Incubus thread

[IncMan]

Incubus is a great band with alot of different sounds.. what do you think of them and their music?.

[Tomahawk]

They're pretty average.

[Janitor]

Incubus is easily one of my favorite bands.

[IncMan]

what did you think of their last cd, ACLOTM? i liked it but alot of my friends said it sucks

[newbieX]

incubus rule, everyone must listen to blood on the ground and circles, if you dont, then you deserve nothing and will get less than that.

[lilsolsman]

They don't suck.

[KappaKid17]

what did you think of their last cd, ACLOTM? i liked it but alot of my friends said it sucks

Maybe you should check it out yourself. A Crow Left of the Murder is their most mature work to date, and regardless of how many people claim it's not heavy enough, needs to sound like SCIENCE more, or Make Yourself more, it's still a great display of songwriting and Incubus experimenting with new songs and sounds.

[Sound Boy]

Incubus is definatly the best band out there today in my opinion...

i know i'll get castrated in here for sayin such a thing but its true...radiohead is slippin

i'd go into it but im lazy at the moment...but thanks for startin a Incubus thread...it was well needed

[KappaKid17]

I wouldn't castrate you for that, especially just beause Incubus has been my favorite for years, but I do regard them highly as one of the best in the world. Jonny & Thom are about to debut some new music in the next few weeks which I'm sure will blow my mind, but the Incubus boys never cease to amaze me whenever they've got something new. The 4 movement song on the Halo 2 soundtrack is brilliant.

[joebass]

i liked their first 2 albums, but then they made Make Yourself and went a little too commercial for me, but their last album i thought was average

[alan_pfeifer]

one of my Favorite bands, currently tied with Rush though. Does anyone have an mp3 of the whole oddesy song? I REALLY want to hear it.

[DonMancini]

Yes, good band :) I'm going to go pick up Morning View tomorrow.

[IncMan]

Incubus has been a favorite of mine for about 5 years.. I liked their music a little untill they came to my hometown and i went to the concert. it was ****ing awesome and i have loved them ever since. in october they came back again which was an even better show. ACLOTM is a great cd but i dont think it can beat Make Yourself, Morning View, and Science. i dont really care for their first two cds as much, with the exception of a few songs.

[PrettyScarySoRevolting913]

Incubus is one of my favorite bands. The lead singer sings awesome and the bands plays really good too. You hardly find that combination. They're definitely under rated where I live.

[KappaKid17]

one of my Favorite bands, currently tied with Rush though. Does anyone have an mp3 of the whole oddesy song? I REALLY want to hear it.

search a few threads into the past in the alt/indie forum and there's a thread started by Incubliss I believe that has a link to the entire Odyssey.

[ATDIrock]

The 4 movement song on the Halo 2 soundtrack is brilliant.

True.

[Happymeal]

Far from being the best band in the world, but I love Incubus.

[Macdaddy]

ive liked all the incubus albums---i thought crow left of murder was a good progression.

but my favourite cd was make yourself.

best song imo however---is under my umbrella on morning view. someone about that song is very good even if it not a typical hit. pretty tight live as well

[d-mart]

their alright i would say, no way near the best. i think since they lost their bass player their muisc has got alot less funky/hip hop

[Janitor]

their alright i would say, no way near the best. i think since they lost their bass player their muisc has got alot less funky/hip hop
Because they were very funky and hip hoppish on morning view. ;)

[RadioSuicideReturns]

Incubus write amazingly catchy yet complex songs, hence why they are one of my all time faves. I hate the way they get written off as posers because they are good looking? Jealous bunch of cunts. ACLOTM was a brilliant album in my opinion, Here In My Room is one of the best songs they have ever written.

[Janitor]

Sick Sad Little World is their best song in my opinion. And it wouldn't kick nearly as much *** without that guitar solo.

[KappaKid17]

Sick Sad Little World is their best song in my opinion. And it wouldn't kick nearly as much *** without that guitar solo.

Have you seen the new DVD? Mike solos twice during Sick Sad Little World, it's freaking great.

[Janitor]

It's my favorite DVD of theirs, that performance made Priceless one of my favorite songs. I just wish the snare wasn't so ugly sounding on the album.

[IncMan]

I havent had a chance to get/watch their new DVD but i do have 2 of their other ones : Morning View Sessions and When Incubus Attacks Vol. 2 (both are great).. but i did have a chance to see them in concert in october and it was ****ing awesome.. especially then they had a 3 person drum solo, also when brandon brought out his tele and then mike started playing the piano and guitar at the same time.. very crazy... Is Alive at the Red Rocks a lot like their recent tour?

[Janitor]

I'd say so.

[incubusfan89]

what did you think of their last cd, ACLOTM? i liked it but alot of my friends said it sucks

not saying that everyone should like incubus, but the music most kids listen to today sucks REALLY hard. i mean punk music is just a bunch of guys with no talent at all playing power chords and singing like girls with high pitched annoying voices. i dont really know how rap is even considered music seeing how there is no instruments whatsoever. its mostly just drum machines and synthezisers.

just listen to brandons amazing vocals in drive, mikes awesome guitar playing in sick sad little world and the oddysey, chris' djing in battlestar scratchilactica.none of this could be achieved without a steady drum beat and sick bass lines. you cant really say the new bass players playing is less funky and hip hopish seeing how he was in a hip hop band.

[Janitor]

not saying that everyone should like incubus, but the music most kids listen to today sucks REALLY hard. i mean punk music is just a bunch of guys with no talent at all playing power chords and singing like girls with high pitched annoying voices. i dont really know how rap is even considered music seeing how there is no instruments whatsoever. its mostly just drum machines and synthezisers.

The fact that you like incubus is cool, but you are an idiot.

[...someone®]

I really like Incubus - All of them are really talented musicians... - I think Mike is one of the most underated guitarists today...



ACLOTM is a very cool album - It's just a shame they had to change thier bassist for that -


Anyway - Incubus are great!

[Janitor]

ACLOTM is a very cool album - It's just a shame they had to change thier bassist for that -

No one in the band even liked Dirk that much, even in the old days, I talked to DJ Lyfe about it. Ben has so much stage presence ans he's such a good songwriter that it's hard for me not to like him more than Dirk.

[RadioSuicideReturns]

Ben is a more than worthy replacement.

[Janitor]

Definetly.

[...someone®]

The new bassist is definetly a good replacement but i just liked the old bassist's style better - Still cool though...

[CSD & the Soul Machines]

Count me in as a huge incufan. Mike is one of the best if not best guitarist that are still active. And their new dvd rocks my socks right off me feet. Good stuff.

[incubusfan89]

The fact that you like incubus is cool, but you are an idiot.



alrite, ur cool

im only stating my opinion about todays music. if u think punk guitarists are good then good for you.

[Janitor]

alrite go listen to ur ****ty music fag
okay

[incubusfan89]

thanks

[Modestbob]

i like incubus a lot pre-Crow Left Of The Murder. I liked there funk-metal sound, there new stuff sounds more indiepop-emoish to me. i bought the new cd listened to it like 2 or 3 times and gave it to my brother. I just prefered the funky kinda strange Incubus from Fungus Amongus.

[guitar, bass, sax]

Fungus Amongus is definately my favorite Incubus album at the moment.

[druming_at_all_time]

easily,incubus is in the top 5 of mainstream bands out there!!!!

[druming_at_all_time]

i keep hearing people say ACLTM is not funky or as good as previous albums. First of all their new bassist is way more funkier than their old bassists. Jose drums more groovier and funkier than ever before, and is flawless. singer and guitarist show their more mature songwriting and musician skills. Overall, ACLTM is better than any of their previous albums,its almost flawless.

[Modestbob]

i keep hearing people say ACLTM is not funky or as good as previous albums. First of all their new bassist is way more funkier than their old bassists. Jose drums more groovier and funkier than ever before, and is flawless. singer and guitarist show their more mature songwriting and musician skills. Overall, ACLTM is better than any of their previous albums,its almost flawless.

"funky" ACLTM is not, at least in my book. I just dont feel the funk heh they gotta put some stank into it. Im not saying there new bassit isnt good but I too prefer Alex, he was and still is one of the main reasons i picked up a bass 5 years ago.

[Sound Boy]

i thought this was pretty funny...

"I began playing drums in 1990, pretty much when the band started to form. Before that I had been playing air drums for about two years and got pretty good. It was an impressive sight, and actually made me look like I knew how to play. I have never had any formal training in my 9 years of playing, which has its positives and negatives, but I think for the most part it’s been okay. Unfortunately discipline is not really a word I would associate with my drum playing. I learned how to play my instrument by studying my favorite musicians (Stuart Copeland, Tim Alexander, Chad Sexton, etc.) and by listening to many styles of music, which I believe is key to expanding your playing and technique. I basically would listen to my favorite bands and steal as much as I could from the drummer and incorporate it in my playing. So yes, I am a thief!"

-Jose Pasillas on how he became a drummer

[bov]

yes incubus is freaking awesome!!!

i dont really like their songs that have all the weird noses and sounds and stuff, gives me a headache :upset:

[KappaKid17]

i keep hearing people say ACLTM is not funky or as good as previous albums. First of all their new bassist is way more funkier than their old bassists. Jose drums more groovier and funkier than ever before, and is flawless. singer and guitarist show their more mature songwriting and musician skills. Overall, ACLTM is better than any of their previous albums,its almost flawless.

First of all, ACLOTM is not funky, not by any means. Ben Kenney tried steering away from that, as I read in an interview, because reproducing the same funky lines as the Incubus of old would him not putting his own mark on the music but being a fill-in for Dirk. Ben can play circles pretty much around anyone he chooses to; watch the Alive at Red Rocks DVD if you have any doubts. Jose's drumming: funkier? That's arguable, considering he probably did his craziest drumming on SCIENCE (Listen to "Calgone"). It's hard to put ACLOTM against other Incubus albums because they're all in logical progression from each one to the next, as well as distinctively different from the last.

[raining_blood]

incubus sucks *** why are you wasting your time talking about them

[Sound Boy]

just like you wasted your time posting against them?

anybody that thinks incubus sucks....see them live..or watch the dvd...it'll change your mind...unless your music taste reaaaaaaaaaally sucks

[IncMan]

Yeah they are even better live then on cd.. and the atmosphere at their concerts is awesome..

[punchenello]

incubus is the way to go

[punchenello]

just listen to brandons amazing vocals in drive, mikes awesome guitar playing in sick sad little world and the oddysey, chris' djing in battlestar scratchilactica.none of this could be achieved without a steady drum beat and sick bass lines. you cant really say the new bass players playing is less funky and hip hopish seeing how he was in a hip hop band.

i cant agree more

[KappaKid17]

you cant really say the new bass players playing is less funky and hip hopish seeing how he was in a hip hop band.

You can't automatically deduce that Kenney's going to be funkier or as funky as Dirk just because he was in a hip hop band. In fact, most of his bass lines on ACLOTM are rock-driven (listen to Megalomaniac, or Sick Sad Little World).

[IncMan]

You can't automatically deduce that Kenney's going to be funkier or as funky as Dirk just because he was in a hip hop band. In fact, most of his bass lines on ACLOTM are rock-driven (listen to Megalomaniac, or Sick Sad Little World).

You cant really decide which bass player is more funkier or more rock driven yet.. you have to let kenney sink in a little with the band untill you can really compare the two..

[Macdaddy]

everyone always talks how bands like incubus abandon there old sounds of science for diffferent types of music.

but fair enough i reckon---theve already made the awesome album of science they dont need to keep pumping out the same old stuff so they try something new.

and i reckon it paid off in everyone of their albums even though i must say make yourself was my favourite.

awesome band

[IncMan]

everyone always talks how bands like incubus abandon there old sounds of science for diffferent types of music.

but fair enough i reckon---theve already made the awesome album of science they dont need to keep pumping out the same old stuff so they try something new.

and i reckon it paid off in everyone of their albums even though i must say make yourself was my favourite.

awesome band

Some people do say that but its the people that have no clue what they are talking about and dont really listen to the music.. they just sorta hear it and dont like it sink in... I think the band in a whole has been growing more mature with their music in every cd they make and that their cds represent their changes in life as they grow older..

[CiminoUM5]

First of all their new bassist is way more funkier than their old bassists

Um....no. Seriously, are you sure you were listening to ACLOTM? Because Ben's basslines don't really have a funky sound to them at all....certainly not anywhere near as funky as Dirk's stuff on Are You In, Battlestar, and pretty much everything else pre-Make Yourself.

This isn't to take anything away from Ben...guy is a brilliant musician who I think is exactly what the band needed at this point in their careers (no way in hell do songs like Sick, Sad Little World or The Odyssey get made w/Dirk on bass). Most of his basslines on ACLOTM aren't terribly groundbreaking, but I firmly believe it's because it was his first album in the band and he was still finding his place, so to speak. Just listen to what he does live....IMO he's vastly improved the basslines to Just a Phase and Are You In, and the Drive remix is awesome as well (albeit not that complicated). The bass solos he was doing early in the past tour were just nasty.

I think a lot of people write him off because he doesn't have Dirk's style and you can tell he's a former guitar player from his basslines, but that's definately not a bad thing given the direction they've been heading as a band. I've been comparing him to the bass player from the Stone Temple Pilots (one of the DeLeo bros?) for a while....very melodic and flawless in their playing of scales.

So back to the original point of the thread, yeah, they rock and are severely underappreciated by the music "elitists" out there who dismiss them based soley/mostly on their radio hits, most of which happen to be among their worst songs, IMO (Wish You Were Here, Warning, Nice To Know You, Stellar).

Anyone who doubts their skills needs to listen to Sick, Sad Little Word, The Odyssey, Follow, and pretty much anything off of SCIENCE or Fungus Amongus (keep in mind they were like 15 when they wrote the FA material...makes it that much more amazing). I'm really excited to see what they come up with over the next year or two. I urge everyone to check it out...between the score they're writing for a surfer documentary, a new Time-Lapse album, and their next Incubus album, I'm pretty confident their best work is still to come (and this is from someone who still believes SCIENCE is their best album to date).

And if you haven't figured out by now from the length of this post, yeah, I like this band A LOT. :lol:

[KappaKid17]

You cant really decide which bass player is more funkier or more rock driven yet.. you have to let kenney sink in a little with the band untill you can really compare the two..

I wasn't distinguishing between either of the two bassists. What's your point?

[illuminati]

Some people do say that but its the people that have no clue what they are talking about and dont really listen to the music.. they just sorta hear it and dont like it sink in... I think the band in a whole has been growing more mature with their music in every cd they make and that their cds represent their changes in life as they grow older..

similar thing with Chili Peppers. their sound matured with age.

[Glue_it_back]

incubus are a great band and are most definately under rated. sure science was a kick *** album, but so is theyre most recent one (crow left of the murder). it might have a different sort of feel to it but it sure is a great piece of work!

[Incu-singer]

Not sure if this is the place to post this but im freaking out-i need to start singing and writing again, I have this posted in another area in the forums so if anything sounds weird just ignore it because im just adding to what i typed there. ;)

Any of you with Incubus influence located in Florida or know anybody in the area they plays any instruments besides a singer? The band I was in just broke up after 3 years and I need all instrumentalists besides a singer. Everyone in my area is like screamo and hardcore and I prefer a more sophisticated and open minded sound.(sounds bad because i wont play other peoples music but its just being played by everyone here and no one is going anywhere with it)Any help would be great and i hope there was no one offended here who likes the screamo or hardcore deal. Thanks
michael onewaymule11486@netscape.net

[kirkrock85]

Incubus is heading into a very awesome realm. They're not afraid to do what they want. Each album can stand on it's own, and each album is awesome in my opinion. Each member is extremely talented and they write good songs for all situations. Fussing rock, jazz, blues and hip-hop with the ability to do live jams can't be a bad thing. Probably my favorite band right now...

[kirkrock85]

Um....no. Seriously, are you sure you were listening to ACLOTM? Because Ben's basslines don't really have a funky sound to them at all....certainly not anywhere near as funky as Dirk's stuff on Are You In, Battlestar, and pretty much everything else pre-Make Yourself.

This isn't to take anything away from Ben...guy is a brilliant musician who I think is exactly what the band needed at this point in their careers (no way in hell do songs like Sick, Sad Little World or The Odyssey get made w/Dirk on bass). Most of his basslines on ACLOTM aren't terribly groundbreaking, but I firmly believe it's because it was his first album in the band and he was still finding his place, so to speak. Just listen to what he does live....IMO he's vastly improved the basslines to Just a Phase and Are You In, and the Drive remix is awesome as well (albeit not that complicated). The bass solos he was doing early in the past tour were just nasty.

I think a lot of people write him off because he doesn't have Dirk's style and you can tell he's a former guitar player from his basslines, but that's definately not a bad thing given the direction they've been heading as a band. I've been comparing him to the bass player from the Stone Temple Pilots (one of the DeLeo bros?) for a while....very melodic and flawless in their playing of scales.

So back to the original point of the thread, yeah, they rock and are severely underappreciated by the music "elitists" out there who dismiss them based soley/mostly on their radio hits, most of which happen to be among their worst songs, IMO (Wish You Were Here, Warning, Nice To Know You, Stellar).

Anyone who doubts their skills needs to listen to Sick, Sad Little Word, The Odyssey, Follow, and pretty much anything off of SCIENCE or Fungus Amongus (keep in mind they were like 15 when they wrote the FA material...makes it that much more amazing). I'm really excited to see what they come up with over the next year or two. I urge everyone to check it out...between the score they're writing for a surfer documentary, a new Time-Lapse album, and their next Incubus album, I'm pretty confident their best work is still to come (and this is from someone who still believes SCIENCE is their best album to date).

And if you haven't figured out by now from the length of this post, yeah, I like this band A LOT. :lol: sorry to quote the whole thing, but i agree totally. Ironic huh? the white guy was funkier than the black guy... lol

[El_Shiznit]

I like Incubus. This band goes down with about 3 or 4 others that I can say I don't think I will get tired of. I know there are others that I currently listen to, but Incubus, for example, I have been listening to for a long time and I still like them. This I can only say for, as I said, 3 or 4 other bands. They never released anything bad in my opinion, and I doubt they will anytime soon. And I doubt I will ever get tired of hearing them.

I think Morning View is one of the best albums of all time. That CD got so much play out of me. I had to get another copy because I f'ucked it up so much. And contrary to a lot of people's opinion (not so much on these forums), I think A Crow Left Of The Murder is a near perfect album as well.

[kirkrock85]

every album of they've made is well made, and seem to get better...

[KappaKid17]

All albums come in somewhat of a progression of the last. I think Morning View was the perfect album to bridge the gap between Make Yourself and ACLOTM. The progression is mostly due to Incubus maturing, but the songwriting and musicianship, especially with the addition of Ben Kenney, has improved so much more. What can I say, they're my favorite artists.

[axeslinga_32]

^^^ i concur

[...someone®]

Hey - I was the fool who was saddened by the loss of thier old bassist... After watching thier 'Alive At Red Rocks' DVD i now love thier new bassist...



I was a fool but i have now seen the light - Thank you, I just needed to say that...

[kirkrock85]

i don't think you are a fool at all... i was sorta confused... i never thought incubus would be a band to lose a member, especially one that was in the band for the first 11 years

[Death_cab_for_benfolds]

any incubus fans in the midlands? i love incubus, brandon is such an incredible lyricist and i love his style and jose has a really funky/rock sound and everything really seems to fit into place throughout the band any midlanders round the age of 17-19 want to start a band i play drums by the way and im of a good standard and want to be in a serious band i live near stratford upon avon.tex me on 07929012629 and maybe we could hook up

[CiminoUM5]

Incusinger, where in Florida are you at? Guitar player in Tampa here...don't really know a whole lot of other musicians though. Guy I work with is supposedly a pretty good drummer, though I know he's more into punk. I'm down for jamming out from time to time....don't have a whole lot of time to get involved with a band though (that and I don't feel I'm quite good enough on guitar yet).

[incubliss]

anyone heard any of Ben Kenneys solo stuff, it's very good.

heard the song Hoopdie (http://benkenney.com/hoopdie.mp3) from incubusonline.com, it's very promising stuff. might have to get his album 26.

[Incu-singer]

Incusinger, where in Florida are you at? Guitar player in Tampa here...don't really know a whole lot of other musicians though. Guy I work with is supposedly a pretty good drummer, though I know he's more into punk. I'm down for jamming out from time to time....don't have a whole lot of time to get involved with a band though (that and I don't feel I'm quite good enough on guitar yet).



hi, im in ocala(about 20 min. south of Gainsville) im all for jamming if you are ever around the area. i would like to start another serious band but just getting together, playing and hanging out with fellow music and incubus fans would be great. e mail me onewaymule11486@netscape.net or instant message me at onewaymule11486

[KappaKid17]

anyone heard any of Ben Kenneys solo stuff, it's very good.

heard the song Hoopdie (http://benkenney.com/hoopdie.mp3) from incubusonline.com, it's very promising stuff. might have to get his album 26.

I'm gonna check that out right now. I've seen the featurette on incubusonline a few times, but never had enough time to.

[kirkrock85]

hoopdie... good tune, kenney's a good musician, i liked him in the roots... the vocals are kinda ben harper-esk... which is good, to me anyway...

[Renegade of funk]

Incubus is the only band holding everybody from going to Punk rock, I think there great, I would compare them to the foo fighters

[Sound Boy]

i think if incubus made a "best of.." album i think it should be acoustic (not just the guitar but the whole band like in the When incubus attacks dvd)...

what do you think?

wouldnt "Sick sad little world" sound sick acoustic?

[Janitor2]

Incubus is the only band holding everybody from going to Punk rock, I think there great, I would compare them to the foo fighters
The foo fighters? Why?

[KappaKid17]

Incubus is the only band holding everybody from going to Punk rock, I think there great, I would compare them to the foo fighters

This is a horrible comparison.

[Renegade of funk]

Hey its only my opnion thats just what I comes to mind. :thumb:

[IncMan]

i think if incubus made a "best of.." album i think it should be acoustic (not just the guitar but the whole band like in the When incubus attacks dvd)...

what do you think?

wouldnt "Sick sad little world" sound sick acoustic?

I dont think it should be just acoustic, Incubus sounds great acoustic but if they put out a best of album (which I dont see how they could because there are too many good songs) they should make it with the original songs (not the new versions with the piano like they have been playing in concert and in their cd that comes with Alive at the Red Rocks)... It would be great if they put out like a box set with both acoustic and electric that would be sweet..

[crawlinwithin]

incubus is due for another acoustic concert. I think they should play Nice to Know You (my fav incubus song) acoustic. It would sound really good.

I haven't posted in this thread before, so I must say that Incubus is a talented band that writes great songs. Definitly the best band out there today, although not many people realize it. :thumb:

[incuguitar22]

incubus is due for another acoustic concert. I think they should play Nice to Know You (my fav incubus song) acoustic. It would sound really good.

I haven't posted in this thread before, so I must say that Incubus is a talented band that writes great songs. Definitly the best band out there today, although not many people realize it. :thumb:



they do have an acoustic version to nice to know you...its pretty kick *** and brandon starts singing like a vergin in the middle of the bridge...pretty cool ****....i just wanna say incubus f'in rocks like nobody else and is wicked inspiring to my writing and everything and i also agree that ben is a great addition to the band...i mean..did anyone hear what the guy did to half of dirk's stuff? he tore that **** apart!!

[DonMancini]

I just bought Morning View (well yesterday).

Doesn't seem as solid and kickass as science but it's very good nonetheless :)

[theGirlwhoLived]

Incubus write amazingly catchy yet complex songs, hence why they are one of my all time faves. I hate the way they get written off as posers because they are good looking? Jealous bunch of cunts. ACLOTM was a brilliant album in my opinion, Here In My Room is one of the best songs they have ever written.

completely agree

[G-UnitKid171]

I personally like rap, but I am a fan of some of the Incubus songs. I really haven't heard many but the ones I have heard I like.

[IncMan]

The best thing about ACLOTM is that they really let mike show his skills.. I think they were holding him back from showing off some of his real skill in the past albums (with exceptions).. most of his playing in ACLOTM is crazy and mind blowing (sick sad little world, to name one).. his playing just makes the song flow and i hope in the next ablum they will really let him show more of his playing ability..:thumb:

[Janitor2]

I think they were holding him back from showing off some of his real skill in the past albums (with exceptions)
According to interviews he was kind of holding himself back. He was focusing more on just adding what the song needs as opposed to figuring out what the song needs and then expanding upon it and taking the song alot farther.

[KappaKid17]

But then again, I think the only reason people seem to think Mike was being held back prior to ACLOTM is that there are a rare few solos on Make Yourself and Morning View. On SCIENCE we had solos in Summer Romance and Deep Inside, but that's really almost been all we'd see out of him. I think what comes with the maturation of Incubus' music came less need for Mike to go out and shred, and his guitar playing ability really shines in the pieces he writes. I think he's amazingly underrated, mostly because people haven't heard tons of blistering solos by the man, but the bottom line is that he's more creative and open-minded, and that's what keeps his playing so unique. He experiments with many foreign scales, octaves. I really enjoy that about his playing. Mike doesn't seem like a guy bent on conflict, so I'm sure that if he wanted to solo, he would only do it when a song would require it and not ruin the flow the song has put forth, thus we see a couple of solos on ACLOTM (Priceless, Sick Sad Little World, a smaller one on Here In My Room).

[Sound Boy]

I just bought Morning View (well yesterday).

Doesn't seem as solid and kickass as science but it's very good nonetheless :)


morning view is their softest album....get Crow Left..you wont be dissappointed

[Happymeal]

I like every Incubus album for different reasons. I don't think it's right to shun Morning View and ACLOTM just because they're "too poppy" or they "lack solos"(though I really do miss the funk). The band more or less changes their style with every release, which I think is why they even lasted more than a decade long.

[CiminoUM5]

Kappa, I agree w/pretty much everything you said, though there's more than a couple solos on ACLOTM. The one's you noted are probably the most memorable (especially Sick, Sad Little World....one of my favorite solos of all time), but in addition to those 3, he also solos in Talk Shows, Pistola, Zee Devel, and Made for TV Movie.

I'm really glad he's expanding into this area too. Like you mentioned, he hadn't done much soloing on the past several albums. MY only had Drive and Nowhere Fast, SCIENCE only had Anti-Gravity and Deep Inside and MV didn't have any. He had a number on Fungus, though....Hilkus, Sink Beneath the Line, Psycosilocybin (several kick-*** ones, actually), and Trouble in 421.

Can't wait to hear what he's got in store for the next albu, especially after hearing The Odyssey and Follow...

[opethsurfer1]

Incubus are a very kool band an probably the best around atm and i also hate radiohead i cnt see hoe ppl can like them but owell

[Janitor]

and i also hate radiohead i cnt see hoe ppl can like them but owell
Radiohead? Where's that coming from?

[kirkrock85]

Mike Einziger is easily the best writer out there today. He really is the musical driving force behind the band. Listening to his work from Fungus Amoungus to ACLOTM is just so varied it's simply amazing. They went from a funk/jazz/metal thing to an epic experitmental rock band. The thing about Mike's playing is that it's never as easy as it sounds. Listen to Nebula, sh*t. The guitar is all over the place, not to mention all the effects his using. That takes a lot of concentration when you use effects like he does. He's a huge reason why I play guitar and why I'm in a band. He's a huge inspiration.

[just BRAINdead]

I fell in love with incubus the first time i heard their song stellar. them I started listening to their other albums and I cant believe how mellow this band is. Mike is like an idol to me. My favorite songs are Stellar, Wish you were here, Talk Show on mute, and Drive.

[Griffith]

Incubus are a good band.

A Crow Left of the Murder, to me, is their best album.

Ben Kenney is great. He fits much better then Dirk would with the newer material.

[IncMan]

Mike Einziger is easily the best writer out there today. He really is the musical driving force behind the band. Listening to his work from Fungus Amoungus to ACLOTM is just so varied it's simply amazing. They went from a funk/jazz/metal thing to an epic experitmental rock band. The thing about Mike's playing is that it's never as easy as it sounds. Listen to Nebula, sh*t. The guitar is all over the place, not to mention all the effects his using. That takes a lot of concentration when you use effects like he does. He's a huge reason why I play guitar and why I'm in a band. He's a huge inspiration.

You are a genius, i completely agree :thumb: and he is the one of the two people that inspired me to play guitar

[ARBITER]

Incubus are a good band.

A Crow Left of the Murder, to me, is their best album.

Ben Kenney is great. He fits much better then Dirk would with the newer material.

yeah but Dirk definatly kicked ***

im starting to like Beware Criminal a lot recently, anyone else?

[Griffith]

yeah but Dirk definatly kicked ***

Oh there's no doubt about that, he was a solid bassist for Incubus. He just came off as arrogant at times.

[KappaKid17]

With talent such as his, I could see that being quite easy for him...

However Kenney, without a doubt, fits Incubus' current sound the best.

[pmal]

Oh there's no doubt about that, he was a solid bassist for Incubus. He just came off as arrogant at times.

i.love.incubus

i know it ALL when it comes to incubus :)

i like everything they release, and strive to get anything they havent offically released myself.

mike einziger is a GENIOUS, i can't wait for his EP which I pray will come out. His work on the Time Lapse Consortinum is GENIOUS, and guitarists dream CD with 12 songs all written in a week

[TonalMayhem]

I love that band. They are quite possibly my fav. ever. I finally got the opportunity to see them live just last summer. It was fawkin' amazing. Einziger is my HERO, but I miss Dirk. My fav. cds I think were Make Yourself and Morning View. I liked MV just because it was a really chill cd. Something you would take on a long roadtrip ya know.

[kirkrock85]

i.love.incubus

i know it ALL when it comes to incubus :)

i like everything they release, and strive to get anything they havent offically released myself.

mike einziger is a GENIOUS, i can't wait for his EP which I pray will come out. His work on the Time Lapse Consortinum is GENIOUS, and guitarists dream CD with 12 songs all written in a week
yes... ben kenney's new album is also amazing...

[a certain shade of green]

Incubus Rock! they are easily one of my favourite bands ever. There is nothin bad about them! I also love the fact that they aren't that well known in the UK

[feeniks]

Incubus is effing great and they're my fav band. I have all of their CDs and DVDs. Brandon is an amazing vocalist, Mike is one of the best modern guitarists out there, Dirk Lance was awesome and funky while he was with them and Ben is doing a nice job of filling in for him although you can't replace Dirk. Jose is a very original and different drummer.. as for Kilmore; He's cool. Haha.

If you have listened to all their CDs you can see how they and their sound are maturing.

[ween2424]

the greatest band. most original, most well rounded. brandon boyds vocals are phenomenal and his lyrics are well thought out. mikes a guitar genious. ben kenney is incredible. ive been a fan since the release of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. i was fortunate enough to see them on the latest tour, it was incredible. if you own the new dvd alive at red rocks you know what im talking about

[KappaKid17]

Sure do, and welcome! Good 1st post.

[Janitor]

Hmm. Kilmore never gets any respect.

[KappaKid17]

He always takes a backseat, but he's just as critical to Incubus' overall sound as anyone else.

[oliveri4string]

Incubus are an awesome massively underrated band who always get dumped with the "average" tag, but they're far more than that. They're music has never been too repetitive, has changed with every album, and shows they're a band who aren't afraid to up the ante by experimenting with all kinds of samples, effects and styles. Morning View is an awesome album, its the kind of album you can get lost in, particularly tracks like wish you were here, echo and Aqueous transmission.

The first cd's, fungus amoungus and enjoy are worth listening to just to see how far they've come. Also the volume 2 dvd is brill, loads of quality vids and live stuff, and the video for "take me to your leader" is bizarre but cool

[KappaKid17]

I just downloaded Incubus' entire performance at Rock in Rio, and it's amazing. Check it out on bt-torrent.com if anyone'd care to download it.

[incubliss]

twice i've seen you put that torrent site up, and twice it hasn't worked!

give me the right one now, i demand it. i need a torrent site again! :angry:

[KappaKid17]

haha, sorry.

Let me look for the correct link.

[KappaKid17]

BAH!

It's www.bi-torrent.com .

That 'i' makes a huge difference.

[Janitor]

I have Under My Umbrella from the Rock in Rio performance. Is the rest as good as that?

[incubliss]

thank you!

i was trying stuff like bttorrent.com, bt-torrent.net, bt-torrent.org, everything i could think of!

thanks :D

[KappaKid17]

I have Under My Umbrella from the Rock in Rio performance. Is the rest as good as that?

Yep, sure is. Under My Umbrella, between it and the Warmth, is probably my favorite Incubus song, ever.

[IncMan]

I have seen some great bands in concert and i dont think any of the any of them compare to the two incubus concerts i have seen. :thumb:
do you guys think incubus is one of the best live bands? if not then what band is better live?

[opeth_oasis]

I never knew what an amazing Incubus was. My friend let me borrow Morning View, and it appealed to me in so many ways. I later bought S.C.I.E.N.C.E, Fungus Amongus and Make Yourself. Fungus Amongus is the sexiest album ever

[SuperNinja]

Personally Incubus is my favorite band and anyone who says there selling out or they're newer stuff sucks well your wrong cause if u listen to all incubus each song has its own meaning and i think that all there stuff is great my favorite album would probably be Make Yourself Science for #1 Morning View ACLOTM #2

[Ganondorf]

That kid at the beggining of the thread who said that rap isn't real music is retarded.

[Mr. Hankie]

I think they are very expiremental and it pays off to make good music.

[aurallyfixated]

incubus has been a huge inspiration to me. They're one of my favorite bands and have been so for a long time. I find that they're very original and very true to themselves above anything else, and that's something I value very much in a band.

I really loved their early work, but I really respect the fact that they're allowing themselves to grow with each album they release.

The only thing I've ever been disappointed with was when Alex Katunich left the band. Ben Kenney is a very talented man, but...

My favorite thing they've done recently would have to be their work on the Halo 2 soundtrack. It's awesome.

[incubliss]

anyone got anything on the new score they're doing for that film Stealth?

hoping it's not gonna be cheesy rock because that film sure as hell looks like it's going to suck ***. only redeeming quality is Jamie Foxx is in it.

i wet myself when i saw Incubus on the lineup for Reading festival.

[Janitor]

The songs for Stealth have been finished, a single is coming out on May 16th I think. The bands manager called some people up the post on incubus-online-view.com and let them listen to the songs. The people lucky enough to hear them say they're awesome, not cheesy at all.

[incubliss]

goodo!

i also hear about another score for a Surfing film? any truth in this?

[Krash100]

I used to hate them until I gave them a good listen. Now they're one of my favorite bands from recent years.

I think Morning View is fantastic and ACLOTM runs pretty close. Don't like much of their early material though.

[SuperNinja]

Janitor you are an idiot because incubusfan is right half the music coming out these days sucks and the bands have no talent i mean look at simple plan and stuff they all require no talent go 2 ultimateguitar.com or mxtabs.net and look at the tabs NO TALENT!!!!

[Bukowski]

You don't necessarily have to have talent to make good music. But I agree that Simple Plan suck.

Incubus are OK. If they were playing near me, I'd go see them.

[Janitor]

goodo!

i also hear about another score for a Surfing film? any truth in this?
I'm actually not 100% percent sure if Incubus is doing this soon or if Mike was the only one involved and it already happened. http://www.boardfolio.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BSS&Product_Code=DVDBDMELODY

He's listed in the credits.

[incubliss]

ah that's cool, thanks for the info and the link, might have to check it out.

Jack Johnson on the credits too, and Eddie Vedder, interesting!

[I Am a Hat]

ah that's cool, thanks for the info and the link, might have to check it out.

Jack Johnson on the credits too, and Eddie Vedder, interesting!
Jack Johnson, Eddie Vedder, Kirk Hammett, and Jon Theodore (Drummer for the Mars Volta) are starting a jam band together. They all surf and have apparently hung out with eachother. I think it was jack and eddie's idea to start it. It'll probably be pretty cool.

[incubliss]

jesus! that'll be so cool.

[Easyblue]

I've actually just been starting to get into them, again.. Good band with unique, average, and commercial sounds..

[rossini]

i think brandon boyds voice is great

[FungusAmngus870]

I would have to say theyre one of the most underated bands. I really cant name many bands that resemble them entirely.

[JonM]

Bringing back the year-old Incubus thread, I see. That's okay. I love Incubus, I always have, and I always will.

[lpdude0690]

I found on the internet that they're in the studio fixing to start writing a new album....If they are, hopefully it'll be out soon, I can't wait! I hope the album will be like morning view or ACLOTM.

[Krash100]

incubus rule, everyone must listen to blood on the ground and circles, if you dont, then you deserve nothing and will get less than that.

Two of the best songs on Morning View which, yes, is their best album. ACLOTM came close to matching it at times, but just isn't as consistent as Morning View.

P.S. I like Incubus

[Zmev]

http://tinypic.com/fc2zpc.jpg

I only like one song by them.

[BringHomeTheBacon]

Great band. To be honest I'm more of a fan of their recent stuff. I bought S.C.I.E.N.C.E and apart from a few tracks, didn't find it to be great. A Crow Left of the Murder, on the other hand, is my favorite of theirs. So many great songs off it- A Crow Left of the Murder, Agoraphobia, Talk Shows on Mute, Sick Sad Little World, Pistola, Southern Girl, Here In my Room, Leech.

[JonM]

Wow that's really blasphemous.