Make Yourself/Morning View - Incubus

Incubus - Make Yourself

Advantages: An exciting album from a cracking band
Disadvantages: Maybe the odd 'weak' track

So then, here's a bit of hard rock for you all...... "Make Yourself" is the third album by the band Incubus, and was released on Sony records in October 1999. The album is seen by many as the band's most successful, although it's follow-up "Morning View" wasn't too shabby in my opinion!! It steered slightly off course from the band's previous two albums - "Fungus Amongus" and "S.C.I.E.N.C.E" - which were somewhat 'heavier' in sound, but the sound quality of them two wasn't at quite as high a standard as "Make Yourself". Specifically, there were more mellower tunes on this record. Singles "Drive" and "Stellar" clearly show this. Yes, the latter has "heavier" or "distorted" moments, but for the majority relies on calm, even soothing melodies that are a pleasure just to lay back and listen to. So how good is the album? Well ...

carl.mcqueen 23.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Make Yourself - Incubus (Rock)

Incubus - Make Yourself

Advantages: Brilliantly put together album with some classic songs.
Disadvantages: None.

INCUBUS are a five piece American alternative rock band who formed over 15 years ago as teenagers. The band are self made and over the years have had a few shifts of members, yet the bulk of the group has always remained the same. On this, their third studio album, the stunning Brandon Boyd lends his voice to the vocals, with the amazingly talented Mike Einziger on lead guitar, Jose Pasillas on drums, Dirk Lance on bass and DJ Chris Kilmore on decks. Incubus' first album, Fungus Amongus, produced when the boys were just 15 years old, was primarily psychedelic funk, as was their second album, Science. However, Make Yourself saw the band transform from boys to men and present us with the music that Incubus are known and loved for today. Deeper than previous lyrics, outstanding vocals, instrumentals of the highest quality, that bit ...

naomi-nay 27.11.2007 · Read full review
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Enjoy Incubus!

Advantages: Huge range of style between each song, really individual, great lyrics.
Disadvantages: You won't want to turn it off.

Last year I decided to buy this album, I'd known Incubus and have always loved their more well known singles but had never actually bothered to give them a proper listen before. Early last year my friend and I bought tickets for Download festival in Donington, which took place in June, so seeing that they were on the bill I decided to give them a listen online. Liking their latest singles I decided to go and buy the album but in my town centre could only find Morning View, I bought it anyway and honestly was completely blown away! I'd only heard three tracks off of the album before, which were 'Nice To Know You', 'Wish You Were Here' and 'Are You In?' But what really won me over on this album was the power behind songs such as 'Just A Phase', 'Blood On The Ground', 'Have You Ever' and 'Under My Umbrella'. The songs on this album don ...

A.A.Amy 23.01.2009 · Read full review
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