MAKE YOURSELF is the third album by American rock band Incubus, released through Epic Records on October 26, 1999. The album has been certified double platinum in the United States along with featuring three charting singles, "Pardon Me", "Stellar", and "Drive", all of which reached the top three of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
The song "Stellar" is featured in the video game GUITAR HERO. It also was included as a part of a 3-song pack via Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 version of GUITAR HERO II on April 11, 2007. The song is also again featured in GUITAR HERO SMASH HITS. The song "Drive" was released as downloadable content for GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR, as being released as a part of the Acoustic Pack.
Take the apocalyptic, electronics-tinged riff-rock of bands like Korn. Subtract the fratboy sensibility and the Red Hot Chili Peppers-derived hip-hop rhythms. Add a sophisticated sense of melody and harmony, a more optimistic lyrical outlook, and a sense of dynamics. You've essentially got the Incubus sound. Incubus practices the kind of rapid intra-song mood shifts that were Nirvana's trademark, but instead of merely going from soft to loud and back, they change stylistically, switching from full-on hard rock to almost jangly, low-key alt-rock. The resultant sound should appeal to fans of both styles. The tasteful application of electronic effects updates the feel of MAKE YOURSELF nicely. There's plenty of teeth-gnashing and shrieking angst to be found in the lyrics, but there's hopefulness and pop-friendly catchiness as well. In the world of late-90's radio rock, Incubus seemed capable of being all things to all people.
Personnel: Brandon Boyd (vocals); Mike Einziger (guitar); Jose Antonio Pasillas II (drums); Cut Chemist (scratches). Additional personnel: Dave Holdridge (cello); Cut Chemist. Nu-Mark (scratches).
Recording information: NRG Recording Services. Audio Mixers: Rick "Soldier" Will; Scott Litt. Produced by: Scott Litt & Incubus.
Track Listing:
1. Privilege - 3:54 2. Nowhere Fast - 4:30 3. Consequence - 3:18 4. The Warmth - 4:24 5. When It Comes - 4:00 6. Stellar - 3:20 7. Make Yourself - 3:03 8. Drive - 3:52 9. Clean - 3:55 10. Battlestar Scralatchtica - 3:49 11. I Miss You - 2:48 12. Pardon Me - 3:43 13. Out from Under - 3:28
Make Yourself (1999)
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Album Description:
MAKE YOURSELF is the third album by American rock band Incubus, released through Epic Records on October 26, 1999. The album has been certified double platinum in the United States along with featuring three charting singles, "Pardon Me", "Stellar", and "Drive", all of which reached the top three of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
The song "Stellar" is featured in the video game GUITAR HERO. It also was included as a part of a 3-song pack via Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 version of GUITAR HERO II on April 11, 2007. The song is also again featured in GUITAR HERO SMASH HITS. The song "Drive" was released as downloadable content for GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR, as being released as a part of the Acoustic Pack.
Take the apocalyptic, electronics-tinged riff-rock of bands like Korn. Subtract the fratboy sensibility and the Red Hot Chili Peppers-derived hip-hop rhythms. Add a sophisticated sense of melody and harmony, a more optimistic lyrical outlook, and a sense of dynamics. You've essentially got the Incubus sound. Incubus practices the kind of rapid intra-song mood shifts that were Nirvana's trademark, but instead of merely going from soft to loud and back, they change stylistically, switching from full-on hard rock to almost jangly, low-key alt-rock. The resultant sound should appeal to fans of both styles. The tasteful application of electronic effects updates the feel of MAKE YOURSELF nicely. There's plenty of teeth-gnashing and shrieking angst to be found in the lyrics, but there's hopefulness and pop-friendly catchiness as well. In the world of late-90's radio rock, Incubus seemed capable of being all things to all people.
Personnel: Brandon Boyd (vocals); Mike Einziger (guitar); Jose Antonio Pasillas II (drums); Cut Chemist (scratches).
Additional personnel: Dave Holdridge (cello); Cut Chemist. Nu-Mark (scratches).
Recording information: NRG Recording Services.
Audio Mixers: Rick "Soldier" Will; Scott Litt.
Produced by: Scott Litt & Incubus.
Track Listing:
1. Privilege - 3:54
2. Nowhere Fast - 4:30
3. Consequence - 3:18
4. The Warmth - 4:24
5. When It Comes - 4:00
6. Stellar - 3:20
7. Make Yourself - 3:03
8. Drive - 3:52
9. Clean - 3:55
10. Battlestar Scralatchtica - 3:49
11. I Miss You - 2:48
12. Pardon Me - 3:43
13. Out from Under - 3:28