109-424: Morning View is the fourth studio album by American rock band Incubus , released October 22, 2001, through Epic Records . A companion DVD, The Morning View Sessions , was released on May 29, 2002. Continuing the move away from nu metal , the album ranges widely from soft to hard rock sounds in the style of alternative rock . Morning View was the last Incubus album to feature bassist Alex Katunich . With
218-579: A 2001 interview with Spin , "there's pressure to be a heavy band in this whole scene, and we just really turned our backs on it completely. I think the world of rap-metal is just pathetically ridiculous. In my opinion, it's a very horrible place to be. We don't want to be part of anyone's little bullshit scene." Regarding the album's sound, Einziger notes that it "would've been really easy for us to try to replicate certain songs that did well on our last record, which we didn't do. We didn't do anything even remotely close to that. We put pressure on ourselves to make
327-435: A Down and Ultraspank during the fall. After constant touring throughout 1998, and after selling over 100,000 copies of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. without the support of radio or television exposure, Incubus took a break for two years and then began working on their third album Make Yourself . After just two weeks in the studio with producer Jim Wirt, the band was unhappy with the recordings and opted to continue recording without
436-539: A Summer Amphitheater Tour of the US. On April 1, 2009, the band posted a fake "making of" video that was filmed on the set of "Black Heart Inertia". In the video, Brandon and his double "swapped places". Brandon fetched coffee for his double, and his double also imitated Christian Bale when the DP annoyed him, shouting at and violently chasing him out off of the set. After the short film, the first full stream of "Black Heart Inertia"
545-690: A beachside mansion in Malibu, California , to record their follow-up album, which would later become known as Morning View . They began touring once more with Hundred Reasons in Europe from June until the first week of July. At this time, the band was invited to play with the Area 1 Festival, which featured Moby , Outkast , the Roots , Paul Oakenfold , Carl Cox , and Nelly Furtado . Also, in July, Make Yourself
654-405: A big creative boner every time I'd show up to the house. Every time we'd pull up, DJ Kilmore would be like, 'Ah, Morning View. It's time to rock!'" In a December 2001 interview, guitarist Mike Einziger talked about the decision to live and record in a house rather than in a conventional studio setting. He said, "it defied every criticism from people at the record label and management. There were
763-438: A bit". Rolling Stone wrote in their November 2001 review, "for a new-metal band competing in a field of alpha males with pierced, sloping brows, the supple, even delicate Incubus have an awful lot of yin in their yang. Unlike Staind , who require a suspension of disbelief that they are, essentially, macho crybabies, and Crazy Town , who probably tinge their mook-hop with Orientalism so they can score with Asian strippers,
872-426: A complete music video. On February 1, 2007, five finalists were announced for the "I Dig Incubus" contest. In a video interview on Blender , bassist and vocalist Ben Kenney said, "It's almost something that will happen whether or not we want to do it. People will make their own videos for songs. It's kind of a cool way for us to get together with fans out there who are artistic." On August 4, 2007, Incubus played on
981-471: A face-to-face meeting at the end of the Morning View tour to discuss his involvement in the band. The band said that the split had become necessary due to "irreconcilable creative differences". Almost immediately after the announcement of a new bass player, the 2003 Incubus vs. Sony case had been settled. The two sides settled on a new contract that delivers three albums to Epic/Immortal with an option on
1090-456: A fourth. The first album would be worth $ 8 million in advances to the band, with another $ 2.5 million for each one thereafter. By December the new album, which was recorded at Southern Tracks Recording Studios in Atlanta , Georgia was recorded live, opposed to recording each instrument at separate times, and was produced by Brendan O'Brien ( Pearl Jam , Soundgarden , Rage Against
1199-429: A good record because if none of us were happy with it, we'll all be miserable for the next two years while we're on tour." The final song, "Aqueous Transmission", employs the use of Chinese instruments such as the pipa and features a Japanese-style orchestra led by multi-instrumentalist Suzie Katayama. The pipa used on the recording was given to Mike Einziger from Steve Vai . Katayama later collaborated with Einziger on
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#17328023784681308-417: A lawsuit of their own. On March 1, Einziger, along with Scott Litt , Dave Holdredge, and Rick Will, was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Engineered Album (Non Classical)" category, for their work on Morning View . On April 3, after weeks of circulating rumors about Dirk Lance's departure from the band, an official announcement was made by the band. A decision had been reached amongst members of Incubus in
1417-437: A lot of people who thought it was a recipe for disaster. But we wanted to create an ideal environment for us to write and record music in. We knew what our goal was going in." " Drive ", the band's final single from their prior album Make Yourself , was released in late 2000 and started gaining popularity by the time Incubus moved into the house to record Morning View . Boyd said in 2012, "we were seeing fruits of our labor for
1526-421: A more commercially acceptable pop rock and alternative rock sound for the band, although several songs from the album still included elements of nu/alternative metal , such as downtuned riffs and layers of electronics. Right after their album's release, the band went on tour with Primus and Buckethead , a tour which lasted for the remainder of the year. The first song that kicked off the album, "Privilege",
1635-438: A new level with this effort, shedding its earlier Primus and Red Hot Chili Peppers obsessions and merging hard rock, ethnic percussion, DJ scratching, string sections, analog synthesizers and a dramatic use of dynamics." In April 2002, Incubus were placed 29th on Spin' s "Top 40 (Only Bands that Matter)" list, with the publication reflecting that, "over the past 11 years Incubus seamlessly evolved from funk metal dreadheads into
1744-426: A new song called "Trust Fall". Incubus announced they will release two EP's in 2015 with the first, Trust Fall (Side A) set for release on May 12, 2015, having been delayed from March 24, 2015. The first single, " Absolution Calling ", was released February 5, 2015, to be followed by the second single, "Trust Fall", on March 10, 2015. Are You In%3F " Are You In? " is a song by American rock band Incubus . It
1853-477: A political statement. Whatever anyone conjures up or takes from our music is good; I mean, our point is to get people thinking." A Crow Left of the Murder... was released in 2004, showcasing a new turn for the band. The second single released was "Talk Shows on Mute", featuring a video that was inspired by George Orwell 's Animal Farm . Incubus toured worldwide in 2004 with many bands, including Ben Kweller ,
1962-414: A producer. After another three weeks of recording, R.E.M. / Nirvana producer Scott Litt took an interest in their songs and started taking part in the recording sessions, mainly focusing on songs like " Drive " and " Stellar ". According to the band, Litt's involvement in the record came mostly during the mixing process. Make Yourself was released on October 26, 1999. The album marked the beginning of
2071-445: A second time, having earlier appeared on the program in 2001. They then returned to the US for their long-awaited Honda Civic Tour ; joining their long-time friends from California, Hoobastank and Phantom Planet . These shows kept ticket prices low through sponsorship and saw the band give away cars to fans. Incubus embarked on an American headlining tour on August 31, 2002, supported by Thirty Seconds to Mars. Their last concert during
2180-637: A spiritual Sugar Ray that rocks." They add, "the California-dreamy riffs and gentle beats of 2001's Morning View gave modern rock radio an even fresher kick. Plus, lead singer Brandon Boyd's perennially exposed abs (the group's unofficial sixth member) inspired hordes of 12-year-old girls to discover what 'Aqueous Transmission' means." In 2005, Morning View was ranked number 374 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time . In 2021, Kerrang! ranked it as
2289-560: A studio, alluding to the fact they were in the process of creating their album. Subsequently, a few days following the images of the band in a studio, they announced they would be attending the 2015 Soundwave music festival in Australia, alongside Faith No More and Soundgarden . They played at the KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas 2014 on December 14, their first full band appearance since December 2013. During their performance they debuted
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#17328023784682398-519: A stylistic departure from the band's early material, featuring heavy guitar riffs, slap bass and turntables to create their most nu metal album. In February 1998, Incubus dismissed Koppel (DJ Lyfe). A friend recommended Chris Kilmore (DJ Kilmore) to fill the position. The band enjoyed Kilmore's style and attitude towards life and asked him to join the band. Incubus participated in the Ozzfest and Family Values metal festivals and toured with System of
2507-564: A towering heartthrob amid booty-obsessed playa-pimps, but do we really need this saccharin-coated love goo?." NME had a similarly negative review in October 2001, writing, " Morning View' s insurmountable flaw is that Incubus sell themselves as an intelligent and sensitive rock band, without actually appearing especially intelligent or sensitive. They're hippies, basically." Mikael Wood of the Dallas Observer wrote that Morning View
2616-481: A variety of styles: ambience , aggression, and groove. It has an overall softer sound than previous albums, especially apparent on songs like "11am", "Echo" and " Are You In? ". The album also contains an acoustic ballad similar to "Drive" – "Mexico", complete with strings. However, Incubus's heavier side is still evident on tracks like "Blood on the Ground", "Have You Ever" and "Under My Umbrella". Mike Einziger stated in
2725-399: Is "an unapologetically flowery record", adding that it "wraps the angular, hard-edged funk-metal the band made in the early '90s in a silvery wash of acoustic-guitar strumming, vaguely Eastern ambience, SoCal surfer beatitude and Lilith Fair -friendly sensitive-male empathy." On March 1, 2003, Einziger, along with Scott Litt , Dave Holdredge, and Rick Will, were nominated for a Grammy in
2834-646: Is also available for free download from the PlayStation Store , an online service for PlayStation 3 users. In December 2004, at a gig in Los Angeles the band played the Police hits " De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da ", " Message in a Bottle " and " Roxanne " with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers from the former band. In the spring of 2005, the band went back into the studio with Brendan O'Brien . Three new songs were released in late July 2005 as part of
2943-728: Is an American rock band from Calabasas, California . The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd , lead guitarist Mike Einziger , and drummer José Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich , and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppel; the latter two were eventually replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and DJ Kilmore, respectively. Nicole Row replaced Kenney in 2024. Incubus has attained commercial success, reaching multi-platinum sales, as well as releasing several successful singles . After their first two albums, Fungus Amongus (1995) and S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (1997),
3052-404: Is different from anything that we've done." On April 2, 2011, band manager Steve Rennie confirmed that their next album had been named If Not Now, When? . It was released on July 12, 2011. The album's lead single is " Adolescents " and it was posted on the band's website on April 4, 2011. On April 28, 2011, Incubus premiered the video for "Adolescents" and also released a video with behind
3161-412: Is that little extra you don’t and won't get from many, if any, of their peers. It may sound like self-empowered, dope smoking, hippy rubbish to some, but it's gotta be better for the kidz than some homophobic diatribes, surely?." AllMusic 's Deren Svendsen awarded it a similarly high score of four-and-a-half out of five stars, noting, "the ratio of softer and mellower numbers have increased dramatically, to
3270-554: Is the anti- Fred Durst ", further adding that "Incubus’ nontraditional drift continues on Morning View , a third album that, with its sonic kitchen-sink approach to record making, feels more like a typical band’s experimental sixth album." Sean Adams of Drowned in Sound awarded it a 9 out of 10 on November 21, 2001, writing, "the really special bit, is the typical heart-throb frontman, Brandon Boyd. He's got it made. His vocals are something special." Adams further writes, "lyrically there
3379-469: Is writing music for an orchestral project and also for Incubus. He states in a video (Mikey Gear Tour part II), "My hope is to just write lots of music and then by the time we get to the point to where we're going to finish the tour I'll have a lot of music written and then people won't have to wait five more years for another album (laughs)." The band joined Linkin Park as co-headliners on the 2012 edition of
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3488-507: The Billboard 200 . To start off 2000, the band headed out on Tour with System of a Down, and Mr. Bungle until March, at which point they embarked on a headline tour in clubs until April. Due to the success of "Pardon Me", Make Yourself reached Gold certification (500,000 copies sold) in April 2000. Incubus continued to tour overseas, and returned home at the end of May to go on a tour of
3597-622: The Late Show with David Letterman on February 14, 2002. For the remainder of February and March, the group performed throughout Australia, New Zealand and Japan again as part of their "Pacific Tour", this time playing at a larger number of venues in these countries. While in Australia, they also shot the video for "Warning" in Sydney , and played on the Rove Live talk show in Melbourne for
3706-492: The "Best Engineered Album (Non Classical)" category, for their work on Morning View. The 2003 book The Rough Guide to Rock reflected that it was the band's "most fully realized take on their artistic vision", and that "the rock bits rock hard and the relaxed bits are quite gorgeous." Jim DeRogatis included it as an example of a modern psychedelic rock album in his 2003 book Turn on Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock , writing that Incubus took their sound "to
3815-461: The Alternative charts, reaching No. 2 by early September. The music video was released at the end of that month, after being re-cut to make it more viewable in the wake of the 9/11 disaster. The video earned viewings on MTV's TRL, VH1 , and MuchMusic . Their follow-up single was " Nice to Know You ". On October 23, 2001, the band released their fourth full-length major label album. The name
3924-516: The Billboard 200. The next month, on July 1, 2009, Boyd stated to North County Times , "We are definitely going to be writing ... in hopes of putting out a record sometime in 2010. That's the hope. We can never force anything. I definitely have the suspicion that we're going to get on the road together this summer, and we're just going to start playing and stuff is going to start brewing, and we're going to light that fire again." In January 2010, it
4033-528: The Honda Civic Tour . Incubus hinted that they would go on hiatus following the end of the 2012 Honda Civic Tour , but their manager stated that Incubus would only take a break after the tour, not a hiatus. In October 2012, the band released their second compilation album. The album, entitled The Essential Incubus , included songs spanning the band's major label career, from 1997's Enjoy Incubus EP to 2011's If Not Now, When? . In August 2013,
4142-489: The Morning View touring cycle took place on November 2, 2002. The band took a break from touring and releasing music following this, and their next concerts would be at the Lollapalooza Festival in July 2003. Einziger told MTV in 2002, "we kind of had a seamless transition from our last record to our newest record, and we think maybe that this time around we should disappear for a little while." Boyd added in
4251-998: The Poliedro de Caracas . Incubus also performed a number of shows throughout Europe this summer including the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park Festivals in Germany, the Nova Rock Festival in Austria, Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands and the Download Festival in England. In July 2008, the band played in a VH1 tribute to the Who alongside Foo Fighters , Pearl Jam and the Flaming Lips . In April 2008
4360-451: The UCSD 's Rimac Arena . The final single " Are You In? " had a video exclusive to Europe due to its sensual nature and gained little attention compared to its predecessors. Once they had finished recording their new album in 2001, Incubus began touring with Hundred Reasons in Europe from June until the first week of July. They were also invited to play Moby 's Area:One Festival alongside
4469-703: The Whisky a Go Go , the Roxy and the Troubadour. Early on the members of Incubus bonded over Phish and Primus and used their grassroots approach as a model for their career. Incubus produced many of their early recordings with Jim Wirt and Chillum Records in the Santa Monica studio 4th Street Recording, only able to work on their music during hours in which they were not in school. In 1995, they recorded their first two-song EP, Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer . This
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4578-443: The 17th best album of 2001, remarking "as really, really, ridiculously good-looking as they were, Brandon Boyd and his Calabasas compatriots were more than just pretty faces." The publication placed Morning View first when ranking Incubus's studio albums in 2020. In 2023, Alternative Press also placed it first in their ranking of the band's discography, as did Brandon Boyd in a 2022 Louder Sound article. On October 23, 2021,
4687-461: The Machine , Stone Temple Pilots ) was completed and scheduled for release. Titled A Crow Left of the Murder... , the album was to be an enhanced CD with behind-the-scenes video. In the videos, Einziger and Boyd discussed their new songs. Einziger described them as "like the old shit, but older. It's very different. It's very energetic and fast, and a lot of it is more technical. I guess maybe in
4796-653: The Murder... . Along with the DVD came a bonus CD featuring five tracks, including a studio version of live favorite "Pantomime", "Follow" (a lyrical version, different from the First Movement of the Odyssey version), and the UK B-side "Monuments and Melodies". Two live tracks were also included. The performance was also sold in high definition via Blu-ray Disc. A high definition version of the entire song " Pardon Me "
4905-540: The September 11 attacks, with the event not affecting the band's touring schedule. DJ Chris Kilmore told Billboard in November 2001, "we’re taking the stand that we’re not going to let some idiot who just wants to kill everybody affect our lives. We’re just going to keep doing what we do, and hopefully, everything will be alright." In January 2002, the band toured Europe with 311 and Hoobastank. Incubus played on
5014-689: The United States with longtime friends 311. "Stellar", the next single from the album was soon released, and its video received afternoon airplay on MTV and TRL , becoming a success on the Alternative chart. In July, Incubus were once again on the Ozzfest bill, until the late summer. The band then took a short break after finishing the Ozzfest 2000 Tour, playing two acoustic shows at Artist Direct Studios. On October 5, 2000, Make Yourself went Platinum (one million copies sold), and shortly after,
5123-712: The Walkmen , Hundred Reasons , the Music , Brand New and Sparta , to promote their new album after their original support act the Vines pulled out due to exhaustion. One song left off the album, the 27-minute-long instrumental entitled "The Odyssey", was later featured on soundtrack for the video game, Halo 2 . In November 2004, the band released a live DVD entitled Alive at Red Rocks , filmed in Red Rocks Park , Colorado , during their world tour for A Crow Left of
5232-553: The Weenie Roast on June 8 for KROQ. Incubus issued a limited-edition version of Morning View on October 1 to coincide with their fall headlining tour. The new version of the album contained a DVD dubbed the "Morning After View Session". It featured the UK video for the group's track "Are You In?", tour footage, new artwork, behind-the-scenes material, and more. Incubus's last performance in 2002 (on November 1) brought several eras for
5341-522: The album included new singles "Black Heart Inertia" and "Midnight Swim" as well as the top radio hits of the last decade. Then disc two of the album contains songs that have not been released officially on an album, or were rejected demos on prior albums, as well as an acoustic version of "A Certain Shade of Green", and a cover of the Prince song "Let's Go Crazy". The band also announced many confirmed dates for
5450-465: The album producing the popular singles " Wish You Were Here " and " Nice to Know You ", Morning View generally achieved critical praise and went double-platinum, making it the band's highest selling album. A rerecorded version of the album, titled Morning View XXIII , was released on May 10, 2024. To record the album, the band lived in Malibu, California , on a street called "Morning View Drive". Former bassist Alex Katunich (aka "Dirk Lance") noted that
5559-874: The album set for release on October 5 by Virgin Music . They simultaneously announced a concert at the Hollywood Bowl where they would perform Morning View in full, supported by Paris Jackson and Action Bronson , for the same day. Several days before the Hollywood Bowl concert, it was announced that the release of Morning View XXIII had been delayed to early 2024; the album was released on May 10, 2024. All lyrics written by Brandon Boyd and all music written by Mike Einziger , Alex Katunich , Chris Kilmore , and José Pasillas . Credits adapted from album's liner notes. Incubus Additional musicians Production Shipments figures based on certification alone. Incubus (band) Incubus
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#17328023784685668-563: The album was certified platinum and still ranked No. 38 on the Top 200. Many of its singles would remain on the charts throughout the following year. After heavy touring and single rotation, Morning View would be the 40th best selling album of 2002. The album received generally positive reviews, with a Metacritic score of 62, based on 10 reviews. Q stated that "even at their most acerbic or delicately downplayed extremes, Incubus are compelling", while CDNow noted that Incubus "has begun to grow up
5777-423: The album's sound." However, he did note a higher number of acoustic songs, observing that, " Morning View shows a softer Incubus, yet it also affirms the group as being visionary among today's hard rockers." Daily Nexus writer Jessica Jardine had a more negative view of the band's new direction, remarking in November 2001, "the release of the mushy-gushy single 'Wish You Were Here' became an ominous harbinger of
5886-438: The band "needed quick access to the beach because we're kinda spoiled brats sometimes. We need that outlet. At least I do. It's nice to write music all day and be like, 'I'm going to take a break, see you guys in two hours.'" Katunich claimed that the album's title came from the name of the street where it was recorded. Boyd notes that "every time we'd pull into the street we had the view of the ocean and Pacific Coast Highway. I got
5995-441: The band and the fans (due to Incubus's mainstream success, the band now usually plays at large arenas worldwide). The band used these shows to showcase new material from Light Grenades . The band's first single, " Anna Molly ", had a music video which had mainstream success. On December 27, 2006, Incubus launched the "I Dig Incubus" contest, in which participants cut together clips of the band performing their single " Dig ", to form
6104-453: The band announced a South American tour to take place later that year. In a radio interview while on the road with his solo band Sons of the Sea, Brandon Boyd announced that fans can expect some new Incubus music in 2015, followed by a tour. Mike Einziger also reinforced this statement when asked on his Twitter page. In August 2014, Einziger posted a picture of the band on his Instagram in
6213-505: The band earned mainstream recognition with the release of their 1999 album Make Yourself which spawned several hits, including the band's highest charting song " Drive ". Success continued with the albums Morning View (2001) and A Crow Left of the Murder... (2004). Their sixth studio album, Light Grenades , debuted at No. 1 in 2006 and was followed by Incubus's first greatest hits album Monuments and Melodies in June 2009 and
6322-431: The band had previously "tried to do that for at least the writing portion of Make Yourself , but we didn't have enough clout at the time. When we were getting ready to write this one, we knew that we needed to get into a more creative place. The idea was to not feel as if you were driving [somewhere] to work on a record. You could just get up and it was a natural extension of your day." Vocalist Brandon Boyd stated that
6431-456: The band performed a 20th anniversary livestream concert at the same location in which the album was recorded. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic , the band had hoped to do a 20th anniversary tour for the album in 2021, following the success of their 20th anniversary tour for Make Yourself in 2019. On August 5, 2023, the band announced the release of Morning View XXIII , a complete rerecording of
6540-474: The band to a close. Their last show of the tour would be their last show touring behind 2001's Morning View , as the band looked on to playing new music. The show would also prove to be their last with bass player Dirk Lance, who left the band due to personal differences. Lance was quietly replaced by former the Roots guitarist Ben Kenney , who began working with Einziger on new songs for a psychedelic jazz-funk project called Time-Lapse Consortium . Incubus ended
6649-417: The band took a break from touring and recording while its members concentrated on school, family and other activities. Brandon Boyd enrolled in a university art program in Los Angeles, while guitarist Mike Einziger went to Harvard music school to study composition. Drummer José Pasillas was also "having a baby, so there's a lot of normal life stuff going on right now—school, babies, mortgages," Boyd said. "I'm of
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#17328023784686758-537: The band went on tour with Deftones . Sony re-released their independent debut album Fungus Amongus on November 7, 2000. On November 14, 2000, the band released "Drive", the fourth single from Make Yourself after "Privilege" was released (which then went to the top 20 where it stayed at No. 3 for 6 weeks.) It moved quickly up to the top of the Alternative Charts, eventually hitting the No. 1 spot. The single
6867-418: The band's 2011 album, If Not Now, When? . Incubus also released an EP, Trust Fall (Side A) , in early 2015, and two years later, the band released their eighth studio album, titled 8 , on April 21, 2017. A second EP, Trust Fall (Side B) , was released on April 17, 2020. As of October 2022, Incubus has generated 12.4 million U.S. album consumption units and over 23 million records worldwide. Incubus
6976-440: The coolest thing about Incubus is the way they come front-and-center with their inner little girl. They’ve got the tender lyrics, the nonlinear arrangements, melodies you can soak in and neckbreaker riffs alternating with swaying metallic grooves that somehow say, 'Love me, OK?'." Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B in October 2001, and wrote, "lead singer/heartthrob Brandon Boyd, with his wavy locks and herbal-life philosophy,
7085-493: The experimental Time-Lapse Consortium project in 2003, and he credited her with inspiring his deepening musical comprehension. "Aqueous Transmission" is the longest song on the album at 7 minutes and 46 seconds long, with the last minute consisting of frogs croaking outside the house in Malibu. At the time, Boyd joked that the song was intended to make "the listener pee in his/her pants" from relaxation. He later claimed in 2021 that
7194-478: The fact that state law limits the amount of time that an artist can be bound to a company. The band had been signed to the label for 7 years, and used California's de Havilland Law as a negotiating tool with Epic/Immortal. After releasing three successful albums, the band had been compensated poorly compared to the revenue that they had generated for Sony . The band entered a lawsuit against their label in order to break from their contract, to which Sony responded with
7303-495: The first day at Baltimore 's Virgin Festival along with bands such as the Police and Beastie Boys . Michael Einziger had been suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and although he had an operation that has corrected the problem, he needed to recuperate for a few months, hence recent tour plans were postponed. Incubus apologized to fans and continued the tour in the summer and autumn. In February and March 2008, Incubus hit
7412-434: The first of a series of Incubus podcasts was released by the band via internet. Among other things, the podcast featured the band's thoughts about their 2005 South American tour, some information on their new album, a mash-up of " Drive " and Tupac Shakur 's " Better Dayz ", a cover of Soundgarden 's " Black Hole Sun ", and a few live interludes. On August 1, 2006, the band announced that album number six, Light Grenades ,
7521-497: The first time. But also everything that comes on the coat tails of new success; hence the fond memories as well as the challenging ones. I think perhaps that is one reason Morning View turned out the way that it did. It was unconsciously and consciously imbued with very real emotions, hopes, disappointments, and triumphs." Boyd had recently broken up with his girlfriend who he met during the recording of Make Yourself . Before meeting her he had just split from his previous girlfriend who
7630-486: The house, the band finished recording the album in May 2001, with Einziger remembering in 2002 "we were just on the verge of a musical orgasm after we finished Morning View . We felt like you'd feel after having the best sexual experience of your entire life. Exhausted, but extremely satisfied." Out of the 30 songs the band sketched out for the album, 13 ended up on the final release. One of the unreleased songs called "Anything"
7739-463: The influential Los Angeles radio giant KROQ-FM . With sparked interest in the song, radio stations began playing the studio version of "Pardon Me". In response, Incubus made a video for the song and released a six-song EP titled When Incubus Attacks (Vol. 1) on August 22, 2000. The EP contained the acoustic version of "Pardon Me". In its first week, the EP sold nearly 40,000 copies, and peaked at No. 41 on
7848-409: The kinder, fuzzier Incubus to come. Without skipping a beat, that’s just what Morning View delivers – into the waiting palms of pre-teen girls everywhere", adding that "the semi-charged 'Have You Ever' and 'Under My Umbrella' remind me of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. but lack the diaphragm-thrusting belts and off-beat experimentalism that once wooed me." She concluded her review by stating, "yes, Brandon, you are
7957-463: The likes of Outkast , The Roots , Paul Oakenfold , Carl Cox , and Nelly Furtado . In August, the band performed their first shows in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Amidst touring, Incubus was still experiencing commercial milestones for Make Yourself , and they continued to headline throughout the remainder of the year. They were one of the first bands to play in New York City following
8066-410: The lyrics, and I remember when he started playing that little riff over that kind of trip-hop sounding beat, I just started singing: 'I’m floating down a river'. That’s what it sounded like. To me, it sounded like we were on this psychedelic river cruise somewhere." Many believed that the single "Nice to Know You" lyrically revolved around a failed relationship, although Boyd claimed in 2002 that this
8175-443: The making of "Drive". Save Me from my Half-Life Drive is the result of that edited EPK footage. To begin 2002, Incubus was No. 9 with "Drive", No. 12 with "Stellar", No. 20 with "Wish You Were Here", No. 75 with "Nice to Know You" and No. 31 with the album Morning View . On January 24, 2002, MTV's TRL premiered the "Nice to Know You" video, and Boyd called in from Europe where the band was on tour with 311 and Hoobastank . The band
8284-400: The mind to say it wouldn't be a bad thing to disappear for a year or two years," he said. "A lot of people would say culture moves too fast and you need to remind people, but I would argue there's not any rush." In mid January 2009, Incubus posted a video to their official site, describing what each band member was occupied with in the form of letters to each other. The resolution of the video
8393-468: The point where hardcore fans of earlier material may be bewildered. For the most part, the transition works." He adds, "while it may not appeal to fans of the harder material, music lovers who like their rock a little less aggressive and a little more ambitious and, well, sensitive should give Morning View a spin." Dylan P. Gadino of CMJ New Music Monthly compared the album to Faith No More and Linkin Park in November 2001, still considering it to have
8502-564: The release of Morning View , it was noted that Boyd was "always getting chased by girls" as a child, before even forming Incubus. Around the making of the album, Mike Einziger also composed the rock and funk -based soundtrack for the comedy film Sol Goode , which was eventually released in early 2003. The film featured Jared Leto in a small role, with his band Thirty Seconds to Mars later touring with Incubus in 2002. Morning View has been described as an alternative rock , alternative metal , hard rock and soft rock album and it features
8611-563: The release of Boyd's first solo album, The Wild Trapeze on July 6, 2010, it was announced that Incubus would head back into the studio to begin writing and recording a new studio album, to be released on July 12. The band played a handful of South American tour dates in October 2010, also debuting the song "Surface to Air". Incubus announced in March 2011 that the new album was complete and would be released in "August or September" according to Brandon Boyd. Boyd also stated that "this new record
8720-878: The road again starting in New Zealand and headlining the Soundwave festival in Australia alongside the Offspring and Alexisonfire , and toured Asia performing to sell-out crowds. In Singapore, they met fans at a Meet and Greet session at Changi Airport and performed at Fort Canning Hill. In April, Incubus performed at the Festival Imperial in Costa Rica, along with the bands the Smashing Pumpkins and Duran Duran , and later in Venezuela at
8829-473: The same interview, "I think we're all getting sick of ourselves, so we need to run away, but we'll run away together 'cause we can't stay away from each other. Probably go and hang out in some place tropical, hopefully." Bassist Alex Katunich was asked to leave the band in October 2002, reportedly over personal and creative differences. His departure was announced to the media through a statement from Brandon Boyd in April 2003, with no official reason being given. He
8938-414: The same metallic undertone of previous releases. He writes, "on Morning View , the group's third major label album, Boyd and company continue their journey into the metal mystic, guided by familiar cascading chord progressions and ethereal-to-plump dynamic sensibilities. There are aggressive rockers like 'Under My Umbrella' here, but lush yet-harsh metal tunes like 'Blood on the Ground' are more indicative of
9047-453: The scenes footage. The band revealed that they would tour for 18 months following the release of the record. To promote the release of If Not Now, When? , the band took part in a participatory media exhibit and real-time documentary called Incubus HQ Live that allowed unprecedented fan access and interaction. Footage, music and art from the seven-day event became available as a special edition box set in July 2012. Mike has said that he
9156-535: The song shortly afterwards, as the original version was deemed to be mirroring the September 11 attacks . The alternative version depicted the band playing in a studio against a white backdrop, interspersed with home movies they had made. The follow up singles " Nice to Know You " and " Warning " both gained substantial airplay as well. The video for "Nice to Know You" was shot on November 28, 2001 in San Diego at
9265-445: The song was influenced by the music of Björk , saying "Mikey and I grew up kind of mutually obsessed with Björk’s music. There was so much we loved about it: the weirdness of it, the instrumentation, the arrangements, the choices that she was making and that the producers were making. So we were like, 'let's make a super Björky sounding breakbeat that’s really cool and eerie and mellow'." He adds, "from there, I started messing around with
9374-451: The soundtrack album to the Sony film Stealth . The track "Make a Move" , was released to radio in late May, and song reached No. 17 (Alternative Charts) and No. 19 (Mainstream Rock Charts). Fan reaction towards "Make a Move" was lukewarm, but the other two new songs, "Admiration" and "Neither of Us Can See" (a duet with Chrissie Hynde ), seemed to be much more well-liked. In January 2006,
9483-477: The vein of more of our older songs; they don't sound like our older songs. They are more exploratory." It was the last Incubus album to be labelled as " alternative metal " by the media, with subsequent albums from the band diverting even further from this sound. On December 15, 2003, the first single, " Megalomaniac ", was released. It raised controversy when it was said to be an attack on the Bush administration, and
9592-506: The year on the charts, having "Wish You Were Here" (No. 10), "Warning" (No. 16), and "Nice to Know You" (No. 26) on the alternative rock format chart, joining "Wish You Were Here" (No. 25) and "Nice to Know You" (No. 36). Morning View was the 40th-best-selling album of 2002. On January 6, 2003, the band began writing for their next record. The next month, on February 7, the band began to renegotiate their record contract. The band, which had been signed to Epic / Immortal for seven years, cited
9701-484: Was a success and helped the band break into the mainstream. The single eventually reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. After a ten-year break from the music business in 2000, thrash metal band Opprobrium (formed in 1986 under the name Incubus) were forced to change their name in order to avoid confusion and a lawsuit. The band took a break during the first part of 2001 before heading to
9810-416: Was also responsible for signing Korn to the label. The 1997 six-track EP Enjoy Incubus was the band's first major-label release and was created so the band could present a recording while touring with Korn in Europe. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. , Incubus's second studio album, was released on September 9, 1997. After their album release, they started opening for bands such as Korn and 311 . This album marked
9919-752: Was at No. 2 on the Alternative Charts, and "Drive" sat at No. 48 on the Hot 100 chart. The band won an award for Billboard's Alternative Single of the Year for "Drive". By December, Morning View was certified platinum, "Wish You Were Here" was No. 4 on Alternative charts, and Morning View was No. 38 on top 200. On December 11, Incubus released When Incubus Attacks (Vol. 2) , a DVD-Video that featured music videos for "Take Me to Your Leader", "A Certain Shade of Green", "Pardon Me", "Stellar", "Drive", "I Miss You", and "Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song)", live footage, backstage video, and more. Director Bill Draheim documented
10028-484: Was banned from daytime view on MTV (despite the band saying that it was not an attack on a particular person, rather a comment on some people's negative attitudes). However, the band was actually pleased with this nighttime viewing restriction. Says Boyd, "When we heard our video had been relegated to late night rotation, I think that all of us were secretly like, 'Yes!' ". Pasillas reflected Boyd's sentiments, saying, "I think it's okay if people think that we're trying to make
10137-567: Was certified double-platinum, selling 2 million copies. In August, the band got to play their first shows in Australia and Japan, before returning to the United States to begin their headlining tour with their long-time friends from California, Hoobastank . Meanwhile, the band's video for "Drive" was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in the category of Best Group Video. Continuing to tour, Incubus released their first single, " Wish You Were Here ", from their upcoming record, Morning View , on August 21, 2001. The single instantly began to climb up
10246-466: Was featured on MTV Sports: Pure Ride for the PlayStation . The band also released the single, " Pardon Me ", but it was initially not well received by radio stations. Brandon and Mike decided to perform a live acoustic version of the song at the few radio stations who were showing interest, and this in turn spread the word of the song. Many radio stations began to play the acoustic version, including
10355-461: Was followed by the debut album Fungus Amongus , also recorded with Wirt and released on Incubus's own label Stopuglynailfungus Music . Incubus then added Gavin Koppel (known by his stage name DJ Lyfe) to the band. In the following year, Incubus signed a seven-record deal with Sony 's Immortal Records , later to become Epic Records . The group was spotted by Epic/Immortal A&R Paul Pontius, who
10464-466: Was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd , guitarist Mike Einziger , bassist Alex Katunich and drummer José Pasillas , while the members were in high school. They existed as a band for some time before they gave themselves a name, having only chosen the band's name "Incubus" when required to supply a band name for an upcoming show. The band's early shows were frequently at nightclubs on Los Angeles 's Sunset Strip , including such well-known venues as
10573-404: Was having an affair. He said in 2021, "I was coming off the heels of two, really just heartbreaking separations, like one after the other. So I was coming into the recording of Morning View excited, elated, filled with enthusiasm, and heartbroken all at the same time. Looking back, I feel really lucky because I was able to experience those things through the lens of music and art." After a month at
10682-400: Was kind of scary. I must have pinched a nerve or something. But as my hand started waking up, the clouds started breaking away from that emotional state as well. The two happened simultaneously, so I created a simple metaphor for it. So it's basically a song about gaining perspective on a situation." Morning View boasted a total of four singles beginning with " Wish You Were Here ". The song
10791-572: Was later released on the compilation album Monuments and Melodies . Other songs also added to Monuments and Melodies were " Wish You Were Here ", " Nice to Know You ", " Warning ", " Are You In? ", and "Mexico". After the success of Make Yourself , Brandon Boyd started attaining popularity among female listeners, and would begin to take his shirt off for them during concerts. He was labelled as " MTV 's newest weapon of mass heartbreak" and included on Teen People ' s list of "The Hottest Guys in Music" in 2001. In an interview with Spin shortly after
10900-409: Was not the case. Regarding the song's meaning, he said, "I had a moment in my life about a year ago where I was way too close to everything that was going on and I was blind. I felt like I was asleep. And the clouds parted for kind of a strange reason and I gained perspective. What happened was my hand had fallen asleep on the airplane on the way to Europe and it remained asleep for about 10 days, which
11009-532: Was released in Europe and Australia as the fourth single from their fourth studio album, Morning View (2001), on July 15, 2002. The liner notes for the album contain no lyrics to this song (which all other songs have). "Are You In?" became a moderate hit for the band, reaching number six in Portugal and the top 40 in Australia, Italy, and the United Kingdom. In New Zealand, it peaked at number five on
11118-515: Was released on August 14, 2001, charting well and gaining significant rotation. The re-recorded version, Morning View XXIII has three singles: Echo , Circles , and Under My Umbrella . In the original banned video for "Wish You Were Here", Incubus are getting chased by a large pack of female fans, and eventually jump off a bridge. According to Boyd, the video was inspired by a scene in the 1968 film Head , which starred American band The Monkees . An alternative music video would end up being made for
11227-404: Was replaced by Ben Kenney of The Roots. Before the release of Morning View XXIII, Ben left the band, despite his recovery from cancer. Nicole Row took his spot for touring and later became a full-time member, performing on Morning View XXIII. Topping all previous Incubus records, Morning View debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 2 with 266,000 copies sold in its first week. By December 2001,
11336-471: Was revealed that former turntablist Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppel threatened current turntablist Chris Kilmore in a store on December 28, 2009. Kilmore, who replaced Koppel in 1998, claimed that Koppel "asked me to fight him right there and raised his fists to me." As result of the incident, a judge granted a new restraining order against Koppel. Kilmore also had a previous restraining order issued against Koppel in 2003 after Koppel allegedly spat in his face. After
11445-605: Was soon to be released and that it was being produced by Brendan O'Brien. A few weeks afterward, the release date was confirmed to be Tuesday, November 28. Upon release, Light Grenades debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 , the first time Incubus has ever sat atop the album charts, despite only selling 165,000 copies (their lowest debut for an album since Make Yourself ) in the first week. In November, Incubus played two exclusive European shows in Berlin and London. These were both in less than 2,000-capacity venues—a special occasion for
11554-496: Was taken from the street on which the band's recording studio was situated. Incubus continued to headline dates after its release, and "Wish You Were Here" continued to sit among the top 10 on Billboard ' s Alternative charts. Morning View debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at the No. 2 spot (266,000 copies were sold in its first week). This was the highest ever placement for Incubus. At the same time, "Wish You Were Here"
11663-431: Was that the band was planning on getting back together soon, excited to create new music with their diverse experiences over their respite. On March 11, 2009, Incubus posted an update to their official site detailing the new greatest hits album, Monuments and Melodies . The first single for the album was "Black Heart Inertia", released on April 7, 2009, with the album coming two months later on June 16, 2009. Disc one of
11772-640: Was then featured on MTV's Becoming , TRL, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , and played the Late Show with David Letterman on February 14, 2002, all before heading off to play dates in Japan and Australia for the remainder of February and March. While in Sydney, the band shot the video for their next single, "Warning", from March 7 until March 11. The band then released the DVD The Morning View Sessions on May 28, shortly before playing
11881-477: Was uploaded, clocking in at 4:17. On April 2, the full song was streamed on the band's official site. The song peaked at No. 7 on the Alternative Songs chart, making it the band's 15th Top 10 standing on the list. On June 16, 2009, Monuments and Melodies was released to the public, and opened at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. Monuments and Melodies was the band's fourth album to reach the top 5 on
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