*_Right? LOL That album is objectively their best album. Doesn’t have to be your favorite, but the musicianship and songwriting is masterclass on that one._*
1. Make yourself 2. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. 3. Morning view 4. Trust fall (both sides) 5. Light grenades 6. A crow left of the murder 7. 8 8. Enjoy Incubus EP 9. Monuments and melodies 10. Fungus amongus 11. If not now, when Also, the warmth is my 2nd favorite (pardon me takes the gold for favorite) but the lyrics for that song are just so damn powerful "don't let the world bring you down, not everyone here is that fucked up and cold" this is a song everyone needs to hear.
I was just searching for "incubus album review" and somehow ended up here :). Man, you are really putting in quite some effort and emotional connections to all the Tracks, the way you talk about all the albums seems damn profound. Also you're awesome in making your point. I'm listening to all the stuff Incubus put out for the last ~16 or even more years and know every song by guitar riff and name ^^. And srsly, can't understand why you don't have more views and subscribers :/. So there you go, you got my subscribe :). Keep it up, your voice is perfect for podcasts btw
Wow, thank you so much! I'm glad you found the video and enjoyed it. I loved making it and putting it together, and appreciate the feedback. More content coming soon!
Crow Left of the Murder, watered down? That album has by far their most raucous riffs and Mike’s craziest playing. The solo on “Pistola” is savage, and Made for TV Movie and Here in My Room are some of their most sonically spectacular tunes in their entire catalog. No disrespect but we have very different definitions of watered down. That album has so much fearlessness and intensity in it. Also, Warning is one of their best songs imho. We have very different tastes in this band but I guess that’s the beauty of music lol
More power to you my friend. I like Warning, it’s just that ONE vocal part in the chorus that I can’t stand. And with crow…it just didn’t work for me. I tried, but it’s not for me 🤷🏻♂️
8. If not now, when? (3/10) 7. 8 (3/10) 6. Fungus Amongus (5/10) 5. Light Grenades (7/10) 4. A Crow Left of the Murder (7/10) 3. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (9/10) 2. Morning View (100,000,000,00/10) 1. Make Yourself (100,000,000,00/10) To me personally, it all comes down to Mike Einziger's wizardry of manipulation of the guitar on the MYS and MV albums with the use of many effects pedals, most notable, that phaser/flanger sound mixed with the heavy dropped D sound, additionally the fact he predominantly used PRS Hollowbody guitars with MESA/BOOGIE Amps, it just equated in a beautifully epic sound, I don't know, there's just something that catches me with Mikes random riffs throughout different songs on both the Make Yourself and Morning View Albums, and especially the bridges in songs such as Nowhere Fast and Circles and Have You Ever. There's just something about those 2 albums (MYS & MV) particularly that has a melodic ambience, trippy out of this world type vibe that gives me chills down my spine, raises the hair on the back of my neck and gives me goosebumps. Then there's Brandon Boyd's intellectual lyrics and his vocal range is amazing and fits perfectly wether he sings fast or slow or high or low, Brandon Boyd is very talented indeed, oh and Dirk Lance on the bass, damn he was full of magic too, such gritty loud sounds with catchy riffs that just isn't in incubus anymore unfortunately. Don't get me wrong, Ben is a very talented bass player but he doesn't play to my ear holes desire, and then there's DJ Kilmore and his mastery of scratching vinyl, he's amazing on the turntables and produces very unique organic sounds that set a spacey tone, and Jose on the drums, just fantastic with his off beat rhythms and musicianship in relation to the rest of the band as they all play and flow together so seamlessly. Incubus are my favourite band of all time, there's no runner up. I have been listening to them ever since I was a teenager in high school back in the early/mid 00's and I still listen to them regularly to this day. I wish their newer stuff was like their old stuff but we can't have our cake and eat it too, can we?
Me too man. It's my favorite now and it always has been my favorite. 8) 8 7) If Not Now, When? 6) Light Grenades 5) Fungus Amongus 4) A Crow Left of the Murder 3) S.C.I.E.N.C.E. 2) Make Yourself 1) Morning View
Grant Keen toooooootallly disagree on crow left of the murder, but I think I’m in the minority. But I will give that record credit for defining the newer incubus sound
1. Science 2. Make Yourself 3. Morning View 4. Fungus Amungus What other albums? It seems that after Morning view there focus was more on love songs. Science had the best of all worlds with hard hitting incubus to the more chill love songs like deep inside and antigravity. None of the more current love songs could rival antigravity. Echo was a really good one in morning view but probably one of the last great ones. Even hard hitting songs from Science like a Certain Shade of green translated really well in acoustic mode. I think most people that are placing Science so far down on the list were probably turned off for it being relatively heavier to their other albums, but in my opinion the song writing and music composition was really strong and well put together. Mike Einziger is really the star on the newer stuff, considering Brandon's voice is not as strong as it used to be. Also I think there may have line up changes because the bass was a lot funkier and groovier in earlier albums as well as DJ Lyfe was an essential part in Incubus uniqueness.
Just chiming in with another opinion opposite of your's. A Crow Left of the Murder is definitely top 3 of their albums for me. I think Talk Shows on Mute is one of their best songs.
Haven't finished yet your video, but leaving my ranking here too. Big fan of Incubus too, but their new records, although I don't dislike them, they sound kinda bland to me. Started listening to them around Science release. 8. If Not Now, When? 7. Fungus Amongus 6. 8 5. A Crow Left of the Murder... 4. Light Grenades 3. Morning View 2. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. 1. Make Yourself --- I think your music taste should be pretty much aligned with mine. :D I was born in 1982 and from the kind of music you put here on your channel I would say you were born around the same time. :D Kind of sad Rock is not mainstream anymore. For more than a decade there hasn't been a rock album that would shake the music landscape. Maybe Tool new album could help with this, but the new generations are way more into other styles of music. Keep up the great reviews Amir. I'm sure with more content like this your channel will grow. :)
8.- 8 7.- If Not Now When 6.- Fungus Amongus 5.- Light Grenades 4.- Morning View 3.- A Crow Left of the Murder 2.- Make Yourself 1.- S.C.I.E.N.C.E. The order of my list has changed a lot since I first heard every album at least once. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. was my favorite back then and it still is, that hasn't changed at all and I don't think it will. With A Crow Left of the Murder is a different story, when I first heard it I thought it was good, just good; but recently the more I play it, the more I fall in love with it, that's why it passed from 7th place to 3rd. I put Morning View there because even when is a great album (I love hearing it while staring at the sea and standing on the sand) i don't enjoy a lot every song of it, I find myself skiping the songs Have You Ever and Under My Umbrella most of the times that I want to hear the full album, don't get me wrong, both are good songs but they haven't done a click with me. For any other album I haven't mention, this is not the case. Every Incubus album is awesome, they have music to listen to in every type of moment I can think of. Because of that, they are one of my favorite bands. I don't know how much time I am going to live but if I can listen to Incubus during this existance, then every phase of it will be easier.
Alfredo Padrón Nañez what makes Incubus great is their versatility. Going from Enjoy Incubus to their latest stuff is a huge departure and it shows how much they’ve grown. Awesome list and thank you for watching 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@arkoverload Of course, that versatility is unique! One thing i forgot to mention is that i consider every member of the band as one of my favorite players in they respective instrument. I love both Dirk's and Ben's styles, the imagination Mike puts into its playing style is just briliiant and Jose's style is what i think i love the most from incubus. In fact, S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and A Crow Left of the Murder are, in my opinion, the two albums where Jose displays more of his unique drum skills.
Hey if you wana hear some crazy incubus. Some wild heavy shredding look up the oldest demo by them it came out in cassette but its on youtube its called "Closet Cultivation" mikey could slay with the best of them no doubt. The solos at the end of those songs blew my fucking mind.
#8 - 8 (hated this because I had huge expectations for it when Trust Fall side B (a lie, was never released) kept getting delayed because as Brandon said, "We kept getting better and better ideas", hmmm.. nah, it's subjectively bad from my perspective; I liked Nimble Bastard before production ruined it though. Terrible, terrible production on this album. I expected it to sound like an extension of Trust Fall Side A, which it wasn't) #7 - Fungus Amongus (good, but obviously terrible lyrically, decent instrumentation) #6 - If Not Now, When? (mostly pretty good, just not as good as prime Incubus) #5 - Light Grenades (great, streamlined version of Crow Left of the Murder, interesting how literally every song switches back and forth between extremely heavy and soft to an almost abrupt degree (except for the stretch from tracks #7-9), [for example, Love Hurts (ballad) -> Light Grenades (title track - heaviest song on the album) -> Earth to Bella (part 1) [yet another soft ballad - maybe the softest on the album], liked it way more than Crow Left of the Murder at first, but it flipped awhile after that grew on me a crapton) This is where it gets pretty hard, tbh, I love #1-4 a lot. #4 - A Crow Left of the Murder (actually like pretty much everything you hate about this album [despite the fact I hated it so much when I first listened to it due to the contrast from Morning View, it grew on me a heck of a lot after repeated listens though] I like about it - Einziger was quoted as saying it would be "enjoyed by fans [more] retrospectively" upon release - prophetic words - particularly concerning the albums released in the next decade - more especially the later half of the decade #3 - Morning View (honestly almost feel like this could be #1 some days. freaking amazing album. the contrasts feel a bit more organic compared to light grenades. everything about this album feels so organic and naturally developed over time. Some of their strongest writing came off this album. Almost ironic considering many critics of the time thought it was pandering to their fanbase - huh. This is where they feel most natural - its not about popularity, this is genuinely what they crafted more naturally. its all amazing, but #1 and #2 were the reason I like incubus so much, [i actually felt somewhat indifferent about this album on first listen, don't judge me man]) #2 - Make Yourself (Streamlined version of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. They really broke out on this one. Nowhere Fast is a top 5 track for me. Freakin amazing. Even Out From Under is a blast - maybe the most underdeveloped song on the album but still freakin' great. Mainstream hard rock at the epitome of its best. Mainstream rock doesn't have to be terrible like obnoxious hipsters think it always is) #1 - S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (Was looking up Motocross Madness 2 intro one day. What was the song? "New Skin" Found that video 11 years ago in like freshman year of high school. Slowly listened to other tracks over the next 3 years. Became full blown Incubus fan after that. This album is so hyper its nuts. Just frentic, rapidfire, all over the place in a way that makes you want to thrash all over your room. Great stuff that turned me into a huge Incubus fan.)
jjbsuperstar16 MAN that is a thorough list - thank you for sharing!! Your top 3 are some of my favorite albums of all time, can’t go wrong with either of them 🤘🏼
Incubus is one of my top 10, maybe top 5 bands. Amazing, and actually quite underrated band. Certainly one of the best of this era in alternative rock. My top three is the same (maybe not the order) but, hard disagree on A Crow Left... It is such a unique record. I feel it kind of brought back some of the experimentation of Science. Sick Sad Little World is my favorite too, but i also LOVE Megalomaniac. Don't really care for Talk Shows either. I was impressed with what they did with the new bassist, as they lost such a great player. I love how much you geek out over Science. It was mindblowing for me too. What they did with the nu metal/funk metal sound still blows me away, nothing like any other band in 1997. I first heard Incubus on MTV with songs like Nice To Know You, Are You In and Drive but fell in love when i heard Science. I can see you like Deftones too. I saw them live last summer, was badass! Unfortunately without Stephen on guitar though... Do you happen to like 311 by any chance?
Thanks for checking out the video! I enjoy 311 from time to time. I wouldn't say I'm a hardcore fan, but I like a good number of their songs. I am definitely in the minority when it comes to Crow, but I just can't get into it (believe me, I've tried). It's just not for me, but I'm happy to hear so many enjoy it!
Dude, nice. Make Yourself, Morning View, and Science are my top 3. I'd have Crow at #4 though because I really love Sick Sad Little World, Southern Girl, and Here In My Room I have a couple of ideas for you if you don't mind. If you're a fan of the band, it'd be cool to see you list Chevelle albums! And also you mentioned that Make Yourself was in your all-time top 15, so how bout a list of your Top 15? I know that would call for some TOUGH decisions. I couldn't even imagine doing that myself so it would make for great video
1)make yourself (nothing else comes close!) 2)a crow left of the murder(for me 2nd is almost a 3 way tie but the strength of in my room southern girl and agoraphobia gives this the edge) 3)science( more guts and less polished makes this higher on my list) 4)morning view (has the smash hit but lacks substance) 5)light Grenades (good album but the band took a bad turn after this!) 6)if not now when (meh) 7)fungus among us (horrid) 8)8(I was also disappointed)
Haven't listened to Fungus Amongus either, but here is my ranking... I'm a very new fan of this band and it took me a while to get into them. 7. 8 (6/10) 6. A Crow Left of the Murder... (6.5/10) 5. If Not Now, When? (7/10) 4. Light Grenades (8/10) 3. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (9/10) 2. Morning View (10/10) 1. Make Yourself (10/10) I would have completely agreed with you when I first listened to Crow, although it has grown on me (the second half of the album after Pistola drags like crazy though). And surprisingly, I didn't like Make Yourself or Morning View that much when I first listened to them. But when I listened to S.C.I.E.N.C.E I instantly fell in love... kinda wierd lol
Bro u need more subs doe damn this is a great review and yeah bro I pretty much agreed on u. Except obviously my list of faves would be different. I'm not much for words ig but here #1 light grenades. This was the first album I heard from them and at a young age so maybe that's why but I do believe this was their peak. Bite me lol also its probably still my fave album ever? #2 if not now when . Honestly I'm sure I'm the only guy with this as # 2 lmao dude I just love it as music it's just beautiful. #3 science. What can I say? We all love it. Just fucking amazing and heavy crazy. #4 a crow left of the murder . Honestly I just think it's cool af. It's really dense and probably the most heavy lyrics . U know? Idk. #5 morning view. Dude just because it's number 5 dont mean I dont absolutely love it. I dont dislike any of their albums dude. This doe damn its beautiful. Just close ur eyes.....uwu #6 makeyouself. I mean its amazing. Pardon me is....AHHHHHHH SO FUCKIN GOOD...I....im....u get it..... #7 fungus amongus. Tbh this is so damn funky good funky fun u can just sip good juice and listen to it omg. Ur catching a trend here ik I'm just gushing lmfao thanks for reading ooooo #8. Honestly took a bit to grow on me but this album is the opposite of NO FUN. Lol it's super fun!!! And undefeated seriously so made me cry dude. These songs need radio air lol Uh also dude you need to go listen to their obscurity rare tracks. Here [[there where after crow and light albums BTW!!]] the odyssey (for halo 2 ost!) It's in 4 parts. Dude this shit.....its dense all instrumentals and tbh this was showcase of their extremely musically understanding!! My words are broken because I cant even.... You know what....... Ima shut up and name the other songs you need to know of that are not on their major albums lol in chronological order kinda lol: Spek free demo Bathe in my snot Pillow your eyes Miss bliss Purple kool aid Damnation 'Enjoy incubus' EP which includes Re-recorded songs from Fungus but also some extras, Version Aswethinkweiz Bonus track. That's all lol ok so there others: Familiar Smoking the herb again Still not a player Crowded elevator Anything Monuments and melodies Neither of us can see Admiration Pantomime While all the vultures feed The odyssey , all four movements Follow Make a move Martini Pathogens of wormy interludes Soft sculpture Dance in a triangle Cloud eater Golden Let's go crazy Punch drunk Look alive Black heart inertia Midnight swim Hold me down Rebel girls Surface to air The trust fall EP album thingy I'm surprised U didn't know this short album. A shame they didn't keep the album production on 8 as on this. Ok that's all their stuff dude pretty sure I'm 90% sure lmfao you and whoever else made it this far have what is essentially 2 incubus albums worth of music to binge so really considering that , album "8" should of been called 10. Lol!!! I hate it when bands have raretracks. or even altered tracks that need studio quality. Like when live. They do that sometimes like uh I cant recall but I know they had what is essentially an extension on a part of the song a kiss to send us off, done live one vid I saw. Did blow my mind. That's like one of my top songs from them lol Fuck I hate when bands dew that and no studio recording..... anyways if u read this have a blessed day bro!!!!!! [Says is not much for words, writes a essay lmfao]
While I’m psyched you did a video about my favorite band, I just threw up in my mouth when you put ACLOTM at the bottom. For me, that’s #1. My personal rankings: 1. A Crow Left of the Murder 2. If Not Now, When? 3. Morning View 4. Make Yourself 5. SCIENCE 6. Light Grenades 7. 8 8. Fungus
I guess I'm really late to the party haha. But yeah a crow left of the murder needs to be bumped up. If not now, when made the worst mistake, being boring. Even other slow incubus songs are interesting or musically creative But that album was a pure snooze fest unfortunately, it reminded me of what cold play was trying to do at the time. They definatly need a resurgence with some energy.
It’s funny that you put A Crow Left of the Murder as last because that’s the only album that has grown on me over the years (it wasn’t always my favorite). IMO it has the most organic guitar sound and freedom of all albums. It is also very experimental and somewhat psychedelic but not to the extent of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (different mood). If Not Now, When? Is definitely the worst. It felt dull, unmemorable and full of trendy indie shades of gray. The Worst.
1. Make Yourself 2. Morning View 3. SCIENCE 4. Monuments and melodies 5. Crow left of the Murder 6. Fungus Amungus 7. If not now, When? 8. 8 9. Light Grenades
Job Meyer it’s......different? I actually don’t mind it, but it’s at a point where they’re just making music they want to make, and as a songwriter myself, I can’t blame them for that. It sounded good, just not the Incubus we’re used to
@@arkoverload Yeah I'm thinking this song will grow on me over time. When I first listened to them, they weren't my cup of tea at all, but now i consider Make Yourself and Morning View 2 of my favorite albums ever. So I don't know. But I'm glad they're willing to change and just do what they want to do.
I’m actually kinda down for a pseudo-new wave Incubus album. Hopefully they put a fun spin on it, as they’ve never been a band that just sits on ONE idea for an album, but Into the Summer is a GREAT time.
1. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. 2. A Crow Left Of The Murder 3. Fungus Amongus / Enjoy Incubus 4. Light Grenades 5. Morning View 6. If Not Now, When? 7. Make Yourself 8. 8 Please don't come at me, this is only MY opinion.
lol, hence the reason I said "this is going to be a controversial selection" or something in the video. But I'm glad you like the album! There's some awesome songs on there (SICK SAD LITTLE WORLD!!!) -- thank you for watching :)
My ranking: 8. Fungus Amongus Favorite track: The Answer 7. 8 Favorite track: State Of The Art 6. If Not Now, When? Favorite track: In The Company Of Wolves 5. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. Favorite track: Nebula 4. A Crow Left Of The Murder Favorite track: Talk Shows On Mute (lol) 3. Light Grenades Favorite track: Oil & Water 2. Make Yourself Favorite track: The Warmth 1. Morning View Favorite track: Warning (ouch)
I get not ranking Crow above Make Yourself or Morning View but damn it got done super dirty. That's easily their best album IMO. Though I will agree Talk Shows on Mute is pretty mediocre. Also I'd say the album cover is easily the worst thing about the album
hnnnnng Seeing Crow at the bottom is PAINFUL especially when they dropped 8 which is so EASILY their lamest and most uninspired effort to date. Crow, to me, EXPLODES with creativity, new ideas that coalesce in some of their most interesting, technical, and often beautiful songs... ugh. I may have a bunch of opinions here too. I'll keep them all as replies to this comment here. ;)
All good... VENT AWAY my friend lol. I personally was not a fan of the new direction the band went after Morning View, and so Crow does not resonate with me. That doesn't mean it's bad! Just that those songs don't hit me the way songs from Science, MY and MV did. 8, despite its flaws, has some good songs, specifically the first half of the record.
Amir Khostavan I will say that 8 featured one of their best singles in years, Glitterbomb. Outside of that the whole album, to me, kinda felt like a cheap throwback to sounds we have already heard before, meshed with some ideas that just weren’t finished or thought out. I love Make Yourself. Morning View was my intro, so I love that album and is obvi classic Incubus. But.. Crow and Light Grenades, to me, is the peak of their career. As for Crow, it was their most diverse- they were experimenting with pop rock, prog, and noise rock. Lyrically and thematically, it was their angriest and most confrontational. I love nearly every second of that album, and it sees them in a musical arena not many mainstream bands venture into. Where Crow experimented the above genre-blending, Light Grenades improved upon and perfected it. It’s super hard to make music that blends so many styles and influences, and LG does it so seamlessly it’s kind of a miracle. They are at their most raw and vulnerable, their most hard rocking, their nosiest, their most experimental- it’s so SO good. Not to mention AIR. TIGHT. Not a single moment is wasted with LG. Crow might have found a lull here and there, but LG fine tunes its lyricism and musicality and, in my opinion, is easily their sharpest and propulsive album to date. LG is honestly a masterpiece and paired with Crow they are the perfect one-two punch. It super bums me out that they don’t get the love and respect they deserve. lol, and again, to each their own. This was a fun video dude, GAH it just hurts seeing that INCREDIBLE ALBUM placed last. 😂
I agree completely with “Warning”, my least favorite on the album and became a hit 😂 Also I agree with “Sick Sad Little World” being the only standout song on Crow
I tried listening to 8 many many different times to give it a fair chance, and I wanted to like it, but the production was so horrendous, compressed and fake sounding that I basically tossed it out the window.
Matt Teel same here man. I listened to it a good 7-10 times before realizing it wasn’t the record I hoped it would be. With that said, I still love the first 6 songs.
yeah instant hate hahaha. i cannot believe you like 8 and if not now more than crow! great analysis though. why'd you skip fungus amongus and enjoy incubus by the way?
I don't have strong opinions on Enjoy Incubus and I've never heard Fungus Amoungus, so that's why I left them out. I can't STAND Crow lol -- believe me, I've tried. It's not for me. Some good songs (Sick Sad Little World is Top 10 Incubus songs for me), but the album overall is meh. Just my 2 cents. Thank you for watching!
I'm with you on A Crow Left of the Murder. I really don't like that album. Priceless and Sick Sad Little World are fine tunes, but mostly everything else feels vacant.
I always thought the lyric was "Not everyone here is fat, fucked up and cold." and honestly I think that is way better, as it addresses greed and gluttony as well as ignorance and malice.
After Light Grenades the instrumentation just fell off a cliff, with all the focus shifting to Brandon's vocals. Personally, I like listening to individual instruments that make a whole, not a mush of sound stuck behind vocals. We all have different tastes but ACLOTM at least had strong mood and atmosphere, with experimental moments. 8 and INNW...just inane and predictable. But solid reviews, regardless. Appreciate it.
I'm with you on A Crow Left of the Murder. Its fine, but it's not remarkable like Morning View, Make Yourself, or Science, nor funky and out there like Fungus Among Us. It's just a bit too 'made for radio'. Same with Light Grenades, but It's been a long time since i've listened to that one.
Hello everyone! Thank you for all the continuous comments and rankings - I love seeing them!! Check out my newest video where I rank all of the System of a Down albums on my channel and let me know your thoughts.
Incubus albums have, as a general trend, gone downhill through their career. The great news is that it's a very gradual slope. 1. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. 2. Fungus Amongus 3. A Crow Left of the Murder 4. Morning View 5. Make Yourself 6. Light Grenades 7. If Not Now, When? 8. 8 The first album I bought by them was Make Yourself, and I didn't even listen to SCIENCE or Fungus until after Light Grenades came out. Couldn't believe what I had been missing.
1. Make Yourself 2. Science 3. Morning View 4. Light Grenades 5. Crow I don’t think I’ve listened to anything they’ve done past 2009. Dirk Lance records are the best 🤙🏼
1. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. 2. That EP before S.C.I.E.N.C.E. 3. Fungus 4. Make Yourself 5 and onward... All the less interesting make yourself style albums I don't think I've seen a band water down their sound quicker than these guys for popularity. Even Metallica gave ya 4 albums first. With incubus, it was literally one album cycle. I wish we coulda gotten one more s.c.i.e.n.c.e. lite type of transitional album first before getting rid of any avant garde or unpredictable approaches to their songwriting.
Had they only included the three bsides Surface To Air | Hold Me Down | Rebel Girl to the album.. it would have been huge! But overall still an awesome LP, a grower.
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I find A Crow Left of the Murder to be a masterpiece. Every song is fantastic and they have amazing performances by especially Mike and Brandon.
*_Right? LOL That album is objectively their best album. Doesn’t have to be your favorite, but the musicianship and songwriting is masterclass on that one._*
It took a while to grow on me, but it’s become my most favorite album of all time.
I like the songs…. But most of them I’m not a fan of the guitar sounds used…. Technically it’s brilliant.
1. Make yourself
2. S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
3. Morning view
4. Trust fall (both sides)
5. Light grenades
6. A crow left of the murder
7. 8
8. Enjoy Incubus EP
9. Monuments and melodies
10. Fungus amongus
11. If not now, when
Also, the warmth is my 2nd favorite (pardon me takes the gold for favorite) but the lyrics for that song are just so damn powerful "don't let the world bring you down, not everyone here is that fucked up and cold" this is a song everyone needs to hear.
Agreed! With both sides of Trust Fall now out (and really, really good), I would put it at 4 as well.
I was just searching for "incubus album review" and somehow ended up here :). Man, you are really putting in quite some effort and emotional connections to all the Tracks, the way you talk about all the albums seems damn profound. Also you're awesome in making your point. I'm listening to all the stuff Incubus put out for the last ~16 or even more years and know every song by guitar riff and name ^^. And srsly, can't understand why you don't have more views and subscribers :/. So there you go, you got my subscribe :). Keep it up, your voice is perfect for podcasts btw
Wow, thank you so much! I'm glad you found the video and enjoyed it. I loved making it and putting it together, and appreciate the feedback. More content coming soon!
Crow Left of the Murder, watered down? That album has by far their most raucous riffs and Mike’s craziest playing. The solo on “Pistola” is savage, and Made for TV Movie and Here in My Room are some of their most sonically spectacular tunes in their entire catalog. No disrespect but we have very different definitions of watered down. That album has so much fearlessness and intensity in it. Also, Warning is one of their best songs imho. We have very different tastes in this band but I guess that’s the beauty of music lol
More power to you my friend. I like Warning, it’s just that ONE vocal part in the chorus that I can’t stand. And with crow…it just didn’t work for me. I tried, but it’s not for me 🤷🏻♂️
I kind of agree with him on Pistola. The good parts are good, but it's really hindered by that annoying sound effect constantly cropping up
Yeah, i thought Light Grenades was the watered down one, but i do love some of the songs, Anna Molly and Dig especially.
Discovered them years ago from listening to Drive in the move Surf's Up, but didn't get around to all their albums until last year
Morning View is my favourite album too. Most recently Aqueous Transmissions has become my favourite track off the whole album
8. If not now, when? (3/10)
7. 8 (3/10)
6. Fungus Amongus (5/10)
5. Light Grenades (7/10)
4. A Crow Left of the Murder (7/10)
3. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (9/10)
2. Morning View (100,000,000,00/10)
1. Make Yourself (100,000,000,00/10)
To me personally, it all comes down to Mike Einziger's wizardry of manipulation of the guitar on the MYS and MV albums with the use of many effects pedals, most notable, that phaser/flanger sound mixed with the heavy dropped D sound, additionally the fact he predominantly used PRS Hollowbody guitars with MESA/BOOGIE Amps, it just equated in a beautifully epic sound, I don't know, there's just something that catches me with Mikes random riffs throughout different songs on both the Make Yourself and Morning View Albums, and especially the bridges in songs such as Nowhere Fast and Circles and Have You Ever. There's just something about those 2 albums (MYS & MV) particularly that has a melodic ambience, trippy out of this world type vibe that gives me chills down my spine, raises the hair on the back of my neck and gives me goosebumps.
Then there's Brandon Boyd's intellectual lyrics and his vocal range is amazing and fits perfectly wether he sings fast or slow or high or low, Brandon Boyd is very talented indeed, oh and Dirk Lance on the bass, damn he was full of magic too, such gritty loud sounds with catchy riffs that just isn't in incubus anymore unfortunately. Don't get me wrong, Ben is a very talented bass player but he doesn't play to my ear holes desire, and then there's DJ Kilmore and his mastery of scratching vinyl, he's amazing on the turntables and produces very unique organic sounds that set a spacey tone, and Jose on the drums, just fantastic with his off beat rhythms and musicianship in relation to the rest of the band as they all play and flow together so seamlessly.
Incubus are my favourite band of all time, there's no runner up. I have been listening to them ever since I was a teenager in high school back in the early/mid 00's and I still listen to them regularly to this day. I wish their newer stuff was like their old stuff but we can't have our cake and eat it too, can we?
this is the objectively correct ranking lol
you know what..... i might put light grenades just barely ahead of crow. but like you ranked them, they're pretty tied
@@gregkrazanski Yeah LG and ACLOTM could swing either way. The rest I stay firm on their rightful place in the ranking.
1. Morning View
2. S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
4. Make Yourself
5. A Crow left of a Murder
6. Light Grenades
7. If Not now When
8. 8
9. Monuments and Melodies
herandokcboi morning view at number 1! I love it. And my bad for completely forgetting monuments and melodies. Gotta check that out again.
i know i might get crucified for this, but morning view is one of my favorite albums, i have so many childhood memories from the album.
Ashiwol it’s a banger for sure!
Yeah, I just have light memories of listening to them on long trips in a car with my dad.
Me too man. It's my favorite now and it always has been my favorite.
8) 8
7) If Not Now, When?
6) Light Grenades
5) Fungus Amongus
4) A Crow Left of the Murder
3) S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
2) Make Yourself
1) Morning View
“Morning View” is their best album, IMO.
You said you like experimentation, but the most experimental Incubus album (aside from SCIENCE) is Crow.
@@kaiburns Showbiz
8.If Not Now, When?
7.8
6.Fungus Amongus
5.Light Grenades
4.S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
3.Make Yourself
2.Morning View
1.A Crow Left Of The Murder...!
Grant Keen toooooootallly disagree on crow left of the murder, but I think I’m in the minority. But I will give that record credit for defining the newer incubus sound
ahaahah
1. Science
2. Fungus amongus
3. Make yourself
4. Crow left of the milder
5. Morning view
6. If not now when
7. Light genreads
8. 8
Agreed
1. Science
2. Make Yourself
3. Morning View
4. Fungus Amungus
What other albums?
It seems that after Morning view there focus was more on love songs. Science had the best of all worlds with hard hitting incubus to the more chill love songs like deep inside and antigravity. None of the more current love songs could rival antigravity. Echo was a really good one in morning view but probably one of the last great ones. Even hard hitting songs from Science like a Certain Shade of green translated really well in acoustic mode. I think most people that are placing Science so far down on the list were probably turned off for it being relatively heavier to their other albums, but in my opinion the song writing and music composition was really strong and well put together.
Mike Einziger is really the star on the newer stuff, considering Brandon's voice is not as strong as it used to be. Also I think there may have line up changes because the bass was a lot funkier and groovier in earlier albums as well as DJ Lyfe was an essential part in Incubus uniqueness.
8. 8
7. Fungus Amongus
6. If Not Now, When?
5. Light Grenades
4. A Crow Left Of The Murder
3. S.C.I.E.N.C.E
2. Morning View
1. Make Yourself
Awesome list!
Mine would be exactly the same except Morning View at 1 and Make Yourself at 2.
S.C.I.E.N.C.E is #1 in my opinion
Paccio Karpaccio it was mine too until I recorded the video lol. Then I realized how much I love Make Yourself and made the switch in editing
Same. Make your self so commercial pop rock hahaha
The warmth is only song i love in make ur self
Just chiming in with another opinion opposite of your's. A Crow Left of the Murder is definitely top 3 of their albums for me. I think Talk Shows on Mute is one of their best songs.
glad you mentioned If Not, Then When being a good album! Very slept on
8. Fungus amgus
7. 8
6. If not now when?
5. Light grenades
4. CLOTM
3. Morning view
2. Make yourself
1. Science
I love fungus amongus and I love science
Haven't finished yet your video, but leaving my ranking here too. Big fan of Incubus too, but their new records, although I don't dislike them, they sound kinda bland to me. Started listening to them around Science release.
8. If Not Now, When?
7. Fungus Amongus
6. 8
5. A Crow Left of the Murder...
4. Light Grenades
3. Morning View
2. S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
1. Make Yourself
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I think your music taste should be pretty much aligned with mine. :D
I was born in 1982 and from the kind of music you put here on your channel I would say you were born around the same time. :D
Kind of sad Rock is not mainstream anymore. For more than a decade there hasn't been a rock album that would shake the music landscape. Maybe Tool new album could help with this, but the new generations are way more into other styles of music.
Keep up the great reviews Amir. I'm sure with more content like this your channel will grow. :)
My favorite two are Crow Left Of The Murder and Light Grenades
8.- 8
7.- If Not Now When
6.- Fungus Amongus
5.- Light Grenades
4.- Morning View
3.- A Crow Left of the Murder
2.- Make Yourself
1.- S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
The order of my list has changed a lot since I first heard every album at least once. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. was my favorite back then and it still is, that hasn't changed at all and I don't think it will.
With A Crow Left of the Murder is a different story, when I first heard it I thought it was good, just good; but recently the more I play it, the more I fall in love with it, that's why it passed from 7th place to 3rd.
I put Morning View there because even when is a great album (I love hearing it while staring at the sea and standing on the sand) i don't enjoy a lot every song of it, I find myself skiping the songs Have You Ever and Under My Umbrella most of the times that I want to hear the full album, don't get me wrong, both are good songs but they haven't done a click with me. For any other album I haven't mention, this is not the case.
Every Incubus album is awesome, they have music to listen to in every type of moment I can think of. Because of that, they are one of my favorite bands.
I don't know how much time I am going to live but if I can listen to Incubus during this existance, then every phase of it will be easier.
Alfredo Padrón Nañez what makes Incubus great is their versatility. Going from Enjoy Incubus to their latest stuff is a huge departure and it shows how much they’ve grown. Awesome list and thank you for watching 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@arkoverload Of course, that versatility is unique!
One thing i forgot to mention is that i consider every member of the band as one of my favorite players in they respective instrument. I love both Dirk's and Ben's styles, the imagination Mike puts into its playing style is just briliiant and Jose's style is what i think i love the most from incubus. In fact, S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and A Crow Left of the Murder are, in my opinion, the two albums where Jose displays more of his unique drum skills.
Hey if you wana hear some crazy incubus. Some wild heavy shredding look up the oldest demo by them it came out in cassette but its on youtube its called "Closet Cultivation" mikey could slay with the best of them no doubt. The solos at the end of those songs blew my fucking mind.
Russell Tapley hell yeah man I’ll check it out. Thanks!
#8 - 8 (hated this because I had huge expectations for it when Trust Fall side B (a lie, was never released) kept getting delayed because as Brandon said, "We kept getting better and better ideas", hmmm.. nah, it's subjectively bad from my perspective; I liked Nimble Bastard before production ruined it though. Terrible, terrible production on this album. I expected it to sound like an extension of Trust Fall Side A, which it wasn't)
#7 - Fungus Amongus (good, but obviously terrible lyrically, decent instrumentation)
#6 - If Not Now, When? (mostly pretty good, just not as good as prime Incubus)
#5 - Light Grenades (great, streamlined version of Crow Left of the Murder, interesting how literally every song switches back and forth between extremely heavy and soft to an almost abrupt degree (except for the stretch from tracks #7-9), [for example, Love Hurts (ballad) -> Light Grenades (title track - heaviest song on the album) -> Earth to Bella (part 1) [yet another soft ballad - maybe the softest on the album], liked it way more than Crow Left of the Murder at first, but it flipped awhile after that grew on me a crapton)
This is where it gets pretty hard, tbh, I love #1-4 a lot.
#4 - A Crow Left of the Murder (actually like pretty much everything you hate about this album [despite the fact I hated it so much when I first listened to it due to the contrast from Morning View, it grew on me a heck of a lot after repeated listens though] I like about it - Einziger was quoted as saying it would be "enjoyed by fans [more] retrospectively" upon release - prophetic words - particularly concerning the albums released in the next decade - more especially the later half of the decade
#3 - Morning View (honestly almost feel like this could be #1 some days. freaking amazing album. the contrasts feel a bit more organic compared to light grenades. everything about this album feels so organic and naturally developed over time. Some of their strongest writing came off this album. Almost ironic considering many critics of the time thought it was pandering to their fanbase - huh. This is where they feel most natural - its not about popularity, this is genuinely what they crafted more naturally. its all amazing, but #1 and #2 were the reason I like incubus so much, [i actually felt somewhat indifferent about this album on first listen, don't judge me man])
#2 - Make Yourself (Streamlined version of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. They really broke out on this one. Nowhere Fast is a top 5 track for me. Freakin amazing. Even Out From Under is a blast - maybe the most underdeveloped song on the album but still freakin' great. Mainstream hard rock at the epitome of its best. Mainstream rock doesn't have to be terrible like obnoxious hipsters think it always is)
#1 - S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (Was looking up Motocross Madness 2 intro one day. What was the song? "New Skin" Found that video 11 years ago in like freshman year of high school. Slowly listened to other tracks over the next 3 years. Became full blown Incubus fan after that. This album is so hyper its nuts. Just frentic, rapidfire, all over the place in a way that makes you want to thrash all over your room. Great stuff that turned me into a huge Incubus fan.)
jjbsuperstar16 MAN that is a thorough list - thank you for sharing!! Your top 3 are some of my favorite albums of all time, can’t go wrong with either of them 🤘🏼
Your list is about the same as mine, nice comment, and great video here
Bro where is Fungus Amongus? By the way this video is great and I agree with almost everything
Blaster Seal I just never got down to listening to it! I’ll check it out and see what I think. Thanks for watching!!
I felt exactly the same about Talk Shows on Mute, it was like a step down from everything Morning View did right.
Yesssssss
Incubus is one of my top 10, maybe top 5 bands. Amazing, and actually quite underrated band. Certainly one of the best of this era in alternative rock.
My top three is the same (maybe not the order) but, hard disagree on A Crow Left... It is such a unique record. I feel it kind of brought back some of the experimentation of Science. Sick Sad Little World is my favorite too, but i also LOVE Megalomaniac. Don't really care for Talk Shows either. I was impressed with what they did with the new bassist, as they lost such a great player.
I love how much you geek out over Science. It was mindblowing for me too. What they did with the nu metal/funk metal sound still blows me away, nothing like any other band in 1997. I first heard Incubus on MTV with songs like Nice To Know You, Are You In and Drive but fell in love when i heard Science.
I can see you like Deftones too. I saw them live last summer, was badass! Unfortunately without Stephen on guitar though... Do you happen to like 311 by any chance?
Thanks for checking out the video! I enjoy 311 from time to time. I wouldn't say I'm a hardcore fan, but I like a good number of their songs.
I am definitely in the minority when it comes to Crow, but I just can't get into it (believe me, I've tried). It's just not for me, but I'm happy to hear so many enjoy it!
Dude, nice. Make Yourself, Morning View, and Science are my top 3. I'd have Crow at #4 though because I really love Sick Sad Little World, Southern Girl, and Here In My Room
I have a couple of ideas for you if you don't mind. If you're a fan of the band, it'd be cool to see you list Chevelle albums! And also you mentioned that Make Yourself was in your all-time top 15, so how bout a list of your Top 15? I know that would call for some TOUGH decisions. I couldn't even imagine doing that myself so it would make for great video
Eric Stewart hell yeah man, thanks! I LOVE chevelle so I might take you up on that. I have a few video ideas as well that I’ll start recording soon!
I second that Chevelle idea! Love that band!
1)make yourself (nothing else comes close!)
2)a crow left of the murder(for me 2nd is almost a 3 way tie but the strength of in my room southern girl and agoraphobia gives this the edge)
3)science( more guts and less polished makes this higher on my list)
4)morning view (has the smash hit but lacks substance)
5)light Grenades (good album but the band took a bad turn after this!)
6)if not now when (meh)
7)fungus among us (horrid)
8)8(I was also disappointed)
Morning view literally gives me the albums picture vibes, like i can imagine being there hearing it, amazing. My personal #1
Solid choice 👍
Haven't listened to Fungus Amongus either, but here is my ranking... I'm a very new fan of this band and it took me a while to get into them.
7. 8 (6/10)
6. A Crow Left of the Murder... (6.5/10)
5. If Not Now, When? (7/10)
4. Light Grenades (8/10)
3. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (9/10)
2. Morning View (10/10)
1. Make Yourself (10/10)
I would have completely agreed with you when I first listened to Crow, although it has grown on me (the second half of the album after Pistola drags like crazy though). And surprisingly, I didn't like Make Yourself or Morning View that much when I first listened to them. But when I listened to S.C.I.E.N.C.E I instantly fell in love... kinda wierd lol
Job Meyer I’m trying to get into Crow but I just can’t do it! Oh well - thanks for the comment and your list! Hell yes Make Yourself!
Bro u need more subs doe damn this is a great review and yeah bro I pretty much agreed on u. Except obviously my list of faves would be different.
I'm not much for words ig but here
#1 light grenades. This was the first album I heard from them and at a young age so maybe that's why but I do believe this was their peak. Bite me lol also its probably still my fave album ever?
#2 if not now when . Honestly I'm sure I'm the only guy with this as # 2 lmao dude I just love it as music it's just beautiful.
#3 science. What can I say? We all love it. Just fucking amazing and heavy crazy.
#4 a crow left of the murder . Honestly I just think it's cool af. It's really dense and probably the most heavy lyrics . U know? Idk.
#5 morning view. Dude just because it's number 5 dont mean I dont absolutely love it. I dont dislike any of their albums dude. This doe damn its beautiful. Just close ur eyes.....uwu
#6 makeyouself. I mean its amazing. Pardon me is....AHHHHHHH SO FUCKIN GOOD...I....im....u get it.....
#7 fungus amongus. Tbh this is so damn funky good funky fun u can just sip good juice and listen to it omg. Ur catching a trend here ik I'm just gushing lmfao thanks for reading ooooo
#8. Honestly took a bit to grow on me but this album is the opposite of NO FUN. Lol it's super fun!!! And undefeated seriously so made me cry dude. These songs need radio air lol
Uh also dude you need to go listen to their obscurity rare tracks. Here [[there where after crow and light albums BTW!!]]
the odyssey (for halo 2 ost!)
It's in 4 parts. Dude this shit.....its dense all instrumentals and tbh this was showcase of their extremely musically understanding!! My words are broken because I cant even....
You know what.......
Ima shut up and name the other songs you need to know of that are not on their major albums lol in chronological order kinda lol:
Spek free demo
Bathe in my snot
Pillow your eyes
Miss bliss
Purple kool aid
Damnation
'Enjoy incubus' EP which includes
Re-recorded songs from Fungus but also some extras,
Version
Aswethinkweiz
Bonus track. That's all lol ok so there others:
Familiar
Smoking the herb again
Still not a player
Crowded elevator
Anything
Monuments and melodies
Neither of us can see
Admiration
Pantomime
While all the vultures feed
The odyssey , all four movements
Follow
Make a move
Martini
Pathogens of wormy interludes
Soft sculpture
Dance in a triangle
Cloud eater
Golden
Let's go crazy
Punch drunk
Look alive
Black heart inertia
Midnight swim
Hold me down
Rebel girls
Surface to air
The trust fall EP album thingy I'm surprised U didn't know this short album. A shame they didn't keep the album production on 8 as on this. Ok that's all their stuff dude pretty sure I'm 90% sure lmfao you and whoever else made it this far have what is essentially 2 incubus albums worth of music to binge so really considering that , album "8" should of been called 10. Lol!!! I hate it when bands have raretracks. or even altered tracks that need studio quality. Like when live. They do that sometimes like uh I cant recall but I know they had what is essentially an extension on a part of the song a kiss to send us off, done live one vid I saw. Did blow my mind. That's like one of my top songs from them lol Fuck I hate when bands dew that and no studio recording..... anyways if u read this have a blessed day bro!!!!!! [Says is not much for words, writes a essay lmfao]
Hollow Guy thanks man! I appreciate the list! I actually own Enjoy Incubus but haven’t heard it in a long time-I’ll check out those songs!
@@arkoverload ayyyyyyyyy 👌💯👌😎🅱️
While I’m psyched you did a video about my favorite band, I just threw up in my mouth when you put ACLOTM at the bottom. For me, that’s #1. My personal rankings:
1. A Crow Left of the Murder
2. If Not Now, When?
3. Morning View
4. Make Yourself
5. SCIENCE
6. Light Grenades
7. 8
8. Fungus
I guess I'm really late to the party haha. But yeah a crow left of the murder needs to be bumped up. If not now, when made the worst mistake, being boring. Even other slow incubus songs are interesting or musically creative
But that album was a pure snooze fest unfortunately, it reminded me of what cold play was trying to do at the time. They definatly need a resurgence with some energy.
Monuments and Melodies Disc 2 deserves to be on here, that album is a hidden gem and in my opinion on the top half of their discography.
It’s funny that you put A Crow Left of the Murder as last because that’s the only album that has grown on me over the years (it wasn’t always my favorite). IMO it has the most organic guitar sound and freedom of all albums. It is also very experimental and somewhat psychedelic but not to the extent of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (different mood). If Not Now, When? Is definitely the worst. It felt dull, unmemorable and full of trendy indie shades of gray. The Worst.
1. Make Yourself
2. Morning View
3. SCIENCE
4. Monuments and melodies
5. Crow left of the Murder
6. Fungus Amungus
7. If not now, When?
8. 8
9. Light Grenades
Light Grenades! Have you no love for Anna Molly?!
@@arkoverload that and dig are literally the only two decent songs on the album in my opinion.
Thoughts on their new song, Into the Summer? I'm not really a fan, personally.
Job Meyer it’s......different? I actually don’t mind it, but it’s at a point where they’re just making music they want to make, and as a songwriter myself, I can’t blame them for that. It sounded good, just not the Incubus we’re used to
@@arkoverload Yeah I'm thinking this song will grow on me over time. When I first listened to them, they weren't my cup of tea at all, but now i consider Make Yourself and Morning View 2 of my favorite albums ever. So I don't know. But I'm glad they're willing to change and just do what they want to do.
I’m actually kinda down for a pseudo-new wave Incubus album. Hopefully they put a fun spin on it, as they’ve never been a band that just sits on ONE idea for an album, but Into the Summer is a GREAT time.
1. S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
2. A Crow Left Of The Murder
3. Fungus Amongus / Enjoy Incubus
4. Light Grenades
5. Morning View
6. If Not Now, When?
7. Make Yourself
8. 8
Please don't come at me, this is only MY opinion.
Good list! I wonder where you would put their newest stuff (if you took Trust Fall Side A/B and put them together)
8) 8
7) If Not Now, When?
6) Light Grenades
5) Fungus Amongus
4) A Crow Left of the Murder
3) S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
2) Make Yourself
1) Morning View
i GASPED so hard when u said crow left of the murder was their worst lmaooo but i do respect your opinion and your video was really good
lol, hence the reason I said "this is going to be a controversial selection" or something in the video. But I'm glad you like the album! There's some awesome songs on there (SICK SAD LITTLE WORLD!!!) -- thank you for watching :)
My ranking:
8. Fungus Amongus
Favorite track: The Answer
7. 8
Favorite track: State Of The Art
6. If Not Now, When?
Favorite track: In The Company Of Wolves
5. S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
Favorite track: Nebula
4. A Crow Left Of The Murder
Favorite track: Talk Shows On Mute (lol)
3. Light Grenades
Favorite track: Oil & Water
2. Make Yourself
Favorite track: The Warmth
1. Morning View
Favorite track: Warning (ouch)
I get not ranking Crow above Make Yourself or Morning View but damn it got done super dirty. That's easily their best album IMO.
Though I will agree Talk Shows on Mute is pretty mediocre. Also I'd say the album cover is easily the worst thing about the album
I don't know, I personally really like that album cover. But I cannot jive with that record. AT ALL. I've tried a hundred times. It's just not for me.
hnnnnng Seeing Crow at the bottom is PAINFUL especially when they dropped 8 which is so EASILY their lamest and most uninspired effort to date. Crow, to me, EXPLODES with creativity, new ideas that coalesce in some of their most interesting, technical, and often beautiful songs... ugh. I may have a bunch of opinions here too. I'll keep them all as replies to this comment here. ;)
All good... VENT AWAY my friend lol. I personally was not a fan of the new direction the band went after Morning View, and so Crow does not resonate with me. That doesn't mean it's bad! Just that those songs don't hit me the way songs from Science, MY and MV did. 8, despite its flaws, has some good songs, specifically the first half of the record.
Amir Khostavan I will say that 8 featured one of their best singles in years, Glitterbomb. Outside of that the whole album, to me, kinda felt like a cheap throwback to sounds we have already heard before, meshed with some ideas that just weren’t finished or thought out.
I love Make Yourself. Morning View was my intro, so I love that album and is obvi classic Incubus. But..
Crow and Light Grenades, to me, is the peak of their career. As for Crow, it was their most diverse- they were experimenting with pop rock, prog, and noise rock. Lyrically and thematically, it was their angriest and most confrontational. I love nearly every second of that album, and it sees them in a musical arena not many mainstream bands venture into.
Where Crow experimented the above genre-blending, Light Grenades improved upon and perfected it. It’s super hard to make music that blends so many styles and influences, and LG does it so seamlessly it’s kind of a miracle. They are at their most raw and vulnerable, their most hard rocking, their nosiest, their most experimental- it’s so SO good. Not to mention AIR. TIGHT. Not a single moment is wasted with LG. Crow might have found a lull here and there, but LG fine tunes its lyricism and musicality and, in my opinion, is easily their sharpest and propulsive album to date.
LG is honestly a masterpiece and paired with Crow they are the perfect one-two punch. It super bums me out that they don’t get the love and respect they deserve.
lol, and again, to each their own. This was a fun video dude, GAH it just hurts seeing that INCREDIBLE ALBUM placed last. 😂
@@arkoverload morning view is their most sell out record
Incubus ranked their albums once. You can probably find it on TH-cam. A Crow Left of the Murder was their top pick! Haha.
Ha! No way lol. That’s hilarious. Well, what do I know? I’m not a fan of that record 🤷🏻♂️
Morning View is their best album. Why?
Because it has Aqueous Transmissions!!!
Master Knife amazing song.
The two best songs on light grenades weren’t even on the main album. If look alive and punch drunk were on the album it’d make a huge difference!
I agree completely with “Warning”, my least favorite on the album and became a hit 😂
Also I agree with “Sick Sad Little World” being the only standout song on Crow
Scott Sherwood finally someone gets it 😂
I tried listening to 8 many many different times to give it a fair chance, and I wanted to like it, but the production was so horrendous, compressed and fake sounding that I basically tossed it out the window.
Matt Teel same here man. I listened to it a good 7-10 times before realizing it wasn’t the record I hoped it would be. With that said, I still love the first 6 songs.
Amir Khostavan I loved this video, thanks for putting it together. I’m looking forward to that Make Yourself tour. Magical idea.
yeah instant hate hahaha. i cannot believe you like 8 and if not now more than crow! great analysis though. why'd you skip fungus amongus and enjoy incubus by the way?
I don't have strong opinions on Enjoy Incubus and I've never heard Fungus Amoungus, so that's why I left them out. I can't STAND Crow lol -- believe me, I've tried. It's not for me. Some good songs (Sick Sad Little World is Top 10 Incubus songs for me), but the album overall is meh. Just my 2 cents. Thank you for watching!
1. Morning View
2. Make Yourself
3. Science
A Crow Left of the Murder is my number 4 but I don't listen to the rest of them.
I like incubus. I think I dig morning views or make yourself. I can't decide.
I'm with you on A Crow Left of the Murder. I really don't like that album. Priceless and Sick Sad Little World are fine tunes, but mostly everything else feels vacant.
Agreed!!
I always thought the lyric was "Not everyone here is fat, fucked up and cold." and honestly I think that is way better, as it addresses greed and gluttony as well as ignorance and malice.
Worst to Best
8
Fungus Amungus
Light Grenades
Crow Left of the Murder
Science
If not now, when (criminally underrated.)
Morning View
Make Yourself
After Light Grenades the instrumentation just fell off a cliff, with all the focus shifting to Brandon's vocals. Personally, I like listening to individual instruments that make a whole, not a mush of sound stuck behind vocals. We all have different tastes but ACLOTM at least had strong mood and atmosphere, with experimental moments. 8 and INNW...just inane and predictable. But solid reviews, regardless. Appreciate it.
I agree with that take. However I was pleasantly surprised with the 2nd Trust Fall release. I thought it was their best work in years!
Listening to SCIENCE in 97 sounded like music from the furure
I'm with you on A Crow Left of the Murder. Its fine, but it's not remarkable like Morning View, Make Yourself, or Science, nor funky and out there like Fungus Among Us. It's just a bit too 'made for radio'. Same with Light Grenades, but It's been a long time since i've listened to that one.
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What about fungus among us
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What about enjoy incubus?
1. Fungus Amongus
2. Make Yourself
3. Science
4. Morning View
Everything else after these albums is not worth listening to.
No Dirk Lance no incubus my man couldn’t agree more.
Incubus albums have, as a general trend, gone downhill through their career. The great news is that it's a very gradual slope.
1. S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
2. Fungus Amongus
3. A Crow Left of the Murder
4. Morning View
5. Make Yourself
6. Light Grenades
7. If Not Now, When?
8. 8
The first album I bought by them was Make Yourself, and I didn't even listen to SCIENCE or Fungus until after Light Grenades came out. Couldn't believe what I had been missing.
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1. Make Yourself
2. Science
3. Morning View
4. Light Grenades
5. Crow
I don’t think I’ve listened to anything they’ve done past 2009. Dirk Lance records are the best 🤙🏼
Enjoy incubus to me is bad.
I re-listened to it the other day, and yeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh..... I agree.
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I stopped watching at the first album. I cant handle the rest.
1. S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
2. That EP before S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
3. Fungus
4. Make Yourself
5 and onward... All the less interesting make yourself style albums
I don't think I've seen a band water down their sound quicker than these guys for popularity. Even Metallica gave ya 4 albums first. With incubus, it was literally one album cycle. I wish we coulda gotten one more s.c.i.e.n.c.e. lite type of transitional album first before getting rid of any avant garde or unpredictable approaches to their songwriting.
“If Not Now, When?” I REALLY hated it at first, but it really grew on me. Cohesive album.
Agreed!
Had they only included the three bsides Surface To Air | Hold Me Down | Rebel Girl to the album.. it would have been huge! But overall still an awesome LP, a grower.