coming off of S.C.I.E.N.C.E this album sounds like a dosage of comformity was thrown in the mix. don't get me wrong, i think its an incredible cd, the first incubus cd i ever bought, but i have to admit that it is the beginning of a whole new, mainstream incubus. but if this cd would never have been commercialized, incubus probably wouldn't be my favorite band. sooo, i guess its a good thing? love it anyway.