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i love the nu metal scratches wish there were more of that on here. still great though enjoyed this way more than i was initially expecting to
The whiny death throes of an angsty 20-something who failed to grow out of his edgelord teenage phase, set to misguided guitar riffs.
The well-known "Drive" stands out. "Privilege" and "Pardon Me" are o.k. too. The rest of the album is just good, hard alternative rock but nothing special and a bit too same same for my taste.
Alright
Hmm... tricky one. Sounds quite 90s indeed. This sounds like a crossover between Linkin Park and Audioslave, both of which were later projects. Surely this must have been quite a major influence on those bands. I think there are some cool riffs and instrumental choices, heavy use of chorus etc. that works really well. Overall quite dark and dubious sounding, I like it. I am not sure I am fan of how the singer fits into it all. He sings very well and can deliver some power, but to me he just has a way too poppy voice. So for me, this whole album has a weird soft edge to it that doesn't feel fitting. It feels like this probably deserves a 4, but it doesn't gel completely with me, so I'll give it a strong 3. I think I could grow to like this though if I listened to it more.
Whiny metal, really not something I enjoy. "Drive" was by far the best song. Nu-metal is really not my jam. Adding rap does not make it better.
Enjoyed that more than I thought I would - hints of Red Hot Chili Peppers at times, in some of the tracks. 3.5*
Didn't expect this to sound so cheesy. A few albums in this style from this period reek of this kind of sound getting commercial. And you must listen before you die!
I probably expected this from my favorite genre but Make Yourself is a legitimately fantastic album. Nearly every song sounded really great on this album with absolutely outstanding vocals, music, and lyrics but also managed to each have their own identity while still sounding like they fit together. The diversions this album had (Drive and Battlestar Scralatchtica) also managed to feel like nice breaks from the album's typical structure without being too annoying or jarring. This is easily among the best albums i have ever looked at for this project. Best Song: Out from Under Worst Song: Battlestar Scralatchtica
Fortunately I don’t mind Incubus’ music. Especially since all of it sounds pretty much the same, so if I hated it I would hate every song. Very middle of the road.
I never really got into this band. I think it’s a combination of the singer’s voice and the rap aspects. Some of the music is pretty good. Jazz inspired I think in some places and more metal in others but it’s just never worked for me.
The music is very much the reason rock is stalled, boring, and nothing stands out. It's the prototype for Nickelback, it's that post-grunge that is just not good music. The only good thing I have to say about the album, is that it finished.
Corny, dated, I still remember the lyrics, but it hasn't aged well. It's a product of it's time but not the parts that are worth preserving. It's missing something core.
I think I hated some parts of this, but, almost despite myself, enjoyed the majority. It's difficult to be objective about anything related to alt-metal, but I feel this actually deserves 4 stars. It's a blend of other bands, not always the most subtle, or even musical, but it generally works. I can hear just enough System of a Down. Primus, Pearl Jam, etc. for it to feel grounded, without it being a straight copy of one particular band.
One star for each song I love off this album
I never gave Incubus much respect in their hayday, but this was a really good one. Besides the hits, it had a lot of hidden gems. 4/5
I'd say that of all the outdated 90s music, this fares rather well...
This is more of a 2.5 album, maybe even a two, and definitely should not be on this list; but I’m letting my nostalgia speak here. It reminds me of driving in my dad’s car when I was growing up. You could escape Incubus on alt rock radio from 99-09, they had a stranglehold on it. Honestly, I really enjoy the singer’s voice. It’s like if Anthony Kiedas could actually sing. I don’t know if they’d admit to it, but a lot of his tone and inflection seems to have influenced vocal styles of emo singers.
Bit of a letdown outside of Drive
T'was alright.
3/5
This is a classic case of letting your opinion being swayed before listening to the first note. The name ‘Incubus’ doesn’t bring in cozy warm thoughts m, I thought for sure I’d hate this but surprised to find it wasn’t half bad.
Hard with industrial/synth sound
Medicore.
Definitely not my cup of tea. It sounds very dated, and takes all the main ingredients of awesome alt-metal groups like deftones and Tool but leaves out all the exciting parts. It’s not so awful that their songs are unlistenable, there’s just a bite missing!
A great little album for the end of the 20th century. 3.5 stars.
Ok aber zu nichtssagend. ***
What an album, loved it the first time, love it still. Strong 4, maybe even a 5
I liked it more than I thought it would. This album is like a poppier Deftones or a sober 311. The turntable stuff didn't age well -- not that anyone would think that it could.
Sounds like Incubus, I don't love the genre, but I'll give this a listen every once in a while, but not heavy rotation.
Three big nostalgia bombs. Although I didn't realize how much those three singles sound alike. The rest of the album didn't really add much for me.
Nu Metal for potheads that had a Reggae phase and wore Che Guevara shirts in college.
La voix me fait tellement cringe, je sais même pas pourquoi. C’est plate, l’instru était quand même bon
Pleasant but unremarkable
Heard the odd track off this, but never listened in full. It didn't particularly bowl me over, but the occasional good track, such as Drive 3/5
This was alright. Didn’t grasp me
why did i kind of like this lol
first listen this was pretty rad
This is a solid 4/5 for me and I had no idea what to expect from this band. The vocals and guitar are really pretty good and I think it's tastefully heavy with just a nice hint of Jamiroquai for me. I can definitely see the appeal and will be revisiting this for sure. I think I've heard Drive before but it was just so-so for me, but Pardon Me was a great song. Lots of things for me to come back to on this album for sure.
feels a bit like Massive Attack/Portishead/Jamiroquai with heavier guitars at the ready. I really like was the drummer was doing throughout. Best of the 90s albums this site has thrown at me so far. 4-star experience.
Not my tea. People like it. Good for them.
Yeah I like it. Reminds me of the Matrix Soundtrack but significantly more listenable; more rolling and organic in the bass lines. I thought I knew this band, but no Kenny! its PRIMUS that did the South Park theme, not INCUBUS. So, this is nu- or funk metal. Not for everyday. But its a great Funk to push through by at 8PM after a long hr slog when here is decidedly poopy but paperwork to do! Productivity kick. Influenced by bands I like, as it turns out. Makes sense.
A band I know absolutely nothing about. I played it through once - it reminds me of so many late 90’s American “hard rock” bands that I was never really interested in. I liked Stellar & Drive, but even they’re generic. Not for me.
I read this quote from singer Brandon Boyd about recording the album "When we're making music together, it's like five men making love — in a very platonic sense." And that perfectly captures this record; it is the sound of five men standing in a circle with their pants around their knees, awkwardly tugging on each other's limp dicks and trying not to make eye contact. "Making love, but platonic" -- get real, gentlemen, if you're gonna fuck, then fuck. Enough of this half-hearted teasing. Jeez, this is incredibly dull. It's loud, but all the energy has been washed out by the over-polished late 90s alt-metal production. The singer wouldn't know a catchy melody if it stabbed him in the ear. And the interminable scratching! The wikipedia article is full of quotes from reviews that damn with faint praise: "Incubus had found a beta-male approach to new-metal" "On this effort, Incubus seems more concerned with playing with sounds and differentiating themselves from Kid Rock than they do with making enjoyable music." "With the bland, radio friendly offering Make Yourself, it looks like Incubus is more likely to get compared to the likes of The Goo Goo Dolls and Sugar Ray." This is the worst kind of forgettable and tuneless alt-metal, engineering by a major label to shift units. It doesn't even have the conviction of mindless aggression like most nu-metal (your Korns, your Deftones, your Bizkits Limp). Don't get me wrong, I despise all those nu-metal bands with the burning heat of a thousand suns. This is anodyne and insipid, but at least it isn't hateful. Neither hot nor cold, I spit it out of my mouth. 1.5 stars, rounding up to differentiate this from shit I really hate.
I love this album but I don't think it's necessarily good. 3/5.
Feo
A total and utter waste of time!
10/10
By-the-numbers stuff here.
Nothing remarkable.
Know the artist and the hits, but blind album. It was decent and might go and listen to it again. Right up my alley for style and such. Glad I listened to it.
It’s not actually that great, but it was important to me when it came out as a 17-year-old
Wildly ignorant to Incubus aside from Drive, but this album slapped. The drum sound was so clean and fun to tap along with and added the right amount of heaviness to the riffs
The first half of this album really all blurs together. I was going to give it a 3, but the back half really picks it up! Everything starting with Make Yourself bangs.
Remember the premise: 1001 albums you must listen to before you die. BEFORE you die. I suppose the idea of listening to albums that captured a zeitgeist, even for a few seconds, is a worthwhile exercise to demonstrate your curiosity and ability to contextualize a record in its time. But if you were to suddenly die without listening to 'Make Yourself' by Incubus, you'd be fine. While not outright inept and offensive, this is not an edifying album or even a good album. But if I were to posit some sort of defence of Incubus, it would be that they're a band of commercial success trying to actively meld multiple genres together while still retaining the framework of a hard rock band. Which is interesting. But of course, they would not be the first to do this and they would not be the ones to perfect this idea either. I'll be honest: I did not immediately recognize single 'Drive' after examining the track list, but as soon as I heard the chorus, I was reminded of its whiny Dawson-Creek-soundtrack-chorus. In all sincerity, there are some nice little moments: the watery guitar sound on 'The Warmth,' for instance. The bass sound is 'Battlestar Scralatchtica' or whatever the fuck it's called is delightfully gooey and deep. But to reiterate: you would not miss anything important if you died before listening to this album. C
First time listening to this album in full. Head banging tunes with nice instrumentation and vocals
This isn't a bad listen. It is quite goofy / embarrassing, though. I don't think has aged well at all, and as we get even further away from 1999 it's going to become a true relic. The affected singing and the guitar riffs are so completely of a time and place. I had a good time, but felt like a dumbass while doing it.
Somewhat surprised to see some Incubus representation on this list. Not that I'm disappointed, in fact I quite like Incubus. It's just that with how much this messy era of nu metal/alt metal/rap rock seems to get pooped on, I guess I wasn't expecting there to be any representation. Regardless, the album has a lot of jams, albeit a bit backloaded. "Drive" is obviously Incubus's biggest hit to many, but "Stellar" and "Pardon Me" both surpass it for me personally. Heck, even "I Miss You" was an unexpected surprise given it's one of the few slower tempo songs on the album. This is definitely a softer, more radio friendly take on nu/alt metal, or whatever you want to call it. That is totally fine by me though, as a majority of that genre is too much for me at times. However, I personally think the follow up to this, "Morning View", is the better Incubus album. The group moved away from this sorta nu metal sound and carved out a more creative project there. But on its own, "Make Yourself" is solidly enjoyable (outside of "Battlestar Scralatchtica") and a fun product of its time. 3.7/5
Great transitions. Nice rock album to listen to
La portada es muy de 1999, pero la música tiene esa cualidad eterna de la música aburrida. Sí, hay alguna que otra novedad, una adición al conjunto de elementos que hace pensar que Incubus sí aportó un sonido "único" a la escena musical. Si tan sólo resultara en algo más memorable.
Good rock and roll!
I just love this band and have for a long time. They have a really unique sound that melds alt rock and nu metal and are just as competent with anger as they are with sentimentality.
Hoo boy The nihilistic themes of Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins in the early 90's seemingly caused a rift in the music industry where popular music got a little dark for a second so labels freaked out and reacted by finding blase, tepid bands that write songs about how life is worth living and that everything will turn out okay. Incubus is that reaction and I can't say it resonates with me. It's not even the sentiment of life being worth living, it's preachy nature of that sentiment mixed with HARD ROCK AND DJ SCRATCHES. There's the occassional moment where this record works (Pardon Me despite being a single IS a stand out track) but you could do so much better, even in nu-metal.
Ah Incubus, or as i like to call them, shitty SilverChair. I hated them in the late 90s/early 00s and it hasn't aged well since then.
I liked it. Some of it was a bit generic but I enjoyed quite a bit of it. Its listed as "Metal" but I wouldn't describe it as such. It was somewhat grunge maybe. 2.6
perfectly alright, i liked the quiet moments, like the start of stellar.
This is an ok rock and metal album with some hip hop and electronic elements. Nothing too fancy, but enjoyable.
I've listened to Drive so many times that I thought I knew who the band Incubus was. Their style surprised me, I feel like I was listening to Tool at some points. Interesting and sufficiently different from the bulk of this list, I'm glad I got to listen to the whole album!
3/5. Uneven album. Their hits are great, but the album slogs at multiple points.
I was never a big fan of Incubus. The vocals don't really appeal. But they rock pretty hard and it's a bit of a time capsule of 90s alternative radio rock that has some appeal
Love this. Their best by far.
“We’ve got Soundgarden at home.”
suckubus, more like
Ich versteh nicht wieso das auf der liste ist Dämliche texte wuhuu make yourself you can do it just do it Ihr wärt so gerne deftones!! Fand ich damals schon schlecht Wenn ich oasis gerade 2 gegeben habe kann ich denen nicht so viele geben..
Why?
I think I missed the Incubus train when they were popular. Which is too bad because I did enjoy this album. This album is stacked with singles too. They have almost a Deftones feel to them? Chino is definitely a unique singer... But I can see Deftones fans loving Incubus. Again, I wasn't a fan of Deftones... So I think that path was already blocked. Some cool riffs. Brandon Boyd has some very cool and unique vocal phrasing. The DJ scratches are outdated for sure, but in some songs they're used almost as a soundscape quality... One song they go all. Out with the scratches. Almost like a metal breakdown but scratches. Which was... Probably for the time, awesome. But for me, it was just meh. There is an instrumental song with a lot of DJ scratches that has a cool name: Battlestar Scralatchtica. The closer to this album is by far the best song and heaviest song on the album. Boyd even does a sweet ass scream. Need more of that. Less DJ scratching.
When this album started, I knew that I would like it but also could quite grasp why it would be considered an essential album. It is certainly to my taste, but then a lot of bands would be that I’d still admit aren’t exactly groundbreaking. However, as this album continued, I began to really appreciate the complexities of what I was hearing. Rach said there were parts that reminded her of more industrial music. I commented that there were parts that sounded like Alkaline Trio. Then suddenly it might sound like OPM. I love just how much is happening on this album. It is genre bending, but bends into everything I like.
Call it a guilty pleasure. I'm not proud to give this 4 stars, lol.
I'm not going to talk about what I think should and shouldn't be on this list. You can't question the list, at least not publicly. You need to have faith in the list. Music is subjective and every album on this list is someone's all time favorite album and worth listening to. That being said. It's hard to say how I've been rating these albums. By how much I enjoyed it? Or by how good I think it is? Either way I think that this is perfectly well made and mostly unenjoyable. This is the soundtrack for a movie about a cool 17 year old boy spy who plays by his own rules and brushes off his leather jacket when he walks away with the real artifact. This is the album your younger cousin is referring to when he says he likes metal and punk rock. This is disney channel cool guy music. I think it's pretty well made and has some interesting choices but most of it bored me and I was painfully aware that I was listening to it.
Singles are a nostalgia trip. Also, was not expecting "Battlestar Scralatchtica" lol. Of the era I guess.
Right in the nostalgia glands. Incubus was a sort of bridge between the rap rock bands and the old grunge bands at the time; not quite stupid enough to be nu metal but not quite soft enough to be indie. In a way they kinda dragged rock in to the 2000's on the radio at least. They still have a fairly unique sound. The guitarist sure loves his sitar emulation and delay, the drums are clean and the drummer has a good ear for dynamics in his snare hits. The bassist is probably too good for this kind of music and when he goes off you can tell. The singing is perfect for the sound, a bit overwrought some times but whatshisface has a large vocal range and doesn't strain himself to reach anything that would sound bad. More bands should emulate that. The lyrics are fairly terrible but that's ignorable. The DJ, well, he's there Because 1999. This is still a good album but there are some stinkers on here, as there always was. "Consequences" has such a weird chord progression in the verse that I always ended up skipping it because it wasn't "heavy" enough. It's actually a clever sequence but I still don't really like it. It's not even that bad of a song, I just want it to do something it doesn't. I've grown out of "I Miss You", a song that is so blatantly written for ex girlfriends, and kinda sounds off compared to the rest of the album. It seems like it should be a totally different album. "Drive" suffers from being overplayed and not being that good in the first place. The rest of the songs are awesome. I miss this level of distortion and feeling in rock music. It's just complicated enough with varying time signatures and progressions (Stellar, The Warmth, Pardon Me) to be interesting without making me feel like I have to put everything down and pay attention. The mixing and mastering is that clean sound without too much experimentation that I really like. All the various parts shine in their own way. A good album that captured the sound of the 90's and went just far away from it to be a standout in its own way.
My Walkman put an uncountable number of scratches into this disc. The high school poetry still tickles me 25 years later. The singles (given an ample amount of time away from Drive) are still bangers. The opening song Privilege still feels like a great way to start a road trip, Battlestar Scratchlactaca is a fun way to really let the DJ shine. The album cover looks like a 2000's era mousepad.
Didn't like this at the time and didn't like it just now
Great to return to but whether or not I’d return again… not so sure. Aside from Drive, which is still a beautiful song, the album doesn’t do much for me. Pardon me is a banger.
Definitely could have died without listening to this. I’ve skipped or changed stations more incubus than I’ve ever listened to them. Was hoping the deeper cuts would be at least decent. Nope. The vocalist is terrible, the lyrics are pretentious, everything else is ok at best. What is even the genre, soft Nu-metal? Definitely sounds like a band finding their sound. I think they are still looking 25 years later. To sum up, this sucks hard.
Kröftug hljómsveit sem ég ætti að hlusta meira á en hef bara látið útvarpshlustun nægja hingað til. Þau verða reyndar smá endurtekningarglöð, þ.e. lögin eru mjög eins en ekkert leiðinlegt þannig. Ég býst ekki við að ég muni setja þetta oft á fóninn þannig að þetta lendir í miðjumoði.
It's Incubus. It's nice safe radio friendly church social background music.
It's not bad, but it's also nothing spectacular
Found this a bit repetitive and bland. Listened in the car and was told to turn it off 'this is awful, why is this on your list?'
Very back loaded, and not with particularly good songs only more recognisable ones. One I wouldnt have been gutted to miss.
I own a copy of this, and I've seen them live. They're good, but they always went into a group of bands where I enjoy a setlist or their best of but the albums don't quite hit the spot on the whole. Dirk Lance shines a lot on this. 3.75 rounded up to 4.
nuh uh
ja ganz nett und sogar mit "drive" ein Hit vorhanden
Not my favourite Incubus album, but it's a good listen.
It's alright. I like the bounciness. Vocals have that childhood depression vibe for me (kinda like all the music my mom used to listen to).
idk I guess i like the track sequencing
The album sounded like one long song. Their most popular songs are good, or I just know them from the radio. The rest sounds similar but unmemorable.
I guess "Drive" is an okay song but the rest is terrible
Incubus were always a softer part of the nu metal subgenre but also a bit more complex. Maybe more alternative rock. The album shows that. While the turntables often feel pointless there is more going on with the rhythm section as you'd expect. Brandon Boyd is ok as a singer but not too interesting for such a long run time. All in all, it's ok but nothing that should've made this list.
Reminds me of the sort of music I was more into as a teenager. I guess my tastes have evolved over time, but still enjoyable and a bit nostalgic
I love the one song I know.
I was happy to see this one on the list! Not because it’s a work of art or anything, but Stellar was my first real favorite song when I was younger - I couldn’t stop listening. It’s still good today (Drive still sucks too).
Some experimental melodies.
This is a transitional album from their more energetic bouncy side to the mellower pop rock they made after this record. I liked it a lot when it was new. With today's ears, it's too polished and the singer's voice is a little boring. Favorite song: pardon me.
I just can't get into Incubus.
Never really listened to this band before, and now that I did, most of the time I felt like I was listening to a Faith No More-, Soundgarden- or System of a Down- cover band. This is future me, with the editing option, and I will bump this album up from the 2* I gave it, to a 3* as it isn’t that bad... Not a big fan as I can't get over the feeling that they are trying too hard to be good or different.
right in the nostalgia
not bad
Fine for what it is etc. Not for me.
How was this trend ever successful in music? The hits on the album are okay pop songs. But the DJ is TERRIBLE and the "metal" elements laughable. I mean, I get why angsty 13 year Olds were into it, but how did music execs and critics get on board?
A bit shocked to see this on the list. Of all the random artists from my past that could potentially pop up, this never would have crossed my mind, especially when the more impressive artists that INFLUENCED Incubus have been left off the board. This started rough and I was thinking even though I am not the world's biggest Incubus fan, that it hadn't held up. But it sets up a mood, and gets a groove right. By the end it was an entertaining ride and throwback.
I was excited for Make Yourself, it had been probably 20 years since I listened to it. It did age great. Incubus is a mix of Finger Eleven (a mediocre Canadian band, no on here has heard of) and 311. Not a huge compliment. They are better than both those bands however. Drive and Pardon Me get all the glory for me the opener, Privilege is the best song. Nostalgia wins here, I’ll give it the lowest of 4s 8.0/10
This album is very dear to me as a child of the late 90s. Wonderful production and stylistically everywhere.
boring ass rock. nothing exactly wrong with it but i dont the vocals or songwriting much at all. very low 6/10
Is this 90s butt rock? Straddling the line between Korn and 311, with a heavy dose of the Toadies. Big “I’m 13 and this is deep” vibes. I can get on board with the anti-conformist anti-capitalist themes. Drive and Pardon me are 90s bangers. The rest is a bit flat. Playlist pic: Battlestar Scralatchtica
Nu metal with such a coarse punk rock influence. Experimentations in rythmn and soundscapes all combine to make a really unique 1990's staple. Incubus never disappoints. I can see the arguement that this is a sellout album, and that nu-metal was not good in the first place so what makes progressive nu-metal any better. All i can say to that Incubus takes their work very seriously. Anything that seems off color or unintentional probably came from production opinions.
In a nutshell: the blueprint album of music’s most divisive genre. Yes, Korn, Sepultura and Slipknot laid the foundations of nu-metal. But we can blame/thank Incubus for shaping it into the messy beast we know today. Occasionally decent guitar-work. Utilises “loud-quiet-loud”. Emo-esque lyrics. It’s not for me. However, I’d rather have this album on the list than a Limp Bizkit album. Overall: 3/10
I've listened to this one before. I actually prefer Incubus album S.C.I.E.N.C.E. over this one. With "Make Yourself" they departed from the The Faith no more style and made it more commercial.
I HATED Incubus back in the day. Listening to this 22 years later I'm relieved I hadn't missed anything and they are, indeed, absolute cack. From the opening bar, this annoyed me. The horrible vocal. The lame harmonies. The abysmal lyrics. Grating. A record completely devoid of anything remotely enjoyable or relatable. I will forever be angry that THIS was the type of music that was popular during my university years. Rating: 1/5 Playlist track: Drive Date listened: 14/05/24
Metal still isn't my thing (as evidenced by the fact that the only song I like on here is Drive and I wouldn't call it metal at all). Not aggressively bad but probably never going to revisit.
Really solid, angsty
A somewhat annoying listen, with random interesting moments. The band sounds decent (although I don't love electric guitar tone ) and the singer obviously sings well but there is something in his tone and expression that sounds really whiney to me (and somewhat dated )
This may be a bias rating because I used to play this album over and over again, but it feels like an obvious 5 to me. The whole album is already in my music library, and they're just as good now as they were then.
There was a window of time between escaping an abusive relationship and meeting my now-spouse where I was, for the first time, on my own without roommates, with a steady job, and freedom to move, to date, to explore who I am without consequence. During that span, this was one of the albums that was released. It's a good album. Lyrics are basically stoned profundity, but the harmonies are fun and there's plenty of interesting hooks and such. When I was listening to this album and it came to an end, the player started cueing up other songs from that era -- the soundtrack of alternative rock from the late 90's/early aughts that was my constant companion as I zoomed around the highways and byways while putting myself back together. Interesting to look back on it now. Anyway, this is a good listen. Unexpected bangers: The Warmth, I Miss You, Clean.
Better than I remembered it being. 3/5
not nearly as bad as I thought it would be - did like them a bit growing up
Not my thing
Nostalgic for me but not that great. They should have stayed zany.
1999 was a great year for music so not sure how I missed this one. I had only heard Drive before which is a pretty good song.
I LOVED this album when it came out and I’ve even seen Incubus in concert a couple times. But the angsty lyrics now feel a bit… heavy-handed? “Pardon Me” is a great song when you’re young, angsty, and desperate to be taken seriously. But the lyrics (and really the whole vibe of the album) just hit differently at this mid-40’s point in my life. I do still dig the message of “The Warmth,” which is essentially the angry white boy version of the kitten “hang in there!” poster. But even back in ‘99 I hated the lyrics to “Out From Under.” “To resist is to piss in the wind - anyone who does will end up smelling.” Really? Those lyrics were as eye roll inducing in ‘99 as they are now.
Why? Just no
This is one of the more monotonous albums I've heard so far. I'm struggling to think of something interesting to write about this album that brought nothing interesting to the table. One thing I won't hold against it, though, is that it is clearly pretty dated. It definitely is a glimpse into its era, so if that's what you're looking for for some reason, give it a shot.
I like incubus. It's a great album. Funk fusion esq music from the 90s warms my heart.
ah yes, this era, with the computer graphics of what could be some kind of insect dragon and the innovative nu-alt-rock stylings that bring together a wide range of influences, from the obnoxious sounds of bad vocal pop to the obnoxious sounds of edgy macho nu-metal dudes. it of course features a song called Battlestar Scralatchtica. it fuckin sucks. Drive was on the radio all the time, and it was probably one of the better things on the radio. it's not good either. it's a funny song for Incubus to have done, and anybody who bought an album off the radio hit must have been surprised. this period for mainstream radio rock music was terrible. it made me feel like I would never enjoy an entire rock song. vocally there's a lot in common with the pop emo that would come a little later, and that was another era that sucked. music: hated. (⌐■_■)
This might deserve a 1 but I didn’t find it totally repulsive. Maybe a 1.5, rounded up for the dumbest song title on the list yet. You know the one.
No thank you, I am going to listen to Joan Armatrading again instead. 1/5.
Truly awesome album. Incredible vibes, addicting vocal harmonies, creative production value. Love this one. Favorite track: Drive
These guys make it hard to figure out if it’s heavy metal or alternative they’re making. I guess that’s why it’s on the list. Plus the 3 top 10s. This is a college album for me.
Solid album with a lot of energy (if not remarkable).
Hard rock? Metal? Alternative? What is this? Never got into Incubus but this guy can sing for sure.
First time I’ve ever listened to this whole album even though a college friend loves this band. It was better than I expected.
Love
Solid
A lot of hate for this one on here? I’m down the middle, I remember a few people recommending this to me back in the day and I never really saw the appeal. I can now kind of appreciate that it’s covering a few bases and doing it pretty well…but I think the fact remains, it’s just too emo for me.
Alt rock classic.
Not as good as I thought
This kind of comes off as "the thinking man's nu-metal" for better and worse, with cringy, poorly aged moments of record scratching, poor rapping, and lyrics that could only move an angsty teenager to tears, but admittedly it is far better at creating compelling hooks than its contemporaries, and even has some musicianship that is quite commendable, with some really high quality bass-lines, and admittedly that record scratching, while dull within a song, is quite commendable as a nearly four minute solo, to the point where I'd put it above most of the actual songs here. It's a mixed bag of mixed emotions, and it leaves my rating feeling just as mixed. All that can truly be taken away here is that Stellar is the only true song worth salvaging today, but that isn't to say every other song is bad, just poor in modern lenses.
Nothing new
A less macho version of nu-metal. Similar vibe musically to Linkin Park and Fuel. Strong, clean production by Scott Litt. Highlights: "The Warmth" (cool spacey vibe with strong drums and bassline), "Stellar" and "I Miss You" (nice love songs), "Drive" (catchy chorus and jaunty guitar), "Pardon Me" (good example of the heavier songs on the album)
It's okay. I never really got into Incubus but always meant to. Probably a bit too nu metal for me.
A few cool riffs, but overall I hated it. Especially that voice.
An album of grunge influenced college rock, in a world that was about to become 98.7% nu-metal! Other than sounding out of time, this is a solid album, with a couple of late 90s staples, but it falls just short of full marks for not having an absolute classic, and for being a bit patchy. A solid four 🌟 album
Not my style
Up and down a little as an album, but better than I'd expected.
g r ooo v y
Can't say I'm a fan of nu-metal or whatever but I did listen to this whole thing. It has that one song "Drive" that I remember and have put on a driving themed road trip playlist. "Battlestar Scratatalitcica" or whatever wad ok. So I liked the songs that don't sound like the rest of the album.
This freaking album. I remember when Drive came out I loved it, thought it was amazing. Checked out the rest of the album and hated every second that wasn’t Drive. Talk about a misleading single
Reasonable standard rock
what the hell
Some strong '90s power music here. I thought it sounded a little generic except for "Drive," which has been a favorite since the day, and "Battlestar Scralatchtica" which stands out here and was quite enjoyable. All in all, getting to listen a second time was the charm and I liked it.
Could have been worse, but not a groove that grabs me.
I really liked the first few tracks but was less enthralled with the second half of the album. I might've liked this more when it was released had I been paying attention.
Hmmmm… well, I knew the song “Drive” going into this. It’s a’ight. Is this an album I needed to hear before I died? I can think of others of this ilk that probably deserve to be here over this. Not terrible. Lead singer has a nice voice. Some of the songs were decent.
music made for and by 13 year olds
not my kind of music
Choppy, very choppy album. Liked two songs; Drive (good), and Battlestar (weird). Felt like the lead singer and the rest of the band were yelling at me for most of the album. Was glad when it was over. (1.5*s)
This album was the pinnacle of 90's grunge-alt in all the best ways. The timing was right for me, it felt like a defining era and I will always love Incubus. I don't get why people hate on them. There's so many good songs on here, I don't care what people say. "Stellar" is just that, meet me in outer-space baby. Hearing this album again made me realize how much "I Miss You" Incubus.
I didn't start liking Incubus until a few years after this album came out when I got full exposure in college. Although my fave song by them is not on this album, it's still stacked. Drive is highlight with Pardon Me right behind. Always loved I Miss You even as a slow one. Def place on the list for its influence on 90s kids and alternative rock but also enjoyable by any generation.
Big fan of this album. A couple of huge standout hits that hold up nowadays and even the deep cuts have a great sound. I've always liked the vocal style and melding of rock and nu-metal sounds. This album has great vibes for me. In general the more I hear Incubus the more I like them. I've seen them live and they always put on a great show. I've talked for years of delving into their discography which I still plan to do. Excited to to hear the remainder of their albums. 3.75 stars
They gave me a free day today. I already know every song. Gotta go 5.
This album is still so good. Can’t believe it was a 1999 release. I know every song. Can’t not be a 5 for me.
Listened to this while playing Scholars of the South Tigris. I lost. My partner played this album for me a few months ago oddly enough. It definitely isn't music I'd listen to on my own...but I still really enjoyed both the musicianship and the musicality of the album.
Not the best album in the world, but not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Recognized “Drive”, and honestly having never heard the rest before it was an enjoyable listen, and something I could actually see myself going back to at some point, a good 3.5 out of 5.
The musicianship and production on this isn’t bad (dated nu metal flourishes aside) but I really can’t stand the singer.
Loved it
I did actually like incubus as a teen, but haven't listened to anything by them in at least 20 years. Can't say it held up very well at all.
It was OK. Never a big fan like some of my friends. I still am not I guess.
I was sleepwalking through this album thinking this is the lamest nu metal shit ever (and I somewhat like my metal) until drive came on and something in my brain supernova’s. It’s one of those songs I’ve heard everywhere throughout my entire living memory where it’s good enough to remember but not good enough to seek out and listen to intentionally so my first reaction to hearing it was shock more than anything. Like I’m not supposed to hear this anywhere but a mall.
Not great by my tastes
No my thing. At all. Found the vocals annoying and whiny. Some of the lyrics were laughable. Will not be listening again. Was a bit of a pain to get through, was excited for it to be over. Battelstar scralatchtica was awful. What was that??
Décent album
Not a fan of this emo metal, cringy lyrics and feels like losing an element of metal
There is very little here for me to like. It’s just softer Nu Metal and the record scratching is laughable. As the album went on, my opinion of it just got worse and worse.
polished sound, average sound for the era. Probably won't go back to.
Some classic jams. Real trip down memory lane
A huge album of the late 90s, Incubus was hard to miss if you were a teen at the time whether you liked them or not. Their sound is a cross between nu metal, funk rock and alt rock with a little surf/skater rock in my opinion. Best: Pardon Me Worst: Battlestar Scralatchtica
Mwoah, wel wisselend maar begon nice 3
Catchy and powerful guitar, some punchy bass parts, singable for sure. Nothing incredible, but very competent and consistent through the record, makes for a good listen.
The Warmth Drive I Miss You Pardon Me
Incubus lie somewhere in between the high point of System of a Down and the very low point of Limp Bizkit. Which is to say it's ok nu metal but not much to write home about. I think I listened to this entire album multiple times when I worked in a record store but the fact that I'm not sure says a lot. The songs 'Stellar' and 'Drive' are good enough to be a little enjoyable but it's not enough for me to say that this album deserves its place on the list.
Idk much about Incubus besides the fact I always confused them for Interpol It’s 90’s nu-metal but decent for a change HL: "Nowhere Fast", "When it Comes", "Clean"
Great alternative rock album with several hit singles.
It has a few interesting starts, but pretty much falls back into '90s alt-nu-metal meh for most songs. "Drive" is a decent song with the only issue being the pointless DJ noodling that gets into a lot of the other music. I think they got better by the time of Light Grenades, this was a good step in that direction.
ehh
my favorite Incubus album next to S.C.I.E.N.C.E. I love the lyrics on this album. Battlestar Scralatchtica is kind of filler but the rest is solid.
Stellare and Drive are incredible, and every other song is almost as nice. Great album.
Now I understand why the only song I ever heard by these guys was Drive. And boy howdy, for YEARS I had people telling me I NEED to listen to their other stuff. "It's way better than Drive, they have a crazy unique sound!" No it isn't, and no they don't. They're one of countless bands in the late 90s-early oughts that got lost in the nu metal sauce. I'll say this, the vocal approach does separate the band a BIT from their peers. But overall this is not a unique, challenging or important imprint on music history.
I’m not gonna lie: it took some doing to make myself get through this one.
Never guessed that I would be an Incubus fan. I knew they had some bangers but this album was great start to finish. No notes.
I did enjoy this album but don't think I'll go back to it. I may go back to some of the songs that I really enjoyed like "Drive", "Pardon Me" and "Stellar". 3.49/5
I’m not ever going to choose to put this on, but I wouldn’t be upset if it was background music.
Me gusta mucho como suena. 3/5.
Cringe
Not my cup of tea, but once in a while I don't mind taking a quick sip from theirs.
Altogether bland album that imo fails to distinguish itself from the late 90s/early 2000s soundscape. The only standout song was “I miss you” due to the raw vocals, which I appreciated.
A late 90's melting pot of an alt-metal record, bringing in elements of funk, hip hop, metal, and punk, for a deliciously funky and rocking experience. Incubus swings pretty wildly around with genre, tempo, and tone, but they manage to pull it all off. Their highest moments are more traditionally alternative or metal, with picked effect-saturated electric guitar, limber and fresh drumming, and deep and nasty bass, but their more experimental choices, including trance-like synths and record scratches, land really well and sit great in the mix. I think this album is a great summation of 90's alternative, incorporating all of the best elements into an album that still sounds innovative and new. Stand out tracks include "Nowhere Fast", "The Warmth", "Drive", "Battlestar Scralatchtica", "I Miss You", and "Pardon Me".
bruh, this aint it. Is this why people don't like nu-metal? 3/10
Honestly I didn’t pay attention
A better listen than I expected, though this type of album needs more appropriate weather than the foggy day I got. I also just prefer other acts from this genre and time (specifically Alien Ant Farm).
Voor metal valt het mee, weinig geschreeuw, en gitaar met een idee, alleen een idee dat ik niet voel.
This holds up so damn well. Great drums throughout and the bass on "Stellar" is just so damn juicy. "Drive" is still a fucking banger, all time classic song with such a good hook lyrically and musically. Not sure it quite elevates itself to a 5 for me, but it is certainly a very high 4 star. Great album!
Double Platinum? People are deluded.. Bloody racket except the Scratch track.
Outstanding example of the crossover from rap to rock.
Sometimes I wish you’d know they were the good old days when you were actually in them. 4.4
Cover art is very cool but the name of the band and the art together make me think this is something I won't like. Opening tune roots me in a specific time; "ah this" I think to myself. Easy to listen to, there's nothing to hate here, but also it doesn't feel special in any way. Might have been fine in the moment but that moment has passed. I can identify no reason for this album to be on this list. That said I didn't hate it, not at all; there's nothing to hate, nothing to love.
I didn't listen to this shit when it came out, and I'm not listening to this shit now. Metal sucks.
Incubus is one of the more palatable nu-metal bands for me, but could not do a whole album. It just sounds all the same
Nope!
Never heard of Incubus before so didn’t know what to expect. Took a listen and discovered it to be run of the mill guitar based rock not very different to the 100’s of similar bands churning out radio friendly rock. Some do it better than others and probably Incubus do just that but it made no lasting impression on me. Reading their reviews and discography realised they have been doing it for years and have extensive back catalogue. So had a listen also to their latest album Morning View for comparison and to see how they had developed. Most of the tracks could have come from and not out of place on 1999 so concluded that they have stuck with tried and tested formula which is so very often the case with this type of music and bands making it and for me reason I don’t like it.
Some good moments that I enjoyed. Generally very 90s alternative US, feels a bit cookie cutter at times.
Ayayay noo thank you sir. Very unfortunate to listen to this. 2/10 I think and I can’t decide between a 1/2 out of 5. This really felt like nails on a chalkboard at some points. It was just something I forced myself to get through it was very difficult to finish. I think i’ve definitely heard worse, but wouldn’t listen again.
ugh: nu-metal. A million layered and compressed-to-a-millimeter guitars is definitely not something I enjoy at all. The production is something I immediately notice, can't ignore, and can't stand. e.g. the vocals right up in your face. ok - that was my initial knee-jerk reaction, but ... I will admit there's a lot of complexity and depth here. Song 2 "Nowhere Fast" is a real surprise - I actually love these swirling guitars in the verses. my usual rant: vocals are annoying. they're always annoying. why do singers even exist. ok onward. but overall ehhhh....I know I have to adjust my tastes or radar or whatever to be more accepting of this kind of recording (no *breath* in the audio anywhere) but it's hard and I'll never like it; that uber-late-90s-compression studio trend just kills every dynamic and sounds completely mechanical and unreal but not in a good way. e.g. "Stellar" just in the first minute is a perfect example - the quiet part isn't even quiet, just subdued, then they crush it into the 'loud' chorus - it just sounds so goddamn fake to me. Which is a shame - because the arrangement, the chord structures, the instrumentation ... all of that is really creative. I'd have liked those mellow parts to be actually quiet - let me hear the sounds of the room (n.b. there *was* no room). As for the music...I really really don't like the heaviest parts of this record ... having said that the quieter (read: clean guitars) parts are quite interesting. These guys are definitely talented, so points for that creativity, but it's so infrequent and the album actually gets worse as it goes on. What a review eh - ok, i'll sum it up in one bad phrase -> it's impressive but frustrating. I know I'll never reach for it. 4/10 2 stars. (I also reacted with: "oh so THIS is the band that does that milquetoast wanna-be Alice In Chains song "Drive"!!!")
There is some enjoyable music in places. I really enjoyed the bass, drums, and riff in Warmth. Then the songwriting comes in and it sucks. The songwriting throughout is terrible
Did I have a poster of Brandon Boyd in my college dorm room? Yes. Was it because I loved Incubus’s music? Not so much. This was fine. I liked the slower/softer songs and was turned off by the screamier songs. 2.5 rounded up to 3.
This doesn’t work for me, although I liked it a bit better than I thought I would. I suspect I don’t like much of anything in this genre, but of course I’m not quite sure what the genre is. Drive is a decent track.
This is going to be a tough one. Oh I like Stellar, I didn’t know that’s what it was called. But yeah, this is formulaic and emotionally manipulative. Turntables! Big choruses! Lyrics that seem to be deliberately mixed low! You can pick one or two songs and you get the idea of the whole album.
Had the Privilege to listen to this and really felt The Warmth of it. Pardon Me but this is Stellar like Battlestar Scralatchtica.
Best aardig, maar ook niet geweldig. Lijkt of ze net niet helemaal hun sound gevonden hebben. Paar prima nummers.
Couldn't make myself listen the whole album
Someone else called this soul patch rock and I can't unhear that
90s metal is absolutely my jam - I even used to be in a band that covered a song from this album - but I never liked Incubus. Too much hippy shit
The two best songs on the album, i never heard before (10, 11). Love this project.
This sounds like an album that only got picked up and released because of nepotism.
I remember some of these songs from the time of release. ‘Drive’ and ‘Pardon Me’ are the biggest songs on the album. I liked the funkiness of ‘Battlestar Scralatchtica’. This album is a pretty good summary of my music tastes at the end of the 90s
If only I could see a statistic of how many times I’ve listened to this record. This is one of the most impactful albums in my life as it shaped a lot about how I view and perform musically. I was an enormous Incubus fan in high school and just started learning how to scratch records. DJ Kilmore was a major influence and inspiration. This record is beautiful, rough, moving and motivating. It connects me with emotions that I forget about every time I listen to it. Brandon Boyd’s voice is mesmerizing and his range is captivating. The band as a whole are extremely talented and I’m happy to see this record on here. 5/5 record for me.
As a person who was in high school and owned this album when it came out, this sounds like someone put “make me some songs that sound like 1999” in an ai song generator. It’s dated. It’s not particularly great for the nu-metal genre. It’s not even Incubus’ best album.
Couldn’t make it through the first track.
I was a bit disappointed by this album. I know the 3 hits on this album and like each of them. So I expected to enjoy the album. But the album was just ok as a complete mix.
Transports me directly to the past. One of my favorite albums.
Fantastic Album, great Band. I had heard it before, glad I could hear it again.
Non-exciting rock stuff
Definitely not metal but I really enjoyed some songs. However it suffers from whiney vocals like a lot of bands from this era
This album is simply STELLAR! Pun intended. Brandon Boyd and his boys write elegantly while incorporating pseudo-nu metal production into an overall alternative rock shell. What we get is hot after hit banger after banger. An unquestionably gorgeous album overall full of great records.
Not my style of music.
Great album, Incubus still quite raw but more refined than S.C.I.E.N.C.E. Decent lyrics and Rocky riffs
Don’t like it enough to give it a 4*, didn’t hate it enough to give it a 2*. Pretty typical commercial angst rock from the early aughts.
3.5
i really enjoyed this album! i had heard a few songs beforehand and always thought of incubus as kind of a weird, trippy rock band but they're a lot more nu-metal than i realized. this album gave me big alien ant farm vibes (which is a good thing to me). definitely putting some of these into regular rotation! favorites: privilege, nowhere fast, the warmth, stellar, drive, pardon me
What the helll is Battlestar Scralatchtica? Sounds like they're taking something from the in sound from way out. Otherwise, a pretty massive album.
Though i've never been an incubus fan... i don't love the lead singer's voice, the jazzy, scratchy blending isn't what i'm looking for in my alternative rock... there is definitely something unique an interesting about the band. they have a pretty unique sound and they can hit it out of the park with songs like drive (stellar and pardon me are also good, though i think The Warmth is my runner up for the album).
I owned this CD, listening again was quite the nostalgia trip! Honestly, not as good as I remember, though Drive is still a fun listen. 2/5
I’ve loved this album for a long time and it’s still high rotation for me - I listened to it just last week. It’s funky and heavy, catchy and melodic. Every time I put it on I immediately find myself aggressively air drumming and singing along to every word. I checked the global ratings before posting mine and it hurts my soul to see it reviews so poorly. It seems that you really had to be in the target audience at the time it was released to appreciate it. Highlights: Privilege, The Warmth, Clean, Pardon Me. Drive probably does deserve to be listed as a highlight but it’s so overplayed even I got sick of it.
OK if you like that sort of thing. I do not like that sort of thing.
Incubus, Soundgarden for pop punk heads. This aged a little better than I expected! Drive was a good shot of nostalgia
Did nothing for me, and I forgot I was listening to music a couple of times.
Not a fan.
Muistuttaa eilisestä heh.... Tässä Pardon me.. koskettava biisi.. tippaa linssiin.. Aluksi.. Atmosfäärinen aloitus.. Rummut.. kova rytmi... Herkkä ääni..m pardon me... Kitarassa raaka särö joka raapii sydäntä. Sitten Rap herkkä ääni... Taka-wands.. TO MEE SO PARDOON MEEE.... Takes your soul.. Noh en silti viitti tähtilisäystä vaikka noin uskomaton biisi.m pardln me while i burst into flames... SO PARDON MEEE WHILE I BURST INTO FLAMEES!!!!! noh pitää harkita vakavasti 2 star..m uskomaton..
No real standouts aside from the radio releases. It's not bad, overall.
👌🏻🤘🏻
This is pretty awful. Another reviewer wrote that its like something that Jesse Pinkman would listen to, and I think thats right on the money. 2/5
3.5
This ain't my jam. It's pretty generic and bland.
j'ai bien aimé globalement ça me rappelle ce qu'écoute mon pere
few good songs, rest nothing special
5/5
Not my thing.
It was pretty good. Some of the tracks I really liked but some had too much drums and sounded too noisy to me. I give it 3 stars.
While it's not Morning View, this is still a solid album.
decent album
Well, I already know I love this album
Egentligen inte skitdåligt men gudars skymning vad trist. Hört roligare musik i en massa garage och källare.
Surprisingly consistent
This album embodies the alternative rock I grew up on. Even though Drive and Pardon Me were the only songs I recognized the whole album felt so familiar. It's a fairly simple and played out recipe of lead + bass guitar, drums, and vocals but they do it well. There's some really interesting baselines, catchy choruses, and just a nice grunge feel.
Love it!!
4/5
I've never heard of Incubus before. The album came out during a period where I thought all new music was shit. That's the great thing about this website is that I'm discovering a lot of good music I would have never played. Anyway, I thought this was going to be non-stop grunge where each song sounded like the last. But I was surprised to hear the depth and variety of the songs. All of them were real songs and not just yelling to a beat. I'm not always up for the kind of energy most of the songs put out, but I did like it. It gets an unexpected 4. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - It was ok to listen to but I wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.
Not good, dude who wrote this book really just added anything to it
The most 90s-sounding album I have ever heard. Aside from Nervana. Feeling a light 3/5
Hui! Starkstrommusike!
I didnt really need to hear this before I die. Why were there whales being tortured in the studio? It wasn't a good record but it's not the absolute worst I've ever heard.
That good ole 90's grunge rock. still pondering if I would choose water over wine
I like more than I thought I would. I also knew more songs than I thought I would. Overall good album. Glad I listened to it.
Solid album.
It Rocks! I have always loved the song "Drive"! I've heard it a few times... sometimes I'm not in the mood for loud stuff...today, I was ready. Standouts: Drive, Steller, Pardon Me, Privilege, Battlestar Scralatchtica, I Miss You Very good. 3.5
minus a star for *reads again, wrinkles nose in disgust* Battlestar Scralatchtica.
Another one of those meh albums with one good, popular track. That cover art tho. It looked like it's a poorly generated AI pic.
I remember when Pardon Me came out and I really liked it, Drive less so though it has grown in me. I always assumed this was their debut album but obviously that’s not true, I had to look it up but it’s way too sophisticated to be a first album, they are a very tight band. I don’t know. Incubus falls into the category of Why didn’t this grab me when it came out? Like, why Tool and not this? It’s emotional, the lyrics are pretty good (if less opaque), and the musicianship is rock solid. So who knows? They’re good, it’s just not my thing.
Favourite songs: Pardon Me, Drive, Clean, Privilege, Nowhere Fast, When It Comes Least favourite songs: Battlestar Scralatchtica 3/5
2.5
Shockingly generic late 90's, early 2000's rock. Incubus is the type of band that wants to be nu-metal, but can't fully commit to it because they need to be less abrasive and through a few ballads in...because there are albums to sell, you know? No reason this album should be in the book unless "generic rock" is a category the editors believed was underrepresented.
Metal-rock alternativo. Ni fu ni fa.
Okay
This album is VERY of it's time and sounds a bit dated. I should be in the target demographic for Incubus having been coming into my teens when this came out, and I liked some other bands in the "nu metal" genre. 12 year old me found Incubus kinda whiny though, and modern me definitely doesn't click with this. Extra star because drive is a decent song I guess
Incubus This really takes me back to middle school/ high school - I really liked a lot of these songs but I don’t think I ever had the full album. They were a very original and cool sounding band, I wish I got deeper into it when I was younger. The dj is such a cool part of their sound. Idk maybe the whole thing is bad and not cool and the proggy parts are actually pretentious. And some of the melodys can feel a bit awkward for me sometimes. Definitely sounds like they were trying to do something different. It used to feel like sometimes it feels good to me but sometimes it feels like something I should like. Maybe it works, maybe not, but I think it actually does. I really enjoyed listening to this the whole way through. 5
This album really sounds like the year it came out lol. I never really got into incubus but the songs are really cool, they’re catchy/poppy while still being kind of proggy and interesting. The heavy parts and dynamics are great, really cool guitar parts on a lot of the songs. Idk 4.5?
I never got into incubus and I think there’s a reason for that. I really don’t like the DJ stuff. I liked the harder moments. His voice can get annoying.
The album before this kinda sounds like Korn. They changed a lot during this period. I really liked the song “Pardon Me” back then, but the rap-rock style feels really dated these days. That said, these songs show talented musicians honing their style and craft—their success comes as no surprise.
First of all this is NOT metal. Genre designations are so sketchy on this list, as well as the actual content. This record is a microcosm for all rock to come in the early2000s it eas all mid AF
Deftones if it was epic
Tråkigt men lite mysigt... önskar det var ännu mer cheesy