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![]() ![]() I guess that's why a lot of our fans love that record, but for me when I hear it I truly cringe. When looking back on Incubus's discography in a 2017 interview with Kerrang!, Boyd observed, " was super-fun to make, but we didn't know what we were doing. Tim Grierson of observed, "At this early stage, Incubus just sounded like a tired rehash of Rage Against the Machine and Red Hot Chili Peppers." Dean Carlson of AllMusic wrote, "Incubus' independent debut is an unremarkable take on suburban MTV funk." He also criticized frontman Brandon Boyd, writing, "there's much to dislike, notably frontman Brandon Boyd, who growls like he wants the voice of anybody but himself". The album received generally negative reviews from critics. Upon initial release, the album failed to chart however, when re-released in 2000 by Epic/Immortal records, it managed to peak at number 116 on the Billboard 200. Also, the group presents a quasi-rap style, which continued onto S.C.I.E.N.C.E., showing Brandon rapping on songs such as "Psychopsilocybin", "Trouble in 421", "Speak Free", and "Take Me to Your Leader". Bungle, all of whom are mentioned in the liner notes of the album. Stylistically, the album shows strong influences by funk metal bands such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, and Mr. ![]() The album cover image is of a fly agaric mushroom. 'Brett' and 'Brett Spivery' refer to Brett Spivey, longtime friend of the band, who went on to make their first two DVDs, and the videos for "I Miss You" and "Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song)". 'Fabio' is guitarist Mike Einziger 'Dirk Lance' is bassist Alex Katunich, who later adopted 'Dirk Lance' as his stage name 'Brandy Flower' is an actual Sony employee and 'Happy Knappy' is vocalist Brandon Boyd. ![]() Many of the names given under 'Personnel' are actually pseudonyms for the band members. ( March 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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