Fans who discovered Incubus and their album Make Yourself through their massive radio hit "Drive" may be surprised that the band released a follow-up album so quickly. Yet the reality is that Make Yourself was a definitive sleeper hit, never peaking past the Top 50 of Billboard's album charts, but staying on those same charts for close to two years and in the process shifting over two million units. With each successive single that was released, the band gradually moved away from the /p>
u-metal/Ozzfest crowd they had been initially lumped into and revealed the solid songwriting and talent for a good melody underneath the layers of surging guitars. The lessons learned from Make Yourself have definitely been applied to Morning View. While there is still a fair share of aggressive numbers ("Circles," " "Blood on the Ground," and " "Under My Umbrella" arguably the strongest of the harder tracks), the ratio of softer and mellower numbers have increased dramatically, to the point where hardcore fans of earlier material may be bewildered. For the most part, the transition works. "Mexico" is a sparsely arranged acoustic allad that gives lead singer Brandon Boyd an opportunity to demonstrate his formidable vocal range. "Are You In" is an upbeat, funky tune reminiscent of Sugar Ray (and that's meant in a good way). The most offbeat track is the album closer, "Aqueous Transmission," a tranquil, exotic-sounding allad that sees the band successfully experimenting with Middle Eastern string arrangements. Not all the experiments gel ("Echo"), and there is a tendency, especially in the middle third of the album, for the songs to sound too similar in sound and tempo, but on the whole, Morning View is a fine follow-up to Make Yourself and a natural progression in the band's musical evolution. While it may not appeal to fans of the harder material, music lovers who like their ock a little less aggressive and a little more ambitious and, well, sensitive should give Morning View a spin.
Denver Broncos Cheerleader Stephanie Buttars.'I haven't felt the way I feel today. In so long it's hard for me to specify. I'm beginning to notice how much this feels. Like a waking limb... in pins and needles, Nice to know you, good-bye' (Incubus) Hear 'Nice To Know You', by Incubus from their cd 'Morning View' at http://sportsblognflbybubba.podomatic.com And now to NFL Week 4. In my 50 -50 I'...
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Saturday was the River Riot. The River Riot is a radio rock festival put on by independent radio station 89.7 The River from Iowa Western Community College.It's something that a bunch of friends and I have been going to the past few years. We don't care who's on the bill, we just go to spend all day drinking with each other, accompanied with bajillions (maybe not quite that many) of other peopl...
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... it kinda sucks that i can only download one song per composition...
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Is anyone still "hunting down" Osama? Should the military allow photos of coffins coming home? When soldiers have worse odds of getting killed in Afghanistan than in Iraq, why do we hardly hear about them? No to the first; yes to the second; and as to the third, Rick Scavetta explains the Pentagon's systematic approach to masking fatalities.Since age 18, Scavetta has served off and on in the mi...
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Denver Broncos Cheerleader Stephanie Buttars.'I haven't felt the way I feel today. In so long it's hard for me to specify. I'm beginning to notice how much this feels. Like a waking limb... in pins and needles, Nice to know you, good-bye' (Incubus) Hear 'Nice To Know You', by Incubus from their cd 'Morning View' at http://sportsblognflbybubba.podomatic.com And now to NFL Week 4. In my 50 -50 I'...
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Is anyone still "hunting down" Osama? Should the military allow photos of coffins coming home? When soldiers have worse odds of getting killed in Afghanistan than in Iraq, why do we hardly hear about them? No to the first; yes to the second; and as to the third, Rick Scavetta explains the Pentagon's systematic approach to masking fatalities.Since age 18, Scavetta has served off and on in the mi...
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Saturday was the River Riot. The River Riot is a radio rock festival put on by independent radio station 89.7 The River from Iowa Western Community College.It's something that a bunch of friends and I have been going to the past few years. We don't care who's on the bill, we just go to spend all day drinking with each other, accompanied with bajillions (maybe not quite that many) of other peopl...
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i dont know what it is about this song but cant stop listening to it i just love the first chorus when the dj comes in and starts doing his scratches, shits dope. have a listen if you dont know what i am talking about.
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| 1 Nice to Know You |
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| 2 Circles |
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| 3 Wish You Were Here |
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| 4 Just a Phase |
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| 5 11am |
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| 6 Blood on the Ground |
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| 7 Mexico |
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| 8 Warning |
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| 9 Echo |
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| 10 Have You Ever |
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| 11 Are You In? |
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| 12 Under My Umbrella |
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| 13 Aqueous Transmission |
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| 14 11am [Multimedia Track] |
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