Incubus- today's Soundgarden?

12345AGNST1 · January 2010

DiRtyFranK38 wrote:

12345AGNST1 wrote:

I was just thinking about this the other day, now before I get totally flamed for this think about it.

1. Both bands have a completely unique sound that was very genre pushing. Name any band that sounds like Incubus and name any band that sounds like Soundgarden.

2. Both bands have a totally unique and amazing singer. (sure Cornell is way better in terms of power, but they both have ridiculously amazing voices)

3. They evolved as a band pretty much the same way.
Screaming life/fop=fungus amongus (heavy, dirty, angry youth)
Ultra Mega OK=SCIENCE (still heavy and dirty, but a little more mature and better)
Badmotorfinger=Make yourself/Morningview (both albums broke them into the mainstream [morningview for Incubus] and both have a more evolved sound to them)
Superunknown-DOTU= A crow left in the mirror and up (a totally more evolved sound compared to their past.)

This is just my opinion, but I always kinda considered Incubus a modern day Soundgarden. Hell even listen to this Incubus song and tell me it doesn't sound like the beginning of a song from Down on the Upside:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf4AnaSMHHI

totally see what you're saying man. cool observation. i actually have thought about this myself before too. i also fucking LOVE these 2 bands. funny you bring this up. my top 4 bands go:
1.) pearl jam 2.) soundgarden 3.) incubus 4.) red hot chili peppers.

anyways, i also agree that both bands grew so much musically as time went on. down on the upside is arguably soundgarden's best album. although, with incubus its kinda tough for me to choose my favorite. though they did grow musically since fungus amungus, i think all their albums are amazing and extremely consistent, though very different from each other. my favorite MAY be a crow left of the murder. soundgarden on the other hand, though i do love everything they've done, badmotorfinger and on is MILES better then pre-badmotorfinger. and even louder than love is miles better than ultramega and screaming life/fopp.

as for the singer bit, i agree 100%. obviously cornell is technically WAAAY better and can do nearly anything, but brandon boyd still has an extremely unique voice that really is amazing.

Thanks, glad someone thinks the same way. I agree with you on soundgarden too. Thats funny because my top 3 favorite bands would also be 1.PJ, 2.Soundgarden, and 3. Incubus.

Drop The Leash 10 · January 2010

finally some love for fucking incubus

incubus have been #2 forever

Lillou77 · January 2010

spnoone wrote:

incubus sounded so much like a faith no more ripoff when i first heard them that i vowed never to listen again. not to be a jerk, but it was even more obvious than stp stealing from alice and pj. was what i heard the exception to the rule?

Same here

skippybrew · January 2010

spnoone wrote:

incubus sounded so much like a faith no more ripoff when i first heard them that i vowed never to listen again. not to be a jerk, but it was even more obvious than stp stealing from alice and pj. was what i heard the exception to the rule?

I read somewhere where Brandon Boyd said (something to the effect of), "We were just a group of kids trying to be Mr. Bungle." I think it's fair to say that any singer starts out emulating the ones they like, but I'd say he's found his own voice pretty well.

pirlo21 · January 2010

All I'll add is that I LOVE Incubus AND Soundgarden!

Soundgarden probably just behind Pearl Jam for me. Incubus pretty high up on my faves list too.

Love driving when I'm listening to Incubus!!! For some reason, each time I buy a new car, I always take an Incubus album with me for the first jouney!!!

Kinda understand what people are saying about Brandon's voice. When you hear him on record, you get the impression he's got a nice sounding, but weak voice. But, each time I've heard him live, he's been superb.

Stone Temple Pilots been mentioned in this thread too. Another under-rated band in my opinion.
Purle, No 4 & Shangi... are class albums.

When I said "All I'll add is..." in the first sentence, I was lying!

Brisk. · January 2010

This thread made me download all the albums and i've just finished listening to the first one.

Mind you when i was about 11 i bought what is 'make yourself' as i used to love Drive and Pardon Me. Saw them briefly at Nova Rock 2007 and they seemed okay.

Having listened to Fungus Amongus, it just reminded me of like Red Hot Chilli Peppes and Mother Love Bone, pretty funky stuff, not what i had expected having known Drive and Pardon Me.

Shall press on!

facepollution · January 2010

Brisk. wrote:

This thread made me download all the albums and i've just finished listening to the first one.

Mind you when i was about 11 i bought what is 'make yourself' as i used to love Drive and Pardon Me. Saw them briefly at Nova Rock 2007 and they seemed okay.

Having listened to Fungus Amongus, it just reminded me of like Red Hot Chilli Peppes and Mother Love Bone, pretty funky stuff, not what i had expected having known Drive and Pardon Me.

Shall press on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyvo6gY9zLA

12345AGNST1 · January 2010

Brisk. wrote:

This thread made me download all the albums and i've just finished listening to the first one.

Mind you when i was about 11 i bought what is 'make yourself' as i used to love Drive and Pardon Me. Saw them briefly at Nova Rock 2007 and they seemed okay.

Having listened to Fungus Amongus, it just reminded me of like Red Hot Chilli Peppes and Mother Love Bone, pretty funky stuff, not what i had expected having known Drive and Pardon Me.

Shall press on!

Glad I made you do that. Lately i've been pretty addicted to incubus and did the same. I think my favorite album is morningview with a crow left of the murder a close second.

Oh and I am obsessed with this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M90tA302X3k

Facepollution: amazing song

DiRtyFranK38 · January 2010

12345AGNST1 wrote:

Brisk. wrote:

This thread made me download all the albums and i've just finished listening to the first one.

Mind you when i was about 11 i bought what is 'make yourself' as i used to love Drive and Pardon Me. Saw them briefly at Nova Rock 2007 and they seemed okay.

Having listened to Fungus Amongus, it just reminded me of like Red Hot Chilli Peppes and Mother Love Bone, pretty funky stuff, not what i had expected having known Drive and Pardon Me.

Shall press on!

Glad I made you do that. Lately i've been pretty addicted to incubus and did the same. I think my favorite album is morningview with a crow left of the murder a close second.

Oh and I am obsessed with this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M90tA302X3k

Facepollution: amazing song

haha exactly the same for me. morning view is my fav with a crow close behind.
although i must say, every time i blaze and listen to make yourself i think it's the greatest album ever

dcfaithful · January 2010

Seen Incubus twice, one in 2003 on Lollapalooza, and then I saw them last year on their own tour.

Here is the band's real significance to me though:

Would've seen them in Atlanta in 2007 at the Tabernacle (awesome venue). I went with this girl and we pretty much knew nothing about one another, and I made a complete ass of myself. Her friend and I got drunk, in retrospect, it was dangerous. After a whole lot of Crown Royal and vomiting in the Holiday Inn elevator ...we're still together. Incubus is now that band where everytime we hear them it's automatically going to mentioned.

Incubus- today's Soundgarden?

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