel of the album is a breed apart from its predecessor. Not that that's a bad thing; with numerous lumbering passages and pure melancholy, most notably in the haunting piano based song 'To Touch the Hand of God' (Easily on par with 'Odd Fellows...' title track), this should be doomcore at its best. In its way it is, but for whatever reason, it doesn't grab me in the same way as those that went before.
As for packaging there's a reimagining of the 'Odd Fellows Rest cover' with the band photos from 'Equilibrium' in the booklet and the original centerfold of the 'Odd Fellows...' booklet as the inside back cover. The discs themselves look great and the liner notes come courtesy of Dom Lawson and his opinion of Crowbar - it's good 'n' accurate.
In a nutshell, it looks good and sounds good, but I feel it may have been better if it was a double pack of 'Broken Glass' and 'Odd Fellows Rest'
'Odd Fellows Rest' is a timeless album, and the first Crowbar album to use the melodic element introduced on 'Broken Glass' to a greater effect. Live mainstays 'Planets Collide' and 'Scattered Pieces Lay' when teamed with 'Decembers Spawn', 'New Man Born' and the brutal '1,000 Year Internal War' makes for a great album, and the cover of 'Remember Tomorrow' beats the original by miles.
'Equilibrium' is still the hardest Crowbar album for me to get into, the production is very different from 'Odd Fellows...' and the general feel of the album is a breed apart from its predecessor. Not that that's a bad thing; with numerous lumbering passages and pure melancholy, most notably in the haunting piano based song 'To Touch the Hand of God' (Easily on par with 'Odd Fellows...' title track), this should be doomcore at its best. In its way it is, but for whatever reason, it doesn't grab me in the same way as those that went before.
As for packaging there's a reimagining of the 'Odd Fellows Rest cover' with the band photos from 'Equilibrium' in the booklet and the original centerfold of the 'Odd Fellows...' booklet as the inside back cover. The discs themselves look great and the liner notes come courtesy of Dom Lawson and his opinion of Crowbar - it's good 'n' accurate.
In a nutshell, it looks good and sounds good, but I feel it may have been better if it was a double pack of 'Broken Glass' and 'Odd Fellows Rest'
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Crowbar Owns!
19 Jan 2009
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Crowbar are definately an under-rated band who deserve more attention and respect. Their musicality and riff based groove have gone on to influence many metal bands. Bands like PanterA, and Black Label Society all share a common ground with Crowbar. Free form riffs with use of heavy vibrato that give a calling back to what Black Sabbath brought to heavy music.
Odd Fellows Rest is an album that reinvents what Black Sabbath did with songs like "Electric Funeral," "Faries Wear Boots," and "Black Sabbath." Heavy riffs with amazing sense of feel. The use of vibrato and shifting of the drums going from full force to holding back, creates a powerful groove that is heavy beyond most bands. The music posseses melodic passages but still have a mean tone. Heavy never grooved this much.
Equilbrium is a heavy album. With elements that can get anyone feeling like they should get up and move or start banging their head, Crowbar release giant titan of heavy grooves with bone crunching riffs.
Lyricly Crowbar stand as a band of strength. In my opinion one can hear the lyrics of Crowbar sang by Kirk and know that he means every word that he says. He speaks his truth.
Take a listen and try it out. For fans of groove and heavy riffs, Crowbar is a band that defines power groove.
~Scott
If you got the time check out my band [...]
Odd Fellows Rest is an album that reinvents what Black Sabbath did with songs like "Electric Funeral," "Faries Wear Boots," and "Black Sabbath." Heavy riffs with amazing sense of feel. The use of vibrato and shifting of the drums going from full force to holding back, creates a powerful groove that is heavy beyond most bands. The music posseses melodic passages but still have a mean tone. Heavy never grooved this much.
Equilbrium is a heavy album. With elements that can get anyone feeling like they should get up and move or start banging their head, Crowbar release giant titan of heavy grooves with bone crunching riffs.
Lyricly Crowbar stand as a band of strength. In my opinion one can hear the lyrics of Crowbar sang by Kirk and know that he means every word that he says. He speaks his truth.
Take a listen and try it out. For fans of groove and heavy riffs, Crowbar is a band that defines power groove.
~Scott
If you got the time check out my band [...]
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