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S.C.I.E.N.C.E. | 
 enlarge | Artist: Incubus
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Rating:  130 reviews
Sales Rank: 3609
Format: Enhanced, Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.6 x 0.5
MPN: 86164
UPC: 696998616424
EAN: 0696998616424
ASIN: B00005RGO5
Release Date: November 20, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Redefine | | • | Vitamin | | • | New Skin | | • | Idiot Box | | • | Glass | | • | Magic Medicine | | • | A Certain Shade of Green | | • | Favorite Things | | • | Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song) | | • | Nebula | | • | Deep Inside | | • | Calgone |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 125 more reviews...
How many albums begin with the lyric "Imagine your brain as a canister filled with ink"? 5 stars all the way! October 31, 2008
Although I normally start with a band's earlier stuff when getting into a new musical artist, I, like many other people, got itno Incubus with their "Morning View" album some odd years ago. There was some great stuff on that album and I still love it to this day, but "S.C.I.E.N.C.E." has for me what I fantasize about as a music lover and as a musician.
S.C.I.E.N.C.E. presents Incubus in a heavier, jazzier, more experimental stage of their history. Before they made it big, they made it bizarre. Before making the Top 40 rise with their songs, they made eyebrows rise with their unusual songs.
When it gets right down to it, S.C.I.E.N.C.E. is a true masterpiece in its own way. It's got basically everything a whacked-out album could have: weird guitar chords, funky basslines, versatile and exciting drums, great and unique vocals, strange musical sounds, and overall awesome talent.
Incubus prove they can hold their ground with all these elements. For example "A Certain Shade of Green" combines hardcore guitar riffs with odd, melodic soloing. "Redefine" and "Vitamin" are also hard-rockers but with a strong funk element and great basslines. "Magic Medicine" also showcases some cool drumming, sound effects and odd phrases that occasionally repeat. Then there's a personal favorite, "Nebula", which combines super-heavy riffs with beautiful, surreal melody, vocals and feel.
On the other side, we get some great jazz fusion going on, from the sexy, romantic "Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song)" to the happy, mellow hum-a-long "Deep Inside", which ironically also contains some great, metal riffs. And Mike's guitar work, along with the rest of the band's talent, shines all the way through.
So throughout the entire album, Incubus is able to combine funk, metal, jazz fusion, progressive and alternative styles into a truly unique and one-of-a-kind work of art. Lots of great experimentation, songwriting, and fun, and this album definitely gets five stars. I kinda wish Incubus was still making music like this, but it's still fun to blast "Anna Molly" on my iPod every now and then!
So if you already know some of Incubus's more, shall we say, mainstream, work, but you want to know what they'd sound like in their early days, give this a spin! It's an album I can't get enough of, and for sure one of my "desert island albums". Happy rockin'! Thanks for the time, and peace.
Redefine! September 5, 2008
This is classic Incubus. I actually wish they still sounded more like this, though I do love their new material as well. The first few times I listened, I mostly paid attention to the music, which I love, especially while I go running. Then I checked out the lyrics and realized how profound this album really is. Full of energy, anger, insight, and ultimately, screams for society to transform itself through individual effort. Brilliant.
 Good old school Incubus August 18, 2008
This CD is great. It's pretty hard core compared to their more recent albums but it has that raw Incubus sound. If you are an Incubus fan you will like it.
A solid record all the way through March 30, 2008
Before Incubus hit it big, they created this gem.
"S.C.I.E.N.C.E." is probably their most diverse record. It goes from the nu metal influenced "New Skin," "A Certain Shade of Green" and "Idiot Box" to jazzy numbers like "Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song)" and "Deep Inside" to something a bit more radio-friendly with "Redefine."
Aside from those tracks, you have several that can't really be categorized. "Nebula" is almost unstructured chaos from beginning to end. "Calgone" goes from trippy sections to crazy riffing. "Magic Medicine" is an instrumental interlude with some lady talking about hippos in the background. Nearly every track is unique, and a complete listen will make you wonder if you are still hearing the same band.
The variety is awesome, but the extraordinary thing is that they pull all these styles off extremely well. If you're an Incubus fan but you've only heard their music after "S.C.I.E.N.C.E." and "Fungus Amongus", you are definitely missing out.
Good Album March 22, 2008
For those new to Incubus, I think this would definitely be a good place to start. This album has the heavy roots for the more metal oriented crowd but also has funk elements leaving the Red Hot Chili Peppers fans pleased as well. This album is not as much of an "acquired taste" as some of their other releases, therefore making it the most accessible. If you're a rock fan in general, I honestly don't think you can go wrong with this one.
For me, this is one of few albums in my collection that I can listen to every song. Some personal favorites are "A certain shade of green," "favorite things," and "glass." A great album overall.
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