SONG: "Martini"
ARTIST: Incubus
ALBUM: "Monuments And Melodies"
YEAR: 2009
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Calabasas, California
YEARS ACTIVE: 1991 - Present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Martini" is a song that describes a "pretentious, flashy type" of woman who is never satisfied despite having everything.
INCUBUS DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
1995 - Fungus Amongus (Stopuglynailfungusonchillum Records)
* Peaked at #116 on the Billboard 200
1997 - S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (Epic/Immortal Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
* Certified Gold
1999 - Make Yourself (Epic/Immortal Records)
* Peaked at #47 on the Billboard 200
* Certified 2X Platinum
2001 - Morning View (Epic/Immortal Records)
* Peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200
* Certified 2X Platinum
2004 - A Crow Left Of The Murder (Epic/Immortal Records)
* Peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200
* Certified Platinum
2006 - Light Grenades (Epic/Immortal Records)
* Peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200
* Certified Gold
2011 - If Not Now, When? (Epic/Immortal Records)
* Peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200
2012 - HQ Live (Sony Music Entertainment)
* Peaked at #100 on the Billboard 200
2017 - 8 (Island Records)
* Peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON INCUBUS:
Incubus formed as a band back in 1991 while the members were all in high school in Calabasas, California. Early on these guys incorporated electronic and hip hop elements in their sound. The band's debut full length album would be 1995's "Fungus Amongus". Their sophomore effort, 1997's "S.C.I.E.N.C.E.", proved to be a little bit of a heavier album for the band. 1999's "Make Yourself" is where Incubus started to hone in on their sound. This album featured 2 of the band's biggest hits, "Pardon Me" and "Drive". This album, as well as their next album, 2001's "Morning View", both achieved Double Platinum status. 2004's "A Crow Left Of The Murder" may be Incubus' heaviest album to date. "Light Grenades", which was released in 2006, was Incubus' first and only album to peak at #1 on the Billboard 200 charts. Releases began getting a little more sporadic after that album. In 2011, the band released "If Not Now, When?". It would be 6 years from that album to their most recent full length studio album, 2017's "8". In 2020, Incubus released the second part (or Side B) of their "Trust Kill" EP's. Word has it that Incubus is currently working on long awaited new material so hopefully that sees a release soon. As I said earlier, Incubus started out having electronic and hip hop elements in their sound. By 1999 and into the 2000's, they became more of an alternative rock outfit. They're very melodic. I always found their style to have a unique sound. Their vibe was a lot different to a lot of the music that was coming out in the 90's and early 2000's. Vocalist Brandon Boyd has a killer voice. When you see live recordings or hear the band's acoustic versions of some of their songs, you get a better appreciation for Boyd's vocals. Incubus is a band that always sneaks up on me. I mean, I love their music, but when I put one of their albums in rotation, it makes me realize what a really solid band they are. The albums they put out between 1999 and 2004 are just gold. Well, actually, they're all platinum!!
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TEN INCUBUS SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Wish You Were Here
2. Drive
3. Megalomaniac
4. Pardon Me
5. Nice To Know You
6. Anna Molly
7. A Certain Shade Of Green
8. Nimble Bastard
9. Promises, Promises
10. Our Love
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