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by Tim Cashmere Incubus are back for the first time since the album that turned them into superstars, "Morning View". With such high expectations met, it's understandable for the band to crumble under pressure. Incubus showed no signs of such a thing! This album kicks off with the first single 'Megalomaniac'. Straight away you can hear producer Brendan O'Brien's loud-as-hell sound as the band churns out riff after riff bedding Brandon Boyd's soaring vocal. Lyrically this album seems to stem from the state of America today. "I read the news today and everything they say it makes me want to stay inside all day" Boyd sings on 'Agoraphobia', with just one line drawing an interesting parallel between the mental illness and everyone's life. The band shows off their extraordinary tightness in 'Sick, Sad Little World'. After thirteen years of constant playing, it's no surprise they're getting the knack, but quite often bands never quite achieve it no matter how hard they try. 'Southern Girl' relaxes the album a little and is dotted with interesting drum patterns and casual guitar solos. This is counteracted by 'Priceless'. Its heavy sound is enough to make you jump after getting into aforementioned smoothness. The band actually manage to pull off a decent swing in 'Zee Deveel'. While there's clearly no Miles Davis in this band, this 3/4 trip works pretty darned well! The bizarre guitar solo is just the icing on the cake. 'Here In My Room' brings the tempo down one last time, carrying with it a remarkably similar sound to Silverchair's "Diorama" album before 'Leech' ends on a punk rock inspired note. Boyd should maybe try to sound a little further from a piss weak Ian Gillan on this one, but we'll let him off this once. This album is a hard rock fan's wet dream. It is oozing with tight and heavy grooves, it is remarkably dynamic and it is a great showcase of the talent that's out there today… if only you're willing to sift through all the crap. - Tim Cashmere Track
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Incubus : A Crow Left of the Murder