Enjoy Incubus?

[jkingler]

The SP thread made me realize that Incubus don't get mentioned very often here on NF, and when they do get mentioned it is usually by me.

I know Spectrum shares my passion for Incubus, but I was wondering where the rest of the Incubites are?

Do you like their newer stuff? Or do you prefer their older albums? Favorite songs? Whatever. Just come pay tribute if you're a fan :P

[skmt999]

*feels embarrassed*
All right, this will tell you how much I really MEAN it when I say I'm a hermit.

I recognise the name, but I can't remember if I've ever even heard any Incubus. I'm sure I have... somewhere.... but... *blushes*

[mow]

Wish You Were Here holds so much sentimental memories to me, but I frankly never sat through an entire album by them, even though I have three (Fungus Amongus , Morning View & A Crow Left of the Murder), so I really cant talk alot about them ^.^"

*runs from joe and speccy*

I plead for mercy!

[Meijin]

I never really admit how much of an Incubus fan I am for some reason.

[sunshine and gasoline]

Don't know much about them, I have just heard some of their later songs, and I tought it was to angsty for me.

[Hangatýr]

I like some songs, Smile Lines, Drive and Everything Is Dead are my faves. But I prefer the side project of Incubus, the Time Lapse Consortium, far more as a whole than Incubus itself. Though I have to say, compared to what Incubus used to play, I like their current style much better.

[mow]

TLC is indeed a marvel. I was suprised when you told me it was Incubus' side-project

[Sid]

Incubus <345

I love their older stuff, as I've noticed do most Incubus fans.

I think "Make Yourself" would be my favourite album, "Morning View" being a close second

favourite song; definitely 'Pardon Me'

[Hangatýr]

I done already been up in there, right Moe? XD

[jkingler]

There are so many good Incubus songs and all of their albums, if not listenable in their entirety, have some value.

SCIENCE, Fungus Amongus, Enjoy Incubus, and the rest of the early stuff is way out there experiemental-ish stuff. There's funk, there's punk, there's metal, there's alternative, there's latin--they are mutt albums, really. Not all the songs are great, but what they are doing as far as genre blending/ripping/breaking in the early albums is great to hear.

Make Yourself and Morning View are, in my opinion, masterpieces (argue if you want, I don't care). They are the most cohesive and consistent of any Incubus albums, by far.

ACLTTM, the latest album is once again trying new things and leaving the comfort of the previous two albums. Brandon tries to take it up several octaves, and while he isn't nailing those notes it is really a shock (for me, at least) that he is trying to break the mold Incubus had established.

I could wax romantic about Incubus all day, but instead I will send you guys a bunch of their stuff (along with some of my favorite guitar solos). Bon apetit, dudes. :smile-big

[Ryu]

*fangirls over them* I even had a patch-thing sown on my russ-pants XD <3333
And I mention them all the time in 'what song are you....' :O but noone ever cares :sad XDDD

[Hangatýr]

That's probably because no one reads that thread much. =/

[jkingler]

^^I mostly post. I rarely read in there :laugh

I like you ever more now, Ryu. Sign on AIM and receive some music from moi :love

[Kalmah]

Incubus <345

I love their older stuff

Same Here.

[jkingler]

What from their older stuff do you like? I am partial to Summer Romance and Vitamin.

[Kalmah]

The whole Morning View album

[Ryu]

^^I mostly post. I rarely read in there :laugh

I like you ever more now, Ryu. Sign on AIM and receive some music from moi :love
XD I know :P Just felt like pointing it out XD

Already online~

[jkingler]

@Kalmah: Morning View is great. A classic, IMO. But I wouldn't call it their "older" stuff. Old Incubus, to me, means Fungus Amongus, SCIENCE, Enjoy Incubus, etc.

Morning View is more what I would call new Incubus, since it is their second most recently released album.

[explicitkarma]

Live Incubus is also really good. Their Live in Japan and Live at Red Rocks bootlegs are awesome. They cover everything from SCIENCE and up. I guess they don't play any more Fungus stuff live anymore. They even bust out some drum circle improve-esq stuff.

I can't really pick a favorite album by them. Each album reminds me of a different time in my life and each album has it's own feel to it.

And I like it that way.

[mow]

Seems I have to dig up my Incubus records and give them a real listen this time about. Since I have Fungus Amongus , Morning View & A Crow Left of the Murder; which order do you reccomend I listen to them?

[jkingler]

@Explicit Karma: Can you send me the Japan and the Red Rocks? :oh

I will rep you and give you music...[/end bribe] :P

[ageofdarkness]

Seems I have to dig up my Incubus records and give them a real listen this time about. Since I have Fungus Amongus , Morning View & A Crow Left of the Murder; which order do you reccomend I listen to them?

Listen to Morning View first. It's very mellow compared to their other albums. Plus it has Wish You Were Here, a song I know you like. This is the album that really established Incubus as a famous mainstream rock band.

Then you should listen to their early work Fungus Amongus. It's experimental music explored in depth.

Last, A Crow Left of the Murder. It's really a combo of the sounds from the above two albums put together.

If you have the Halo 2 soundtrack, there is a 25+ minute song titled "The Odyssey" which was supposed to go on the Crow album.

I used to listen to Incubus a lot. Their old stuff was the best in my opinion. I loved S.C.I.E.N.C.E. :)

[theoneandonly]

i reallt love the song Drive by Incubus. They came to Malaysia last year and it was awesome!

[jkingler]

Do you have it? I have it live, acoustic, and studio. Just say so if you want me to PM them to you :D

[theoneandonly]

how about acoustic? yeah pm me

[jkingler]

OK, PM on its way.

@Moe:

I have Fungus Amongus , Morning View & A Crow Left of the Murder; which order do you reccomend I listen to them?

I would recommend you listen to them in the order they were released, since that is always the best way to see how a band grows and changes. In order would be: Fungus Amongus; Morning View; and then A Crow Left of the Murder.

But as far as getting you into Incubus, maybe MV would be the best starting point. (It is the most palatable of their albums, and second most palatable would be Make Yourself (which I sent to Ryu--PM her about it, Moe)).

So to get you into Incubus: MV, then ACLOTM, then Fungus Amongus. That is the order I heard them in, and I was fascinated by all the tweaking Incubus has done along the way. MV is their most conservative album, perhaps, but it is their most refined and coherent, as I said before. Then in ACLOTM you see Incubus breaking out of their massively appealing style (a bold move, and I love them for it) and trying a lot of new things. Then if you listen to Fungus Amongus last of all, you see just how crazy and loose they were to begin with. It's an interesting and revealing progression, IMO.

@Ageofdarkness: could you send me that 25 min track, by any chance? I don't have it and now that I hear you mention it, I really want it :smile-big

[theoneandonly]

yeah thanks!

[jkingler]

PM dispatched to TOTO, Moe, Ryu, Speccy, and...someone else, I am sure :laugh

I am going to send it to some more people, then go to bed. Enjoy, folks!

[ageofdarkness]

@Ageofdarkness: could you send me that 25 min track, by any chance? I don't have it and now that I hear you mention it, I really want it :smile-big

Sorry man, I don't have it. :sad I listened to that soundtrack a few times 'cause my cousin bought it and lent it to me. I can tell you that I really enjoyed it. Maybe someone else might have it. :)

[Ryu]

*raises hand* I have the halo2 ost..
Which odyssey are you talking about? =) (I mean, there are 4 X])

[Hangatýr]

The fourth Oddysee is my fave. EVERYTHING IS DEAD, BITCHES! XD Everything really is. :oh

[Sid]

jkingler (and anyone else)

do you have / want:

Incubus-Acoustic_Life-Import-2000

This is a 2000 Incubus album which features acoustic
tracks by them. This is also a British Import, The CD
is Clean but I don't think there is an Explicit Version out.

01. Make Yourself
02. Pardon Me
03. The Warmth
04. Stellar
05. Summa Lovin
06. A Certain Shade Of Green (fire and desire remix)
07. Jazz Police
08. Drive

Incubus-Live_At_KROQ_Almost_Acoustic_Christmas_12-12-2004

wow. halfway through 'stellar,' two members from the police come out
and finish playing through that song, and then play 'message in a
bottle' and 'roxanne' along with incubus. this was amazing.

01 03:54 Wish You Were Here
02 04:52 Nice To Know You
03 04:25 Talk Shows On Mute
04 05:15 Warning
05 04:00 Pardon Me
06 05:28 Drive
07 05:05 Stellar (Ft. The Police)
08 04:44 Message In A Bottle (Ft. The Police)
09 06:03 Roxanne (Ft. The Police)
10 05:38 Megalomaniac

[Silver]

deep inside, certain shade of green are great songs ..

[Hangatýr]

A Certain Shade Of Green isn't exactly Incubus, but meh.

[explicitkarma]

jkingler (and anyone else)

do you have / want:

No I don't have those, but i'll trade for them.


Right after 9-11 in NYC. This showcase a lot of their pre-Morning View material.

01. When it Comes
02. Stellar
03. Pardon Me
04. Glass
05. Deep Inside
06. Nice to Know You
07. The Warmth
08. Nowhere Fast
09. New Skin
10. Mexico
11. Drive
12. Warning
13. Privilege
14. Jam Improv
15. Vitamin (Part 1)
16. Like a Virgin
17. Vitamin (Part 2)
18. Nebula
19. Wish You Were Here
20. Make Yourself
21. Clean
22. Jam
23. I Miss You
24. A Certain Shade of Green



01. Megalomaniac
02. Nice to Know You
03. Idiot Box
04. Just a Phase
05. Priceless
06. Beware Criminal
07. Wish You Were Here
08. Here in my Room
09. Drive
10. Vitamin/Everything in Ebb
11. Pistola
12. Stellar
13. Made for TV Movie
14. Talk Shows on Mute
15. Sick, Sad Little World
16. A Certain Shade of Green
17. Pantomime
18. The Warmth
19. Pardon Me



01. Megalomaniac
02. A Crow Left of the Murder
03. Warning
04. Consequence
05. Idiot Box
06. Nowhere Fast
07. Just a Phase
08. Priceless
09. Wish You Were Here
10. Pantomime
11. Here in my Room
12. Pistola
13. Circles
14. Vitamin
15. Clean
16. Talk Shows on Mute
17. A Certain Shade of Green
18. Sick Sad Little World
19. Pardon Me



@Explicit Karma: Can you send me the Japan and the Red Rocks?

I will rep you and give you music...[/end bribe]

Sure. I'll work on that sometime later tonight.


Also, where can I find this 25+ minute song they did?

[Nakor]

funny i was actualy just listening to SCIENCE today in the car.

I love old incubus. SCIENCE is an amazing album i think. songs i like are New Skin, and A Certain Shade of Green. wish i had fungus amongus. though i got all their major albums: SCIENCE, MV, MY, ACLOTM.

[ageofdarkness]

Also, where can I find this 25+ minute song they did?

Get the Halo 2 soundtrack.

@Ryu- The Odyssey that was 26 minutes long, I believe, is the one by Incubus. It's an instrumental piece, maybe that's why it's hard to tell if Incubus made it. I forgot which track was which.

[Ryu]

Get the Halo 2 soundtrack.

@Ryu- The Odyssey that was 26 minutes long, I believe, is the one by Incubus. It's an instrumental piece, maybe that's why it's hard to tell if Incubus made it. I forgot which track was which.
There is no 26 min long Odyssey. But all four are by incubus. Maybe you heard an edited ver where they were mixed together.. ?

[ageofdarkness]

There is no 26 min long Odyssey. But all four are by incubus. Maybe you heard an edited ver where they were mixed together.. ?

I could have sworn there was a 26 minute track by Incubus. Maybe ur right, it was an edited version........because i don't remember 4 odysseys by incubus. I know Steve Vai was in some of the tracks, and other musicians. Or it could have been bad memory, but im guessing no. Hmm. :blink

[explicitkarma]

Actually, I think the track that Incubus did for the soundtrack was called Follow. Wasn't it?

[jkingler]

@Explicit: My damn net keeps cutting out mid DL. Could you sign on AIM sometime and send it to me? If so, PM me saying as much :thumbs

@All: I now have the Halo 2 Sdtk. If you want it, say so, and I will UL it for y'all :D

[Ame]

A little late I am... *sweatdrop* *raises hands like crazy* oh yeah... they ruled most of my highschool life.. ^_^

[jkingler]

New one is ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu~t!!! :love :love :heartattack

[Hangatýr]

Can't say I share your excitement. :oh

[jkingler]

As always, you are the grey mist trying to permeate the silver lining of my happy cloud. I won't hear none of it, ya basta'd. :P

:love @ new album

[Shogun]

yeah, i am a big incubus fan, i got all of their albums so far a dvd and have seen them in concert. But my favourite album is Make yourself. But i do have high hopes for the new one.

[Hangatýr]

You mean cloud of happy gas? Sure.

So how about sending it my way, I'm open to hearing it.

[jkingler]

A third party that is in no way related to me has passed the link to several people now. Or that's what my sources tell me, at least. :shifty

In any event, if there are other takers, or others who have by now heard the album, feel free to post--I'm not stopping you. :P

[Locard]

I dislike them, and they are NOT better than Deftones as magazines claims. But i have to admit that ¨drive¨ is a pretty good song.
*leaves *

[Shogun]

Ah, the deftones, they haven't been good in years.

[jkingler]

@hater: You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong you may be.

*waves*

@Shogun: Agreed. Their edges have dulled, whereas Incubus continues to experiment. :nod

[cygnus]

Got the album. Its....different. Brandon continued the singing higher every album trend. And...did I hear a scream in Light Grenades?? Well...yeah, I did but rhetoric is a subtle art.

There are good parts and there wasn't anything in there I really disliked.

[ds The Laughing Man]

ill have to give a big fat nope.... i can see why people would. so no offense to there fans. they just dont really do it for me.

[cygnus]

The riff in Rogues sounds suspiciously similar to the chorus of the Mars Volta's Tetragrammaton.

[rabbitlai]

I dislike them, and they are NOT better than Deftones as magazines claims. But i have to admit that ¨drive¨ is a pretty good song.
*leaves *


Not only "Drive", "The warmth" , "When it comes", "Stellar" in the same album are all my favourite . I can't say exactly which I prefer between the two albums "Make yourself" and "Morning view" . "Nice to know you", "Circles", "Wish you were here","11 am" are not to be missed.

I personally don't like "A crow left of the murder" much, but "Sick sad liltle world" and "Megalomaniac" are the best there. "Anna Molly" is pure win.

[Undomiel]

My favorite album was Morning view.
I adore The warmth (the electronic sounds are superb within the music), Warning is so cool and the video is awesome. When the girl cries like she don't care anymore for anything, a must see.
I've been a fan for 4 years now, Brandon Boyd is sexy and beautyfull and hot and his voice make me shiver. lol
They're great.

[Hangatýr]

Stellar is very poppy, but nice all the same.

[aijuswanaseing]

their new album "Light Grenades" has launched. it's stunning & you can hear some of the tracks by clicking below:

http://www.sstxo.com/incubus/banners/Incubus_120x600a.jpg (http://www.myspace.com/incubus)

let me know what you think!

[Bubbles]

I used to love Incubus until I saw them live in 2001 and they sucked royaly, i've never been able to get over the disappointment so rarely listen to them at all.

is that weird? :huh

[jkingler]

I used to love Incubus until I saw them live in 2001 and they sucked royaly, i've never been able to get over the disappointment so rarely listen to them at all.

is that weird?
Yes, yes it is. Because everyone I know who's seen them live has told me they are ten times as good live as they are recorded. And from the concert footage I've seen, Morning View Sessions, and other looks onto their live performances, I have felt inclined to agree.

Maybe your show was an anomaly? Maybe they were just having a fucked up night or something? I don't know. But your experience/opinion is definitely counter to everything I've seen and heard. :S

[Aecen]

Light Grenades was fantastic, period. I honestly wasnt a fan of their previous cd, but Light Grenades is definatly getting alot of playtime.

[Yoshi]

One of my friends was saying their early to mid stuff (everything except latest stuff) was good, I wouldn't mind sampling an album to gather my own perception.

[jkingler]

I'd be happy to oblige you at some point, re: the Incubus sampler. :P

PM me and we'll figure something out.

[vanh]

Light Grenades was fantastic, period. I honestly wasnt a fan of their previous cd, but Light Grenades is definatly getting alot of playtime.


The other way round for me. I find the latest album Light Grenades not as good as their other albums , or maybe it's because it's hard to surpass such amazing albums like "Morning view" and "Make yourself" . Still, there are some good tracks like Anna Molly, Love hurts, and A kiss to send us off.

[blueradio]

no no i dont.