Incubus' new CD, Light Grenades is coming out at the end of the month but true to it's nature, the internet has provided us with a leaked version since the 17th.
I'm a big Incubus fan, have been since I was a grade schooler rocking out to Science, and I'm really impressed with this album. It's still very listenable and rocky, but has as many creative aspects as any other album they've released.
I really like how these guys continue to play around and experiment without crossing the line of pretencious "experimental rock" and alienating the pop audience. Very cool stuff.
Personally I could do with a little more rock (Light Grenades is the only track that really got my head rocking) but overall I think it's a great contribution to popular music and shows that this band has the stuff to stay around for a while. They just might end up being one of the best bands of my generation, not that there's really that much competition.
So have you heard the album? What do you think of it?
I've look for leaks on Limewire in a sec and put some input down, but does anyone find that title alittle....different for incubus? It reminds me of Tool using "10,000 days" for a album title.
I'm a huge fan of S.C.I.E.N.C.E, but I really do feel that Incubus has dropped off after Make Yourself. Besides a few good toons on As The Crow Flies, the album was crap. They haven't released the new CD in the states iirc, but the song Anna Molly really rocks, so I'm looking forward to it.
Back during the Fungus Amongus and S.C.I.E.N.C.E., the funk was pure sex, when they dropped off their old bassit for this new guy I was pissy, Anna Molly's Intro reminds me of that song by Elefant.
Don't ask for torrents and stuff guys. You can do that jazz through PM, but posting requests in threads is indeed pushing it.
If you guys find them generic, I'd urge you to listen to more of their catolouge before making that judgement. The cool thing about this band is that they never repeat themselves, so there isn't anything redundant, overall.
And if you want my opinion, there isn't anything wrong with a crow left of the murder. If the music doesn't have a pop element to it, you're in dangerous territory of becoming a mars volta. And no one wants that!
Yea, I LOVE INCUBUS. I never really got into the funk songs from the S.C.I.E.N.C.E and Fungus Amongus albums. Make Yourself has a few good songs (With You, Drive). I thought Morning View was an amazing album, every single song I liked. And A Crow Left Of The Murder had a few decent songs =P I liked the albums that you all seem to categorize as "generic alternate rock" T_T I actually just saw a new music video from their new album, song and video were pretty sweet !
On November 19 2006 22:24 ManaBlue wrote: If you guys find them generic, I'd urge you to listen to more of their catolouge before making that judgement. The cool thing about this band is that they never repeat themselves, so there isn't anything redundant, overall.
well, I have always thought them as boring and I downloaded this album to give them a second chance. And yes, they do change it up a bit, but moving from lettuce to cabbage remains dull.
[radioheadplug]radiohead is a band that also refuse to repeat itself, but manages to capture interest (read: worship) with each album.[/radioheadplug]
On November 20 2006 10:39 Wasabi wrote: I never really got into Incubus, but that one song I heard from them a few years ago was good (Wish You Were Here).
What are some singles that you can recommend? From the oldest to newest albums, doesn't matter
ill try my best, but i remember mosto f the songs by track numbers. i got make urself in my car =x.
nowhere fast stellar make yourself pardon me drive without u track 5 and track 9 on make urself cd (forget names)
science antigravity love song (something like that) shaft hot dancer
hmmm im gonna check my cds on my way outta work. fungus amongus, science and makeyourself. anything off those cd's are real good/.
I've just listened to the CD a few times through today and I gotta say, it really is good throughout. And it has something for everyone, without seeming like they intended it. Just really balanced.
As far as singles and the like are concerned, you won't get the best of what the band can offer that way. But I guess the average radio listener just wanted to hear drive over and over again.
On November 19 2006 22:24 ManaBlue wrote: If you guys find them generic, I'd urge you to listen to more of their catolouge before making that judgement. The cool thing about this band is that they never repeat themselves, so there isn't anything redundant, overall.
well, I have always thought them as boring and I downloaded this album to give them a second chance. And yes, they do change it up a bit, but moving from lettuce to cabbage remains dull.
[radioheadplug]radiohead is a band that also refuse to repeat itself, but manages to capture interest (read: worship) with each album.[/radioheadplug]
I think you're being harsh, but that's the nature of opinions and music I guess.
As far as radiohead is concerned, I love the band but you can't use them as a bar for creativity man. Every band that tried to be radioheadish just ends up agrevating me, so I'd never encourage that in any other band.
You can't just compare every band to the who and zepplin and say they aren't good enough.
On November 20 2006 12:42 ManaBlue wrote: I've just listened to the CD a few times through today and I gotta say, it really is good throughout. And it has something for everyone, without seeming like they intended it. Just really balanced.
As far as singles and the like are concerned, you won't get the best of what the band can offer that way. But I guess the average radio listener just wanted to hear drive over and over again.
does the new one got another cool instrumental track ;x?
On November 19 2006 20:14 Aukai wrote: I've look for leaks on Limewire in a sec and put some input down, but does anyone find that title alittle....different for incubus? It reminds me of Tool using "10,000 days" for a album title.
Since I think Incubus does a very good job of providing a good album (much like Tool) I'm going to go ahead and say that the title will work just fine for the album, much the same as after listening to 10,000 Days I can't imagine it being named anything else.
I logged in just to post here As you may be able to tell by my name, Incubus is one of my favorite bands. I have all of their CDs. I have yet to hear this one, but Im buying it anyways because I know they wont disappoint. Rock on Incubus!
Incubus is good, i dunno why i ever stopped listening to them ( tho its prolly cause they got popular and that usually kills a band for me i e soad) Science, Fungous Amoungus and make urself were all awsome cd's, morning view was a little to soft for my taste but a crow left to the murder had some good tracks. I havent heard the new stuff yet but i hope to see a revert into the more heavey/funky sound they developed before they attained recognition
On November 20 2006 12:42 ManaBlue wrote: I've just listened to the CD a few times through today and I gotta say, it really is good throughout. And it has something for everyone, without seeming like they intended it. Just really balanced.
As far as singles and the like are concerned, you won't get the best of what the band can offer that way. But I guess the average radio listener just wanted to hear drive over and over again.
does the new one got another cool instrumental track ;x?
Nope, no instrumental this time. But they released the 4 track marathon instrumental that they didn't end up putting on A Crow Left of the Murder. It's called The Odyssey. Check it out.
On November 19 2006 22:24 ManaBlue wrote: If you guys find them generic, I'd urge you to listen to more of their catolouge before making that judgement. The cool thing about this band is that they never repeat themselves, so there isn't anything redundant, overall.
I mean the album specifically. SCIENCE is a legitimately good alt-rock album, haven't heard Morning View and Crow Left to Murder very extensively.
EDIT: You seem to feel the way I do about Heavy/Funky.
The thing for me is that when Incubus and RHCP got less heavy and funky, it wasn't so much a stylistic change as it was the band's creativity fading away and them trying to find something new to do. But really if they had done the other style when they were more creative, it probably wouldn't have been as good as their heavy/funky material but it still would have been better than their current tracks.
Making good music is just fucking hard, what more can I say? Most bands just don't have what it takes to put out more than a couple noteworthy albums.
EDIT 2: One thing I'll say to Incubus's credit; RHCP fell into the trap where even though they made a switch in the type of music they write, they still try to capture their older style, failing miserably of course. Incubus's music, though in my opinion not really Incubus, is legit alt rock.
EDIT 3: And finally, taking the album as a whole, as of right now it seems ok, and parts of it are pretty cool. Based on my initial observations I'd say it's good-ok. If the music has staying power it might end up being good, otherwise it's just ok alt rock that has flashes of interesting writing.
On November 19 2006 20:23 Aukai wrote: Back during the Fungus Amongus and S.C.I.E.N.C.E., the funk was pure sex, when they dropped off their old bassit for this new guy I was pissy, Anna Molly's Intro reminds me of that song by Elefant.
Not just their bassist but the band fired the DJ from SCIENCE too. Although in fairness to Incubus he was acting like a huge ass.
But I have to agree that this change in membership definitely affected the overall chemistry of the band.
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If the music doesn't have a pop element to it, you're in dangerous territory of becoming a mars volta. And no one wants that! 
