considering getting into Incubus, so...

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  • walkthamile
    walkthamile Posts: 349
    A Crow left of the Murder. Easily their best record!

    The title track from that record :

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CpGQJVRQAc

    Megalomaniac and some other cool stuff!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-UuZV-HKyw&feature=related


    I agree with what somebody said earlier, S.C.I.E.N.C.E and Make Yourself are pretty weak musically IMO.
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    walkthamile wrote:
    I agree with what somebody said earlier, S.C.I.E.N.C.E and Make Yourself are pretty weak musically IMO.


    Man, I could not agree less. S.c.i.e.n.c.e. musically and creatively trumps anything I have heard from them since.
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  • walkthamile
    walkthamile Posts: 349
    BinFrog wrote:
    Man, I could not agree less. S.c.i.e.n.c.e. musically and creatively trumps anything I have heard from them since.

    We agree to disagree...but this song trumps anything from their earlier albums easily, IMO

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9An32XXZovQ
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    and I counter with:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg7T-_anyN8

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLzI6-qtBFs&feature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwGHgZXKPRw&feature=related
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    BinFrog wrote:
    and I counter with:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg7T-_anyN8

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLzI6-qtBFs&feature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwGHgZXKPRw&feature=related

    S.C.I.E.N.C.E is brilliant, aggressive, creative and intense.. but I think the idea that that makes it 'better' than what came after it is a shallow and narrow-minded view.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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  • luxpjamer
    luxpjamer Posts: 837
    lephty wrote:
    If you are into the pop incubus singles, then Morning View is the one for you.
    ????? What are you talking about????????????? Sorry but Morning view isn't pop..it's Rock with beautiful melodies.
    I really like S.C.I.E.N.C.E and make yourself but I was totally blown away when Morning View came out. For me it's Incubus' best work!
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    Beavis: No, Pearl Jam came first.
    Butt-head: Well, they both suck.
  • luxpjamer
    luxpjamer Posts: 837
    BinFrog wrote:
    In my opinion, everything they did after S.c.i.e.n.c.e. pales in comparison. The 2 albums pre-Science are worth checking out too: "Fungus Amongus" (raw, no DJ), and the "Enjoy Incubus" EP.

    I think S.c.i.e.n.c.e. is epic in every way. It's loud, aggressive, experimental, spacey, and over the top in every good way possible.

    I think that they growed with every album and everyone seems to be a step to their apogee, which is Morning View for me. It's just brilliant.
    Beavis : Is this Pearl Jam?
    Butt-head: This guy makes faces like Eddie Vedder.
    Beavis: No, Eddie Vedder makes faces like this guy.
    Butt-head: I heard these guys, like, came first and Pearl Jam ripped them off.
    Beavis: No, Pearl Jam came first.
    Butt-head: Well, they both suck.
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    S.C.I.E.N.C.E is brilliant, aggressive, creative and intense.. but I think the idea that that makes it 'better' than what came before it is a shallow and narrow-minded view.


    I don't think it is narrow minded and/or shallow at all.

    They had everything in the world to prove and were a hungry band. There was no sense of having already made it and being complacent. S.c.i.e.n.c.e. is an album from a relatively immature band just starting to find its sound and hit their early stride, and in my mind everything just came together. It's over the top in a non-pretentious way. It's aggressive but fun to listen to. It's creative without being too artsy. It flows very well without being planned out too much. I think it's phenomenal for those reasons. Great music from a hungry band.
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    BinFrog wrote:
    I don't think it is narrow minded and/or shallow at all.

    They had everything in the world to prove and were a hungry band. There was no sense of having already made it and being complacent. S.c.i.e.n.c.e. is an album from a relatively immature band just starting to find its sound and hit their early stride, and in my mind everything just came together. It's over the top in a non-pretentious way. It's aggressive but fun to listen to. It's creative without being too artsy. It flows very well without being planned out too much. I think it's phenomenal for those reasons. Great music from a hungry band.

    By the way I edited.. I meant 'what came after it'.. and you haven't really disproved my statement.. Louder does not mean better.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    By the way I edited.. I meant 'what came after it'.. and you haven't really disproved my statement.. Louder does not mean better.


    I am not saying louder is better. You are trying to call me out for having a difference of opinion.

    I find S.c.i.e.n.c.e. to be a better album than anything that has followed it to date. I gave my reasons why I think it is a great album. The reasons themselves are not why I love it, the music is. I think it is near perfect, and I think a lot of factors are at the core of why they were able to make such a great disc. The factors themselves are not the music.
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  • Bangers_n_mash
    Bangers_n_mash Posts: 1,241
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    All of their albums are brilliant and must-haves, except for Light Grenades, imo.. I could take or leave that one.
    Exactly! Except I think Light Grenades is awesome too.

    Try any of them, you'll definitely like a few songs after the first couple of listens. then the more you listen, the more you'll get to know and love the rest....

    I'd say Crow is a safe bet for sure. :)
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    BinFrog wrote:
    I am not saying louder is better. You are trying to call me out for having a difference of opinion.

    I find S.c.i.e.n.c.e. to be a better album than anything that has followed it to date. I gave my reasons why I think it is a great album. The reasons themselves are not why I love it, the music is. I think it is near perfect, and I think a lot of factors are at the core of why they were able to make such a great disc. The factors themselves are not the music.

    I don't 'call people out' just because they have a difference in opinion. I was merely debating with you. The reasons you gave for the album being better than the others were that it was loud, aggressive and experimental etc. and I'm merely saying that that does not make a 'better' album.

    I really don't get the idea that 'the reasons themselves are not why I love it, the music is..' The reasons why you find this album to be the only one of this quality are about the music you find on it, and what that music sounds like.

    Nevertheless, we'll agree to disagree. :)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    His lyrics have always had their cringe-worthy moments, but they seem to get worse in the later albums. i really dont like Incubus' lyrics, but the music is generally awesome.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    MrSmith wrote:
    His lyrics have always had their cringe-worthy moments, but they seem to get worse in the later albums. i really dont like Incubus' lyrics, but the music is generally awesome.

    I don't think you can fault many of the lyrics on Make Yourself, personally. :)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Mike_Muse_Rage
    Mike_Muse_Rage Posts: 677
    Every album is amazing in its own right. My personal favourites are Morning View and S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    If I hadn't made me, I would've been made somehow.
    If I hadn't assembled myself, I'd have fallen apart by now.
    If I hadn't made me, I'd be more inclined to bow.
    The powers that be would've swallowed me up, but that's more than I can allow.

    If you let 'em make you, they'll make you paper mache.
    At a distance you're strong, until the wind comes, then you crumble and blow away.
    If you let 'em fuck you, there will be no foreplay.
    Rest assured, they'll screw you complete until your ass is blue and grey.

    You should make amends with you,
    if only for better health!
    And if you really want to live,
    Why not try and MAKE YOURSELF? MAKE YOURSELF!

    If I hadn't made me, I'd have fallen apart by now.
    I won't let 'em make me, it's more than I can allow.
    So if I make me, I won't be paper mache,
    And if I fuck me, I'll FUCK me in my own way!








    I mean come on... those are the best motherfucking lyrics ever, surely.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Mark, they're dire. And I like Incubus.
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Mark, they're dire. And I like Incubus.

    It's the fucking sentiment man... Jean Paul Sartre and hard rock... that's a fucking great mixer.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Blind Melon
    Blind Melon Posts: 911
    Not a whole lot of people liked ACLOTM when it first came out... it was appreciated more on the tour, but was completely re-looked at right before Light Grenades came out... that's when everyone really started appreciating ACLOTM... I think, given more time, Light Grenades will be the same way... seriously, that album is just straight up amazing. And I think live, the songs from LG are even better... with that being said, I really like LG, probably just about equal with ACLOTM... but Make Yourself is my favorite.
    If I could, think I would give in.
  • Azwethinkweiz
    Azwethinkweiz Posts: 547
    Just start from the beginning and work your way up.

    Enjoy Incubus EP
    SCIENCE
    Make Yourself
    Morning View
    A Crow Left of the Murder
    Light Grenades

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