I Love Incubus More than You, A Blog in Dedication to Brett E. Lintott

So last night at Slainte the often humourous and always interesting Brett Lintott told me I should write a blog about why I love incubus more than others (as per my Incubus ring tone on my cell phone). As I am currently out of anything of interest in my every day life to report and no creepy customers because I haven’t been at work for a few days, I decided it would be a good attempt to try and write the recommended topic. Now let me just say first off that I don’t care if you don’t like Incubus. I don’t care if you disagree with me about what I have to say regarding their music, because the below shall be my opinions only and in naïve hopes of preventing a Chris Chambers comment about how he knows more about music and bands than me, I shall reiterate these are my opinions alone, to which I am entitled.

I am not going to spew a long winded history of the band and how they changed drummers a few years ago, the names of their numerous albums because any website could indeed tell you that and probably with more accuracy than I.

My first introduction to the band came about six years ago when a then-friend who was obsessed with music (and my friend Melissa for a time), played me the song, the Warmth from the album Make Yourself (1999). From that point in I took an active interest in their older and since released albums.

I’m not sure I can accurately explain what draws me to this band, of course the beautiful features of band front man Brandon Boyd with his stretched ear lobes and henna tattoos are attractive to look at, their lyrics and variation in songs allow a song for any mood. Allow me to provide some examples:

Thoughtful: I Miss You, Drive, Echo,

Nostalgic: Wish You Were Here, 11am

Angry: Pardon Me, Sick Sad Little Word, Circles

Frustrated: A Crow Left of the Murder, Zee Deveel

Erotic: Are You In

Excellent to sing out loud to: Have You Ever, Privilege, Stellar, Leech

Even in blog form, I feel that my distinct fondness and admiration for this band cannot be accurately described. Their lyrics can be angry, emotional, political and sometimes just rocking out and with the musical styling to back it up. This makes them my band of choice, hands down, no matter how I’m feeling. If you’ve never had the pleasure to see them live in concert (as I have several times) I highly recommend it in conjunction with their general awesomeness in CD and DVD forms. Listen to Incubus, do it right now.

Side note: Brandon Boyd also has a book of art work that is really interesting. It is called Big White Fluffy Clouds, I've always found the art work below extremely intriguing for some reason, check it out if you get the chance.