Sonic Excess in It's Purest Form

Crowbar, Crowbar (90's) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spitfire
• ASIN: B00005N8VD
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,325 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You Love Riffs, You've Come To The Right Place, May 7, 2005

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Mono-Grind "dtb" (Here) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sonic Excess in It's Purest Form (Audio CD)

As soon as the mammoth "The Lasting Dose" kicks in, this Album by Crowbar, "Sonic Excess In It's Purest Form", will leave you wanting to listen to it again and again. This Album, i think, is up there easily with their debut "Crowbar", "Equilibrium" and also their latest release "Lifesblood For The Downtrodden". This CD is one of their heaviest, yet still melodic, Albums to date. With extremely strong vocals by Kirk Windstein, Crowbar follow up from "Equilibrium" with a devastating display of power.

Like some other Crowbar Albums, there is an acoustic/instrumental song by the name of "In Times of Sorrow" on this CD. With the rest of the Album being extremely heavy and brutal, this adds a break inbetween the powerful riffage and it sounds very well done. "Failure To Delay Gratification" is almost a throwback to the old days of Crowbar, when they almost made Hardcore music but fused it with sludgey riffs that just have defined what Crowbar is about. This song is probably the fastest sounding song on this Album (At least at the start of the song), but slows down after about a minute, and delves into a slow riff that carries on pretty much until the end of the song and leads into "Empty Room", the dramatic almost epic and massive-sounding finisher, perfectly.

"Awakening" is almost in the same vein as "Failure To Delay Gratification", starting off pretty fast then slowing down into Crowbar's trademark extremely-heavy sludgey-riffing. I think "Counting Daze", "To Build A Mountain" and "The Lasting Dose" showcase Crowbar's sound perfectly. Those 3 songs are probably the heaviest on this Album, but the whole Album as a whole is one heavy beast.

My favourite songs would be "The Lasting Dose", "To Build A Mountain", "Thru The Ashes (I've Watched You Burn)", "Repulsion In It's Splendid Beauty", "Counting Daze", "In Times of Sorrow", "Failure To Delay Gratification" and "Empty Room". I think "It Pours From Me" and "Suffering Brings Wisdom" are extremely good too, and add alot to the overall tremendous heaviness to this Album.

If you like Crowbar, but haven't yet picked this up for whatever reason..Don't miss out on this Album. This Album is one of their most heaviest, melodic, mature and intense Albums to date. You just can't be disappointed in it. To new fans of Crowbar, i seriously suggest you try this first. I think this Album is a great way to get into this talented band, and you'll be hooked from then on. This Album is definitely 5/5.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the beat metal band......ever, November 6, 2006

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Bob Moreault "KING CARL FROM CANADA" (vardun) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sonic Excess in It's Purest Form (Audio CD)

if you want real slow, fat sludgy metal ... this is it.Kirk is the best frontman ever and after all these years he still can come up with the most
brutal riff on this earth.All songs is solide, listen to the 1st song and the 5th one back to back and you could go throught brick wall.Been a fan
since 92 and cant get enought.They are finaly coming out with a dvd in 2007.Recomend ODD FELLOW REST, these are the 2 best albums (even if all the albums is worth buying) Go ahead, buy this...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars History of Heavy, July 17, 2004

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hopeordoom (Colorado Springs, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sonic Excess in It's Purest Form (Audio CD)

In 1968, Blue Cheer was the heaviest band on earth. In 1970, Black Sabbath dethroned them. In 1985, Pentagram dethroned Sabbath, but in 1986, Pentagram abdicated the throne of the heaviest band on earth and Candlemass acended the throne. Their reign lasted until 1992 when Crowbar invaded the heavy metal scene. To this day no one has been able to conquer or subdue these sludgey, doomed juggernauts. they are ultimately slow and HEAVY, brain-crushingly so. If you do not like slow and heavy, Crowbar will crush you. If you are strong enough to aproach the throne through such gravity, then you will be rewarded with killer heavy metal!