Incubus
Biography
Incubus became one of the most popular alt-metal bands of the new millennium, setting themselves apart from a crowded field with a tireless touring ethic and a broad musical palette. Formed in 1991 in the San Fernando Valley suburb of Calabasas, CA, the band's early lineup was comprised of tenth-grade classmates Brandon Boyd (vocals, percussion), Mike Einziger (guitar), Alex Katunich (aka Dirk Lance; bass), and José Pasillas (drums). Their early funk-metal sound was heavily influenced by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but broadened over the next few years to incorporate thrash, rap-metal, post-grunge rock, and grinding alt-metal à la Korn or the Deftones. By the time the musicians had graduated from high school, they had already been playing all-ages shows around Southern California on a regular basis. In 1995, Incubus added hip-hop turntablist DJ Lyfe (aka Gavin Koppel) to their lineup and recorded the independently released album Fungus Amongus. That, coupled with a strong local following, helped the band earn a deal with the Epic Records subsidiary Immortal.
Incubus' first major-label release was the six-song EP Enjoy Incubus, which was released in early 1997 and consisted of previous demos that were revamped in the studio.
Selected Discography
Monuments & Melodies
2009
Light Grenades
2006
A Crow Left Of The Murder...
2004
Morning View
2001
Make Yourself
1999
OMG!!!!!!!!! I just found out that my friends sister went out with the drummer!!!!
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michael.gibb . . . W T F ! ! Seriously guy!
Anthony...If you want some dirk lance check out Willie's Nerve Clinic...It' s not to shabby. But i am in semi-agreean c e with you. Black Heart Inertia really isn't that great. Midnight Swim neh.. But they are amazing live. It seems like the magic is gone... or maybe just the magic mushrooms. |
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Never heard of them. Are they on an underground label of something? They're okay but I doubt they have much staying power. Probably a one-hit wonder.
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Im excited for August to come!! Get to see them for the 2nd time! I love them live! I say once your a fan of a group ( a true fan) you always support their music. Ive seen a lot of my favorite bands evolve and change their style but I try to stay open minded and evolve with them.
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for real, guys Light Grenades was horrible. what are you guys doing?? why are u getting so poppy? cant u see that ur music is becoming less and less good? seriously. and i'm sry but 'black heart inertia' doesnt back that up at all either.
okay, we all see what's going on now. now that just because u got a new bassist, u think u can make everybody believe things will never be that same with the band and just make everything easy now that ur big and got ur money. u just dont seem to care anymore |
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Morning View is one of the best albums ever and it's a shame it doesn't get the recognition it deserves from critics and consumers alike. As for their more recent albums Crow and Light Grenades they deserve respect but they can't compare. Morning View will stand the time test and show us hopefully that true musicianship and song writing can live in the shadow of the impostors. And then,just maybe "To get their attention start lobbing the light grenades that burst and blind them with the truth."
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I don't care who disputes this or says "But Morning View is more commercial than their previous albums." Point is it's their magnum opus. A perfect balance of pop accessibilit y and their space/rock stylings. Now don't get me wrong; I mean, who doesn't love and appreciate their earlier work, personally, I really like the Fungus Amongus jam band sound but the fact is Morning View is the coalescence of those albums, albeit in small amounts of each but nonetheless remains a must-have.
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no more neighbors..- b a s h - blink sucks. only one worth his salts from blink is travis their drummer...th e rest blow, back to incubus though, they are amazing, only band of late that almost sound better live then on cd! the beatles of our time! and the closest band i have found to sounding anything like incubus is Vaeda. but still not even close!
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These guys jam. I don't think got too girly. They always have had appeal by both genders, in my opinion(the only one that counts). Pardon me while I burst into flames.
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if you don't appreciate change, you must be a republican (girl or not)....
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Going to see them on 7-18 along with the greatest band ever tool going to be an epic f**king concert
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only really love Fungus Amongus and Science....t h e y are good live though!!
Change is only good if you want a different audience.... t h e y got too girly for me. (and I am a girl) |
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yeah, you know what they say about drummers.... . o o o o o o h h h h ! ! ! LOL!
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Brandon Boyd - what can I say about this boy. Nothing that you don't already know. He has got t be one of the best vocalists on this planet, I wished he would play more drums though. Wished there were more drums in the tunes. :( Something hot and special about drummers / singers / and the occassional bass player - they drives me ape s**t.
Take it easy - Kim in Cali. |
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XEN- "Change"is ALWAYS good..maybe YOU need a change..or maybe some therapy....
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Im going to see you guys in Santa Barbara & The Hollywood Bowl! :)
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your loss rsmith ou! I am severly dissapoited that long awaited New CD is a GREATEST FUKIN hits! Common guys WTF.New stuff please!!no matter I still lovem
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wooohooo Got my tickets!!Goi n to see them for the second time in August!!Cant freakin wait!!!!
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From 1997-2003 they were my favorite band. They reached their apex on Morning View, I think one of the greatest albums of all time. The loss of Dirk coincides with their steady downfall. Every album after Morning View has been worse than its' predecessor. With Light Grenades, I have given up on them. This is hard because I waned to love them so much, but they have disappointed for the last time. I wish them the best of luck.
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Incubus has become quite possibly my favorite band over the years, it seems they have changed right along with me as i have grown up, and everything along the way has been completely relevant to my life at the time when i first heard the song.
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jjlk - BLANKET PHRASES ARE ALWAYS WRONG!!!!!
"Change" is not good, and in my opinion, the change they made from Crow to Light Grenades was in a horrible direction. I enjoyed their sound on Crow, we don't need any more disgustingly saccharine rock-pop music, which is what almost all of LG was. I'm hoping for change on their new album, but if they're determined to make themselves into s**t, then I'll just keep my copies of their good albums and wave a sad farewell. |
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Does anyone know what's next (next album) for Incubus? Can't wait for it...
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"LOVE HURTS" has been stuck in my head ever since I heard it! ... & by the way- to all you haters- CHANGE IS GOOD!!!!!
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What I always wanted to hear were more songs like "pardon me" or even "battlestar scratchilact i c a " . The problem I have with some of the new stuff is that it doesn't have a broad enough range in sound. The instruments sound almost smashed together on light grenades, while other songs may have the range but without personality or staying in key. Plus, for such a large line up, the sound itself focuses so much on the vocals and guitar everything else becomes overshadowed . At least on light grenades
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That's the problem though, I can't appreciate 80% of Light Grenades, and it pisses me off because I know what they're capable of.
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Why are we judging their work? it is ALL good music, appreciate the music for what it is, not for what it's not.
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Make Yourself is ONE song; Make Yourself. It's the same damn theme over and over again. Yeah, the actual song "Make Yourself" was good. There were plenty of good songs on the album (Consequence s and Nowhere Fast come to mind), but I'll be f**ked if the album was good. As far as albums go, you can't beat SCIENCE or Crow.
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