Okay, you got a new bass player and survived! Good job! This album is picture-perfect when it comes to changing tides. It showed me that Incubus can take any word out of the dictionary and make it a hit song. "Megalomaniac" is definitely politically correct, especially if we're talking about the United States. "Agoraphobia" (which means fear of the outdoors--for those of you who don't know) is the story of my life; though I'm not agoraphobic, sometimes I want to be... Oh my God! and "Leech" is also the story of my life: "High school never ends." I LOVE IT!!!

Okay, this album is good and now that I think about it, it's almost just as soft as "Light Grenades". But I'm still blind to the fact of "Light Grenades". Should I eat some mushrooms and listen to it to help me understand it more? I don't know... "Morning View" is the first Incubus album that I bought and I don't regret it, that's for damn sure. You know how when you buy a newly released album that you've never heard before and you have to listen to it 50,000 times to warm up to it? Well, I did that with "Light Grenades" and I never warmed up to it... but with "Morning View", I listened to it once and loved it. Does that work for constructive criticism?

The only thing I can say here is: The "Drive" video is absolutely breathtaking! It must've taken forever to do but you did it and you did it with grace. Excellent drawing skills to Brandon and Jose... I'm glad that you two went to art school because this video proves that you guys have some SERIOUS talent. Not to mention the album is rockin'.

"S.C.I.E.N.C.E." is Incubus's work of art. This album kicks more ass than any other album I've ever heard--by ANYONE. It's heavy, it's of course funky, and it's real. My Incubus screen name is "Glass_maker" for a reason and that reason is "Glass" is the best song on the entire album. I mean, they all rule, but "Glass" is the ruler. This album compliments the talents of ALL members of the band: DJ Lyfe and his scratching skills, Brandon and his iNsAnE pipes, Jose and his off the wall drumming, Dirk and his funky bass lines, and Mike and his killer guitar rifs.
"A Certain Shade of Green" is the best way for the world to end, honestly. And what is the deal with "Calgone"? That song is so weird and sometimes creepy in only the BEST of ways. Everytime I hear this album, I get a slur of emotions: Happy, when I'm jammin' out to "Glass"; Crazy when I listen to "Vitamin"; and freaked out when I'm trying to comprehend "Calgone". Either way you swing it, this album absolutely rules all other albums.

It's a great mix-up of "Fungus Amongus"... excellent work.

This album is funky and fresh-- the beginning of the Incubus era. Without this CD, they wouldn't be Incubus. It defined them in politically, ethically, and virtually. Great sound, great beats, and great fun. This album is the album to begin all albums...

I am not going to follow the trend of all other Incubus fans on this site. I'm not going to say the album "totally rocked" because I love the band (which I do; their music has gotten me through a lot of hard times). With that said, I can say now that "Light Grenades" isn't my favorite Incubus album. "Dig" and "A Kiss to Send Us Off" are my favorites on the album. I just wish that the album itself wasn't so... (I hate to say this, by the way)... 13-year-old girl style. I guess I am more prone to "S.C.I.E.N.C.E." which is by far the best Incubus album, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the work that Incubus puts into making their albums but I wish they would go back to their funky-styley roots. Remember "Enjoy Incubus"? Remember "Fungus Amongus"? Remember "S.C.I.E.N.C.E."? Those were the good ol' days and I realize that times are a changin' but what about "A Crow Left of the Murder"? That album kicked ass! It blended the OLD with the NEW in the most awesome of ways. "Light Grenades" is just too 'poppy sensation' for my tastes. Then again, maybe I've just grown up a touch. Although, the lyrics in the songs on "Light Grenades" are amazing--it's the music that gets me. I can't rock out to it! Sure... I can sing to it but I want to be front row center, in the action, ROCKING MY FACE OFF and I just can't do that to this album. I shall stick to the older stuff and hopefully their next album will tickle me pink. AND Granted, if I ever get the chance to go to an Incubus concert (since I missed my chance to go to Red Rocks, Colorado in July of 2004;) I WILL be there: front row center, in the action, ROCKING MY FACE OFF! And that is the God's honest truth.

Incubus: I still love you, do what you guys do best... I'll still be listening, don't worry about that.

With Love,
Jessica

P.S. The Red Rocks DVD RULES! I seriously wish I could've been there.