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 THIS IS NOT FOR MTV INCUBUS LOVERS December 10, 2009
S. Glazebrook (NY)
When I first heard this album in the summer of 2000, just before I had heard the whacked out Fungus Amongus, I had a soundtrack to my summer of fun...girls, skating, pot smoking, music, graffiti and the water. Just today, 9 years later, at age 24, I still dig this album. While my musical palate has expanded generously (always an old school hip-hop fan, sublime, Incubus, 311 now to James Brown soul/funk, Latin Jazz, Modern Jazz, Classic Rock, etc.)this remains fond in my memory. So I sit and read these reviews of "TRUE INCUBUS FANS"...you are all bull****! This is early, authentic, "we wanna jam" Incubus, not that p**** MTV supported crap. Some of the reviews are from people who heard Make Yourself and Morning View, then decided to check out their earlier albums looking for something of the same nature. Boy you guys were sorely wrong. After hearing Fungus Amongus and S.C.I.E.N.C.E. i loved this band, until Make Yourself came out, which was ok, but not what I was used to. Then came Morning View and I have since stopped giving their albums a chance. I am a fan of this old school stuff, you people don't appreciate the fact that it's old and they tried, more than any of us could say. Some reviews praised the fact that Incubus' sound evolved, but in my opinion they devolved into the mainstream, MTV, pop culture whiny sing songy bullcrap. A tip of the hate to the people who appreciate their pre-Make Yourself albums, and a wag of the finger to the MTV followers.
science is sick September 8, 2009
J. Neal (Richmond,VA)
picked this up at best buy the other day and I can't stop listening to it...it's that good. I can't believe I have missed out on this gem for so long. If you are a fan of the band this is a must own. Easily the best work they have done to date, although I am a huge fan of their recent, more refined albums as well. it's funky, metalic, original, and addicting. buy it now.
 Technicality overshadows feeling June 20, 2009
IRate
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
2 1/2
Although hitting with a consistent adolescent angst showcasing the band's funk-metal skills and certainly hinting at promising things to come, without impending melodics they would develop next, Incubus's sophomore sounds little more than glorified local music dated to when biscuits were limp.
 Incubus, "harder" February 2, 2009
A. Martishius (Columbus, OH)
I have every Incubus album, and this one sounds the hardest rocking of them all. If you like mellow Incubus, this album probably isn't for you, but if you appreciate the band's harder songs, this could be one of your favorite albums.
How many albums begin with the lyric "Imagine your brain as a canister filled with ink"? 5 stars all the way! October 31, 2008
William Dorfer
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although I normally start with a band's earlier stuff when getting into a new musical artist, I, like many other people, got itno Incubus with their "Morning View" album some odd years ago. There was some great stuff on that album and I still love it to this day, but "S.C.I.E.N.C.E." has for me what I fantasize about as a music lover and as a musician.
S.C.I.E.N.C.E. presents Incubus in a heavier, jazzier, more experimental stage of their history. Before they made it big, they made it bizarre. Before making the Top 40 rise with their songs, they made eyebrows rise with their unusual songs.
When it gets right down to it, S.C.I.E.N.C.E. is a true masterpiece in its own way. It's got basically everything a whacked-out album could have: weird guitar chords, funky basslines, versatile and exciting drums, great and unique vocals, strange musical sounds, and overall awesome talent.
Incubus prove they can hold their ground with all these elements. For example "A Certain Shade of Green" combines hardcore guitar riffs with odd, melodic soloing. "Redefine" and "Vitamin" are also hard-rockers but with a strong funk element and great basslines. "Magic Medicine" also showcases some cool drumming, sound effects and odd phrases that occasionally repeat. Then there's a personal favorite, "Nebula", which combines super-heavy riffs with beautiful, surreal melody, vocals and feel.
On the other side, we get some great jazz fusion going on, from the sexy, romantic "Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song)" to the happy, mellow hum-a-long "Deep Inside", which ironically also contains some great, metal riffs. And Mike's guitar work, along with the rest of the band's talent, shines all the way through.
So throughout the entire album, Incubus is able to combine funk, metal, jazz fusion, progressive and alternative styles into a truly unique and one-of-a-kind work of art. Lots of great experimentation, songwriting, and fun, and this album definitely gets five stars. I kinda wish Incubus was still making music like this, but it's still fun to blast "Anna Molly" on my iPod every now and then!
So if you already know some of Incubus's more, shall we say, mainstream, work, but you want to know what they'd sound like in their early days, give this a spin! It's an album I can't get enough of, and for sure one of my "desert island albums". Happy rockin'! Thanks for the time, and peace.
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