This Day In Music History: October 26th, 1999 – Incubus hit it big with the stellar ‘Make Yourself’

When Incubus released their genre-bending album S.C.I.E.N.C.E. in 1997, it truly blew any mind lucky enough to hear it. A volatile mix of funk, metal, alt-rock, hip-hop, and even subtle jazz influences, the record (and the band’s constant touring) put them on many radars to see (well, hear) what they’d do next. It remains one…

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On 1999’s ‘Make Yourself’, Incubus made waves across the rock mainstream – with stellar results

Eventually going double platinum on the strength of massive singles “Pardon Me”, “Drive”, and “Stellar”, Incubus released Make Yourself to a widening audience without losing sight of their core sound. Certainly, the band took some flak from older fans of the band for a supposed “mainstream” approach to songwriting. Cries of “wow they totally sold…

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Certain Shade(s) Of Green: Inside S.C.I.E.N.C.E., the genre-hopping album that put Incubus on the map

Between 1997 and 2001, Incubus released a triumvirate of albums that, while stylistically different and evolving, helped put the California rock band in the spotlight relatively quickly. In retrospect, it’s still pretty hard to compare them to any of their specific peers. 311? Incubus’s occasional forays into alternative metal made that comparison faulty rather quickly.

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