Incubus - Light Grenades

Initially, every NEW album that Incubus churns out will be a weird experience. Sure there's the recognizable Incubus sound in a few songs, but mostly, the feel and approach of each album is definitely different from the previous one.

There are some fans that will absolutely love one album, and complain and loathe the next because it's so different. But it's the true blue fans who will appreciate their experimentation with sounds (aside from Brandon Boyd's abs - hehehe).

MAKE YOURSELF was my favorite Incubus album (along with SCIENCE). It rocks. When MORNING VIEW came out, I had misgivings initially, because it there was a departure from the angsty sound. Let's face it, MORNING VIEW was the "hanging out and just chillin'" album. I fell asleep and failed to finish listening to it the first time. But over time, it grew on me, and I eventually loved the album. Now, it's one of the overplayed CDs in my car.

I don't have a copy of CROW LEFT OF MURDER, so I don't have much to say about it, except that I really didn't like "Megalomaniac."

Incubus releases an album every 3 years and their latest offering is LIGHT GRENADES.

The carrier single "ANNA MOLLY" is impressive. It made me curious enough to check the album out.

The first song off the album is "QUICKSAND," an ethereally weird song to start an album. Then it kicks off with "A KISS TO SET US OFF." The next songs will then make you think what the band it trying to get at (I was looking for the main theme of the album and the reasoning for LIGHT GRENADES for the title).

And as bleu cheese as it seems, the theme is the none else but L-O-V-E and the insanity that comes with it.

One song is entitled "LOVE HURTS" ... that's how cheesy it gets. It even has a chorus that goes "..love hurts but then it's a good hurt ..." --> Brandon what the heck were you thinking?! But in fairness, disregarding the lyrics of the song, the melody is nice.

High notes of the album besides "ANNA MOLLY" are songs like "DIG" (one of the best tracks lyrically and musically speaking), "ROGUES", "LIGHT GRENADES", "PAPER SHOES", "A KISS TO SEND US OFF", and yes, "LOVE HURTS" (just forget the lyrics).

Other songs either sound the same or are too blurry to comprehend.

In totality, I may have to listen to this again and again, maybe it'll grow on me like "MORNING VIEW."

This album is for serious INCUBUS fans, 'cuz if you're not, it will be quite difficult to appreciate it.

As a fan though, it's a good album. But as of the moment, not really the best.