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They may have named themselves after an evil spirit that has sex with women while they sleep, but Incubus is decidedly not part of the fraternity of rap-metal hybrid acts hell-bent on proclaiming their own alienation. They are sweet lads from Calabasas, Calif., who, after 10 years of grinding it out in run-down vans and cheap hotels, floated unexpectedly to the top of the modern-rock chart this past summer with Stellar and Drive, songs powered by pop melody, well-timed bursts of distortion guitar and uncommon lyrical sincerity...
That many in the rock press and on commercial radio have failed to distinguish between Incubus and the hybridists irritates Einziger ("There is no rap in our metal," he says, bewildered. "There's barely any metal in our metal.") But at this particular moment in pop music, the confusion is opportune. The record industry, like every other business, is struggling to move product in a post-disaster world. Incubus, which released its fifth album, Morning View (Epic), on Oct. 23, has a patina of metal hardness that attracts teen boys; Boyd, recently named one of "The Hottest Guys in Music...
...ball, two days after the government issued a warning about a new round of terrorist attacks. Ticket scalpers were having an early Christmas. While Bush was heaving a floater over for a strike, fans were still lined up outside, impatiently waiting to get through an army of cops and metal detectors and into the ballparks. The South Bronx was never more secure. No so the D-Backs, who threw journeyman pitcher Brian Anderson, who seemed like the red meat the Yankees had been craving. But they could only eke out a 2-1 win, riding the arms of their...
...head trip accompanied by mandolin and fading strings, and sits uncomfortably among the more honest rock songs that comprise much of the album. On View, lead singer Brandon Boyd is at his most introspective. He expresses love, loss, contemplation and joy in a more visceral way than most new metal bands. The album has its share of hits and misses, but it also presents a new, very appealing Incubus—the sensitive, lovable pin-up boys of rage rock...
...well-developed theory to explain the phenomenon. “We are similarly alienated from mainstream music, but in different ways,” he says. “What we play is underground, obscure: Punk, Hard Core, Indie Rock, ... The prisoners tend to think older, more traditional Heavy Metal. There is a difference between what they want and what we play, but we’re the only music station that accepts requests and is easy to call...