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I've always had this idea of Incubus as a 'douchebag' band - the kind of band beloved by goatee-stroking, Coors-swilling, cap-backwards types whose backyard sheds are plastered with WWE promos and pinups of topless women on vintage motorcycles. So maybe I was wrong, or maybe I've evolved into a douchebag myself, but this album was wall-to-wall excellent. The introduction of more synthy digital-production in a kind of NIN way definitely elevates the material beyond your typical 90s bro-rock. I miss when record-scratching was still a thing. fav tracks: Drive, Privilege, The Warmth
I find this hard to explain. I *thought * I liked this album, I thought I had listened to this several times. But - there's songs on here I don't remember ever hearing - that I just really don't like. I'm confused, but other than two tracks on here, I will never listen to this again.
This what the turn of the century sounded like. It is fun, in a way classic, and still holds up well.
Full disclosure - I've been a fan of Incubus for some time. I've seen them live back in 2018, and I own a copy of Morning View. While they tend to change up their style with each new record, there's always been this throughline of funk and hip-hop influence on alternative rock that I have come to appreciate, even if they have softened their edges a bit too much. But let's not dwell on what Incubus has become; today, we have their breakthrough record, Make Yourself. After the funk-metal ventures of Fungus Among Us and S.C.I.E.N.C.E., the band opted for a more focused direction, with less zaniness and more ambience in the compositions. If anything, I'd say they found success with this approach. Brandon Boyd's soaring vocals, Mike Eizinger's funky yet spacious guitar work, and the tight rhythm section of Dirk Lance and Jose Pasillas come together for this ethereal yet hard-hitting sound, complete with profound introspective lyrics that detail the pursuit of one's freedom and happiness, while coming to terms with who they are. The songwriting came off rather potent for a lot of these songs, not just the singles. Of course, I do have to address one member I haven't mentioned yet, DJ Chris Kilmore behind the turntables. I'll admit, I'm a bit more tolerant of record-scratching in my alternative rock, which is a persistent element throughout this album, adding character to their laid-back style without detracting from the overall bouncing grooves. In fact, the only aspects of the instrumental jam "Battlestar Scralatchtica" that I found cringeworthy were the song title and its placement between the hard-hitting "Clean" and the more affirming ballad "I Miss You". A slight rearrangement of the tracklist would have integrated this better, but that's the only nitpick I had. Overall, Make Yourself was an excellent treat to have from a bygone era of alternative music. If anything, it still holds up in Incubus's catalog, as the band carved their own niche in the vast soundscape.
Nothing bad or great but pretty enjoyable. 3.5
It's difficult for me to be subjective about this record. Hearing this transports me to winter of 2004, sitting in my parents' car outside of a Taco Bell, because I chose listening to an album in the cold over going inside for a warm meal. This was absolutely a high school favorite, and carries tons of nostalgia for me.
Was a good listen in my youth, not so into it now.
Mezcla de grunge y nu metal totalmente coyuntural. En su día tenía interés para los jóvenes en 1999. Hoy no se merecen una escucha atenta.
They never had any success in the UK and I see why. All the ingredients are here but the results are lacklustre and boring. Next
The most highschool album of my life.
I had no preconceived notions about this before listening to it, and was pleasantly surprised to find that I enjoyed it. Never heard of this band or this album.
Kind of everything I want from a rock album.
listed as alternative, I find it more Rock/Hard rock. Some of the same stuff. not impressed
Incubus gives the same vibes as Nickelback meaning they don't deserve to be on here but also I don't hate it
privilege- 5. i don't like his voice nowhere fast- 5 consequence- 5 the warmth- 5 when it comes- 5 stellar- make yourself- drive- clean- whatever man
pretty solid rock
Super album. Nice to revisit. A few bangers and very good overall music. Top stuff.
Incubus mi je inače najbolji u malim do umjerenim dozama. Onako ponekad, poneka pjesma. Nikad se ne bih sjetila odslušati čitav album. I naravno, nije to ništa genijalno, nisu izmislili ništa brilijantno, samo su uspjeli sebi pronaći neku nišu unutar postojećih žanrova, pjesme su u suštini uvijek nalik jedna drugoj, tekstovi su poprilično kritični većinu vremena, ali sveukupno to funkcioniše. Dobro su radili to što su radili, nema im se šta zamjeriti.
Just because it's a good Incubus album doesn't mean it's a good album. But what other band before them had a turntable scratcher?
Sounds like Radiohead had a kid with Arctic Monkeys. Most songs are very similar to each other.
Music for a generation I'm not part of. Didn't hate it, but didn't particularly warm to it either.
Not necessarily a bad album but not my cup of tea. There were 2 or 3 songs I actually enjoyed.
Creed meets Faith No More. This album is so of its time, and it’s very samey. His voice is a whiny affectation, and the lyrics are a weak spot, but there is nothing truly terrible about it. Although Battlestar Scralachtica comes quite close. I’m not sure this album really deserves to be in the book, it is fairly standard Nu Metal. There’s nothing innovative about it, and nothing that really differentiates it from any other ‘metal’ band of the late 90s/early 2000s. I will never deliberately listen to this album again, I also hope not to hear it by accident.
An early entry of the Nu Metal bands and the sound of New Years 1999, where it was hard to avoid them...try as I might. I'm listening to it again to see if taste and perspective have shifted enough to feel like I'm enjoying this. Drive and Privilege are pretty good, Battlestar Scralatchtica is amusing in its novelty and benefits from the touch of the Ozomatli DJ, but isn't great. The rest of the album just isn't that good.
Each song very samey...
I don't think it deserves tons of hate, but it's also not like, the best album ever. Drive, The Warmth and a few others were pretty enjoyable songs. I feel like a solid 3.
4/5
Incubus just feels so dated to me, and I didn't particularly like it when it was contemporary
Oof, rough one. These lyrics sound like they were written by a middle schooler and there are no melodies. I remember liking that song megalomaniac, which is not on this album but is the only thing that would’ve salvaged it.
This reminded me of Soundgarden a lot. It is funkier though. Good hard, alternative rock
So late nineties it hurt. I only knew the big hit before hearing this and didn’t really find anything else memorable except the random psychedelic jam thrown in towards the end.
3/10
Enjoyed it. 3.5.
This album was my introduction to Incubus, specifically my good friend ranting about how much they sold out on this album. Why did they pick this album instead of S.C.I.E.N.C.E.? There are some decent songs on this album, but it's all like radio-friendly mids. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 2/5
Exactly a three star album. Some good tracks. Well produced. However, for me, this is very of the time and I think too many alternative bands tried to be like this. They were never as good/successful but it can come off as a little samey at times because of that.
Surprised by this one.
Singles aren't bad but it's pretty generic nu-metal/alternative.
Definitely Alternative. Had Foo Fighters elements mixed with Red Hot Chili Peppers-type singing. Pretty good.
Je n’avais jamais entendu parler du groupe ou de l’album, et c’est une très belle découverte!
5/10 Chugga-chugga rock for the late 90s. Didn't do anything for me back then, doesn't age any better
I mean, late 90's early 2000's rock is pretty mid to begin with. Incubus is pretty mid even for that era. shrug.
3.5 🙂
Stupid American alternative metal crap. Unexciting and soulless. Also why on earth name your band incubus? That’s not tough you nuts.
I respect this album more than I enjoy it. The band clearly knows dynamics and has serious chops, but a lot of it feels loud for loud’s sake. Drive stands out as the one I’d return to, but most of it just isn’t my style—too distorted and busy to pull me in, especially when I’m working.
Livlig klassiker fra ungdommen.
Everything I dont want to hear in an album. Its really just not for me is all.
I love this album. But I’ll try to be objective. Some really unique standout tracks, but definitely some songs that are filler-ish, and the flow is a little weird. As individual tracks, l like everything, but as an album, it’s a little choppy. But man, the balance of spacey/airy sound and heavier rock is so well done. They are unique in that respect. That being said, I’m surprised this was the pick on the list and not Morning View.
Sad
This is surprisingly good. A little prog rock/ grunge and dated however it rides the wave set by Pearl Jam with hints of Rage Against the Machine and Linkin Park which isn't a bad mix. I don't mind it it's well put together and flies well good vocals and thrashy sounds however it's not good enough to have a place in this list it is wishy washy and a little meh at times despite all its good points.
cool album cover
I fully expected to hate this album. I didn’t which is nice, but also didn’t like it that much either. It’s extremely 90s and it’s a fine example of late 90s nu metal. Which is a genre I really don’t like at all. But if I had to listen to nu metal, this album would be fine. The best song here is Drive which is basically Dollar Store Alice In Chains
It was alright but not something I would go back to
Inte för mig
I’m 9 y.o. watching MTV
Solid band, not my favorite though. Personally do not like the lead singer's voice
Faith No More lite. I'd rather listen to The Real Thing ;-)
Foo fighters-ish slop
Sounded a bit like Red Hot Chili Peppers at times and also a bit like Foo Fighters, but not as good as either. Enjoyed a few songs but the lyrics were terrible, knocking this down from 3 starts to 2.
I really liked the album. Metal isn't really my genre. Much of the music reminded me of Faith No More, which is probably no coincidence. I'll probably listen to it again. 4/5
Once again, not as bad as I expected. Really liked Battlestar Scralatchica. But basically they are a modern heavy band in the same mold of so many others, but not a bad job. Worth a 3.
It’s actually ok. Found it very listenable, and they got some nice grooves going. Not sure I’m going to become a fan of them any day soon, but I’m glad I invested a little of my time to enjoy it.
Is this where Nu Metal was born? If so, it was a very handsome baby shorn of those long golden locks and not a double denom nappy in sight. (Sorry, I've only just woken up). I liked it, there were no particular standout tracks, but nothing particularly jarring either.
Alternative rock. Sounds like a band I’d expect to hear at a high school talent show.
This isn’t metal. It’s alternative rock. This album seems a strange choice to make this list, but my guess is the authors felt it was representative of the immensely popular metal-adjacent alt-rock sound of the late 90s/early 00s. As for the music, it’s actually significantly better than a lot of albums from that era. There’s a lot of cool/interesting things going on, and they make up for the terrible lyrics. The vocal melodies are also surprisingly good (I was dreading them based on similar artists I’d heard). Despite all this, the second half of the album is significantly worse, and drags the score down. In truth, there’s a massive amount of Tool-worship going on in this album, which makes me wonder why the authors didn’t just put Tool on the list instead, which would’ve been much more enjoyable. 3.0/5.0: Good
my favorite album ive had in weeks. its corny and incredibly dated, but its theres some good guitar work on here. objectively its probably a 3 but it was a welcome change of pace so its gets a 4
I love this record, even though Drive became an insufferable radio hit. I still turn it off when it comes on, or skip when I'm listening to the album.
Drive is good, the rest. Big ole pile of
*1999. *Lots of big hits here, and interestingly most of them are in the second half of the album. *There's some meh stuff here, but Incubus is in my wheelhouse, and they get some nostalgia points. RATING - 7/10
Feels weird to call this one metal. It’s solid, but I’m not sure this really belongs on the list. The songs that were hits that I’ve heard a million times are still good though. Favorite songs were Consequence, Stellar, Drive, and Pardon Me.
Dit voelt heel erg als R O C K. Ik weet niet zo goed hoe het te omschrijven maar als een soort Nickelback achtige rock? Poprock? Is dat iets? De site zelf noemt het metal, ik snap die vergelijking wel een beetje, nu-metal ook wel. Dat klinkt wel een beetje zoals dit is. Het volgt een beetje het standaard riffje van zacht beginnen en dan HEEL VEEL GELUID YEAAAAAAAAAH Ik haat dat. Maar vind het hier nog niet verschrikkelijk tot nu toe. Oef, Make Yourself is een afslag die ik liever niet had gemaakt, wat een herrie op het einde. Hoop niet dat dat hun 'nieuwe' sound is, want dan ben ik geen fan. En dat is toch een beetje de sound waar ze voor gaan. Popmetalnurock ofzoiets. Ik krijg er erge Linkin Park/Nickelback vibes van, en van beiden ben ik totaal geen fan. 2 sterren, want het is niet zo verschrikkelijk dat ik het nooooit nooit meer wil horen. Maar liever niet. FAVO: The Warmth
Nu Metal and Alternative Metal are two genres that could either be really good or really "douchebaggy". Sometimes you get a mix of them, sometimes you one or the other. But man this album really borders douchebaggy. It does have a mix of hits or shits in my opinion. Incubus is a very boring band that I could care less for and it confuses me that this album even ended up on this list. This album sounds as though it was made for the one guy in the 2000s that would dress up in a red Yankees hat like Fred Durst, have frosted tips like Mark McGrath or wear Fox Racing clothes unironically. It is just an out of style album with one song that is replayed over and over again on the radio. Favorite Tracks: Privelege, Consequence, The Warmth, Drive Rating: 2/5
It’s easy to forget how refreshing this sounded in 1999. While Fred Durst was breaking stuff, Incubus was finding melody in distortion. It’s like rediscovering an oasis between the testosterone storms of Korn and Creed. Still goes down smooth. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Privilege - Nowhere Fast - Consequence - Stellar - Make Yourself - Drive - I Miss You - Pardon Me
07/10/2025 Incubus just happen to produce one of my favourite albums, this isn't it, but i can't not give it 5 stars. Spotify listeners: 9.3 million
Middle-schooler music for people born in the 80s. Nowhere Fast plays with some pretty cool sounds but the vocals really ruin it for me. And honestly that sentence sums up the entire album for me, some really cool instrumentals ruined by the vocal equivalent of this emoji combo: 🎤🤓 Battlestar Scralatchtica, if you excuse the horrendous name, is also a pretty cool track. This album just suffers from too much angsty vocals and lyricism to make it relistenable.
This shit sucks. It's not remotely good. They have enough of this garbage on here and if the excuse is, oh it was a product of it's time, then why isn't the backstreet boys on this? It's just really dumb and I feel like this is the 5th shitty nu metal album I've gotten. Honestly, it's like C-Tier nu metal.
Hm. Why special?
★★★½
"Pardon Me" was all over Boston rock radio in 1999. I can remember thinking it was sort of cool back then. Today, it sounds too slickly produced and fake-y. The rest of the album was surprisingly boring.
They’re not my favorite, but there is some cool musical stuff going on.
Meh
The band’s playing is pretty tight, but I found none of the songwriting impactful or memorable…
There’s the two singles and not much else
I think Incubus gets unfairly lumped in with the garbage heap of nu-metal and rap-rock. They have both a wider emotional range and a better musicality than the average band from that scene. Brandon Boyd's voice is incredible. There are some really cool chord progressions and guitar sequences across this album. "Drive" has gotta be one of the best singles of the late '90s -- what a melody. It still hits. Even the maligned "Battlestar Scralatchtica" sounds good, it just has a dumb title. I think overall this album gets an unfair level of hate. It's good. Just because the scene they were in was cringey doesn't mean everything in it necessarily was. I think this is a must-listen (#220).
Wasn't sure what this was till I got to "Ride" Then my childhood bursted back. Smashing the 5 star.
Where's my goddamn mustache man from the other Incubus covers?!
Hrrrm derivative NIN
Potentissimi, li definisco rock/nu metal e ci sta. Più accessibili di limp Bizkit direi!
I really liked the guitar work on this album, it is punchy and we'll crafted. But the vocals are subpar and don't match the intensity (or intentionality?) of the guitar work. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this so it's somewhere between a 3 and a 4. I do think it's funny that Spotify started playing Deftones after this album ended because both bands were active during the same period, but Deftones was vastly more influential to the genre than Incubus. So I'm going with a 3 rating.
When it's good, it's good. But when it descends into parody (Battlestar Scralatchitca) or self-parody (the title track's lyric "I'll fuck me in my own way." is nothing if not laughable), it is laughable and knocks a 4-star album down to a 3-star.
I must confess I've never listened to this whole album, because I thought people who listened to incubus were corny. But, wow. Privilege shook me tbh. It did get decidedly less exciting after this because the sound was largely the same through the album; like I couldn't tell when one song ended and another began until we hit drive. but i do think that what they were doing was novel enough for 1991 this deserves some acknowledgement, so i'm going to give a 3.5 and round up to four.
#132/1001. I thought I already listened to the album but shit there is like 6 songs still. Really thought of skipping, but kind of promised I won't because I'm stupid and want to follow orders and please some wanking music journalists/ experts who put this (so far mostly either cliche classics or hit-of-this-year albums) book together. This one is clearly the latter, at least according to some critics who think it was an original (and good idea to put a dj scratching with a band, who sound like a lame version of Faith No More. Worth listening to before I die? Cmon.
1999. Awesome album, its not ranked by rolling stones but it close to my heart and is a notable departure for Incubus to dig into a softer alt rock sound to finish out the 90's.
Goodbye numetal. Well remember Linkin Park and Slipknot et al. And incubus…. You were also there.
There is the hit, but rest of album not my stuff...kind of boring to me...
Самая легкая 1 во всем списке для меня. Дешевая, слащавая, банальная музыка И лирика. Лучшая песня - Drive.
Competes with Morning View (Incubus) as my favorite album. PRIVILEGE starts with this subtle to abruptly loud guitar, with Brandon Boyd examining, "Isn't it strange that a gift could be an enemy? Isn't it weird, that a privilege could feel like a chore?" At times Incubus lyrics can be captivating, at other times, incoherent. Frankly, I don't give a sh*t. They will most likely always be my favorite band. With this album, you get pop rock excellence with DRIVE, the visceral PARDON ME, alt-rock classic, STELLAR, and a collection of genre bending songs that have a sense of authenticity, while also documenting their influences. If you get an opportunity, do yourself a favor and watch them live. At best, you get to see a band that ensures to give a 11 out of 10 performance, and at worst you get to tailgate with some strange, yet entertaining creatures. Most likely, you'll get a combination of the 2.
Weird and edgy in a bad way
The hits hit. Probably like a 6.5/7
More than just Drive I suppose
Great album. Lots of incredible musicianship embedded in unbelievably catchy tunes.
It was a slow start but second half of this album was great
>>>> the Beatles Possibly in my top 10 albums I've listened to the most. Fuck the haters, sorry it's not as genius as We All Live in A Yellow Submarine.
i can easily see the alternate reality where i have boatloads of nostalgia for this album, but in this reality, having never gone out of my way to listen to incubus, this is just a bucket of melodramatic, vaguely funk inflected nu metal slop that's about 20 minutes longer than it has any right to be. it is kind of fun in a cheesy 90s way but I'd never willingly listen to it again
Oh man, it's impossible for me to objectively rate this album... listening to Incubus immediately takes me back to a simpler time in life: summer of 2010, going into senior year of HS, in the passenger seat of my stoner buddy's car - getting a mild contact high from his weed, since I was too much of a pussy to smoke myself - where he introduced me to so much music that would go on to influence my own tastes, while just mindlessly driving around town. It was in this setting where I first heard "Pardon Me" and my mind was fucking blown. For me, this album is the perfect encapsulation of late 90s/early 2000s nu-metal meets alt-rock. Kind of crazy to think that it came out pre-9/11, but that's probably because of the setting I described above. Oh yeah, and Jose Pasillas is one of the most criminally underrated rock drummers of the times. Man's grooves and fills are sharp as dijon mustard.
Just a wild amount of variety in genres going on here, almost to a concerning degree. Some of it is decent to very good, but quite a few duds that are just noisy guitars for me. 5/10
Rating: 3.2 This is the first album on the list I’ve heard that I can reliably call BUTT ROCK. I did not know Incubus had so many concentrated hits on this one album. I would like to write more but I’m currently 8 beers deep and a cop is about to pull me over after this red light.
Incubus is metal?! I guess it goes harder than rock? I was only familiar with their hits like drive, which is a much softer vibe. The rest of the album was ok. 3* Highlights: drive
4/5 - The shroom surfers who were into nu-metal on Fungus and S.C.I.E.N.C.E. have become rockers who are beginning to dream of a new sound. - Strong rock album with many lucid moments throughout, though it never quite reaches the crescendo of the tapes that follow it. - "Drive," "Stellar," and "Pardon Me" were the big radio hits, but don't overlook "Privilege" and "Make Yourself"
A supplementary '90s rock album, not the most necessary, not the most interesting but I had fun listening to it
Just no!
Incubus was certainly in the Zeitgeist as I was entering my teenage years around the turn of the millennium, but I’d never actually listened. It just wasn’t really my vibe, wasn’t really my crowd. So I entered this with a preconceived idea of what it was going to be, and I was somehow right and wrong. The essence of it was what I expected. But somehow the execution was far beyond anything I anticipated, and it left me realizing I was depriving myself of some really great stuff by writing off this entire brand of music. There were several times as I listened where I found myself asking, “Wait wtf? How is this so good?” I didn’t expect it to be so funky. Almost felt like ska without the horns at times. And while the turntable scratching feels very of-a-time and works better on some tracks than others, I have very little I could even think of to criticize this album. I can’t believe it, but this was almost a 5 for me. If not for one too many forgettable tracks, it would’ve been. But thoroughly enjoyed this one. Happy for the new discovery. 4/5 Highlights: Privilege The Warmth Make Yourself Drive Battlestar Scralatchtica
Singers haunting voice helps drive the 'hip' melody.
This is a real marmite album in the reviews with the majority being 1 or 5. As someone that grew up with this album and the band in general, I definitely fall into the latter category ! Here the band move on from the straight ahead funk rock and nu-metal that introduced them to the mainstream alternative audience. They maintain some of these elements but this is more expansive and a step up in the levels and maturity of their songwriting that will peak on the next album _Morning View_. The whole is tight but Brandon Boyd's vocal performance is dynamic and Mike Einziger is a really underrated and creative guitarist. The heaviness is still there on tracks like _Privelege_, _Consequence_, _Make Yourself and _Pardon Me_ but they're joined by lighter cuts like the trippy _The Warmth_, the acoustic _Drive_ and the sweet _I Miss You_. Maybe it’s some of the nostalgia talking but it’s a 9/10 album for me so I’m bumping it up to 5 stars… I don’t think you’re allowed to stray from 1 or 5 anyway and it’s definitely not a 1 !
I wouldn't have called myself an Incubus fan, but there are several songs I've always enjoyed. After listening to this album, I now consider myself a fan. Would think most casual folks are aware of Pardon Me and Drive, but there are several other songs off this album that are equally good if not better. First, Pardon Me is a song I will always listen if I hear on the radio. Probably my favorite Incubus song after Wish You Were Here. I thought this album was solid from start to finish. Maybe because I've been ready to kill my management team at work, but this album just felt right the last few days. Some really good bangers with the ability to mix it up with mellower tunes. Speaking of, I Miss You was up there with my favorites. Other tunes that stood out, Stellar, Make Yourself and Out From Under. Just a good album. Pleasant surprise for sure. 4
3.5 Ngl, this album probably has no place being on this list, but I’m pleasantly surprised to see it nonetheless. I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for Incubus (shoutout to the Pandora game with Will), and while I probably wouldn’t call them massively influential or a must-listen band myself, I think they have a handful of good songs. Turns out, a few of them are found here. Yep, the hits are all bangers. Drive is admittedly a bit overplayed, but I still usually tend to enjoy it whenever I hear it, and Stellar and Pardon Me are two songs that rarely fail to amp me up, the catchy bolts of energy they are. That said, a lot of the deeper cuts here are really solid as well, with Privilege, I Miss You, and Out From Under all being favorites. Hell, I even dug the instrumental, Battlestar Scralatchica, a song that I think highlights the uniqueness of this album, in that it’s rock music with a DJ turntable twist. I was a little surprised to see the genre listed as nu metal, as I’ve always kind of thought of Incubus as more of a generic ‘90s alternative rock group, but the more I listened to this, the more apt that label felt. Enjoyable listen, but I walked away from this with the same general sentiment I had going in - Incubus are good, but not any kind of all-time greats. The sound and production are solid, and songwriting oftentimes catchy, but if it weren’t for the hits, I think this album would largely blend together. Tbh, it nearly does as is. Fun fact I learned though - this album was recorded in my neighborhood. I actually walked past the studio as I was listening without even realizing it. It also happens to be the same studio Linkin Park recorded all of their albums in, including Hybrid Theory. Never realized I was next to a place of musical history.
Make Yourself is a perfectly serviceable alternative rock album with touches of Nu Metal and Rap. It's played well by talented passionate musicians but for all its tightness and skill Make Yourself is also pretty boring affair that while easy to listen to (nothing here makes me scream for the album to hurry up and end) I found it vastly forgettable. It's the kind of album that someone will ask me sometime if I have ever heard it and I will say that I have and when asked how it was, I will reply that I honestly don't remember that I don't recall hating it but also don't recall loving it. I'll smile and say, "Well I better get going, it was good seeing you" I'll get in my car & break in the new speakers in with some Motorhead.
Pardon me while I burst
Haven't heard much before, it's definitively washed-down rock. But has potential
Fine
Kinda generic, and probably not worthy of the list, but pretty decent nu-metal. 6/10
One of the best albums of my favourite band. Second for me after Morning view, still brilliant front to back
not really big on this Will I listen to again: 4%
Incubus gave way to numetal which gave way to butt rock - so thanks, incubus.
YEAHHHHHHHH
A little too punk for me. 3.1/10
Classic
I might have to return my 90s kid card, but I never really cared for Incubus. Not bad but just not something I would pick to listen to.
Man, those vocals are ATROCIOUS. Musically some of this wouldn’t be half bad, but the way he sings ruins everything.
Nunca conecté con Incubus. Probé varias veces con tres discos: SCIENCE (me acuerdo que en el foro de LIA había un personaje con la tapa del disco como avatar), con este y con Morning View. Y no sé, reconozco el talento y virtuosismo de la banda, pero cuando termina el disco me quedo sin ningún recuerdo efectivo de las canciones. No sé, todo bien con la gente a la que le gusta esto, pero para mi siempre va a ser una segunda marca de Faith No More. Ni siquiera los singles me parecen muy memorables. Vamos a ver, voy a poner acá las canciones que me gustan a medida que vayan apareciendo: Nowhere Fast está buena, tiene efectos con la guitarra que son interesantes que parten de la melodía vocal (pero que tampoco es muy memorable, no me extraña recordar poco de este tema); The Warmth es bastante mejor. Mucho más memorable la melodía vocal (más que a Patton me parece que acá se copiaron de Kiedis y los RHCP) y el tema de vuelta tiene cosas muy interesantes con la guitarra. Potencial mejor canción del disco; Make Yourself también está bien: es más punky y radio friendly; después de ese tema viene Drive, canción más pop que también está bien. Obvio single del disco. Por ahora es la 2da mejor canción después de Warmth: de vuelta me parecen alucinantes los arreglos con las guitarras. Out from Under: el último tema es uno de los mejores, es de los más agresivos del disco, y eso es algo que me parece que la banda debería hacer más. Las otras ("Meh"): la primera canción me parece un mal opener, muchos scratches y muy genérico; Consequence: tmb menor: tiene una melodía simple pitipitití, pitpipipitú que primero se hace de forma desnuda con la guitarra y después viene en forma de explosión y distorsión; When It Comes es super genérica, me aburre y no tengo ganas de escribir tanto; Clean tiene como mucha intro y construcción pero no llega a nada; Battlestar Scrachláctica es una verga (iba a poner Garchláctica): es un tema instrumental que no dice nada. La única canción mala del disco; I Miss You es un temita menor, una balada de menos de 3 minutos, en un disco con mayor contenido me caería mejor que acá; Pardon Me, otro sencillo del disco también me parece un toque genérico. No sé, me da lástima no poder conectar con esta banda. Es un tipo de música que ME DEBERÍA GUSTAR, pero no conecto, no conecto para nada. No entiendo cuál es la gracia de este disco. Tiene potencial para crecer, pero todavía no llegó ese momento. Le pongo 2 estrellas. Sería un 5/10 para mi.
I didn't mind this, it was good background music to my day.
I enjoyed this, having never listened to it properly before. It was fun, but not something I’m likely to revisit. Except for Drive. That song is still fantastic.
One good song lifted it up from one star
Fade, sans originalité, sans saveur, sans être vomitif : le tofu des albums de rock.
Goodness me, reading through some of the reviews on here, these guys get a lot of hate. Quite polarising aren't they? But I really liked this. Typically American version of "metal". Highly polished. But melodic and suitably hard. Not sure about the scratching but I can live with it. I wasn't previously familiar with any of their stuff. But I am now and feel better for it.
Really surprised to see Incubus on this list. I like S.C.I.E.N.C.E a little better but this is a fantastic album. Such good energy and songs. They throw some jazzy vibes in there on some tracks. Truly a unique piece of work.
Very surprised by how much I liked this. Some jazzy and funky influences. The songs all follow the same formula, staccato verse and legato chorus, but each song is distinct enough that it doesn’t get tiring.
This feels like the twilight soundtrack.
Enjoyed this!
Surprisingly enjoyable
Strong
Ah, yes, a whole two songs that I know and feel indifferent about.
Very different album
I've heard so many great things about this band. Now that I've listened to one of their biggest albums, I'm not sure why. They're not bad musically, just typical 90s rock. The lyrics, however, are just bad. Worthy of maybe a high school rock band, but not a record released on a major label.
Whatever tomorrow brings ... anything will be better than this!
Good sound, catchy. Not overly complex but plays around with sound some. I remember Drive getting radioplay. Sure, put it on the list
With a name like incubus I had assumed they were a harder band. I was surprised by how pop they sound and that I knew some of the songs through cultural osmosis. It's a very 1990s rock sound, with a little odd reggae sound that pops in. It's fine, easy enough to listen to. Doesn't get repetitive. Left me wondering why so many 1990s rock vocalists have a similar cadence. I wouldn't seek it out again.
Багато гуртів з цієї епохи дуже погано постаріли або просто грали пересічну ганебну шляпу. Інкубус точно не з цих гурітв. Мій улюблений досі попередній з кращою версією фанк металу в історії. Але й два наступних це теж дуже яскраві хітові альбоми. В мене постійно змінюється думка, який з двох мені подобається більше. Останнім часом це саме Make Yourself. Тут найбільший хіт, і він такий більш емтівішний мабуть, м'якіший за Н.А.У.К.У., але драйвовість залишилась. З мінусів для мене - "I Miss You". Ніколи не любив цю пісню і завжди її проматував.
Гурт і альбом, які ще зі школи зі мною. І хоча morning view я люблю більше, обидва вони (як і майже вся дискографія інкубус) ще з тих років є в мене на СД, затертих до дірок. Періодично вертаюсь до них і ніколи не розчаровуюсь.
Heavy 90s vibes here. I definitely have a soft spot for this sort of sound. It’s pretty safe in terms of production. I recognized drive, and I really liked pardon me. Working through this list has made me realize I am more partial to the nu metal sound than traditional metal. Which maybe means I don’t like metal but I did enjoy this haha.
I've never listened to this album (3). It's well done but not my style.
gonna party like it's 1999. this was grand but made me feel queasily 17 again. not sure how i feel about that
Like an aldi version of RHCP. I couldn't get into it at all. I didn't turn it off though, so it's a 2 star effort for me.
I was already familiar with this album before listening. It's a good album. It is more accessible than their previous material but still has a hard edge that defines this album. One of the more mellow songs on the album, Drive, is an instant classic and hints at where they would go with the next album Morning View, but it does feel a little out of place on this album. I will listen to this album again for sure.
“I feel emphatic about not being static/And not eating the bullshit that's being fed to me no more/Cause now I'm full.” Ugh. This kind of rock music just doesn’t do it for me. It’s a combination of the weakest parts of its parent genres: the flatness of metal and the labored, pained lyricism of alt-rock. It’s bewildering to me that this is labeled as “metal” at all. There are some interesting production choices and turns of melody I guess, but it’s just so overwrought and uniform that I could not enjoy it.
There’s some nice playing and some OK song writing on here but I hated listening to this. I loved this album when I was a teenager but it’s almost unbearable now. Battlestar scratchlactate is the best song because you don’t have to hear the vocalist. Boyd’s vocals SUUUUUUUUCK and so do his lyrics
Really dumb
Oh this is like good nu metal limp bizkit eat your heart out. Arguably a lot more multi faceted than that designation, very good drum work and song orchestration, very smooth vocals
Ну ок, альтернатива, которых много, от которой ни холодно ни жарко.
It's like a metal band that just wont commit and needs a gimmick - extra nu!!
Kind of surprised but pleased to see this album on the list. Objectively this album probably doesn't deserve a 4/5, but its nostalgic and I love Incubus.
Heard this album quite a few times before, it’s so good. A nice mix of the hits and solid tracks, a good amount of experimentation, weirdness while accessible. A heavy hitter for sure.
As far as nu metal goes, Incubus was surely one of the more serious, 'adult', and quality-oriented bands. Of course, the alternative would be a higher 'fun factor' and there's something to be said for that too. Musicianship is solid on this one and I really enjoyed it for a single spin. Easy 4 stars for that. But in the end, this is not a memorable album either. Not only will I have forgotten all about Incubus again a few hours from now, but I'm pretty sure this is not a must-listen album, solid as it may be.
Definitely would not have guessed this to end up on this list. I know it had some hits and it was pretty popular at the time it came out, but still. Kind of want to read the book to see the reasoning behind its inclusion.
A few bangers that I enjoyed hearing again. The rest I don't plan on revisiting
Tror ikke lige det var min kop te. Kan normalt godt lide den genre, men der var intet der fangede min opmærksomhed. Var også bare syg og i dårligt humør og ked af det.
5*
great opener.
music that a really cool older cousin would have playing in their sedan in the 2000s
Decent sound but most of the songs all sounded the same, except the huge hit, Drive, which took me back to when I was 10 years old
Always thought I would enjoy this band more
liked the first songs. A bit differt that all on the previous boy bands. maybe could listen to their other songs
Correcto
Didn't find it all that great. Probably a little too hard rock for me. I liked the lead singer voice though.
This is peak 1999 sound, and not always in a good way. An interesting listening nonetheless.
Alternative metal funksters take a step towards project mersh - bigger choruses, catchier hooks, reduced zaniness, wider palatability. Still relying on nimble groovy rhythms, spacey guitar for verses and heavy distorted guitars for choruses, scratching to add a hip-hop flair, electronics to maintain some ambiance and noise, and Boyd’s clear, booming, melodic vocals to bring it all together. But it loses lots of the fun, heavy, turn-on-a-dime experimentalism of previous release S.C.I.E.N.C.E., which basically makes it all around less interesting and unique.
I definitely likes this in high school, and it's certainly the best example of what alternative music was doing at the time. I think most folks could probably live without Make Yourself though.
Never really got these guys. To me it feels like Tool for people who want a less aggressive vibe and less intrigue. And arguably less interesting. It’s prog rock if it was played by the jocks to attract the chicks instead of the nerds to be complex and complicated. Drive is good tho.
Nu Metal is up there for my least favorite genre. Surprisingly I was kind of thinking this would be an exception near the start. That quickly changed to me counting down the songs until it was over. Rating: 1.8
Solid alt rock album
# Album Name: Make yourself # Artist: Incubus # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Very average album. Three decent singles and thats it. Still, was better than the limp bizkit album. # Top Tunes: Stellar / Drive / Pardon Me # Would I listen to it again? Just the singles.
This feels so much like childhood. It came out at a perfect time in my life. The record has way more songs I remember than I ever would have thought. Oh its just pardon me and drive. No way dude. Stellar and the warmth join the chat. Some banger songs. Its alot overall though. You get some hip hop inspired turntables, metal guitars, the ethereal singing that maybe has a pop punky vibe to it, and put it all together in an unholy amalgamation and you end up here. Oh and some funny burt Reynolds. No wonder I like weird fusion shit. Way better album than I thought I was getting into. Pleasant surprise
It’s Korn with a guy who sings instead of cries
This is another nostalglia, high school album for me. While "Morning View" is probably their best album, this and "S.C.I.E.N.C.E" are tied for second, and this has their first big hits with "Pardon Me" and "Drive". Incubus always bordered on the edge of cringey with their freshman dormroom ideas, which definitely seem pretty deep if you just started smoking weed, but its at least trying. And for some people (like highschool me in small town Indiana), it was a good introduction to start questioning ideas in early adolescence.
Great rock album for the end of the century!
J’avais jamais pris le temps d’écouter autre que Drive, B side est orignal c’est fun. Bon vieux début 2000
J'aime pas vraiment la voix du chanteur et la musique est elle-même est assez meh. Ils essaient d'être spéciaux en mettant des sons bizarres mais ca fonctionne vraiment pas.
Better than I anticipated.
I don’t hear a lot of difference between Incubus albums but they are always good.
Great!
Incubus is just RENT 2. Roger hit it big with his One Song, got famous, alienated all his artistic friends, and ended up writing this bitter whiny garbage. Very nostalgic but not very good.
Loved the funky song, overall it's well done
I know of the singles from my days watching MTV. Stellar, Pardon Me, Drive, are all enjoyable. Beyond that, I never realized how big this album was, so much so that you have you listen to it before you die.
Some pretty good, for listening while skiing or driving, but not for hangng out. Not awful
i love nu metal, this album is a perfect example of this genre done right. recorded in only about two months, this album helped incubus's reputation and fame when it comes to their music. life mottos and mantras are paired with INSANELY good riffs and breaks, it's a perfect fusion of standard heavy metal and funk music. a fitting album blending new with old, right at the end of the 20th century, i'd say.
311 walked so that these guys could.. jog. A household name that never made it to my household. One massive hit that transcends the band any of their other music which is kind of a shame because Drive is iconic but doesn’t really seem to reflect the rest of their music. It’s kind of an anomaly among this album as it comes across as a radio hit while the rest of the songs are more interesting and maybe not so much radio friendly. 8/10
I didn’t warm to this album with the first few songs. However, it had grown on me by the time it got to the song that I can remember hearing on MTV at the time, Stellar. Overall, there are a few decent songs on it, but it is quite ‘samey’ and there is overuse of the scratchy DJ sound. I’d probably agree with the decent number of people reviewing it that suggest it shouldn’t be on this list. 2/5 stars.
While it certainly reminds me of my junior high years; pardon me while I still haven't grown to like em 25 years later.
This may be an overly critical rating, but this album just wasn't quite what I wanted it to be. I was unfamiliar with this band, but the sound is familiar to me (and somewhat nostalgic). Unfortunately there was a fair bit of the album that I thought didn't work well, and it compounded over time.
Incubus makes music for guys with a masturbation addiction.
"Drive" makes me feel like I'm 12 years old again. I never got into Incubus outside their singles when I was younger, so this is effectively my first time hearing them. I was pleasantly surprised in the first few tracks, then the songs just became rather repetitive, formulaic. A better sound than a lot of nu-metal but a bit generic and mainstream after a while. Overall I'd say this is middle-of-the-road and dated to Y2K.
Another album that will probably piss off a bunch of people. I enjoy Incubus and think most of their albums are good. This one is their best IMO. Lots of really good songs on here. You may not like Incubus, but you should acknowledge that this album should be on this list. Can't Miss tracks: Privilege Nowhere Fast Make Yourself Drive Stellar 3.88/5 stars = 4.
I got off on the wrong foot with Incubus a long time ago, and I don’t really think it’s Incubus’ fault. Back before this record came out, I had a buddy tell me that I’d love this band because “they sound just like Faith No More,” but no, they don’t. And I’ve struggled to get over that comparison for years. Make Yourself doesn’t sound at all like Faith No More, but it’s ok. Not every track is a winner, but there are a few really solid songs on this record. Brandon Boyd’s voice/lyrics can be a little much sometimes, and I don’t know how the late 90’s fad of throwing a scratch dj into a rock band ever really took off, but there is some stuff to appreciate here. A few of the songs are legit catchy, and I always liked Incubus’ guitars and bass alright (the guitar tones are usually interesting and big, and the guitar player knows his way around some weird chord voicings). 3.2/5 Incubus still doesn’t set the world alight for me, but this record does have some redeeming qualities. I’m not altogether sure why Make Yourself is on the list, but there are way more egregious inclusions.
HOLY HECK. SOOOOO GOOD. “the warmth” was UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING and was reminiscent of rhcp. “drive” is their most popular song for good reason. whole album was peak. 5/5.
The sound of Incubus brings me back to the days of listening to P.O.D. in friends’ basements, but I’m not really nostalgic for nu metal. There wasn’t much on this album that stood out to me, and the lyrics are a little whine-boy for my taste.
I am too old for this much angst. I imagine listening to this is how my parents felt having to deal with me during my teenage years. Drive was good though
Drive is great and generally enjoyed the rest of the album, but not a standout for me.
I remember Incubus being the butt of lots of jokes growing up, but it’s not that bad. It’s not for me - I don’t love Brandon Boyd’s voice, but it does take me back to some of my more grunge focused middle school favorites (sum 41, blink 182, fallout boy). 2.5-3 for me. I guess it should also be said, I don’t love the Red Hot Chili Peppers who Incubus took some inspiration from. I do like Drive but it seemed like an anomaly on the album.
nu metal sure
My rating is probably influenced by immense nostalgia over listening to this album and Morning View constantly. The overall message from this album I feel is lost in today's society: taking control of your own life and being responsible for it.
Grew up with this album and it meant a lot to me at different times. Also Brandon is the second best model of positive masculinity after Aragorn. On this most recent listen I experienced a Mandela effect where Nowhere Fast ended abruptly on count 3 at around the 3-minute 20 second mark. How did I never notice this? Was it remastered, are they so genius and I'm still noticing things 20 years later? No, my wife was calling to interrupt my listening experience. Ironically, she gave the song the hardest ending it never had. Thanks, Honey.
I know every word. This album means a lot to me, despite me not being a mega fan of Incubus. There’s a string quartet that covered this album and I Miss You is one of the most beautiful songs on it. Songs on my Spotify: Pardon me Drive Make Yourself I Miss You.
"An ominous landscape of never-ending calamity" Listened to B4? No Tracks Already Saved on Spotify: 3 - Pardon Me, Drive, Stellar Standout Tracks: Pardon Me, Drive, Stellar, Make Yourself It's fine. The 3 hit singles plus Make Yourself make for great radio rock. The rest of the album is fine. I'll likely never listen to it as a whole again, but the standout tracks are great. (61/100)
Your dose of predictable, cliché, commercial American Nu Metal. Foo Fighters like. I spare my 1*s for the absolute worst albums so this is a 2, some songs are not too bad and one or two songs could be fun at parties.
Good enough Alternative Rock background music.
I could tolerate this in small doses but that’s about it . I’d never choose to listen to this on my own.
Perfect band, perfect album! Very nice music and brilliant vocal. I never heard it before, but I like it now. Clean, Drive, Out From Under, Pardon Me, Stellar and The Warmth are the masterpieces. All others are perfect.
Very normie
Pretty cool album with diverse tracks and unique production.
Not my favorite, but good for what it is.
Never mad about Brandon Boyd
A long time favorite!
coveret ligner en winamp animation haha, meget of its time jeg kunne godt lide det nummer, der var på den første guitar hero. ellers lyder det som dime store tool
Not for me!
I think there were some pretty good songs on this, but it's spread apart. The middle is of the album is quite good. Not a huge fan of the vocals.
I’m going to be basic and say that I liked Drive but everything else was mid
Calling this album nu-metal is disingenuous, as it clearly moves away from the sound of their previous record. Alternative metal at best, but I would shy away from calling it metal at all and would just land on alternative rock. Overall, it is a pretty good album and one that I own. One of my wife's favorites.
So, I know this is part nostalgia review. But also this album captures a perfect moment in time. MTV era alternative rock, not quite nu metal but in with that crowd. The guitar work is *stellar* and Boyds voice is moving towards melodic that he would better capture later. 10/10 no notes.
This was an absolute favorite of mine about 15 years ago and it mostly holds up. Incubus really sound like no one else to my ears. The more structured songs are the best. Incubus and Brandon in particular have a tendency to veer into noodly melodies that remind me of Rogers and Hammerstein, which isn’t a good thing.
Sigh, another brainless Nu Metal album. I understand this is an awesome album when you’re 13 but it’s time to grow up.
This got a really bad rap iny review group. I had never heard the entire album but have heard the singles and maybe a few other tracks many times. I am not surprised that I liked this album. It is labeled as Nu Metal but is much more mellow and has some Sublime vibes but doesn't sound like Sublime.
Fascinating album from a versatile band at the crossroads of so many styles. They do them all quite well but I like some more than others. 3.9
I thought this sounded vaguely familiar, and then "Drive" came on. And I'm pretty sure that song was on one of the Madden games that I played incessantly as a kid, but I couldn't confirm it through the magic of Google. Honestly, this whole album feels like watered-down music. I couldn't tell you what the original was supposed to taste like, but I can tell you that it's lost whatever makes it stand out. Not to say that this album is necessarily bad, but it's definitely not great, and parts of it aren't really all that good. "Drive" ends up being my favorite song, but I think that's mostly due to its recognizability than anything else. Favorite Song(s): Drive
Estaba listo para masacrarlo. ¿Nu-metal de finales de los 90? Seguro que es un bodrio. Y, la verdad, tampoco es el mejor álbum de todos los tiempos y no creo que merezca estar en esta lista. Su tónica general está hecha para ser disfrutada por adolescentes enfadados, con un drone de guitarras cuasi-agresivo, toques electrónicos y scratches de DJ esporádicos, y esos cambios dinámicos tan bruscos que te llevan de una balada a puros gritos dentro de un mismo tema. Pero es un álbum muy divertido. Más interesante que la mayoría de los de su estilo y época, con temas muy melódicos a la vez que enérgicos, y, como ya dije, muy cambiantes. La voz es tan limpia que casi suena a pop, y la producción trata de ser “indie” sin engañar a nadie. Uno de esos placeres culpables. Pop-rock alternativo para adolescentes demasiado cool como para escuchar pop-rock. Y eso no tiene nada de malo. Un álbum que representa una época, una fase de la vida, y un estado de ánimo colectivo.
Better than I was expecting!
I don't hate Incubus, in the way that I hate a lot of other Nu Metal bands, they don't have that same twatty frat boy energy - even if some of their lyrics are a pubescent poet's idea of profundity. However, listening to this album still feels like quite a bit of work for not very much reward. I like Drive, but that's pretty much where it ends. I wouldn't turn this album off if I was in the middle of doing something else, but I would never choose to put it on either. For me, that's the definition of a three.
Really really good
very much 1999 nu metal. not unlistenable, but utterly forgettable. 1
Electronic-infused nu metal/alt rock. The hip-hop influenced verses aren't my favorite, but the riffs and driving choruses are a fun take on alt rock. Prefer their next record Morning View to this one but it's still decent, especially the standout "Pardon Me" and catchy radio-hit "Drive".
Sonidos entre Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Rage Against The Machine, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains o Nirvana. Buenos instrumentistas, buenas voces y buenas melodías. Son un grupo con merecido éxito a finales de los 90 principios del 00, sobre todo con el siguiente disco Morning View. Se podría decir que son los Ocean Colour Scene del rock duro californiano, solventes y de calidad contrastable.
This reminded me so much of Mike Patton and Faith No More. As I like FNM, I also liked this album. Not a 5, but a solid 4.
I don´t like it, too much rock
Horrible sound
Not very artistically good but still catchy
Ein stilistisch vielseitiges Album zwischen Alternative Rock und Funk-Metal. „Drive“ bleibt ein Hit, doch nicht jeder Track zündet. Klanglich solide, aber inhaltlich oft zu vage. Zeitgeist pur – mit Höhen und ein paar Längen.
Hate the vocals. Hate the sound. Love the song Drive; I don’t think it’s a particularly good song but it has something. Hate everything else about this. It was fun to roast with my partner, so we kept ourselves entertained.
YesI like it vety much!!!
3.4
I really like this album, even though it's not like super brilliant, so I'm biased and as a result I've maybe marked it down compared to it's objective quality but I don't care to really rank this one and just enjoy it
Was skeptical at first but it has its moments for sure
3.5 I always wrote Incubus as a poor man's Deftones, despite being fond of the genre. Being made to listen properly was nice to be honest. I was perhaps a little harsh with my gut instinct. Isn't something I'd get into now, but if I was 14 I'd have actually loved it. Can't recall Deftones on this list, if this made it above them then that's slightly criminal.
I struggle to describe Incubus to people in explaining why I don't like them, and actually sitting down and listening to this, I think I've got it - they're Deftones if Deftones sucked, and if the lead singer was determined to do goofy-ass vocal affectations and obsessed with making sure people saw him as an intellectual, but being the kind of 'intellectual' who read two books, has a freshman-in-college-level vocabulary (as opposed to the average 8th-grade-level) and wants everyone to know those things about him.
Trashy 90s metal, hell yeah
I was very surprised to see this band on here. I remember Drive being on the radio and thinking it was ok. I still think so. The Incubus song I enjoyed the most was Megalomaniac, but it’s not on this album. Overall this sounds really dated and I’m not into it at all. Side note, Brandon Boyd was the only nu-metal adjacent singer that appeared on the pages of my teen mags. He has a nasal voice that I’d expect to hear from an emo singer.
Incubus? Really? We all really need to hear Incubus before we die? ... are you sure 1001 album gods? I dunno about that. I think my life would have been just fine without hearing this album, maybe even better. I actually predict this album will have a negative impact on the trajectory of my life. So thanks a lot 1001 records... look at what you've done. So, ya... I really didn't like this. It's moody post-grunge with hints of hip hop and nu metal. It's as bad as that genre mashup sounds. O and the cherry on top of this shit sundae of an album: cheesy record scratches sprinkled throughout the track list. What a choice. I must say I'm really baffled by the significance of this album and band. Is this the peak of the post-grunge genre? And thus it's included on this list to have that genre represented? That must be the reason. Or maybe they're massive and relevant in America? I dunno. They didn't seem that big here when I was growing up or maybe I just missed the boat. I know the radio singles that still get airplay and I remember enjoying a late career song from them called Megalomaniac that got a lot of play on much music. Honestly, that song was better than most of this album, but apparently that's a hot take. I consulted an Incubus fan and I was told that Megalomaniac is from a bad album and is not considered classic material. But I have a feeling that the Incubus fanbase doesn't have the best taste in music... but that's obvious from the phrase "incubus fanbase." Thank god for the song Drive or else I'd probably have given this a one. It holds up well. It's a good song for alternative rock radio. It's for sure this album's saving grace.
Cover 7 Some good songs. Maybe one or two great songs. Overall, ok.
Very well produced. However, while the production works overall, it’s highly produced and it doesn’t sound right when the distorted guitars come in. Everything else sounds great, but the guitars are too sleek and clean even though they’re distorted. The bass, drums, and electronics sound incredible. There’s a lot of cool ideas on this album, even if the songs end up being mostly just ok. And then there’s the lyrics. The lyrics on here are bad. The metaphors and similes, of which there are more than you’d expect, range from comical to nonsensical. It would t be as big of a deal but this is a lyric heavy album. So while the musicians are technically adept, songwriting is where they still need some work.
Not for me.
Score: 5/10 Favorite Track: “Consequence” Make Yourself is the kind of album that neither offends nor excites. It just exists. It stays in a constant middle gear, coasting on alt-rock textures and vague angst without ever finding a real pulse. There is some quality here. The band is tight, the production is clean, and occasionally a track like “Consequence” hits a solid groove. But most of the album feels like background noise for someone else’s nostalgia trip. It is not a disaster, but it is not essential either. For a record that once tried to sound vital, it now comes off as forgettable. You do not need to hear this before you die.
Quite enjoyable
This was fun. Got my feet tapping and I could see myself adding a couple of the songs to various playlists.
This one falls in the category of albums I'm glad I listened to, but wouldn't listen to outside of this project. Just not my genre. If there was less noise guitar reverb and shouting, I would love this. But every song has to climax with noise and that's not enjoyable to me. TLDR; enjoyed it, don't need to hear it again - Motocross noise rock. Yay. Vocals are clear at least, even if he's not actually singing... - Wait, maybe this is actually decent
I really like some of this
Metal was never broken so there was zero requirement for a Nu (sic) Metal.
I had to google Incubus to see if they are a Christian band based on that vocal styling. They are not. Some very solid guitar and bass work. However multiple penalties for "Battlestar Scralatchtica" and this: "And it feels like a matador is taunting me With his reddest red cloth and I am the bull Yes I feel emphatic about not being static And not eating the bullshit that's being fed to me no more 'Cause now I'm full"
One of my favorite albums of all time. Easy 5/5. Every song is a complete banger.
Their third album. Rock / Nu Metal. This isn't Grunge nor is it Metal. It's a whiny attempt at nihilism from someone who needs a hug from their Dad. Every song sounds the same. The album doesn't go anywhere. This is one of those cliche 90s sounding albums, a bad mainstream attempt to rock.
Not an Incubus fan.
1. privelege - 1.5 2. fazt - 2 3. conzequence - 1 4. uuarmth - 2 5. comez - 1 6. ztelalr - 1.5 7. yourzelf - 1.5 8. drive - 2 9. clean - 1.5 10. battle - 1.5 11. mizz - 1.5 12. pardon - 2 13. under - 1.5
kedelig, kan ikke lide buzzerlyden der skifter mellem højttalerne.
Good but not my favorite album of theirs. 4/5
Shocked to see this pop up today. I've never in my life thought that everyone needs to hear an Incubus record. This album sounds like it would be blasting out of the Monster Energy Drink tent at some kind of festival where a dude named Kyle is giving out free samples. It's not for me. It's so dated and doesn't hold up at all. People love Drive but that song is so overplayed I'm fine never hearing it again. I mean I've heard worse albums but I'd never play this again and I would probably turn it off if it came on randomly. 2/5
I have an aversion to "nu metal". Even the name triggers me. Consequently I wasn't looking forward to this. The first half of this album was much better than I was expecting though. It's not very metal or "nu"; not particularly memorable either, but streets ahead of the likes of Korn and Limp Bizkit. It dropped off for me in the second half though, where the turntable comes to the fore more and, ironically, where the two hits I was familiar with sit (Drive and Pardon Me sound horribly dated to me). This is not the album to win me around to the genre.
Not bad but it fitted the zeitgeist of the early 2000s. Back then it was great, now it sounds a bit outdated. The guitars though were incredibly good.
4.8999999
enjoyed!!
3/5. Honestly, not a bad album, the refusal to stick to any one genre gives this album a bit of a novelty that they are just making whatever they feel sounds good. And that is respectful. Now to be fair, there is definitely some aggressively corny 90s rock but the mixture of tabletop scratches, metal, and softer ballads makes this a fun and interesting listening experience. I wouldn't say it wow'd me but it was definitely good. Best Song: Drive, Stellar, Battlestar Scralatchtica, Consequence
Wonder why the name Incubus never registered with me. Very listenable, including one or two definitely recognisable tunes. I'll listen again.
Meh. Not really interested in listening to it.
Now I know what all those early-2000s Christian youth group bands were ripping off.
Love it. Solid album
Highschool classic
Day514 - i tried to like incubus when they came out but they just seem so pretentious. re-listening didn’t change my mind
Fun album but nothing really crazy. Pretty classic 90’s-00’s rock band but has a little bit of a heavier sound than I was expecting. Really fun to lock in and listen to individual instruments. Everyone is totally on top of their playing, particularly the bass part for me. Also had some unexpected funky and out of the norm tracks that I enjoyed. Fav Track: Battlestar Scralatchtica
Actually I think we can narrow this list down to one album, just listen to this one and you can die, all good. You’ve succeeded, you can die happy. I think every rock band should have a DJ. Ok in all seriousness I unironically really enjoyed this album, I personally don’t get what’s so repulsive, especially compared to the other nu-metal offerings on this list, maybe a little self serious and corny, but not abhorrent like Mr. Rock, who I’m sure I will have choice words for. Maybe it’s nostalgia but this shit goes hard.
meh
6/10 - we had one incubus song in music league and I thought it was good. This album was only decent.
It was fine. Not very memorable
Decent rock album but was a bit distracted when listening to it. Probably worth another go at some point.
I don't even know what the heck this is supposed to be, it's like poppy, grungy metal maybe? Whatever it's trying to be, it's not working. It all sounds the same and nothing stands out. How in the world can you make music that is so grey and pedestrian.
I agree with another review I saw on this site. You can be metal or you can be not metal but this wants to be both and it doesn’t work. At least for me. 2/5
Very dad rocky, but I dig it. Reminds me of the oldschool cod days. Also drive👌🏻
3.5
battlestr scratchlactica temazo mal
As far as Nu-Metal goes, this isn't so bad... But it sure isn't anywhere near as good as Deftones
An interesting fusion , I think this is the type of album that only could have come out when t did .. it didn’t click for me, although drive was an add and the scratch off was a cool listen
Ugh. Was not looking forward to trying to listen to this. "Battlestar Scralatchtica"??? Help.
I don't really get the hate from the other reviews. This album is great! Pardon Me, Drive or Stellar ar examples of great hits. I think Morning View is better than this but this is still an amazing record.
- Why.. why ... whydidineedtohearthis? -
Fine enough album, don’t like the meta commentary in the first track, it just gave me the ick. Pretty creative though
Alt Metal, eh? All pretty dull stuff to my ears.