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When Incubus began as a high school experiment in 1991, it was a funk outfit, openly ripping off the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Primus. On 1999's Make Yourself, produced by R.E.M. veteran Scott Litt, the band dispensed with its early jamming tendencies and focused on melody, allowing Boyd's voice and lyric book to step to the front. The single Drive, the group's biggest hit to date, contains the lovely line, "Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there/With open arms and open eyes." It's not surprising that Incubus was the only major act scheduled to perform...
...lightweight-but-cute name, Elf Power are quite painfully bad. “Embrace the Crimson Tide” is a pretty dodgy song title to start the album with. It might work if it were tongue-in-cheek, or alternatively the work of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but these boys-and-a-girl have neither the humor nor the sex appeal to carry it off. And then it only gets worse. “The Great Society” sounds like Pink Floyd if you stole their sense of irony, humor, musicianship and possibly hearing as well...
...Incubus’ incredibly successful third studio album, Make Yourself. Despite their sell-out hit, “Drive,” with its acoustic accompaniment and self-motivating lyrics, Incubus have largely been compared to angrier, more aggressive bands like the Foo Fighters and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But it seems that the prospect of commercial success has gone to Incubus’ collective heads, and on View, the raw energy of their early work is reworked and toned down into something more accessible...
...down sound to the band’s varying musical tastes. Dispatch acknowledge everyone from Peter Gabriel and Cat Stevens to Stevie Wonder and Al Green when talking about their personal tastes; other influences and favorite bands include Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Pink Floyd, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Dire Straits. Slightly older than the other two, Braddigan admitted that he has “deep roots in the hair bands. Actually AC/DC is what got me into rock and roll...
...cook up some "There Goes the Economy" chili B) rename the Redskins' owner's box the D.C. White House C) handle the opening coin toss D) "love tackle" Vicente...